Aims: To assess 50 students of the third grade of high school in a state school of the city of Calçoene-Amapá-Brazil on the concepts physico-chemical and biological characteristcs of water and environmental conception of the students on the subject. Place and Duration of Study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16034
After years of neglects, late President Yar'Adua eventually came up with a step of redressing the social problems amidst the Deltans. He introduced a five years amnesty program starting from year 2009 through 2014 with the aim of alleviating poverty, stopping deprivation and also...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/9601
Staff development is crucial as it equips workers with life long survival skills on their jobs. Staff development also bridges the gap between the teachers’ available acquired skills and the new teaching skills required in the curriculum. Staff development is therefore concerned...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14557
The global movement for the transformation of governance has brought about sundry innovations in public administration. One of such innovations is the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), which is fast becoming an attractive menu in the list of global best practices. The initiative...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/8895
Early Childhood serves the critical role of preparing young children for subsequent levels of Education. The study sought to determine the factors that affect the implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Programme in Imenti South District. Data were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16187
This study sought to establish the effectiveness of sports administrators in Zimbabwean secondary schools. The main focus of the study was on sport administration expertise in the running of sport in secondary schools in Hwange District. The study employed the quantitative paradi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14558
Aims: Recently, using the fMRI method in a paradigm in which visible word cues were followed by masked faces at a completely unconscious level or masked tools at a partially conscious level, Tu, Qiu, Martens, & Zhang (2013) showed that the top-down modulation effects were in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16565
The study purposed to assess the extent of Facebook use by fourth year Bachelor of Education students at Kisii University, Kenya and its implication on educational activities. Social networking sites allow users to establish networks with other users. This enables communication t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15983
This study examined the influence of parenting styles on adolescents’ self-esteem and academic achievement in the Ho municipality of the Volta Region in Ghana. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) students from two schools were randomly selected. The cross-sectional survey met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13566
It is generally believed that there is unequal distribution of boys and girls in practical subjects in most schools. The study therefore sought to assess whether the allocation of students to practical subjects reflects gender sensitivity in the secondary schools of Umguza Distri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14553
This study investigated the impact of teacher motivation on teacher effectiveness in ten schools in Bubi District in Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe. The study draws on a quantitative inquiry on the relationship between teacher motivation and teacher effectiveness. The po...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14555
Manumanthu V. Ramesh, Puvvadi Gopalakrishna Naveen Kumar, Prashant Gouder Manjunath, Sakeenabi Basha, Sushanth Veerabhadriah Hirekalmath & Mohammed Imranulla·Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science·2015
Objectives: Investigating career intentions of dental students provides a better understanding of their role in society and contributes to the debate on existing dental education and practice. As an emerging workforce, they have very different professional expectations than those...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16135
This article explores the growing number of students with disabilities enrolled in postsecondary educational settings and the need for faculty to reconsider the format of the traditional lecture by utilizing learning strategies and interventions that have proven successful in the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14946
Aims: The study investigated students’ academic ability in school-based assessment as correlate of career choice using assessment and counselling as a base. Specifically, it determines the relationship between the gender of students’ academic ability in the school-based assessmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/11321
There are numerous studies on the practice of education curriculum, problems and prospects of special education programmes. However, studies on enrolment and achievement pattern of persons with special needs in science subjects are limited. This study is therefore designed to inv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15039