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The aim of this paper is to: a) provide an overview of Education for sustainability (EfS), b) discuss the importance of implementing sustainability into education at the Egyptian tourism and hotel management faculties, c) explain the necessary changes within the curricula and teaching strategies and d) provide a framework for understanding Education  for sustainability (EfS) in Tourism. The paper is built on the following hypotheses: a) Integrating sustainability into the curricula of...

The study evaluated students’ interest on the use of digital text-audio and audio-video in teaching Cultural and Creative Arts. The study was carried out in Andoni Education Zone of Rivers State among Junior Secondary Schools. The research design adopted for the study was quasi-experimental. A total of 183 Junior Secondary two (JSS II) CCA students were sampled from the population of 2118 for the study. The sampled size is made up of 99 males and 84 females. Digital text-audio and...

This research focuses on investigating the contribution of school culture to students' academic achievement.To this end, a mixed research approach was used.82 teachers, 258 students, 5 school principals, and 3 school cluster supervisors were the data sources of this study.To see the contribution of school culture to students' academic achievement, questionnaire for students and teachers, interview with school principals and cluster supervisors were used.Percentages and one sample ttest were...

There is growing evidence suggesting that young people in school are practicing risky sexual behaviors.Ethiopian people aged 10 to 24 years have emerged as the segments of the population most vulnerable to a broad spectrum of serious sexual health problems.Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among preparatory school students in Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia.An institution based cross sectional study was conducted among 465 study...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) results from the reflux of gastric contents, causing symptoms and injury to esophageal tissue. In this study, we evaluate methods of diagnosis of GERD and pattern of clinical, endoscopic, and histological findings in consecutive individuals. Patients were referred to endoscopy unit of Thawra Teaching Hospital, Elbaida-Libya for various reasons, they have Questionnaire-based assessment scales and were examined for the presence of reflux esophagitis, via...

Wearable health-promoting technological devices such as chest straps, fitness bracelets, pedometers, smart wireless headphones known as hearables, smart clothing, fitness watches and the like have transformed health and sports monitoring. The wearable activity-tracking device market is expected to generate significant revenues in 2018. The demographic that dominates this market is the youth, with 33.7 percent of this market comprising individuals aged between 18 and 24 years, who form part...

The purpose of this study was to find out the classroom learning environment on lower primary school pupils' performance in social studies in lower primary schools in Kibwezi zone in Makueni County, Kenya.The study aimed at determining the availability and use of physical facilities on pupils' performance in social studies in lower primary schools in Kibwezi zone, Makueni County, Kenya and farther determines the strategies used by teachers to improve pupils' performance in social studies in...

The study investigated psychosocial correlates of career maturity of secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. The population of the study was all 1,298 teachers in 25 public secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The sample size of 297 teachers was selected using proportionate random sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection. They include an adopted version of Jung’s Typology Test (16Personality Questionnaire) to measure personality type. The instrument was...

The study investigated psychosocial correlates of career maturity of secondary school teachers in Sokoto metropolis. The population of the study was all 1,298 teachers in 25 public secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. The sample size of 297 teachers was selected using proportionate random sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection. They include an adopted version of Jung’s Typology Test (16Personality Questionnaire) to measure personality type. The instrument was...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the administrative antecedents influencing the utilization of Free Primary Education funds in public primary schools within Nakuru Municipality, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and used a study population comprising of head teachers, chairmen of the school management committees of public primary schools and teachers. A sample size of 52 public primary schools in which 52 chairmen of the school management committee, 52...

This study examines the views that tertiary English teachers hold on the need for English for Specific Purposes (ESP) in Burundi higher education. To do so, it investigates the extent to which they are familiar with the theory and practice of ESP. For this study, 32 English teachers were contacted to participate in it. They were all requested to complete an online questionnaire, but only 17 proved willing to do so. The findings revealed that the majority of teachers are familiar with the...

The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing pupils' performance in Mathematics at Kenya Certificate of primary education (KCPE) in Turkana Central Sub-County, Kenya.The study was informed by the following objectives: to determine the influence of teaching resources in pupils' performance in Mathematics at KCPE, to examine the relationship between teachers' qualification pupils' performance in Mathematics at KCPE, determine the influence of parents on pupils' performance...

This study investigated the attitude of different types of learners towards the use of computer related learning facilities in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.It was designed to respond to this research question: Do slower learners have a different attitude towards the use of computer related learning facilities from faster learners?The sample consisted of 1353 students from 18 schools.These schools were randomly selected from 35 schools with computer laboratories and...

The study investigated the degree of coverage of the three domains of learning during assessment of students by lecturers in Cross River University of Technology Calabar, Nigeria.The three learning domains in education are the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains.Cognitive learning domain behavior involves thinking, reasoning, memorizing, comprehension, calculation, analyzing.Affective learning involves feeling, valuing, interest, responding.While psychomotor includes physical...

The aim of this article is to report on the Foundation Phase (FP) teachers’ professional identities in two primary schools in the Western Cape. This is meant to serve as a basis for understanding teachers’ identities with regard to their teaching experience, qualifications, specialised knowledge base, and ongoing professional development. The article is based on data collected by means of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews with the FP teachers in two township schools where...

This study examined, "The Effects of Cooperative Learning Strategies and Attitudes on Performance in Secondary School Mathematics in the South West Region of Cameroon".The researcher's concern about the study emerged from his observations over a period of more than five consecutive years on the very poor performance of students at the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level.This made him to ask a number of questions, from which one general research question was formulated.This was:...

This study sought to investigate the influence of parental socio-economic status (SES) on higher academic aspiration among senior secondary school students in Cross River State of Nigeria with emphasis on Ogoja Education Zone. To do this, three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research questions were based on three variables of parental educational status, occupation and material wealth. The research instrument was a 17 item researcher-made...

This study sought to investigate the influence of parental socio-economic status (SES) on higher academic aspiration among senior secondary school students in Cross River State of Nigeria with emphasis on Ogoja Education Zone. To do this, three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research questions were based on three variables of parental educational status, occupation and material wealth. The research instrument was a 17 item researcher-made...

Bullying among secondary school students has become one of the most disturbing issues in Nigeria. A variety of bullying behaviour abounds with their attendant negative consequences. This study investigated students’ attitudes towards bullying, environments in which bullying takes place and the extent of their involvement in bullying behaviours. The sample comprised 592 senior secondary students in Owerri metropolis who completed the Attitude to Bullying Rating Scale (ABRS), Checklist on...