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The issue of fire disasters in schools will no doubt continue being a major problem in the management of education all over the world. The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Education (M.O.E) recognizes that student’s safety is indispensable to effective learning in schools. Cases of fire d isasters in Kenyan secondary schools have been experienced in the last decade with increasing frequency and severity. Over the recent y ears, lives and property worth millions of shillings have...

Primary pulmonary fibrosarcomas are rare malignant tumors of mesenchymal origin. We report a case of primary pulmonary fibrosarcoma in a 35-year-old man who presented with chronic cough and progressive breathlessness. Further clinical evaluation revealed a right lung mass extending from the base of the lung to the mid zone. Histology of biopsied sections of the mass confirmed a lung fibrosarcoma thought to be primary in view of the absence of any other source. Outcome was however unfavorable...

The share of agriculture in the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) of Ethiopia is very significant. Although agriculture is undeniably a key economic sector in Ethiopia, it is the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. An attempt to reduce the impacts of climate related problems requires appropriate policy responses. A number of studies on climate change adaptation recognize the importance of agro-ecologically based studies for designing context-specific policies and programs to...

Introduction: Menstrual problems are the most common gynecologic complaints.The prevalence is highest in the 20 to 24-year-old age group and decreases progressively thereafter.They affect not only the woman, but also family, social and national economics as well.However, Population studies on Menstrual problems and associated factors were very little for university students in Ethiopia.Methods: Institutional based quantitative cross-sectional study was employed at Bahir Dar University from...

Proceedings of the International Conference on Reducing Climate Change Challenges through Forestry and Other Land Use Practices, 2014

During the past two decades, many researchers study the adoption of technology as one of the important drivers in the development of education. Researchers are keen to recognize the status or factors that determine technology adoption and usage [1]. Several patterns are developed to aid in predicting technology acceptance. From these models, the Theory of Reasoned Action, the Theory of Planned Behaviours, and the Technology Acceptance Model are derived. These models are widely-used and most...

The desk study was carried out to assess the frequency of drought associated with the various phases of the El Nino. Southern Oscillation index (SOI) values were analysed to determine El Nino or La Nina years. Three meteorological definitions of drought were used to establish one which correlates best with the El Nino or La Nina years. Annual mean rainfall data from the meteorological department ranging from 1901 to 1997 saved as the data base for the study. The corresponding annual mean SOI...

This paper is a presentation of findings of a research carried out to explore the impact of employee engagement on organisational commitment among workers at national higher education institutes (HEI) in Zimbabwe. The research methodology employed an explanatory-descriptive survey design. The respondents were drawn from a stratified random sample of 142 employees from three universities. Employee engagement was measured using the Gallup Worker Audit (GWA) while organisational commitment was...

The emerging use of mobile and portable devices in education has potential to motivate new approaches to learning and the prospects of implementing m-learning are already obvious and are public knowledge through many research articles. However, the challenges of adopting m-learning in Nigerian universities are enormous. Apart from security issues that have been thoroughly examined in previous studies, this paper identifies and discusses other barriers and challenges being encountered when...

The demand for mobile learning has continued to increase due to recent advances in modern technologies. Mobile learning advocates in universities focus their attention mainly on course development, deployment and delivery on handheld devices but they pay little or no consideration to security and privacy of stakeholders’ data in the design of mobile learning systems. However, the use of mobile technologies for learning poses a threat to confidentiality, integrity and privacy of the data...

Background: Knowledge and attitude towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) has been reported to be important for behavioural change as a preventive strategy among youths. Assessing these psychological constructs and observing effectiveness of educational prevention programme provides a significant contribution to the field of the study.

This study examines cultural practice, and mathematical thinking ability based on Activity Theory Dimension as a booster to Science and Technology Education with particular reference to Hausa and Yoruba secondary school students in Kano and Oyo states. A non-experimental causal-comparative design was employed for the study. The populations comprised all the secondary schools in Kano and Oyo states. 10 secondary schools were randomly selected five from each state out of the 517 senior...

Teachers’ beliefs have the potential to influence teachers’ instructional decisions and or even accept, resist or renegotiate the mandated curriculum intentions. Knowledge about these relations in ...

The issue of scarcity of resources that aid language and literacy acquisition at home and at school is the focus of this paper. These resources include books, print media such as newspapers, broadcasting media for instance television and radio sets. This paper examines - through an ethnographic lens - the role played by literacy resources in literacy acquisition. This was done through data elicited from interview and observations of interviewees’ home to determine the availability of these...

Previous articleNext article No AccessStraightening the Crooked Stick: The Boundaries of Education in the Ancient Egyptian Wisdom TraditionNili ShupakNili ShupakUniversity of Haifa Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 21, Number 1-22014וְאֵת שֵׁם אַהֲרֹן תִּכְתֹּב: “And Inscribe the Name of Aaron”: Studies in Bible,...

Throughout Tunisia, basic education is compulsory. Children are required to enroll for at least 9 years from age 6. This paper examines gender differences in education choice of upper basic education of youths aged 15–24 in Tunisia. To investigate the factors that influence an individual’s choice between vocational education, general education (secondary and high education) and leaving school, the paper estimates a multinomial probit model of education choice. We focus on the impact of...

In this study, we investigate the relationship between exporting and firm performance using a longer panel dataset of Ethiopian manufacturing firms for the period 1996−2009. We test two hypotheses regarding exporting: selection into exporting versus learning by exporting. According to the selection into exporting hypothesis, more productive firms self-select into exporting due to high entry costs. The learning by exporting hypothesis, on the other hand, emphasizes that firms learn after...

South Africa, like many developing countries has experienced a high number of the delinquent debtors in the collections industry. The focus of this study is on describing the requirements in the training of debt collectors and how it benefits the industry, while suggesting the strategies for improving debt collecting training in South Africa. A theoretical survey and a literature review were undertaken to identify the elements involved in training debt collectors and how it benefits the...

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between motivation, self-concept and academic achievement. In addition, gender differences between self-concept, motivation and academic achievement were investigated. The study utilized a quantitative cross-sectional survey design. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect data from a randomly selected sample of second year students representing four schools at the university. The study found that there were...