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Timber harvesting in Tanzania uses semi-mechanized and labour – intensive logging systems. Manual or semi-mechanized logging operations by using hand tools are more favoured due to cheap labour availability. For example, tree cutting is done manually using two-man crosscut saws, axes or chainsaws. This study was conducted at Sokoine University of Agriculture Training Forest to assess the effect of training and job interruptions for chainsaw operators during tree cutting operations in...

Substance abuse among public secondary school students is reality that is spreading at an alarming rate. If not checked, it could destroy the youth who are in their formative stage in life. Its outcomes include school dropouts, injuries, loss of lives, destruction of properties, moral decadence, misallocation of resources, indiscipline and compromised academic standards. According to the findings of a study conducted in 2005 on substance abuse in five major cities in Kenya, Kisumu and Nakuru...

Sub-Saharan Africa, and more specifically the East African region, has the lowest rates of access to electricity in the world. On average, at most 15% of the rural population has access to electricity. Rural households and remote institutions use traditional energy sources such as charcoal, firewood, kerosene and diesel for generator sets, batteries and dry cell batteries. On the other hand, the region is one of the most promising in the world in economic development with growth levels being...

This study sought to examine the implementation of environmental education in teacher colleges in Tanzania. Specifically, it aimed at determining tutors’ perception of environmental education and its implementation in public teacher’s colleges; to evaluate students’ participation in the implementation of environmental education in public teacher’s colleges, and to assess the factors affecting effective implementation of environmental education. It also assessed the extent to which the...

The paper discusses the concept ‘teachers’ demands’ as the needs of the teachers that is fought for through industrial actions. The paper examines the roles of the teachers in teaching and learning process. The paper highlights the meaning of the concept primary education. The paper contends that if teachers’ demands are not met, there would be problems of laxity and indiscipline in the school and work would be left undone and the set goals of the primary school would be unachievable. The...

The study was to investigate the effect of procurement regulations on the efficiency of procurement food in public secondary schools in Kenya. The quality of foodstuffs characterized procurement of food in this study. The research study aimed to establish the effects of procurement regulations on quality of foodstuffs in public secondary schools in Kenya. From 2006, all public institutions were required to adhere to the Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations which details the procedures...

A safe school environment is central to learners’ academic performance and holistic development. This article reports on part of a study that sought to identify the forms of learner aggression, the contributory factors to aggression, the consequences and psychological effects of learner aggression and the identification of strategies that can help to manage learner aggression in rural secondary schools in the Empangeni district of KwaZulu-Natal. A qualitative research design was deemed to be...

This paper describes the development of an online learning course aimed at building capacity in the field of research ethics. E-Learning is a popular tool to train large numbers of students and professionals across the world. This learning tool has been adapted to different fields and disciplines. In developing countries, there is a need to improve research ethics capacity. Generic and specific research ethics modules are being used to build capacity in Africa through various online...

Using CROPGRO-Chickpea model (revised version), we investigated the impacts of climate change on the productivity of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at selected sites in South Asia (Hisar, Indore and Nandhyal in India and Zaloke in Myanmar) and East Africa (Debre Zeit in Ethiopia, Kabete in Kenya and Ukiriguru in Tanzania). We also investigated the potential benefits of incorporating drought and heat tolerance traits in chickpea using the chickpea model and the virtual cultivars approach. As...

The Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) is a widely recognised qualification. This qualification has improved the employability of many people in the teaching field as well as those who were/are working in different disciplines. This autobiographical essay is a review of my personal experience while being a CELTA trainee in Southern Africa, and the advantages of completing a CELTA qualification.

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) represent a group of conditions associated with high blood pressure during pregnancy. It is an important cause of feto-maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. The aims of the study were to find the prevalence of hypertensive disorders and its associated risk factors among women attending the antenatal clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,(UDUTH) Sokoto.A longitudinal study of 216 consecutively...

Juvenile Delinquency has become a major issue in Namibia and globally, receiving a considerable amount of attention from the media and politicians, as it is widely believed by criminologists and sociologists alike, that most adult criminals started out as juvenile delinquents. The increasing levels of juvenile delinquency in Namibia, Windhoek in particular have become a matter of national concern. Much of the eort, thus far, has been focused on punishment and correctional measures but little...

The government of Kenya concern with the mismatch between education outcomes and the economic needs has led to several curriculum reviews but with little success. This article examines the factors that shape skill formation for economic development in Kenya. It draws on research carried out in Kenya to establish the global, national and local factors that shape skill formation for economic development in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to understand the mismatch between secondary...

Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Kenya does not receive direct government financial support as other sectors of education and therefore relies on a number of stakeholders for financial, human, physical and teaching/learning resources. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of stakeholders in professional development of ECE teachers in Kakamega County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design to investigate this. Purposive sampling was used to select 3...