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This paper aimed to study the anomalous fluctuation of halogens with respect to the pollution status in surface water (w), pore water (p), and sediments (s) of Lake Mariout. It provided a framework for understanding the distribution of dissolved and precipitated halogen salts related to the pollution status of the lake. The study cleared out that bromide was only the most abundant halogen in the three studied partitions. On contrast, sediment’s partition contained the lowest chloride...

Majority of Nigeria’s rural poor especially smallholder farmers who rely on agricultural production for their subsistence face considerable difficulties in increasing productivity due to the adverse impact of changes in climate. But migrant remittance has become an important part of the strategy for rural households to cope with negative environmental consequences through reduction in vulnerability to climate variability, improvement in livelihood and expansion in production. An empirical...

Nigeria’s social life is characterized by moral faults, naked greed, dishonesty and corruption even among the youths. This paper therefore calls for an intensive citizenship education for them. This education is the deliberate inculcation of social and cultural attitudes, knowledge and skills that enable individuals to become socially and politically integrated within the society. The focus of such education should be the constitution, government and politics, national symbols, political...

This article analyzes the recently formed transnational networks of Islamic education between Turkey and Africa south of the Sahara through the study of the neglected case of Erenköy Cemaati. The expansion of the schools affiliated with Erenköy Cemaati cannot be divorced from Turkey’s Africa strategy and the growing importance of education within it since the late 2000s. Although Sufi orders and state institutions historically represent two divergent and conflicting streams of Islamic...

Abstract Nigeria is reported as having released up to 0.34 million tonnes of plastic debris into the ocean in 2010 and ranked ninth country in the world for pollution of the marine environment. It is a postcolonial, oil-rich country where plastic is cheap and widely available. Currently, there is no government policy regulating single-use plastic products. Previous studies have identified university student residential areas as ‘hot spots’ for plastic waste. We used qualitative methods...

Theme is the element which a speaker or writer chooses as a point of departure for a clause. Theme is of different types; each of which has a certain function in the overall discourse. Choosing the appropriate theme is important to deliver the intended message of the discourse. Many EFL students encounter problems in their theme choice which might decrease the quality of their written products. The current study investigated the frequency of the different types of themes to find out the most...

The environment and climate have become increasingly central to European Union (EU)-African relations. This chapter examines the rise of Africa as an increasingly vocal green actor by identifying which environmental and/or climate change policies form the priorities of the African Union (AU) and comparing them to those promoted by the EU, especially via the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. It critically examines how the current approaches reflect a broader power imbalance within African-EU...

This study sought to examine the personal value types of high school students in Fez and its suburbs. It used a sample of 376 subjects and employed the Rokeach’s (1973) value survey instrument and the Musser and Orke (1992) typology to classify the personal values into types. The authors tested for differences by gender and geographical area. Findings revealed no gender differences in value type preferences since both male and female students were more alike than different in their value...

Within Southern African biomes, droughts are recurrent with devastating impacts on ecological, economic, and human wellbeing.In this context, understanding the drought impact on vegetation is of extreme importance.However, information on drought impact on natural vegetation at the biome level is scanty and remains poorly understood.Most studies of drought impact on vegetation have largely focussed on crops.The few existing studies on natural vegetation are based on experiments and field...

The Web 2.0 is generally known as web technologies, tools, and software applications that support collaborative effort to create and share data [1].Web 2.0 renders new teaching and learning technologies and can transform the way lecturers and students interact with each other and how students interact with others beyond four walls of the classroom.This study determined the students' attitudes towards accepting the use of Web 2.0 Technologies for learning beyond the ordinary classroom.The...

Dentists should present to patients as good role models in their oral health behaviour. Previous studies have demonstrated how education can improve dental students’ oral health. This pilot investigation aimed to compare and evaluate the features of the oral health behaviour and attitudes of preclinical and clinical dental students at Ain Shams University, a public Egyptian university. The Hiroshima University-Dental Behaviour Inventory (HU-DBI) survey was provided to 149 (78 female/71 male)...

This study aims to assess the impact of public spending on education by level of study on economic growth in Cameroon.Although public spending on education is qualitatively and quantitatively efficient, the effect of their distribution by level of education on growth rate in Cameroon's economy has been tested econometrically.The results show a mixed impact of this distribution on economic growth.While all levels of education have a positive effect on economic growth, public spending on...

This is a concept paper discussing the use of computers to improve the quality of learning for students with visual impairment at the University of Zambia. The paper argues that enough research has been done on factors affecting the learning of students with visual impairment in higher education institutions but it appears little is being done to address the challenges they face especially in the use of computers. Further, while the paper postulates several challenges that may hinder the...

Lesson planning is a crucial roadmap guiding the teacher before the implementation of the lesson. In the current study, we aimed at reviewing pedagogical documents used by Rwandan physics teachers. We gathered 32 lesson plans related to optics topics from five teachers and analyzed them using the lesson plan analysis protocol (LPAP) and lesson plan evaluation form (LPEF) jointly. We have found that teachers do not prepare these documents as required by the newly introduced competence-based...

This study examined the disaster management preparedness in the education sector in Kenya, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study adopted destktop literature review for data collection. The collected data pertains e-learning in Kenya and in other countries during the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Notably, the education sector, like in many other countries, seeks to actualise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in line with the United Nations and the Education...

Background People with disabilities face multiple barriers that prevent them from accessing care and essential information related to the COVID-19 pandemic that poses additional stress and psychopathology. Therefore, the investigation of psychopathologies during the COVID-19 outbreak and emergency response is critical. Methods A cross-sectional survey was implemented from July 15/2020 to July 30/2020. The PHQ-9, GAD-7 scale, insomnia severity index-7, and brief resilient coping scale were...

The study sought to explore the effect of socio-cultural implications of caring for children with ID on well-being of families in Nakuru municipality, Nakuru County Kenya.This study was guided by the family system theory.It adopted the descriptive research design where life experiences of families of children living with intellectual disabilities were assessed using semistructured interviews.A sample of 84 families was selected from the families of 503 students attending eight special...

This study investigated the impact of teachers’ gender, marital status, years of experience, and specialty on their willingness to include children with special needs (CWSNs) in their classes. We adopted a cross-sectional survey design. Using a convenience sampling technique, 316 teachers from 15 state-owned secondary schools in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria participated in this study. Data were analysed with mean, t-test, and ANOVA. Findings showed that teachers...