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The Plight of the Visually Impaired in Africa
(Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria. Lagos State Branch, 2004)
Africa is one of the largest continents of the world and ironically beset with overwhelming problems in preventive medicine. While consumers of fast food products in the United States of America can sue the fast food chain ...
HCI and E-Learning: Developing a Framework for Evaluating E-Learning
(2015)
This chapter developed a framework for evaluating e-learning for use in Human Computer
Interaction (HCI). A systems approach was used in the study; input, processes and output. Eleven
categorizations of evaluation of ...
The Political Economy and Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS in Patients Attending a Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria
(2015)
Background: The aim of the study was to highlight the political
economy of HIV/AIDS in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
through use of relevant literature and administration of self-administered
questionnaires. The ...
A Descriptive Study of the Knowledge-Base of Malaria between the Visually-impaired and the Non-Visually impaired in Two Primary Schools in Lagos, Nigeria; implications for health education
(2015)
Background: The study was carried out in two primary schools in
Lagos State, Nigeria. One hundred students were from Pacelli School
for the Blind and one hundred and sixty-four students were from
Onitolo Primary School, ...
Training Manual on Tuberculosis for Virginia Tech Adult Day Services’ Staff
(Virginia Tech, 2007-02-19)
This training guide outlines tuberculosis screening, treatment, and prevention protocols for Virginia Tech Adult Day Services Staff. The guide describes the occurrence of tuberculosis worldwide, diagnostic measures such ...
The Political Economy of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD); Taking Individual and Community Ownership in the Prevention and Control of EVD
(MDPI, 2015-01-28)
The outbreak of an emerging infectious disease of zoonotic origin has exposed the weaknesses in the health systems of the nations affected. The purpose of this paper was to explore the political economy of the existing ...
A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Function of the Hearing-impaired and Non-Hearing-impaired Pupils of Two Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria.
(Virginia Tech, 2007-02-23)
The World Summit for Children of which Nigeria is a signatory promised to ratify the convention on the rights of the child. In Africa, the problem of the handicapped child is by no means insignificant. Communicable diseases ...
Similarities in Instructional Design, Learner Interface Design and User Interface Design: Implications for Developing a Successful Online Module
(2015)
The success of a user-friendly online module depends on the inputs, the processes and the outcome. It depends on the learner attributes, the user environment and other attributes. The research questions that guided the ...
The Use of Meaningful Reception Learning in Lesson on Classification
(2013)
This paper begins with a learning theory of instruction. It describes how
Meaningful Reception Learning can be used to teach in classification of items.
Meaningful Reception Learning is a learning theory of instruction ...
Instructional Technology and Distance Education in Nigeria; Historical Background and a Critical Appraisal.
(Virginia Tech, 2012-02-17)
The purpose of the paper discussed in this poster is to examine the use of instructional technology in distance education in Nigeria and to trace the historical origins of distance education in Nigeria. There have been ...