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Literacy is the basis for most school learning, and one of the surest predictors of academic achievement. Studies indicate that parents in Kenya are not actively involved in their children’s literacy acquisition process. This study sought to explore parents’, teachers’, and pupils perceptions on the influence of parental involvement on acquisition of literacy skills. The study was carried out in Akithi Division, Tigania West District, Kenya. Descriptive survey research design was used to...
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A quantitative exploratory and descriptive study was carried out in the Hhohho region of Swaziland to describe the practices of managing menstrual hygiene by secondary school girls in boarding public schools. The researchers’ curiosity was raised by the fact that, it was observed in a few schools that menstrual waste disposal was poorly managed. The study aimed at describing the manner at which the boarding school girls managed menstrual hygiene in order to recommend strategies to improve on...
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Despite global concerns and negotiations on climate change, for poor rural people living in the tropics and sub-tropics, the phenomenon of climate change is not new. Experience shows that in northern Nigeria, rural people and their communities have over long periods of time built indigenous strategies, coping mechanisms and best practices which have enabled them adapt to climate change threats. However, the scientific, economic and social potentials associated with their mitigation and...
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Background: Academic dishonesty, or cheating as commonly expressed, is an age-old practice that is widespread across the whole world. The Kenyan experience is anecdotal with limited studies, especially in medical schools. This study shares the experience of medical students about this challenging vice.Objective: To determine the level and forms of academic dishonesty in Moi University, School of Medicine.Design: Cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire.Setting: The School...
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Climate change (CC) consequences in Tanzania have taken a gender dimension, in which women are seen to be more vulnerable than men. Although a number of studies have been conducted on gender and CC, information on gender inequality and CC adaptation strategies, particularly in Tanzania, is still limited. This chapter aims to first, identify CC adaptation strategies in the study area; second, examine gender inequality in terms of division of labor, resource ownership, and decision-making; and...
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Farmers’ perception of climate change is a pre-requisite for undertaking adaptation actions. However little is known on how smallholder farmers in different agro ecological zones of Tanzania perceive climate change. This study examined the perception of climate change among smallholder farmers in different agro ecological zones of Moshi Rural district, Tanzania. Primary data were obtained from 359 household heads and 35 key informants. Data collection methods for this study were...
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This chapter draws from the experiences of the first author in strengthening children and youth rights in Kenya and the second author’s cross-nationally comparative work in children’s rights. Internationally it is estimated that out of the 67 million primary school-age children who remain out of school, 54% of them are girls, and that 74 million lower secondary school-age children are out of school (UNICEF 2014). To uphold, promote, and respect the rights of girls and boys, we must remain...
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The study focused on “Institutional Factors Affecting Mathematics Performance in Morogoro (Urban) District Primary Schools”. The study was guided by four objectives to:examine the causes of unsatisfactory performance in Mathematics in primary schools; identify teaching methods used by primary school Mathematics teachers to improve the performance; analyze the pupils‟ and teachers‟ attitude towards Mathematics performance and find out classroom factors which influence performance in...
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The paper uses Malawian data from the Third Integrated Household Survey to investigate the presence and pattern of contextual effects of community level education on household poverty. These contextual effects reflect the presence of education externalities at the community level. I use an adaptation of the Hausman-Taylor estimator for hierchical models which controls for level-2 endogeneity of community schooling. The results show that regardless of gender, there is a significant positive...
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The paper examines the relationship between intergenerational education mobility and children's rainfall shocks in the year of birth in Malawi. These rainfall shocks reflect exogenous reductions in household income. Survey data which is linked to rainfall data for the period 1958 to 1986 is used. The paper finds that birth-year rainfall shocks reinforce intergenerational educational mobility between mothers and their daughters only. The partial mother-daughter intergenerational coefficients...
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of primary school teachers as regard accurate understanding of the modes of HIV/AIDS transmission and its prevention strategies. This is necessary because, teachers are expected to play a major role in the provision of information leading to awareness and behavior change among the learners. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using simple random sampling design among primary school teachers in Bichi local government,...
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This article presents a wide range of factors that arguably underwrite South Africa’s higher education institutions’ governance crisis. It highlights overcrowding, infrastructure deficiencies in the form of inadequate accommodation, shortfalls in knowledge resources such as libraries as well as Information and Communication Technology, inequitable access, racial inequality and weak funding mechanisms as the primary causes of violent student protests. Since 1994 attempts...
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A research article published in International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management
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This study examined the contribution of motivation to teachers’ job satisfaction in Tanzania public primary school. The study was guided by three objectives, including identifying the motivational strategies established for primary school teachers in public schools; to examine the impact of motivational strategies on teachers’ job satisfaction and to identify the key determinants of teachers’ job satisfaction. The study employed different tools whereby questionnaire, interviews and focus...