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Little is known about the prevalence of and association of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among youth in Liberia. The present study was undertaken to examine the substance use behaviors and sexual practices of students in 16 secondary schools in greater and central Monrovia, Liberia. The sample consisted of 802 students in grades 7th to 12th who were enrolled in a co-educational school. Among substances reported, alcohol was the most commonly tried substance with almost 50% using it...

Little is known about the prevalence of and association of substance use and sexual risk behaviors among youth in Liberia. The present study was undertaken to examine the substance use behaviors and sexual practices of students in 16 secondary schools in greater and central Monrovia, Liberia. The sample consisted of 802 students in grades 7th to 12th who were enrolled in a co-educational school. Among substances reported, alcohol was the most commonly tried substance with almost 50% using it...

The link between fishers' income and educational level was investigated amongst small-scale fishing communities in north-east Madagascar. We found that educational level is low in Malagasy fishing communities and that there is an overall positive and significant relationship between educational level and fisher's income. Marine conservation projects should thus focus on informing and educating fishers to improve their income and reduce threats to marine resources.

This paper aims to deliver empirical evidence on the links between production efficiency, pluriactivity, and education by analyzing a case study on small-scale fisheries in the North-East of Madagascar. Fishers’ production in Madagascar suggests that power-driven boats and environment don’t explain small-scale fisheries production. This study investigates the relationship between education and performance in pluriactivity. Convergence of interests and entrenchment hypotheses were tested via...

This research was carried out to find the level of awareness of science teachers’ on the new 9- year basic education curriculum in Nigeria. The new curriculum is in line with the millennium development goals and globalization. A survey of 100 science teachers comprising of 50 public and 50 private secondary school teachers in Delta state Nigeria revealed that only 27% of private and 29% of public school teachers have high awareness of the objectives of the new curriculum. The others have mid...

The purpose of this paper is to draw a comparison of high attrition rates among African-American males versus African-American females in higher education and examine the role of Supplemental Instruction (SI). The study was conducted at a minority institution (Winston-Salem State University) where African-American students are in the majority. For this study, data was utilised from Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) surveys, Accuplacer placement test scores of incoming...

This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on interviews with 87 practitioners working in government agencies, local organizations, international organizations, and think thanks reporting involvement in climate change adaptation. Data were collected in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali using both an e-survey platform and face-to-face interviews.

This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on interviews with 87 practitioners working in government agencies, local organizations, international organizations, and think thanks reporting involvement in climate change adaptation. Data were collected in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali using both an e-survey platform and face-to-face...

In the light of the status of the maintenance system of the basic education’s buildings in Egypt, limitations and problems they face. This paper presents a proposed methodology for the maintenance of the basic education’s buildings in particular, and provide clear evidence for the workers in this field, including the principal elements that needed to be taken into account when prepare a plan of the preventive maintenance of the educational building. The preventive maintenance of the basic...

Hospital Websites could be used as a medium to enhance hospital services to the public through better design and intense delivery of content. These Websites are good sources of reference for general information about the hospital and thus can be used to empower users to learn about health, diseases and medication. The clinicians and specialists at the hospital could share and leverage their knowledge as well as provide the content about illness and their prevention. Generally, university...

LIS schools in South Africa, like in many other parts of the world (including the developing world), are part of a triangular relationship involving LIS teaching departments, universities and the library and information services profession (that is, a relationship involving ‘borders’ of a different type). This relationship is profoundly affected by a rapidly evolving information and technology environment as well as higher education restructuring globally. In a context of ‘diffusion and...

Established models of information literacy education (ILE) which are contextually grounded in Western social and intellectual structures fail to take into account local African contexts. This article argues that in a developing context, the traditional definition of information literacy needs to be adjusted to include an understanding of when information can be used to improve everyday living or to contribute to the solving of problems related to particular situations. This paper adapts...

This purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of institutional teacher reward systems on students’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Rongo District, Kenya. The study used questionnaires as the main research instrument in collecting data with a target population of 11 Principals, 11 deputy principals and 44 teachers in 11 secondary schools in Rongo District, Migori County, Kenya. The study concluded that there exists a link between teachers’ bench...

Contraceptives are freely available for all women in South Africa (SA). Nevertheless, the numbers of teenage pregnancies continue to increase. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major public health concern. The study explored secondary school girls’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding emergency contraception, teenage pregnancy and sexuality among secondary school girls in order to suggest possible interventions. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect data from 273...

WhatsApp instant messaging has potential to bridge information divides between educators and students.Its capacity to create personalised environments was harnessed to share collectively generated educational resources among previously disadvantaged students (PDS) students at a South African university.Data analysis combined mobile instant messagingmediated (WhatsApp) interactions among students and educators and student evaluations of WhatsApp"s value using blogs.Results suggest that...

The National Climate Change Adaptation Policy (NCCAPF) enabling framework in Mauritius has been designed to address key barriers such as lack of financing options, lack of institutional framework and low levels of adaptation technology transfer and aims to integrate and mainstream climate change into core development policies, strategies and plans of Mauritius. The long term energy Strategy 2009-2025 now aims to meet 35% of the energy demand throughrenewable energy sources by the year 2025....