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In perceived or real terms stagnation in the supply of poverty alleviation, materials and resources seems to be the order of the day in Nigeria. Even though there are core poverty eradication ministries and agencies, their benefits are not evenly distributed as expected. What we have is a development where some are favoured and others are not. The paper argues in favour of embracing inclusive planning as a veritable tool for the reduction of poverty in Nigeria. The data for the study which...
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Kenyan secondary schools in rural areas are geographically and socially isolated. Rural Kenyan secondary schools face a number of problems including poor management, ways in getting learning materials, as well as inadequacy in qualified teachers. The impact of these problems is poor performance in National Examinations. This poor performance however is highly noted in science and mathematics subjects. The problem of managing and getting learning materials can be reduced by employing...
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Poor adaptationto climate changeis a major threat to sustainable rice productionin Nigeria. Determinants of appropriate climate-changeadaptation strategies used by rice farmers in Southwestern Nigeria have not been fully investigated. In this study, the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies used by rice farmers in Southwestern Nigeria were investigated. Data were obtained through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and field survey conducted in the study areas. Data obtained were...
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Climate change is one of the challenges that human populations and the environment face. In Ghana, agricultural production is expected to be negatively affected because of the projected changes in rainfall regimes and increase in temperatures. Due to the essential role of maize in the food security of the country, numerous studies have been conducted to estimate how its production is being affected now and likely to be affected in future by current and projected changes in climate. In order...
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The present study attempts to investigate the pragmatic transfer in interlanguage requests performed by Algerian EFL learners. For data gathering, a three-item Discourse Completion Task has been administered to two controlling groups of native speakers: Arabic and English and two learner ones at two proficiency levels: low-proficient and high-proficient. The responses have been coded and analysed. The findings show that the performance in Arabic and English exhibits two types of differing...
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Most studies on the responsiveness of maize production to various variables have dwelled on the responsiveness of maize production to variations in precipitation or temperature. This study seeks to verify the response of maize production in Cameroon to both climate trends and land use change. Therefore, for the first time, our study presents findings on the relative influence of both climate and land use change on maize production in Cameroon. The data used in this analysis are essentially...
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The study investigated the attitudes of Biology teachers and students toward conservation of natural resources in Ekiti State.The participants for this study were 50 Biology teachers and 100 Biology students.The selection was based on purposive sampling technique which involved 10 secondary schools.Data collected from teachers' and students on conservation of Natural Resources Questionnaire were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.The findings...
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Background The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) are questionnaires used to assess sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in clinical and population-based studies. The present study aimed to evaluate the construct validity and factor structure of the PSQI and ESS questionnaires among young adults in four countries (Chile, Ethiopia, Peru and Thailand). Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 8,481 undergraduate students. Students...
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The primary aim of this research was to study how mobile technology shapes, changes, and develops informal learning outside the classroom and school environment. In this study we provided each of the 30 Kenyan elite runners with a simple Android smartphone and free Internet for one year. This research project was a developmental intervention with a participatory action research approach, and aimed to facilitate innovation and examine how the runners developed their training, informal...
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Record keeping is a vital responsibility of the school administrators because of the indispensable roles it plays in the effective day-to-day running of the schools. Keeping of records in primary schools is often organized around the life cycle of creation, storage, retrieval, retention and disposition which is concerned with protecting them. The paper attempts to examine various records kept in primary schools. Importance of record keeping, maintenance, storage and retrieval for effective...
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The research site was one high school in the southern United States where African American males were suspended at greater rates than their counterparts.The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the perspectives of high school administrators and teachers regarding alternatives to suspending African American males in one southern high school within a public school district.Guided by the social learning theory, the research question focused on the suspensions of these...