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The relevance of students’ representative councils to the administration of colleges of education in Ghana
Get PDFHigher education is a vital element in human development globally. Institutions offering this form of education perform this unique role of training the human resource needs of society. Contemporary tertiary education worldwide is mostly patronised by the enthusiastic and ingenious youth aspiring to acquire knowledge and skills for the world of work. One group of such institutions in Ghana is the Colleges of Education (CoE) mandated to train teachers for first and second cycle educational institutions. In an attempt to protect their interests, student teachers formed the Students Representative Council (SRC). The existence of SRC is backed by legislation and Ghana is of no exception. Such enactments include the Colleges of Education Act 847 (2012:11) and the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, (1992 Chapter 5, Section 79) as stated by (Mills, 2015:63). All the 46 CoE in Ghana have SRC, however, their significance seem to have been relegated to the background. Students’ participation in decision-making is often viewed as problematic to administrators and other stakeholders. They are often perceived as minors, immature, making unrealistic demands and lacking in expertise and technical knowledge needed in running institutions (Kosgei et al, 2017:2), simply expected to do what they are told without questioning. It is against this background that the researcher sought to explore the relevance of the SRCs to the administration of CoE in Ghana.
This study explored a phenomenon, hence, was located in the interpretivist paradigm. It employed qualitative method (interviews) with office bearers of the SRCs and administrators of the four purposively selected CoE in Ghana. Observation was adopted for triangulation of data from the two categories of respondents. The study revealed that although the existence of SRC is of enormous importance, it’s operations sometimes conflict with college authorities due to mistrust and imposition of unilateral decisions. The college authorities on the other hand often perceive student leadership as spearheading activities which hinder the smooth running of the institutions.
The study recommended information sharing, seminars and workshops for both student leaders and college authorities to create an atmosphere of trust, collegiality and partnership for peaceful co-existence.D. Phil. (Education Management)Educational Leadership and Managemen
Primary health care students’ experiences of vocational subjects at a TVET college in Gauteng
No full textEnglish, Tswana and Ndebele abstractsThis study explored Primary Health Care (PHC) students’ experiences in vocational subjects in a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college to determine whether the vocational subjects offered prepared students for future employability. It also determined whether the curriculum's goals and objectives in vocational subjects had been met and if the curriculum offered for vocational subjects was relevant and responsive to the needs of the current economy.
South Africa’s shift to democracy in 1994 came with expectations of a marketplace improvement from the economic decrease suffered under the apartheid era (Terblanche, 2017). The newly democratic government selected the (TVET) sector as suitable for Vocational Education and Training (VET) skills for South Africans. Currently, many graduates still struggle to find occupation in PHC. This prompted the researcher to explore students' experiences in the vocational subjects of Primary Health Care at a TVET college in order to understand why there were limited employment in the field of PHC for graduates at this college.
The case study research design was used in this study, which was based on the qualitative approach. To capture the participants' experiences on the relevance of vocational subjects at a TVET college, semi-structured, and focus group interviews were conducted.
The data was analysed and results revealed a few main themes: the relevance of the PHC course; a curriculum that is more theoretical than practical; the TVET PHC qualification not being recognised by the industry market; lack of interactive and simulated learning; students’ employability as dependent on the skill acquired and labour market requirements, and TVET college promises of practical activities that are not realised.
The study's findings indicated that students experienced TVET curricula in their vocational subjects and there is still a lack of vocational practice that should be improved in order to align them with the needs, demands, and expectations of the market and industry.
It is hoped that the recommendations derived from the study's findings will be used by curriculum designers and implementers to improve the standard of the TVET college’s vocational subjects for Primary Health Care in the country in order to achieve relevance and responsiveness to students’ future employment.Thutopatlisiso eno e tlhotlhomisitse maitemogelo a baithuti ba Tlhokomelo ya Ntlha ya Boitekanelo (PHC) mo dithutong tsa paakanyetsotiro tse di neelwang kwa kholetsheng ya Thuto le Katiso ya Paakanyetsotiro ya Setegeniki (TVET) go bona gore a dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro di siamisetsa baithuti gore ba kgone go thapega mo isagong. Gape e tlhotlhomisitse gore a go fitlhelelwa maikemisetso a kharikhulamo le maitlhomo a dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro le gore a kharikhulamo ya dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro e maleba e bile e tsibogela ditlhokego tsa ikonomi tsa ga jaana.
