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In Kenya, the educational language policy prescribes that the language of instruction in lower primary school (Grade 1 to 3) for schools in urban areas should be English or Kiswahili.For schools located in rural areas, the language of instruction in Grade 1 to 3 is the learners' mother tongue or the language of the catchment area of the school.From Grade 4 onwards, all learners are to be instructed and examined in English.For this language policy to achieve its intended outcomes, there is a...

The academic performance of students in mathematics among public secondary schools in Nigeria has consistently been low over a period. There are many factors that may have contributed to this, however, the influence of classroom management practices on the academic performance have not been given much attention. Studies have shown that very little learning occurs in disorganized classrooms. This study therefore aims to explore how students’ academic performance in mathematics could be...

Increasing urban households' capacities to withstand climate change will in many ways reduce the shocks connected with it.This study focused on urban households' capabilities to withstand climate change in Nigeria, based on evidence from Yenagoa metropolis.The study adopted survey design, which involved direct physical observation of households' environment and the distribution of a set of 400 structured questionnaires to systematically sampled households.Responses to the administered...

Abstract Despite the fact that land degradation is both natural and human-induced, it is proven that human activities pose greatest threat and these include unsustainable land management practices such as destruction of natural vegetation, overcultivation, overgrazing, poor land husbandry, and excessive forest conversion. Other than reduced productivity, land degradation also leads to socioeconomic problems such as food insecurity, insufficient water, and regular loss of livestock which...

Background: Literature is replete with the reports of adverse impacts of smartphones on physical, psychological and mental health of users. Hence, the knowledge of the risks associated with smartphones and the proper ergonomics adopted during its usage may be an important preventive tool. This study investigated the knowledge and practice of proper ergonomic posture during smartphone use by undergraduate students of a university medical college. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional...

This chapter examines climate change and variability emergency disaster risks on agricultural food security of the local communities in Africa with a focus on gender equality lens in Uganda. Ugandan women contribute up to 75% of domestic food production and yet they are often overburdened with reproduction, household management, gender-specific discrimination, and adverse climate change effects like agricultural droughts, flash flooding, violent windstorms, or water stress. To ensure...

This paper extends the frontier of research in the marketisation of higher education institution by investigating the pragmatics of promotional features and discourse strategies in the postgraduate school prospectus. The data for the study is the University of Ibadan postgraduate school prospectus (2015 edition) downloaded from the university website (http://www.postgraduateschool.ui.edu.ng). Insights were drawn from Bhatia’s genre analysis, an aspect of Hallidayian’s Systemic Functional...

The Free State province in South Africa is persistently affected by droughts leading to severe impacts on water bodies. In this study, remote sensing images from Landsat 8 were used to monitor the area covered with water and the density of vegetation around the Mockes dam area during the 2016 drought year in the Free State, South Africa. Short Wave InfraRed images (SWIR), together with Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) on the EOS (Earth Observation Satellite) hydrological models, were...

Climate variability on natural processes such as rainfall patterns, surface water levels and vegetation cover can have devastating effects on the economies, livelihoods and health of people. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the vegetation cover in the Mockes dam area, and the area covered by surface water in the summer and winter seasons over a 3 year period (2017–2019). The Mockes dam is located along the middle of the Modder River catchment. The methodology involves the...

This study aimed to assess the factors that influence the effective implementation of inclusive education, taking into consideration learners with disabilities and other special needs. The study objectives focused on the following key aspects that directly influence the implementation of inclusive education: inclusive policies, attitudes, perceptions, curriculum issues, and learning environment. The study adopted a case study design and employed qualitative approaches in sampling....

Urological emergencies constitute a significant part of emergency presentations in various referral centers. Data on the prevalence of these emergencies in West African sub-region are sparse.The study is aimed at determining the pattern of urological emergencies in our center and is geared towards bridging the gap in knowledge of the epidemiology of urological emergencies in this sub-region as a means of achieving efficient use of scarce resources.It was a retrospective study of all...

This study utilized a qualitative research approach using specifically phenomenological case study research design in a sample of 28 university lecturers in Gauteng, Free State, and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Qualitative data were collected using a validated interview schedule. Data collected were analysed using thematic analysis. The findings of the study showed that faculty of education academics perceived working from home orchestrated by COVID-19 as a negative development...

This paper sets out to investigate access to COVID-19 updates by people with disabilities in Nigeria, and the instrumentality of participatory communication in the global pandemic. The global pandemic heightened inequality and the marginalization of people living with disabilities in Nigeria. Largely unnoticed in the general media, disabled individuals face increased healthcare social, and economic risks thus, this paper was born out of the need to shed light on the implications and the...

Support supervision is critical in the performance of primary school teachers and learners.For primary school teachers to effectively fulfill their tasks, they need professional development-oriented support supervision.This paper explored expert views from education administration in the four districts of Teso sub region of Soroti, Bukedea Serere and Amuria.Information was provided by 34 respondents who included, Head teachers (n = 20), CCTs (n = 6), DISs (n = 4) and DEOs (n = 4).Data was...