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Objective: This article takes a holistic look at the integration of internally displaced children, who have graduated or are in the final stages of a general education course, into the labour market in a crisis situation in the Department of Mayo Tsanaga. Method: This anthropological research is based on empirical data collected from students, MINEDUB/MINAS officials, NGOs and members of the host community. Before going into the field, an information note indicating the purpose of the study, the period of the study and the profile of the interviewer was sent to the administrative authorities. As in all qualitative research, the saturation point was reached after ten interviews, i.e. until it seemed that no new information could be obtained. The interviews were conducted individually in the locations requested by the respondents, and then recorded using a Dictaphone, and sometimes by Android telephone. Results: This article takes a holistic look at the integration of internally displaced children who have completed their schooling into the labour market. The analysis shows that no specific measures are being taken by the Cameroon government and its implementing partners in charge of education to recruit this vulnerable group who, despite the difficulties they face as a result of forced displacement, have nonetheless managed to complete their schooling. Discussion: The particularity of this article is that, in addition to being situated between forced displacement, terrorism and formal education, as UNESCO states, "in a crisis situation you have to save education". With cultural connectivity as its Ariadne's thread, this article mobilises the measures taken by stakeholders to encourage or compel parents to contribute to their children's education despite the hostilities, insecurity and armed conflicts that have arisen. Conclusion: The IDPs who are the subject of this study come from villages and communities in the Mayo Tsanaga department, with different cultures and d
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This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a qualitative methodology that involves semi-structured interviews with 12 lecturers from 11 Zimbabwean universities. The findings reveal that although AI chatbots present opportunities to enhance learning experiences and cognitive skill development, their usage by graduate students presents challenges that require regulation. Negative perceptions of using AI chatbots by graduate students included cheating, plagiarism, and reduced interaction. Positive perceptions had research flexibility and cheapness. To regulate AI chatbot usage in higher education, lecturers employed active learning strategies and tailor-made coursework. At the same time, universities implemented Viva Voce and AI software detectors to discourage cheating and plagiarism. The study contributes to the literature on AI chatbots in education by highlighting the importance of cultural and social factors in their integration. The findings provide practical implications for educators and institutions in regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education, thus promoting cognitive skill development while avoiding their negative impact.
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Post graduate projects forms the requirements for the fulfillment of doctoral and Master degree progamme. Therefore, the success of these academic exercises depends on the cordial relationship between the supervisor, the academic mentor and the learner. This study therefore investigates the influence of supervisor’s attitude and work load on student academic performance in postgraduate research in Cross River State. The study adopted the ex-post factor research design. The population of the study comprised of all the Postgraduate students who completed their theses defense between 2019 to 2021 academic year among Universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. A sample size of 406 was selected using simple random method. The study adopted the Theses and Dissertations supervisor variables scale (TADSVS) via a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Using the Simple Linear Regression Analysis the findings of the study revealed that: supervisor’s attitude towards thesis supervision have no influence on students’ performance in post graduate thesis. Similarly, it was discovered that supervisor’s academic workload has no influence on students’ performance in post graduate theses and dissertation. The study therefore recommended that deans of school of post-graduate studies in all Universities in Cross River State should ensure supervisor with positive attitude to supervise their post graduate student since supervisors’ attitude to theses and dissertations supervision significantly influence students’ performance in post graduate research and more than one supervisors should be allocated for post graduate project supervision to enhanced adequacy of time for both the supervisor and the learner in producing a qualitative research work of global standard.
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The question the identification of key beliefs in the teaching-learning history is relevant. However, if the typology of beliefs exists in the educational files, it faces an uneven development of the littrature. Many studies have deepened the typologization of epistemological beliefs as well as the typologization of psychological and pedagogical beliefs which remains fallow in Cameroon. Hence the following reseach question: what beliefs do history teachers believe? This article focuses on the study of the typologization of programming of teaching-learning of history. To meet this objective, an exploratory-descrpitive reseach combining a quantitative component and qualitative component was carried out, involving 65 teachers and 160 educational sheets. In order to type the beliefs of the teachers in planing of teaching –learning, we asssociated the questionnaire, individual interview and documentary analysis which only made it possible to triangulate the data but also to reach the empirical saturation. Data revealed positive beliefs in history reaching –learning. This result summons teachers to a triple vigilance: constructivist epistemological vigilance, constructivist pedagogical vigilance, constructivist psychological vigilance.