Go fetogela mo demokerasing ga Aforikaborwa ka 1994 go tlile ka ditsholofelo tsa gore mebaraka e tokafale go latela kwelotlase ya ikonomi e e neng ya itemogelwa ka nako ya tlhaolele (Terblanche, 2017). Puso e ntshwa ya temokerasi e e tlhophilweng e ne ya tlhopha lephata la TVET jaaka le le maleba go tlamela MaAforikaborwa ka Thuto le Katiso ya Paakanyetsotiro (VET). Fela gompieno dialogane tse dintsi di sa ntse di sokola go bona tiro mo PHC. Mmatlisisi o tlhotlhomisitse maitemogelo a baithuti mo dithutong tsa paakanyetsotiro tse di amanang le Tlhokomelo ya Ntlha ya Boitekanelo kwa kholetsheng ya TVET gore a tlhaloganye lebaka le le dirang gore go bo go thapiwa baithuti ba se kae fela ba kholetshe eno mo lephateng la PHC .
Go dirisitswe thadiso ya patlisiso ya tobiso e e theilweng mo molebong wa khwalitatifi mo thupatlisisong eno. Go dirilwe dikopanotherisano tsa seka-thulaganyo le tsa ditlhophapuisano go bona maitemogelo a bannileseabe malebana le bomaleba jwa dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro kwa kholetsheng ya TVET.
Go ne ga lokololwa data mme morago ga moo ga tlhagelela mereromegolo e e latelang go tswa mo dipholong: bomaleba jwa khoso ya PHC; kharikhulamo e e tletseng tiori go na le tiriso; borutegi jwa PHC ya TVET jo bo sa tseweng tsia mo indasetering; tlhokego ya ithuto e e nang le tirisano le ketsiso; go ikaega ga go thapega ga baithuti mo dikgonong tse di bonweng le ditlhokego tsa mmaraka wa ditiro; le ditsholofetso tsa kholetshe ya TVET tse di sa fitlhelelwang tsa ditirwana tsa go diragatsa.
Diphitlhelelo tsa thutopatlisiso di supa gore baithuti ba itemogetse kharikhulamo ya TVET mo dithutong tsa paakanyetsotiro tse di neng di totile tiori mme go sa ntse go na le tlhaelo ya tiragatso ya paakanyetsotiro, e leng se se tlhokang go tokafadiwa go lepalepanya dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro le ditlhokego, ditopo le ditsholofelo tsa mmaraka le indaseteri.
Go solofelwa gore bakwadi ba kharikhulamo le ba ba e tsenyang tirisong ba tlaa dirisa dikatlenegiso tse di tswang mo diphitlhelelong go tokafatsa maemo a dithuto tsa paakanyetsotiro tsa Tlhokomelo ya Ntlha ya Boitekanelo tsa dikholetshe tsa TVET mo nageng gore go netefadiwe gore dithuto tseno di maleba mme di tsibogela ditlhokego tsa ikonomi le go oketsa go thapega ga baithuti.Lolu cwaningo belubheka ulwazi lwabafundi oluphathelene Nokunakekelwa Okuyisisekelo Kwezempilo be-Primary Health Care (PHC) ezifundweni zemisebenzi yezandla ezifundiswa ekolishi leTechnical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) ukuze kutholakale ukuthi izifundo zemisebenzi yezandla ziyabalungiselela yini abafundi ukuqashwa esikhathini esizayo. Iphinde yahlola ukuthi ingabe izinhloso zekharikhulamu kanye nezinjongo zezifundo zemisebenzi yezandla ziyafinyelelwa yini nokuthi ngabe ikharikhulamu yezifundo zemisebenzi yezandla ibalulekile yini futhi iyahambisana nezidingo zomnotho wamanje.
