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A case study focused on the perspectives of a low-income, African American mother of a child with disabilities was presented. How an African American parent may begin to perceive characteristics of special education services and aspects of professional behavior as problematic was discussed as was her growing dissatisfaction with the services and eventual decision to withdraw her participation in the special education process The mother's perspective on specific encounters with professionals...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a 12-wk exercise training program in a predominantly African-American group of stroke survivors with multiple comorbidities.A lag-control group design was employed to provide training to all participants (N = 35). Two 12-wk training iterations were arranged. Participants trained 3 d x wk(-1) for 60 min x d(-1) (cardiovascular, 30 min; strength, 20 min; flexibility, 10 min). Outcome measures included peak VO2 (mL x min(-1), mL x kg(-1)...

This study undertakes an innovative approach to confound the public‐private paradigm prevalent which predominates in the literature on women and community in the developing world. It utilizes the concept of life options as formulated by Janet Z. Giele—which serves as the dependent variables in the analysis. Women's roles and status—as measured by these life options—are seen as structurally determined by state ideology (regime orientations and juridical system), level and type of economic...

Historiography of the Bènizàa: The Postclassic and Early Colonial Periods (1000–600 A.D.). Michel Oudijk. CNWS Publications, Vol. 84. Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, Univeriteit Leiden, Leiden, 2000. x + 345 pp., figures, maps, appendices, bibliography, (paper). - Volume 11 Issue 4

Die houdings van Sotho, Engelse en Afrikaanse hoërskoolleerlinge teenoor verskillende variëteite van Swart Suid-Afrikaanse Engels (SSAE) word in hierdie artikel ondersoek. In die lig van die veranderende status van sprekers van SSAE, ten minste in die oë van swart gebruikers van Engels in Suid-Afrika, word daar verwag dat die status van SSAE sal verhoog. Daar word bevind dat SSAE wel verhoogde aansien in die oë van die Sotho-deelnemers geniet, maar dat die Afrikaanse en Engelse deelnemers...

Untimed Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) were administered to 309 17- to 23-year-old students at the University of the Witwatersrand and the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg, South Africa (173 Africans, 136 Whites; 205 women, 104 men). African students solved an average of 44 of the 60 problems whereas White students solved an average of 54 of the problems (p<.001). By the standards of the 1993 US normative sample, the African university students scored at the 14th...

Ascorbic acid is preferentially concentrated in the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands. Its level in the acini of salivary glands is relatively high. We therefore hypothesized that ascorbate may have a role in salivary gland function. Ascorbate-deficient guinea pigs had lower stimulated whole salivary flow rates than well-fed, age-matched controls (P < 0.005). Total salivary protein concentration was also markedly (P < 0.005) reduced in the deficient guinea pigs. SDS-PAGE and...

This study explored the effects of urban/rural background, gender, education and age on the way Zulu South Africans (N = 140) perceive, understand and respond to dreams. Results showed that the lives of rural subjects were significantly more influenced by dreams than urban subjects, particularly in terms of consulting dream interpreters and acting in response to dreams. Significantly more men than women reported experiencing dreams as communication with ancestors, and regarded these dreams...

One of the factors that contributes most significantly to the success of an organization is the effectiveness of its staff. This is particularly true of educational institutions. No matter how efficient and well-intentioned the school administrator is, he can hardly achieve success without the support and co-operation of well qualified, didicated, committed and effective staff. The study cirtically examines work home conflict among female teachers at the Basic Eduwtion level. and its impact...

This paper constitutes a major attempt at examining financial flows within the educational system in Swaziland as well as in computing the households, relative to public contribution to unit costs in education. It found that financial resources to the education system derive from the traditional sources, that is, government, local communities and households, non‐governmental organizations, private enterprises and corporations as well as foreign aid. While the government contributes about 83...

The paper traced the history of the development of secondary education in Nigeria since its inception in J859. The paper noted the emphasis on traditional art and science subjects in the past and the innovations that have been brought into the secondary school curricula by the National Policy 011 Education published in 1977, but revised in J981 and J998. The problems of implementing the curricula were briefly mentioned. The paper finally highlighted steps that could be taken to improve the...

Statistics show that student enrolment in higher education institutions in South Africa has dramatically increased over the past years, a clear indication that higher education (HE) is addressing issues of equitable access in the wake of an exclusionary apartheid past. Despite these positive trends, there are still marginalised groups in society about whom we know little, and who risk being overlooked both in access statistics and at the level of actual lives. The article therefore outlines...

The study provides empirical evidence for the management of stress by teachers of secondary schools in Nigeria. A total of 3,466 teachers, drawn from secondary schools in Ogun State of Nigeria, returned their instrument for the study. Data were analysed using percentages and chi-square. The findings indicate that teachers frequently use the active behavioural and inactive (escape) strategies in managing stress. While the active congnitive strategies are never used, the teachers express mixed...

This paper presents and discusses the results of empirical research into the provision of vocational training by private sector training institutions (PSTIs) in Zimbabwe. A representative sample of registered PSTIs in Harare was surveyed in early 1997. With economic liberalisation during the 1990s, there has been an extremely rapid growth in the number of students enrolled on a wide variety of courses offered by registered, for-profit PSTIs. The professional and sub-professional courses...

AUTHOR Blunt, R. J. S. TITLE Issues in School to College Transition in Developing Countries: The Case of South Africa. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. PUB DATE 2000-11-00 NOTE 26p.; Paper presented at the International Forum of the Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) (Sacramento, CA, November 16-19, 2000). Presentation of paper funded by the International Science Liaison, National Research Foundation of South Africa and the University of Port Elizabeth. PUB TYPE...

AUTHOR Blunt, R. J. S. TITLE Issues in School to College Transition in Developing Countries: The Case of South Africa. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. PUB DATE 2000-11-00 NOTE 26p.; Paper presented at the International Forum of the Conference of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) (Sacramento, CA, November 16-19, 2000). Presentation of paper funded by the International Science Liaison, National Research Foundation of South Africa and the University of Port Elizabeth. PUB TYPE...