Journal of Education and Human Development Vol. 2 No. 1; June 2013 Vol_2_No_1_June_2013 vol-2-no-1-june-2013 vol-2-no-1-june-2013-current-issue-jehd vol-2-no-1-june-2013-abstract-1-jehd journal/index/jehd/vol-2-no-1-june-2013-abstract-1-jehd 1. Adolescent Literacy, Dropout Factories, and the Economy: The Relationship between Literacy, Graduation Rates, and Economic Development in the United States Carolyn L. Carlson Abstract Almost seven thousand students drop out of high schools in the United States every day. Many of these students do so because they lack the necessary literacy skills to be successful in high school. Without strong literacy skills, students are less likely to experience academic success and more likely to drop out of high school before graduating. If the students who dropped out of the Class of 2011 had graduated, the nation’s economy would likely benefit from nearly $154 billion in additional income over the course of their lives. As a result of the impact that high school dropouts have on entire communities and the nation, a high school diploma is considered the “best economic stimulus package.” This article examines the importance of adolescent literacy instruction, the dropout rate, and the impact on the economy of the United States. Carlson, L. Carolyn. (2013). Adolescent Literacy, Dropout Factories, and the Economy: The Relationship between Literacy, Graduation Rates, and Economic Development in the United States. Journal of Education and Human Development, 2(1), pp. 01-08. 2. Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Prospects for African Universities Dr. Chang’ach John Koskey Abstract Internationalization has wrought transformations in how universities undertake their activities locally, nationally and globally. Its impacts have resulted into challenges in most aspects of university life. At the core of its contemporary manifestations are the challenges, risks and opportunities that it present to higher education in Africa. While the challenges are numerous, African universities could utilize some of the opportunities to enable them benefit more from internationalization and respond to some of the risks. This paper discusses how African institutions could respond to the challenges presented by internationalization. It provides some suggestions for navigating this terrain aligned to emergent social, economic and political needs. The task is complicated because of the place of transformations associated with internationalization and its far-reaching consequences. Koskey, John Dr. Chang’ach. (2013). Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Prospects for African Universities. Journal of Education and Human Development, 2(1), pp. 09-17. 3. Application of Theory and Practice of Educational Technology to the Teaching and Learning of Islamic Studies Salako Taofiki Ajani Abstract Educational technology is a scientific study of problems related to education and ways of overcoming the problems. Islamic Studies is a subject taught in the schools along with other subjects. Researches and observations have shown that Islamic Studies Student teachers and Islamic teachers who have been in service a long time rarely use instructional materials while teaching and they rarely apply any knowledge of educational technology to their teaching and assignments. Attempt is made in this paper to examine the concept of educational technology as a broad field of study, Instructional technology as a subset of educational technology and instructional materials as tools and materials of Instructional technology. The relationship between educational technology and Instructional technology is assessed coupled with the importance of educational technological materials to the teaching and learning of Islamic Studies. This paper focuses on the relevance of educational technology to the teaching of Islamic Studies and justifies how its use could enhance the teaching and learning of the subject. It also delves into the practical evaluation of student teachers’ assessments of those who had their Final Teaching Practice Exercise in April 2009 at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-ode, Nigeria. A few of the students were of the opinion that educational technology was not relevant to them. This exposes their ignorance of what educational technology is all about and the need to apply its use in the teaching and learning of Islamic Studies to give it scientific approach. Ajani, Taofiki Salako. (2013). Application of Theory and Practice of Educational Technology to the Teaching and Learning of Islamic Studies. Journal of Education and Human Development, 2(1), pp. 18-29. 4. Implementation of Legislations and Policies: Case Study of Vhembe and Mopani Districts’ School Principals in Limpopo Province Takalani Samuel Mashau, Humbulani Nancy Mutshaeni Abstract Public education is generally regulated by legislations, regulations and policies. The main distinctive feature of provision of public education from one country to the other lies in the particular centralization of powers. South African legislations, regulations and policies are implemented from National education department of Basic Education. These are decentralized from National department of Basic Education to the Provincial Departments of Education, District offices and Circuit offices and lastly to schools. The structure is the same in all nine province including Limpopo Province. Policies are understood as vague, ambiguous, unclear, and long on ideas and vision, but short on implementation. The question which arises especially in schools is the ability of school principals or school managers to implement legislations, regulations and policies in their institutions. The central question we ask in this paper is “Do school principals know and understand the South African Constitution, especially Chapter 2 (Bill of Rights) and parliamentary education legislations, regulations and policies?” If they do not understand or know these legislations, regulations and policies, it would be a mammoth task for them to implement that which they do not know and understand. Mashau, Samuel Takalani., & Mutshaeni, Nancy Humbulani. (2013). Implementation of Legislations and Policies: Case Study of Vhembe and Mopani Districts’ School Principals in Limpopo Province . Journal of Education and Human Development, 2(1), pp. 30-41. 5. Understanding the Morality of Teaching Profession With Reference To Immanuel Kant's Conceptualization of Good Will versus Duty Wycliffe Amukowa, Moses Karuiki Nderitu Abstract This paper seeks an articulation of the morality of actions and attitudes relating to the teaching profession. Its essence is a contribution to the understanding of motivations and principles guiding the choice of teaching as a profession and the consequent engagement of its duty. Amukowa, Wycliffe. & Nderitu, Karuiki Moses. (2013). Understanding the Morality of Teaching Profession With Reference To Immanuel Kant's Conceptualization of Good Will versus Duty. Journal of Education and Human Development, 2(1), pp. 42-50.