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In the opinions of Cohen (2015) learning environment is the quality and character of school life.It is based on patterns of school life experiences and reflects norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching, learning and leadership practices, and organizational structures.Tshui and Cai (2016), on the other hand, described learning environment as an orderly environment in which the school family feels valued and able to pursue the schools mission free from concern about...

Childrenwithintellectualdisabilitieshavegeneralisedneurologicaldisorders, characterized by significan tly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning (WHO, 2015) which inhibits them from progressing into higher grades and compete favourably with others.Before the 18th century, infants with intellectual disabilities were left to die, however, in mid-1800s, rehabilitating, training and reintegrating people with intellectual disabilities into "normal" life began through reformers, such as...

Human resource in any country constitute the most valuable resource which ensures the usefulness of other resources and it is particularly the group of people at work comprising large number of individuals of different sex, age, socio-cultural background, religious beliefs and educational standards.These individuals exhibit a set of similar and in some cases, dissimilar behavioural patterns and characteristics to a certain degree.At the organisational level, it includes all the component...

Objective: Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) infection among undergraduate students at Higher Institute of Science and Technology, Msallata.Methods: A total of 150 serum samples were collected from students of the Higher Institute of Science and Technology in Msallata, with 100 L of each sterile serum transferred to a sample of H. pylori antigens kit (H.pylori Antigen Kit-Clinotech, USA).After 10 minutes, two distinct red lines in the group's control and test regions indicate...

Teachers use a variety of instructional strategies when they teach various mathematical topics and concepts. Some of these strategies have been found to positively affect the performance of learners while others do not. This study analysed the teacher questionnaire data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) 2015 study in which the teachers indicated the instructional strategies that they used in the mathematics classrooms. The five instructional strategies...

With the rising costs of procuring basic textbooks and other teaching and learning resources, there is hope that internet-based resources could be the panacea to the problem.Most subjects in Zimbabwean school have been affected by the shortages resulting in alarming failure rates in these subjects.Baylor and Richie (2002) argue that the use of internet in class teachers and learners has an impact on students" content acquisition and class performance.Hungwe (2012) also adds that in Africa...

This study sought to investigate the way how schools offering the TVET subjects are implementing the programme in Zimbabwe using the quantitative methodology.The study adopted the descriptive survey design.The target population comprised all secondary school teachers in Seke District.The sample consisted of 240 teachers of which 136 were female and 104 were male.The information was gathered through a questionnaire.The study revealed that most teachers had a positive attitude towards the TVET...

In recent times, the Competency Based Approach (CBA) has gained grounds in the academic world.In fact, it is no longer vogue to teach with the purpose of restoring knowledge and or applying isolated know-how.It is rather mandatory that learners are confronted with problem situations which they need to solve.Through this approach the learner will not only acquire knowledge but also use it in a meaningful way in various situations of life, work and family, social and even professional...

Globally, non-traditional threats had taken the leading role in paralysing the ecosystem and endanger the psychological well-being of states.These non-traditional threats move beyond boundaries as they bedevilled all states, big and small or developed and developing despite circumstances.Due to limited resources developing states became the most affected by non-traditional threats as they cannot put measures in full capacity to deal with such threats.These non-traditional threats range from...

Early childhood care and education (ECCE) has gained recognition as an important means of promoting the holistic development of the inseparable social, emotional, cognitive and physical facets of education in the early childhood years.Since early childhood development poses challenges to many young children, the prolonged mandatory closure of ECCE centres during the national lockdown exposed many young children to the additional risk of being deprived of the continuity of learning, security,...

The Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), one of the highly researched career theories, suggested that outcomes expectance and self-efficacy are crucial factors in the career selection process. The result of career outcomes expectancy (COE) and career decision-making self-efficacy (CDSE) may be pivotal in an individual’s shunning or being more inspired in their career behaviour. Both factors together are important in career decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate the...

Worldwide, the outbreak of COVID-19 had brought shock and unprecedented threats to human survival and development due to its alarming levels of spread and severity.The pandemic is accelerating in an unbelievable speed and it is claiming the life and paralyzing the public health care system across the globe.Fenway Health Institution (2020) explains that the epidemic has been called the "corona virus" in the lay press, since this new virus belongs to that virus family, but the scientific name...

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift in teaching and learning practices. The University of Pretoria in South Africa was not entirely unprepared for this event, since the university’s teaching strategy had gradually evolved into a hybrid delivery mode. In the Faculty of Veterinary Science, however, the practical nature of the discipline brought about unique challenges in implementing hybrid-mode teaching and learning methodologies. An intervention was thus required to empower...

The Extension of University Education Act of 1959 forbade future Black enrolment at the racially “open” Universities of Cape Town, the Witwatersrand and Natal and enabled the construction of ethnically differentiated university colleges for Black students. One of these new higher education institutions, the University College of the North (UCON), situated in the former northern Transvaal (today Limpopo), is the subject of this study. This article examines the nature of student politics at...

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement suggests that enhanced cognitive and metacognitive writing skills are achieved when the process approach is used to teach writing (DoE, 2012). This paper presents findings on the process approach instruction used in selected South African English first additional language writing classrooms. It examines how teachers used the process approach to teach writing in selected further education and training (FET) phase writing classrooms in the...