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2025, VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION JOURNAL

This paper determined the perception of entrepreneurship students and graduates in SouthEast , Nigeria on how the integration of technology into their education influences their readiness for career in entrepreneurship. Descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Population comprised 194 respondents made up of 56 entrepreneurship education graduates and 138 entrepreneurship education students in public universities in southeast , Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used in analysing the data collected. Findings indicate that entrepreneurship graduates and students agree that technology integration positively influence their readiness for career in entrepreneurship. It was also found that integrating technology in entrepreneurship education processes helps students develop digital literacy and critical soft skills for the 21 st century. These finding underscore the need to integrate technology in the teaching and learning of entrepreneurship in universities and other tertiary institutions.

2025, Journal of African elections

The conduct of free and fair elections provides a yardstick to measure the quality of democracy in a country. Credible elections are the platform on which the populace partakes in democracy by electing representatives of their choice as public office holders. This process enhances the confidence of voters in democratisation, and rekindles the prospect of consolidating democratic institutions, particularly in democratising states. The conduct of elections in Nigeria since 1999 has been inundated with spiralling malpractices in the electioneering process. The trend has worsened with each round of elections, as typified by the 1999, 2003 and 2007 polls. During these three elections, rigging, violence and intimidation flourished. How do such malpractices affect the quality of Nigeria's democracy? How do electoral malpractices affect the outcome of elections in Nigeria? Can democracy be consolidated in Nigeria in the face of elections that do not reflect the will of the voters? How can Nigeria chart a credible path towards stabilising the country's democracy? This paper presents qualitative data and an analysis of the above questions. I argue that it is not the regularity of elections that can strengthen democratic heritage in Nigeria, but how transparent the country's electoral process is.

2025

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2025, Ecology Journal

Aesthetic horticulture, the art and science of cultivating plants for beauty and functionality, has emerged as a vital tool in addressing climate change and conserving natural resources. This paper explores the role of aesthetic horticulture in promoting biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services, and mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. Through a review of existing literatures and analysis of secondary data, the study highlights how integrating aesthetic horticulture into urban and rural landscapes can improve carbon sequestration, reduce urban heat islands, and conserve water resources. Findings reveal that aesthetic horticulture makes significant contributions to biodiversity conservation, water efficiency, urban greening, and climate resilience. The paper recommends policy interventions, community engagement, awareness programs, and sustainable landscaping practices to maximize environmental benefits and achieve ecological sustainability.

2025, Suvremena Psihologija

2025, European Journal of Innovation in Nonformal Education

The study was on impact of instructional supervision on teacher's effectiveness. The study area comprises of seventeen secondary schools out of which five secondary schools were randomly selected. A sample size of 100 was adopted for the study. The major instrument of data collection was the questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical method. Such as mean frequency, percentage and tabulation. The finding of the study revealed that interaction with instructional supervisors impact to a great extent their classroom performance, perception of teacher on the impact of instructional materials as suggested by instructional supervisors improve teacher's effectiveness and conferences and seminars organized by instructional supervisors influence teachers effectiveness. The researcher recommended that the instructional supervisors in the zone and Abuja in general having realized that the perception of teachers as regards impact interaction with instructional supervisors on teachers' effectiveness is positive, they should make it a point of duty to interact well with their supervisees i.e. the teachers. The instructional supervisors should always make themselves available and approachable to teachers, the Post Primary School Management Board in Abuja should always sensitize all instructional supervisors that they should perform their duties as helpers to teachers and not critics. That they should always be ready to assist teachers improve their teaching skills through their interaction with teachers and the instructional supervisors should always give useful suggestions as regards the best instructional materials needed per time by teacher since teachers see that this works more than self-discovered instructional materials.

2025, International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS

The study focused on the comparative effects of demonstration method and blended learning on the achievement and interest of Agricultural Secondary School Student in Nsukka. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi experimental design, specifically pre-test and post-test group was adopted. The sample for the study was 80 SSII Students comprised of males and females from intact class. The two classes were randomly assigned experimental group I and II. The experimental group one was taught with demonstration method while experimental group II were taught with blended learning and. The treatment lasted for four weeks. The instruments for data collection were Agricultural Achievement Test (AAT) comprising thirty questions and Interest Inventory. The two instruments used for data collection were validated by three experts all from Department of Agricultural Education. The reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach alpha for AAT and Kudder-Richardson 20 for AII. AAT and AII yielded a coefficient of 0.74 and 0.77 respectively. Mean, standard deviation and Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to analyze the data collected for the study. Findings of the study revealed that blended learning enhanced students' achievement and interest in Agricultural science more than demonstration method. Furthermore, the tested hypotheses revealed that there was significant different between the effects of demonstration and blended learning on students' interest in Agricultural science. Hence, the study recommended amongst others that; that the federal ministry of education should provide internet facilities in secondary schools to ensure blended learning is incorporated as to improve achievement and interest of students and also state government should organize workshops, in-service training programme for teachers so that they would be conversant in the use of blended learning.

