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The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing pupils’ discipline in public primary schools in Dagorreti Sub-County Nairobi , Kenya. Despite the effort made by the government to promote education in the country there are various challenges that hinder the attainment of quality education. For example, discipline of the pupils and teachers. Discipline is the most common and rampant among the challenges encountered in schools (Bosire & Kiumi, (2010). The study had adopted...

The researcher was motivated by her experience of 17 years of teaching profession in Kibaha district. In these years, she experienced a mismatch between teacher‟s conceptions of the role of inspectors and those of teachers in raising the standards of teaching and learning. This mismatch created a conflict between the two groups when they interacted. Thus, this study was aimed to explore the views of teachers on the importance of school inspectorate in raising the school standard by assessing...

The distribution of mining revenue in Zimbabwe has attracted a lot of attention especially with the discovery of diamonds. The mining sector itself plays a very important role in the development of any country. In Zimbabwe it has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy since 2009. The overall objective of this paper is to investigate the distribution of mining revenue in Zimbabwe. The study was conducted through consultative workshops, focus groups and interviews of key...

Decline in student discipline has become one of the major challenges facing the education sector as the government tries to widen the access to basic education. Any education system has the responsibility of nurturing the growth of the whole person through integrated development of physical, intellectual, moral and spiritual attributes and abilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Board of BOM management practices on students’ discipline in public secondary...

Education is the process by which the individual acquires knowledge and skills necessary for appreciating and adapting to the environment and the ever changing political, cultural, technological and social-economic conditions of the society and the means as means of realizing one’s full potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the “Factors Affecting Pupils’ Performance in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Ruangwa District, Lindi Region, Tanzania. The study methods...

Education is the process by which the individual acquires knowledge and skills necessary for appreciating and adapting to the environment and the ever changing political, cultural, technological and social-economic conditions of the society and the means as means of realizing one’s full potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the “Factors Affecting Pupils’ Performance in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Ruangwa District, Lindi Region, Tanzania. The study methods...

The aim of this study was to identify the major challenges to community education and any health problem in Bushenyi district of South Western Uganda.Data collection was done through questionnaire and participants were randomly selected.This was a cross-sectional study carried out for a period of three months in 2012.A questionnaire was used to collect data and using onsite observations the responses were validated.A total of 260 participants from 65 homesteads were included in the study...

Background: Post dural puncture headache (PDPH) has been a problem for patients after dural puncture. It is one of the most frequently occurring complications following spinal anesthesia (SA). It is believed to originate from persistent leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) through the punctured Dura, greater than the CSF production after lumbar puncture. Although the problem has been widely reported, its magnitude and associated factors has never been studied in our country. Thus, the aim of...

Background: Students of higher institutions are assumed to be exposed to many risky sexual behaviors. However, little was explored about the knowledge, attitude and practice of risky sexual behavior and condom utilization on the context of higher education institutions in Ethiopia. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of risky sexual behavior and condom utilization among Mizan-Tepi University regular students. Methods: Cross-sectional study was...

Background: Sexual activities during adolescence have been characterized as dynamic and constantly changing, and it has an impact on reproductive life of young peoples, which is related to the increased susceptibility to HIV transmission, unwanted pregnancy and its complications when the sexual activities are unprotected.So, the objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of early sexual initiation and its associated factors among Debre Markos University students, North West...

Forests play an important role in the global carbon cycle. They are not only having a significant impact on climate change, but also influence it. Through their destruction, forests can be serious sources of greenhouse gases and through their sustainable management they can be important sinks of the same gases. The study was accompanied to estimate the carbon stock and its variation along environmental gradient. The general objective of this study is to determine the carbon sequestration...

The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of surgical abdominal emergencies in a teaching hospital in a developing country (Togo).This retrospective study included the medical files of all patients managed for surgical abdominal emergencies from March 1, 2002, to March 1, 2012.The study included 594 patients, with a mean age of 30.3 years (range: 1 month to 80 years) and a 2.1 male:female sex ratio. The emergencies were acute generalized...

Professional Development on Innovation Competence of Teaching Staff in Ugandan Universities George Wilson Kasule Abstract Sufficient university teaching staff with innovation competence is key if universities want to play a significant role in fostering sustainable development as well as improving peoples’ quality of life. In this knowledge and innovation era, the need for organisations to enable their employees to acquire the competencies they need to face the diversity and complication of...

Higher education institutions need to be concerned with how their students feel about their educational experience through their perceptions. The study investigated student perception on service delivery. It was based on service quality theory and employed case study research design. A sample of 324 students was selected from a population of 1080 students using random sampling technique to generated qualitative data using a questionnaire and respondents’ observation. Data was presented in...

There is little published research that examines the supervision experience of field attachment supervisors in Kenya. In this study, we identify the challenges encountered by field supervisors during student field attachments with community organizations. Fifteen organizations that had hosted third year students from the Department of Community Resource Management and Extension (CRM&E) at Kenyatta University during their practicum attachment were sampled using purposive and convenience...

Teacher quality is always cited as the most significant efficiency of teacher preparation programs.   This paper discusses the aspects of Teacher education factor that influences student achievement. There has always been increase interest in examining the preparation program for the 21 st century in Kenya and recommending the way forward for our teacher education preparation program in the primary teachers colleges.   This paper gives the background of the teacher preparation program in...