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The inaugural Southern African Students' Psychology Conference is jointly hosted by the psychology departments of the University of Botswana and the University of South Africa. Students and staff from psychology departments across South Africa are invited to join us in this venture.
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Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of ucupoint injection on noise-induced hearing loss of guinea pigs.Methods:Forty-eight nude guinea pigs were equally randomized into 4 groups:blank group,control group,NGF group sad electro -acupuncture (EA)group.Except the blank group,the guinea pigs in other 3 groups were exposed to 100db noise all day for 7 continuous days.After mndefing, NGF group received acupoint injection on Yifeng and Wangu,and EA group received EA on Yifeng and Wnogu for...
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The following is a Batswana story. It is similar to the Bible story of the judgement of Solomon, but the pioneer missionaries say that they found it to be known among the Batswana before the Bible was ever written in the Setswana language (Jones & Plaatje 2007:15). In this story two new mothers both claim one baby after one woman has accidently suffocated her baby in the night and steals the other woman's child. Kgosi (the chief or king) asks for a sword to cut the baby in half. One mother...
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This thesis examines the representation of female physical illness and disability in selected literary works by Arab male and female writers of the Levant and Egypt from the period of 1950-2005. The analysis investigates the ways that sick and disabled female characters have been depicted in these works, the roles allotted to them within the narrative as well as the metaphoric connotations they took. Throughout a comparison in the representation of the female suffering body amongst both...
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The economic imperatives imposed by global competition and the continuous drive for improved performance has promoted a need to consider the implications of strategic decisions on physical asset base in the public sector. The public services are evolving in a new context of rising public expectation, increasing focus on improving efficiency and value for money, and the continuous emergence of new technologies. Given the rapid changes in the education sector, the future presents...
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Many research articles reported about the consistent fi ndings that the involvement of parents in education of learners is more likely to take root in urban than in rural schools. Moreover, most schools where parental involvement is functional, parents are more involved in non-academic than academic activities. In this article a survey of whether and how professional educators (N=146) of rural lower primary schools in northern Namibia (purposive sampling) perceive and practice parental...
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The paper examined the importance of two primary institutions (home and school) in arousing children interest in agricultural practice for food security and poverty alleviation in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The instrument used for data collection was structured interview scheduled for eighty (80) pupils selected through multistage sampling technique from four major settlements in the study area. Chi-square and analysis of variance were used in analyzing the data. The...
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of job training program, as part of the special training contracts (contrats speciaux de formation) prompted by the Moroccan government, on the performances of Moroccan firms. Using firm level panel data, we highlight that the special training contracts is an efficient measure of public policy. Indeed, job training programs increase the competitiveness and the performances of Moroccan firms. Besides, these effects are even better when the...
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This study reports on an investigation of classroom interaction and discourse practices in Nigerian primary schools. Its purpose was to identify key issues affecting patterns of teacher–pupil interaction and discourse as research suggests managing the quality of classroom interaction will play a central role in improving the quality of teaching and learning, particularly in contexts where learning resources and teacher training are limited. The study was based on the interaction and...
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AIDS has been a reality in many parts of the world for more than 25 years.As the epidemic evolves and matures across areas of eastern and southern Africa researchers have tried to keep pace with its changing course. Evidence often conflicts within and across countries and can -at times -lead to a frustrating situation in which the response is forced to rush ahead of the evidence. In the field of education and HIV and AIDS there have been two opposing points of view in which some have argued...