2025

The study focused on gender as an intervening variable in comparing effectiveness of teaching methods on the interest of early childhood agricultural science pupils. Two research questions guided the study. Quasiexperimental design, specifically pre-test and post-test group was adopted. The sample for the study was 58 Basic 3 pupils comprising 31 males and 27 females from intact class. The two classes were randomly assigned experimental group I and II. The experimental group one was taught with blended learning method while experimental group II were taught with roleplay method. The treatment lasted for four weeks. The instrument for data collection Agricultural Interest Inventory. The instrument used for data collection were validated by three experts all from Department of Agricultural Education. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha which yielded a coefficient of 0.74. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected for the study. Findings of the study revealed that that gender plays an intervening role in the interest of pupils in agricultural science when taught with blended learning and role play method as female pupils had higher interest in comparison to their male counterparts. Hence, the study recommended amongst others that the local government should provide more funds for research so that investigations be made to enquire on the reasons why females perform better when roleplay and blended learning are utilized and possibly find other innovative methods that would be a better fit for male pupils; and ministry of Education should organize workshops, in-service training programme for teachers so that they would be conversant in the use of innovative teaching methods

2025, International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Research

Youth unemployment in Anambra state has led to negative effects such as underdevelopment and increased crime rate. It became imperative to find solutions to the issue of youth unemployment in the state. Green jobs have helped in reducing youth unemployment in other locations although the skills need to be ascertained before it is adopted as a tool for employment in the state. Hence, the study sought to identify the skills required by youths for employment in green jobs in Anambra state. Two research questions were posed to guide the study while two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. It was carried out in Anambra state. The population for the study was 121 made up of 77 lecturers and 44 extension agents. Due to the manageable size of the population, the entire 121 respondents were involved in the study. Structured questionnaire was employed as instrument for data collection. The instrument was face validated by five experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.71 was obtained for the instrument. Data was collected by the researcher with the help of four research assistants. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for answering the research questions. Based on the data analyzed, the study identified skills required by youths in two green jobs. Ten skills were identified in grassland management and nine skills were identified in forestry management. The study recommended among others that;Tertiary institutions must ensure that they encourage members of the academic board to go into research in green jobs/skill requirement to further increase the opportunities of youths getting employed in green jobs

2025, Journal of Association of Vocational & Technical Educators of Nigeria (JAVTEN)

The study was designed to examine how Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) could be revitalized for job creation and national development through Agricultural Education programme in Tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Three research questions and two null hypothesis tested at 0.05level of significance guided the study. A total of 124 respondents consisting 19 lecturers and 105 students were studied. Questionnaire consisting of 50 items was used to elicit information from the respondents. The questionnaire was validated by three experts from the department of Agricultural and bio resources Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded 0.76 coefficients. The data collected were analysed using mean while t-test statistic was used to test null hypotheses. The paper identified thirty skills that should be acquired through agricultural education programmes in tertiary institutions. Factors inhibiting development of skills were also identified and measures for revitalizing TVET for job creation and national development were also stated. Recommendations were made on the basis of the findings.

2025, Food Science and Technology

Amaranth and quinoa are low-input, climate-smart crops that are highly nutritious and increasingly in demand. Their flours are utilized in various baking products and other applications, such as sauces. However, solvent-free extracted starches from these crops have not been compared to their flours in diverse products, including meat products. This study examined parameters contributing to functionality in products for water-extracted starch from amaranth and quinoa, comparing it to their flours. Analyses included proximate components, technological properties, and functional properties of the flours and starches. Results indicated significant differences in the proximate content of quinoa, amaranth flours, starches, and corn starch (p<0.05). The protein content of hydro-extracted starches was higher compared to alkali-extracted starches from other studies. Corn starch, used as a control, showed no significant difference (p>0.05) in the porosity of all flours and starches. Porosity is crucial for fried meat products as it enhances oil uptake. In this study, it was desirably lower than 50% in all starches and flours. The water absorption index was within the recommended range for optimal functionality of flours and starches (2-3.5g/g). Swelling power was higher in extracted starches compared to their flours, which is advantageous for cooked products. The study indicates that quinoa and amaranth starch can serve as substitutes for corn starch in food products, as they exhibit similar properties to the more expensive corn starch. They exhibited better wettability and dispersibility properties. These parameters contribute to products like sausages, enhancing juiciness and texture, which are desirable traits for consumers. Additionally, the emulsion capacity of starches did not significantly differ between flours and starches. Therefore, quinoa and amaranth flours and starches can be used in emulsion products as fat replacements. The properties of water-extracted starches analyzed in this study demonstrate their potential for use in other industries, such as pharmaceuticals, textiles, and packaging materials.

