Research Paper Archive
Perceived Competence And Self-regulation Among Mathematics Education Teacher Candidates In Ghana | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Mathematics | Jan,2016
The study investigated the perceived competence and self-regulation among mathematics education teacher candidates in one university in Ghana. A purposive sample of 324 mathematics education teacher candidates with only 319 indicating their gender (284 males and 35 females) enrolled in the Bachelors (307) and the B.Ed./Post Diploma (15) Degree programs
Epidemiology Of Diarrhoea Disease In Zimbabwe: A Spatial Perspective | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Jan,2016
Zimbabwe faces numerous challenges of infectious diseases. These challenges are being experienced in all parts of the country. In addition, there is the problem of gross inequalities in the spatial incidence rate of such diseases which date back to the colonial era. The article examines spatial patterns (spatial epidemiology) of
Prevalence, Pattern And Socio-demographic Determinants Of Harmful Cultural Practices Against Women In Imo State, South East, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Public Health | Jan,2016
Harmful practices are done deliberately by man on the body or the psyche of other human beings for no therapeutic purpose but rather for cultural or socio-conventional motives and these have harmful consequences on the health and the rights of the victims. This is to assess the prevalence, pattern and
An Evaluation Of Trans-generational Family Counselling And Family Rituals As A Hinge For Cohesive Parenting: A Case Study Of Selected Families In Kampala District | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Sociology | Jan,2016
The study evaluated Trans-generational family counselling and Family rituals as a hinge for cohesive parenting in Kampala District (Uganda). The research questions were: How is transgenerational family counselling practiced? What is the nature of family rituals? How does family emotional levels and family rituals impact on parenting cohesiveness? The study
Adoption Of E-procurement Technology In Uganda: Migration From The Manual Public Procurement Systems To The Internet | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Supply Chain Management | Jan,2016
This study examines the e-procurement practices for adoption, the willingness and readiness to adopt e-procurement and investigates the challenges to the adoption of e-procurement practices in Uganda’s Public Procuring and Disposing Entities-PDE’s. A quantitative and cross sectional survey was conducted using simple random sampling to select respondents from whom data
Parasites Of African Catfish Clarias Gariepinus Cultured In Homestead Ponds | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Dec,2015
There is current boom in the culture of African catfish Clarias gariepinus due to profitability and public acceptance. The boom in catfish culture has also lead to increased homestead farming, poor management and parasitism. There is need therefore to survey the prevalence of parasites of African catfish cultured in homestead
Effect Of Harvesting Methods And Npk Fertilizer On Tea Shoot Weight And Its Implication In A Long Term To Tea Production In Tanzania | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Dec,2015
Tea (Camellia sinensis (L), in Tanzania has been traditionally harvested by hand. In recent years, the shortages of labour and high cost associated with hand harvesting have compelled tea growers to opt for mechanical harvesting. Mechanical harvesting has high productivity, but it has some undesirable effects including decline in yield.
Effect Of Feeding Fermented African Locust Bean (parkia Biglobosa) Fruit Pulps Based Diets On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Broiler Chickens | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Dec,2015
In a research conducted at the Teaching and Research Animal Farm of the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin-Kowa,Gombe, Nigeria, to determine the growth performance and carcass characteristics of Broiler Chickens fed diets containing fermented African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) fruit pulps. Three diets were formulated in which fermented African Locust
Economics Of Acha Production In Bauchi State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Dec,2015
The study was carried out to examine the economics of acha production in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Purposive selection of the Local Government Areas was employed, while multistage random sampling was used to obtain 50 A respondents. Data were obtained from primary and secondary sources. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit
The Perception Of Farmers On Effectiveness Of Agricultural Extension Agents In Transferring Knowledge To Maize Growers In Kilindi District, Tanga, Tanzania | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Dec,2015
The interaction between extension agents and farmers and the extent to which farmers perceive extension agents is paramount to bringing change in agriculture productivity. This study was conducted to assess farmers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of their extension agents in knowledge transfer to maize farmers in Kilindi District. Specifically the
