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The COVID-19 pandemic was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization in January 30, 2020.COVID-19 affected more than 1.5 billion learners worldwide including 18 million in Kenya.As much as a lot has been done to control and manage the physical health effects posed by the pandemic globally, there has been little effort put on psychosocial and mental health support to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic, especially among school...

In this chapter, we explore the role of human rights education in mediating the state-religion relationship. In human rights education, the role of place-space-time is crucial. Place refers to geographical boundaries, space to discursive conditions, and time, to past, present and future. In South Africa, the state-religion relationship has historically been complicated by power struggles. During colonialism and apartheid, the state used religion (Christianity) to bolster its support. After...

The study explored the perceived effects of teacher personality traits on Junior High School students’ mathematics achievement in the Wenchi municipality of Ghana. The study was anchored on the Five-Factor Model of trait theory, and the design was descriptive correlational. The study sample comprised 367 randomly selected teachers. The researchers adapted the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) questionnaire to collect the data and analysed using the mean, multiple regression and...

Abstract This chapter provides insights into the intractable ethico-political nature of ‘access’ in post-colonial, post-conflict higher education (HE), through the reflections of Black academics and women academics who have lived experience of the minority-majority transitions of academic communities in post-apartheid South Africa. To address the lack of ‘diversity’ of under-represented demographics within historically white institutions, those institutions who provided access to these...

This study established the moderating effect of social norms on the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intent of graduating university students in Western Uganda. The study adopted cross-sectional and causal-comparative research designs on a sample of 435 graduating students in Western Uganda. Descriptive results revealed that students entrepreneurial intent (x̅ = 3.03) was good and entrepreneurial education (mean = 2.96) was also good 0n the other hand,...

This study assesed the relationship between female head teachers’ supportive leadership behaviors and organizational effectiveness of secondary schools in Rwanda, Nyagatare District. The study employed the correlational research designs on a sample of 120 using a questionnaire survey and an interview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics that were means, and inferential analyses that included correlation and regression. Descriptive analysis revealed that...

A 13-year-old child with hearing loss secondary to chronic serous otitis media and bilateral tympanic perforations had been unable to hear the teacher at school and unable to pass end-of-year exams. In 2020, she trialed a bone conduction headset paired by Bluetooth to a remote microphone and used this to support her hearing at school, socializing with friends and in the family home. Due to the COVID (COronaVIrus Disease) pandemic and a cholera epidemic, she was followed up 3 years later. The...

Agroforestry is a land management strategy which interfaces between agriculture and forestry. It is a reliable means to combating climate change in different parts of the world. Although majority of smallholder farmers in Ghana are aware of the benefits associated with agroforestry practice, degradation of trees on farmlands remains a major concern. This study investigates the potential of agroforestry as a climate change mitigation strategy in the Nandom Municipal. Eight (8) agroforestry...

The focus of this book is original research regarding the implementation of problem-based learning and pedagogies of play as active approaches to foster self-directed learning. With the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in mind, educational institutions need to rethink teaching and learning for the future. As such, active engagement can be encouraged, as evident in this book, where problem-based learning drives learning through real-world problems, while pedagogy of play focuses on...

The luminous environment is one of the most important physical parameters in a teaching space (classroom) due to its impact on the intellectual performance of students, their health and their behavior. The aim of this study is to evaluate the luminous environment in university classrooms located in Constantine, the main university hub of the East of Algeria. A Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) based on the objective and subjective assessment was carried out at the Department of Psychology of...

Firewood is a key energy source in developing countries, but its consideration for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) purposes suffers from both data and methodological issues. A specific literature review shows a great variability in the way these issues are addressed in existing studies. To improve current practices, a framework for a proper inclusion of all environmental impacts related to traditional firewood uses is proposed, and a configurable dataset for other studies is produced. This...

This research was focused on Algeria and looked at how education quality affected the knowledge economy. Two indicators of the knowledge economy—the number of fixed line subscribers and the number of internet subscribers—were examined for their effects on Algeria’s educational system. The theoretical anchor was the endogenous or new growth hypothesis. The study used an ex-post facto research design. Secondary sources were used to get panel-structured data that spanned 48 provinces and 22...

Karst aquifers are particularly vulnerable to pollution because the water circulates rapidly without the benefit of the self-cleansing action of slow circulation in the soil. The simplest option is to leave karstic outcrops in their natural state to limit sources of contamination. The town of Tlemcen was built on a small agricultural plain at the foot of karstified hills from which many springs flow. It thus benefited from an abundant, good-quality water resource, as the hills were...

Southern Africa bears disproportionate consequences of the changing climate. The El Niño Southern Oscillation causes phases of extreme weather events, leading to flooding and extended periods of droughts in different regions of the sub-continent. Our data provides evidence that the extreme El Niño event of 2014–16 increased the risk for perinatal infant mortality in the Northern Cape and North West provinces of South Africa. The maternal health services profile of the Northern Cape and...

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This paper, prepared for the National Planning Commission (NPC), examines progress in the education sector against the National Development Plan (NDP), but also assesses the NDP itself. In hindsight, how well-placed and realistic were the education priorities of the NDP, which was released in 2012? Have developments since then shifted what can or should be done? While the paper focusses on the education sector as a whole, the focus on basic education is somewhat stronger, given that a...

The increasing global digital interconnectedness, the emerging user-friendly and cost-effective digital learning platforms are easing the barriers for reaching unlimited audience, and the lessons learned from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions have opened room for digital learning. In this study, quantitative and qualitative methods were employed by including 393 lower and mid-level health workers from different regions and 27 key informants from governmental and non-governmental...