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The importance of nomadic education cannot be over-emphasized. The neglect of any segment of the population as experience has shown in the Niger Delta Region of the country is a potential time bomb. If they contribute significantly to the nation's economy, only time can fuel discontent and ignite their agitation. Education is the birth right of any Nigerian child and this right has been enshrined in the nation's constitution. This paper address the importance of the nomadic education in the...

The purpose of the study was to examine the strategies adopted by school heads in public junior high schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana. Specifically, the study was to identify the predominant change approach adopted and the area of focus for school improvement. A non-experimental descriptive study was conducted using questionnaire to collect data. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, group means, and ANOVA. The study revealed that even though the rational...

Despite the implementation of modularised approach of teaching in the undergraduate agribusiness and value chain management (ABVM), formerly named agribusiness management (ABM), programme in Haramaya University, how it influenced students' entrepreneurship attitude remained unstudied. This study intended to assess ABVM and ABM students' attitude towards entrepreneurship role. The study was conducted in the second semester of the 2012/2013 academic year. A structured questionnaire and...

This article discusses Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (NRCC) project and policies. Climate change and related environmental issues are seen as an important aspect of education for Nigerian students. The impact of climate change on education is examined here in terms of children’s poor school performance and its contribution to poverty. Through knowledge students can measure equally with students from other nations while also contributing to the management of climate change. Students...

The paper defined public secondary schools as schools which are catered for by the Rivers State government, by providing all the necessary infrastructures for effective teaching and learning. Service delivery is the ability of making use of available educational services to achieve educational goals and set objectives. School plant refers to everything within the school premises which includes the site, buildings, equipment and all essential structures, permanent and non-permanent as well as...

The purpose of this study was to explore how learning amongst South African MBA students could be enhanced through collaborative learning. Collaborative learning groups are established in MBA programmes to build team-working skills, which will enhance the employability of MBA graduates and foster good performance in workplace settings. However, it had been observed that not all students agreed that this outcome materialized, although schools advised that the syndicate groups created by the...

Objectives: The length of medical training at the undergraduate level varies across the world ranging from 4.5 to 7 years. In most medical schools including the three others in Ghana, the period of training a doctor is 6-year. Medical students in the University for Development Studies (UDS) however graduate after 7 years, because they spend a year in a mandatory 1st year class called problem-based learning zero (PBL 0). This study assessed the medical students’ attitude toward this...

th year classes, totaling 284 completed a questionnaire in a cross-sectional study which assessed their knowledge and attitude towards herbal medicines. Data was analyzed using SPSS 18 and GraphPad 5.01. The respondents had good attitude (3.365 ± 1.069/5 or 67.9%) but poor knowledge (4.697 ± 3.509/16.5, or 28.5%). Advancing years of study had a significant effect on the students’ overall knowledge of herbal medicine (p = 0.01). Majority of the students, 54.7% ever used herbal product with...

Absence of appropriate sanitary materials to absorb menstrual flow does not only affect female’s reproductive health but their acquisition of education. The government of Ghana is proposing provision of free disposable sanitary pads to assist brilliant but poor school girls remain in school. This study assessed female university students in northern Ghana’s opinion on this policy and factors that would influence their opinions. To achieve these objective data was collected in a...

The study investigated funding business education programmes for sustainable Development in the Niger Delta.  Two research questions were posed to guide the study and one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance.  The entire population of 138 was studied by the researchers and no sample/sampling was considered necessary as the study observed a purposive design.  Data for this study were collected by means of questionnaire developed by the researchers and titled...

Guidance counsellors are tutors officially appointed to be in charge of the planning, development and the implementation of the guidance and counselling services in the college. These professionals need to be appropriately equipped with skills and training in order to carry out these responsibilities. However, without the administrative support for their implementation and maintenance, guidance and counselling services may not survive in any institution. Moreover, the perception of these...

Education represents a critical component of development and poverty reduction for countries. In Egypt the low standard of education have resulted in several partners that collaborate with the government to support and reform education. Nonprofit organizations are among those partners who are working in collaboration with local associations at remote and rural areas to support education. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that affect collaboration among nonprofits in their...

v LIST OF TABLES xi LIST OF FIGURES xiii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xiv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 17 1.3 Purpose of the Study 20 1.4 Objectives of the Study 20 1.5 Null Hypothesis 21 1.6 Significance of the Study 22 1.7 Limitations of the Study 24 1.8 Delimitations of the Study 25 1.9 Assumptions of the Study 27 1.10 Definitions of Operational Terms 28 1.11 Organization of the Rest of the Study 31 Page

Teaching marketing management in a developing country is beset with many difficulties, both in relation to students’ attitudes and the availability of teaching materials. The author examines teaching methods used in a developing country, Morocco, and presents a series of alternative approaches. These new methods were tested in practice during a period of four years and success is reflected by increased enrollments in marketing classes.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in pregnant women and if untreated could lead to serious complications. Despite this, its prevalence and microbiological characteristics have not been well studied in Kano and they vary among different populations. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence, microbiological characteristics and pregnancy outcome of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy among women who came for antenatal booking clinic at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital...

This study examines how teachers manage new technologies in the process of teaching their students. The advent of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has doubtlessly impacted on almost every discipline, and teaching inclusive. Both hardware and software have been made available to aid teaching and learning including e-learning, e-assessment, etc. Despite the great potentials that the technologies have, not only to revolutionise the educational process, but also to engender the...