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The paper uses data from a 2002 survey of 1000 rural and urban households with eight-year old children sampled from food insecure communities in Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Addis Ababa Regional States.Using a probit regression model, we investigated external factors associated with child enrolment in school.We found that household wealth, cognitive social capital, adult education and ownership of land had a positive impact on whether eight-year-old children were attending...

Introduction Stones (2005) sees language or communicative competence thus: a speaker needs to know to communicate effectively in culturally significant setting. Language use, for example is what is said on a particular occasion, how it is phrased, and how it is coordinated with nonverbal sign. It cannot simply be a matter of individuals' free choice. It must be affected by subconsciously internalized constraints. Languages play social roles; they are involved in social intercourse, and...

Before the introduction of the Western system of education into Africa (18th century), the aim of indigenous education was to preserve the cultural heritage of the family, the clan, and the larger groups. Indigenous education was meant for every member of the society because it was believed that every member of society had a role to play in educating the child, thus the proverb “It takes a village to raise a child.” This paper addresses the philosophy of self-reliance as advocated by Julius...

People in a heterogeneous society such as Nigeria are always characterized by group, class and individual interests, Intentions, motives, needs, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, fears and anxieties. These diversities however have been positively harnessed for greatness by other nations of the world. The case has been quite different in Nigeria. This is despite the fact that our heros past have long realised this as far back as the twilight of independence when they sang in our National...

This study analyzed the effects of extension teaching methods used by Ogun State (Nigeria) Agricultural Development Programme's extension agents on farmers' level of production in maize and cassava.The sample included 210 randomly selected farmers, comprising adopters and non-adopters of introduced agricultural technologies.The result indicated a high level of awareness and low level of adoption of some essential components of the recommended technologies such as fertilizer and herbicide...

The purpose of this study was to identify training needs of rural women in agriculture in Delta and Edo States of Nigeria to improve their indigenous scientific knowledge and skills for a sustainable agricultural production.Their traditional crop production techniques were surveyed under the following three headings: (i) on-farm activities, (ii) off-farm activities, and (iii) miscellaneous activities.Skill areas were identified and the rural women were interviewed to find out areas of...

The African rice gall midge (AfRGM) Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagne and rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) are principal biotic constraints to the sustainable intensifi cation of rainfed and irrigated lowland rice, posing the most serious challenge to human endeavors in West Africa (Nwilene et al 2002). Considerable progress has been made to control both stresses through integrated pest management (IPM) components. But, there has been no focus on farmers' needs, knowledge, and capacity for...

Abstract The objective of this article is to analyse critically a government proposal to privatize the management of federally-run secondary schools in Nigeria. Although they have performed relatively well over the years, recent problems have led to a decline in academic standards in these schools. The article examines the potential merits and demerits of the proposed public-private partnership with a view to assessing whether the partnership can add value to the current public model....

Abstract The relationship between parasite species diversity and organic pollution in the upper Manyame catchment, Zimbabwe, was investigated between October 2006 and January 2007. The parasite assemblage comprised 13 species in total. Species richness in the unpolluted sites was high; in the moderately polluted sites, it was low, while in the polluted sites, only one parasite species was encountered. Component community diversity, as measured by the Shannon index ( H ′), decreased with...

Braamhoek wetland is situated at an altitude of c. 1700 meters, a few kilometres north-west of the eastern escarpment, where the large difference in altitude results in orographic uplift of easterly air masses and annual rainfall is c. 1400 mm. The wetland is fed by ground-water springs, promoting continuous local wetness and organic preservation, which explains the accumulative conditions throughout Holocene and late Pleistocene.

The purpose of this study was to critically examine the perceptions that African-American high school students have towards engineering. A qualitative research design using criterion sampling and snowballing was used to select seven African-American students from urban high schools to participate in the research. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from participants attending urban high schools on the east and west coast. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) as the theoretical...

African Americans account for about 12.7% of the United States population, but only 1% of the National Society of Genetic Counselors' membership identifies as African American. Since individuals often seek health care from providers sharing similar backgrounds, training genetic counselors from diverse backgrounds is critical. Psychology and biology students (N=552) at four universities completed a self-administered online survey assessing the influence of genetic counseling awareness,...

The study sought to determine lecturers’ and students’ perceptions of factors contributing to students’ failure to submit research projects on time in three departments of the Zimbabwe Open University. The study employed a descriptive survey design and was both quantitative and qualitative. The questionnaire used as a data‐gathering instrument had both closed and open‐ended sections. In this study, a sample of 76 research students and 17 research supervisors was extracted using the purposive...

Globally, distance learning has gained legitimacy as an effective mode for learning and training. This legitimacy has occurred as a result of, inter alia, its flexibility with respect to time, pace and entry requirements, affordability, cost‐effectiveness, and reputation for high quality. In Kenya, distance learning – although relatively new – is being promoted to attain the Millennium Development Goals, Universal Primary Education, and the Kenya Vision 2030 targets. The majority of those...

The main goal of this research is to investigate e-learning environments and provide recommendations to the University of Omar Al-Mukhtar to help establish on-line environment by examining the feedback of Libyan students who studied abroad in the UK, held by a sample of 30 responses. The researcher used a questionnaire tool to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. The findings indicate that there are different attitudes towards online environment based on age, gender and subject....

The specialisation of pedagogic identities in initial mathematics teacher education in post-apartheid South Africa This thesis is concerned with the differential specialisation of the consciousness and conscience of mathematics teachers through initial mathematics teacher education programmes in post-apartheid South Africa. The focus is specifically on the organisation of knowledges and practices in the new Bachelor of Education for secondary teachers (Grades 8 – 12), and the specialisation...

Abstract In this study, large‐scale atmospheric variables are downscaled to meteorological variables at local scale for the daily time step to assess hydrological impacts by climate changes. Large‐scale atmospheric modelling was by the HadCM3 General Circulation Model (GCM) while downscaling and water balance modelling was through the Statistical DownScaling Model and the HBV semi‐distributed rainfall‐runoff model, respectively. The area of study was the Gilgel Abay catchment that drains in...