2025

Kabupaten Kediri merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Provinsi Jawa Timur yang sedang mendapat fokus pengembangan. Beberapa isu pengembangan yang berlangsung adalah rencana pembangunan bandar udara (bandara) dan rencana pembangunan jalan tol Kediri-Kertosono. Adanya rencana pembangunan besar ini diprediksi akan menjadi penyebab tingginya tingkat mobilitas masyarakat. Kegiatan perpindahan pergerakan ini haruslah didukung dengan fasilitas yang mencukupi, salah satunya adalah kecukupan prasarana transportasi. Prasarana transportasi yang terdapat di Kabupaten Kediri adalah 4 (empat) stasiun kereta api dan 2 (dua) terminal bus tipe C. Demi memenuhi kebutuhan jumlah prasarana transportasi, diadakan penelitian ini untuk menentukan lokasi terminal tipe B di Kabupaten Kediri. Penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan metode Analitycal Hierarchy Process (AHP) dengan responden berupa key person atau pengambil keputusan sejumlah 4 (empat) orang. Kriteria yang digunakan dalam analisis ini adalah (1) Aks...

2025, Greener Journal of Educational Research

This study investigated the effect of mind mapping teaching approach on students' academic achievement in secondary school Physics in Enugu East L.G.A of Enugu State. Two research questions and three null hypotheses tested at 0.05 significance guided the study. A Posttest Quasi-Experimental design was adopted. The population for the study was all the SS2 Physics students in the Local Government Area. Purposive sampling technique was used to select two public schools comprising 51 students. The experimental group was taught using mind mapping teaching approach while the control group was taught using guided discovery method. The instrument for data collection were 25 PAT adopted from WAEC-past questions which were validated by three experts and tested for reliability using Kuder-Richardson's formula-20 which yielded coefficients 0.85. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and ANCOVA. The findings amongst others showed that students in mind mapping teaching approach group achieved better than their counterpart. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that physics teachers should incorporate mind mapping teaching approach in teaching.

2025, Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Tempe is a traditional food in Indonesia, which has been recognized to have a high nutrient content and good for health. Nevertheless, until now, tempe is still better known as a cheap food consumed more by rural communities. To improve the competitiveness of micro and small scale industries which produce tempe, applying an hygienic technological innovations and efficient in the production of tempe becomes a necessity. This research aims to generate a model of adoption of technological innovations in micro and small scale of tempe industry, and to find out what factors that motivate as well as inhibit the adoption of technology. The study was conducted on 68 tempe producers whom are members of Koperasi Tahu dan Tempe Indonesia (KOPTI) in the municipality of Salatiga and Boyolali district. The data was collected using combination of several techniques such as FGD (focus group discussion), in depth interview and survey using a questionnaire. In terms of technology adoption rate, the r...

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

The major purpose of this study was to identify competencies that should be achieved by high school students who complete courses in agricultural communications. Identification of the competencies came from industry leaders, high school agricultural education teachers, and university faculty in agricultural communications. A three-round Delphi technique was the principal procedure used to conduct the study with a total of 75 individuals being asked to participate in round one. In the first round, the panel identified 11 topic areas that should be included in a high school agricultural communications course: (1) Writing; (2) Computer/Information Technology; (3) Agricultural Industry; (4) Communications History; (5) Professional Development; (6) Research/ Information Gathering; (7) Ethics; (8) Public Relations/Advertising/ Marketing; (9) Leadership Development; (10) Legislative Issues; and (11) Communication Skills. Resulting rounds produced 93 competencies within the 11 topic areas that were identified for potential inclusion in the high school curriculum. Of the 93 competencies, two were eliminated due to lack of agreement by the panel. Scholastic level ratings by the panel further reduced the number of competencies appropriate for high school students to 76 and categorized the remaining competencies according to appropriateness for introduction at the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior level.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

Research was conducted to determine response rates and response reliability between three modes of survey techniques. Random samples of Texas Agri-Science teachers were surveyed using an e-mail instrument, a web-based instrument, and a traditional paper instrument. Responses among each mode were compared to determine if the mode of survey has an impact on the data collected. Response rates for each mode were also determined and compared. Researchers found that while there were no significant differences in reliability of responses, there were significant differences in response rates based on mode of collection. Traditional paper surveys yielded the high response rate at 60% with a significant drop to the web surveys at 43%, along with another significant decline to the e-mail surveys at 27%. The researchers propose a bi-modal method of data collection to minimize costs and time. Using data collected from this study, the researchers advocate a 25-day model of five individual contacts beginning with e-mail notifications of web surveys and concluding with follow-ups using traditional paper instruments. Further testing of this bi-modal survey model is encouraged. Other populations should be tested in order to add to the knowledge base in this increasingly important field.

