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Nigeria is the most populated black African nation, with a population of 140 million from the 2006 population census. Medical education began with the establishment of the University College Hospital, Ibadan as a College branch of the University of London in 1948. Since then four generations of medical schools have evolved. The newer medical schools adopted the curriculum of the older schools with little modification. The subsequent introduction of changes and modification in the curriculum...
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To assess the perceptions of personal risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS infection among students of selected tertiary institutions in Osun State, Nigeria and to determine the correlates of perceptions of personal risk of infection.The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive design. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was applied to the 405 study participants and correlates of perceptions of personal risk of HIV infection were evaluated using multiple logistic regression analysis,...
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Design: A cross-sectional study. Objective: To determine whether ultrasound will make an accurate diagnosis of placenta praevia at term when compared with findings at caesarean section and to assess the influence of the cadre of the sonologist on this correlation. Setting: Departments of Radiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin. Sample: The sample was 83 patients who were successfully followed up after an ultrasound scan at term and were...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the perc eptions of head agricultural science teachers regarding problems and challenges of vocat ional agriculture delivery in secondary schools in Delta State. The population i ncluded all agricultural science teachers (n = 915) in Delta State from which a purp osive sample of 370 agricultural science teachers were drawn. A total of 290 (80%) copies of a 47 item-questionnaire distributed were correctly filled and used for this study. Data were...
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Advances in computer, communication and network technology have led to the evolution of new ways of learning generally grouped as, and termed e-learning. It is a name that came into existence not more than a decade ago though it was being implemented since the second half of the 20 th century in its various sub forms. E-learning is becoming a standard for learning in several higher institutions in various countries of the world. This paper discusses the full meaning of e-learning, all its...
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Diversity is an organisational reality which has attracted a great deal more attention in the literature in the West than in Africa. This paper presents the Nigerian case, and traces the diversity issue to the British colonial policy of forcible integration of the ethnic groups, which had struggled to obtain fair representation in the public service. The Federal Character Principles (FCP), which evolved through constitutional engineering in 1999, is the instrument by means of which diversity...
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This essay prompts critical thinking on the way ICT-enabled education programs in Africa have been conceptualized and implemented. It reflects mainly on the experiences of the African SchoolNet movement over the past decade. It highlights important lessons and demonstrates the beneficial effects of technology-enhanced learning programs on African learners and teachers who have had the privilege of being included in SchoolNet initiatives. However, it also shows that the accumulated...
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Level of Examination: Examination Paper, Faculty of Education Title: ”We should think globally but act locally!” – Implementation Strategies for Environmental Education in Kenya and Tanzania Authors: Sofia Isaksson & Liv Lindahl Term and Year: Autumn 2006 Department: Department of Sociology Report Number: 2450-03 Supervisor: Jan Lindstrom