May 2008
Horrifying disasters in western Kenya; Impact on education and national development
The occurrence of natural disasters has shown a positive trend as annual incidents of disaster events have increased on the continent. Approximately two-thirds of the 3.3 million people in Western Kenya fall below the poverty line, leaving the region stuck in poverty traps that prevent sustainable development. Schools in the region are hampered in their operation when the disaster occurs .In third term...
May 2008
Evaluation of quality in an educational institute: a quality function deployment approach
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is one of the Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques which can be applied for process and design improvement. This paper develops a framework for quality in an educational institute on the basis of literature review. A relationship matrix is developed between five identified groups of ‘Dimensions of Quality’ and twelve sets of ‘Enablers’ in an...
May 2008
Breast feeding pattern and the health of children in Ado – Ekiti local government area of Ekiti state, Nigeria
This study investigated the different patterns of feeding infants and their corresponding effects on children’s health. There are anti – effective properties present in human milk which help children to fight against many childhood diseases. The long –term effect of breast milk like intelligence, socialization and personality development of children supersedes its immediate result. Despite...
May 2008
Success structure for accelerated acquisition of English by young ESL learners
This is an investigation into the accelerated acquisition of English among young ESL learners in an International School. It employed an ethnographic case study approach where data were gathered through non-participant observations, unstructured interviews, relevant documents, students’ portfolios, field notes and biographical details. The sample consisted of a small group of five year old ESL learners...
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