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Curriculum development is a planned, purposeful, progressive, and systematic process necessary to improve an education system. Changing a curriculum to address societal needs cannot be overemphasized. Every time there are changes or developments happening around the world, the school curricula is affected. However, teachers are mostly left out during this important exercise. They are in most instances incorporated during the implementation stage of curriculum development. Teachers have a key...

A competency-based curriculum has been adopted in the Kenyan education system. However, for learners with disabilities in regular schools, they would be learning using two separate programs, that is an inclusive education program and a competency-based curriculum program. Implementing the two programs simultaneously to this category of learners could be challenging. Therefore, this study focused on the teachers training in Special Needs Education influencing competency-based curriculum...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns have been raised that the pandemic may derail global efforts against child sexual abuse (CSA).This study examines the prevalence and associated factors of sexual abuse among adolescent girls in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana.The sample comprised 853 adolescent girls aged 13-19 (16.03 ± 2.04 years) in Ghana.The study employed a concurrent mixed-method design.Overall, the prevalence of CSA during the COVID-19 lockdown and school...

Drawing upon observations, reflections and conversations with teachers, parents, children, and community members, this chapter aims to highlight African girls’ experiences of gender in two different school communities in Kenya and Zambia. It presents some of the gendered encounters that occurred throughout a six-month research period, through the journal entries and recollections of the researcher, in the two communities. The journal entries are all considered with respect to the Sustainable...

Active learning has gained widespread acceptance over the past few decades as a way to enhance student learning in higher education institutions (HEIs). Unlike the traditional teacher-focused approach, active learning prioritises the constructivist learning theory and places students at the centre of learning design and delivery. Research shows that active learning can enhance knowledge retention, foster independent learning, and improve student satisfaction. Despite its numerous benefits,...

Education is a critical component of social and economic growth in any society. Many countries worldwide strive to provide quality education to their citizens. However, the high cost of education makes some countries only offer partial financial support to education at the secondary school level. This has consequently led to increased pressure on economic and other resources as individuals strive to meet the other education costs. Students in developing countries participate in activities...

This chapter explores the concept of compassionate learning design, which is influenced by humanising pedagogies and trauma-informed approaches, with a focus on equity and care. The authors define compassionate learning design as a critical praxis that results from a desire to enhance learner participation and promote social justice while acknowledging the significance of care and affect. The goal is to achieve "parity of participation," ensuring that all learners, including the most...

Introduction: Breast cancer is currently the most common malignant tumour in women worldwide. Objective: To evaluate conservative treatment of breast cancer and oncoplasty at the teaching hospital Mother and Child of Jeanne Ebori Foundation (CHUMEFJE). Patients and methods: This is an observational, descriptive study, which took place from August 2019 to December 2021 at CHUMEFJE. Data were collected using patients’ medical records, and operative and pathological anatomy reports. Results:...

Applying the event study method to the daily returns of 382 listed firms, we show that the Turkey-Syria earthquake significantly affected the stock returns. The cumulative impact on all the sectors, except Basic Materials, has been negative. The cross-sectional examination negates the size anomaly. The study shows that larger firms and those with less volatile stocks tend to be more resilient, while riskier firms experience more significant losses. The findings can help make informed...

The Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) outbreak has caused serious and continuous concerns globally within the higher education sector. One of these is the confidence levels of students to perform specific academic-related tasks. This study explored first-year accounting students’ confidence levels during Covid-19 over a two-year period at a South African university to determine if any associations exist between students’ gender, age, choice of study, language, and method of study funding,...

The article deals with the issues of mother tongue-based primary education and teacher training in present-day Ethiopia.The theoretical study is based on secondary data (i.e., written documents) from various sources such as legal articles, constitutions, journal articles, and dissertations.It focuses on analysing the similarities and differences between the regional policies and the guidelines of the Ministry of Education regarding mother tongue education at the primary level, as well as the...

This study assessed the sex-based relationship and prediction pattern between fingerprint patterns, ridge counts, and learning disability (LD). This cross-sectional study recruited 300 students (150 LD and 150 non-LD) aged between 3 and 29 years. The fingerprint patterns (arch, whorl, ulnar loop, and radial loop) and the ridge count: total finger ridge count (TFRC), absolute ridge count (ARC), ulnar ridge count (URC), and radial ridge count (RRC) were accessed. Students with LD showed a...

Background: Promoting Science and technology is one of main long term objectives and tasks of Rwanda. Promotion of Science and technology depends on mathematics worldwide. To know the level of students’ performance in Mathematics and how to improve it, the assessment of students in form of summative and formative is the best predictor of Academic achievement in Mathematics. This current study sets out to explore the effect of formative assessment tools on students’ academic achievement in...

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Abstract Results presented herein describe the experiences of fruit farmers with climate change. Data for the analysis were collected from 801 face-to-face interviews with cherry and peach farmers at four geographically distinct locations in Chile and Tunisia. Climate change issues are currently more important for cherry farmers in Chile, while financial issues for peach farmers in Tunisia. However, all farmers in the four regions investigated, Central and Southern Chile and Northern and...

Health systems globally demand more competent workers but lack competency-based training programs to reach their goals. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a competency-based curriculum (EQUIP-FHS) for trainers and supervisors to teach foundational helping knowledge, attitudes and skills, guided by the WHO/UNICEF EQUIP platform, to improve the competency of in-service and pre-service workers from various health and other service sectors. A mixed-methods, uncontrolled before-and-after...