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Climate change and variability is defined as change attributed directly or indirectly to human and natural circumstances that alters the composition of the global atmosphere. Different regions encounter different challenges and, as a result, climate change is increasingly recognized as a threat to not only development issues, but embodiments of indigenous knowledge systems. In its broadest sense, indigenous knowledge represents knowledge and skills which people in a particular geographic...

This study sought to investigate The Influence of Head Teachers Leadership Roles on the Academic Performance in Singida Municipal Council, Tanzania. The study had three objectives, first, to investigate the academic qualifications and managerial training of the PPSHTs in Singida Municipal. Second, to investigate leadership techniques of HTs and their impact on school academic performance. And third, to investigate leadership techniques that HTs used in providing quality education. The study...

Copperbelt Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. It has public and private schools which have been faced with escalating levels of environmental problems due to growth in human population and economic growth. The environmental problems which are matters of concern in the schools include, unsound waste management, loss of vegetation cover, runoffs, and water and air pollution. The integrated environmental management approach could help reduce and curb the escalating levels of...

Introduction and background information Digital revolution is powering and creating a wide array of information and knowledge products and services in organizations depend upon the state of the art of information communication technology systems. Development in digital systems has provided technological solutions for academic institutions and information management organizations to access education and knowledge in virtual environments. Higher education and learning institutions across the...

Research has highlighted a range of consequences associated with learner victimisation affecting the physical, emotional and academic aspects of learners' lives. These consequences impact learners' performance at school and compromise their ability to desist from criminal and delinquent behaviour. The National School Safety Framework (NSSF) – approved by the Minister of Education in April 2015 - is located within a range of international and national laws and policies that recognise the...

This paper presents an analysis of policy learning on the national ICT policy implementation between Malawi and Rwanda. The study used qualitative data from key informants and policy documents to highlight the exchange of knowledge between two African countries. The findings showed Malawi learnt from Rwanda on institutional arrangements and local human capacity development on the national ICT policy implementation. Institutional settings were important in establishing the roles of policy...

This study assessed gender dynamics in climate change adaptation strategies in Goromonzi District, Zimbabwe. Relevant literature was critically analysed, and existing models and approaches on gender and climate change were appraised. The study used the Mixed-Methods Approach. The findings showed that available environmental, financial, and support mechanisms had limited adaptation strategies for the disadvantaged rural women. The study found that climate change adaptation strategies in the...

As the current nursing practice increases concerns about students’ academic performance, there had been high rate of failure among diploma nursing students in their final examinations in Tanzania. This study aimed to make comparative analysis of academic performance of diploma nursing students of public, private and faith based schools. An ex-post facto research design was used in which 116 students were randomly selected from 1154 pre-service diploma nursing students, who sat for their...

Zambia, being a multilingual country has had a challenge in choosing the appropriate medium of instruction for initial literacy skills in Primary Schools.Regional Official Languages, (ROL’s) are used as MoI because of the assumption that they are mutually intelligible with the dialects they represent, (Mwanakatwe, 2013). Chitonga, as a Regional Official Language, is assumed to be mutually intelligible with Lenje, that is why it is used as a medium of instruction in the Primary...

This study sought to assess the contributions of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to students with healing impairments in inclusive secondary schools in Mufindi district, Tanzania. The objectives of the study were to identify the types of support given by NGO’s to students with hearing impairments in inclusive secondary schools, to assess their adequacy, and to investigate the challenges facing NGOs in supporting students with hearing impairments in inclusive secondary schools. The study...

Life expectancy in South Africa, as in the world, is increasing and it is well known and generally accepted that older people put more pressure on the healthcare system and spend significantly more on healthcare than adolescents and adults. Add to this the triple burden of disease and significant increase in non-communicable disease with aging, and the increased expectations and pressure on a limited healthcare system is clear. Cost effective and efficient healthcare services are thus...

Life expectancy in South Africa, as in the world, is increasing and it is well known and generally accepted that older people put more pressure on the healthcare system and spend significantly more on healthcare than adolescents and adults. Add to this the triple burden of disease and significant increase in non-communicable disease with aging,and the increased expectations and pressure on a limited healthcare system is clear. Cost effective and efficient healthcare services are thus...

To evaluate the effect on clinical practice of training primary care providers (PCPs) in an approach to brief behaviour change counselling (BBCC), integrating the 5As (ask, alert, assess, assist, arrange) with a guiding style derived from motivational interviewing in the South African context. BBCC was focused on the four risky behaviours (unhealthy eating, tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, harmful alcohol use) for non-communicable diseases.It was a before-and-after design, recording...

This paper traces the development and current situations of higher education in China and Kenya. This paper calls for rethinking on how to address increasing demand for access and quality through creating a conducive environment for learning and re- searching for both students and faculties. The paper presents a comparative study where China has been used as an example of a country that experienced rapid growth in ac- cess to higher education and economy in the last two decades. As the...

This study uses five series of demographic and health surveys to answer the question: ‘Is horizontal inequality in education and wealth increasing or decreasing in the 20-year interval between 1991 and 2010?’. Horizontal inequality in education attainment has been moving in waves; however, there was an invested U-shaped trend where inequality increased between 2004 and 2007 before a declining trend in recent years. Unlike the fluctuating trends of the overall horizontal inequality in...