iosr-JRME   Volume-8 ~ Issue-1 ~ Jan-Feb 2018

Abstract: This study examines the constraints and motivating factors affecting their skills acquisitions by single mothers in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Results obtained revealed that their single parenthood status were mostly attributed to divorce and unprotected sex. 42% of the respondents were unemployed. Most of the employed respondents acquired skills after their first pregnancies and they claimed to have been engaged in diverse activities to earn wages used to acquire their skills. Most of the unemployed respondents expressed their readiness to acquire skills if enabling environment could be provided. Previous empowerments received by the employed respondents were mostly rendered by relations and co-operative societies. Other agents failed to empower the respondents sustainably. Strategies that would eliminate the identified constraints were recommended.

Keywords: Entrepreneur, empowerment, single mothers, Nigeria

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Abstract: Teachers are one of the most vital inputs in secondary schools without which countries experience great hindrance to provision of quality education. Gem Sub-County has the highest shortage of secondary school teachers in Siaya County, Kenya. In pressing forth, most schools resort to hiring BOM teachers at the school's own expense to curb the teacher shortage. This, however, largely compromises the quality of education as huge amounts of money meant for other educational resources are diverted to pay BOM teachers' wages. This paper is an analysis of the relationship between the expenditure on BOM teachers' wage bill and academic performance at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in Gem Sub-County. A target population of 38 head teachers, 190 Heads of Departments and 214 B.O.M teachers were considered for the study. Saturation sampling technique was used to.........

Keywords: Board of Management, Teachers, Academic Performance, KCSE, Quality Education, Wage Bill

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Abstract: Willingness to speak English in the EFL classroom context has been one of the ongoing phenomena in English teaching and learning which are motivating to investigate. This research reports the results of investigation towards the use of the rolled class policy conducted at a faculty of Teacher Training and Education in Indonesia which is based on the need to increase students' willingness to participate at the classroom. The research engaged the qualitative approach on the rolled class policy for the sake of searching out the contributions within teaching and learning process at the classroom with respect to students' willingness to speak English. The participants of the research were............

Keywords: willingness to speak, rolled class policy, classroom atmosphere, relationship, students' participation

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Abstract: Biological knowledge plays fundamental role in most aspects of human life. Its application in genetic engineering has made a tremendous contribution towards meeting the demand of food security, medicine and control of a variety of diseases. Despite this significant role, there is a national concern about the attitude of students towards biology by high school students' especially in physiology and biochemical topics. This study determined the effects of Vee Heuristic Teaching Approach on students' attitudes towards learning Biology. This study was conducted in public secondary schools in Tharaka Nithi County. Solomon Four – Group Non Equivalent Control Group Design was used. Data was collected from 12 schools randomly sampled from within the county. The sample comprised of 396Form 2 students from four boys, four girls and four co-educational schools. A Biology Attitude Questionnaire was developed and used for data collection. The instruments were pilot-tested in one boy's, one girl's and one co-educational school in Embu East Sub-county to ascertain its reliability. The reliability coefficient.........

Keywords: students' attitude, teaching approach, biology, Vee Heuristic

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