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ABSTRACT This dissertation determined the impact of the Zambian Public Service Training and Development Policy (ZPSTDP) (1996) on the morale of health workers at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). The policy came about as a result of the Public Service Reform Program (PSRP) which was launched in 1993 aimed at improving the quality, delivery, efficiency and effectiveness of public services. The program latter addressed low work performance, poor service delivery and high labor turn over...

Within the last decade, both public and private organizations all over the world have witnessed a great number of top level leaders, who either had to resign voluntarily from their positions or they were fired due to incompetence and weak leadership. Larbi (2011) has observed that there is a sheer dearth of authentic, visionary and skilful leaders in Ghana. Also, leadership development is an aspect that is lacking in higher institutions of education (Morris, 2012). Leadership is shaped by a...

The purpose of this study was to investigate how parental involvement has influenced KCPE performance of pupils in public primary schools in Kanziko zone, Kitui County. The specific objectives were; to access the extent to which parents’ supervision of homework, parents’ attendance to school functions, home Chores assigned to pupils by parents, availability of physical facilities provided at home by parents and parenting styles influence pupils’ KCPE performance in public primary schools in...

Background : Lymphadenopathy is one of the common conditions encountered in clinical practice with varied etiological predispositions and it always causes problems to clinicians. The knowledge of its pattern in a given geographical region is essential for making a confident diagnosis or suspecting a disease. Objective : To determine cytological pattern of lymphadenopathies in a referral hospital of Rwanda. Design : Cross sectional study. Setting : Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda....

The study sought to analyze home-based strategies employed to enhance students’ academic performance of students in day secondary schools in Embu District, Embu County, Kenya. The study was guided by the Capital Theory of School Effectiveness and Improvement based on various interrelated variables such as outcomes, leverage, intellectual capital and social capital. A descriptive survey research design was adopted.  Combinations of purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were...

Background: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a spectrum of proliferative disorders of the placental trophoblast with a range of histological appearances and clinical behaviours. It is reported to be commoner in the developing countries. Although its aetiopathogenesis is as yet incompletely understood, it is well established that early detection and prompt treatment lead to the preservation of normal health and fertility. Aim and Objectives: This study sought to determine the...

This study investigated the effectiveness and impact of library instruction (GST 111 – the use of library) course on library literacy skills of first year undergraduate students. The study adopted the descriptive survey research method and questionnaire was used as the research instrument. First year undergraduate students of the 2013/2014 academic session constituted the population of study. Simple random and total enumeration sampling methods were used to collect data from students in five...

Compared to individuals without disabilities, those with disabilities experience inequalities in finding and sustaining employment that are more profound among women and minorities. The purpose of this study is to examine differences in employment outcomes for African American and white women with disabilities who received vocational rehabilitation (VR) services. The VR data that this study used included 18,602 women, 18–65 years old at entry into the VR system in a Midwestern state. Using...

The implementation of entrepreneurial education in Nigeria is seriously threatened by quality and quantity dilemmas thereby putting African countries in the divide of underdeveloped nations distance from countries like Japan, U.S.A., Great Britain, among others that are described as developed nations. This paper discussed quality and quantity entrepreneurial education, unemployment and poverty. It also looked at quality and access entrepreneurial education as effective strategy for reducing...

In recent time, graduates from the nation’s tertiary institution of learning most especially the business education graduates have been plagued by the inability to get jobs in corporate industries and companies in Nigeria. Many authors and researchers have related this problem to the quality of training received by these graduates while in school which is devoid of skills required to meet up with the demands of the business world. It is in seeking a solution to this problem that the authors...

 Background: Thestudy was carried out in two primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria using 302 respondents aged 6-20 years. The study compared the cognitive function of pupils from Wesley School for the hearing-impaired with pupils from Onitolo Primary School a main stream school to see if similarities or differences existed in their cognitive function and to determine the factors determining their performance on a standard non-verbal test.Method: The instrument of data collection was the...

Background: The study was carried out in two primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. One hundred students were from Pacelli School for the Blind and one hundred and sixty-four students were from Onitolo Primary School, a main stream school. The study compared the knowledge base of the two groups on malaria prevention and treatment options. Approval for the study was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria and consent was sought from parents/...

The management of genitourinary candidiasis (GC) is fraught with challenges, especially, in an era of increasing antifungal resistance. This descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between May 2013 and January 2014 determined the prevalence and characteristics of GC and the species of Candida among 369 attendees of a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) clinic of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria. Appropriate urogenital specimen collected from each attendee was...

The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the curriculum has become a necessity worldwide. The education system does not only pursue the integration of ICT into the curriculum because of its popularity in the market system, but because of the role it is perceived to play in the changing curriculum (encourages active construction of knowledge). This paper undertakes an assessment of the availability of ICT infrastructure for curriculum instruction based on a study...