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In recent times, climate change has become the focus of global attention due to its effects on both developed and developing countries. Developing countries in particular lack capacity to address its adverse impacts on people and the environment. In northern Nigeria, the limited green vegetation has gradually disappeared, rendering it difficult for rural dwellers such as Fulani herders, who are mainly Muslim, to find pasture for their livestock. This has led to a massive movement of the...

This paper seeks to examine the place and contribution of evening schools in the Cameroonian educational landscape which has been often neglected or given less attention despite the significant contribution over the years in contributing to the education of many people who, for one reason or another, may not be able to attend the day or regular classes. This paper will therefore highlight the cornerstone this mode of education plays in the life of the country and other learners and on the...

This study investigated ICT skills and participation in Zoom meetings for professional development among librarians in universities in South-South, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population for the study was 158 librarians in the university libraries of 12 public universities in South-south, Nigeria. Total enumeration sampling techniques was used for the study. Data were collected using questionnaire. Pearson Product Correlation was used to analyse...

System dynamics models are powerful tools, but it can take months to learn modeling at an advanced level. Gaining even advanced beginner systems modeling skills may be useful for many researchers, and may require less time. We tested this premise through a 1‐week field course in Bamako, Mali. The course included an introduction to systems thinking and modeling, a field trip to involve local stakeholders in defining a modeling problem, and 3 days of constructing a system dynamics model for...

The study examined Students’ Outlook to Online Teaching and Learning in a federal-owned University in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design of case study type was adopted for the study. A total of 59 students formed the population of the study sampled purposively, including students exposed to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study while testing one hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. Data were...

Dear Editor, I was an invited speaker at the scientific conference of an association of resident doctors in Nigeria, where an opportunity arose to speak about the medical residency program in Nigeria. I had the privilege to share my perspective on the need for amendment of the Act of Parliament that regulates the program, the Medical Residency Training Act (MRTA), 2017. The contradiction in the dual role of regulating and training as is undertaken by the National Postgraduate Medical College...

Educational supervision is very vital in curriculum delivery to ensure quality output in terms of students’ academic performance and teachers’ development. Education supervision has been bedeviled with series of problems since the takeover of schools by Nigerian government in 1976. The problem of poor teachers’ development in Nigerian public secondary schools has been the concern of the government and the society at large in which different scholars had suggested allocation of more fund to...

This study examined the climate change adaptation practices of farmers cultivating arable crops in Kwara State. One hundred and twenty (120) farmers were drawn for this study using multi stage sampling method. An interview schedule was designed to gather relevant data and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Results reveal that the average years of farming experience was 7 years with majority having no formation education. The topmost effects of climate change were...

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the health literacy and health behaviors of Guinean university students residing in Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional, analytical study conducted with 51 Guinean university students residing in Brazil. A health behavior questionnaire and the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - Short version were applied. Spearman correlation coefficient, U of Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis were calculated. Results: Health literacy was adequate (median=79; IQR=24)....

This study investigates the blending of childhood education with care giving, a case study conducted at two pre-schools run by churches.The two pre-schools namely Honeyview and Golden Laurels (pseudonyms) respectively, which served as study areas, are both located within the Kabwe district.Honeyview Pre-School is located in an urban area while Golden Laurels is in a rural area.Every stage of a child's successful development in education relies on the pre-primary education foundation.Early...

Introducing advanced information technologies (AITs) such as a BIM-enabled learningBIM-enabled learning environment (BLE) into architectural, engineering, construction, and facility management (AEC/FMAEC/FM) education might be an indirect but effective means of eradicating poverty and ensuring upward socioeconomic mobility for people all over the world, as the UN rightly recognizes in their mandate. In this study, we focus on a data collection tool to investigate the current state of the art...

Nigerian governments and other stake holders over the years have made continuous efforts, through different avenues, to make the purpose of education feasible and practically relevant. However, such efforts seem unproductive in view of the chaotic situation of the educational system and schooling in Nigeria as there are several complaints and agitations on the relevance of school education to real – life problem and needs of individual persons and the society. This is evident in the rate of...

Abstract Background: The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) has been compared to that of the Internet and printing, evoking both apprehension and anticipation in an uncertain world. Objective: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of medical students and faculty members from ten universities across Nigeria regarding AI. Methods: Using Google Forms and WhatsApp, a cross-sectional online survey was administered to clinical year medical students and their lecturers from ten medical...

The educational environment plays a very important role in determining the overall performance of students. The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of undergraduate medical students about their educational environment in a Nigerian university.This was an observational, cross-sectional study conducted among final-year (600 level) undergraduate medical students. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was used for the study to assess the educational...