OBJECTIVE To determine the childcare practices of commercial sex workers (CSWs). DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and December 2000 during which a structured questionnaire was administered. SETTING Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJECTS Three hundred eighty five CSWs and four focus group discussions (FGDs) held. Health cards from 126 under five years o...

The role of an educational technologist is difficult to define. This paper reflects on the experience of working on a range of technology enhanced learning in science projects to review a number of working principles which have proved effective in the practice of educational technology. It discusses how these principles relate to the theories in use in educational technology. Three case studies...

Evaluation is an important component of developing educational software. Ideally, such evaluation quantifies and qualifies the effects of a new educational intervention on the learning process and outcomes. Conducting meaningful and rigorous educational evaluation is difficult, however. Challenges include defining and measuring educational outcomes, accounting for media effects, coping with pra...

background: students' view is an important factor in assessing the quality of universities. servqual pattern is regarded as the most prominent for services quality measurement. this study aimed to review systematically studies that investigated the quality of educational services. methods: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating students’ viewpoint about quality of education...

In recent years, there has been increasing attention to applying educational robotics (ER) in learning settings and, consequently, it concerned and involved the entire pedagogical field, giving rise a large amount of experimentation research. Educational robots are used within school curriculum extra-curricular activities improve student interest, engagement academic achievement various fields,...