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Educators receive numerous strategies to engage reluctant readers (L'Allier & Elish-Piper, 2007). Most methods involve motivating through student interest. It is important to consider cultural context when engaging reluctant readers. This study asks which is the stronger indicator of comprehension performance for 117 eighth grade African American students: interest or prior knowledge. A repeated measure design was used to investigate within-group variability of students at different...

This thesis examines the interaction between the language in education policy and classroom practices in The Gambia, West Africa. This examination takes place against a background of current and vigorous academic debate regarding policies for language in education and the learning and teaching of students, particularly in post-colonial countries. Using an ethnographic case study this thesis builds on the analysis of more than 38 hours of data collected during classroom observations of 10...

South Africa has become a major role player internationally in the past two decades. Apart from the role the country has played in politics on the African continent, the country has made significant inroads into being one of the major role players in education and development. In its quest to become a major role player, South Africa and its 23 Universities have to influence and are influenced by other countries. The exchange of students and academics is central to the internationalisation of...

Primary education plays a central role in the Burkinabe school system. Several projects have been launched that contribute to expand the resources available for basic education in Burkina Faso. However, education systems in the different administrative regions of Burkina Faso may not all be equally able to use the resources they receive to generate significant results. This study uses the data envelopment analysis (DEA) method to assess the efficiency with which basic education is provided...

This study investigated the Nigerian child learning styles as a teaching strategy for achieving effective education in Nigeria. It was a survey design carried out in 258 public secondary schools in Anambra State. Respondents were made up of 1000 classroom teachers drawn through simple random sampling. Four research questions guided the study. A four-point scale questionnaire containing 28 items, validated by experts in Educational administration/supervision and Educational psychology was...

The purpose of this study was to describe and analyse the lived experiences of the follow up journey of a pregnant woman by listening to the voices of women as they reflect on their journey. A qualitative, descriptive and contextual design was used to examine into each woman’s experience of her world from pregnancy to six weeks after delivery. Semi-structured interview questions were utilized in the form of face to face interviews; and electronic communication media, with the aim of...

University is paramount in producing graduates who can think critically and who can solve problems. The study investigates the impact of student’s financial aid to higher education enrolment. The focus is on the national financial aid scheme, which is directed towards the disadvantaged students enrolling in higher education. The main aim of the student financial aid is to increase the enrolment in higher education and to bring about equity in higher education. The study uses data from...

On the basis of the pertinent legislative framework, a profile of a public official is developed and measured against the existing training material used for Management Development Programme (MDP). This study examines the training material to determine its relationship with the pertinent legislative framework and a profile of a public official and correctional official in particular. The content analysis of training material highlights the existence of the relationship between the training...

Higher education systems, the world over, operate in different contexts. The South African education system is no exception. This concept paper employs a social realist theoretical framework to examine the influence of context on the South African higher education system. In this concept paper the researchers interrogate the influence of context in the predemocratic era in South Africa. The researchers show how culture in terms of racial discrimination in society then influenced structure in...

This article examines studies done on the use of the CA locally, in addition to insights from studies done abroad, as well as critically examining the nature of the CA and the language situation in Zimbabwe, to identify and discuss the main challenges associated with the use of this approach to the teaching of ESL in Zimbabwe and its implications for ESL teacher education. It explores the status of the CA as ‘imported technology ’, that has been grafted to address the teaching of English as...

The retention and the success of undergraduate students is a concern in South African universities which have been faced with a major challenge of low graduation rates. To respond to this challenge, South African universities adopted various academic development initiatives to provide support to students who are at risk of not completing the undergraduate qualification within the required time. This study used multiple regression analysis to evaluate the contribution of academic development...

Devolution under Kenya's new 2010 constitution has wide-ranging implications for the water sector. The constitution recognizes that access to safe and sufficient water is a basic human right. It also assigns responsibility for water supply and sanitation provision to 47 newly established counties. Effective implementation of the new devolved framework now requires the water sector to focus on the emerging opportunities and to address a number of challenges. This note analyses the pertinent...

This research uses transformative learning theory to explore how Farmers Field Schools (FFS) of the Taita Hills, Kenya have contributed to environmental sustainability, with a particular focus on gendered learning. Both genders experienced transformations in their meaning schemes related to farming (e.g., men and women switched their traditional roles in tillage and planting). A significant change in meaning perspective occurred among men who overcame personal biases and a cultural practice...

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In spite of the expansion of universities from one in the 1960s to 22 in 2013, Kenya is heading towards a major catastrophe in the university sector where the demand for education has disproportionately outpaced the supply. This study focuses on the status, achievement and challenges of Open, Distance and e-learning as a reasonable alternative to the inflexible face to face method. The research aim was achieved by reviewing literature and by undertaking a practical research. The latter was...