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Lack of awareness owing to insufficient access to climate information is one of the factors contributing to farmers’ failure to adapt to climate change. The awareness of grapevine farmers about climate change was investigated in Dodoma, Central Tanzania. The study involved 248 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires and document reviews, and analysed through inferential and descriptive statistics using the International Business Machines Corporation-Statistical Product and...

Land use/land cover (LULC) and climate change are the two major environmental factors that affect water resource planning and management at different scales. This study aims to investigate the effects of LULC and climate change patterns for a better understanding of the hydrological processes of the Birr River watershed. To examine the effects of LULC and climate change patterns on hydrology, three periods of climate data (1986–1996, 1997–2007 and 2008–2018) and three sets of LULC maps...

The study analyses the institutional constraints affecting child performance in secondary schools within rural communities in Zimbabwe. A qualitative approach employing purposive sampling of participants was incorporated in the study. Eight focus group discussions (FDGs), 16 in-depth interviews and four key informant interviews were conducted in eight rural secondary schools located in Seke and Shamva districts. The general systems theory was embraced as the theoretical framework in this...

This study sought to establish the effect of interactive teaching on primary school pupils’ activeness in learning in Korogwe District, using the descriptive survey design. The study employed a self-constructed questionnaire as source of data. The target population was 31,400 Class Six pupils in 346 Primary Schools. Twenty schools with 2,570 pupils were randomly selected to constitute a sample from which 346 pupils were randomly selected to constitute the actual sample. Two education experts...

The purpose of this study was to explore selected high school English teachers self-reported differentiated instructional practices that haven’t been addressed in the Ethiopian EFL context. To achieve this purpose, data was collected using questionnaire for EFL teachers and semi-structured interview students. The selected EFL teachers filled the questionnaire based on their willingness and the students were randomly selected from two sections and interviewed to cross-check the data obtained...

Education is generally considered to be the core source of individuals’ better life and countries' economic and social development. Consequently, attending university and getting high qualifications are perceived as tools that generate and enhance economic growth. The current study aimed to analyse the effect of various educational levels on South African economic growth. The study employed quarterly data from 1995Q1 to 2021Q4. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was employed to...

This article appraises teachers’ use of compliments as linguistic politeness strategies (PSs) in a non-native English-speaking community. It is guided by Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory and Austin’s (1962) Speech Act Theory. The paper uses materials recorded in 32 lessons by 16 teachers of different subjects which took place in selected secondary schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Purposive sampling was used to obtain the participants. Data was collected through classroom...

Non-business students pursuing business-related degrees have increased in number at one selected public university in Zimbabwe. Entrepreneurship, which is commonly thought to be a subject for business discipline students, is being studied by non-business-oriented students as part of the curriculum. The purpose of this study was to learn about non-business students' perceptions and experiences while taking the Entrepreneurship course. To collect data for a case study design based on the...

Background: Blindness is a major health problem, and there is an increasing trend of visual acuity impairment among children in developing countries. Vision loss in childhood has serious implications in all stages of a child's growth and development. It poses social, educational and occupational challenges, with affected children being at greater risk of developing behavioural, psychological and emotional problems, lower self-esteem and poorer social integration. The study aimed to assess...

Tanzania has the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions between 30% and 35% by 2030. Renewable energy sources have potential to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while achieving sustainable development in Tanzania. This paper provides an overview of the public policies in the renewable energy sub-sector in Tanzania. Information on renewable energy, climate change, relevant policies and other related literature were gathered through electronic search and desk review. The...

Learner migration, which occurs worldwide, is the voluntary and intentional movement of learners from 1 school to another school of their choice in order to secure better learning opportunities. The study reported on here contributes to the literature on learner migration by focusing on the inequalities caused by racism, benefits and challenges that result from learner migration at selected secondary schools across the 9 provinces of South Africa. Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological theory was...

Using content analysis techniques, this case study analysed three adult education programmes in the light of post-colonial education theorisation, in order to determine how best adult education programmes can be designed and implemented. The study assessed how adult education programmes are designed in terms of the five principles of glocalisation, empowerment, participation, holisticness and flexibility. The findings reveal that there are about 19 key elements to consider when designing...

This paper attempts to assess Algerian high school EFL teachers’ practice of adapting English textbook materials. The latter doesn’t always meet the learners’ needs. Therefore, EFL teachers should adapt and develop these materials or design new ones to meet their learners’ needs and interests and to enhance and facilitate the process of learning. The present research explores if EFL teachers do adapt textbook materials according to the requirements of their specific classroom contexts...

Insecurity in Nigeria during the Buhari administration has got so high that the administration has become suspect. The target of school children and students of tertiary institutions only goes to establish the confessed aim of Boko Haram insurgency as being anti-western education. Thus when Deborah Samuel was murdered by Boko Haram extremists who claimed to have been appalled by her posting of an alleged blasphemous text-message denigrating Holy Prophet Mohammed on her 200 level Home...