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In this article we propose the idea of ‘Empowered Empathetic Encounters’ as a key success factor in the building of effective international inter-institutional collaboration. By Empowered Empathetic Encounters we mean the supported pivotal occasions where one meets with colleagues with whom one wishes to collaborate in face-to-face settings to try to understand, in a meaningful way, each other’s concerns and what it means to live and work in each other’s contexts. In our work we combine our...
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Managers motivate and induce subordinates to act in desirable ways by doing things which could satisfy their needs.This article examined the factors influencing lecturers' motivation for maximum job performance in higher education institutions in Nigeria.A research instrument titled "Lecturers' Motivation Questionnaire" (LMQ) was adapted from Kwarteng, Obeng-Mensah, and Bosompem (2012) to collect relevant data.Two hundred and forty one (241) lecturers were randomly selected from the sampled...
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This work reports an assessment of the impact of prior non-programming computing knowledge, gender and course of study on Java programming self-efficacy among engineering students in a typical Nigerian university. An instrument for assessing Java programming self-efficacy was developed from the computer programming self-efficacy scale of Ramalingam and Wiedenbeck, 1998. The instrument was administered to the final year engineering students in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,...
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This article discusses the manufactured absence of African epistemologies, what we refer to as ‘epistemicide, in formal education in Africa. The exemplifying case for our argument is the western hegemonic positioning of university and school-based knowledge in South African education during the last twenty years. This is taken up in the first half of the article where we illustrate how this (westernised) knowledge form is instantiated in the education body politik. The article concludes with...
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The significance of education to human resources development cannot be overemphasised considering that dynamic workforce is an important element of economic growth and national development. In the absence of qualitative education, human and physical resources are likely to remain largely undeveloped and useless. The paper examines the connection between education and human resources development in Nigeria and its implication for national development. Using a qualitative method, the paper...
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التلوث البحري من المواد البلاستيكية هي مشكلة عالمية، حيث تتأثر الأنظمة البيئية والاقتصادية سلبا في جميع أنحاء العالم. تفتقر الدراسات التي تستند الى منهج قياسي لفحص كمية البقايا البلاستيكية في أماكن عدة بما فيها فلسطين. في هذه الدراسة، تم إنشاء 15 مقطع عرضي على الشاطئ في شمال وجنوب ساحل قطاع غزة وذلك وفقا للمنهج القياسي الذي وضعته المفوضية الوطنية للمحيطات والغلاف الجوي (.NOAA) فلقد تم جمع العينات من سطح البحر على طول الساحل و سجلت النتائج بمتوسط 7.427 كجم / 3كم . وذلك باستخدام شباك الجر...
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The study investigated if male and female university students exhibit significant differences in their personal values. In addition, the study examined if there are significant differences in the personal values of university students based on their religiosity. Data was collected through the use of self-administered questionnaire in a survey. The study used the Schwartz Portrait Value Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and the T-test were used for data analysis. The results indicated...
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The emissions of greenhouse gasses in Egypt are about 0.58% of the total emissions of the world in the year 2015, although Egypt is one of the countries most affected by the impacts of climate change.By assessment and analysis of the expected economic impacts of climate change by the year 2030, the Egyptian cultivated area will be reduced to about 0.949 million acres, equal to about 8.22% of the Egyptian cultivated area compared with the case of no sinking part of the Delta land, thus...
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Objective: Dental caries is frequently observed in children, particularly among those residing in developing countries. The most adapted strategies against this pathology remains prevention based on information, education, and communication (IEC), as well as on early diagnosis and treatment. We carried out a study that aimed to analyze the development of dental caries in a cohort of school children followed during their primary education. The objective was to assess the evolution of the...
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Worldwide, a greater and more diverse student population participates in higher education now more than ever before as the literature suggests an increase in 'nontraditional' students commonly regarded as adult students, part-time students, working college students, widening participation students, new wave students, millenial students and undocumented students, as examples. Policy imperatives, such as widening participation and flexible provision, have influenced new kinds of student...
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This study investigated the impact of in-service training and staff development on workers’ job performance and optimal productivity in public secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. tc However, the available researches in this area only focus on business organisation (Huseman 1985, ovos 1998). Studies in communication system as an effective management tool in tertiary institutions has not been given much attention. It is in realisation of this gulf that this study focuses on...
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of eating disorders in a sample of young Tunisians and to study their links with cyclothymic temperament. Subjects and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study on 107 students from the Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Tunisia. For assessment of eating disorders, we used the Eating Attitude Test with 40 items, in its validated Tunisian-Arabic version. For evaluation of cyclothymic temperament, the...
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Vitamin D deficiency seems to be common in pregnant women and would be associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal poor outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the main risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women living in a sun-rich environment.A total of 255 pregnant women living in Tunis City (latitude, 36 degrees N) were randomly selected at 12 - 18 weeks of gestation. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) was assessed by chemiluminescence...