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In Egypt, little research is done to explore how EFL writing is taught from the participants’ emic views. Based on empirical research, this chapter explores the focuses of EFL writing instruction at university and highlights how writing teachers and their students perceive current teaching practices. Drawing on a social constructionist theoretical framework, a systematic review of the literature, in-depth semi-structured interview, and semi-structured observation, the study sheds light on...

In Egypt, little research is done to explore how EFL writing is taught from the participants’ emic views. Based on empirical research, this chapter explores the focuses of EFL writing instruction at university and highlights how writing teachers and their students perceive current teaching practices. Drawing on a social constructionist theoretical framework, a systematic review of the literature, in-depth semi-structured interview, and semi-structured observation, the study sheds light on...

Population based studies to measure the burden of hearing impairment are scarce in sub-Saharan Africa due largely to lack of allocation of resources.This study aims to report the prevalence and possible causes of hearing impairment in a semi-urban community.A cross-sectional community based survey using the World Health Organization Ear and Hearing disorders survey protocol was conducted in 2013.Adults and children hearing assessment was conducted via Pure-tone audiometry for air conduction...

Ethnicity is a divisive force in Nigeria’s socio-political development. It tends to distort and strain relations between individuals and groups in the country. It has resulted in the emergence of an ethnic psyche which promotes ethnic consciousness and separatism instead of national identity and ethos. The root of ethnicity is arguably linked to the country’s colonial history, the colonial masters employed ethnic cleavages as a means of divide and rule thus strengthening their dominance of...

In this cross-sectional community based study, first class children of six basic school children (three male schools and three female schools) of Elshagalwa village, north of Shendi town were subjected to determine their nutritional status by assessing total serum protein and serum albumin.The method s of our study included a questionnaire in order to determine the nutrition status of child; usually consumed foodstuff and socioeconomic status of child's family, and biochemical parameters...

In this cross-sectional community based study, first class children of six basic school children (three male schools and three female schools) of Elshagalwa village, north of Shendi town were subjected to determine their nutritional status by assessing total serum protein and serum albumin.The method s of our study included a questionnaire in order to determine the nutrition status of child; usually consumed foodstuff and socioeconomic status of child's family, and biochemical parameters...

In this cross-sectional community based study, first class children of six basic school children (three male schools and three female schools) of Elshagalwa village, north of Shendi town were subjected to determine their nutritional status by assessing total serum protein and serum albumin.The method s of our study included a questionnaire in order to determine the nutrition status of child; usually consumed foodstuff and socioeconomic status of child's family, and biochemical parameters...

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education has been achieving growing international attention. As the world economy is becoming more diversified and dependent on innovation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills and expertise are progressively more needed for competition and development. Egyptian students are less competitive with other countries in STEM fields. With this new movement in education to focus more on STEM, Egyptian policymakers need to...

Information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used to support and enhance teaching and learning process.The following ICT tools: computer, video conference, projector, mic and other technologies have been used in classrooms.These tools deliver different types of contents and serve various purposes in the lecture hall.This empirical research aims at finding out (a) the real situation of ICT used in the higher institutions in Sudan.(b) to explore solutions to overcome challenges of...

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate instructional leadership practices in secondary schools of Assosa zone, Ethiopia. In order to address the objectives of the study, a descriptive survey method was employed. The population of the study were 266 teachers and 12 principals. From this number of population, 141 teachers and 12 principals were used as a sample using simple random and comprehensive sampling techniques respectively. Data collected from these respondents was...

Extra-curricular Activities (ECA) can help enrich the manifest (official) syllabus. This paper investigates the importance of ECA in consolidating the manifest syllabus of the basic level in Sudan. Data were obtained from 60 English teachers who work in River Nile state in Sudan. The study has arrived at that ECA are of great value to the pedagogy of English Language teaching .It helps syllabus designers conceive properly the needs of the students. The Ministry of education in Sudan does not...

Pharmacy profession changes dramatically in all over the world during the previous decades of years.To provide pharmaceutical care, pharmacists should have the knowledge of clinical pharmacy and good communication skills.This study aims to look into the status of pharmaceutical care education in Asian and African universities.Methodology: A questionnaire was designed to collect information from the pharmacy colleges in Asia and Africa regards the status of pharmaceutical care education.The...

Investigating female rural students’ attitudes towards learning English is a substantial need to identify EFL learners’ perception of English and provide language teachers and textbook designers with research evidence. For this reason, numerous studies have been conducted to determine the correlation between learners’ background and their language learning attitudes. However, very few research studies have targeted female rural students’ language attitude to determine whether there is a...

This study reports on the intergenerational occupational mobility of secondary school teachers of African and East Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago. Based on a larger survey conducted by mail in April 1974, it is based on the responses of 392 teachers in the two pertinent racial categories, who represent 75 per cent of the respon dents. This number constitutes nearly one-third of all the teachers in the government and government-assisted secondary schools in the country. The research...

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the Perception and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) among the undergraduate Students of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka.-Nigeria.Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were distributed randomly to the participants.Result: Out of 450 students that voluntarily participated in the study, 368 (81.78%) had used or were currently using at least one of the various CAM modalities; Family members (282, 37.15%) appeared to...

This chapter assesses university's students' views on team work with a specific research aim to investigate the key contributory factors that affect the students' satisfaction when undertaking group work. The data used in this study were derived from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data was collected via a questionnaire survey aimed at 95 undergraduate students. The data collected from the survey were analysed using descriptive statistics procedures. Findings from the study...

This article is based on a three years of hands-on experience, informal interviews with key educationists, lecturers and Somali students; and insider-outsider observations of Somaliland University Education. Its goal is to identify higher education gaps and possible pathways that could resurrect quality higher education. The article was analyzed based on desk and document review assisted by personal ethnic observation and participatory learning both in the boardroom and classroom.