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In South Africa, progressive transformative educational interventions have been implemented since the country became a democratic government in 1994. These interventions were meant to eliminate all past colonial and apartheid eras educational segregation laws and policies which denied the black majority access to quality education. This paper explains the intrinsic contents and contexts of these interventions by demonstration how these interventions are being used to redress the past...

The study examined pre-service teachers’ views on their knowledge and skills towards the practice of inclusive education in Ghana. The study utilized a cross-sectional survey design to ascertain views of pre-service teachers on their preparation towards inclusive education in selected Colleges of Education in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The researcher made use of quantitative approach to enable him collect data from pre-service teachers and tutors. Questionnaire formed the primary data...

This article reviews the constituents of effective and sustainable implementation of school level inclusive education with reference to Zimbabwe. Implementation of inclusive education is a collaborative concern involving multiple stakeholders who include teachers, school administrators, government, parents, counsellors, psychologists, therapists and social welfare officers among others. It comes at a cost, hitherto less expensive than continuing with exclusive arrangements. The constituents...

The study examined scholarly publishing experience among postgraduate students in Nigerian universities. A survey design was employed, using a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection from 919 postgraduate students selected from twelve universities in Southwest Nigeria. The findings revealed that scholarly publication means the procedure of generating, producing, and judging scholarly content, distributing and circulating it to the scholarly community and conserving it for future...

Abstract. Mozambique is highly vulnerable to clime change induced hazards. The extreme weather impacts are directly related to the temperature and precipitation variations leading to more frequent and devastating events as floods, droughts and cyclones. Even though Mozambique has committed to international policies and has adopted mitigation measures, still it is lacking of sufficient capacity on various levels to lower the country’s vulnerability level. A consortium of eight partner...

The present study aimed to investigate the pathological personality traits of undergraduate students using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) among Egyptian university-age participants.We replicated the five-factor model of the PID-5 using exploratory structural equation modelling analysis with target rotation towards the original study of the PID-5 construction. Next, we estimated the factor congruence to identify the similarity of the present five-factor solution with the...

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical indication for laparotomy, the intra-operative fi ndings and the 30 days post-operative outcome of laparotomy in Gulu university teaching hospitals.Methods: Using an approved protocol, a six month descriptive longitudinal study was conducted on patients undergoing laparotomy in the two main Gulu University teaching hospitals of St. Mary's Hospital Lacor and Gulu regional referral.Using a sample size of 66, cases were recruited...

Sub-Saharan Africa is endowed with diverse and locally adapted indigenous livestock and poultry breeds/varieties that have continued to sustain production in rural areas, despite the climate change induced harsh and extreme environment associated with diseases and parasite infections, heat stress and installments of feed and water scarcity. The indigenous livestock and poultry genetic resources are critical to the rural communities’ welfare and livelihoods, food security and nutritional...

Abstract Background Globally, the leading cause of years lived with disability is low back pain (LBP). Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is responsible for most of the cost and disability associated with LBP. This is more devastating in low income countries, particularly in rural Nigeria with one of the greatest global burdens of LBP. No Igbo back pain specific measure captures remunerative or non-remunerative work outcomes. Disability measurement using these tools may not fully explain...

Introduction: Many studies to assess the efficacy of Internet-based learning in clinical nurses have been undertaken.The study aimed to compare the resultant learning outcomes following applying blended mode in teachinglearning alongside conventional instructional approaches.The research hypothesized a non-significant difference in academic performance outcomes before and after implementing blended teaching-learning intervention among nursing students in Kenya's selected...

Government procurement regulations are instrumental to the public at large. Women, youth and the disabled are empowered to combat poverty through use of ethical means as supported by the Government. However, all over the world, challenges facing public procurement are less inclusion due to low number of people with disabilities (PwD) accessing government procurement opportunities. This study set out to ascertain effect of procurement knowledge on access to public procurement opportunities...

The maternal health situation in Sudan is particularly important and it's considered good while it is still progressing. Due to many reasons, the health of Sudanese women and young girls, in underserved communities i.e. rural areas and villages particularly, is heavily compromised. However, we came to understand the need for health education and health awareness campaigns in villages. We came up with the idea of of presenting an initiative of a maternal health promotive/educational campaign...

Information Communication Technologies have been incorporated in many sectors of the economy globally in the last two decades.In education, Governments around the world are investing large amounts of capital to achieve sustainable development through science, Technology and innovation.The use of ICT's as an addition to existing traditional methods of teaching is one of the evolutions that is transforming the education sector.This study investigated existing ICT infrastructure in the Kenyan...

Egypt has long promised quality basic education. Nevertheless, international and national assessments show poor reading skills. Community schools (CS) are a component of Egypt’s Education for All strategy. CS were intended to offer quality education to children who otherwise would have no chance to complete primary school. Previous studies report that academic abilities of Egyptian CS students exceed those of students in mainstream government primary schools. However, over time the education...

The study sought to explore the nature of play-based teaching and learning at Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centres in Zambia from the perspective of teachers. A case study design was employed with a qualitative approach to collect data from participants. Data was coded and grouped according to emerging themes. Results indicate that children were engaged in both conventional and indigenous play activities mainly through free play. Teachers demonstrated a positive perspective of play based...

Abstract This article examines access to the right to basic education enshrined in the South African Constitution. Underpinned by the human rights-based approach, the study employed survey questionnaires and in-depth interviews as methods of data collection. The results of the study revealed that the majority of the survey respondents contend that the post-apartheid state has fulfilled the right to basic education only to a small extent notwithstanding the existence of pre-schools, primary,...

Background: Intellectual disability is more common in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. Stigma and discrimination have contributed to barriers to people with intellectual disability accessing healthcare. As part of a larger study on caregiving of children with intellectual disability in urban Cape Town, South Africa, we interviewed a sub-group of families who had never used the intellectual disability services available to them, or who had stopped using them....