Effective Provision of Inclusive Education: Coping with Constraints in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo District, Migori County, Kenya.

This study sought to examine the constraints hindering effective provision of inclusive education with the objective of devising strategies to be employed to cope with these bottlenecks. The study was premised on classical liberal theory and social Darwinism which asserts that every citizen should be given opportunity through education. Descriptive research design employing multi-case studies was adopted.  Purposive sampling was utilized to draw 170 subjects comprising of students with special education needs, teachers, school principals and Ministry of Education officers (MoEs) in the study locale. Data was collected using questionnaires for students and teachers and interview schedules for school principals. Quantitative data from questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data from interviews was analyzed using thematic approaches and reported in narrative and direct quotes. The major findings were that the secondary schools that have embraced inclusive education were experiencing a myriad of interrelated constraints ranging from lack of physical and instructional facilities suitable for inclusive education, lack of qualified teachers to handle the inclusive education and negative attitudes by parents regarding disabled learners, amongst others. It was recommended that for the success of inclusive education to be realized pragmatic copying strategies should be introduced. These strategies should  include   aggressive sensitization campaigns to enable all  stakeholders in education understand their roles and debunk the idea that the Government is the only body that should take full responsibility in the provision of effective inclusion education  in the study locale of Rongo District, Migori County, Kenya .[240 words] Key Words: Inclusive Education, Physical and human resources, Special needs, coping strategies, Secondary schools, Rongo District, Migori County, Kenya

Land Grant Application- Davis, John (Thomaston)

Land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of John Davis for service in the Revolutionary War, by their widow Eunice.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_me_land_office/1244/thumbnail.jp

Land Grant Application- Allen, John (Thomaston)

Land grant application submitted to the Maine Land Office on behalf of John Allen for service in the Revolutionary War, by their widow Eunice.https://digitalmaine.com/revolutionary_war_me_land_office/1023/thumbnail.jp

The Anomalous Trajectories of the Pioneer Spacecraft

Because of their unique designs, the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft have provided the cleanest Doppler, deep-space navigation data. Analysis of this data can be interpreted as showing an anomalous acceleration of these craft directed towards the Sun of $a_P \sim 8 \times 10^{-8} {\rm cm/s}^2$. The background of this discovery and the significance of the result are discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, to be published in the Proceedings of the Second Meeting on CPT and Lorentz Symmetr

Folk Music Selections

A recording of various folk music pieces. Vincent Riedel on Dulcimer 00:00:34 - Indian Serenade 00:02:47 - Brautdusch 00:04:20 - Schleiber 00:05:49 - Wedding Polka 00:07:24 - Soldier\u27s Dream 00:09:39 - Wedding dance in Catherine (story) 00:13:16 - Girls Quit Your Rowdy Ways sung by Professor Joan O\u27Bryant, University of Wichita 00:15:02 - Professor P.E. Tilley interviewed by Eunice Folds 00:15:22 - Violin piece 00:15:45 - Polish National Dance No. 3 00:16:43 - German Folk Song Du Du Liegst Mir im Herzen 00:17:35 - Thanksgiving Hymn We Praise You O\u27 God Our Redeemer Creator 00:18:17 - Old Polka (part of the recording is missing) 00:18:42 - The Devil\u27s Dream 00:19:23 - The Irish Washwoman 00:20:04 - The London Derriere (O Danny Boy) 00:21:31 - Roamin\u27 in the Gloamin\u27 00:22:09 - When You and I Were Young Maggie 00:23:33 - The Hornpipe (The Soldier\u27s Joy) 00:24:17 - Lois Brown of Liberal, KS July 29, 1957 00:24:40 - The Pretty Girl I Left Behind 00:26:05 - Eastern Tennessee Custom of Naming a Child for a Friend 00:26:34 - Indian Song as Sung by Cowboys 00:30:08 - The Farmer\u27s Cursed Wifehttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/1003/thumbnail.jp

Modeling the Total Man in Traditional Farming Practice: A Spartial-Dramatic Analysis of Folkloric Farming Songs

There are numerous forms of education in Africa societies with many deeply rooted in traditional vocations. A reassessment of the dramatic elements of some inspirational music in traditional farming practice reveals a continuous and emphatic value added technique in occupational farming. One of the least documented to date is nofiofio; employed as a stress free, work-play group farming technique known for speed and efficiency. This rejuvenated ancient guide employs dramatic techniques driven by instructive moral folk music. Findings reveal that nofiofio encourages occupational discipline, family cohesion and social bond toward occupational engagements. Although such folk music is no longer used in cotemporary farming practice but newer forms of youth music have. A reflection on their uses in the past has risen in recent times. Nofiofio in particular encouraged moral and strong character building among the youth population involved in traditional farming. This paper analyses the dramatic content of this popular farming music in Edo State of Nigeria for planting and harvesting. The study shows a structured and efficient matrix for time management, motivation and increased output. Keywords: Education, Africa, Oral Tradition, Nofiofio, and Folk music

A predictive model and socioeconomic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone is among the countries that recorded high under-five child mortality rate in the world. To design and implement policies that can address this public health challenge, the present study developed a predictive model of factors that explained under-five mortality in Sierra Leone using the 2008 and 2013 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) datasets. LASSO regression technique was used to select the predictors to build the under-five predictive single-level logit and multilevel logit models. Statistical analyses were performed in the R freeware version 3.6.1. About 588 (10.4%) and 1320 (11.1%) children under five were reported dead in 2008 and 2013, respectively. The significant predictors of under-five mortality in Sierra Leone were the total number of children ever born, number of children under five in the household, mother's birth in the last five years, mother's number of living children, and number of household members, household wealth, maternal contraceptive use and intention, number of eligible women in the household, type of toilet facility, sex of the child, and weight of the child at birth. The study identified certain predictors that deserve policy attention and interventions to strengthen the efforts of creating child welfare and survival atmosphere in Sierra Leone

Search for a Standard Explanation of the Pioneer Anomaly

The data from Pioneer 10 and 11 shows an anomalous, constant, Doppler frequency drift that can be interpreted as an acceleration directed towards the Sun of a_P = (8.74 \pm 1.33) x 10^{-8} cm/s^2. Although one can consider a new physical origin for the anomaly, one first must investigate the contributions of the prime candidates, which are systematics generated on board. Here we expand upon previous analyses of thermal systematics. We demonstrate that thermal models put forth so far are not supported by the analyzed data. Possible ways to further investigate the nature of the anomaly are proposed.Comment: Changes made for publicatio

Effects of magnetic fields on an unsteady mixed convective boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting fluid with temperature dependent properties

A mixed convective boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting fluid with temperature dependent properties over an inclined plate is investigated. The magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer governing equations are derived by using Boussinesq and boundary layer approximations. The equations are transformed to similarity form using a similarity transformation variable and the resulting boundary value problem is solved numerically. The effects of magnetic fields, unsteadiness, mixed convection and variable fluid properties on velocity and temperature in the boundary layer are analysed. The effects of pertinent parameters on skin friction and heat transfer are also analysed.Keywords: Magnetohydrodynamics; Mixed convection; Boundary layer; Temperature dependent fluid properties.