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Evaluation research concerning the impact of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education in sub-Saharan Africa is scarce. This study obtained more insight into the knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of students concerning SRH in Bolgatanga municipality in northern Ghana, and studied the effects of an SRH programme for this group. This quasi-experimental study used a pre-post-intervention design, with an SRH programme as intervention. A questionnaire was filled in by 312...
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There is no doubt that feedback plays an indispensable role in both the teaching and the learning of writing skills, especially when it comes to a second or foreign language. However, despite substantial research showing the effectiveness of feedback, some teachers do not use the feedback technique to help their students improve on their writing. This study has grown out of interest during teaching practice at university level in Libya. It is common practice in Libya for teachers of English...
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A research thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of philosophy (special needs education) in the school of education of Kenyatta University.
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Background: The use of alcohol amongst first-year students in institutions of higher learning is problematic as it often leads to social and academic problems, for instance high dropout rates and high-risk sexual behaviour. Research on first-year students’ opinions regarding their own use of alcohol at the University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, was seen as pertinent as this institution trains medical doctors, dentists and other health professionals. The findings could inform appropriate...
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Abstract The exposure of online risks to young adults has been of concern for some time. While e‐safety may be regarded as the responsibility of parents and the individual, teachers’ role in inculcating safe and effective use of online computing is important. The purpose of this study is to contribute towards igniting the interest of educators in the aspect of e‐safety by exploring the issues related to educators’ awareness and knowledge of e‐safety, particularly in a developing country. An...
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The expansion of female education has been promoted as a way to postpone the age at first birth. In sub‐Saharan Africa, the first cohorts to benefit from policies that expanded access to education are now reaching adulthood and beginning childbearing. I investigate whether the expansion of education in Malawi, which implemented a free primary education policy in 1994 and subsequently expanded secondary schooling, has led to a later age at first birth and whether the education gradient in...
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Nabro volcano, situated to the east of the Afar Rift Zone, erupted on 12 June 2011. Eruptions at such off-rift volcanoes are infrequent, and consequently the plumbing systems are poorly understood. In this thesis I present post-eruption InSAR and seismic data to delineate the plumbing system of Nabro. I also investigate the temporal evolution of the system. I discuss my findings in reference to the tectonics of the Afar Rift Zone, off-rift volcanism and compare the findings to volcanoes...
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This report mainly covers inclusive education project activities that have been carried out in the months of June, July, and August 2015. The objective of the project is to test innovative methods to promote the enrollment of children with disabilities currently excluded from mainstream schools and influence the development of an inclusive education policy. The project has been carrying out its activities with the aim of promoting accessible quality education for learners with disabilities...
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The study was conducted in two government hospitals in Johannesburg, South Africa, investigating the extent to which image interpretation and relevant terminology training would improve the accuracy and descriptive comments provided on musculoskeletal images by South African radiographers.Nine radiographers interpreted an image bank comprised of 100 skeletal radiographs (50% abnormal) both before and on completion of a tailored education program in image interpretation. Radiographer comments...
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Abstract The author reflects on her experience teaching Western literature and feminism to young (mostly) Arab women at Qatar University. This paper explores the limits of Western feminist ideology in the Middle East through Virginia Woolf’s Three Guineas (1938). The essay compares Woolf’s feminism to the liberal feminism of the International Women’s Alliance which, in the early 20th century, launched a world tour to recruit women around suffrage and equality. Because Woolf refuses to...
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In this paper, we explore particular aspects of educational access in primary schools in northeastern Nigeria. Moving beyond a simplistic notion of access as enrolment, we draw on empirical data from case-study research in Adamawa State to illustrate fluctuations in school attendance. Using predominantly qualitative methods, we explore how school organisational structures and practice have a significant bearing on pupils’ access to school and to the classroom. In particular, we elaborate the...
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A research thesis submitted to the school of humanities and social science in partial fulfilment of-the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Arts (Gender and Development Studies) of Kenyatta University. September, 2015
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Relationships among consumer demographic variables, services, and employment outcomes for 25,218 15 to 18 year old youth with learning disabilities were examined using the Rehabilitation Services Administration database from 2012. The 25,218 individuals were randomly split for cross-validation purposes into Sample One and Sample Two. A separate logistic regression was run for each sample. Variables significant for both samples included being African American, college and occupational...
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This paper formed part of a larger study, which aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an optics teaching module in enhancing Grade 11 learners’ conceptual understanding about optical phenomena. The paper reports on the learners’ conceptual understanding on the optical phenomenon, refraction. The sample for this study constituted 70 Grade 11 learners from a selected senior secondary school in the Mthatha District of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The school was chosen using the...
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY IN MALAWI There is potential for climate change to have negative effects on agricultural production via extreme events (Pruski and Nearing 2002; Zhang et al. 2012; Walthall et al. 2012), and there is a need to implement conservation practices for climate change adaptation (Delgado et al. 2011, 2013). Recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that rainfall intensities will increase in many parts of the world, increasing the...
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY IN MALAWI There is potential for climate change to have negative effects on agricultural production via extreme events (Pruski and Nearing 2002; Zhang et al. 2012; Walthall et al. 2012), and there is a need to implement conservation practices for climate change adaptation (Delgado et al. 2011, 2013). Recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change project that rainfall intensities will increase in many parts of the world, increasing the...
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The purpose of the study was to establish the level/extent of standardisation of real estate education curricula in Botswana as compared to other curricula worldwide.The data that was used in this study was collected using three main approaches; internet searches and email for programmes on real estate education worldwide, interviews with the course coordinators at the two universities in Botswana, programme brochures and real estate publications from the existing literature.The population...
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Incontrovertibly, the current attitudes surrounding “foreignness and diversity” and its ramifications continue to paint a bleak picture for the nation of South Africa and could have devastating and...