Ukushintshela kweNingizimu Afrika entandweni yeningi ngonyaka we-1994 kwafika nokulindelwe kuyintuthuko yemakethe kulandela ukwehla komnotho okwenzeka ngesikhathi sobandlululo (i-Terblanche, 2017). Uhulumeni wentando yeningi osanda kukhethwa ukhethe umkhakha (i-TVET) njengofanele ukuhlinzeka abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngeMfundo Nokuqeqeshwa Kwezandla (MKK). Kodwa-ke, namuhla, abaningi abathweswe iziqu basazabalaza ukuthola umsebenzi wo-NOK. Umcwaningi ucubungule ulwazi lwabafundi ezifundweni zemisebenzi ehlobene Nokunakekelwa Okuyisisekelo Kwezempilo ekolishi le-TVET ukuze aqonde ukuthi kungani kunomsebenzi omncane emkhakheni we-NOK wabafundi bakuleli kolishi.
Kulolu cwaningo kusetshenziswe idizayini yocwaningo lwesigameko, eyayisekelwe phezu kwendlela yesimo. Izingxoxo ezakhiwe ngokungagcwele kanye nezamaqembu zenziwa ukuze kuthathwe ulwazi lwabahlanganyeli mayelana nokufaneleka kwezifundo zemisebenzi yezandla ekolishi le-TVET.
Idatha yahlaziywa, okwathi ngemuva kwalokho kwavela izingqikithi ezilandelayo emiphumeleni: ukubaluleka kwesifundo se-NOK; ikharikhulamu enethiyori kakhulu kunento eyenziwayo; Iziqu ze-TVET NOK ezingaqashelwa yimboni; ukuntuleka kokufunda okusebenzisanayo nokulingiswayo; ukuncika kokuqashwa kwabafundi kumakhono atholakele kanye nezidingo zemakethe yezabasebenzi; kanye nezithembiso ezingafezeki zemisebenzi eyenziwa yikolishi le-TVET.
Okutholwe kulolu cwaningo kukhomba ukuthi abafundi bathole ikharikhulamu ye-TVET ezifundweni zabo zemisebenzi egxile kakhulu kuthiyori futhi kusenokuntuleka kokwenza umsebenzi okufanele kuthuthukiswe ukuze izifundo zemisebenzi zihambisane nezidingo, izimfuno, kanye nokulindelwe imakethe kanye nemboni.
Kwethenjwa ukuthi izincomo ezisuselwe kulokhu okutholakele zizosetshenziswa abaklami bohlelo lwezifundo kanye nabaluqhubayo ukwenza ngcono izinga lezifundo zemisebenzi yezandla zamakolishi ama-TVET kokuNakekelwa Okuyisiskelo Kwezempilo ezweni ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi lezi zifundo zifanelekile futhi zihambisana nezidingo zomnotho kanye nokukhuthaza ukuqashwa kwabafundi.M. Ed. (Curriculum Studies)Curriculum and Instructional Studie
Negotiating and Managing Gay Identities in Multiple Heteronormative Spaces: The Experiences of Black Gay Mineworkers in South Africa
No full textSexual diversity is a contentious topic in South Africa because many people still hold the perception that sexual identity can only be understood in heteronormative terms. This article adopts a feminist research approach to investigate how black gay male identities are constructed and managed at home, within friendships and in mining workplaces, drawing on data collected from five black gay male mineworkers. It opens up discussion on gay mineworkers’ experiences in a country where diversity is upheld and celebrated through a democratic constitution, yet gay men must often negotiate and manage their sexual identities to fit in with the dominant heteronormative discourses present in different spaces in society, including adopting false heterosexual identities in particular spaces, which limits their freedoms. The study argues that experiences of constructing and managing black gay identities in heteronormative spaces is guided by the level of acceptance and tolerance perceived by gay people.SociologyThis research was fully funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
The art adherence and intimate partner violence nexus : moderating influences of meaning in life, sense of coherence, and spirituality
No full textText in EnglishIn South Africa, intimate partner violence (IPV) has been associated with unfavourable outcomes for antiretroviral medication (ART) adherence, such as low treatment uptake, low ART adherence and the inadvertent virological failure, and a higher death rate. However, there is a dearth of research on factors that encourage ART adherence in people exposed to IPV.
Following this backdrop, this study examined the moderating influences of meaning in life (ML), sense of coherence (SOC), and spirituality on IPV and ART adherence among adult people living with HIV (PLWH) in Johannesburg South, South Africa. Working from a post-positivistic quantitative framework, a questionnaire was developed to gauge participants’ ART adherence, exposure to IPV, perceived meaning in life, sense of coherence, and spirituality. The sample for this study was recruited through a two-stage sampling process involving purposive sampling of two ART sites, namely Diepkloof Provincial Clinic and Lenasia Nirvana Clinic, in the south of Johannesburg, and the systematic selection of participants within each ART site.
