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This study examined the impact of social support from family, friends and significant others on the levels depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate students of University of Ghana. A total of one hundred and sixty-five (165) students were sampled from all the levels and were administered with standardized questionnaires measuring social support, depression, anxiety and stress. Results from the analysis using descriptive statistics, regression analysis, independent t-test and...
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Abstract Universal primary education policies and the associated large school enrolment rates mean that most schools today need to focus on improving the quality of education. Among the biggest challenges are: poor quality teaching, unsanitary conditions and hunger which hinder the ability of children to learn. This hunger hits the youth and virtually disables their brains, bodies (through stunting) and future. Service learning is experiential learning, with participants, in our case school...
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Southern Africa is characterized by natural climate variability onto which human-induced climate change is being superimposed. Rural communities that depend heavily on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate-related change. This report takes stock of existing perceptions of- and responses to climate change among smallholder farmers in the region, in the hope of contributing to a better understanding of the complexities of local knowledge- and adaptation systems.
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Training funds are used to incentivize training in developing countries, but the funds are based on payroll taxes that lower the return to training. In the absence of training funds, larger, high-wage and more capital intensive firms are the most likely to offer training unless they are liquidity constrained. If firms are not liquidity constrained, the fund could lower training investments. Using an administrative dataset on the Mauritius training fund, we find that the firms most likely to...
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This paper addresses a range of serious problems involving higher education in Ethiopia. In spite of increased enrollment in higher education, educational quality is deteriorating afterwards. Thus, this paper tried to assess the role of social infrastructure in education for economic development of the country and examined major critical problems in higher education of Ethiopia such as higher education finance, curriculum development, and instructor?s career development.Primarily the paper...
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The existing trends of academic performance among students in Kenyan schools show that there is need for continued search and adoption of functional innovations in the teaching and learning processes. This paper examined the integrated e-learning approach as one of these new innovations. The study examined the effects of integrated Electronic learning (E-learning) approach on students’ attitudes towards Business Studies subject in secondary schools in Kenya. A descriptive survey research...
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Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands cover 82% of the country’s total land area, and host close to 70% of its livestock and 25% of its human population. In Ijara, a sub-county of Garissa, persistent drought and high temperatures repeatedly devastate livestock herds, which has lowered dependence on livestock as a source of livelihood by 21% over the last 10 years. This has left local pastoralists poorer and more vulnerable. Garissa county’s poverty index was recently calculated at 70%, compared...
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サブサハラ・アフリカ地域（以下、アフリカ）の孤児数は約5,000万人であり、アフリカにおける子どもの総数に占める割合は約12％である。アフリカの孤児の就学に関する研究では、貧困やHIVエイズの蔓延と不就学の要因に関する分析が重点的に行われてきた。一方で、孤児を含む個人の能力に焦点を当て、困難や脅威に対応する能力と不就学の要因をミクロな視点から分析する必要がある。その理由として、同じ困難や脅威に直面しても、多くの孤児は就学継続を実現していることが挙げられる。
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Gender disparity in academic performance and general access to educational *opportunities globally and particularly in Zambia has been evident for a long time. This led to the Zambian Government coming up with affirmative action policies to enable more females’ access equal educational opportunities. However, the dynamics of the specific academic performance of each sex, especially at tertiary level has not received much attention in terms of research. Hence it was the aim of this *paper to...
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Purpose: This paper presents teacher perceptions of life improvements achieved by students following the application of a school based curriculum mental health literacy resource in Malawi. Methods: Life improvement metrics were generated based on educators’ self-reported questionnaires obtained as part of the midterm evaluation of a larger youth Depression intervention project. These metrics include a stigma reduction variable, an improved behaviour at school variable, and a mental health...
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Rain-fed agriculture, which is the backbone of most sub-Saharan economies is seriously under threat due to climate change. Consequently, for farmers to sustain their livelihoods and increase productivity, there is the need for them to be aware of climate change and how they can sustainably respond to it. This study focused on farmers’ awareness of climate change and their response to its effect in the North Bank Region of The Gambia. Data for the study was collected from 258 farmer household...
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This paper presents a profile on how teachers in senior secondary schools in Bauchi state Nigeria utilise animated instructional resource (AIR) in the teaching of biology. A structured questioner used to generate data on the availability, accessibility and application of the AIR for classroom instruction by teachers. The instrument for data collection was piloted in the three senatorial zones, which include Bauchi, Ningi and Katagum zones. The result indicated low awareness of biology...
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The study was set to develop and pilot a manual airbrush compressor for artists use in art and design .In the design of the manual airbrush, three established technological systems were adopted which includes, compressor ,pressure tank and bicycle operating system .The idea was skillfully translated into a working drawing and developed into a prototype for testing .The piloted prototype result reveals that the manual air compressor could carry a successful operation with good result, the...