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Current practices and perceived benefits of continuous professional development among early grade headteachers in Adentan Municipality, Ghana
Full text linkContinuous professional development (CPD) is crucial for enhancing teacher knowledge and skills, particularly for early grade headteachers who play a pivotal role in foundational education. This article explores the current state of CPD practices and the perceptions of its benefits among early grade headteachers in the Adentan Municipality of Ghana. Adopting a qualitative approach with a case study design, the study purposively sampled 13 early grade headteachers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using descriptive statistics for participant characteristics and thematic analysis for research questions. Findings reveal that current CPD practices in Adentan Municipality focus on engagement in various training activities, efforts towards effective CPD, and the promotion of innovative teaching practices. Headteachers perceived significant benefits, including the development of administrative and leadership skills, enhanced knowledge, and increased efficacy. Despite acknowledged benefits, challenges such as inadequate access to timely information, financial barriers, and a disconnect between CPD participation and promotion criteria were identified. This study underscores the need for more accessible, relevant, and intrinsically motivating CPD initiatives to support early grade headteachers effectively, aligning with adult learning principles and fostering deeper professional growth
Impact of water treatment and storage on the deterioration of packaged water before shelf-life expiration
Full text linkCertain phases of treatment, processing, and storage may render packaged drinking water unfit for human consumption, even prior to its expiration date. The underlying factors contributing to their deterioration are examined and analyzed in this study. Following the standard protocols outlined by the World Health Organization, the Physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of ten sachet water products and two bottled waters were examined. Nevertheless, the microbiological evaluation of some samples\u27 total coliform count prior to storage revealed no coliform, whilst Pws 1, 2, 5, 7, and 10 showed a high total coliform count of 70–780 CFU/ml. Further investigation on the research showed that the purifying methods employed in water production, such as carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light sterilization, correlated with the degradation of water samples over time. In samples Pw (1, 2, 3, 7, 8, & 10), high amounts of some elements, including Fe and Pb, were found. here were also increasing turbidity values of Pw3 with 7.75NTU, 10.31NTU, and 14.05NTU monthly during the shelf period, and Pw8 with 11.74NTU in the third month, and Pw8\u27s turbidity values increased from 11.74NTU in the third month, which both exceeded the permissible limits of 5NTU. The colour of the samples (Pw2, Pw3, Pw8, and Pw10) changed from 5Hu to 10Hu, which corresponded with their unpleasant taste. According to the study, the varied values of different parameters are caused by the chemical, physical, and biochemical processes that take place in the packaged water. These processes include the respiratory and metabolic activities of the total coliforms on nutrients, temperature, and the degree of light penetration
The The efficacy of integrative model of behavioural prediction in guiding communication in the male circumcision campaign among the traditionally non-circumcising Luo of Kenya: A review
No full textTheoretical constructs provide a basis for developing behaviour change communication. However, there is limited direct evidence on the efficacy of behaviour change communication theories in predicting behaviour of those targeted in the voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme for the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Kenya. This paper evaluates the efficacy of the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction (IMBP) as a guide to developing communication strategies for male circumcision among the traditionally non-circumcising Luo of Kenya. It arises from the challenges to the presumed universality of Western-based behaviour change theories, which predominantly target the individual in change messages, yet most culture-related behaviours in closely-knit cultures of Africa reside not in the individual but in the community. With IMBP as the focus of analysis, I review extant literature on behaviour change communication theories and practice, discussing the place and influence of the Luo culture, and the community’s cultural standpoint regarding male circumcision, in the VMMC campaign. I argue that the Luo are a culturally cohesive ethnic group, with non-circumcision as their collective mark of cultural identity, and, thus, a communication strategy targeting individuals’ self-efficacy risks failing due to the collectivistic location of circumcision. The paper concludes that IMBP is inadequate to the extent that it targets the individual in a behaviour that is community-centred.
