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Despite the innumerable natural resources available in Nigeria for innovative job creation in green entrepreneurship, the rate of youth unemployment continues to escalate uncontrollably. This unpleasant situation stirred up the concern and commitment of the world leaders to embark on policy and practice of innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship education for proper empowerment of youth towards sustainability of the world economy. Business Education, as a vocational program, has not...

Nigeria is one nation that has embraced inclusive education as the educational approach for meeting the educational needs of diverse learners within the same classroom. Over the years, the Nigerian government has adopted policies, among which the Universal Basic Education Act in 2004 and the Child's Rights Act (CRA) launched in 2003 have been more prominent. These policies specify the rights of children with disabilities to have equal educational opportunities as their counterparts that are...

Abstract Under the current context of climate change, supplementary irrigation may be needed for crop production resiliency. We determined the effects of supplementary irrigation on sorghum grain yield in the dry Savannah region of Togo. A test was conducted in a controlled environment at AREJ, an agro-ecological center in Cinkassé. The plant material included sorghum variety Sorvato 28. The experimental design was a completely randomized block with three replications and three treatments as...

Coastal lagoons and water resources provide numerous services to communities which are situated within their catchment area. These services ranges from food production to cultural heritage. This has made demand for them to increase thereby putting pressure on the resources. However, within the last few decades most lagoons have been turn into wastelands instead of servicing as a wetlands. Most of these lagoons have degradation by for settlement and polluted by industrial and domestic waste....

The main purpose of the study was to find out if cultural value orientation have any influence on self-efficacy with reference to social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, language self-efficacy and moral self-efficacy. Literature review was done according to the variables under study. The ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. A sample of 1,586 students was randomly selected from the public secondary schools in Cross River State for the study. A questionnaire titled “Cultural...

Teacher training pedagogy in the 21st century has drastically changed across the world with a focus on producing a teacher with adequate skills and knowledge in developing and using online educational resources for effective learning. This exploratory qualitative study aimed to explore the Bachelor of Science with Education student teachers ’ experiences in developing multimedia educational resources for online learning. The study specifically assessed student teachers ’ opinion of their...

Students dropped-out are on the increase across the nation’s universities and several factors have led to this dropped-out of school. This dropped-out of school of students have psychologically affects parents. The aim of the study is to ascertain the Psychological Effects Arising from Male Students Dropped-Out of School On Parents in South-South, Nigeria. The participants were male parents. A sample size of 480 participants were used for the study and the participants age were within 40 to...

Electronic dictionaries have revolutionized the educational landscape, providing instantaneous access to a wealth of lexical knowledge for students and educators alike. This study aimed to find out the effect of using an Electronic Dictionary in learning English Language by Libyan Students: The English department at the Education Faculty of Al-Jufra University. This study applied descriptive qualitative method. The data in this study were obtained through a document analysis (questionnaire)....

Background: Although the aetiology of preterm deliveries is largely unknown, it is said to be multifactorial and cervical insufficiency has been implicated. Hence, cervical cerclage is a necessary and common prophylactic obstetric procedure for preventing prematurity and associated recurrent second trimester miscarriages. Objectives: To evaluate the pattern, indications, and fetal outcome of cervical cerclage. Methodology: This was a retrospective study of 50 women who had cervical cerclage...

This paper focuses on examining how Moroccan university students approach the various social networking sites, including their self-perceived capacities to critically analyze and evaluate digital content in general and online news and information more specifically. The paper poses several research questions that all aim to investigate the issue under examination. This empirical endeavor used the survey as a research instrument to gather data, and presented a number of conclusions and...

Background: The reduction of foodborne illnesses depends on the adoption and evaluation of effective food handling procedures in the food service industry. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of food hygiene and safety training on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of food handlers in boarding schools in Embu County, Kenya. Methods: A longitudinal nonequivalent quasi-experimental survey design was utilized. A sample size of 198 study respondents was generated, Magnani...

Abstract Background Inequitable gender norms characterize women as one who should be submissive while promoting male dominance and toughness. For a society to achieve gender equality, ensuring equitable gender norms is a basis. Little is known about inequitable norms and their association in our context. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among Arba Minch and Jinka University students, in Ethiopia from October 25 to November 10, 2022. A multi-stage sampling...

Breast cancer is the second most prevalent form of cancer in The Gambia, with an incidence rate of approximately 15% and a mortality rate exceeding 50% in 2020. The all-age prevalence stands at 11.25 per 100,000 population. In light of this, we conducted a study to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast cancer screening among female university students.We conducted an institutional cross-sectional study involving 361 randomly sampled female university students. Data...

This study examined numeracy corners and lower basic public primary school pupils’ twenty-first century skills acquisition with their implications for achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Lagos State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 20 lower basic public primary schools and 60 teachers. Two research instruments, titled "Observation Schedule for Availability of Numeracy Corners and Materials" and...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about profound global teaching and learning management shifts. Numerous higher education institutions in Uganda turned to Learning Management Systems (LMS) to adapt. Despite the contemporary digital age and the notable increase in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investments in universities, LMS in Ugandan public universities have remained unpopular. Hence, an in-depth examination is needed, focusing on users’ perceived performance and its...

The global demand for higher education has been steadily increasing, leading to a rise in student numbers. This surge in enrollment has significant implications for students' learning environment, including factors such as class size and the availability of lecturers. The study was purposely to validate if the learning environment influences students’ academic performance in universities in Central Uganda. The study used 381 final-year undergraduates and 19 lecturers from Nkumba University...

Introduction: Young people with physical disabilities frequently lack opportunities to develop their leadership potential. These include their ability to make decisions and be able to take charge of their leisure programmes. An argument is made that developing leadership skills for youth with physical disabilities can be facilitated by participating in leisure education programmes.Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore youth with physical disabilities’ perceptions of how...