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Climate change is a key emerging threat to the lives and livelihoods of the rural poor in Ethiopia. Adaptation to climate change is a two-step process, which initially requires the perception that the climate is changing and then responding to changes through adaptation. This study was conducted in selected rural kebeles of the Bahir Dar Zuria district. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and triangulation of data. It attempts to show the significance of...

This article explores relevant literature to locate the placement of the management of education for children with hearing impairment in the implementation of MDG 2 through SMC and stakeholder relationships. A qualitative approach employing grounded theory within a case-study was adopted for the study. Data obtained were analysed thematically and discussed. Findings indicate that in the provision of education for children with hearing impairment, avenues for stakeholder relationships were...

This study determined the effects of teachers’ classroom effectiveness on student’s academic performance in public secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. The design was descriptive in nature and it involved 300 teachers, Academic performance records of 50 students per teacher, which is 1690 students’ scores were also used. Questionnaires and rating scale were used to collect data for the study. Three hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance using correlation, t-test, and...

Aim: In this era of globalisation characterised with rapid spread and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the capacity to store personal information, the issue of information privacy is becoming an increasing concern. In this study, the attitude of Black South African Generation Y students towards information privacy in relation to loyalty card usage was examined. Method: A total of 400 questionnaires were administered to participating students from two higher education...

To investigate the ototoxic effect of boric acid solution prepared with different degree of alcohol.This study was performed on 28 young albino guinea pigs. After the animals divided four groups prior to the application of the solution an auditory brainstem response (ABR) test was applied to the each animal under general anesthesia. Their tympanic membranes perforated and test solutions were administrated to the middle ear through the perforation. On 15th day, ABR measurements were carried...

It is well known fact that the rate of industrial growth of any country is a function of the amount of energy available in that country and the extent to which this energy is utilized. The burning of fossil fuels to generate energy is a dirty process. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions result when fossil fuels are produced and consumed and these emissions contribute to climate change. Nigeria as a country is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because its economy is mainly...

This article frames a discussion of disability advocacy in Kinshasa by arguing the importance of disability rights legislation for the quality of life of people with disabilities and by outlining the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s situation as a nation characterized by conflict. The author provides an overview of the recent positive steps the government has taken to affirm the rights of its citizens with disabilities, discusses the strong disability advocacy movement based in the capital...

This study investigated the difference between the academic performance of students from rural environment and students from urban environment. A descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for the study. The population for this study comprised all public secondary school students in Ondo State. The sample consisted of 240 students from six randomly selected schools. A questionnaire tagged ‘Academic Performance Questionnaire’ was used to collect data. Expert judgements were used...

Uganda is widely viewed as a public health success for curtailing its HIV/AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s. The period of rapid HIV decline coincided with a dramatic rise in girls' secondary school enrollment. We instrument for this enrollment with distance to school, conditional on a rich set of demographic and locational controls, including distance to market center. We find that girls' enrollment in secondary education significantly increased the likelihood of abstaining from sex. Using a...

There is inadequate in-depth information on the risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among university students in Uganda, and more so of those that are unrelated to alcohol and drug use. ‘Unplanned sex’ is defined here as sexual intercourse that a person or individual decides out of free will as undesired. We conducted cross-sectional in-depth qualitative study with 23 students (52% female, age 19–25 years) from five universities in...

The problems faced by African teachers are multidimensional and indeed vary between as well as within countries. The challenges can be explained in terms of prevailing economic, social and political situations in many African countries. Many African governments have become increasingly unstable, with their economies shrinking to the point of dysfunction and imminent collapse. This study was carried out to evaluate the challenges and realities facing African teachers, their work conditions,...

The basis of any purposeful school programme depends on effective and efficient organization and intelligent planning. Consequently, so many researchers have written on the qualities of a teacher, therefore, the study evaluates the impact of teacher’s personality on classroom management in tertiary institutions. Data was sourced from questionnaire and analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The decision rule used for the study was a modified scale which states that any mean below 2.5 is...

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is opening avenues for disseminating content in innovative and effective manners to learners. The overarching construct namely technology, pedagogy and the digital content are key elements for the successful integration of ICT in school settings. In this paper we investigate pedagogy and more precisely the readiness of educators to adopt technology in their teaching. A questionnaire was administered to 118 mathematics educators working in 95...

The objective of this study was to assess the implementation of the quality assurance guidelines of the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency (HERQA) in public universities in Ethiopia. The study focused on four areas of the HERQA quality assurance guidelines namely quality of academic staff; quality of teaching, learning and assessment; quality of infrastructure and learning resources; and management of the resources. Empirical studies in Ethiopia constantly showed that the...

This study sought to find out the influence of use of mother tongue on students’ performance of English in KCSE in Gatundu District, Kiambu County, Kenya. Literature from across the globe, regionally and locally was reviewed to provide various perspectives regarding the use of mother tongue in school and its influence on performance in English. The literature reviewed highlights how first language affects second language. It discusses both content in favour of use of mother tongue and...