Translation of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (EPQ-R) in Ibibio language
Full text linkThis study focused on the translation and cross-validation of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised (EPQ-R) into the Ibibio language to enhance its cultural relevance for psychological assessments in Nigeria. A rigorous forward–backward translation process was employed, involving nine experts including bilingual translators and psychologists, to ensure linguistic and conceptual equivalence. The validation phase used a cross-sectional survey design in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with 399 participants purposively sampled for being bilingual in English and Ibibio, residing in Uyo Metropolis, and mentally stable. Participants included students (34.6%), civil servants (32.1%), and the general population (33.3%), with ages ranging from 18 to 65 years (M = 37). Instruments administered were the Ibibio-translated EPQ-R, the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Psychometric evaluation revealed robust indices of reliability and validity. Cronbach’s alpha values for the major scales were Extraversion (α = 0.86), Neuroticism (α = 0.88), and Psychoticism (α = 0.65), while the Lie scale yielded 0.64. Content validity was confirmed by clinical psychology experts using a 5-point Likert scale. Convergent validity was established through correlations with the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, while divergent validity was supported by its relationship with the LOT-R. Factor analysis further confirmed the retention of the original EPQ-R factor structure. The study concludes that the Ibibio-translated EPQ-R is a reliable and culturally sensitive instrument suitable for personality assessment among Ibibio speakers, with applications in clinical diagnosis, research, and education
Interfixation in Tiv morphology
Full text linkTiv, one of the Bantoid languages spoken in Benue, Nassarawa, Taraba, Plateau states of Nigeria and Southern Cameroon, has tripartite connotations which it refers to a tribe, a language and an ancestral father. This study investigates various functions that interfixation performs in Tiv. This study adopts Hockett’s (1954) Item-and-Process Theory which explains the morphological composition of interfixal process in Tiv and how it changes simple words to complex words. Methodologically, this study souced data through primary (observation) and secondary sources. The secondary sources were obtained from journal articles, academic textbooks, dictionaries and encyclopaedias which boosted literature review of this study. The study used non-probability sampling procedure with a particular reference to deliberate sampling design. Data collection was done through personal observation in which words that have interfixes were jotted down, transcribed, grouped according to their formations and functions then analysed accordingly. The study revealed that Tiv interfixes have interfixed vowel ‘a’, syllable ‘-mba-’ and interfixed words. It has also been discovered that interfixed vowel, syllable and words are mostly found in compound words and triplications. It has also been found out that Tiv interfixes and infixes have their distinctive features. The study has also shown that Tiv interfixes express futurity (shall); perform the prepositional functions of ‘of’ and ‘with’; the plural morpheme ‘-mba’ with adjectival roots and plural nominal roots and formation of triplications in Tiv. This study is, therefore, recommended to: linguists that have interest in morphology, scholars who wish to investigate interfixation as an affixation process, students who may wish to write their projects, dissertations and theses on affixal processes and lecturers who may intend to write articles or books on word-formation processes
Àtúngbéyẹ̀wò Ìlò Àti Ìṣesí Àwọn Ọ̀rọ À-So-Ọ̀rọ̀-Pọ̀ Ní Èdè Yorùbá
Full text linkNinú gírámà èdè Yorùbá, àwọn onímọ̀ gírámà ṣe àkíyèsí pé àwọn ọ̀wọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ kan wà tí wọ́n máa ń lò láti fi so ọ̀rọ̀, àpólà tàbí gbólóhùn méjì pọ̀. Ẹnu kò lórí ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ ti ẹyọ ọ̀rọ̀ àti àpólà. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ọ̀wọ́ àwọn onímọ̀ kan náà tilẹ̀ sọ pé kò sí ohun tí a lè pè ní ọ̀rọ̀ àsopọ̀ tí ó ń so gbólòhùn pọ̀, àwọn onímọ̀ mìíràn sì gbà pé ó wà. Ohun tí a fẹ́ tẹpẹlẹmọ́ náà ni láti ṣàgbéyẹ̀wò ìlò ọ̀kọ̀ọ̀kan àwọn ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ wọ̀nyí, kí a mọ iye wọn, àti àwọn òté tó de ìlò wọn nínú èdè Yorùbá. A ṣe àkójọ àwọn détà lóríṣìíríṣìí láti inú àwọn onírúurú ìwé ti wọ́n kọ lédè Yorùbá àti ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu àṣàyàn àwọn tí ń sọ èdè Yorùbá. A kò ṣàmúlò tíọ̀rì kankan nínú iṣẹ́ yìí kí a lè walẹ̀ jìn lórí àpèjúwe ìṣesí àtì ìhùwàsí àwọn ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ wọ̀nyí. Ohun tí a ṣe ni pé, a ṣàpèjúwe ìlò àti ìṣesí àwọn ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ ni. A rí i pé ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ Yorùbá wà ní abẹ́ ìsọ̀rí wúnrẹ̀n aṣegírámà nítorí àwọn àbùdá ìsọ̀rí náà tó pinminrin sínú rẹ̀. Bí a bá gùnlé ìlò àti ìṣesí wọn, a lè pín ìsọ̀rí ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ Yorùbá sí ọ̀wọ́ méjì gbòòrò: àkọ́kọ́ ni ọ̀rọ̀-àsopọ̀ tí ó pín sí i: ọ̀rọ̀ a-so-ọ̀rọ̀/àpólà-pọ̀ àti ọ̀rọ̀ a-so-gbólóhùn-pọ̀. Èkejì ni ọ̀rọ̀-a-so-èjì-èrò-pọ̀ tàbí ọ̀rọ̀-asojú-sòdì-pọ̀/elérò ajárètí, ìsọ̀rí yìí náà pín sí: alábala méjì àti aláwẹ́ kan
Nigerian culture and globalisation: Influence of TikTok video contents on the promotion of Nigerian cultural values among Nigerian students
