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ASSESSING THE NATURE OF PATRONAGE FOR TRADITIONAL MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA
Get PDFBackground: The study assessed the nature of patronage for traditional maternal health care services in Southwestern Nigeria. These were in view of providing information on the nature of patronage of traditional maternal health care services (TMHCs) in Nigeria, thus assisting in meeting the 2030 target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Methods: The study adopted a descriptive research design method approach. The study population was comprised of all pregnant women and nursing mothers attending TMHCs in Southwestern. The sample size consisted of 1020 pregnant women and nursing mothers. A self-designed questionnaire was used to gather information from the respondents. Data collected were analysed using frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. Results: It showed that respondents patronized centre owned by a tradition and culture 351(41.1%), respondents attended their preferred TMHCs on Wednesdays (738), and respondents were introduced to using TMHCs by their in-laws, religious leaders and friends, respectively. However, a large number of the respondents agreed that they use TMHCs because of the passionate care shown towards them (28.9%), spiritual reasons (26.6%), belief in the efficacy of service (30.2%), accessibility (29.7%) and offer of good and quality service (31.2%). Also, the study shows that there is a significant influence of the husband's age (df=3,870, F=5.909, p<0.05), husband's income (df=4,869, F=3.747, p<0.05) and husband's education level (df=3,870, F=64.70, p<0.05) on the reasons for patronizing TMHCs in the study area. Conclusion: The study concluded that nature patronage is a contributing factor to the high usage of TMHCs, which encourages maternal mortality in Nigeria. Article visualizations
TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN TEACHING COURSES OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST IN VOCATIONAL UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GREECE
Get PDFThe use of technology has entered in vocational education and training (VET), and there is a fundamental link between digital technologies and educational and pedagogical processes. The modern teacher must change his/her mentality and redefine his/her role from a simple provider of knowledge to a fellow traveller in the learning process, changing their pedagogical practices and promoting and successfully implementing digital technologies. The use of technology contributes to the activeness of students in the learning process and encourages individual learning and collaboration. Teachers can take advantage of students' interests and integrate technology into their classrooms, making learning effective and keeping them engaged in the lesson. This creates new opportunities for VET schools, teachers, and learners. Article visualizations
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM ENROLMENT AND RETENTION OF GIRLS IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTH SUDAN: A CASE STUDY OF YAMBO COUNTY, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE, SOUTH SUDAN
Get PDFThe main objective of the study was to determine the influence of transfer programs on the enrolment and retention of girls in schools in Yambio Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. It focused on the effect of cash transfer usage, cash transfer conditionalities, monitoring, and evaluation on the enrolment and retention of girls in schools in Yambio Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. The researcher uses a qualitative research approach to study and analyse data. The research uses triangulation whereby they use both narrative and content analysis was used to analyse the data collected. The study used 147 respondents, including parents and students’ beneficiaries of the cash transfer program. The study findings revealed that beneficiaries of the cash transfer programs used the money to buy scholastic materials and livestock, to support the provision of food items, and to buy candles and paraffin, among others of which are key in enabling and facilitating enrolment and retention of girls in schools. Study findings also revealed that conditions put in place have enabled the beneficiaries of the cash transfer grants to use the money for their intended purposes. The study later unveiled that monitoring and evaluation of cash transfer programs was key in assessing the performance of the cash transfer programs and thus provided guidance for the effective performance of the cash transfer programs. It was recommended that parents and guardians ensure that they buy scholastic materials, that they provide adequate meals for children, and that they ensure food security, among others. The study also recommended that there was a need to train parents on the purpose of the cash transfer program in relation to keeping girls in school to prevent parents from sending girls to school with the sole purpose of securing cash transfer money. The study also recommended putting in place specialised counsellors to provide guidance to girls sufficiently to appreciate the relevance of education and maintain the education pathway alongside the cash transfer programme. Article visualizations
WHO LEADS THE PACK? PROFILING SCHOOL LEADERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN GHANAIAN PUBLIC BASIC SCHOOLS
Get PDFThe extent to which demographic characteristics of educational heads differentiate their instructional leadership practices has been a contentious matter for several decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the instructional leadership practices of school heads as well as examine the extent to which headteachers’ gender, professional qualification, and work experience differentiated their instructional leadership practices in public basic schools in Ghana. This was a quantitative study underpinned by the positivist paradigm. The study employed the descriptive survey research design where 127 headteachers and 643 teachers were selected through census and proportionate stratified random sampling techniques respectively. The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) was adapted from Hallinger and Murphys (1985) and used to collect numerical data for the study which was analysed using descriptive statistics like mean and standard deviation as well as inferential statistics including independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings revealed that defining school mission dimension of instructional leadership practice was most prevalent among the headteachers as compared to managing the instructional programme and protecting school climate respectively. Additionally, the findings established that gender accounted for differences among headteachers in promoting a positive school climate where male headteachers rated higher than their female peers. Furthermore, the study established that work experience of the headteachers led to significant differences in defining school mission, managing instructional programme, promoting a positive school climate as well as the overall instructional leadership practice. Therefore, the study concluded that headteachers’ gender matters in promoting a positive climate in the schools while the work experience of the headteachers is a determinant of differences in their instructional leadership practices in the schools. Based on these findings, the study recommended that Ghana Education Service through the Regional and District Directorates of Education should liaise with instructional leadership specialists to organise in-service and refresher training programmes for headteachers on instructional leadership practices so as to sustain, improve, and intensify its practice in public basic schools. Article visualizations