2025

This paper discusses the self-perceived impact of participating in the Texas 4-H Council by former council members. The impact was determined by the members' educational attainment, career choice, and community involvement. The study helped create a basic profile of Texas 4-H Council members and identified the educational strategies, career choices, and community involvement that contributed to the success of these 4-H members. This information should provide feedback to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) on the success of its educational programs and in turn allow TAEX officials to provide better and more effective programs.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

The major purpose of this study was to identify what topics and curricular areas a master's level agricultural communications curriculum should include. Identification of the topic and curricular areas came from industry representatives and university faculty. A three-round Delphi technique was the principle procedure used to conduct the study with a total of 30 individuals participating in round one. In the first round, the panel identified 23 topics that should be included in a master's level agricultural communications curriculum: (1) Advertising, ( ) Electives Pertaining to Major, (3) Emerging Issues and Trends in Agriculture, (4) Emerging Technology, (5) Graphic Design, (6) History and Philosophy, (7) Internship, (8) Legislative Issues, (9) Management, (10) Marketing, (11) Mass Communications, (12) Photography, (13) Professional Seminars, (14) Public Relations, (15) Publications, (16) Research, (17) Risk Communications, (18) Speech Communication, (19) Overview Courses, (20) Thesis, (21) Video and Broadcast, (22) Web Classes, and (23) Writing. Subsequent rounds produced 90 curricular areas within the 23 topic areas that were identified as potential material in a master's curriculum.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

This study explored the importance and inclusion of emotional intelligence in the existing curriculum by agricultural education instructors. Although much research has been conducted about the importance of emotional intelligence in the realm of education, research in the area of emotional intelligence in agricultural education programs is limited. The concept of incorporating emotional intelligence into the agriscience curriculum is not a new idea. The very philosophy of agricultural education lends itself to the development of emotional intelligence. Agricultural education instructors identified eight out of twenty emotional intelligence competency areas identified through the review of literature as high-level success abilities. This means agricultural education instructors believe these competency areas are important and they are actually including them in their current curriculum. Eleven of the twenty emotional intelligence competency areas were identified as low-level needs. T...

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

As we press forward into the new millennium, agricultural educators across the country are continuing their quest to reshape agricultural education, to develop new approaches to teaching and learning that are more appropriate and effective for the 21st century. Our rapidly changing world demands an agricultural education system that equips children with the tools and skills they will need to succeed in a multicultural democracy. While many initiatives within agricultural education (National Research Council, 1988; Reinventing Agricultural Education for the Year 2020) have addressed the need to advance agricultural education in public schools, much work is still needed. Service learning may hold the key to connecting future generations with their diverse communities and democratic society at large. The purpose of this article was to outline the extent to which service learning can advance cultural competence within agricultural education.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

States during I99 7-98. Most of the teachers were middle-aged, white males who taught agriculture for an average of 14 years. The average school size where these agriculture teachers taught was 750 students, andenrollment in agriculture represented nearly 20% of the total school population. Agriculture teachers agreed that the 21 values identified in this study were important characteristics that should be taught to youngpeople studying high school agriculture. They perceived the most important values were responsibility, honesty, courtesy, and respect. Although agriculture teachers perceived the FFA as the best component for teaching values, a number of values can be taught in the classroom, laboratory, and Supervised Agricultural Experience program. Teachers tended to agree on the importance of the 21 values regardless of teacher characteristics. In general, teachers who perceived they exhibited a certain behavior tended to have a positive perception toward including that value (or a related one) in the agricultural education curriculum.

2025, Journal of Southern …

The major purpose of this study was to evaluate the agricultural communications curriculum (Agriscience 315) in Texas high schools, using perceptions of agriscience teachers in Texas high schools. The secondary purpose was to determine perceived abilities of agriscience teachers to teach agricultural communications courses. As a means of accomplishing the purpose of the study, answers to the following questions were sought. (a) What are the characteristics of Texas teachers who were teaching agriscience in the 1999-2000 school year? (b) What competencies do teachers think students should master upon the completion of agricultural communication classes in Texas high schools? (c) What are the perceived abilities of agriscience teachers to teach agricultural communications classes? The format for this study is a descriptive survey. A proportional and stratified sample of 200 agriscience teachers was selected. A total of 145 surveys were returned. The response rate for this study was 72.5%. This study found that 67% of the teachers had little or no experience in the field of agricultural communications, but they agreed the competencies related to communication techniques and procedures should be incorporated in the agricultural communications curriculum. Agriscience teachers also indicated their perceived level of teaching skill pertaining to communication techniques and procedures ranged from fair to good.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

2025

This paper explores teacher preparedness for the competency-based curriculum in Kenya. Competency based curriculum was introduce to Kenya’s Education system in 2016 as a pilot of curriculum to be rolled out under 2-6-33-3 education system that is replacing the three decades old 8-4-4 system. The new curriculum is seen by many as a panacea to the problem of graduate employability in Kenya. The 8-4-4 graduates have been blamed for lacking relevant job skills. Competency based curriculum aims at engaging learners in applying knowledge through demonstration as opposed to content overload. This study focused on early grade primary teacher’s preparedness to successfully implement the competency-based curriculum. Concerns have been raised at the pilot stages on the capacity of those implementers. StuffleBeam’s CIPP curriculum Evaluation model was used to interrogate the CBC as currently implemented. The objectives of the study were to find out early grade Education teacher’s understanding ...