Full text linkThere have been arguments on the cultural shift to dominant Western cultural values which is eroding Nigeria\u27s core values such as language, greetings and dressing. The invention of social media is one of the products of globalisation, therefore, this study investigated the use of Tiktok, a leading modern social media, for promotion of Nigerian cultural values in the era of globalisation and cultural imperialism among Nigerian students. Hinged on Uses and Gratifications and Cultural Imperialism theories, this study adopted the survey method, using questionnaire as instrument of data collection and focusing on undergraduate students of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA), Ondo, Nigeria. Using the Taro Yamaro sample size formula, 376 students were selected as the sample size while the multi stage sampling technique was adopted, using stratified, simple random, and purposive sampling techniques at different levels to select AAUA students who use TikTok. Findings revealed that exposure to video content on TikTok by AAUA students has led to cultural imperialism with many young adults imitating Western dressing pattern, eating foreign food, and adopting religious practices. However, TikTok has provided a platform to effectively promote some Nigerian language and music which in turn promote Nigerian language and music culture, thereby preserving and promoting some Nigerian cultural heritage. Based on findings, it is therefore recommended that Nigerians should leverage the social media uncensored nature to consciously showcase and preserve core cultural values by creating content that highlights, preserve and promote Nigerian core cultural values globally, mitigating cultural imperialism’s impact
The incidence of urinary tract infection among primary school children of pilot Central Primary School, Bokkos, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria
Full text linkUrinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a serious bacterial infection causing illness in infants and children. The incidence of urinary tract infection among children attending Pilot Central Primary School, Bokkos, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria was investigated in this study. The study was carried out between the period of September and December 2016 among apparently healthy pupils. One hundred and twenty (120) clean-catch urine samples were obtained from the pupils using standard procedures. Microbial culture on MacConkey agar as a quantitative urine culture was used to reveal 70% of the sample with significant bacterial growth (104-105CFU/ml), interpreted as probable cases of urinary tract infection. Among the identified organisms, Escherichia coli had the highest occurrence (59.2%), followed by Klebsiella sp (17.5%), Staphylococcus species (15.8%), and the lowest Proteus species (7.5%). The incidence of urinary tract infection in females (43%) was higher than in males (26%). Higher incidence was also reported in class 5-6 (31.6%); therefore, the government should put and increase effort toward creating awareness among the people for effective treatment, control, and prevention of urinary tract infections
Cannabis sativa extract modulates pain sensitivity in albino wistar rats: Gender and dose considerations
Full text linkThe increasing prevalence of cannabis use, specifically among young people seeking relief from pain, has generated both public health concern and scientific curiosity. Despite anecdotal claims and preliminary findings suggesting analgesic effects of cannabis, there remains a notable dearth in rigorous experimental studies investigating its efficacy, dosage implications, gender-related differences and time interval administrations in pain response. Existing studies often overlooks the detailed relationship between dosage, sex, and neurobehavioral outcomes in controlled experimental settings. To address this dearth, this study examined the effects of cannabis extract on pain sensitivity using an animal model. Twenty-four albino Wistar rats (12 males, 12 females; 100g weight) were maintained under controlled conditions (30±2°C, 12hr light/dark cycles) in a completely randomized design experiment. Approved Cannabis sativa was homogenized and administered in three treatment groups (n=8 each) with three replicates. Pain sensitivity was assessed using a Thomas Scientific hot plate, while memory recognition was evaluated through object recognition tests, employing a pretest-posttest design. ANOVA results demonstrated significant effects of cannabis on pain sensitivity (p<0.05), with sex differences also influencing outcomes. The findings suggest that controlled, low-dose cannabis administration under medical supervision may offer therapeutic potential for severe pain management
Productive use of the Internet to accelerate income per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Full text linkThis paper investigates the potential link between internet use and income per capita growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite greater internet access throughout the region, many countries still fail to achieve the anticipated economic growth. This research explores whether and how internet usage affects real income per capita growth and identifies the conditions that cause this effect to manifest. A simultaneous equation model (SEM) and the three-stage least squares (3SLS) method analyzed data from 27 Sub-Saharan African countries between 2008 and 2019 to understand the relationship between internet use and income growth. The model incorporated equations for internet demand and supply to examine the impact of price, infrastructure quality, education levels, and governance efficiency. Research revealed that internet usage slightly decreases income per capita growth in a statistically meaningful way. The unexpected outcome likely arises from poor internet access, high costs, insufficient infrastructure, and limited digital skills in several nations. Strong institutions and low inflation rates support income growth. Internet demand faces major restrictions due to high costs, while expanded electricity access supports the growth of the Internet supply. This study concludes that simply increasing internet access alone will not lead to improved income growth. To achieve higher productivity from internet use, SSA countries must develop superior infrastructure and affordable services while building strong institutions and investing in digital skills training. The region stands to benefit as these improvements unlock the internet\u27s full potential as a driving force