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This chapter describes and analyzes labour market conditions and policy, as well as programme options for improving the economic and social relevance of agricultural training in African higher education institutions. The intended audience is teachers and administrators of tertiary agricultural education (TAE) who have little or no training in curriculum development or pedagogy. The aim is to present practical steps for reforming curricula and pedagogical approaches to enable TAE institutions...


 
 
 Claude Ake presents the study of development as underpinned by Eurocentric teleologism. This refers particularly to how Western social sciences have been shaped around key disciplines that have been designed to restrain the ‘dynamic character of reality’, with a focus on analysing order as opposed to change. This article demonstrates the intellectual and practical limitations of linear understandings of change and transition that abstract from the ‘dynamic character of...

Understanding gendered adaptation practices among smallholder cocoa farmers is crucial to ensuring sustainable cocoa production in Ghana. This study examined the gendered perceptions and adaptation practices of smallholder cocoa farmers to climate variability in three selected communities (Breman Ayipey, Breman Baako and Breman Kuntanase) in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region, Ghana. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach including household surveys and focus group...

Learner discipline management is a major but challenging function of school leadership. Adolescents of the 21st century are complex in nature, and school stakeholders are having much difficulty to handle the problem of indiscipline in secondary schools. This paper aims at providing a conceptual model framework for learner discipline management. This model is the result of an empirical investigation conducted in four secondary schools. Focus group discussion and individual interviews were...

Abstract Droughts have been found to have serious repercussions on humans, animals, and plants’ lives and they are likely to intensify under increasing global mean temperature. Monitoring drought conditions help in designing appropriate adaptations and mitigation strategies. This paper monitors the evolution of drought conditions in Africa over the past 30 years and the potential repercussions posed by this disaster event. We analyze and compare trends in surface temperatures, precipitation,...

Egypt has a shortage of physicians despite thousands of medical students graduating annually.This study aimed to explore the reasons for Egyptian medical students and young physicians wanting to emigrate.This cross-sectional study, conducted from February to April 2019, included 711 fifth- and sixth-year medical students and 174 residents from two medical faculties in Egypt, Tanta and Kafrelshiekh. A questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic factors, desire to emigrate and...

While a disproportionate amount of ink has been spilled over the history of the Mandate for Palestine, its educational systems and practitioners remain somewhat neglected subjects. Yoni Furas's excellent work does what few scholars of Israel and Palestine are able and willing to do. He addresses each of the Mandate's different national groups, specifically in the context of schooling, which is a fundamentally nationalist endeavor.Furas argues that analyzing Jewish, Arab Palestinian, and...

Abstract Southern Africa harbors exceptional biodiversity that is increasingly threatened by climate change, land use, and other pressures. However, risks to the regional ecosystems and quality and consistency of adaptation strategies remain understudied, making conservation and restoration efforts challenging. Here, we reviewed scientific articles published during the period 2000–2020, which (1) addressed observed and projected impacts of climate change on different species, populations,...

Abstract Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common acquired heart disease occurring in children and adolescents. RHD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality particularly in low and middle- income countries (LMICs) where the burden is estimated to be higher compared to high income countries. Subclinical RHD is the presence of valvular lesion diagnosed by echocardiography in a person with no clinical manifestation of RHD. This study aimed at determining the...

Abstract The purpose of this article is to examine the role of Confucius Institute in Shaping China’s National Image in Botswana in the case of CI Students. The Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana (CIUB) is employed as a case study which is identified as the most active Chinese soft power instrument in Botswana. The paper uses a qualitative research method to help better understand the benefits and limitations of CIUB in creating China’s positive image in Botswana. Primary data...

Volatiles, such as carbon and noble gases, are continuously degassed from Earth's mantle and crust to Earth's surface in continental rifting systems. Here, we present He-Ne-Ar abundances and isotopes as well as major gas chemistry (CO2, He, Ar and CH4) data for (n = 13) naturally-degassing seeps in the Rungwe Volcanic Province (RVP) of the East African Rift System (EARS) in southwestern Tanzania, Africa. Helium isotopes (3He/4He) suggest that trace gases are derived from mantle sources, with...

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the leading causes of infectious diarrhea in children. There are no licensed vaccines against ETEC. This study aimed at characterizing Escherichia coli for ETEC enterotoxins and colonization factors from children < 5 years with acute diarrhea and had not taken antibiotics prior to seeking medical attention at the hospital.A total of 225 randomly selected archived E. coli strains originally isolated from 225 children with acute diarrhea were...

The study aimed at examining the various financing sources to determine effectiveness of church-founded secondary schools in a bid to provide education services in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda. Adopting a cross-sectional survey design that utilized both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the study involved a population of over 482 participants. The study used Simple random, stratified random and purposive sampling technics to select the various samples. These included;...

Abstract Background Black/African Americans are less likely to receive an accurate diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) than their White counterparts. We examined rates of low cognitive test scores by race among older adults diagnosed with MCI to illuminate possible biases in the diagnostic process. Method We compared number of low scores (i.e., &lt;9th percentile) on cognitive tests between Black ( n = 545) and White ( n = 3,542) participants diagnosed with MCI based on the Clinical...

Climate change and rapid urbanisation are urgent development policy and practice issues and present unprecedented uncertainty to human survival. The successful management of these colluding phenomena is variously reported as critical to urban sustainability as they are emphasised in the global commitment towards sustainable cities and communities. This chapter explores the combined effects of urbanisation and climate change on the sustainable urban future of Tamale, a rapidly urbanising city...

Access to higher education by the general populace in South Africa has been steadily increasing over the last decade.With this increase in access, major challenges have presented themselves that may compromise the transformational agenda for higher education in South Africa.The focus of this research was to examine the challenges associated with student accommodation.In total, 600 questionnaires were dispatched to students from the five campuses of University of KwaZulu-Natal and 453 were...