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Some concerns had been expressed over the success rate of E-learning (EL) in the faculty of engineering in Nigeria Universities since the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, there is a need to evaluate EL in the faculty of engineering and consider the factors that hinders its effectiveness. This study seeks to verify success rate and identify factors that pose challenges to e-learning with a view to providing insight into their inter correlations. This study's overall research strategy entailed...

<p>This thesis explores intercultural communicative competence (ICC) (that is ability to interact and communicate across cultures) from the perspectives of six teachers of English in the three secondary schools in the Dodoma Municipality in Tanzania. It also explores colonial legacies and power relations surrounding the constructions of English language teaching (ELT) practices in Tanzania. The study is underpinned by postcolonial theory and Southern theory as theoretical approaches,...

<p>This thesis explores intercultural communicative competence (ICC) (that is ability to interact and communicate across cultures) from the perspectives of six teachers of English in the three secondary schools in the Dodoma Municipality in Tanzania. It also explores colonial legacies and power relations surrounding the constructions of English language teaching (ELT) practices in Tanzania. The study is underpinned by postcolonial theory and Southern theory as theoretical approaches,...

The COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world since December 2019 caused disruptions in the engineering education sector as students in African universities were unable to learn virtually. From two recent multi-language, multi-cultural pan-African online surveys to assess the impact on students, over 6,000 responses showed the twin constraints of irregular electric power supply and poor internet connectivity to effectively participate in virtual learning. This project is aimed at...

This study took place in the context of a growing racialised global water crisis and increasing demands worldwide for transforming higher education at institutions of ongoing settler colonialism. It presents a conceptualisation of what education, research and activism can look like and unfolded inside a doctoral research project that expands what doctoral education can look like. Using a media arts-based praxis process, I developed a relational model of university curriculum – site-specific,...

A new methodology to derive IFRS 9 PiT PDs is proposed. The methodology first derives a PiT term structure with accompanying segmented term structures. Secondly, the calibration of credit scores using the Lorenz curve approach is used to create account-specific PD term structures. The PiT term structures are derived by using empirical information based on the most recent default information and account risk characteristics prior to default. Different PiT PD term structures are developed to...

A new methodology to derive IFRS 9 PiT PDs is proposed. The methodology first derives a PiT term structure with accompanying segmented term structures. Secondly, the calibration of credit scores using the Lorenz curve approach is used to create account-specific PD term structures. The PiT term structures are derived by using empirical information based on the most recent default information and account risk characteristics prior to default. Different PiT PD term structures are developed to...

The study assessed teachers’ competence in implementing the senior secondary school geography curriculum in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. The study specifically assessed geography teachers’ competence in respect of lesson plan and delivery, mastery of subject matter, effective use of instructional materials and qualification. The descriptive survey research design was adopted, while a sample of 44 geography teachers was used for the study. Four research questions was...

Abstract Background Child maltreatment is a global risk factor for mental health. The burden of child maltreatment is heaviest in low- and lower-middle-income countries, where most of the world’s children live. This study sheds light on the occurrence of child maltreatment within Egypt’s upper social class stratum, countering a long-held belief that violence against children only occurs within low-income households. In addition, the study examines the association between exposure to child...

In South Africa (SA) engineering students come from different socio-economic and schooling backgrounds. Most of them have challenges that make it difficult to settle in a university life. This issue is also compounded by the gap that exists between school and university. These challenges lead to poor retention, poor academic performance and participation. First year students often find the curriculum, workload, academic integration and adapting to the environment overwhelming. The purpose of...

Abstract Introduction During March-December 2020, Zambia recorded 20,725 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with the first wave peaking between July and August. Of the 388 COVID-19-related deaths occurring nationwide, most occurred in the community. We report findings from COVID-19 mortality surveillance among community deaths brought to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) mortuary in Lusaka. Methods In Zambia, when a person dies in the community, and is brought into a health facility mortuary,...

Abstract Background: Mental illnesses are widely acknowledged among medical students, at the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on medical students. The main purpose of this study to (1) determine the prevalence of mental disorders among medical students and their associated factors, and (2) to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy on mental health problems among medical students. Methods: Between March and May 2021, we conducted a randomized...

The objective of this paper was to investigate the relationship between the implementation of safety standards and guidelines for school grounds and student safety in public mixed boarding secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. Invitational Theory and Systems Theory guided the study. The target population included 2130 Form 4 students, 16 principals, 18 deputy principals representing all 16 public mixed boarding secondary schools in Nakuru, Kenya. The study applied a descriptive survey...

<p>Internationally, scientific literacy is a major goal of science education in the twenty first century. In Tanzania, where there is a widespread lack of public understanding about major health issues, biological literacy is needed so that people can make decisions about the socio-scientific issues that confront them. To that end, the Tanzanian school curriculum aims to connect students’ understandings of Biology to their everyday lives but few studies have been conducted that show...

<p>Internationally, scientific literacy is a major goal of science education in the twenty first century. In Tanzania, where there is a widespread lack of public understanding about major health issues, biological literacy is needed so that people can make decisions about the socio-scientific issues that confront them. To that end, the Tanzanian school curriculum aims to connect students’ understandings of Biology to their everyday lives but few studies have been conducted that show...

Monitoring vegetation response through enhanced change detection by remote sensing and geographical information systems has tremendously improved real time information on surface features. Over the last few decades biomass monitoring at large scale has been made possible from information and metrics derived from satellite sensors. Maasai Mara National Reserve has been utilized in many decades as Kenyan natural grassland for wildlife grazing without periodic assessment of biomass production...

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of learning and teaching (L&T) experiences in higher education (HE) and the effect of undesirable factors on the achievement of L&T goals with an aim of assisting key stakeholders to improve the quality of L&T. As a qualitative study, the theory of constraints (TOC) methodology is espoused as a suitable framework that guided the construction of the interview guide and the analysis of data. The research is conducted in...

<p>The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of learning and teaching (L&T) experiences in higher education (HE) and the effect of undesirable factors on the achievement of L&T goals with an aim of assisting key stakeholders to improve the quality of L&T. As a qualitative study, the theory of constraints (TOC) methodology is espoused as a suitable framework that guided the construction of the interview guide and the analysis of data. The research is conducted in...