scholarly journals Improving female students’ participation and their academic performance: Ethiopian Technical University

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Sewagegn Mola
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Performance Factors ◽  
Technical University

This study was conducted with the objective of improving female students’ participation and their academic performance of students in Ethiopian Technical University. The researcher selected 22 female students and 6 male teachers through purposive sampling techniques. The data gathering tools were questionnaire and interview; secondary data were collected through document analysis. The quantitative data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and qualitative data were analysed by narration and summarisation. The result indicated that university climate, department choice of students, lack of tutorial classes provided by the university and poor training support for female students to improve academic performance impacted female students’ academic performance. In addition, sociocultural factors, female students’ background area, educational status of parents and perception towards their academic performance affected the academic achievement of female students. Furthermore, socio-economic factors, economic status of parents, female students living outside university and being non-cafe affected female student’s academic performance at the higher education level.   Keywords: Academic performance, factors, female students, participation, Ethiopian Technical University.

scholarly journals Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps): Its Effect on the Academic Performance of Student-Beneficiaries in Calaba National High School in the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Marc Jon Santiago Flores ◽  
Christine Alaine B Espinoza ◽  
Harold C Enrico ◽  
Rosemarie R Casimiro
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Positive Effect

This study measured and evaluated the effect of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on the academic performance of the student-beneficiaries of Calaba National High School, Calaba, San Isidro, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. Survey questionnaires were distributed to ninety five 4Ps student beneficiaries who were purposively selected based on the following criteria: 4Ps beneficiary, enrolled in Calaba National High School at the time of data gathering, and willingness to participate in the study. Analysis of all collected data revealed the significant effect of the program to the performance of student beneficiaries especially in motivating students to attend classes. The result also supports Vroom’s Expectancy Theory which assumes that the students’ efforts, performance, and behavior are influenced by the importance they place on the desired outcome. In this case, to satisfy the conditionalities and remain eligible for the cash grant which have positive effect on the socio-economic status of their family. Based on the findings, it is therefore recommended that the scope of the program be extended especially that two years have been added to the secondary education; livelihood programs be intensified to provide family-beneficiaries with additional income; and for the concerned agencies and authorities to review the existing budget and disbursement schemes to prevent delay in the release of grants. The increase in the school attendance of students and the diminished drop-out rate indicates the program’s positive effect on the lives of the beneficiaries.  

scholarly journals Accounting Students’ Academic Performance by Their Background Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Siti Antika Sari ◽  
Ani Wilujeng Suryani
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Educational Funding ◽  
Better Than ◽  
At Home

This study aims to determine differences in academic performance of accounting students by their background information. This study involved secondary data from 810 accounting students, analyzed by using Kruskal Wallis test to investigate differences on gender, living environment and funding source. The results show that the academic performance of female students who live at home and obtain scholarship are better than other groups. However, males who live at home and obtain scholarship have indifferent academic performance from other male groups. These findings indicate that gender, living environment and type of educational funding can be taken into consideration to differentiate students’ academic performance. The results of this study can be used by universities to make decisions in determining acceptance criteria, to identify potential students to increase academic performance, and to resolve problems of underperformed students. This research provides an evidence that females and males have different academic performance. Moreover, we found that females who obtained scholarship maintain their high performance, while males are indifferent in their academic performance irrespective of their source of funding

scholarly journals Factors that affect Women Participation in Leadership and Decision Making Position

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-117
Author(s):  
Endale Alemu Hora
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Public Decision ◽  
Public Decision Making

This study aimed to identify status of women in Bedele town administration, as well point out factors hindering women from the participating in public and forward some possible recommendations for solving the problems identified through study. Primarily, the study is of descriptive in nature and survey method was used in data gathering. Data used in this paper is mainly primary but to some extent secondary data as well, quantitative and qualitative types was incorporated. In doing this research paper, of total employees existing in Bedele Town administration, 108 (30% of total population) sample respondents were selected using systematic random sampling  method, and were placed questionnaires  containing open ended and closed ended nature questions personally, 103 (95.37%) of them had filled and returned the questionnaire. In addition, a mayor of the town and Women Affair office head were addressed through interview using interview guide. In way of analyzing data, techniques such as tabulation, percentages, chart and the like has been employed. Study revealed that, in public institutions existed in Bedele Town, the majority of women were having an educational status of diploma and lower,  holding lower  non decision making and leadership positions,  and observed major barriers hindering women from public leadership and decision-making positions include: Socio-cultural attitudes and  lack of acquisition of the necessary experience for taking part in public decision-making, Over burden of domestic responsibilities continuation of the negative attitudes regarding women’s ability to lead and govern, Lack of role models of women leaders for young women and girls, and the like can be stated. Finally, the researcher has forwarded some possible ways in which women could appear in public decision making and leadership.

