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As compared to traditional modes of delivery, cooperative learning (CL), as a teaching method, is said to be effective in improving learners’ academic achievement. A plethora of studies underscore CL as a strategy of instruction that delivers improvement in learning outcomes. However, not many of the studies consider the role of CL in facilitating pupils’ learning in English language, and in universal education primary schools. This study explores the role of cooperative learning in...

Abstract The advocacy for writing in science and STEM‐related fields through reasoning‐based writing, critical thinking and argumentation has been accentuated as a core competence in curriculum documents. In South Africa, the CAPS document for Physical Sciences acknowledged the importance of writing and consequently, call on teachers to engage in teaching language across the curriculum. This study examined the characteristics of writing prompts in three selected samples of textbooks to...

The main aim of the study was to assess the perception of teachers and administrators on instructional materials utilization effective teaching of Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works in Technical Colleges of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study which adopted a descriptive survey research design has two research questions and two null hypotheses. The population of the study was 37 subjects consisting of 13 electrical installation and maintenance works trade teachers and 24...

<strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> The relation between drought severity, as expressed through widely used drought indices, and drought impacts is complex. In particular in water-limited regions where water scarcity is prevalent, the attribution of drought impacts is difficult. This study assesses the relation between reported drought impacts, drought indices, water scarcity, and aridity across several counties in Kenya. The monthly bulletins of the National...

This study aimed to identify and strengthen the resilience of livestock and agro-pastoralists in the face of changing climatic conditions. The study was conducted in the urban commune of Tera. The methodological approach consisted of desk research and data collection. In order to find the number of households to be surveyed in the selected camps, the method of taking a sample (8%) of the target households is adopted. In total, forty-eight (48) herders and agro-pastoralists are selected. The...

Introduction: Hearing loss is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the causes and patterns of hearing loss at a private hospital that serves the largest number of patients with ear, nose and throat diseases in Tanzania’s largest city.&#x0D; Method: This was a hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted at a private hospital in Dar es Salaam. Data were collected from January to June 2021 and...

Background: The two most significant blood group systems of clinical importance are ABO and rhesus. An essential blood component that determines haemoglobinopathies is haemoglobin genotype. The aim of the study was to determine the distribution of haemoglobin genotypes, ABO and rhesus blood groups pattern among students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology Ikere (BOUESTI), Ekiti state. Methods: Two thousand (2,000) samples comprising 840 (42%) males and 1,160...

The purpose of this study was to assess safety conditions of learners in Kindergarten schools in Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (K.E.E.A) Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. The qualitative research approach and the Instrumental Case Study Design were adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised public kindergarten teachers and schools in Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. Convenient and purposive sampling techniques were used to...

The increasing datafication of African societies has led to a proliferation of data science-related training opportunities.These trainings provide young people with the opportunity to learn the skills to work on Data science, with some focused specifically on women and girls.While this is encouraging and brings new opportunities for women and girls to participate in the knowledge economy, it is important to understand the wider context of data science training in Africa, in particular, how...

Purpose This paper intends to provide a thematic literature review of the scholarly research articles orbiting the Sino–African education cooperation and exchange, published between 2005 and 2022. Design/methodology/approach The methodology used in this paper is qualitative in nature with a thematic approach. The author used content analysis techniques to spotlight the major themes of the topic studied. The author selected the papers and theses, based on their heuristic capacity, from two...

In an effort to improve their quality of life and battle poverty, many urban residents are turning to agriculture as an alternative source of income, employment, and food security. However, climate-related hazards such as heatwaves, floods, and droughts have had an effect on urban agriculture. The purpose of this study was to determine how climate change-related hazards affected the urban livestock industry in Masvingo City. These researchers administered a structured questionnaire on urban...

Teachers’ organisational citizenship behavior has a significant impact on students learning outcome in particular, as well as the overall effectiveness of the school. The main purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to critically explore the practices and demurrals of primary school teachers’ organisational citizenship behaviors in Bahir Dar city administration, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Teachers working in primary schools were selected purposively to carry out the study. A...

Background: Personal hygiene is the behaviors that must be practiced in daily life, starting from morning to sleep time to protect our health.&#x0D; Objectives: The current study aimed to assess personal hygiene attitudes among Primary School Pupils in Umbada Locality, Khartoum state, Sudan (2018-2020).&#x0D; Materials and methods: An observational interventional study was conducted besides a pre- &amp; post-assessment was done. Pre-test and post-test intervention was used to determine the...

Background: Personal hygiene is the behaviors that must be practiced in daily life, starting from morning to sleep time to protect our health.&#x0D; Objectives: The current study aimed to assess personal hygiene attitudes among Primary School Pupils in Umbada Locality, Khartoum state, Sudan (2018-2020).&#x0D; Materials and methods: An observational interventional study was conducted besides a pre- &amp; post-assessment was done. Pre-test and post-test intervention was used to determine the...

The supervisory role of kindergarten teachers is primarily concerned with supervising and managing the efforts of their learning environment to create safe, positive learning environments for all learners, as well as ensuring that no child is left alone or unsupervised by teachers or caregivers while under their supervision. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teachers’ supervision on the safety of kindergarten pupils in Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem (K.E.E.A.) Municipality...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important global health concern, projected to contribute to significant mortality, particularly in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, perceptions of clinical health professions students towards antimicrobial resistance and rational use of medicine and confidence level to prescribe antimicrobials.An online descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among clinical health professions students across 9 medical schools in...

To address childhood malnutrition, the use of multifaceted methodologies, such as mixed methods research, is required to inform effective and contextual interventions. However, this remains limited in studying malnutrition among school children in a South African context, notwithstanding its persistence. We adopted a convergent parallel mixed methods design to best understand the magnitude of malnutrition through multilevel influences in a rural area. A quantitative survey determined the...

The current study aims to provide an up-to-date status quo of the advances made in establishing and operationalising SEA and the subsequent integration of climate change in the Southern African region. It examines through a comparative qualitative assessment of SEA systems' status and implementation by highlighting individual countries' strengths, opportunities, and weaknesses to pave the way for effective strategic environmental decision-making. I used a desktop review of scientific papers...

The study employed qualitative data to analyse factors influencing efforts to incorporate indigenous knowledge (IK) in basic formal environmental education (EE). Anglophone Cameroon’s education subsystem constitutes the empirical referent; it employed an environmental scanning model (ESM) to identify major historical, economic, social, political, economic, cultural, and technological (HESPECT) factors that influence these efforts. It reveals that the curriculum is devoid of IK. It further...