2025, DELSU Journal of Educational Research and Development (DJERD)

This study explores the benefits and challenges of adopting Smart and Innovative Agricultural Solutions (SIAS) in Nigeria, with a focus on building resilient future farmers in Delta State, Nigeria. A quantitative research approach using a modified Manifest Content Analysis (MCA) technique was employed to deduce the narratives of more than a few researchers to identify several benefits of integrating SIAS into Agricultural education, including enhanced crop yields, increased efficiency and productivity, improved market access, and environmental conservation. However, challenges such as financial constraints, knowledge gaps, climate change, and policy barriers hinder the adoption of SIAS. A theoretical framework based on Resilience Theory is proposed to address these challenges. The study recommends a SIAS framework that incorporates resilience enhancement measures, Agricultural education, sustainable agriculture practices, digital innovations, and policy support. The findings highlight the importance of building resilience among future farmers to ensure a sustainable food future in Nigeria. Based on this narrative, the study recommended among others that the Delta State Government should invest in agricultural infrastructure and digital technologies, develop and implement policies that encourage SIAS adoption, and enhance agricultural education and training.

2025

Lesotho general elections have been characterised by illegitimate conflicts since preindependence elections in 1965. These conflicts have had a detrimental effect on the country's already weak economy and have sometimes claimed human lives. While it does not, in and of itself, constitute a sufficient political condition for democracy, elections are a critical ingredient in this political system. It is therefore important that elections held are free and fair, and the results are accepted by all the stakeholders. Due to the ambiguity of the concept of 'free and fair elections', several regional, continental and international bodies came up with the guidelines of what is to qualify as free and fair elections. Despite being mostly declared as free and fair by the observers, Lesotho's elections have never been accepted by all participants. This research sought to understand the nature of election-related conflict and what needs to be done to arrest the eruption of such conflict in Lesotho. It sought the opinions of selectively respondents who have been involved in the conflicts in different ways. The interviews and documented literature revealed that what constitutes a background to election-related conflict involves issues that are many and varied. Among others such issues include the following: weak political institutions, use of vulgar language by political leadership, and the weak economy that intensifies neo-patrimonial tendencies. The research concluded that all the factors associated with the eruption of illegitimate conflicts during and after general elections in Lesotho are a result of the politicians' desire to retain or capture national resources to satisfy their selfish interests and those of their cronies. The conflicts could be minimised if the country's economy could be transformed to provide the politicians with alternatives of economic survival outside the structures of government. Furthermore, to minimise the conflict, the country should consider establishing electoral courts. These have the potential of speeding up the resolution of electoral grievances, in the process preventing them from graduating into serious conflicts.

2025, Journal of African elections

The May 2012 general elections in Lesotho were held in the best political climate since democracy returned to the country in 1993. Even the minor disputes that surfaced were resolved speedily before they could graduate into serious election-related conflict. The elections were historic in that the results were not disputed. In addition, for the first time in the country's history the elections failed to produce a clear winner, hence the formation of a coalition government. The elections also resulted in a change of leadership, bringing to an end Pakalitha Mosisili's 14-year rule. The article contends that the peaceful conduct of the elections was the result of the amendments made to the country's electoral laws and the preparedness of the Independent Electoral Commission. It goes further to show how the Democratic Congress, the party with a relative majority of parliamentary seats, came to be omitted from the coalition government and was relegated to the opposition. All these, the article argues, are positive developments in the country's move towards democratic consolidation.

2025

2025, Journal of African elections

2025, Journal of African Elections

Within just two years of its existence, Lesotho's first coalition government experienced serious internal conflicts. These conflicts were mainly the result of the coalition leaders' failure to balance coalition agreements against the country's Constitution. The conflicts paralysed the government and the National Assembly, and polarised security establishments. These political developments required mediation by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which in turn led to holding 'snap elections' in February 2015. This paper discusses the snap elections. Although the elections helped to form and legitimise a new coalition government, they did not resolve the structural challenges that had paralysed the first coalition government. By calling for an early election, SADC mediation failed to prioritise a solution to the security crisis in Lesotho. Security agencies remain polarised, and some politicians have aligned themselves with those agencies to enhance their influence in national politics. The paper concludes that the snap elections provided only a short-term solution to Lesotho's political and security problems. The new coalition government is likely to experience the same fate as its predecessor. Furthermore, rule of law is likely to be compromised by the new coalition government for the sake of internal stability.

