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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was a revolutionary who used his music as a weapon for tackling autocracy and global injustice. He advocated for pan-Africanism in socio-political and economic processes and fought against the marginalisation of the downtrodden. His non-conformist, radical stance resulted in numerous arrests, harassments and torture at the hands of successive military regimes in Nigeria. Fela’s infectious beats and critically engaging lyrics, mainly sang in Pidgin English, continue to...

Maternal mortality is a serious public health issue for Nigeria and South Africa. This is so because maternal mortality is an indicator of the level and efficacy of public health investment and performance for both countries. This study focuses on the experience of these two countries in order to determine if South Africa’s governmental policies, level of government corruption, and traditional practices directly lead to its comparably better maternal health statistics. South Africa has...

The Results in Education for All Children (REACH) Trust Fund at the World Bank funded an evaluation that measured the effectiveness of both financial and non-financial incentives at the student, classroom, and school levels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A new classroom routine was designed to encourage all grades 5 and 6 students to take home a classroom textbook and use it to study for a weekly quiz. Students and schools were incentivized to adopt the routine through a...

This study was carried out to ascertain the preparedness and attitude of school administrators in Niger State towards conduct of Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in electronic mode. Descriptive survey research design was adopted and the sample for the study comprised 300 school administrators from 150 (75 public and 75 private) secondary schools in Niger State. A combination of purposive, proportionate stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques were used to select...

The use of learners' first language in EFL classrooms has long received attention in the literature.Despite, the focus has often been on its implementations as well as advantages and disadvantages.Unfortunately, less research has been conducted regarding students' perceptions on its use.Hence, the purpose of the study was exploring EFL teachers' practices and learners' perceptions about use of Amharic in English language classrooms at four selected secondary schools at Wolaita zone,...

The present study is aimed at investigating factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among graduating students at Debre Berhan University.Little is known whether graduating students today are entrepreneurial.Notwithstanding the abundance of literature on entrepreneurship, factors affecting entrepreneurial intention among graduating students.Theory of planned behavior is adopted to specifically look at the effect of attitude towards entrepreneurship, perceived social norms and perceived...

Abstract: Background: Smoking is a public health problem with a rising prevalence. A large percentage of smokers start smoking during adolescence, affecting their school achievement. Objectives: The current study is aiming to 1. Assess prevalence of smoking among school students in an Egyptian rural area.2.  Identify different types of smoking among them. 3. Identify the causes of being smoking an issue of concern. Methods:  the study was a cross sectional study in which sample size was...

The place of teachers in school resource management is so significant that it cannot be swept under the carpet. It is as pertinent in national development in not only Nigeria as a developing country but the entire countries of the world. More so that no quality of a nation’s education can rise above the quality of her teachers. The paper discussed: concept of teacher education, school resource management and school resources, national development as well as difficulties faced by teachers in...

Background: An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a special form of adverse drug event (ADE) in which a causative relationship can be shown or established and is attributable to the offending/precipitating medication. ADR causality assessment is used to determine the likelihood that a particular drug caused a suspected ADR. Causality assessment rating evaluates the relationship between drug treatment and the occurrence of an ADE. It is also used to evaluate, check, confirm, and ascertain that...

Background: The potential impact of an adverse drug reaction (ADR) is multidimensional, and includes prolonged length of hospitalization which significantly increased morbidity, mortality, and economic burden with additional intense medical care. Aim: This study was designed to characterize and evaluate the potential effect of ADRs on the length of hospital stay among adult medical inpatients in an academic teaching hospital in a large West African nation. The overarching goal of the study...

This study investigated the contribution of climate change to the growth of agro-based small scale industries in Ondo state Nigeria. The secondary data utilized were derived from the study of the interrelationship between changing climate and access to raw materials needed for production. Two hundred enterprises were sampled and results analyzed across the regions of the state. The study established that, climate change has reduced the country’s arable land and has made access to raw...

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the International Journal of Doctoral Studies, Volume 14] Aim/Purpose: This work expands discussions on the application of cultural frameworks on research in doctoral education in the United States and South Africa. There is an emphasis on identifying and reinterpreting the doctoral process where racial and cultural aspects have been marginalized by way of legacies of exclusions in both contexts. An underlying premise of...

Aim/Purpose: This work contributes to the expansion of dialogue on doctoral education research in the United States, South Africa, and within the context of higher education internationalization. There is an emphasis on identifying and reinterpreting the doctoral process where racial and cultural aspects have been marginalized by way of institutional and systemic exclusion. An underlying premise is to support representation of marginalized doctoral student experiences to raise questions...

In this chapter, we examine a collection of drawings, and paintings from South African students between the ages of 10 to 17, that provide fresh and original perceptions to some already known topics, but also several unexpected connections between mathematics and art. These works reference classic math-art connections such as: golden ratio, spirals, infinity, and geometric figures; they also contain several personal reflections, unique discoveries and references to ethnomathematical...