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Understanding public perceptions of changes in local weather patterns is fundamental to both climate science and policy, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where adaptation will be crucial to reduce the projected impacts of climate change. In this study, a nationally-representative sample of households in Niger is used to document how perceptions of 2007–2011 rainfall changes vary across households depending on their socio-economic characteristics and their location within the latitudinal...

Since the 1960s, Egypt has sought to increase equality in access to higher education. Data show that completion of pre-tertiary education has become more equal. However, this trend toward equality did not extend to higher education. Rather, entry to higher education has become more unequal during this period, principally due to tracking at the secondary level. Secondary track is highly correlated with wealth: students from the poorest families overwhelming attend technical education; most...

At the time of independence government considered Adult Education as a tool to address the great challenges of human resource that it needed in its quest to Zambianise the public sector. The Lockwood Committee recommended the establishment of the University of Zambia and urged for the introduction of Adult Education. Therefore, the Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies was established in 1967. This study was aimed at investigating and analyzing the stakeholders’ perceptions...

Technology has revolutionized the way, ease, speed and time with which we conduct our activities. Business transactions are conducted faster, learning and teaching are richer, and generally the legal profession is better positioned. The legal profession is known for its conservatism and traditionalism which many believe must be preserved in order to maintain the prestige of the profession. However, technological advancement may have put a strain on this ideology. The wave of technological...

The study sought to establish management strategies of interpersonal conflict between teachers and head teachers in selected secondary schools of Lusaka Province. A survey design was adopted which used interviews, focus group discussions and document review to collect data from a sample of 107 participants in seven public secondary schools. This sample comprised 7 head teachers, 56 teachers, 42 Heads of Department, the District Education Boards Secretary and the chairperson of the Teaching...

This study was an attempt to examine and identify the coping dimensions of Tanzanian and UAE university students.A sample of 233 students was randomly selected from each of the two countries and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) was used to assess their coping.Principal component analysis with varimax rotation was used to identify the coping dimensions of the two groups.Results showed significant variations in coping within and between the two samples.In addition,...

Forests continue to play important roles for the people of Central Africa, simultaneously at the local level where forests constitute the essential resources base for the livelihoods of rural communities, and at national level where they contribute to aggregate economic indicators.

<p>Land use regression (LUR) modelling is a common approach used in European and Northern American epidemiological studies to assess urban and traffic related air pollution exposures. Studies applying LUR in Africa are lacking. A need exists to understand if this approach holds for an African setting, where urban features, pollutant exposures and data availability differ considerably from other continents. We developed a parsimonious regression model based on 48-hour nitrogen dioxide...

Iron-deficiency anemia is a major public health problem among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa.To evaluate the effectiveness of micronutrient-fortified rice to increase hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and reduce the prevalence of anemia among schoolchildren.Nine hundred four schoolchildren participated in this cluster-randomized trial during a 7-month intervention period. The study was conducted in 12 primary schools in rural Burundi. Hemoglobin, socioeconomic status, febrile...

The apparent mismatch between countries receiving Adaptation-related Climate Change Financing (ACCF) and those most vulnerable to climate change is a concern which is the motivation for this research. This paper examines the determining factors of receiving ACCF for sub-Saharan African countries and finds that the recipient policy and an existing aid relationship are significant determinants of funding. ACCF therefore appears to be contingent on democratic characteristics of the recipient...

The 2015 edition of the State of the Forests of the Congo Basin is a number issued specifically for the 21th Conference of Parties in Paris. Indeed, it is envisaged that during the conference a global climate agreement could be reached by the international community. To support their participation in the Conference, the countries of the COMIFAC had planned several activities during the year 2015. Among these activities, it was decided to publish a special report on forests and climate change...

<p class="apa">The role of chemistry in the development of any society cannot be overemphasized. Chemistry students are therefore expected to acquire flexible knowledge and problem solving skills to facilitate the expected development of our modern society. The purpose of this article is to investigate the roles of teachers and student in the development of self-directed learning and skills in Nigerian Secondary Schools. PBL is a student-centered pedagogy which helps students develop...

In schools across Nigeria, physical exercise has been substantially reduced and in some cases completely eliminated. The potential for physical activity and fitness to improve cognitive function, learning and academic achievement in students has received attention by researchers and policy makers. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of physical exercise (PE) on Junior Secondary students‟ academic performance in mathematics. Participants were 100 students, purposefully...

There is growing interest in the effectiveness of task shifting as a strategy for addressing expanding health care challenges in settings with shortages of qualified health personnel. The aim of this study is to examine the perception of stakeholders about the adequacy of training, supervision and support offered to community mental health workers (CMHWs) in Ghana. To address this aim we designed and administered self-completed, semi-structured questionnaires adapted to three specific...

Introduction: Health Policy and Systems Research and Analysis (HPSR&A) is an applied science that deals with complexity as it tries to provide lessons, tools and methods to understand and improve health systems and health policy.It is defined by the kinds of questions asked rather than a particular methodology.Objective: Our objective was to assess capacity and capacity strengthening needs for HPSR&A conduct and teaching in the University of Ghana School of Public Health (UG-SPH).We...