AWARENESS ABOUT INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN GENERAL POPULATION OF RAWALPINDI AND ISLAMABAD

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-83
Author(s):  
Nadia Tariq ◽  
Tamkeen Jaffry ◽  
Rahma Fiaz ◽  
Abdul Majid Rajput ◽  
Sadaf Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
General Population ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Indoor air pollutants are increasingly being associated with respiratory illnesses leading to high degree of morbidity and mortality. There are not sufficient epidemiological studies from Pakistan which assess level of awareness of indoor air pollution resulting in respiratory diseases in population. Methods: This cross sectional survey was carried out on general population of Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Sample size was 223 study subjects selected by non-probability convenient sampling. Knowledge of the study subjects was determined with regard to indoor air pollution, its effects on health and different sources of indoor air pollution with the help of a questionnaire. The influence of age, gender, educational status and socio economic status on the level of awareness was also analyzed. Results: Out of total 223 participants, 115 were males and108 females. Participants aware of indoor air pollution were 91.5% and adequate awareness about its sources was 80.7%. Those who knew indoor air pollution is detrimental to health were 95.1%. Awareness about building construction dust as source of indoor air pollution was maximum (84.8%). There was significant difference in awareness among participants with different monthly incomes and educational status and also between males and females. Conclusion: This study concludes that general population of Rawalpindi/Islamabad has fairly good awareness about sources of indoor air pollution. Use of harmful material causing indoor air pollution should be limited or substituted with better ones where possible.

scholarly journals Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirubel Minsamo Mishore ◽  
Abebaw Demissie Woldemariam ◽  
Solomon Assefa Huluka
Keyword(s):  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Female College ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Graduating Students ◽  
Emergency Contraceptives

Introduction. Ethiopia has a high incidence of unwanted pregnancies and incomplete and unsafe abortions, particularly among adolescents. This can be avoided by using different contraceptive methods including emergency contraceptives (EC). This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of EC among female college graduating students in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods. Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 214 female students selected from two randomly selected colleges. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 20.1. Level of significance was taken at P <0.05. Results. The mean (±SD) age of the participants was 21.06 (±2.14) years. Of the 200 (93.5%) study participants who had ever heard of ECs, 140 (70.0%) had good knowledge. Among the 214 graduating female students, 66 (33.0%) had ever used EC. Being above the age of 20 years old, father’s and mother’s literacy were found to be determinants of knowledge of EC. Moreover, knowledge was the only determinant factor of practice of EC. Conclusion. Most of the respondents had relatively good knowledge of EC. The study revealed that female students of older age and higher educational status of parents had higher knowledge and practice of EC.

Income-inequality and rate of doctors per inhabitant and their influence on esophageal cancer mortality in Brazil.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16089-e16089
Author(s):  
Jean Henri Schoueri ◽  
Luis Eduardo Werneck De Carvalho ◽  
Isabella Batista Martins Portugal ◽  
Manuela de Almeida Roediger ◽  
Edige Felipe de Sousa Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
Gini Index ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
World Health ◽  
Unified Health System

e16089 Background: There are substantial disparities in esophageal cancer mortality across different social groups, including sex, race/ethnicity, geographical location and socio-economic status. Methods: This is an ecological study with secondary data from 2016 to 2018 that evaluated the effects of income-inequality and number of doctors per inhabitant on esophageal cancer mortality in Brazil and its Federative Units. The amount of deaths and the overall number of doctors were obtained from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System. Mortality was estimated per 100,000 individuals and age-standardized through the World Health Organization’s population, whereas the rate of doctor per inhabitant was calculated per 1,000 inhabitants. Income-Inequality was measured by the Gini index, obtained from the United Nations Development Programme. Linear regression was performed by the stepwise backward method. Results: Sex, Gini index values and oncology surgeons were all related to lower mortality rates (p < 0.05), whereas clinical oncologists and general surgeons were both associated with higher mortality (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Esophageal cancer mortality rates were influenced by both the type and amount of doctors per inhabitant of any given administrative region in Brazil, however there was no association found with regards to income inequality.[Table: see text]

Music in Secondary Education: Predictors of Music Subject Choices and Associations with Academic Achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maruša Levstek ◽  
Daniel Elliott ◽  
Robin Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Music Education ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Education Hub ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Youth Music

This paper investigates the relationship between music qualification choice and academic performance in secondary education in England at Key Stage 4 (KS4; usually at age 15 and 16). We analysed data from 2257 pupils at 18 educational settings in a city in the southeast of England. Two regression analyses with clustered errors modelled KS4 music qualification choice and GCSE academic achievement in English, Mathematics, and other English Baccalaureate subjects, while controlling for a range of demographic, academic, and socio-economic variables. Choice of music as a subject at KS4 was positively associated with the total volume of KS4 qualifications entered for examination and was also predicted by coming from an affluent neighbourhood. Furthermore, this choice of music at KS4 was associated with greater academic performance on English Baccalaureate subjects above and beyond other significant predictors (gender, language, prior academic achievement, total volume of KS4 qualifications, and neighbourhood socio-economic status; local Cohen’s f-squared = .09). These results point to a small but significant additive effect of studying music at KS4 in relation to performance on core GCSE subjects. We also found that schools with KS4 music qualification choice greater than the national average were higher in overall academic attainment, in the proportion of pupils attending extra-curricular instrumental lessons, and in our composite measure of school’s engagement with a local music education hub. The results are interpreted in light of sociological theories of education in an attempt to better understand the underlying systemic factors affecting youth music engagement.

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