The sample involved 66 men and 134 women between the ages of 19 and 51 who were receiving ART at the two sites. To establish the moderating influences of ML, SOC, and spirituality on the association between IPV and ART adherence, regression analysis and Hayes moderation were utilised. The study revealed that IPV was negatively associated with an 18% drop in adherence (p <.001). While all three types of IPV had a negative association with adherence, the presence of sexual IPV had the most pronounced reduction in adherence (30%), followed by emotional IPV with a 13% reduction.
Most non-adherent participants cited being ‘away from home’ (100%), ‘being too busy’ (88%), ‘avoiding being seen taking ARVs’ (82%), and ‘depression’ (64%) among their reasons for non-adherence. Results of the moderation analysis established that spirituality (β = 0.72, p <.005) and SOC (β = 0.53, p <.005) significantly moderated the negative influence of IPV on adherence. Compared to SOC, the moderating influence of spirituality in tempering the influence of violence was more pronounced.
The findings of this study underscore the pronounced negative influence of sexual IPV on ART adherence and the value of spirituality and SOC as resources that facilitate adherence for PLWH who have been exposed to IPV. In support of previous studies, this study recommends the prioritisation of IPV screening at facilities that provide ART and psychosocial services that focus on aspects of spirituality, as well as the strengthening of SOC to improve the adherence of people exposed to IPV.D. Phil. (Psychology)Psycholog
Gender mainstreaming and gender equity in the South African public sector : the case of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment
No full textThe main aim of this research is to investigate the implementation of gender mainstreaming and gender equity initiatives in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment towards attaining 50% representation of women in middle and senior management positions. It is critical to understand the measures and strategies in place within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment to increase the representation of women in middle and senior management positions. Therefore, this research assesses whether the strategies that are used by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment are effective in promoting gender mainstreaming and equity in middle and senior management positions. Furthermore, it examines methods used to identify and address any potential resistance. A feminist theory is applied to explain the significance of gender mainstreaming and equity in the workplace. A qualitative research methodology was used, in which case a total sample of twenty-five (25) participants was selected. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted with research participants who were selected using purposive and snowball sampling. The empirical findings show that the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment has different strategies to attain gender mainstreaming and gender equity. Such strategies include the implementation of employment equity plans, earmarked positions, Deputy Director-Generals performance agreements, empowerment, and awareness programmes. The research further revealed that the strategies are not fully effective; however, there is no potential resistance that has been detected. The participants emphasised the need for continued monitoring and evaluation of set targets to advance gender mainstreaming and equity within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment. This study could be valuable to researchers, academics, and practitioners who are interested in understanding gender, diversity, and equity issues, especially in the public sector.Xikongomelokulu xa ndzavisiso lowu i ku lavisisa ku simekiwa ka ku nghenisiwa ka rimbewu na migingiriko ya ndzingano wa rimbewu eka Ndzawulo ya Swihlahla, Tihlampfi, na Mbango eka ku ku lava ku kuma vuyimeri bya 50% bya vaxisati eka swiyimo swa le xikarhi na swa le henhla. I swa nkoka ku twisisa magoza na switirateji leswi nga kona eka Ndzawulo ya Swihlahla, Tihlampfi, na Mbango swo ndlandlamuxa vuyimeri bya vaxisati eka swiyimo swa vufambisi swa le henhla na swa le xikarhi. Hikwalaho, ndzavisiso lowu wu hlela