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The majority of learners in South African schools are African language speakers, yet the dominance of English in the political economy has meant that schools choose to switch to English medium instruction by Grade 4, before learners have the necessary English proficiency to access the curriculum, with negative effects on learning.This paper outlines South Africa's long engagement with such issues and documents the translanguaging practices of a teacher who breaks the post-colonial...

Background People with dementia experience a decline in language skills required to self-report pain; researchers thus recommend the use of nonverbal behaviors to assess pain. Although multiple instruments exist for assessing nonverbal pain behaviors, psychometric data are lacking for African American nursing home residents with dementia. Aims and Design The purpose of this methodological study was to describe the development and testing of the Pain Assessment Tool in Cognitively Impaired...

South African schools are finding electricity costly in terms of money that could be spent on the primary purpose of educating children, but they tend not to be proactive about these costs. Managing the monthly bills is a huge task: the usage numbers on the bill are incomprehensible, the time-of-use tariff structure is bewilderingly complex, and the person who deals with payments is usually an overburdened teacher. This paper describes a controlled behavioural experiment carried out at five...

GREEN, AIR, LMIC: PECHAKUCHA COMES TO ISEE! Johan Friso Foyer, Floor 1, August 27, 2019, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Background/Aim: Millions of people are at risk of famine in East Africa, due to droughts and environmental degradation. Driven by climate change and political instability, people are forced to migrate in order to survive. This places a severe burden on public health systems. Our project aimed at identifying knowledge status and needs regarding climatic and environmental changes, their...

To evaluate and compare medical student and faculty perceptions of undergraduate surgical training and compare results between South Africa and Sweden.An electronic, online questionnaire was anonymously distributed to medical students and surgical faculty at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, and the Karolinska Institutet (KI), Sweden. The questionnaire explored the perceptions of medical students and surgical faculty regarding the current undergraduate surgical curriculum, as...

This paper reveals how theoretical triangulation of Technology Readiness Index (TRI) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) were adopted to conceptualize a framework for understanding and assessing teachers’ electronic learning (e-learning) readiness within South African schools where access to technology is still a challenge. The paper analysed the TRI’s personality characteristics (optimism, innovativeness, discomforts, and insecurity) and the cognitive dimensions of TAM (perceived ease of...

The study determined the effect of YouTube-Video Embedded Instruction (YVEI) on students' academic achievement in automotive technology education in tertiary institutions of north-eastern Nigeria. Quasi experimental research design (pretest and posttest) was employed in the study. The instrument used for data collection was Automotive Suspension System Academic Achievement Test (ASSAAT)validated by three experts in the area. The reliability of the instrument was established using KR-21 and...

TPS 722: Low and middle income countries: indoor air pollutants, Exhibition Hall, Ground floor, August 28, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Abstract Background: The goal of PM2.5 indoor assessment for use in epidemiological studies is to estimate indoor levels over time and space. Because of logistical constraints, very few studies have been conducted to assess the reproducibility of indoor PM2.5 measurements. Objective: To evaluate PM2.5 variability in urban households of mothers participating in...

Research has shown that a major challenge facing higher education institutions in South Africa is the success of students in their studies. The long-term plan to increase the participation rate in higher education in South Africa highlights the need for universities to investigate the factors that influence students' success. The present study explored participants' perceptions of factors influencing academic excellence achievement. A qualitative design was used. Data were collected by means...

Preserving the natural environment has rapidly become a pressing matter amongst the youth in South Africa. This may result from the youth or Generation Y individuals being inundated with information pertaining to the deteriorating state of the natural environment. This tech-savvy cohort has grown up with environmental issues constantly being placed in the spotlight both towards them and on a worldwide scale. Consequently, heightened environmental awareness and environmental concern have...

This paper makes visible the experiences of students transitioning to higher education from rural communities and backgrounds in South Africa. In line with decolonial perspectives, the research adopted a participatory methodology that involved students as co-researchers. We argue that there is a lack of recognition of students from rural contexts, and their potential to re-shape higher education. We highlight their challenges of applying, entering and participating in universities and the...

In schools, one form of student participation is through the school prefects.Paucity of information is available on the leadership skills needed by high school prefects in Eswatini.Therefore, this study sought to find out the leadership skills needed by prefects in the Manzini region of Eswatini.The design of the study was descriptive correlational, targeting prefects from secondary schools in the Manzini region in Eswatini.One hundred prefects from 10 secondary schools were randomly...

To determine the comparative impact of the standard Parents as Teachers (PAT) to the nutrition and physical activity enhanced version (PATE) of the perinatal educational curriculum on compliance with infant feeding recommendations and changes in maternal infant feeding knowledge and beliefs.Women at least 18 years of age, <19 weeks pregnant, and residing in three Mississippi counties were randomized to the standard PAT or the PATE version of the perinatal educational curriculum. Infant diets...

Background: People living with sickle cell face a lot of stigma and discrimination in Uganda. This stigma is as a result of the lack of the general conceptualization of this condition. For students, the stigma is often due to their differences like jaundice, delayed sexual maturation, and physical growth. This makes individuals with SCD targets for teasing and bullying. This study assessed the knowledge and perception among secondary school students in a rural district of Butambala at nine...

Abstract Background Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has high rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The practice of antimicrobial stewardship in Nigerian hospitals is very limited and the subject is rarely included in undergraduate medical and pharmacy curriculums. To further acceptance and implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in Nigeria health system, baseline measurements of the knowledge and perceptions held by graduating medical and pharmacy...