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Teacher Attitudes towards the Inclusion of Children with Mild Hearing Impairments into the Regular School Settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Joseph Mavu Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Nancy Ruhode --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Loice Shonhiwa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study examined the attitudes of a sample of Zimbabwean teachers towards the inclusion of children with mild hearing impairments. Two hundred and forty-six primary school teachers participated in the study. The teachers completed the modified Attitude Toward Mainstreaming Questionnaire... -
Decomposability and uniform integrability in Pettis integration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: C. Godet-Thobie B. SatcoIn this paper, we give several characterizations of decomposable subsets of the space of Pettis integrable functions (in particular, a characterization similar to that already known in the Bochner integrability setting). We also introduce the notion WPUI of uniform integrability,... -
Necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate strong invariance for semilinear differential inclusions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Alina Ilinca Lazu --- Department of Mathematics, Romania Victor Postolache --- Department of Mathematics, RomaniaWe establish necessary and sufficient conditions for approximate strong invariance referring to semilinear differential inclusions, conditions expressed in terms of a suitable defined tangency concept. -
Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion: Policy and Regulatory Perspective in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alex Bara --- Senior Economist at the Agriculture Bank of Zimbabwe, ZimbabweThe introduction of mobile telephony and innovative technology in financial services is forcing regulators to re-evaluate their rules for financial service provision. Zimbabwe also adopted mobile financial service, and has realised rapid growth in mobile financial services. Inevitably, it has... -
Understanding the diffusion modes of grassroots innovations in India: A study of Honey Bee Network supported innovators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Dinesh Abrol --- Institute of Studies in Industrial Development & Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Ankush Gupta --- Department of Civil Engineering, IndiaIn this paper we examine the outcomes and connections of preferences of the non-formal innovators identified by the Honey Bee Network (HBN) in India. The chosen mode of diffusion of each innovation has been correlated to socio-economic backgrounds, origins of... -
Section 12M contributions in terms of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962: Normal tax implications for the retired employee
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E van Wyk --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, M Terblanche --- Ducharme Consulting, South AfricaSection 12M of the Income Tax Act No. 58 of 1962 allows a normal tax deduction for employers who pay the post-retirement medical contributions by way of lump sum payments on behalf of retired employees. Although a full deduction is... -
Empowering caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Syloid Choice Makufa --- Pact, Swaziland Daisy Kisyombe --- Pact, Swaziland Nicole Miller --- Pact, Swaziland Nanette Barkey --- Pact, USAThis paper reports on the health and psychosocial impacts of a programme designed to economically empower female caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). The results presented are from a cohort of 492 female caregivers who participated in savings groups... -
Together we stand stronger
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marco Bevolo --- Academy for Leisure, The Netherlands Anique Gerrits --- Academy for Leisure, The NetherlandsThis is an action research case study investigating social participation roadblocks and opportunities through leisure-related factors for Eritrean refugee status holders in the city of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The intent of this paper is to report on challenges and opportunities... -
Blockchain and catching-up in developing countries: The case of financial inclusion in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Roberto Mavilia --- ICRIOS – Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship – Bocconi University, Italy Roberta Pisani --- MEDAlics – Research Center for Mediterranean Relations, ItalyBlockchain technology, born as a tool to support Bitcoins (the most popular and controversial cryptocurrency in the world) has set itself in a very short time as a disruptive technology able not only to revolutionize existing businesses but also to... -
The role of mobile money in improving the financial inclusion of Nairobi’s urban poor
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kyung-ha Kim --- , UKThe aim of this research is to examine the extent to which mobile money has improved the financial inclusion of Nairobi’s urban poor. Nairobi is Kenya’s largest and most developed city, but it is also the city where the country’s... -
Living with HIV in Ghana: Disclosure of status and experiences of persons receiving antiretroviral therapy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Maxwell Peprah Opoku --- , United Arab Emirates Eric Lawer Torgbenu --- , Australia J-F --- , Australia William Nketsia --- , Ghana Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah --- , Ghana Anthony Kweku Edusei --- , GhanaBarriers to treatment faced by people living with HIV (PLWH) have been well explored in the literature. Despite the importance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the treatment of HIV and prevention of AIDS, in the Ghanaian context only about 32%... -
Agricultural advisory and extension service approaches and inclusion in reaching out to Kenyan rural farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ann N. Kingiri --- , KenyaEfficient agricultural advisory and extension service (AES) is poised to lead to improved agricultural productivity as farmers utilize information and knowledge to optimize their use of limited resources. However, the role of AES has progressively evolved due to the changing... -