2025

This paper assessed the quality of Ghana's democracy along eight dimensions of democratic quality. The empirical basis of the study is information from 80 interviews and secondary sources. The evidence showed that there are intra-dimension and inter-dimension differences, in Ghana's democratic quality performance and the dimensions do not co-vary. It also found that there is a gap between the demand for democracy and the supply of it. It further established that the causes of the democratic quality deficits are both internal and external. These findings speak of democratic backsliding and democratic careening in the literature-where the political involvement of citizens is limited to voting which is declining in quality, while they are ignored between elections, and they have little possibility of controlling corruption, or abuse of citizens' rights or misgovernment; and where democracy is such that it lurches, swerves, sways, and threatens to tip over. Suggestions for resolving the democratic deficits are proffered, failing to implement which, Ghana's fledgling democracy, which has shown signs of deterioration, will worsen.

2025, fathan

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2025, Journal of African elections

Elections are one of the key benchmarks for assessing the international perception of a nation's democratic credentials. However, the credibility of elections is increasingly being tied to questions of whether or not they are conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. Where violence exists as part of the menu of manipulation the press becomes a crucial tool for shaping public perceptions about electoral legitimacy or lack thereof. This study employed a Foucauldian discursive approach to the analysis of election violence in two state-owned newspapers, namely The Herald and The Sunday Mail, and three privately-owned newspapers, namely The Zimbabwe Independent, The Financial Gazette, and the Daily News. Empirical data were drawn from a corpus of news stories published during the 2000 parliamentary and the 2002 presidential elections. The article argues that press construction of election violence was marked by competing discourses reflecting political and ideological bifurcation and this gave way to anti-democratic discursive strategies which could engender political intolerance among the citizenry.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

This study assessed needs, knowledge, and interests of agricultural professionals who were likely to enroll in an online extension course in sustainable agriculture. The objectives of the study were: to (1) describe their demographic characteristics, (2) identify their concerns and interests related to farming, (3) evaluate participants' knowledge and adoption of sustainable farming practices, and ( ) use the evidence to implement a distance education program in sustainable agriculture. A questionnaire was distributed electronically through mailing lists and Web sites. Responses were analyzed using a text analysis and a Chi-square test to evaluate the existence of associations between interests and knowledge in sustainable agriculture. Despite the study participants' diverse professions and backgrounds, they identified similar constraints impeding the adoption of sustainable farming practices. They further proposed solutions, many of which are supported by current agroecological research, indicating a vast knowledge base regarding sustainable farming. The findings were used to develop and deliver an online extension program in sustainable agriculture. This study highlights the importance of understanding the levels of knowledge, concerns, and interests of the targeted audience. Incorporating this understanding into an extension program through peer-to-peer collaboration in discussion forums and electronic mail could facilitate the dissemination of innovate education approaches to teach sustainable agriculture.

2025, Agro Ekonomi

This study aims to determine: (1) the factors that influence the production of seaweed and (2) the level of technical efficiency obtained seaweed farmers in Tarakan. Since 2009, most of the fishermen on the coast of Amal turned into seaweed farming which is more profitable and easier to cultivate. The basic method used in this research is descriptive method while location of the study determined by intentional or purposive sampling. The sample selection for seaweed farmer respondents was using simple random sampling of 100 seaweed farmers. The results showed the factors of production which have positive and significant impact on seaweed production in Tarakan were farm area, seeds, labor and dummy for location. The technical efficiency in a secure or unsecure locations are 0,93 and 0,82, respectively, with the average value of the technical efficiency of seaweed farmers in general is 0,92. Socio-economic factors affecting technical inefficiency are farmers’age, farming e...

2025

Bahan ajar merupakan sarana yang wajib ada bagi guru maupun dosen sebagai salah satu referensi dan pedoman mengajar, sehingga semakin banyak sumber belajar atau referensi yang digunakan dalam proses belajar mengajar maka sangat mempengaruhi keberhasilan dan kualitas belajar. Dari hasil pengamatan banyak guru bahkan dosen belum menyusun bahan ajar sendiri, walaupun banyak materi atau bahan ajar yang dipunyai, tetapi belum terkemas menjadi buku ajar, hal itu dikarenakan karena manajemen yang kurang dan kurangnya pengetahuan dalam mengembangkan bahan ajar. Dengan perkembangan teknologi khususnya bidang pendidikan dalam rangka menyongsong pembelajaran Abad 21 dan Revolusi industri 4.0 maka penting sekali sebagai seorang pengajar untuk mengembangan materi ajar dalam bentuk buku dgital (e book). Dalam kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat mengambil tema IbM Pendampingan Penyusunan Bahan Ajar pada Guru-guru SMK Teknik Bangunan Melalui Digital Book. Adapun langkah kegiatan meliputi : Penjelas...

