Aims: This study attempted to describe the prevalence and perception of hypertension (HTN) among consenting female adults in two rural communities on the Atlantic coastline of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Study Design: This was a community-based descriptive survey design. Place and D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13560
Childhood insecurities may affect a wide range of personality development such as interpersonal relationship and self-esteem during adolescence. The present study explores the effect of childhood attachment on adolescents’ interpersonal relationship and self-esteem among undergra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13623
This paper reports on the effect of weblogging on Iranian English teacher professional development. Blogs, which are interactive, easy to access and manage technologies, enable ELT teachers to engage in online exchanges and to share information, consequently may improve their kno...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12771
The Ghana School Feeding Programme-GSFP is one of the social intervention programmes introduced to improve the educational standards of rural communities in Ghana. The main objective of the programme is to motivate parents to enroll their wards in basic schools, improve attendanc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14271
In today’s ever-changing world, effective management of human resources is a necessity, but are accompanied with differing management philosophies and methods. This study addresses the growing body of psychological capital research, defined as a positive situation for personal de...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12574
Learning theories play a significant role in curriculum development and implementation. This study evaluated whether and how various relevant and appropriate learning theories were applied in the curriculum design process of the Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) diploma program...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/11603
Aims: Ideal teacherhood in vocational education has not been widely studied or comprehensively defined. However, in the changing work life, the role of vocational education teachers (VET) becomes more and more important as they are responsible for educating future employees in nu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13901
This study aimed to describe how incentives and personality types are perceived to be having impact on research performance of teachers working in the Public sector universities of Pakistan. Study tested the relationship hypothesis of the personality types as well as expectancy,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/9622
This study investigated the use of Mobile and Wireless Technology (MWT) in higher education using the selected public university students in Malaysia. A random sampling has been selected among 490 students from three Public Universities and one Polytechnic. The study has been add...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12856
Transition from secondary school to higher institution, is a critical period in psychosocial functioning and development of individual which is marked by an expansion of peer networks, increased importance of friendships including romantic relationships, and recognition. Primaril...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13085