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Issue:2018 - Vol. 6 - Iss.1
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Articles:23 articles
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
IJERR
A peer-reviewed, open access journal that considers articles on all aspects of public health and epidemiology, including the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. IJERR intends to promote and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship. Articles dealing with educational research involving any discipline and me… More
2018 Vol.6 Iss.1 (23 articles)
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Research Article
Collaboration and communication as effective strategies for parent involvement in public schools
Abstract: In South African educational literature and educational research, the influence of the home and family environment on school achievement has not received the attention it deserves. The study under review shows that parents who play an active role in the homework and study programmes of their children contribute to their good performance in schools. Although the South African Schools Act creates expectations for parents to be active partners in school governance, our research shows that they are not all participatin…
Keywords: Collaboration; communication; parent involvement; cooperative governance; school governance.
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Pedagogical practices: the case of multi-class teaching in Fiji primary school
Abstract: Multi-class teaching is a common phenomenon in small schools not only in Fiji, but also in many countries. The aim of the present study was to determine the teaching styles adopted by teachers in the context of multi-class teaching. A qualitative case study research design was adopted. This included a school with multi-class teaching as the norm. Data for the study was gathered by means of non-participant observation and interviews from the population of teachers in the case study school. A purposive sampling techn…
Keywords: multi-class; basic education; pedagogical practices; rural education; Fiji.
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Students’ anxiety towards the learning of Chemistry in some Nigerian secondary schools
Abstract: The study was designed to find out students’ anxiety towards the learning of chemistry, identify the factors that cause the anxiety, examine the disposition of sex towards the learning of chemistry and suggest ways to increase their taste towards the learning of the subject. Data for the study was obtained by administering a questionnaire to 300 respondents involved in the study. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and stanine test. The findings of the study revealed that the student…
Keywords: Anxiety; learning; performance; disposition; perception; prospect
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The issue of poverty in the provision of quality education in Kenyan secondary schools
Abstract: Poverty which can be defined in terms of extreme, moderate and relative poverty is a threat to existence of humanity in modern times especially in the developing world. Worst hit are countries in Sub - Saharan Africa. The millennium development agenda set to reduce poverty by a half by the year 2015.This expresses the global commitment in ensuring that the living standards of mankind. In Kenya the wish to alleviate poverty has been articulated since independence through various sessional papers, commissions, taskfo…
Keywords: Poverty; education; quality education; access.
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The right to education: are we facing the challenges?
Abstract: The Constitution provides the ground rules to create obligations on the state and to transform the education system by introducing human rights in line with the best developed democracies. This article is not about state-compelled school attendance, but rather the observe: the right to attend school. So while the right to attend school is part of the answer, it is far from the whole answer to the question of the right to education. Is it in the best interest of the child if there are still many corrupt practices in…
Keywords: Human rights; basic education; equity; redress.
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Seed aid for food security? some lessons from Zimbabwe’s agricultural recovery programme
Abstract: Does agricultural input aid always lead to favourable food security outcomes? This paper describes Zimbabwe’s agricultural recovery program for the 2003/2004 farming season and draws some lessons that can be used in the designing and implementation of future programs. Input aid was found to be most beneficial if it is packaged together with other backup services such as training in soil fertility and water management, development of lucrative markets, and provision of basic infrastructure. Complementarity among the…
Keywords: Seed aid; Drought; Non-Governmental Organizations; Poor Communities.
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What if indigenous knowledge contradicts accepted scientific findings? - the hidden agenda
Abstract: The statement in the title, what if Indigenous Knowledge contradicts accepted scientific findings (Fowler, 2000), is an expression of the dilemma people who research Indigenous Knowledge think they find themselves in when they are confronted with different interpretations of what it means to be human, or, as I may summarize it, with different cultural interpretations of human existence. I sense a certain amount of fear in this statement, which, indeed, suggests an Indigenous interpretation that threatens the accept…
Keywords: Indigenous research; Research in Indigenous communities; ways of knowing; Indigenous Rights; Treaty Rights; Knowledge production; analysis methodologies; control of knowledge; ethics
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In search of remedy to secondary school dropout pandemic in Kenya: Role of the principal
Abstract: As a nation, Kenya hopes to achieve Education for All (EFA) by the year 2015. This is an uphill task given the various challenges in the education sector. The year 2015 is also significant globally because it is the target year for the fulfillment of the eight- millennium goals. Kenya looks forward to have her people achieve the millennium goals together with other people worldwide. The pivotal hinge for these important target goals is education levels of the people involved and look forward to benefit from the fru…
Keywords: Pandemic; Retention; Dropout; Remedy and Role.
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