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This study explores the gender-stereotyped beliefs and perception of secondary school teachers' in classroom practices. A total of 250 teachers' participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to generate responses from teachers on how gender-stereotypes are played out in their classroom practices. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and t-test. Results indicate that most of the teachers surveyed directly or indirectly promote...

Received 11 May 2009, accepted 31 July 2009Temporary floodplain pans in southern Africa are defined as ‘seasonal freshwater palustrine wetlands, up to 2 m deep and with a maximum surface area of 8 ha, adjacent to a well-defined river channel’. They are seasonally or periodi-cally inundated when the river overflows its banks in a flood event, and their substrate is dominated by alluvial or hydric soils (Cowan 1995). Floodplain pans play an important role as refugia and breeding habitats for...

Drawing on a series of interviews and focus groups with South African women in professional psychological training, this paper focuses on talk about of their ‘community based’ work. Using a discursive approach informed by Foucauldian, postcolonial and feminist theory, I unpack the ways in which they construct notions of ‘community’ (implicitly classed and racialised) and of ‘mental health in the community’, and explore the positioning of community as something ‘out there’, separate from the...

The escalation of learner indiscipline cases in schools suggests failure by teachers to institute adequate alternative disciplinary measures after corporal punishment was outlawed in South African schools. We sought to address the following two research questions: (a) How do educators view their disciplinary capabilities in the post-corporal punishment period? and (b) How do educators view the usefulness of alternative disciplinary measures? The study adopted a qualitative approach. A case...

This paper embarks on a long journey deep into the history of a country that is supposed or predicted generally to be economically one the leading countries in the world or at least in Africa. Nigeria has been blessed tremendously and generously with remarkable economic resources such as oil, cocoa, rubber and plantations. Despite all these natural resources and blessed assets, it is really lamentable to see an increasing number of Nigerians still living in absolute poverty in recent times....

Although knowledge about effectiveness of insecticide‐treated bed nets (ITNs) is fairly widespread in Ghana, their use remains far from universal. We test and validate the hypothesis that health education of hospitals and health centers in rural Ghana is more effective for groups that display relatively high trust to health providers. We estimate heterogeneous impacts of health education on ITN and/or bed net use and on fever as a crude proxy for malaria in the Brong Ahafo and Upper East...

A total of one hundred and twenty eight (128) stool samples were collected from patients attending Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, and screened for the presence of Aeromonas hydrophila infection.Out of the one hundred and twenty eight samples analyzed 4 (3.12%) were found positive for Aeromonas hydrophila infection.Antibioticsusceptibility testing of Aeromonas hydrophila isolated showed that all the 4 (100%) isolates were sensitive to...

This article investigates how Africa is taught in business and examines African and American student perspectives on business in Africa. Conclusions find that African students, business students or not, had more knowledge about business and economic structures than American business students; however, learning about successful case studies on business in Africa proved to motivate both students and faculty. The nexus between international development and business is emphasized and training...

Albinism is a genetic disorder characterized by lack of skin pigmentation. It has a worldwide distribution but is commoner in areas close to the equator like Nigeria. Skin cancers are a major risk associated with albinism and are thought to be a major cause of death in African albinos. Challenges faced in the care of these patients need to be highlighted in order to develop a holistic management approach with a significant public health impact. The aim of the study was to determine the...

Phelsuma parkeri Loveridge 1941 is an endemic gecko species native to the relatively flat island of Pemba (elevational range 0 to < 100 m asl). Information on its distribution on the island and its conservation status is currently lacking. Herein, we provide information on the spatial distribution of P. parkeri and on its adaptability to habitat modification and changing climates. Our results imply that until now P. parkeri has been highly adaptable to anthropogenic habitat modification. A...

School feeding programmes have been implemented in many countries over several decades in an attempt to improve health, growth,educational performance and attendance of school age children. However, various factors have continued to affect their very sustainability especially in developing countries. As such, this study examined the factors affecting the sustainability of these programmes in a romote zone of Kajiado District in Kenya. The study sought to find out whether social-economic,...

This paper highlights the result of an investigation into the level ofinformation consciousness of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus orAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS among secondary school students in Ado-Ekiti and Ekiti East Local Government Areas of Ekiti State in Nigeria. They respectively represent urban and rural settings in the state. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. 165 copies of the questionnaire were distributed while 150 copies were...

The study investigated the effects of photography on acquisition of sculpture skills among Junior Secondary School Students in Osun State.Forty students were randomly selected from two schools.The two schools were purposefully selected from fifty secondary schools in Ife Central Local Government Council Area of Osun State based on the availability of Fine Arts Studio• Twenty students each were randomly selected into experimental and control groups.The experimental group was taught using...

Purpose The main purpose of this paper is to bring to light the state of education in digital libraries (DLs) in library schools in Africa, and the readiness of library schools to produce future digital librarians in Africa. Design/methodology/approach The survey was carried out in two parts: first, a survey of web sites maintained by library schools was conducted to identify any DL course offered and also to analyze the course contents, followed by e‐mail messages containing three research...

With significant climate change predicted in Africa over the next century, this chapter explores a key question: how will rural water supplies in Africa be affected ? Approximately 550 million people in Africa live in rural communities and are reliant on water resources within walking distance of their community for drinking water. Less than half have access to improved sources (generally large diameter wells, springs or boreholes equipped with hand pumps); the majority rely on unimproved...

The paper traces the origin and development of art study in the institutions of higher learning in Nigeria.The British Colonial Government in the country was not keen at investing on higher education.They feared that increase in knowledge through higher education might intensify the already tensed political agitation for self rule in the country.Therefore, Nigerians were only left with the difficult task of travelling abroad to acquire higher education.This was also the plight of the pioneer...