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The Significance of Pragmatic Devices in Communication: A Phenomenological Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Kapiri District, Zambia

Pethias Siame*, Kennedy N. Kangwa & Colious Gondwe Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21790019 This study problematizes the significant gap between the recognised importance of pragmatic competence and its practical application within the Zambian secondary Read More …

A Critical Examination of Plato’s Moral Responsibility of Education and Its Implications for Nigerian Education

Charles, Kennedy Gallant* & Prof. N. H. A. Nwafor Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education, Rivers State University, Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21778917 Considering the complexity of moral decadence prevalent in almost all facets of our national life, this Read More …

Cultural Categorisation of PTSD Symptomatologies, the Meaning of Symptoms, and Healing Practice in Kanuri Community of Damaturu, Nigeria

Ali Haruna* Department of Sociology, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21762076 The study explores the cultural categorization of PTSD symptoms, the meaning of the lived PTSD experience and healing practices in the Kanuri community of Damaturu Yobe Read More …

Teachers’ Strategies for Balancing Empathy and Authority in Inclusive Classrooms: Clear Expectations, Differentiation and Collaborative Learning in Private Secondary Schools in Rivers State

SEMENITARI, Tamunoibim Mary-Gab* & OSUJI, Catherine U., Ph.D Department of Educational Management, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21706524 This study explored teachers’ tactics for balancing empathy and authority in inclusive classrooms in private secondary schools in Read More …

Determinants Influence on Consumers’ Buying Attitude Towards Residential Apartments in Bangladesh: An Empirical Evidence

Professor Dr. Meher Neger*, Md. Aminul Islam & Banzir Sattar *Head, Department of Marketing, Comilla University DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21628528 The study explores the determinants which affect the prospective consumers purchase attitude towards buying an apartment in Bangladesh. The research further investigates Read More …

Phonological Adaptation of English Loanwords into Lenje (M61): A Study of Declusterisation, Substitution, and Syllable Restructuring in a Bantu Language

Arthur Mwale & Pethias Siame* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21462760 This study examines the phonological processes involved in adapting English borrowed words into Lenje, a Bantu language classified as M61 in Guthrie’s classification Read More …

English Language Monopoly and Indigenous Language Specialist Exclusion from Educational Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study of Secondary Schools in Zambia’s Northern Province

David Daniel Chipeta & Pethias Siame* Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21461912 This study investigates the systemic exclusion of indigenous language specialists from Head of Department (HOD) positions in Northern Province secondary schools, Zambia, Read More …

Closing the Evidence Gap: Practitioner Research in Competency-Based Curriculum Language Education

Pethias Siame* & Kennedy N. Kangwa Department of Literature and Languages, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kabwe, Zambia DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21461356 Research on competency-based curriculum (CBC) language teaching in authentic classroom settings remains strikingly scarce, leaving teachers without the local, actionable evidence needed Read More …

Design, Construction, and Comparative Efficiency Assessment of Ferrite-Core and Conventional Iron-Core Inverters

Mustapha T. A.*, Adeoti A. J., Ahmed K., Jimoh A. A., Ibrahim R. I., Owolabi O. & Abdulkareem U. Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Kwara State Polytechnic, P.M.B 1375, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21451947 This study presents the design, construction, Read More …

Design, Construction, and Performance Evaluation of a Variable AC and DC Power Supply System for Electrical Engineering Laboratories

Adeoti Adeshina J.*, Olalekan Emmanuel Ilufoye, Ibrahim Rasaq Ishola & Mohammed Mohammed Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Kwara State Polytechnic, P.M.B 1375, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21449222 This study presents the design, construction, and performance evaluation of a variable AC Read More …