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The main purpose of the current study was to analyze the relationship between parenting styles and self-efficacy among secondary school students in Ibanda North, Ibanda district Uganda.The study also examined the contribution of individual parenting styles in predicting students' self-efficacy.The study was quantitative and cross sectional-correlational in nature.Questionnaires were used to gather data from 290 participants 136 (47%) males and 154(53%) females.Data were analyzed using...

Reviewed by: Limpopo’s Legacy: student politics and democracy in South Africa by Anne K Hefferman Zolani Noonan-Ngwane (bio) Anne K Hefferman (2019) Limpopo’s Legacy: student politics and democracy in South Africa. Johannesburg: Wits UP. The last decade has seen the publication of an impressive number of historical studies that question and problematise the picture of Black Consciousness drawn by an earlier body of scholarship. In the latter works Black Consciousness often comes across as...

the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic has affected residency training globally. The aim of this study was to understand how the pandemic affected teaching and learning in residency programs in low resource settings where residents and faculty were working on the front line treating patients with the disease.this qualitative study enrolled residents and faculty from the Aga Khan University in Tanzania who were providing front line care during the pandemic. Purposeful sampling was used and...

Introduction: Neonatal mortality accounts for 44% of deaths among children.This study aimed to investigate neonatal morbidity and mortality in the neonatal care unit of the University Teaching Hospital of Parakou (CHU-P) from 2010 to 2016.Patients and Methods: This research was a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study that covered the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016.It focused on the medical records of newborns hospitalized in the said unit during the period...

Adiponectin is an excellent insulin sensitizer. It also possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties that play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of cardio-metabolic disorders. Evaluating adiponectin distribution in children and factors that modulate its blood level is critical for advancing knowledge in its future role in managing associated non-communicable diseases.To investigate the adiponectin profile in apparently healthy pre-pubertal Nigerian school children.This is a...

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry has undergone unprecedented growth, making significant contribution to global trade and investment.Over the years, governments have developed plans to intensify investments in ICT in education.Most countries are now leveraging on the education and economic benefits on investing in ICT, as societies are increasingly gravitating from efficient to being knowledge based.This paper focuses on the challenges in investing in ICT...

Abstract Valuation studies have shown that drought occurrences have more severe economic impact compared to other natural disasters such as floods. In Kenya, drought has presented complex negative effects on farming communities. The main objective of this chapter is to analyze the economic impacts of drought and identify appropriate climate change adaptation measures in Kenya. To achieve this objective, an empirical approach, combined with secondary data mined from World Bank Climate...

Climate change impacts pose a great challenge to agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa as droughts become more frequent and more severe. A major roadblock to implementing climate change adaptation measures is poor governance. Given their experience with governing organizations, farmers are highly suitable to assess the appropriateness of different governing organizations to implement adaptation measures on the ground. We surveyed 283 farmers in Makueni County in Kenya applying the choice...

Tanzania has had, over the past century or more, an educational system that reflects both the aspirations of and the disparities among its people. Initially, education was the responsibility of community elders, it was informal, and focused on life skills. Language use was largely oral, with influences from Arabic languages and cultures. While Tanzania was colonized by Germany in the late nineteenth century and was governed by Great Britain after World War I, schooling at the primary level...

Abstract Climate change has been viewed to result from anthropogenic human activities that have significantly altered the Nitrogen (N) cycle and carbon cycles, increasing the risks of global warming and pollution. A key cause of global warming is the increase in greenhouse gas emissions including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon among others. The context of this chapter is based on a comprehensive desktop review on published scientific papers on climate change, greenhouse emissions,...

Aim/Purpose: There is a significant amount of research on supervision, assessment, and socio-economic benefits in South Africa. However, there have been relatively few attempts to analyse the research proposal phase, which remains a critical part of doctoral education in South African. Background: As part of the broader transformation agenda in South Africa, universities are under pressure to produce vastly more high-level doctoral graduates. The aim is to allow South Africa to build its...

Basic education is the core of development and progress in modern societies. It is the level of education that develops the individual’s capacity to read, write and calculate. Regardless of this, previous researchers have highlighted the need to improve the state of educational facilities in basic schools in Ghana. After several attempts of educational restructuring and reforms, it is not clear whether the state of input factors have improved. In this study, the current state of input...

In recent times, parents and other stakeholders in the field of education have expressed worries regarding the poor performance of pupils in rural and public schools in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) compared to their counterparts in urban and private schools in Ghana.This study examines the performance trends of urban, rural, public and private Junior High Schools in the BECE over a 5-year period.The study made use of secondary data which reflected the indicators of...

Entrepreneurship has gained global approbation as a vital tool for facilitating economic development (Taylor & Plummer, 2003). In most developed and developing countries, it trendy to view entrepreneurship as the remedy for decaying and deteriorating economic activities (Matlay, 2001). Developing economies face enormous challenges with high levels of unemployment among the youth, especially university graduates, due to the saturation in the labour market and also the fewer job...

This paper appraises the Nigerian media environment and the extent it can create awareness for climate change. It provides conceptual explanation of climate change globally and how it affects the country. It examines the different sides of the global debate on climate change, pointing out the consequences of climate change with particular reference to Nigeria. Its basic postulation is that Nigeria and African countries have not done enough in the climate change debate and battle. The paper...

Quality education, which remains the key to sustainable development globally, is under threat sequel to Covid-19 pandemic that has bedeviled the academic activities owing to its social distancing rule. Alternatively, Universities worldwide has embraced digital learning in order to sustain the academic activities. Regrettably, Nigerians’ Universities are still under lock and keys in view of poor or lack of digital learning equipment and experts. This study ascertains Nigeria’s readiness...