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The chapter maps urban policy in Southern Africa with a view of building a sustainable and inclusive framework in which children, women, the elderly and disabled are embraced. It is premised on the observation that colonial urban policy was very explicit on who could live in the city and who could not. The colonial city for the Africans was more for the economically active males and less for the children, women and disabled. The landscape soon changed with attainment of independence and...

In this study, we aimed to explore the extent of the digital divide at three quintile 1 secondary schools in Sedibeng West, Gauteng, South Africa. The rapid diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) has changed the education sector along with others in societies around the globe. Technology, and, in particular, the internet, has affected, for instance, the ways in which learners communicate with teachers, learn, and work. With the advent of the internet, teaching and...

There is a growing awareness in Africa of the importance of bridging the discrepancy between skills offered in institutions and employer expectations. Institutions of higher education are increasingly required to produce graduates with portable qualifications who are able to respond to the ever-changing needs of the present-day workplace. Higher education across Africa has expanded rapidly. This has resulted in questions being raised about the quality of the graduate labor market and the...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations member states in 2015 were aimed among other things at improving people’s well-being. Despite goal 2 on zero hunger by 2030, climate change has adversely affected agriculture, threatening food security and rural livelihood security for many Zimbabweans. Extreme weather conditions induced by climate have led to food insecurity, precarity, poverty and vulnerability Against this background, the study assesses climate...

This chapter explores the implementation of the re-entry policy for teenage mothers in secondary schools in Zambia. Research indicate that girls getting pregnant in schools are not re-entering school despite the re-entry policy having been in place since 1997. The objectives of this chapter are to explore the challenges faced by teenage mothers and the current support systems in secondary schools. The chapter is based on teenage mother’s pregnancy stories at school and how they influence the...

Microplastics (MPs) (<5 mm) are emerging pollutants that have attracted widespread environmental concerns about their negative effects on the marine ecosystems. The harbor area of Sidi Youssef in Kerkennah Islands is threatened by the abandoned plastic fishing gears or their leftovers which affect fish stocks and consequently pose a serious threat to the marine environment. In this study, microplastic pollution in surface sediments from 20 stations was investigated. The average abundance of...

This study investigated the perception and attitude of employers of labour toward distance learning graduates in Niger State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research approach was adopted and employers of labour in both private and public sectors within the study area constituted the sample. Four research questions and two null hypotheses were answered and tested respectively in the study. A 19-item researchers’ developed questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. The...

Background: In Nigeria, approximately 80% of women who develop cervical cancer (CC) die annually from the disease. In Benin City, it is the most common type of cancer, accounting for 74.6% of gynecological admissions. The high incidence and death rate of CC are attributable to a lack of knowledge of the disease. Consequently, this study aims to determine the effects of information, education, and communication (IEC) as a strategy for enhancing CC knowledge among women. Materials and Methods:...

Architectural education in a developing country like Nigeria has remained largely dependent on the traditional learning approach/module where the architectural educator is the centre of knowledge in executing activities such as lectures, studio instructions, lab work, among others. A shift away from this method has been advocated especially in this era of information technology advancement. This study through a questionnaire survey of four higher institutions of learning in Nigeria,...

This study investigates barriers to inclusive education practices as it affects children with disabilities in Imo state based on ideas of the social model of disability.Specifically, the study explores the fundamentals of successful implementation of inclusive education.Two research questions have been formulated.Identified government owned special basic schools within the 3 senatorial zones in Imo state is selected for the study.The zones include, Owerri, Orlu and Okigwe.The study...

This article is dedicated to the late Fasi scholar ʿAbd al-Salām Bin Sūda (1319/1901-2–1400/1980), who made me welcome as a graduate student in his home in al-Mikhfiyya in Fes, spending many hours in 1974 mentoring me and sharing his historical insights and knowledge, all the while still carrying on active research and notarial activity and showing me how that functioned.

This article is dedicated to the late Fasi scholar ʿAbd al-Salām Bin Sūda (1319/1901-2–1400/1980), who made me welcome as a graduate student in his home in al-Mikhfiyya in Fes, spending many hours in 1974 mentoring me and sharing his historical insights and knowledge, all the while still carrying on active research and notarial activity and showing me how that functioned.

Abstract This book contributes to previous and ongoing action to initiate and inform conversations about climate risk and the need for adaptation and resilience building. This involves blending insights from climate science about what the future climate will look like with experiences of the social science of response through adaptation, based on practical applications in a variety of contexts. In this chapter, we reflect on these conversations and what they mean for the growing adaptation...

Background Because the global disease burden of cervical cancer is greatest in Africa, the World Health Organization has endorsed visual inspection with acetic acid screening with cryotherapy triage for the screen-and-treat approach. With the lowest doctor-to-patient ratio worldwide (1:50,000), Tanzania has nearly 10,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 7000 deaths annually. Objective We report on the feasibility of visual inspection with acetic acid in the severely resource-limited Mwanza...

Background/purpose -There is consistent evidence that children who experience disabilities benefit from being included in pre-primary programs and other levels of education.This study focused on assessing the practices and barriers of pre-primary education for children who experience disabilities in two districts in Lindi Region, Tanzania.Materials/methods -The study was a qualitative inquiry underpinned by collective case study design.A sample of 20 participants was purposefully...