MODERATING EFFECT OF DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ STRESS AND BURNOUT
Get PDFThe primary objective was to investigate how demographic variables impact the relationship between student stress and burnout. The study used a non-experimental quantitative research methodology using a descriptive-correlational technique. Data was collected by conducting an online survey with 300 college students from five higher education institutions in Davao City. The participants were selected using a simple random sampling method. The data analysis included the use of statistical methods such as mean, Pearson r, hierarchical regression analysis, and modgraph. Based on the findings of the study, student stress and burnout were found to be on moderate levels. There is a strong and meaningful correlation between student stress and burnout. Among the five demographic factors, it was discovered that student status and living status had a partial moderating effect on the direct impact of student stress on burnout. Implications were thoroughly examined. Article visualizations
ANALYSIS EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHER-PERCEIVED SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP AND ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES ON CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS IN CHINESE VOCATIONAL COLLEGES: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH
Get PDFThe purpose of this study, which is set against the backdrop of teachers' perceived sustainable leadership, is to investigate the key factors that determine the professional development and potential improvement strategies of Chinese vocational college teachers. ten vocational college teachers in Shandong Province, China, were selected for semi-structured interviews using a purposive sampling method, and the interview texts were coded and analysed using the grounded theory. The findings indicated that the continuous professional development of vocational college teachers is significantly influenced by multiple factors, which include teachers’ perception of their professional development, schools’ policies and systems, the fairness of allocating resources and the organisation’s cultural environment. As a result, the professional growth and autonomy of vocational college teachers can be substantially enhanced by establishing a robust institutional guarantee system, fostering a supportive and inclusive organisational culture, and advocating for the implementation of personalised development plans. Article visualizations
SCHOOL LIFE ADVISOR’S PROFILE AND CHARACTERISTICS IN THE GREEK EDUCATION SYSTEM
Get PDFThe School Life Advisors (SLA) in education are primarily tasked with resolving situations and behaviors that affect students in the school environment. The purpose of this work is to present the personal characteristics that a (SLA) must possess to deal with various cases of counseling approaches in education. This paper first describes the environment that prevails in schools and the usefulness of the teacher and the (SLA), while then reference is made to systematic consultation and the interaction between (SLA) and student. Then follows the main text of the work in which the individual personal characteristics of the (SLA) are described. Article visualizations
THE EFFICACY OF PAN AFRICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TRANSFORMATIVE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE TEACHER’S MORAL AND SOCIAL LIFE
Get PDFNearly every civilization has faced a plethora of moral issues since the introduction of contemporary innovations, including violence, drug misuse, nepotism, thievery, corruption, immorality, and sexual abuse. The old institutions that formerly taught social cohesion, morality, and the meaning of life have been eroded and are no longer helpful. This study argues that Sunday school, which Robert Raikes founded in the eighteenth century, remains essential for teaching morality to the next generation. It examines how Pan Africa Christian University's training program aligns with Sunday school teachers’ understanding of contemporary Christianity, at Christ Is The Answer Ministries in Kapsabet, Nandi County. The study employed a convergent parallel mixed-method research design. The target population was 135 participants, including trained teachers, church leaders and parents with children in Sunday school. The study findings indicated a statistically positive and significant relationship between the Transformational Leadership Training Program and Teachers’ moral life at (r=0.519**; p<0.05). The study findings also revealed a statistically significant relationship between the Transformational Leadership Training Program and Teachers’ social lifestyle at (r=0.509**; p<0.05). The study findings confirmed that the said church leaders’ training program effectively equips and trains Sunday school teachers to nurture children holistically. Article visualizations
CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE: SITUATION AND SOLUTIONS
Get PDFThe study to assess the capacity to implement autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions should aim to consider the existing capacity of lecturers, the system of facilities and the financial capacity to meet the requirements of autonomy. This article covers the most basic, decisive factors closely associated with quality assurance conditions for a higher education institution, analyzes the current situation of the capacity to implement autonomy and accountability at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, at the same time, proposes a number of solutions to improve the capacity to implement autonomy and accountability. Article visualizations
ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT USED BY SELECTED BASIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY, GHANA
Get PDFThis study was conducted to determine the alternative strategies to corporal punishment used by some basic school teachers in Mampong Municipality in the wake of the abolition of corporal punishment in Ghanaian schools. The study used a qualitative research approach and phenomenological research design to study 15 basic school teachers and 15 headteachers who were purposively sampled for the study. Interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data. It was found that the teachers used positive discipline strategies, such as rule setting, rewards presentation, guidance and counselling and mild punishment strategies, such as task assignment, withdrawal from pleasant activity and upstanding as alternative strategies to corporal punishment. This implies that the teachers follow the recommended discipline policy of the Ghana Education Service (GES). It was recommended, among others, that continuous professional education should be conducted by GES for the teachers to keep them abreast of the use of alternative strategies. Article visualizations