ABSTRACT Science education is crucial for the understanding of our environment and an essential tool for technological development in any society. Hence nations all over the world continue to ensure that the teaching of science subjects should be done in a manner that enhances the achievement of intended objectives. Science process skills are central to the acquisition of scientific knowledge which is useful in solving problems in our society. In Kenya, students’ achievement in Kenya Certif...
ABSTRACT The scourge of out-of-school children is real in Nigeria today. It is a common sight to see school-age children, particularly teenagers, who are supposed to be in school roaming the streets. Some are found outside the school performing one form of economic activity of another. Some have been to school but did not complete their education while some of them have never been to school at all. Some of these out of-school children, especially the school dropouts, claimed to have acquired ...
ABSTRACT Performance in physics at secondary school level in Sabatia sub-county has shown no significant improvement in recent years. Analysis by the Kenya National Examinations Council indicates that students do poorly in kinematics and this affects their overall performance in physics. This poor performance has mainly been attributed to conventional methods of teaching physics. It has been observed that schools that perform well emphasize the use of emerging instructional methods such as co...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to high prevalence of occupational accidents at Sino Zimbabwe Cement Company. Purposive sampling technique was engaged to select the key informants for interviews which included the Finance Manager, SHE officer, Industrial nurse and NSSA factories inspector. The researcher used stratified sampling technique to select 64 respondents for the questionnaires from the target population of 322 employees. The maj...
ABSTRACT Small Christian Communities (SCCs) embody fundamental features of the ecclesiology of Vatican II which encourages sharing and participation of all church members. SCCs serve as the family cell of the church where pastoral work begins and moves towards the sub-parishes, parishes and dioceses. As literature indicates, majority of the Christians in Catholic Church are not strongly inclined towards evangelization. This is based on the fact that the Catholic Church is highly dogmatic, sac...
ABSTRACT The poor performance of students in Social studies at the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination level, which is associated with students poor mastery of the social studies concepts, was the motivation for this study. This study used on innovative strategy of enhanced concept mapping with the use of instructional materials as a frame of reference for effective teaching and learning of social studies. The study was carried out in two phases, the survey and experimental phases...
ABSTRACT Nursing Education is a humanistic science which focuses on the intellectual development of the learner, compassionate concern for the sick, rehabilitation of the disabled and care for the dying. Hence the goal of nursing education reflects the needs, problems and aspirations of the society. Despite the series of reforms in nursing education, in response to societal needs and challenges, basic nursing education curriculum under investigation has not been evaluated since its introduct...
ABSTRACT This study set out to assess the level of English Language grammatical proficiency of public primary schoolteachers in Lagos State and the opportunities available to them for continuous professional development in the use of language. It also aimed at providing remedial programme for the teachers in areas of observed deficiency. The study employed descriptive survey and the Pretest-Posttest Control Group Experimental designs. The sample consisted of 575 teachers drawn from six Local ...
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ABSTRACT The need to produce an enriched uniform curriculum with a view to replacing the existing curricula of the private Islamic schools located in the South-west of Nigeria served as the impetus to carry-out this study. In addition, the study came up as a scientific procedure initiative to facilitate the integration of the private Islamic schools as stipulated in the National Policy on Education. Having elaborated on the need in terms of justification, the study took two giant steps, namel...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the contribution of international organizations in enhancing food security: A case of World Food Programme in Chamwino District, Dodoma. The general objective of this study was to assess the contribution of World Food Programme in enhancing Food Security. The study specifically intended to (a) determine various strategies used by World Food Programme to solve food insecurity in Chamwino District, (b) examine how WFP strategies contribute to solving household fo...
Abstract Amuld ohun-elo ikoni se pataki ninu eto-ikoni niton pe 6 n je ki idanilekoo ni itumo si akekoo ki 6 si ye won ju eyi ti oluko ko 16 won. Wiwo fiimu agbelewo Yoriiba ati sise itupale awon asa ati litireso alohun inu won je ona kan ti oluko le gba ko asa ati litireso alohun. Pupd ninu awon akekoo ode dni ni ko ni imo ti 6 kun lori asa atii litireso alohun Yoruba nitori ko si eko ti 6 peye lori awon koko wonyi ni ile-eko bee ni pupd akekoo ko ka iwe ti a ko lori asa ati litireso alohun ...
ABSTRACT Introduction Malaria in pregnancy is of public health importance. Malaria in pregnancy is associated with several negative health outcomes such as premature delivery threatened abortion, and miscarriage, among others. The study sought to find out the level of knowledge and perception of women regarding the risks associated with malaria during pregnancy in GA West Municipality, Amasaman. Methods A qualitative research technique was employed in the research. The focus group discussio...
ABSTRACT Background: Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is one of the 17 Worlds most Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are predominantly found in most marginalized and low-income communities. The World Health Organization (WHO) with World Health Assembly (WHA) in collaboration with Ghana Health Service had instituted an annual MDA to totally eliminate LF by the year 2020 from all endemic communities. Awareness and knowledge about LF have been a major challenge for people not patronizing the exercise...
Abstract This studyinvestigated and found the influence of drug abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students. The purpose of the study was to find out how drug abuse has influenced the academic performance of secondary school students. The study adopted a descriptive survey design in which three research questions were posed. The population of the study was 1000 while the sample size of 200 was selected randomly out of the total population of Government secondary sc...