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Since the 1970s, Tanzania has attracted particular attention from the international donor community. In fact, Tanzania has been the biggest recipient of development assistance in sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous authors and development experts have dealt with this empirical evidence and have shaped Tanzania as a donor darling. However, these research studies lack an analysis of the impact of this specific political economy on the policy process. Undertaking a comparative analysis of two policy...

Objective: Substance use is a significant and common problem among school-aged youths throughout Africa. Like other countries on this continent, the West-African nation of Liberia is recovering from civil war. A well-educated population of young people is critical to the recovery efforts and long-term success of Liberia. Substance use by school-aged youths has important public health consequences that could undermine Liberia’s post-conflict recovery efforts. We wanted to better understand...

This study was carried out on the students’ perception of the causes and effect of teachers’ psychological abuse in senior secondary schools in Borno State, Nigeria. Different forms of psychological abuse, perceptions, causes and effect of psychological abuse were discussed. The main objective of the study is to determine the perception of students on the cause and effect of psychological abuse. Two hypotheses were raised and analysed, and the first was concluded that, there was no...

This study was carried out on the students’ perception of the causes and effect of teachers’ psychological abuse in senior secondary schools in Borno State, Nigeria. Different forms of psychological abuse, perceptions, causes and effect of psychological abuse were discussed. The main objective of the study is to determine the perception of students on the cause and effect of psychological abuse. Two hypotheses were raised and analysed, and the first was concluded that, there was no...

This study was conducted to explore teachers’ perceptions, and students’ experiences in e-Examination in University of Maiduguri. Questionnaires were distributed to 30 teachers and 50 students, and the 80 collated instruments were valid for data analysis, representing a response rate of 100%. The validity of the questionnaire was approved by some experts in the field. Descriptive statistics was used to analyzed the data. The descriptive results indicated that teachers’ and students’ exposure...

Adaptation of rural livelihoods to climate change hazards such as floods and droughts is critical. However, policy has focused on large scale adaptation policies that often ignore local knowledge. In this paper, we explore local perceptions and insights about viable livelihood adaptation strategies in arid Isiolo County, Kenya. Research included 270 household surveys and 6 focus group discussions in 7 communities. Results indicate that the three livelihoods that communities saw as being a...

To understand the influence of human resource (HR) outsourcing on organisational learning (OL), it is particularly important to incorporate two almost forgotten perspectives: human resource outsourcing (HRO) as symptomatic of inter-organisational learning and social capital as the basis for the connection between HRO and organisational learning. This paper sought to assess the influence of HRO on organisational learning. The reasons for HRO were also determined. The findings from this paper...

To understand the influence of human resource (HR) outsourcing on organisational learning (OL), it is particularly important to incorporate two almost forgotten perspectives: human resource outsourcing (HRO) as symptomatic of inter-organisational learning and social capital as the basis for the connection between HRO and organisational learning. This paper sought to assess the influence of HRO on organisational learning. The reasons for HRO were also determined. The findings from this paper...

The goal of public investment in education is to create the skills and attitudes needed for higher levels of productivity and growth. Whether or not such goals would be achieved will depend not only on the amount of resources invested, but also on the efficiency with which the inputs are managed. Hence, the issue is whether the Egyptian education system is efficient, in terms of achieving an optimal allocation of spending, and meeting the ultimate objectives of the educational process, or...

The goal of public investment in education is to create the skills and attitudes needed for higher levels of productivity and growth. Whether or not such goals would be achieved will depend not only on the amount of resources invested, but also on the efficiency with which the inputs are managed. Hence, the issue is whether the Egyptian education system is efficient, in terms of achieving an optimal allocation of spending, and meeting the ultimate objectives of the educational process, or...

Quality of mobile connectivity in Nigeria has accounted for significant 'Digital divide' in term of usability between voice and data transmission with effect on quality of operation in some organization especially in the financial sector.This paper evaluates bank service quality, mobile connectivity and adoption of internet banking among selected University Students in Oyo state Nigeria.Data are mainly primary with a structured questionnaire and focus group constituting the major instruments...

This study employed survey design. The sample for the study was 300 respondents selected from the total population of 6,482 respondents. Stratified sampling technique was employed to select the sample The Mobile Phone Usage Questionnaire (MPUQ) was adapted from Twum (2011) and used for this study is sub-divided into two (2) sections namely: Appendix A consisting of demographic variables of respondents such as gender, age and socio economic status. While Appendix B consists of items...

The purpose of present study was to investigate the use of ICTs in agricultural education in University of Gezira ,Sudan. Data were collected from 90 purposively selected teachers of university with the help of questionnaire administered through face to face interviews. Findings revealed that the majority of teachers used the ICT irregularly because of the lack of them in the majority of the class rooms, therefore they used instead of them the traditional boards such as blackboard and...

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding remains a challenge in the developing world.Thus strengthening exclusive breastfeeding promotion is a necessity, in addition to capacity-building of the health care providers.This study aimed at assessing the trend of exclusive breastfeeding and the knowledge, attitude and skills of the health care providers regarding breastfeeding before and after training.Methods: A quasi-experimental (non-randomized controlled) study was conducted in the Military...