Randriatsarafara Fidiniaina Mamy, Vololonarivelo Elyan Edwige Barbara, Randriamandimbison Mirana Cynthia, Andriantoky Valéry Bruno, Rajaonarison Bertille Hortense & Ranjalahy Rasolofomanana Justin·Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science·2015
Aims: (i) Describe the attitudes and practices of students in terms of alcoholism, smoking, drug use and sexuality, (ii) identify the factors that influence the practice of single and multiple risky behaviours, (iii) provide recommendations to control risky behaviours among stude...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17981
This study reports on a study of the use and forms of openings and closings, as rapport-management strategies in academic request emails to university instructors by graduates, who formed three discourse communities, i.e. Chinese, British and Chinese English speakers. Using disco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17890
The present study investigated the predictive power of language learning strategy types on various types of self-efficacy (general and academic self-efficacy and self-regulatory efficacy). To this end, 147 male and females B. A level students majoring in English translation and E...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18735
Aims: This paper describes a comparison study of trainee clinical psychologists, psychiatric nursing students and PhD students using a multi-dimensional model of stress. Methodology: A total of 168 trainee clinical psychologists, 94 psychiatric nursing students and 253 PhD studen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18519
Joseph Aondowase Orkuma, Simji Samuel Gomerep, Julie Ochaka Egesie, Jennifer Hembadoon Orkuma, Adebayo Osaikhume Ejele, Joseph Aondowase Ngbea, Raymond Akpobome Vhriterhire & Anthony Michael Onoja·Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science·2015
Background: Voluntary non-remunerated blood donors (VNRBD) that provide safe blood needed to save lives and improve health or used as a necessary adjunct to emerging modern Medicare are scarce in Nigeria. Aim: To assess the contribution of donor socio-demographics characteristics...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18263
Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs of two colleges that train secondary school teachers. Place and Duration: Tonota College of Education and Tlokweng college of education in the month of October, 2013. Methodology: The sample included 324...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13144
This paper examines the speech act features of select extracts of Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God by examining the pragmatic implications of the speech acts employed and their relevance for promoting leadership in the contemporary society as it has been observed that the century has...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13323
The article is the result of research that has received public funding via the University of Sonora and the Secretariat Public Education of Mexico. The registration number of the financing received is PROMEP-IDCA 8837 UNISON.CA-149. The text seeks to characterize to the Mexican I...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17692
Aim: To assess the barriers to help seeking for psychosis among adolescent students in Lagos Nigeria. Study Design and Methodology: Using a cross-sectional study design, 156 adolescent students attending a public co-educational secondary school in Lagos, south-West Nigeria comple...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18060
Nature is the combination of specific areas bearing vital importance for the children’s learning, discovery, body and mental health, social confidence, participation and interaction with nature and where they perceive environmental features and to being able to improve their abil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17847