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This paper delved into ascertaining the state of the art of gender representation in Physics in Federal College of Education, Pankshin-Nigeria. The data used in the study were obtained from admissions made into the Department of Physics in the College for the academic sessions 2008/2009 to 2012/2013. A total of 257 samples were used and the simple percentage statistic was employed to analyze the data. The results revealed the persistence of female under-achievement in Physics....

In modern societies, where higher education serves as a significant vehicle of integration, the inclusion of immigrants within the realm of higher education is not a foregone conclusion. This is the result of cultural, economic, and social gaps. In some cases, the integration process is blocked prior to the stage of academic studies. This situation has resulted in the creation of a teacher education program for Ethiopian students in Israeli academic colleges of education for the purpose of...

This paper presents findings from 16 focus group discussions (FGDs) which took place in June 2012 at Makueni and Machakos Counties with a view to understanding farmers’ perception on gender role in regard to climate change in their farming systems. A total of 192 farmers from ten villages were randomly selected to participate in the FGDs. During the discussion, men were found to have noticed increased use of manure and fertilizer for fertility replenishment where as their female...

This paper explores certain management, development and economic issues relevant to the discourse of the MBA programme and its teaching in South Africa and Africa as a whole. It attempts to situate the discourse within the realms of broader debate that permeates its relevance to both management and its wider and broader role in developing societies and to development in general. An attempt is made to project on both positive and negative aspects of certain salient issues that need...

This paper explores an array of higher education issues that require careful consideration by traditional universities, distance education colleges and universities, academics and indeed government and its bureaucracy in terms of how higher education is approached generally in respect of the formulation of some education policy imperatives within higher education in South Africa. In reality the paper explores or takes the approach of delineating a compact of issues that will require serious...

If established democracies cannot flourish without democratic citizens, societies in transition to democracy are much more in need for democratic citizenship. Given the weak role of the Egyptian formal education system in preparing citizens for their roles in a democracy, that the author documented in a previous study, he now makes use of the focus group method to identify the role of use in non-formal civic learning among a sample of general and commercial secondary school students, through...

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of students towards agricultural education and training (AET). The sample population of the study was 375 high school agricultural science students in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. A five-point Likert-type scale was used. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was found to be 0.8, which indicated the internal consistency of the scale. Over 90% of students had a positive perception towards farming, agricultural education, high school...

Clinically, gentamicin has been used extensively to treat the debilitating symptoms of Mèniére's disease and is well known for its vestibulotoxic properties. Until recently, it was widely accepted that the round window membrane (RWM) was the primary entry route into the inner ear following intratympanic drug administration. In the current study, gentamicin was delivered to either the RWM or the stapes footplate of guinea pigs (GPs) to assess the associated hearing loss and histopathology...

The paper examines Senegal’s growth performance from the perspective of its povertyreducingand distributional characteristics, and discusses policies that might help makegrowth more inclusive. The main findings are that poverty has fallen in the last two decades,but poverty reduction has slowed in recent years. Although available indicators sometimesgive conflicting signals on distributional shifts, people in the middle of the incomedistribution have received the most benefit, mainly in...

We read with great interest the article by Nachega and colleagues on the current status and future prospects of epidemiology and public health training and research in the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa region. We very much agree with the authors that epidemiology and public health training at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels in academic institutions linked with regional or national centers of research excellence in Africa is key to ensuring that Africa becomes...

According to reliable online sources for Africa, access to the Internet in 2011 was 16%, and there were 600 million Africans without access to electricity. Yet there are very few low-tech initiatives aimed at bridging this e-learning divide. One such initiative, for Nigeria, was funded by the Commonwealth of Learning in 2011/12: the use of audiovision for in-service teacher training. Audiovision (a term coined by the UK Open University in 1970) is a composite medium in which visual...

Vocational and Technical Education is the form of education that comprises of the training in skills necessary for gainful employment as well as acquisition of basic educational foundation in both sciences, applied sciences and humanity, all aimed at developing individuals with the right attitude to work and the competency necessary to compete favorably in a global society. This paper discussed the significance of Vocational and Technical Education in national development and productivity,...

Vocational and Technical Education is the form of education that comprises of the training in skills necessary for gainful employment as well as acquisition of basic educational foundation in both sciences, applied sciences and humanity, all aimed at developing individuals with the right attitude to work and the competency necessary to compete favorably in a global society. This paper discussed the significance of Vocational and Technical Education in national development and productivity,...

In Lesotho, students generally perform poorly in the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate (COSC) examinations, as can be seen by the low pass rates, which stood at 55.4% in 2012 Few students (less than 22% in 2012) qualify for tertiary education, and a dismal performance in mathematics and science, resulting in only a small percentage that secures admission into science-based programmes. Using a quantitative design, the study collected data from a total sample of 808 respondents consisting...