2025, Prof. Dr. Ir. Gede Sedana, M.Sc. MMA

Buku ini membahas secara mendalam peran modal sosial dalam pembangunan pertanian padi berbasis agribisnis melalui sistem subak, dengan fokus pada keterlibatan aktif petani, struktur kelembagaan, dan strategi pengembangan agribisnis.... more

2025, E3S web of conferences

Agato Plantation is managed by Bina Sarana Bakti Foundation. The Bina Sarana Bakti Foundation is a company that has many activities in the field of plantations and organic farming, which has been running and has had several visits, so it currently needs to develop its activities towards tourism. Educational tourism is a branch of tourism that combines recreation with learning. Edutourism or educational tourism is a form of tourist activity that involves learning experiences for tourists, which can consist of various forms, namely ecotourism, cultural tourism, rural tourism, and student exchanges between educational institutions. This research will develop the area of the community service foundation, which was initially focused on agricultural activities, and develop it towards educational tourism by utilizing local potential. In this case, local potential is all kinds of real potential owned in the form of natural potential, social, cultural, economic and institutional potential, including superior commodities and potential human resources worthy of development. Judging from the potential of agriculture and education, this company has potential in agriculture and education, which can be collaborated to become an agroedutourism tourism activity.

2025

Ce guide d'usage de la méthode IDEA4 correspond au livrable n°9.2 du projet Accompagnement au Changement vers la TransitION agro-écologique pour une performance globale des exploitations agricoles (ACTION). Ce projet a été soutenu par le ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire au titre des crédits CASDAR (APP N° 5727, CASDAR 2017-2022 -programme 776 recherche appliquée et innovation en agriculture). Le projet ACTION a eu quatre objectifs principaux : 1) le développement scientifique de la méthode IDEA dans sa nouvelle version 4 (IDEA4) dans ses deux approches évaluatives de la durabilité (l'approche par les trois dimensions du développement durable et l'approche par les cinq propriétés des systèmes agricoles durables), 2) la validation par l'usage de la méthode IDEA4 en testant sa capacité à accompagner les changements à la transition agroécologique dans deux types d'activité (les activités de conseil et d'accompagnement des agriculteurs et l'enseignement agricole), 3) le développement de quatre outils informatisés complémentaires pour l'usage complet de la méthode et 4) la mise à disposition d'un ouvrage de référence sur la méthode IDEA4 et la production de guides dédiés pour accompagner ses différents usages (conseil et enseignement). Il a été structuré en quatre actions : 1. La finalisation du développement scientifique de la méthode IDEA4 dans ses deux approches et la réalisation de tests pour valider ses différents usages dans l'enseignement agricole, le conseil agricole et l'accompagnement à la transition agro-écologique, 2. Le développement de quatre outils informatisés : le site internet de présentation de la méthode, le calculateur Excel IDEA4, le package IDEATools (extension du logiciel libre R) et la plateforme WEB-IDEA. Cette plateforme () permet (1) l'édition de sorties automatisées de résultats individuels dans les deux approches de la durabilité (dimensions et propriétés), (2) l'analyse de groupes d'exploitations agricoles au sein d'un même organisme et (3) l'accès à des données « repères » sur la durabilité des exploitations agricoles ayant mobilisé la méthode IDEA4, 3. Des actions de formation auprès des différents types d'utilisateurs de la méthode et la réalisation de différents guides d'usage pour appuyer ses usages différenciés (enseignement, conseil) selon les utilisateurs, 4. Une action transversale de coordination, d'animation et de valorisation du projet. Chef de file : CEZ-Bergerie nationale Responsable : Inês Rodrigues -chargée de mission Agroforesterie/IDEA4

2025, Journal of Agricultural Science

The study envisaged to evaluate the attitude of agricultural graduates towards Videoconferencing (VC) technology. Study focused at persuasion stage of adoption process of innovations. A Likert-type-scale was developed, which consisted of 23-items. The scale instrument had four sections, viz., training, distance learning, agricultural communication and extension management. Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=0.85) of reliability test was measured. Instrument was administered to randomly selected, seventy agricultural graduates of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, India during 2006-07 academic years. Attitude survey proved insightful with agricultural students. They had positive attitude in applied areas of VC technology, viz. training, distance learning, agricultural communication and extension management. Significant difference between users and non-users of VC technology was observed. Users had significant positive attitude towards VC technology. An enhanced understanding of attitudes is imperative before effective intervention strategies to moderate attitudes for enhancing acceptance and implementation of VC technology. Including transfer of agricultural innovations, VC can be encouraged in services like training, distance education, extension management, communication, administration, health, education and knowledge sharing. For these, infrastructure available within National Agricultural Research System (NARS), India can be effectively utilized for learning and technical counseling. This study adds value to the body of knowledge in evaluation and theory building from attitude perspective. As standard methodology is lacking to comprehend mindset of agricultural students, it will serve foundation for other future investigations.

