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Many studies have confirmed the diffusion of climate change adaptation mainstreaming related policies and innovations across local governments (LGs). However, it is not clear under what conditions these policies get transferred, implemented or subsequently abandoned, especially in developing countries where LGs’ capacity to mainstream adaptation barely exist. Based on retrospective literature analysis, this article adduces theoretical and empirical evidence to analyze the factors likely to...
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The motorcycle has become a preferable means of transport in Ghana due to its cost effectiveness and convenience. Apparently, motorcycle use involves a number of risks such as head injuries and deaths due to non-use or improper use of crash helmets. Against this background, an explorative case study design was conducted with the objective of ascertaining the factors that influence the use and non-use of helmets among student motorcyclists. Quota sampling technique was used in selecting 90...
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Facial biometrics captures human facial physiological data, converts it into a data item variable so that this stored variable may be used to provide information security services, such as authentication, integrity management or identification that grants privileged access or control to the owner of that data variable.In this paper, we propose a model for student authentication based on facial biometrics.We recommend a secure model that can be used in the authentication and management of...
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This study assessed the impact of climate change and climate variability on food security in Kenya based on a sample size of 270 farmers randomly selected from semi-arid agro-ecological zones in Kenya. Both primary and secondary data were used in the present study. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics and regression models. The results revealed that increase in temperature and reduction in rainfall had significant effect (p<0.01) on food security in Kenya. Increase in...
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The study conducted at the University of Zambia utilized students’ perceptions towards the quality of students’ services as proxy in the quality assessment of the institution’s library services. Data for the study was collected by the use of a 5-pointer Likert scale and questionnaire survey involving 189 students. The collected data was analyzed using the SERVQUAL model for quality assessment. Descriptive statistics for quantitative data and thematic analysis of qualitative responses were...
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The study explores the challenges associated with teaching Earth Geometry in secondary schools. Selected secondary schools of Mufulira District in Zambia were the focus of the study and a total of 21 Teachers and 97 pupils formed the sample population to whom questionnaires were administered. In addition, a 5-point Likert scale formed part of the research instrument used to investigate the phenomenon. The collected data was analysed using SPSS which allowed for simple frequency counts,...
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Educational publicity is undertaken to give the public accurate and complete understanding of Education Institutions. Publicizing the Livestock Training Institutes (LTIs) has been an annual event since the inception of Training frontline Agricultural Extension staff in Post Independent Kenya. The responsibilities of the publicity have cost implications. This study was prompted by the practical concern of finding a cost effective way of publicizing the Livestock Training Institutes of the...
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Climate change and increasing climate variability present new challenges affecting human society in the 21st century. In an unfortunate twist of fate, the poorest countries whose economies and livelihoods largely rely on natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are amongst the most vulnerable. The impact of climate change and climate variability on crop growth and yields is largely determined by their impact on soil health and the capacity of crop varieties to adapt to the changing...
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The goal of the study on which this article is based was to examine teachers' perspectives on the effectiveness of adopting a Vygotskian sociocultural approach to teaching and learning in the classrooms.The study used focus group interview discussions to gather views from 20 classroom practitioners who had completed a BEd Hons in Education Psychology.The teachers were from five secondary schools in the Gauteng region.Among the key concepts explored in the focus group discussions (FGDs) were...
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Organizational performance is important in justifying its existence and resources allocation.To enhance performance, strategic values are useful management tools to achieving competitive advantage.For Technical Training Institutions to achieve their core mandate in human resource training, the Government has emphasized on their development and implementation of strategic plans.Technical Training institutions have been operating with strategic plans for at least the last ten years; however no...
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Brain drain is a context-based issue and has direct impact on the quality of higher education for institutions where a significant number of instructors migrate to take up work in other countries. This is a critical problem in Yemen where higher teacher education programmes still lack teachers. Interpretive analysis of in-depth interviews with two university administrators and ten teacher educators revealed four key factors affecting the occurrence of brain drain: ineffective application of...
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This chapter determines the extent to which primary school academic performance was influenced by the criterion variables. Two hundred pupils male and female of age 12 and 14.5years from both public and private primary schools in Nairobi city participated in the study. Multiple regression and t-test were used for data analysis. The results revealed that three independent variables; intelligence, achievement, motivation and type of school jointly and significantly contributed to the...