loko switirateji leswi tirhisiweke hi Ndzawulo ya Swihlahla, Tihlampfi na Mbango swi tirhiseka eka ku phuromota ku nghenisa rimbewu na ndzingano eka swiyimo swa le xikarhi swa vufambisi na swa le henhla. Ku ya emahlweni, wu kambela maendlelo lama tirhisiweke ku kombisa na ku lulamisa ku lwisana kwihi kumbe kwih loku nga vaka kona. Ku tirhisiwa thiyori ya vaxisati ku hlamusela nkoka wo nghenisa rimbewu na ndzingano entirhweni. Ndzavisiso wo hlamusela wu tirhisiwile, laha nhlayo ya sampulu ya vatekaxiave va 25 yi hlawuriweke. Tiinthavhiyu to vulavurisana mi langutanile, na to vutisela swivutiso ti endliwile na vatekaxiave va ndzavisiso lava hlawuriweke hi ku tirhisa sampulu ya xikongomelo na yo lava vanhu. Leswi nga kumiwa swi komba leswaku Ndzawulo ya Swihlahla, Tihlampfui na Mbango yi na switirateji swo hambana ku fikelela ku nghenisiwa ka rimbewu na ku ringana ka rimbewu. Switirateji sweswo swi katsa ku simekiwa ka tipulani ta ndzingano wa matholelo, swiyimo leswi vekiweke tihlo, mitwanano ya matirhelo ya Valawuri -Jenerali ku nyika matimba, na minongonoko ya ndzemikiso. Ndzavisiso wu ya emahlweni wu humesela erivaleni leswaku switirateji a swi tirhi hi ku hetiseka, hambiswiritano, a ku na ku lwisana kokarhi koku voniweke. Vatekaxiave va tshikelerile xilaveko xo ya emahlweni ku kambisisiwa na ku hleriwa ka tithagete leti vekiweke ku yisa emahlweni ku nghenisiwa ka rimbewu na ndzingano eka Ndzawulo ya Swihlahla, Tihlampfi na Mbango. Dyondzo leyi yi nga va na nkoka eka valavisisi, tiakhademiki na vatirhi lava tsakelaka ku twisisa rimbewu, ku hambana, na timhaka ta ndzingano, ngopfu-ngopfu eka xiyenge xa mfumo.Maikemisetsomagolo a dinyakisiso tse ke go nyakisisa phethagatso ya maitekelo a go tsenya tirisong melawana ya tsa bong le tekatekano ya bong ka Kgorong ya Kagodithokgwa, Boreahlapi, le Tikologo ka nepo ya go fihlelela kemedi ya 50% ya basadi ka maemong a bolaodi bja magareng le bja maemo a godingwana. Go bohlokwa go kwesisa magato le maano ao a diriswago ka gare ga Kgoro ya Kagodithokgwa, Boreahlapi, le Tikologo go oketsa kemedi ya basadi ka maemong a bolaodi bja magareng le bja maemo a godingwana. Ka fao, dinyakisiso di sekaseka ge eba maano ao a somiswago ke Kgoro ya Kagodithokgwa, Boreahlapi, le Tikologo a soma gabotse go tswetsa pele go tsenya tirisong melawana ya tsa bong le tekatekano ya bong ka maemong a bolaodi bja magareng le bja maemo a godingwana. Godimo ga fao, di lekola mekgwa ye e somiswago go tseba le go rarolla tshitiso ye e ka kgonagalago. Teori ya ba go lwela ditokelo tsa basadi e a diriswa go hlalosa bohlokwa bja go tsenya tirisong melawana ya tsa bong le tekatekano ya bong ka mosomong. Mokgwa wa dinyakisiso wa boleng o somisitswe, gomme ka go realo sampole ka botlalo ya bakgathatema ba masomepedihlano (25) e kgethilwe. Dipotsiso tsa dipoledisano tsa sebele, tsa dipotsiso tse di bulegilego tsa go nyaka tlhaloso di dirilwe fao bakgathatema ba dinyakisiso bao ba kgethilwego ka go somisa sampole ya maikemisetso le ya gore banyakisiswa ba nyake banyakisiswa ba bangwe. Dikutollo tsa dinyakisiso tsa bohlatse di laetsa gore Kgoro ya Kagodithokgwa, Boreahlapi, le Tikologo e na le mekgwa ye e fapafapanego go fihlelela go tsenya tirisong ga melawana ya tsa bong le tekatekano ya bong. Maano a mohuta woo a akaretsa phethagatso ya maano a tekatekano mosomong, maemo ao a beetswego ba bong bjo itsego, ditumelelano tsa phethagatso ya mesomo ka Balaodipharephare. Dinyakisiso di tswetse pele go utolla gore maano a ga a some gabotse ka botlalo; le ge go le bjale, ga go na le kgonagalo ya tshitiso ye e bonwego. Bakgathatema ba gateletse tlhokego ya gore go be le tlhokomelo ye e tswelago pele le tshekatsheko ya dinepiso tse di beilwego ka nepo ya go tswetsa pele go tsenya tirisong ga melawana ya tsa bong le tekatekano ya bong ka Kgorong ya Kagodithokgwa, Boreahlapi, le Tikologo. Dinyakisiso tse di ka ba mohola go banyakisisi, go dirutegi, le go basomi ba tsa bong bao ba nago le kgahlego go kwesiseng ga bong, go farologana, le merero ya tsa tekatekano, kudukudu ka lekaleng la mmuso.MPAPublic Administration and Managemen
A comparative study of the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in South Africa, Australia, and the United States of America
