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The Teaching of English as a second/foreign language is a very thought-provoking, but gratifying exercise. Teachers of English as a second/foreign language encounter several problems while carrying out their profession. This paper argues that teaching English as a second language at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) is a very challenging activity due to several factor. These range from large classes to the level of students admitted at NUL. The paper purports that the students...

This paper aims to investigate the effect of human resource development practices on creating a learning organization. More specifically the effect of each one of the HRD practices (training and development, organization development, and career development) on creating learning organizations (through Peter Senge’s five disciplines) will be investigated. The study is conducted in the banking sector, in Cairo-Egypt, as one of the most challenging sectors in driving the economy. A mix of...

According to the Human Rights Watch there are about 5 million children attending thousands of residential Quranic schools across the globe. On continents like Africa and some parts of the Middle East where Islam is dominant, the Quranic teachers leave their homes for weeks to recruit children, placing them as young as four (4) years. For centuries, the Quranic schools have been a central institution of learning Quran recitation in Ghana. The study sought to assess the lived experiences of...

This chapter analyses a life-history interview with an African climate change researcher to explore the conditions for scientific knowledge production in Africa. We are inspired by the North Irish geographer David Livingstone and his 2012 article ‘Reflections on the cultural spaces of climate’ in which he calls for attention to the spatial, the geographical and the location-specific in climate change research. We explore how these issues manifest themselves in the lifehistory of an...

The term handedness describes a characteristic form of specialization whereby a person by preference uses one hand for clearly identified activities, such as writing.In most manual tasks usually, the preferred hand is used more than the unpreferred hand .The aim of this study was to compare the speed in writing of left-handed and right-handed undergraduates at University of Benin.One hundred (100) undergraduate students irrespective of gender were used.Fifty of the students were males while...

Food intake choice and amount might change with stress. However, this has not been examined among Egyptian students. We examined students' stress levels, its correlation with their consumption of a range of food groups, and adherence to dietary guidelines. A cross sectional survey (N = 2810 undergraduates at 11 faculties at Assiut University, Egypt) assessed two composite food intake pattern scores (one unhealthy: sweets, cakes, snacks; and a healthy one: fruits and vegetables), and two...

It has been recognised in high-income countries for many years that most cases of cerebral palsy are not due to complications of labour and delivery. In a report published in 2004, Jacobsson and Hagberg concluded that 70 - 80% of cases of cerebral palsy were due to prenatal factors, whereas birth asphyxia accounted for <10% of cases. This was reiterated in a recent review by Nelson and Blair, who quoted other studies that have produced similar figures. However, these studies have been...

Since malaria parasites are able to attach to receptors on the red blood cell surface, it is expected that malaria parasites may have effect on some haematological parameters.Haematological parameters are often needed to assist in the management of malaria infection.The aim of this study is to assess the effects of malaria parasites on some haematological parameters in Sokoto Nigeria.To investigate the effects of malaria infection on red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, 100...

This article reports on a search for a parallel between literature findings based on portfolios for teacher education and the accounts of practising South African Foundation Phase teachers, regarding the way the portfolio supported the development of their applied competence. Teacher responses captured during one-to-one interviews were perused for a possible parallel with findings from international studies to come to a conclusion regarding the way a portfolio could serve to support applied...

This article traces the origins of architectural and engineering roots in Zimbabwe from antiquity through the Kingdoms of Zimbabwe (1220-1450 CE), Mutapa (1430-1760 CE) and Rozvi (1684-1834 CE), as well as the colonial period (1888-1953),  Federal Government era (1953-1963) and the war of liberation (1965-1979) to the present. The review will cover in detail the founding of the Faculty of Engineering in 1974 and the subsequent growth of the Faculty to the present day when the University of...

Low achievement in Mathematics at school level and during higher education remains a problem not only in South Africa but also worldwide. Information and Communication Technology provides endless opportunities to enhance the teaching and learning of Mathematics. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare teacher-students’ attitudes to Mathematics and ICT in order to plan for efficient, effective and appropriate methods in Mathematics education. A quantitative cross-sectional...

The magnitude of educational reforms and change in the first decade of independence in Zimbabwe is legendary and more or less unparalleled in the history of educational provision in post-colonial Africa. By the late 1980s, it was increasingly realised that for the then guiding educational philosophy of education with production to take root, it was necessary to undergird it with the subject of political economy (PE). It was envisaged that the subject would provide an epistemological...

Background. Fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms in the emergency room. Bacteraemia can be a cause of febrile illness in children and can have a fatal outcome if untreated. Therefore, it is important to identify factors associated with bacteraemia in febrile children in order to aid its early diagnosis and prompt treatment. Objectives. To determine the factors associated with bacteraemia among febrile, non-neonatal, under-five children seen in the Children’s Clinic of the...

Background. Optimal pain management in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) begins with accurate and thorough pain assessment. However, little or no evidence of this practice exists among SCA patients in developing countries. Objectives. To evaluate pain management in children with SCA during emergency admission. Methods. Children with SCA who were ≤12 years old, on admission for a painful crisis and who were not using herbal remedies for pain relief, were prospectively studied at the...

There is concern that food insecurity will increase in southern Africa due to climate change. We quantified the response of maize yield to projected climate change and to three key management options - planting date, fertilizer use and cultivar choice - using the crop simulation model, agricultural production systems simulator (APSIM), at two contrasting sites in Zimbabwe. Three climate periods up to 2100 were selected to cover both near- and long-term climates. Future climate data under two...