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This study analyzed perceptions of the effects of climate change at the local level in the Yélimané area, Kayes region. A sample of 36 households, six (6) per village, were investigated. Community leaders facilitated data collection through the formation of focus groups. The investigations were carried out using tools such as the interview guide and questionnaires, taking into account the categories of social actors (the elderly, adults, and young people, as well as farmers, opinion leaders...

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free online courses available for different categories of learners to enrol on different courses of their choice that allow them unrestricted participation. MOOCs provide a platform for interactive forums and is essentially known for self-paced learning, flexibility, and interactivity. However, for MOOCs to be well acknowledged by all learners regardless of their social economic backgrounds, they should be provided at platforms that provide a good...

The study is an investigation into positive impacts of teaching Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) on pupils’ healthy sexual decisions. This study was purely a qualitative one employing a case study design. A total of 5 schools in Luapula Province were sampled, comprising 10 teachers and 40 pupils who were purposively and randomly selected. Data was collected using questionnaires and semi-structured interview guides while analysis of data was done using SPSS and themes. The study...

Climate change is a global millennial challenge affecting humans in all facets of life. In AfricaAfrica, livestockLivestock production is one of the sectors most affected by climate change because livestockLivestock production is extensive, smallholders operated, and low external input operation. The paper gives an insight for sustaining Africa’sAfrica livestockLivestock production in resilienceResilience to climate change. The study obtained secondary meteorological and livestock production...

Background: The urology department of the teaching hospital of Kara is the second urology department in Togo, after that of the teaching hospital Sylvanus Olympio, in Lomé the capital.It is a very young service, created less than 5 years ago.Urological emergencies were previously managed by general surgeons, for lack of urologists.The influx of patients with urological pathologies has increased with the arrival of urologists.The update on urological emergencies having been made in Lomé, we...

Parental engagement has been described to be a cornerstone in the performance of students at all levels of education. In Rwanda, secondary school performance has been a concern for quite several years and records indicate that Bugesera District has been among the poorly performing Districts in secondary national examinations. The overall objective of this work was to investigate the effect of parent engagement in the performance of their children whereas the specific objectives of this...

This paper seeks to illustrate how the concept of participation of learners in environmental education has been normalised in teaching and learning processes in Botswana primary schools. The study is based on one primary school, where the study investigated how learner participation was perceived by both teachers and learners in environmental education, specifically waste management activities. A case study approach was used to generate data from a group of ten learners and three teachers...

The aim of the study was to determine the benefits and challenges of the rural upgraded secondary schools in Luano district. The study was conducted in Luano district of Central Province of Zambia. The study theorized the study by using Spencer's Structural Functionalist Theory. The study used qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect, integrate and analyze data. The study utilized a descriptive research design. The study's target population were all head teachers, heads of...

The United Republic of Tanzania is among the countries that has experienced impacts of climate change including epidemics of climate-sensitive infectious diseases, food and nutrition insecurity. Others include damage to infrastructure caused by flooding and land slides resulting to human injuries, deaths and displacement, and high cost to restore the damaged infrastructure. The climate-sensitive diseases that have occurred in Tanzania include dengue, chikungunya, malaria, Rift Valley fever,...

The purpose of this study was to unpack why the School on the Shop Floor curriculum strategy has yet to be implemented since its birth in 2015 (Moyo,2015) before the competence-based curriculum was introduced in Zimbabwe Secondary Schools in 2017 (MoPSE,2015). The notion was to unearth the causalities of failure to embrace this educational thrust towards education 5.0’s initiative, teaching, research, community service, innovation, and industrialization by the school heads, heads of...

Over-time, attempts have been made to ensure that promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force was guided by professional education qualifications.Despite these attempts, promotions of commissioned officers were marred by irregularities.Consequently, the study aimed at examining the influence of professional education qualifications on promotions of commissioned officers in the Zambia Defence Force.The study employed a non-experimental research design.Further, the study...

Teacher retention is one of the pillars that lead to higher academic performance of students. Unfortunately, school administrators invest much time and effort in recruiting the teaching personnel but do not motivate them to remain in their respective schools. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of motivation factors on teacher retention in private secondary schools in Rwanda, with a case of Huye District. The specific objectives were: to examine the effect of recognition on...

The recent migration of public nursing colleges from the Department of Health to the higher education sector in South Africa has compelled nursing institutions to ensure that their programs meet the Council of Higher Education requirements. One of these requirements is comprehensive student support services in line with the prerogative to widen access and success in higher education. Public Nursing Colleges have reported having systems to provide academic and non-academic support to their...

Purpose: The article investigated the information seeking behaviour of academic staff of Federal College of Education (Technical), Ekiadolor, with particular focus on the access tools, information sources and search strategies used. Methodology: Descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study, with an online questionnaire as the research instrument. Findings: The study revealed that academic staff of the Federal College of Education (Technical) are active information seekers, in...