No full textThe quest to reduce criminality by effective prosecution has become the paramount role of prosecutors in criminal jurisdictions worldwide. As gatekeepers of the criminal justice system, prosecutors perform different roles intended to foster accountability and advance the rule of law. Among other aspects, prosecutors observe the concepts regulating plea negotiations and the rule against double criminality to achieve this objective. These concepts are promoted by the discretionary authority of prosecutors, depending on the domestic legislation/s advancing the exercise of prosecution. In other words, the success of prosecutorial discretion depends on the relevant domestic legislation advancing the rule of law in domestic systems. In the context of the current study, it is argued that, even though South Africa, the United States of America, and Australia share the Anglo-American prosecutorial model, they exhibit different prosecutorial characteristics influenced by their internal judicial mechanisms. In the case of South Africa, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) constitutes the central legislative authority promoting prosecutorial discretion. Despite the relevant legislative framework, the country’s prosecution regime cycle has been marred by resignations and/or dismissals of successive prosecutors from office. The consequence of this is reflected in the multiple challenges currently plaguing the South African criminal justice system. Broader academic debate holds that these pitfalls occur within the nexus of the constitutional and legislative framework of the NPA. This thesis assesses the NPA’s role regarding its core prosecution function. This research relies on content by a review of related literature using qualitative methodology to validate primary and secondary data. The thesis, by a critical analysis of the relevant constitutional jurisprudence, including case law, learned publications and related legislations such as the NPA Act 32 of 1998, contends that, although South Africa seems to have advanced in the jurisprudence of prosecutorial discretion, the discretionary authority of prosecutors in the exercise of prosecutorial responsibilities is still not guaranteed when compared to jurisdictions such as the US and Australia. It is recommended that the NPA Act be amended in conjunction with the relevant constitutional provisions to address the shortcomings plaguing prosecutorial discretion in South Africa.LL. D. (Criminal Law)Criminal and Procedural La
Strategies for the early detection of leprosy contacts in South Ethiopia
No full textNationally the existence of leprosy type grade II disability at the time of diagnosis
suggests a subtly delayed diagnosis. The goal of this study was to determine the primary
factor influencing the Leprosy Prevention and Control Programme's plan to develop user friendly strategies for effectively implementing the activities of the early detection of
leprosy cases among contacts of index patients in the Sidama region of southern
Ethiopia. The goals were to investigate and describe the perspectives and experiences
of health professionals regarding their involvement in early leprosy case detection, to
describe and critically analyse the causes of the difficulties that professionals face in
leprosy early detection, to evaluate the current state of the health system's early leprosy
case detection implementation and to develop user-friendly strategies to enhance existing
ones of early leprosy case detection among individuals who have contact with index
patients.
The study employed a qualitative, descriptive and phenomenological explorative research
design to answer the research questions. By the use of non-probability purposive
sampling, research participants were identified. During the study, in-depth interviews
were conducted to gather information regarding the experiences of health workers
(medical doctors, public health officers, clinical nurses, health extension workers, health
centre heads and regional and woreda district health office technical and programme
experts). To analyse the qualitative data, inductive thematic analysis techniques were
used. For analysis, ATLAS.ti 8 software was used. The data transcription, coding, display, reduction (theme) and interpretation of the discovered results were the processes
undertaken for the analysis.
