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Relationship between Grief and Loss Counselling and Adjustment of Social Behaviours among the Elderly in Sigowet-Soin Sub County of Kericho County 凯里乔县 Sigowet-Soin 子县老年人悲伤和失落咨询与社会行为调整之间的关系

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.25

Philip Rono Kiprugut, Jenifer K. Munyua, Paul Ogula

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Influence of Learners’ Environments on Learners’ Literacy Outcomes of Early Years of Education 学习者环境对幼儿教育学习者读写成果的影响

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.24

Phyllis Khakaaly Wasike, E. Khasakhala, G. Ayaga

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Understanding the Impact of Water Accessibility and Sanitation-Related Diseases on Livelihoods in Tanzania 了解水的可及性和与卫生有关的疾病对坦桑尼亚生计的影响

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.23

J. Sesabo

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Evaluation of the Capacity of State Regulatory Agency to Revive Farming, a Policy Perspective of the Sugar directorate and Sugar cane farming in Kenya 评估国家监管机构振兴农业的能力--肯尼亚糖业局和甘蔗种植业的政策视角

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.10

Josephat Barasa Kombo

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Computer Assisted Language Learning in English Teaching: Availability of Teaching and Learning Resources to Enhance Students’ Performance in English as Subject in Technical Secondary Schools, Nyanza District 英语教学中的计算机辅助语言学习：利用教学资源提高尼安萨地区中等技术学校学生的英语成绩

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.9

Jacques Ndahayo, Irénée Ndayambaje

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Evaluation of Policy-Related Challenges Limiting Compliance of Sugar Agencies in the Western Kenya Sugar Zone with COMESA Standards for Revival of Sugarcane Farming 对限制肯尼亚西部糖区制糖机构遵守东南非共同市场甘蔗种植复兴标准的政策相关挑战的评估

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.11

Josephat Barasa Kombo

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Effect of Socio-Cultural Factors on Women’s Participation in Leadership of Higher Education in Rwanda: A Case of Rwanda Polytechnics 社会文化因素对卢旺达妇女参与高等教育领导层的影响：卢旺达理工学院案例

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.12

Flavia Agirumubyara, J. Ngabonziza

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Determinants, Awareness, and Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccination among Youth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 坦桑尼亚达累斯萨拉姆青少年对接种 COVID-19 疫苗的决定因素、认识和看法

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.14

Darlene K. Mutalemwa, F. Issa, Misheck G. Mwashambwa

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Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis in Cattle in Smallholder Livestock Production Systems in Bungoma County, Kenya 肯尼亚邦戈马县小农畜牧生产系统中牛的钩端螺旋体病血清流行率

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-23 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.8

D. W. Nanyende, Jacob. W. Wakhungu, Ferdinand Nabiswa Makhanu, Siamba Donald Namasaka

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Peace and Values Education as a Cross-Cutting Issue in Rwandan Schools: Teachers and Classroom-Based Perspective 和平与价值观教育是卢旺达学校的一个横向问题：教师和课堂视角

African Journal of Empirical Research Pub Date : 2024-01-16 DOI: 10.51867/ajernet.5.1.7

J. L. Buhigiro, E. Sibomana, J. Ngabonziza, Delphine Mukingambeho, Philothère Ntawiha

{"title":"Peace and Values Education as a Cross-Cutting Issue in Rwandan Schools: Teachers and Classroom-Based Perspective","authors":"J. L. Buhigiro, E. Sibomana, J. Ngabonziza, Delphine Mukingambeho, Philothère Ntawiha","doi":"10.51867/ajernet.5.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51867/ajernet.5.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Peace and values is one of the cross-cutting issues in the Rwandan primary and secondary school curriculum. Different organizations such as the Aegis Trust have trained teachers in integrating peace and values in the various subjects, they teach by training learners on how to build a culture of peace. This is very important to Rwanda as a post genocide. However, no research (at the best of our knowledge) has been conducted to investigate how and to what extent teachers integrate peace and values in various school subjects. This article reports on empirical research conducted in five primary schools in four provinces of Rwanda plus Kigali City to examine the teaching of peace and values in Rwandan schools. A qualitative approach was adopted for this research. Classroom observations, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings show that peace values are not part of teachers’ planning and are not explicitly referred to in classroom practices. This is mainly because teachers lack skills and knowledge to do so. However, some peace related messages are shared in extracurricular activities but these are counteracted by violent practices such as corporal punishment and bullying. This article concludes that teachers’ limited understanding of peace impedes the integration of peace culture in schools. Thus, it suggests that peace values should be explicitly and systematically integrated in the teaching of all subjects. It also calls for strong measures to end school violence in Rwandan schools by equipping teachers for positive management of learners’ behaviours.","PeriodicalId":360060,"journal":{"name":"African Journal of Empirical Research","volume":" 75","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139619224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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