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The language of cartoons is not as direct as the language of news reporting in that it is characterized by satirical and metaphorical pictures; and codified and connotative wordings which makes it socially appropriate and relevant to inform, educate and entertain the general public. Cartoons are used to satirize and lampoon socio-political abuses like corruption. In Kenya, corruption poses one of the greatest challenges facing the Kenyan government and reports on corruption scandals in the media are the order of the day. The present research studied the unique nature of the language of cartoons with focus on portrayal of corruption. The specific objective was to establish the metaphorical meaning of texts integrated in the multimodal political cartoons of corruption in The Daily Nation Newspaper. The research was guided by the tenets of the pictorial metaphor model founded by Charles Forceville (2006) within the conceptual metaphor theory. The study was limited to multimodal political cartoons depicting corruption in The Daily Nation Newspaper in 2018 and 2019, a period characterized by mega corruption scandals in Kenya. The study adopted the analytical research design. The study population comprised 14 multimodal political cartoons with metaphoric expressions in The Daily Nation Newspaper in 2018 and 2019. Random purposive sampling technique was used to select the required cartoons and the sample size was dictated by saturation sampling. A total of 14 metaphorical expressions were purposively sampled from the 14 political cartoons. The data was then coded and analyzed qualitatively into themes of the respective conceptual metaphors. The findings were that the conceptual metaphors of corruption in The Daily Nation Newspaper are investigating corruption is turning a stone to reveal what is underneath, coruption is dirty money, corruption is stench, bribery is purchase, corruption is war, corruption is robbery, strategising is warming up, corruption is a movie, ......
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Sihiri ni miongoni mwa mbinu zinazotumika katika utunzi wa kazi za kifasihi zikiwamo bunilizi za watoto za fasihi mbalimbali ulimwenguni. Aidha, kumekuwa na mkanganyiko mkubwa juu ya matumizi ya matendo [ ]. ya kisihiri katika bunilizi za watoto. Wataalam wengi wa fasihi ya watoto wamechunguza fantasia kwa upekee wake bila kujadili matendo ya kisihiri kimajumui. Suala hili limesababisha kutokuchunguzwa kwa matendo mengine yanayohusisha sihiri na kuacha ombwe la maarifa juu ya matendo ya kisihiri yanayounda kazi mbalimbali za watoto na fasihi ya Kiswahili ya watoto ikiwemo. Hivyo, makala hii imebainisha na kufafanua matendo ya kisihiri yanayopatikana katika bunilizi teule za fasihi ya Kiswahili ya watoto. Ili kufanikisha lengo la makala hii, bunilizi tano za fasihi ya Kiswahili ya watoto ambazo ni Mfalme Ndevu na Masikini-Mkatakuni, Sinderela, Hadithi ya Morile, Hadithi za Kusisimua na Marimba ya Majaliwa zimechunguzwa. Data za makala hii zimekusanywa kutoka katika bunilizi teule kwa njia ya usomaji na uchambuzi matini. Nadharia ya Uhalisiajabu imeongoza ukusanyaji na uchanganuzi wa data za makala hii. Msingi wa nadharia uliotumika ni ule unaoeleza kuwa Uhalisiaajabu hutokana na muunganiko wa masuala halisi pamoja na yale yasiyo halisi. Matokeo ya utafiti huu yanaonesha kuwa bunilizi teule za fasihi ya Kiswahili ya watoto zimeundwa kwa matendo mbalimbali ya kisihiri. Matendo hayo yamegawanyika katika makundi matatu. Kundi la kwanza linahusisha matendo ya kimazingaombwe kama vile viumbe wasio binadamu kuzungumza, viumbe kujibadilisha muonekano na kuchukuwa sura na umbo la viumbe wengine, mtu kutumia vitu kujipatia mahitaji yake, vifaa visivyo rasmi kwa shughuli ya usafiri kutumika katika usafiri pamoja na fimbo kuchapa bila kushikwa na mtu. Kundi la pili linahusisha matendo ya kitabiri kama, mtu kutabiri mipango ya maadui kwa mtendwa na mtu kuteguwa kitendawili kabla ya kukisikia. Aidha, kundi la tatu limehusisha matendo ya kiganga kama vile dawa kutumika kama .......
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The goals of tertiary education institutions in any country are directed towards scientific, technological and socio-economic development among others. Tertiary institution managers have the responsibility to be sensitive and respond to challenges affecting their establishments, especially that of their products’ (graduates) employability in a competitive society. Awarding degree certificates to graduates that will face employment challenges in the labour market amounts to resource wastage in the production process. Entrepreneurial education focuses on developing a way of thinking, attitude, and mindset that frees an individual from being a burden to the society. It does not equate to coming up with ideas or making money. It provides students with the cross-functional skills necessary to boost their employability rate in response to the pressing issue of unemployment that institutional managers need to address quickly. This article explored managing entrepreneurial education at tertiary level for employability of their products in a competitive society. The paper contained introduction, discussion on entrepreneurial education, entrepreneurial education skill types for tertiary education products, innovation as correlate to entrepreneurship education, employment challenges of tertiary institutions’ graduates, challenges of entrepreneurial education at tertiary institutions, resources and strategies for implementing entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions and managing entrepreneurial education at tertiary level for graduate employability. The paper equally featured conclusion and recommendations on the topic discussed.