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Putting Islam to Work: Education, Politics, and Religious Transformation in Egypt. Gregory Starrett. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. 324 pp.
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Using data from a Household Income and Expenditure Survey and data collected by the author, this paper presents up-to-date private rates of return to education in Botswana. The empirical fitness of the Mincerian Earnings Function is also tested. The major results are: (1) rates of return rise by level of education; (2) the empirical fitness of the human capital model is quite robust; (3) education is not income equalising; (4) women are paid less than men despite being on average more highly...
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Over the last decade universities across the world have been grappling with quality and quality assurance issues. In several countries national policies on higher education quality assurance have been evolving, mostly with the purpose of putting external systems of quality assurance in place. In many instances, these policies and systems had less effect on the quality of teaching and learning than had been expected. This paper serves as a comparison of national quality policy developments in...
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To determine the age specific prevalence of impairment and disability relating to hemiplegic stroke in one rural area of Tanzania.During the yearly house to house census of the study population of 148 135 (85 152 aged 15 and over) in August 1994, specific questions were asked to identify those who might be disabled from stroke. People thus identified were subsequently interviewed and examined by one investigator. In those in whom the clinical diagnosis of stroke was confirmed a more detailed...
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Introduction Public officials worldwide face an ever-changing situation. The environments in which they function have become increasingly complex over the past few decades, bringing varied and growing challenges in service delivery. They are confronted by shifting values, new governments, more assertive populations, multiple and pluralistic needs for public services, with new services being introduced and existing services being restructured, and with new tasks, new technology, new knowledge...
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Although drought is a normal, recurring feature of climate, little progress has been made in drought management in most parts of the world. A United Nations study of selected Sub‐Saharan African countries revealed that most states have little experience in proactive planning for drought. Only Botswana and South Africa have made serious efforts to develop drought preparedness and response. The lack of contingency planning for drought events in the region results from limited financial...
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To examine the level of reported quality of condom use by young adult Zimbabwean males at higher learning institutions.A cross sectional descriptive survey.Two technical colleges in Harare, Zimbabwe.A sample of 400 subjects (200 from each of the higher learning centres).Reported quality of condom use.All participants were males who had at least completed 'O' levels, or the equivalent of high school. The majority of the participants were single (78.2%), while a fifth (20.2%) were married and...
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Physical inactivity is a major public health concern. Low levels of physical activity are reported in many subgroups of women including adolescent girls. More data are needed to better understand factors related to physical activity participation in adolescent girls. Therefore, we explored adolescent girls' reasons for participating and not participating in physical activity. Two independent samples were taken in California and Texas; the total sample included thirty-four African American...
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School academic performance was compared among primary school pupils of different nutritional and health status in Nsukka, Enugu State of Nigeria after a simple random sampling selection of participant pupils and retrospective assessment of their health and nutritional history dating back to their gestation periods. Mothers and guardians of the pupils supplied information on their health and nutritional history through a well structured self administered questionnaire. Two hundred and eighty...
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The world's predominant growth populations are largely students of color who have historically struggled for high-quality educational opportunities. Within this context, educational reformers around the globe are challenging teacher preparation programs to prepare teachers to work effectively with students from diverse backgrounds. This article reports on a cross-national study that investigates a program designed to facilitate the development of teachers who are committed to teaching...
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To determine prevalences of specific causes of blindness and visual impairment in a rural area of Southern Togo.A transversal exhaustive screening was conducted. The sample consisted of the inhabitants aged 5 years and over. From the census, 2293 persons were expected, however, 1738 (75.80%) responded and underwent screening. Each participant had complete ocular examination, and data collected were processed for analysis.The mean age of all participants was 28.02 years, men were predominant....
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The Loraboué Birimian ultramafic-mafic assemblage, located in the Boromo greenstone belt (Burkina Faso), is interpreted as the remains of a magma chamber that crystallized at the base of an island arc. The ultramafic rocks exhibit an heteradcumulate texture, being generally made up of wehrlites and more rarely dunites. The crystallization sequence inferred from the cumulates is olivine+chromite followed by clinopyroxene+amphibole±orthopyroxene±biotite. The gabbroic rocks are mainly layered...