Presidential communication approaches and the impact on public health: a comparative analysis of three South African presidents’ communication on AIDS and COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nompumelelo Gumede --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Emma Durden --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Eliza Govender --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe HIV response in the African continent over past decades demonstrates the potency that the words and actions of political leaders have in either expediting or impeding the implementation and adoption of preventive measures at the individual and community levels... -
Componentwise localization of solutions to systems of operator inclusions via Harnack type inequalities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Radu Precup --- Institute of Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, Babeş -Bolyai University & Tiberiu Popoviciu Institute of Numerical Analysis, Romania Jorge Rodríguez-López --- CITMAga, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, SpainWe establish compression-expansion type fixed point theorems for systems of operator inclusions with decomposable multivalued maps. The approach is vectorial allowing to localize individually the components of solutions and to obtain multiple solutions with multiplicity not necessarily concerned with all... -
Nonlinear evolution equations via resolvent operators on Hadamard manifolds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Vo Minh Tam --- Dong Thap University, VietnamThe purpose of this work is to study new systems given by evolution equations via resolvent operators for solving Yosida inclusion problems, equilibrium problems and fixed point problems on Hadamard manifolds. Then we show that the systems have a unique... -
Financial innovation, financial inclusion, and enterprise performance: A sectoral analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bernadin Géraud Comlan Ahodode --- Department of Economic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Eugène Bertrand Okala Eloundou --- Department of Development Economics, University of Yaoundé II, CameroonThis study analyzed the effects of the use of financial services (financial innovation and financial inclusion) on the enterprises’ performance in Cameroon. Ordinary least squares and logit model estimation methods were used for the empirical analyses. The data used are... -
Emerging trends in FinTech and financial inclusion: A review and bibliometric analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prihana Vasishta --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), India Anju Singla --- Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be Univerisity), IndiaFinTech has enabled various financial institutions to reach a larger and more diverse customer base, thus making the unbanked population financially inclusive. This paper aims to systematically review academic papers on Financial Inclusion and FinTech. A combination of these two... -
The quest for social justice through ICT access and inclusion for rural schools and communities: The South African case of Urglobal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Luleka Mkuzo --- , Ivan Govender --- Durban University of Technology (DUT), South AfricaMobile technology has been recognized as a tool in reducing the inequality gap, especially for those in developing communities. With a Gini score of 63 in 2014, South Africa is regarded as one of the most unequal countries in the... -
Accessibility information and rhetoric: an evaluation of the website communications of three New Zealand hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Eshwar Atul Shetty --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Alison McIntosh --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandPrevious scholarship highlights the physical, social and informational barriers to participation in tourism and hospitality for people with disabilities. The provision of reliable and up-to-date information, especially via websites, is crucial to ensuring accessibility and inclusion in hospitality services and... -
Does financial literacy enhance banking transactions among rural people with access to bank accounts? Insights from a field experiment in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Yaa Afi Osei --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South Africa William Derban --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Dominic Essuman --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBank account usage is a fundamental indicator of financial inclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, various stakeholders actively work to improve access to banking. This study uses motivation, opportunity and ability theory, with self-efficacy as a boundary condition, to theorize the relationship... -
Mobile FinTech and financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa: A comparative analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdul Karim Kamara --- University of International Business and Economics, People’s Republic of China Emmanuel Owusu Oppong --- University of International Business and Economics, People’s Republic of ChinaThis paper examines the impact of mobile FinTech on financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis used data from the Global Findex database in 2014, 2017, and 2021 and from the World Development Indicators database. For mobile FinTech, the study... -
Mobile financial services and performance of business in the informal economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Benjamin Bisimwa Cisagara --- University of Latvia, LatviaThe rapid growth of mobile financial services in emerging economies presents a vital opportunity to assess their impact on informal business performance, yet current empirical evidence remains mixed. Utilizing mixed methods, including quantitative analysis of the World Bank's 2023 Informal... -
Sustainable development outcomes of tech-based industrialization in emerging markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Germain Stephane Ketchoua --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Muhamadu Awal Kindzeka Wirajing --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Jean-Claude Mousseuknadji Kouladoum --- University of N’Djamena, ChadIndustrialization is vital for economic growth, producing goods using technology, skilled labour, and efficient processes, driving innovation and employment. This study scrutinizes government spending and financial inclusion on the relationship between tech-intensive manufacturing value added and sustainable development in emerging...