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This study evaluates the perceptions of 122 pre-service and in-service Nigerian teachers on adopting an online training module during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by significant educational challenges and shifts. Employing a qualitative approach through open-ended online questions, it delves into the factors critical to enhancing online training effectiveness. Key findings highlight the importance of training in imparting theoretical knowledge and practical skills, the quality and...

Abstract Agriculture has a main impact on increasing the economy of most developing countries, and energy policies in fighting climate change have a vital role in strengthening economic growth. This paper studies the impact of agriculture, trade openness and green energy on CO 2 emissions in Rwanda during 1990–2022. Phillips- Peron and Augmented Dickey fuller unit root test affirmed the stationary of data, and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL)-bound testing confirmed a long-run...

Despite interventions taken to eradicate violence in most communities in the Global South, a culture of violence remains prevalent. The levels of violence range from personal and interpersonal to organized violence such as genocides and wars. A culture of violence is widespread, as citizens replicate memories of past incidents of violence. The nation of Zimbabwe achieved its independence through an armed struggle. A pattern of organised violence has been experienced by different communities...

A narrative review of the literature on the practices of teacher recruitment and retention in rural China, with an emphasis on identifying the tactics employed to do so, served as the basis for this qualitative study. It then showed Tanzania how similar strategies may be applied to guarantee the successful recruitment and retention of Math and Science teachers in rural areas. The study found that while China's position is not as dire as Tanzania's, especially for teachers of science and...

Background: Students’ educational experiences have become increasingly important, as Higher education Institutions (HEIs) have attempted to become more student-centered learning. The purpose of this study was to explore the teaching and learning experience of first and third students in a selected University of Technology in South Africa. Methodology: In this paper, an interpretive research paradigm was followed to explore the experiences of first- and third-year students on student-centered...

This research explores the nexus between training programs and the job performance of academic staff in Nigerian tertiary institutions, relying on secondary data gleaned from both print and online sources. Through a comprehensive review of publications, we discerned a pivotal relationship between consistent academic staff training and heightened job performance. Our findings underscore the positive impact of training on the effective implementation of teaching, research, and community...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition, commonly manifests during early childhood and has the potential to adversely affect an individual’s social, academic, and occupational performance in multiple settings. Students with ADHD may struggle with attention, focus, listening, and completing schoolwork. Additionally, they may exhibit restless or disruptive behavior in class and may have learning disabilities that affect their...

The present study investigated the perceptions and practices of a group of Tunisian EFL writing teachers regarding alternative assessment. The objectives of the research were twofold. It first sought to explore the teachers’ conception and implementation of alternative assessment techniques. Furthermore, it attempted to identify major obstacles impeding the adoption of alternative assessment as well as propose some potential solutions to the perceived issues. In total, sixteen EFL teachers...

This study is focused on the detection and typification of circular features with different sizes, origins, and states of erosion as well as on their surrounding tectonic setting, as well as on their impact on the environment and on the occurrence of natural hazards based on different satellite data of Egypt. Sentinel 2, Landsat and ASTER images and Sentinel 1- and ALOS L-band Phased Array Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR)-radar data make it possible to identify larger ring structures as...

This chapter interrogates the concept of student entrepreneurship as one of the pathways towards uprooting economic marginalization and social exclusion. Young people as both youth or students are confronted by poverty, unemployment, and inequality. The finding from this chapter is that with student active participation, adequate support by universities and other stakeholders, emerging student entrepreneurs could beat the scourge of poverty, hunger, and unemployment experienced by student...

This article explores the impact of education legislation on the failure to adequately address sexual misconduct by educators toward learners in South African public schools. The Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998 is the central piece of legislation regulating the employment of departmental educators. Secs. 17and 18 of the EEA are analysed with reference to 48 arbitration awards issued by the Education Labour Relations Council. Three shortcomings are identified. First, the EEA describes...

The paper focuses on the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction at pre-primary and primary levels of education is very vital for educational development of our children. Researches have shown that the child learns better and quicker his mother tongue is used in instruction than using a foreign language (English). This paper discusses the provision made by national policy on education (NPE) on the relevance and importance of mother tongue in education. It also highlights the benefit...

Using Gumbel's extreme value theory method, this study looked into the probability of the largest earthquakes for different return periods in Zimbabwe. The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the Northern California Earthquake Data Centre website, and UC Berkeley in the United States provided the data used for this study. The natural earthquakes with Mb ≥ 4.0 that occurred in the study area between January 1, 1901 and December 31, 2001 (a period of 100 years) with a focal depth ranging...

Socio-political crisis tends to push students out of their communities causing them to seek for safer sanctuaries elsewhere but a good number of them still do not want to move out despite the unscrupulous happenings. Understanding how students extenuate coping strategies in such unbecoming atmospheres becomes pivotal. The crisis in the North West Region of Cameroon has propelled non-displaced students to venture in new life styles in order to acquire education amidst crisis without being...

The paper focuses on the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction at pre-primary and primary levels of education is very vital for educational development of our children. Researches have shown that the child learns better and quicker his mother tongue is used in instruction than using a foreign language (English). This paper discusses the provision made by national policy on education (NPE) on the relevance and importance of mother tongue in education. It also highlights the benefit...

This research delves into the nuanced perceptions of students regarding translanguaging (TL) whilst communicating within the lecture room learning ecology with a focus on four key learning processes - retaining attention, success in learning, interacting with the instructor, and transmitting knowledge. Anchored in classic theoretical approaches to communicative competence and the more recent theory of translingualism, this study endeavours to answer this broad question: What are the...

I-CAN: Independence, Capability, Autonomy, iNclusion was an international cooperation project run in 2018-2021, which involved 15 selected Gaza Strip’s schools, whose objective was to promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities. The project was articulated in two main actions: the first was the establishment of an “Holistic and Innovative Centre”, created to support educators and families in the promotion of initiatives directed at building inclusive communities; the second was a...

Abstract Climate change significantly challenges smallholder mixed crop-livestock (MCL) systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), affecting food and feed production. This study enhances the SIMPLACE modeling framework by incorporating crop-vegetation-livestock models, which contribute to the development of sustainable agricultural practices in response to climate change. Applying such a framework in a domain in West Africa (786,500 km 2 ) allowed us to estimate the changes in crop (Maize, Millet,...