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Chishiba, G. M.; Mukuka, Joseph – African Higher Education Review, 2012
The study compared the performance of pupils at grade 12 level in Zambian languages, French and English during a period of ten years (1998-2008). Grade 12 is the final year of Secondary School Education in Zambia. This exercise was aimed at establishing the language with the best performance during the aforementioned period. The study, which was…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement, French, English (Second Language)
Uche, Chineze M.; Akaranta, O. – African Higher Education Review, 2012
Different development partners support research and capacity building in universities in different areas and for different motives. However, whatever the reasons for or areas of support, the research supported must contribute to the development of the institution, students, staff and the society at large. The supports should be able to enhance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Research, Grants
Enemuo, J. Obiageli; Onwuka, Lilian N. – African Higher Education Review, 2011
This study sought to identify primary school teachers' perception on the need for human capital development for standards-based curriculum in primary schools in Anambra State. Simple random sampling was used to draw a sample of 630 teachers. Four research questions were used for the study and a 41-item questionnaire was used to collect data. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Human Capital, Standards
Babalola, Blessing – African Higher Education Review, 2011
This study looked into contraceptives knowledge and sexual behaviour among federal university students in Ibadan. The main objective of this study was to find out the level of knowledge of contraceptive and the relationship between level of knowledge of contraceptive and safe sexual behaviour of federal university students in Ibadan. It is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Contraception, College Students
Omboto, P. I.; Macharia, J.; Mbagaya, Grace; Standa, F. N. – African Higher Education Review, 2011
Recent reports on Kenya have indicated food insecurity and destruction of water catchments as serious problems facing the country. Despite the tremendous strides in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the country has not taken advantage of the technology to improve food security by effectively managing her water resources. A survey on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Information Technology, Natural Resources
Adewale, T. M. – African Higher Education Review, 2011
The study examined the linkages between Education and poverty and the possibility of poverty reduction through access to education and better employment opportunities. The paper also stressed that poverty acts as both cause and effect on lack of education. In particular the paper examined whether education is contributing to poverty reduction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Access to Education, Employment Opportunities
Adedeji, A. O.; Adepoju, O. O. – African Higher Education Review, 2011
The greatness of nations appears to be based on the level of their human capital development as the world continues its march in the knowledge economy. It has become imperative for Nigeria to remain competitive in the comity of nations in the production, transfer and utilisation of knowledge. The realisation of the importance of human capital…
Descriptors: Human Capital, College Role, College Graduates, Program Descriptions
Njagi, K. O.; Havice, W. L. – African Higher Education Review, 2011
Recent advances in the contemporary world, especially in the area of computer technology, have heralded the development and implementation of new and innovative teaching strategies and particularly with the Internet revolution. This study assessed students' attitude towards computer technology. Specifically, the study assessed differences in…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Pretests Posttests
Ajake, Uchenna E.; Omori, Anne E.; Essien, Margaret – African Higher Education Review, 2011
The study highlighted the Nigerian Universities' new sustainable development strategies: emphasizes the role that entrepreneurship education can play in both raising awareness among young people about sustainable development and giving them the skills to put sustainable development into practice. Universities place priority on the development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Educational Practices
Momoh, Mustapha – African Higher Education Review, 2010
This study examined the impediments to effective use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in Nigerian universities. Series of research conducted on the factors militating against computerisation indicated that, there were impediments to effective utilisation of ICT tools in most developing countries. In the light of this, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Barriers
Ingubu, Moses Shiasha – African Higher Education Review, 2010
Education is growing at a phenomenal pace. Inclusiveness has been accommodated by the advantages that come with ICT and its link to ODL. The human capital levels of women stand far below that of men in institutions of higher learning. Whereas women (and the youth) are bound to reap abundantly from the much compensation that ICTs and ODL have to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Information Technology, Distance Education
Global Digital Revolution and Africa: Transforming Nigerian Universities to World Class Institutions
Isah, Emmanuel Aileonokhuoya; Ayeni, A. O. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
This study examined the global digital revolution and the transformation of Nigerian universities. The study overviewed university developments world wide in line with what obtains in Nigeria. The study highlighted the several challenges that face Nigerian universities inclusive of poor funding, poor personnel and the poor exposure to global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Universities
Okeiga, N. I. Obi; Okumu-Bigambo, W.; Masibo, P. F. Lumala – African Higher Education Review, 2010
The significance of ICT's influence as the epitome of information cannot be overemphasized. Globalization is multi-directional and interactive in nature masks ICT, and much of its content as a Western orientation and control over communication. The paper sets to show that there are imbalances in the use of ICT in higher education as used in Africa…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Information Technology, Higher Education
Kirui, Paul A.; Mutai, Sheila J. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
Web mining is emerging in many aspects of e-learning, aiming at improving online learning and teaching processes and making them more transparent and effective. Researchers using Web mining tools and techniques are challenged to learn more about the online students' reshaping online courses and educational websites, and create tools for…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Case Studies
Nelson, Masese B. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
As the world shifts towards a global knowledge economy, education is the gateway through which this is set to be achieved, the quality of higher education, is assessed through the backdrop of technology integration for enhanced performance and achievement. A suitable and sustainable technology should be used to electronically reach out to a large…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Curriculum Development, Higher Education