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Issue:2016 - Vol. 4 - Iss.1
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Articles:47 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
2016 Vol.4 Iss.1 (47 articles)
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Research Article
Economic development models of East Asian developmental states
Abstract: The East Asian developmental states were so successful to transform their nation from the agrarian to the most advanced industrial state. Although it is believed that developmental state exists before the East Asian countries, most of the literatures give emphasis to the successful East Asian countries. All the developmental states in East Asia fulfill those requirements to be called as a developmental state. Additionally, these countries developed their own economic development models which can be taken as success…
Keywords: Ethiopia; East Asia; developmental states; Foreign Direct Investment; current government.
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Borehole provision and sustainability to guarantee potable water availability for progressive poverty reduction in Ghana
Abstract: This study establishes the prime essence of providing measures for borehole sustainability immediately after borehole provision to guarantee potable water availability for progressive poverty reduction. The sample size was 1,200 household respondents from eighty communities provided with boreholes selected by simple random sampling technique. Primary data were collected from the Atebubu and Afram Plains Districts in Ghana through the use of quantitative and qualitative research instruments. The study’s results show…
Keywords: Boreholes; handpump sustainability; poverty reduction; WATSAN committee; operation and maintenance; community level management.
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Essentials in enhancing self-employed micro-entrepreneurs and home-based workers rights in Gondar, Ethiopia
Abstract: This paper argues that home-based workers are not easily identified as either self-employed or dependent workers because these categories of employment status fail to capture gender subordination, which is particularly salient in the case of home-based work. Presenting the cases of home-based workers in Gondar, Ethiopia, this paper proposes that home-based workers should be treated as self-employed micro-entrepreneurs and be effectively organized to demand their rights. It is concluded that educating home-based wor…
Keywords: Home-based workers; gender subordination; micro-entrepreneurs; Gondar; Ethiopia.
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Youth Empowerment and National Development in vocational education in Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigated empowering the youths for sustainable national development through vocational education in South West zone of Nigeria. Three hypotheses were generated. The research design used for the study was the descriptive research design of the survey type. One thousand two hundred youths were selected through stratified random sampling technique from three randomly selected states in the zone. The research instrument used was a self-constructed instrument titled “Youth Empowerment and National Develop…
Keywords: Capacity building; empowerment; national development; vocational education.
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Functionality, usability assessment and challenges in the development of academic digital library in Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigated the development of academic digital library in Oyo State, Nigeria. Attention was committed to the following areas: functionality, usability assessment and challenges. Survey method was employed. The result revealed that digital library is developing in Nigeria, and its functions are evident as it supplements printed information resources. Assessment of the use of digital library should be user centred; facilities and the environment then follow. The results show the challenges associated wit…
Keywords: Digital information; information user; academic libraries; information communication technology
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Living arrangements of the elderly in demographic and socioeconomic terms in Ghana
Abstract: With the anticipated rapid increases in the population of the elderly in Ghana and the consequent greater potential need for comprehensive social welfare services, it is necessary and urgent to gain a firm understanding of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the elderly in Ghana who will be having special needs. Using data from the three ecological zones of Ghana collected in 2012, the study characterizes the living arrangements of the elderly in demographic and socioeconomic terms to portray t…
Keywords: Ageing; elderly; Ghana; older; men; population; women.
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Education as a tool for empowering women necessary for full participation in national development
Abstract: Education is an important tool for empowering the individual with abilities and capabilities necessary for full participation in national development. The education of the woman is a huge asset to her nation. However, women had played second fiddle to men and they have been relegated to the background in various fields of human endeavour. The important roles women play in nation building is currently receiving deserved attention. Many women do not participate fully in political activities either because the society…
Keywords: Women Education; Participation in Politics; Sustainable Development
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Action research in reflective EFL teaching
Abstract: Reflective practice is “the persistent and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the ground that support it and the figure condition to which it tends”. As teachers, we need to know what is actually happening in our classroom, what learners are thinking and so on. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the proce sse s and procedure s of conducting action research as a particular way of looking at our practice in 12 classroom s. It also examines some of the procedure s…
Keywords: Reflective teac hing; action research
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Sustainable and optimal development concepts to mitigate deterioration of natural environment
Abstract: This article looks at the controversy surrounding the concepts of sustainable and optimal development and the path the present generation is taking, to reduce the deteriorating of the natural environment. The World Commission of Environment and Development (WCED 1987) defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their own needs. In other words, it is development based on patterns of production and cons…
Keywords: sustainable developments; optimal development; present generation; future generation
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Impact of D-penicillamine (DPA) on HIV infection caused by vertical transmission
Abstract: D-penicillamine (DPA) was first recognized as a potential benefit for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (1974-1980) in the Department of Neonatology of Medical University of Debrecen, Hungary. During this time, there was a remarkedly low incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in the infants treated with DPA. Later, studies by this author was replicated in other institutes in Hungary, and in the U.S., and India. It is important to note that there was no intolerance or short- or long-term toxicity of the medication…
Keywords: D-penicillamine; neonatal; retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); therapy.
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A survey on violent behaviours among adolescents and bereaved children in South West Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigated the relationship that existed between certain identified factors of violent behaviours among bereaved children and adolescents. The descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. The population of the study are all the children and adolescents in South West Nigeria. A research instrument titled “Violent Behaviour Questionnaire” (VBQ) was used for gathering data. The instrument’s validity was ensured by subjecting it to experts in the Departments of Guidance and Counse…
Keywords: Children; adolescents; bereavement; violent behaviour.
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Relationship between motor skills and psychomotor achievement in Physical Education in Cross River State, Nigeria
Abstract: This study investigates the effect of motor skills and flexibility on psychomotor achievement of secondary school students in Physical Education in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. To achieve the objectives of this study, two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature was reviewed according to the hypotheses directing the study. Two hundred respondents were randomly selected through simple random sampling technique. Motor skills such as: running, walking, jumping and kicking was used for this…
Keywords: Physical Education; motor skills; flexibility; psychomotor achievement.
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Conceptualization for the construct of parental authority
Abstract: The issue of “parental authority” has been the focus of social interest for many generations, however, in recent times, in light of the increasing violence and other abnormal phenomena among children and adolescents, it is gaining greater attention from the public. Due to the opacity around the concept’s essence, the goal of this article is to establish detailed and profound conceptualization for the construct of parental authority, while relying on relevant theoretical and empirical literature. Analysis of the con…
Keywords: Parental authority; children; power; legitimacy.
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Dynamics of Ethio-Eritrean distinct identity under the historical prism
Abstract: Civil strife continues to engulf the continent of Africa with devastating political effects. Countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Sudan and Somalia have suffered recurrent civil wars over the past three decades. Towards the end of the twentieth century, Africa experienced a surge of ethnic conflicts. Ethnic identity continues to be a potent force in contemporary politics as it was in the colonial era. It has been established that Africa’s ethnic disturbances have occurred more within…
Keywords: Ethio-Eritrean historiography; intellectual dependency; political socialization
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Career aspirations of students in Engineering and Technical and Vocational education hampered by their performance
Abstract: Students’ prospects for career pursuits in engineering and technical and vocational education (TVE) were being hampered by their poor performances in Technical and Engineering Drawing (T.E.D.) as a core engineering subject. This study investigated the career aspirations of students in engineering and technical and vocational education due to their good performance in T.E.D. and their contributions to society. Using the structured questionnaire to collect data from students and teachers of three technical colleges i…
Keywords: Performance; technical and engineering drawing; career choice; engineering; technical and vocational education.
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