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This chapter introduces the reader to Uganda, her current economic facts, the textile education and industry. Uganda’s current economic status is considered progressing courtesy of the conducive government policies for investment, fast and hustle-free business registration, long-term political stability and skilled human resource. This chapter is focused mainly on Uganda’s current textile industry and education. It reveals to the reader that the Uganda textile industry is one of the key...
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Asmara in Eritrea, and Durban, South Africa evolved as modern cities, albeit from different planning decisions that critically defined their urban ecologies. Whereas the former expresses a renewed urban vitality, both spatially and socially during its postcolonial era, the latter expresses a divided city. The paper aims to define the causal planning decisions that led to two different trajectories in the evolution and present characteristics of their urban ecologies. A comparative analysis...
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A series of strikes by public university students protesting the exorbitant cost of tertiary education across South Africa in 2015, set the stage for the government to be coerced into implementing a ‘free’ tertiary education policy that it neither planned nor prepared for. This implies that any financing activated by the government to support the financial difficulties in tertiary education had to be re-prioritized from other government programmes. The main objective of this study is to...
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A series of strikes by public university students protesting the exorbitant cost of tertiary education across South Africa in 2015, set the stage for the government to be coerced into implementing a ‘free’ tertiary education policy that it neither planned nor prepared for. This implies that any financing activated by the government to support the financial difficulties in tertiary education had to be re-prioritized from other government programmes. The main objective of this study is to...
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The South African Department of Basic Education (DBE) has considered the introduction of Tablet PCs an important aspect of improving the quality of education in South Africa.The Covid-19 pandemic has hastened the introduction of Tablet PCs due to the increased need for distance and online learning.Educators are often unwilling to accept and use Tablet PCs for teaching and learning because they do not have the necessary skills to integrate Tablet PCs into their pedagogical practices.This...
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Introduction Individuals spend an average rate of 80% of their time inside buildings (housing, public establishments, transport, etc.) [1]. The air components of these environments varies according to weather and activities that usually take place there. Most of the anthropogenic activities emitting pollutants inside buildings are known. For housing, these include
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Classrooms ought to be places of inclusive learning for all learners regardless of their disability, yet many teachers still struggle to welcome learners with special needs into regular classrooms. This chapter addresses ways in which teachers can support the full participation of learners with special educational needs in the learning process. The chapter adopts Makoelle (Inclusive teaching in South Africa. Sun Publishers, Cape Town, 2016)’s triad dimensions of analysing...
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Introduction: Cross-training is effective in developing the physical abilities of athletes, but its short-term effects are little known among referees.The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a five-week cross-training block on the physical performance of soccer referees.Methods: It was carried out with 18 elite referees in Benin, divided into two equal groups: one experimental group (EG) and the other control group (CG), respectively subject to cross-training and ordinary...
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Abstract Urban informal settlements are rapidly expanding in countries around the world. This is due partly to high birth rates, but also because of growing in-migration driven by climate change impacts affecting rural populations. Urban informal settlements struggle with degraded and sometimes nonexistent infrastructure (such as water, sewage, and drainage systems) and service provision (health, education), and these shortcomings are aggravated by urban climate-related hazards like flooding...
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Adaptation as a vulnerability response tool is well-placed to equip climate-vulnerable populations with resources that de-risk livelihoods and aid sustenance goals. It is imperative to acknowledge that climate change has offset the balance of vital resources needed to sustain livelihoods in Sub-Sahara Africa. This study focuses on internal migration-induced climate change adverse effects used as an adaptation stratagem in Sub-Saharan Africa by individuals providing an in-depth analysis of...
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This chapter sought to document the understanding of inclusive education policy as an enabler for access to quality education that is recognised as a fundamental human right, as essential for reducing poverty, inequality as well as achieving other development goals. The right of children to have access to inclusive education is widely supported in international human rights law, international conventions ratified by its members and the majority of human rights instruments. To understanding...
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Global climate change affects smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa. To cope with the changing situation, farmers employ adaptation strategies such as adjusting their livelihoods. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of climate change on the gradual transition in livelihood from cereal production to Khat plantation in west Harareghe, Ethiopia. Data was gathered through interviews with 273 households, 8, focus groups, and 12 key informants. Descriptive statistics and an...
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Following the lack of interventions to address low levels of job satisfaction for South African schoolteachers, this scoping review aimed to identify the antecedents that play a role in the levels of job satisfaction in South African schoolteachers.The search was replicated from a previous research study that focused on the availability of interventions for schoolteacher job satisfaction.From the replicated search 17 literature sources were identified that focused on the job satisfaction of...