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The paper noted that most industrial development strategies in Nigeria did not give attention to technology education. And that technology education as recognized by few of the strategies were not only properly articulated for the tertiary institutions, but also poorly implemented. Therefore, to put technology and thus industrial development for self-reliance in its proper position in Nigeria, the paper advocates a review of the relevant portions of the National Policy on Education, National...

Climate change is having a destructive impact on many groups around the world. Pastoralists in East Africa have been adapting to climate variability for millennia and their adaptability ought to enable them to cope with this growing challenge. This paper explains the policies required to enable sustainable and productive pastoralist communities to cope with the impact of climate change and generate sustainable livelihoods.

Nigeria is the largest race in African continent with a population of 140,000,000 people. It also contributes to the high rate of illiterates among the nine populous countries of the world. Existence has always meant for man, a succession of challenges. Moreover, the preservation and utilization of natural resources can only be assured through heavy investments in knowledge and ability aimed at all inhabitants of our country Nigeria. Education represents the conscious, deliberate and well...

Teaching English language as a second language poses a big challenge to the teachers. This is as result of some peculiarities such as the interference phenomenon experienced by learners of second languages. This challenge is even more in the Nigerian situation where you have learners from different background, languages and dialects. This paper tries to examine important issues in teaching phonetics. These are the interference problem that can affect one's speech during communication and how...

It has been observed that graduates of Government Technical and Vocational Schools do not posses Saleable Skills needed for self-reliance, economic and technological development. This implies that the available resources and facilities are either not maximally utilized to the benefit of the students or that the facilities and resources are not available for effective training and learning Research questions related to the Utilization of available resources, facilities and sources of wastage...

ABSTRACT We studied the growth of seedlings of native and invasive tree species from secondary tropical forests on Mahé (Seychelles). We were interested in whether native or invasive species are more drought‐tolerant, and therefore conducted a garden (pot) experiment comparing the growth of seedlings of five native and five invasive tree species under different light (7% and 60% transmittance) and water (natural and repeated drought stress) conditions. Differences in the responses of native...

Purpose This research aims to examine the difference in the availability, adequacy and functionality of physical facilities in centralized and decentralized schools districts, with a view to making appropriate recommendations to stakeholders on the reform programmes in the Nigerian education sector. Design/methodology/approach Principals, teachers, members of the board of education including parents and community leaders were surveyed from centralized and decentralized school districts on...

Almost twenty years after Bantu Education was repelled and fifteen years into democracy, the South African education system remains bedevilled by huge social inequalities. Language is part of that realm of inequality to the extent that the medium of instruction has become the hallmark of a school's social status. If this situation is allowed to continue, there is little hope that any change in this domain will be willingly accepted by the parents of those for whom such a change would be most...

A temperature and moisture gradient on the equator-facing slope of Jonaskop on the Riviersonderend Mountain. Westem Cape has been selected as an important gradient for monitoring the effects of climate change on fynbos and the Fynbos- Succulent Karoo ecotone. This study provides a description of plant diversity patterns, growth form composition and species turnover across the gradient and the results of four years of climate monitoring at selected points along the altitudinal gradient.The...

In recent years parents are eager to send their pre-school children to school. This eagerness could be attributed to their desire to see that their children obtain quality educxation from the tender age and also to be adequately developed. As a result of this the rate at which nursery schools are springing up in many parts of Nigeria has not been able to cope with this demand. However most of these parents and proprietors of this nursery schools are ignorant of what nursery education is....

In spite of the importance of Clothing to man as food and shelter, students still find it difficult to cope with Clothing and Textiles education in the tertiary institutions. This study was investigates why there is increase in failure of students in Clothing and Textiles more than foods and Nutrition and Home Management. The main purpose of this study was to examine the factors that are responsible for the poor performance of college of Education students in Clothing and Textiles in Rivers...

Science Education is emphasized in school curriculum in order to meet the country\'s socioeconomic needs by producing a scientifically literate populace and professionals in science and technology based careers. Biology as a science subject is expected to make a contribution towards these objective. However, the overall achievement of students in biology in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (K.C.S.E) has not been impressive over the last one decade. Approaches used in...

Secondary school students in Kenya have continued to perform poorly in mathematics at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) national examinations. This continues to raise concern for all stakeholders in education due to the importance they attach to mathematics, a subject that is compulsory for all students to study up to KCSE in Kenya. Among the many factors that are attributed to the students\' dismal performance in the subject is the specialized mathematical language that...

Information on the HIV and AIDS-related knowledge among dental students provides a crucial foundation for efforts aimed at developing an appropriate dental curriculum on HIV and AIDS, and for attracting the attention of dental school educators towards the subject.Focusing on a census of dental students attending their 3rd, 4th and 5th study year at publicly - and privately funded dental faculties in Khartoum, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and socio-economic correlates of dental...

With less than 50% of the graduates from Kenya\'s primary schools gaining access to secondary school due to limited places at this level of education, a stiff competition exists to secure places in good public secondary schools. Because the end of primary school examination is the key determinant of entry into such schools, the society exerts extreme pressure on pupils to excel. Private investors have joined the fray by establishing primary schools which do everything to ensure good...

Mathematics is considered a very important indicator for selection and placement. Though mathematics is important many school pupils perform poorly in national examination. Education in Kenya is largely examination oriented and therefore the cognitive domain is mainly emphasized while the affective domain gets little attention. The purpose of the study was to establish the role of the affective learning domain in the learning of mathematics. The study particularly looked at pupils\'...