IOSR-JHSS   Volume-21 ~ Issue-3 ~ March-2016

Abstract: The study sought to examine the extent to which Zimbabwe's 2-5-2 teaching practice utilized collegial supervision in promoting continuous improvement of student teachers' teaching skills and competencies. The mixed methods design was used to collect data through questionnaires, individual interviews and focus group discussions. The research revealed that collegial supervision was utilized and benefitted student teachers in Zimbabwe's 2-5-2 teaching practice. The study also revealed that mentors were not mandated to monitor and enforce participation of student teachers in collegial supervision hence the inconsistence in participation was noted among student teachers on teaching practice.

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Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to assess the impediments that confronted NAPEP in its effort to alleviate poverty in Akwa Ibom State. This is in view of the proposed and subsequent scraping of the agency which was supposed to fight poverty to a standstill by the year 2010 by the government. Although, several projects were executed by NAPEP in a bid to live up to the expectations of its responsibilities but, it was still far from ameliorating the plights of the people...

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Abstract: This paper analyses sustainable development as neoliberal agenda. Proponents of sustainable development propose sustainable development as panacea to the problem of poverty. According to them, multifold economic growth across the globe is doubly effective for both poverty reduction and the environment. This paper mainly refutes statement of Lawrence Summers (1991) that there is no carrying capacity of the earth and putting limit on growth will cause staggering social costs....

Keywords: Carrying Capacity, Growth, Inequality, Poverty, Sustainable Development

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Abstract: The Thrust Of This Study Was To Investigate Learning Strategies Adopted During The Normal Study Time And The National Examinations Preparation Period Among Secondary School Students In Rwanda. This Study Was Premised On The Social Cognitive Theory Propounded By Albert Bandura Which Emphasizes The Developmental Changes That People Undergo As A Result Of Environmental Influences, Interaction And Action. The Embedded Version Of Concurrent Mixed Methods Research Design That Focusedon The Variables Of Help Seeking, Elaboration, Organizational, Self -Regulation, Motivational, Concentration And Rehearsal Learning Strategies Was Adopted For The Study.Simple Random, Criterion Based And Purposive Sampling Procedures Were Used To Reach The Sample Size Of 1060 Comprising Of 1042 Students And 18 Headteachers In 18 Schools Countrywide. Data Were Collected Throughobservations, Semi-Structured Interviews And Questionnaires...

Keywords: Learning Strategies, Normal Study Time, National Examinations' Preparation Period, Secondary Schools, Rwanda

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