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This article aims to describe and highlight major climate threats found in Kenya and climate change policy implemented by the government of Kenya from 2010 to 2022. Climate change poses a severe threat to the living conditions of citizens and wildlife worldwide. Numerous studies have demonstrated that in the absence of implemented policies, living conditions can be further deteriorated.
 While Africa may not contribute significantly to air pollution, there are other human activities...
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The article explains how the Turkish government carries out a policy of providing education for Syrian school-age refugees. Turkey is the largest recipient and the second largest contributor of Syrian refugee aid, primarily as a transit country with many refugees bound for Europe via Turkey before continuing to their destination countries. As the host of refugees, a significant amount requires Turkey to help and facilitate them to access various services, such as social services, health, and...
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This study analysed classroom language practices in multilingual primary schools of Choma district of Zambia and was informed by the three-language orientation theory (Ruiz, 1984). The adopted the qualitative mode of inquiry and used the descriptive research design. The study sought to address three objectives: (i). To establish the views of teachers on classroom language practices in selected multilingual primary schools of Choma district. (ii). To analyse classroom language practices by...
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The aim of the study is to examine the influence of student council’s decision-making skills on discipline management in secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted correlational research design. The number of the study’s target population was 848 comprising deputy principals and student council leaders from 53 public secondary schools. Stratified and purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 272 respondents. Data were collected using questionnaires, which were piloted in four...
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Studies were carried out during February – August 2022 to investigate the impact of climate change on fisheries resources in Eastern Niger Region of Nigeria. The study area covered was Cross River and Mbo River estuaries. Both face to face, group interview and structured questionnaire were used in the study, likewise the historic data on the annual climatic parameters of temperature, rainfall, comparative moistness and wind speed in the study area were obtained for the region, spanning over...
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Abstract Critical research on colonial education should not only include the intentions of colonial actors, but also an awareness of possible learning outcomes that were intended or not intended by “the colonial masters”. The case study presented here explores the fate of an agricultural school located in Notsé (Togo) from its first ideas in 1900 until about 1914 (the end of German colonial rule in Togo). The main reason for setting up the “cotton school experiment” was to find ways of...
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This article seeks to highlight voices of experience of disability in Namibia, focusing on the religious and cultural perspectives and realities that often negatively influence such experiences, including experiences of stigma and compulsory cure. We present the results of three workshops that were held with persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities, clergy, and seminarians (variously, also attended by academics and representatives from UN agencies and the...
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The purpose of the contents of this chapter is to explore the lived experiences of African American teachers who chose to work in international schools, while at the same time discussing the reasons that the number of these teachers is so low in comparison to those of their counterparts of European descent. While African Americans make up over 13% of the American population, they only make up about 7% of the nation's teacher pool. When this is narrowed down to those who chose to teach...
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The chapter evaluates the integration of learning analytics (LA) into Morocco's education system, a task marked by its inherent complexities. A detailed exploration of a case study involving the Provincial Directorate of Education in the Hay Hassani region aids this endeavor. LA's implementation and implications were critically examined, drawing upon the collected data, survey results, and interviews with key stakeholders. A key finding, the Mehnaty project, emerged as a remarkable LA...
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Hand therapy for individuals who sustained hand injuries is included in the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) physiotherapy scope of practice. The training that physiotherapists receive at the undergraduate level lays the foundation for them to deliver hand therapy or hand rehabilitation according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health domains in a uniquely South African health service context. Further structured formal and informal...
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This chapter shares findings of a study which assessed knowledge, while ascertaining effects and describing responses to climate change of single female headed households. It used a descriptive research design with 150 participants. Cluster, simple rotary, and purposive sampling methods were used. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings revealed that the single female headed households rated...
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In Zimbabwe, vast tracks of vegetation are destroyed by veld fire annually, thereby facilitating the occurrence of climate change. According to the environmental management agency in Zimbabwe, veld fire gutted 165 352 94 hectares of land since the onset of the 2020 fire season, which mainly stretches from 31 July to 31 October every year. To reduce uncontrolled veld fires, this chapter makes a case for Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) as a viable means of addressing the issue. Findings...
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Water resources in Morocco have been severely influenced by climate change and prolonged drought, particularly in the pre-Saharan zone. The Ziz watershed faces increasing pressure due to the high demographic growth, increased demand for water, excessive groundwater consumption, and investment in agriculture. But how long will water resources withstand these problems? This study, therefore, enters into the context of the assessment of water resources and estimates their vulnerability using...