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As countries struggle to transform their education systems to equip learners with the knowledge and skills needed to function in rapidly changing societies, the roles and expectations for school leaders have also changed. School reform initiatives that are continually taking place necessitate creative ways of thinking with regard to our concept of educational leadership. Principals can no longer simply lead in the old and traditional ways. This article, based on a descriptive review of the...

Ardington, Branson, Lam and Leibbrandt acknowledge funding for this paper from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Supporting Inclusive Growth Programme. Ardington, Branson and Leibbrandt acknowledge support for this work from the National Research Foundation (NRF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) Human and Social Dynamics in Development Grand Challenge. Leibbrandt acknowledges the Research Chairs Initiative of the NRF and DST for funding his work.

Access to higher education in Egypt is expanding in both the public and private sectors. Using a nationally representative sample from the Survey of Young People in Egypt, this article is able to disaggregate patterns of access by both demographic group and university sector. Findings suggest that access in the public sector is governed strongly by performance on exit exams and is growing most rapidly for women, rural youth, and middle-class Egyptians. In contrast, access to private...

Abstract Background Rehabilitation services are scarce in low‐income countries, where under‐representation of some specialist professions has led to the role extension of others. An example of this can be found in Kilifi in Kenya where the role of speech and language therapy has been taken on by occupational therapists and teachers. Aims To investigate the communication practices used by these professional groups to support children with complex communication needs in a rural part of Kenya...

The achievement of students in Chemistry in Kenya's secondary schools has remained low. Thus the study, on which this paper is based, sought to investigate the prevailing attitude of students towards Chemistry; the circumstances and factors that condition these attitudes were investigated and suggestions on possible remedies were given. The study used the descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised Form Four students in ten selected secondary schools in Bureti...

A B S T R A C T The research sought to explore the effectiveness of the Masvingo Rural District's Community Drought Management Program (MRDCCDMP) in mitigating the cumulative effects posed by successive droughts which have threatened rural livelihoods. The cumulative occurrence of drought in rural Zimbabwe since 2002 has culminated in the stagnation of rural livelihoods which have enormously been agro-based. This deliberation has not only entrenched rural poverty, but, has seen the...

Satellite remotely sensed visible and infrared surface reflectance measurements are utilized to detect long-term changes of vegetation drought conditions in the horn of Africa from 2000 to early 2013. The horn of Africa area has been experiencing drought problems due to the warming of the Indian Ocean, which produces hot and dry air that descend across the area. A region of interests (ROI) is defined based on MODIS land surface reflectance 8-day L3 Global 500m (MOD09A1) product, which covers...

Abstract Sexuality education in African contexts is riddled with socio-cultural complexity, tension and taboo. Such tensions are compounded when the focus of intervention is primary school children who are presumed ‘innocent’. However, sub-Saharan Africa remains the region of the world most severely impacted upon by the human immunodeficiency virus and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, thus heightening the need to talk to children about sex and sexuality. This paper explores the role...

This article examines the practice of male circumcision among the migrant Yao people in Zimbabwe with the goal of showing circumcision's importance as a platform for social mobilisation against HIV and AIDS. The work looks at how the practice has health benefits and creates a new form of identity to fight AIDS. It therefore examines the role of the rite in the creation of a collective Yao identity that facilitates mobilisation against the pandemic within the community. This mobilisation is a...

There are many faces to China's presence in Sierra Leone and its present role there. Chinese investments, 'gifts' and trading activities have gone some way to reshaping the stereotype of Beijing as solely an exploiter of Africa's minerals resources. On the contrary, in impoverished Sierra Leone the Red Dragon not only has re-emerged as a serious bilateral trade partner, but also continues to invest in several urgently needed areas of development. By exploring the Sino-Sierra Leonean...

To assess the prevalence and causes of childhood blindness in Cross River State, Nigeria, using the key informant (KI) method.KIs were selected and trained and requested to bring children to identified facilities 2 weeks after training for examination by a specialist team. Visual acuity and cause of impaired acuity were assessed. Children at a Cross River State school for the blind were also assessed. An estimated prevalence of childhood blindness and severe visual impairment (BL/SVI) in the...

This article describes the use of survey research in collaboration with the African American urban community of Georgetown, Jackson, Mississippi to identify and understand prostate cancer knowledge, resource utilization, and health education strategies considered most effective in reaching the community with prostate cancer prevention messages. The study revealed profound needs in disease identification and resources awareness and utilization. Barriers to utilization were identified by...

This article describes the use of survey research in collaboration with the African American urban community of Georgetown, Jackson, Mississippi to identify and understand prostate cancer knowledge, resource utilization, and health education strategies considered most effective in reaching the community with prostate cancer prevention messages. The study revealed profound needs in disease identification and resources awareness and utilization. Barriers to utilization were identified by...

This article describes the use of survey research in collaboration with the African American urban community of Georgetown, Jackson, Mississippi to identify and understand prostate cancer knowledge, resource utilization, and health education strategies considered most effective in reaching the community with prostate cancer prevention messages. The study revealed profound needs in disease identification and resources awareness and utilization. Barriers to utilization were identified by...

The study investigated the effect of metacognitive skills on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Anambra state, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between metacognitive skills and academic performance among senior secondary school students. A sample of 144 participants' were randomly selected from three senior secondary schools was used for the study. The schools were randomly assigned two intervention conditions (metacognitive training...

Complex cultural and historical forces are often neglected when the development of inclusive education in international comparative research projects are discussed. The purpose of this study was to analyse teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education by examining the ways in which cultural-historical factors in South Africa and Finland may impact on teachers’ attitudes. Data collection methods included the analysis of education policy documents and other relevant documents in countries,...

Background The endemic diseases in the locality which are associated with changes in liver size necessitate sonographic biometry of this organ. Objectives To establish by ultrasonography the normal limits and variations of the liver size according to age, sex, height, weight, body surface area and body mass index among school age children. Methods This was a cross-sectional, hospital based study done at university of Nigeria medical center, Nsukka between January 2011 and June 2011....