2025

Dokumen ini berisi tentang rencana strategis SMKN 14 Kab Tangerang, mulai dari logo, visi, misi, program sampai ke motto branding.

2025, Journal of African elections

2025, Interdisciplinary Journal of Educational Practice

This study aims to identify the characteristics of teachers as a predictor of agricultural science students' academic achievement in selected senior secondary schools in Oyo metropolis of Oyo state. Two research questions and two null hypotheses served as the study's guide. With a sample of 200 agricultural science subject teachers from 40 senior secondary schools spread over Oyo East, Oyo West, Afijio, and Atiba local government districts of Oyo state, the study used a correlational research methodology. The Agricultural Science Subjects Teachers' Characteristics Questionnaire (ASSTCQ), a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher, served as the data gathering tool. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was used to determine the questionnaire's reliability, and the instrument's total reliability index came out to be 0.88. Regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used to examine the study's data. The findings showed that the academic success of agricultural science students at Oyo metropolis has a strong positive correlation with the age of the teachers, and that there is a strong positive correlation between the attitude of the teachers and the academic success of agricultural science students. Therefore, it was suggested that policymakers and educational stakeholders give teachers' age top priority when hiring new teachers because it is thought to be a significant influence in raising students' academic performance in agricultural science classes. Additionally, it was suggested that the government enact laws that would provide incentives to educators in order to increase their morale and, consequently, the academic achievement of students studying agriculture.

2025, International Journal of Vocational Education, Library and Information Science, University of Uyo, 3(1), 129-137.

The study determined the influence of Tele-conferencing on the delivery of business education content in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted a survey research design. Census approach was used to incorporate 111 business education teachers. A validated questionnaire titled "Tele-conferencing and Delivery of Business Education Content Questionnaire" (TDBECQ) was the instrument used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by three experts. A reliability index of 0.82 was obtained for the questionnaire using Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient after a pilot test. 109 copies of the questionnaire were correctly filled and returned. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation and hypotheses were tested at .05 significance level using population t-test and simple linear regression statistics. From the answers to the research questions, the respondents indicated low usage of Tele-conferencing in delivering business education content on nine items and equally agreed that the use of Tele-conferencing influence delivery of business education content. Test of hypotheses revealed that use of Tele-conferencing in delivering business education content in tertiary institutions is not significantly high and Tele-conferencing significantly influence delivery of business education content in tertiary institutions. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that the government should allocate more funds to education, so that teleconferencing equipment can be made available in schools, which would be used for content delivery of various courses.

2025, International Journal of Vocational Education, Library and Information Science, 3(1), 102-110

The study examined digital literacy and vocational educators' content delivery in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions were posed and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design used for this study was a predictive correlation design. The population of the study consist 85 vocational educators in the study area, which were all used in the study because of the small manageable size via census approach. The instrument for data collection was a structured researcher-made questionnaire titled "Digital Literacy and Content Delivery Questionnaire (DLCDQ) validated by three experts: two business educators and one measurement and evaluation expert. A trial test was carried out on 15 vocational educators from the Rivers State University. The data collected were subjected to Cronbach Alpha Reliability Technique which yielded overall reliability index of .78 for DLCDQ. Research questions were answered and hypotheses tested using simple linear regression. The study revealed that information literacy and online communication literacy significantly influenced vocational educators' content delivery in tertiary institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the institution management should organize workshops to enlighten academic staff on various aspects of digital literacy (especially information literacy), so they can access accurate and reliable material that would add to their wealth of knowledge, thereby, improving how they deliver content.

2025, Journal of Agricultural Education

The purpose of this preexperimental study was to determine the effects of a blended learning environment on school-based agricultural education students' ability to identify 30 species of trees by leaves. Louisiana agriculture teachers were recruited based on district policy regarding whether students could use smartphones for learning in the classroom. The treatment group utilized smartphone technology to aid in the identification of tree species, while the comparison group utilized traditional, printed materials. All students were taught via guided inquiry and engaged in multiple formative assessments during the course of the research study. No statistically significant differences were found between the groups on the posttest tree leaf identification. It is recommended that future research be conducted over a longer duration of time to better measure long-term performance and learning gains. Further, more research should be conducted to determine if motivational differences exist based on utilizing smartphones for learning. Teachers who desire to incorporate the smartphone into blended learning environments can do so without diminishing student achievement.