The findings of the study revealed that leprosy prevention and control programmes are
still problematic. The current national leprosy strategy use does not facilitate production
of effective leprosy prevention programs because strategy does not address all of the
crucial components of effective early detection activities. Themes that emerged from the
data gleaned from the health workers included: wrong beliefs about leprosy disease in
the community, delay in seeking early healthcare, the practice of the early detection of
leprosy cases and challenges experienced and observed during the implementation of
leprosy strategies. Based on the discovered results, leprosy prevention and control
programme strategies were created. Overall, the analysis of the data revealed five
themes. As a result, the researcher used the findings of the study to create strategies to
improve the early detection of leprosy cases among the contacts of index patients. The
strategies include implementing and strengthening effective community awareness building efforts, maintaining expertise in leprosy, strengthening comprehensive leprosy
training for health workers, carrying out efficient and thorough contact tracing, enhancing
monitoring, supervision, assessment and surveillance, boosting managerial skills,
lobbying political commitment, motivating healthcare workers and reducing
stigmatisation.Ph. D. (Public Health)Health Studie
An exploration of how emotional intelligence abilities are utilised by successful students in tertiary education
No full textLow student success, throughput rates, and high attrition are major concerns in the South
African higher education system. Emotional intelligence (EI) has been linked positively to
academic performance, behaviours, and attitudes regarding tertiary education, including how
well they adjust to tertiary education. The research intended to explore the EI abilities used by
tertiary students to successfully complete their studies in the allocated time period. Mayer and
Salovey’s Four-Branch Model of EI (1997) was used as a guide as to assist in identifying
relevant abilities and factors relating to this model and EI. Semi-structured interviews were
conducted with students that had successfully completed their degrees in allocated time. The
study adapted an interpretive paradigm and a qualitative, interpretive phenomenology as a
methodology. Content analysis was followed during data analysis and was used to explore EI
abilities based on Mayer and Salovey’s model. This allowed a closer examination of EI abilities
that aided in the adjustment, performance, and retention of students in tertiary education. The
findings supported previous investigations that have revealed that there is a positive correlation
between EI and academic achievement, behaviours and attitudes that lead to success. The
exploration of these EI abilities may be useful to examine how these skills were successfully
applied during their studies and contributed to successfully navigating the various challenges hat tertiary education presents, both socially and academically.M.A. (Psychology)Psycholog
Measurement of Z γ γ production in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Regulatory mechanisms for stimulating power sector reform in Nigeria
Get PDFPrior to the introduction of private participation in the value chain of the power supply
system, some of the major challenges bedeviling the system are; the inadequate
generation capacity, failing and limited transmission network, poor distribution system
marred with technical, commercial and collection losses.
The main reason for these challenges is that government was ill equipped in the
management of power utility. Therefore, the introduction of the National Electric Power
Policy (NEPP) spelt out the rationale for the reform of the power sector which is to
encourage private participation alongside government participation to drive efficiency.
Adopting the World Bank recommended power sector reform principles which typically
emphasizes transparent regulatory framework, commercialization and corporatization,
and independent power producers as a basis for financial support, the Nigerian
government enacted the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act in 2005 (the Reform Act),
unbundled its vertically integrated power assets, sold the unbundled assets and formally
open up the power market for private privatization in 2013.
However, while the power market achieved private participation, necessary regulatory
mechanisms for stimulating the reform as well as solving market challenges have either
being lacking, weak, or not properly implemented in the post privatized power market.
Some of these regulatory mechanisms are namely; the Aggregate Technical and
Commercial and Collection losses reduction mechanism, tariff adjustment mechanism
(MYTO), estimated billing and metering mechanisms (Meter Asset Provider Regulation
and National Mass Metering Programme), load allocation mechanism, transmission
expansion plan mechanism, and Grid Code operation.
The study analyses some of the regulatory mechanisms vis-a-vis the market problems
they are intended to solve. The study equally identified market situations that require regulatory intervention with a view to making findings. Analysis of some selected
regulatory mechanism initiatives of other power markets was carried out in order to draw
out useful options and lessons for the Nigerian power market. At the conclusion of the study, findings and recommendations were made. To address the findings, three
recommendations were made. First, the decentralization of power supply system in the
country. Secondly, deemphasizing the overreliance on the transmission network and the
restructuring of the network. Thirdly, the underutilized available capacity of the Gencos
be utilized before any generation capacity expansion is carried out.LLD (Public, Constitutional and International Law)Public, Constitutional, and International La