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Gender inequality is a pervasive problem worldwide and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) of gender equality is crucial for social progress. In South Africa, gender disparities persist in primary and secondary education, hindering girls' access to quality education and opportunities. This study explores the application of the Ubuntu socio-cultural principle in addressing SDG 5 in South Africa. Ubuntu, an African philosophy emphasizing interconnectedness and humaneness, offers...

In Mali, community schools are non-profit making schools which aim at acquiring and developing instrumental and professional knowledge. They are created and managed by rural or urban communities or associations. Since 2013, the government of Mali has started the process of transformation of community schools in public schools. That process should have as results, the recruitment of all the community schools’ teachers in the State civil service. Ethnographic fieldwork in some community...

Given the gap noted in the Algerian official syllabus of the translation unit, and though both teachers and students are aware of the importance of translation errors, no lecture is dedicated to this concept. Hence, the present investigation attempts to testify the efficiency of collaborative work in teaching translation errors to M.A. students and thereby apply the theoretical background in real situations. It aims to train students to detect and correct errors, improve the final product,...

The purpose of the study was to examine Teacher trainees’ knowledge and sexual behaviour towards HIV\AIDS. The study which adopted the descriptive design utilized a sample of 177 students obtained through purposive and simple random sampling of students from OLA, Fosu and Komenda Colleges of Education in the Central Region, Ghana. Questionnaire was used in the data collection. Percentages and frequencies were used to analyze the data for easy interpretation. The study revealed that although...

Introduction: Learning is the process by which we acquire knowledge or expertise. All teaching is done with the objective of transferring factual, conceptual or processual knowledge, acquiring skills, inculcating attitudes or bringing out, appropriating or developing reflexes or routines. Distance learning can be a substitute for face-to-face teaching, a complement or a useful reinforcement to it. Distance learning has emerged as a new teaching method to maintain the continuity of medical...

Muigua and Deem emphasize the importance of gender equality in educational opportunities, pointing out that education is a fundamental human right and a driver of socio-economic development. According to Kamara, Sierra Leone`s radical inclusion policy is a remarkable case study that highlights the relevance of gender equality in education provision. This study used a purposive sampling technique to sample 15 students, 5 parents, 5 teachers, 5 school administrators, 5 policymakers, and 5...

The study analyzed indigenous crop management practices employed by farmers to ensure adaptation in the face of climate variability in Imo State, Nigeria. A total of 360 farmers were randomly selected from the three agricultural zones of the State. Interview schedule was used to elicit information from the respondents. Percentage, mean and Standard deviation were used to describe data collected. Results showed that the farmers were fully aware of climate variability as indicated by a high...

Sciencing Out (SciOut) facilitated by Explorer Home Madagascar Science Center, a Malagasy NGO, is an innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education program because it incorporates out-of-school education, student and scientist collaborations, local and international partnerships, and arts education. This case-study describes the program’s unique educational components alongside evaluation data to understand: How does a field program like SciOut help students engage...

This text seeks to reflect on the nature of the formulation of the current public policy for preschool education in Angola. Based on documentary analysis of the main official and legislative documents, we see the involvement of the state in regional and international challenges has increased the development of a set of policy texts directed at children's rights. Thus, the question arises as to whether the public policy for preschool education, fragmented in normative instrumentalization and...

In the research reported on here we explored teachers’ understanding of what they perceived as core values of ethical leadership in education. Using qualitative research within an interpretivist design, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with teachers and school management team (SMT) members and analysed using Tesch’s coding method. The theoretical underpinnings of the paper are grounded in 3 distinct ethics of care, justice and critique. The findings cannot be...

The purpose of this chapter is to examine how climate change actions are integrated into urban planning in Africa. Based on a review of long-term and medium-term planning frameworks from six selected cities, the chapter analyses the awareness, synthesis and strategies for addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa through urban planning. The findings indicate that despite a high level of awareness of climate change and impacts, conscious framing of planning frameworks as...

This study investigated the heavy metals pollution of granite quarrying activities in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Three quarries and a control site were selected for this study. Plants and soil samples were collected at 0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 m away from the crushing points, while samples were collected away from roadside for control. Water samples were collected at just a point. Concentration of heavy metals in collected samples was determined using Buck Scientific Atomic Absorption...

Generational experiences create unique contextualised meanings for society. This is the case with millennials in South Africa, many of whom use social media to organise their lives and engage with issues pertinent to them, such as South Africa being a rainbow nation. Some of these millennials are history teachers who, when at work, have to teach an official history which may contradict some of their social media engagements. This motivated this article of which the aim was to identify the...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern currently mitigated by antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Pharmacists are strategically placed to lead AMS actions that contribute to responsible use of antimicrobials; however, this is undermined by an acknowledged health leadership skills deficit. Learning from the UK's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Global Health (ChPOGH) Fellowship programme, the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) is focused to develop a health...

This article sets out to explore the prospects of integrating soft skills in Moroccan higher education, with particular emphasis on Mohammed I University. Once Morocco expressed its desire to adopt a soft-skill-based system in 2021, scholars have underscored the benefits of equipping university students with the necessary skills for their employability. This study is part of this growing attention to the Moroccan experience. Building on the perceptions of twenty English language teachers and...