ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing and describing the challenges associated with the implementation of Fashion and Fabrics curriculum in secondary schools in Nkayi district in Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study. The population comprised of twenty fashion and fabrics teachers, ten practical department heads of department and ten secondary school heads. Simple random sampling was used to come up with respondents for the resear...
ABSTRACT To aid our understanding of the ways various individuals perceive, evaluate, and respond to symptoms of illness, the literature on illness behaviour was reviewed. Two competing hypotheses (the linking hypotheses and the " substitution hypothesis) and two theoretical paradigms (the health belief model and the behavioural model) which attempt to explain illness behaviour were presented. Kastenbaum's (1975) conceptualisation of death, kubler - Ross's (1969) five stage theory of dying a...
ABSTRACT Inclusion is a fairly recent practice that has been brought about by the Salamanca Statement of 1994. Various local, regional and international instruments promoting inclusion of people living with disabilities have been conducted however it is the researchers‟ opinion that most of the researches carried out on inclusion have focused more on policy, practice and educators‟ perspectives and the experiences of the child with physical disabilities in the mainstream have not been fu...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between Total Quality Management (as measured by the level of compliance of management of Colleges of Education with the NCCE minimum standards for NCE teachers) and educational outcomes in Colleges of Education in south west, Nigeria. Eight research questions and eight hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample consisted of 612 lecturers (out of which 192 were manageme...
ABSTRACT This research sought to find out how the views of feminist female students at a tertiary institution in Gweru affected their choice of fashion and dress as well as how to minimize friction resulting from female students‟ freedom of choice of dress being infringed upon. It aimed to establish the underlying reasons for students‟ views that affected their dress, in answer to the main research question which was, “How have feminists‟ views affected dress and fashion?” It also ...
ABSTRACT This study attempts to use oral sources to reconstruct the pre-colonial history of the Yakurr of Southeastern Nigeria. The Yakurr now inhabit the territory located between latitude 5040' and 6°10 North and longitude 8°50' East. This area is about 140 kilometres north-west of Calabar - capital of the Cross River State. The focus of the research is on Yakurr Migration and settlement and the economic, political and social effects of the migration. The original home of the Yakurr was ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of electronic media in teaching and learning. The study was carried out in Gokwe South District in Midlands Province. The population of this study consisted of two secondary schools in Gokwe South District. These two secondary school were chosen through purposive sampling technique. The sample comprises of 35 teachers from two schools. The researcher also uses purposive sampling to interview the school heads, school depute ...
ABSTRACT The Nigerian parents assessment of the effectiveness of pre-school education centres around the speed and the extent to which their pre-school children master the academic skills. This inappropriate index of academic success has resulted in the predominance of drills and memorisation as the commonest feature of the pre-school classes. Play, which is one of the best methods through which 'the pre-school age children learn, has been relocated to a state of recess or total abandonment i...
ABSTRACT Secondary school students in Kenya learn imaginative writing through English, a second language performed dismally making educators and the general Kenyan public worried. This study established educational factors influencing learning of imaginative writing in secondary schools in Kakamega Central Sub County, Kenya. It investigated the strategies secondary school teachers of English use in the teaching of imaginative writing, Form Three students’ practices used to learning of imagi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the programmes available in Anglophone and Francophone Africa for the training of adult educators. Ghana and Nigeria were selected representative Anglophone Countries, and Zaire and the Congo were chosen from among Francophone Countries. The study focussed on the following aspects of the training of Adult Educators: The major policies underlying the training of adult educators in the selected countries. The roles assigned to formal and non-fo...
ABSTRACT Information Communication Technology (ICT) is an important innovation that many education systems across the globe are embracing. ICTs are powerful tools that can be used to enhance the learning experiences of children in schools. However, there are several factors that are militating against effective utilisation of ICT in Zimbabwean primary schools. The use of computers in teaching and learning of subjects in the primary school curriculum has been greatly influenced by many factor...
ABSTRACT The study aims to establish the psychosocial problems faced by ECE learners in Seke District Primary Schools. The purpose of the study was also to make sure that some solutions to minimise the psychosocial problems faced are found. The research will assist the researcher, departmental staff and other teachers through seminars and workshops, where possible methods of assisting the affected ECE learners will be discussed. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design which ...
ABSTRACT The implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS) in education has become a debated trend on whether or not the certification is appropriate for the Education sector. Some scholars consider its adoption as a strategic decision by educational institutions to ensure delivery of quality service therein while others do not. Complaints by some academic staff and students in public universities in Kenya on the impact of ISO...
ABSTRACT Education empowers citizens and hence reduces poverty by enhancing livelihood. Globally, 77 million children are out of education and 25.7 million (33.4%) are those with disabilities. In Kenya 1,504 (0.48 %) Students with Disabilities of 315,000 in public secondary schools are in Inclusive Education programme. Baseline survey in Bungoma County between 2013 and 2016 indicated that only 107(0.07%) Students with Visual impairments and physical challenges are in Inclusive Education progr...
ABSTRACT Composition writing helps learners to acquire writing skills. However, students’ performance in Kiswahili composition at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination shows that national performance has been fluctuating with a mean of 14.20 in 2008, 15.40 in 2009, 14.32 in 2010, 16.43 in 2011 and 10.43 in 2012 out of 40 marks. From year 2008 to 2012, Kisumu West Sub-County students’ performance in the Joint Evaluation Test (JET) shows that performance was lower ...