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This study was carried out to find out the effects of instructional resources on the academic achievement of secondary school students. The study is descriptive in nature and it adopted a survey design. Stratified random sampling technique was used for the selection. This therefore gives 29.8 respondents from teachers and 251.2 students making a total of 281 respondents. Teachers and students in the sampled schools were administered, an investigator – constructed questionnaire. Two research...

The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni infection among pupils in primary school of Keffi Town, Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State was carried out. Samples were examined for ova of schistosomes microscopically following concentration with formol-ether technique at the Parasitology Laboratory of the Federal College of Medical and Veterinary Laboratory, NVRI, Vom, Plateau State. A total number of 200 stool samples were collected from 100 males and 100 female pupils. The result of the...

Background . Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, accounting for a large proportion of neonatal deaths annually. Every year, 4 million neonates die, and one-third of these deaths is attributed directly to neonatal sepsis. Objectives . To determine the prevalence of neonatal sepsis, characterise and identify causative organisms and identify possible risk factors. Specific objectives were to determine the aetiological agents responsible for...

Purpose The purpose of this research is to investigate the significance of e-Books in universities, by looking for critical issues and practices which contribute enormously to enhancing its effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a descriptive research study design. The use of survey was efficient for this study because it was possible to obtain answers to different variables such as attitudes, personal characteristics and behaviors on usage of e-Books. Survey...

Critical theory, especially the poststructuralist variant from which postcolonial studies draws its institutional support in US academia, is unthinkable outside of a philosophical tradition that goes back to Plato and is assumed to be Western. African studies, in and out of academia, is notably captious of critical theory, a result both of the field’s beginnings in the empiricist traditions of the social sciences and of the reflexive nationalist impulse among Africana scholars and activists...

This article highlights barriers to inclusive development from the perspective of disabled people, as well as staff of NGOs and government agencies. A qualitative study was conducted between August 2011 and September 2012, and in September 2013, in rural and urban areas in Greater Accra and Eastern regions in Ghana. The research shows that inaccessible public infrastructure and services, negative attitudes of service providers, little political will, limited capacity of development agencies,...

The preparation and induction of Early Career Academics (ECAs) in Ghana has been investigated using a qualitative study that employed an enumerative-ethnographic approach. The study combined reviews of policy documents, interviews of 50 Deans and Heads of Departments and surveys of ECAs in five purposively selected universities in Ghana to capture their experiences in their own environment. Observation of their interaction in class, while waiting to administer the survey, was to place the...

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to investigate the trend in annual precipitation, sunshine duration, wind speed ( u 2 ), and annual and monthly minimum temperature ( T min ), maximum temperature ( T max ), and relative humidity ( RH ) and the adaptation strategies for the Senegal River Basin. Annual precipitation, T min , T max , RH , sunshine duration, and u 2 for the period of 1950–2000 recorded at St‐Louis, Bakel, Dagana, Fanaye, Podor, and Matam have been analysed using the...

While there is increasing international interest in disability inclusive development, people with disability largely remain ?unseen, unheard and uncounted? (UN ESCAP 2012:1). Children with disability, particularly, remain excluded from research informing development, and there is a paucity of information that is drawn directly from the self-report of children with disability living in developing countries. This exclusion occurs across all stages of research, including access to research...

"Early career academics in Africa: induction into the teaching praxis." Studies in Higher Education, 41(10), pp. 1733–1734

Health promoting schools, as conceptualised by the World Health Organisation, have been developed in many countries to facilitate the health-education link. In 1994, the concept of health promoting schools was introduced in South Africa. In the process of becoming a health promoting school, it is important for schools to monitor and evaluate changes and developments taking place. The Health Promoting Schools (HPS) Monitoring Questionnaire was developed to obtain opinions of students about...

For all the debates and dialogues on ‘massification’ and revitalizing of higher education in Africa, little to no attention has been afforded to the state of the teaching praxis of academics in the...

Despite the commitment to achieve Education For All, realising inclusive education (IE) for children with disabilities remains challenging. Although experiential knowledge on IE is widely available, this knowledge often remains implicit and confined. Facilitating learning processes and exchange of experiences on IE could potentially help to accelerate the advancement of IE, particularly in hard to reach areas. In this research we took a case study approach, involving three rural schools with...

Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 53, Issue 8 p. 21384B-21384B Policy and Practice Mozambique: Conflict and Drought Threaten Gorongosa Park First published: 03 October 2016 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2016.07232.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share...

Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 53, Issue 8 p. 21376A-21377A Continental Developments OCEAN ECONOMY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Ministerial Conference (Mauritius) First published: 03 October 2016 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2016.07219.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check...

Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 53, Issue 8 p. 21388A-21388A Policy and Practice South Africa Drought: No End in Sight First published: 03 October 2016 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2016.07236.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version...

The demands and requirements of Food Laws remain the same internationally as food hazards present the same risks to individuals including school going age children and adolescents, however different nations with different economic and developmental issues differ in the level of importance attached to Food Law requirements. A questionnaire to assess good hygiene practices in schools in Lincolnshire–UK and Ashanti Region of Ghana to compare compliance with training requirement in Food Laws was...

The main purpose of this study was to apply the extended technology acceptance model in examining the technological factors influencing university tourism and hospitality students’ intention to use e-learning in 2 different higher education contexts: Egypt, as an example of a developing country; and the United Kingdom (UK), as an example of a developed country. A total of 600 online questionnaires were sent to a convenience sample of university hospitality and tourism students enrolled in...