Success in learning all the lessons depends on the level of student’s reading skill. This article is the result of a quasi-experimental study that was carried out in two schools among four classes of elementary first grade during 2013-2014 in Yazd city. It aimed to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17784
The use of social media as technological conduits of democratization has taken centre stage in several academic discourses. Much of this debate has focused on socio-political movements in emerging societies, particularly, North Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. In this...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18733
This study sought to investigate the provision of special needs education in Zimbabwean primary schools using the qualitative methodology. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population comprised of all the eighteen primary schools in Nkayi North West Circuit and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14556
In the last century, there have been rapid developments regarding organization, management and leadership theories. Discussions on every topic in the social sciences have commenced including approaches that invite discussion on the findings of positive science. The concept of “ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12105
Immigration is the movement of persons through national borders for various reasons. Some studies on the immigration phenomenon have focused on curriculum development and delivery issues as well as cross-cultural adjustment issues; other researches focus on barriers that disenfra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18007
The study which aimed at examining the attitude and willingness of teachers when entrepreneurship education is integrated into secondary school curriculum adopted a descriptive survey and was guided by three research questions. The population of the study comprised all the 5687 t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18270
This study investigates key elements in the Smartphone gratifications among Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) undergraduates, the relationship between these gratifications and student academic achievement, and any discernible differences. The research applied a mixed-method approach...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18753
Rural-urban migration is a phenomenon that most developing nations of the world are experiencing due to the gross neglect of the rural areas. In Nigeria, the issue of rural-urban migration is quite alarming owing to the discriminatory centralization of facilities in the cities as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15420
Aims: The study evaluated the effectiveness of the information literacy skills course on the utilisation of various information sources at the Africa University. The objective of the study was to identify whether the teaching of information literacy skills at Africa University is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18408
This paper investigates the origin of information behavioural studies as it relates to library anxiety. It is a retrospective review of Library Anxiety Scale (LAS). Research design employed in the study is Ex post facto design, as existing theories related to the theme were exami...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18178
The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing Japanese-American father involvement with their children based upon a model put forth by Doherty, Kouneski, & Erickson [1]. Japanese-American males were recruited from the Honolulu area and surrounding neighborhoods...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16651
Violence within home is comprehensive across the culture, religion, class and ethnicity. Despite this widespread presence, it has remained poorly acknowledged and concealed. Its ramifications are more complex and its intensity, much greater in India. Domestic violence includes ph...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17244
Aim: The study focused on healthy, urban-dwelling older adults. Its aims were to: (1) identify patterns and gaps in their allocation of time to leisure activities, and (2) assess how these patterns compared according to their personal background characteristics. Study Design: A p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17886
Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore: (a) The relationship between coaches’ verbal aggression and motivational climate; (b) The influence of perceived motivational climate and coaches’ verbal aggression on athletes’ satisfaction with training; and (c) Gender and sports’...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/17757
Marriage contract is a social institution that is of great importance among people all over the world. Yoruba traditional marriage system is in a state of continuous change due to influence of foreign ideas on the peoples culture and tradition with improvement in the quality of l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16554