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This paper is concerned with conflict and the operation of local networks of civic engagement in the Nigerian market place. African markets are commonly significant meeting points—associational sites - for diverse ethnic and social groups: the economic and social exchange which takes place there in the ‘everyday’ is the epitome of social engagement and cooperation. But at times of tension the market place is a frequent flashpoint where conflict becomes tangible and conflagration a regular...
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Under apartheid, Physical Education (PE) and school sport participation was a privilege for a segment of the population with the masses effectively ignored and therefore relegated the periphery of the world of sport. Physical Education at schools was viewed by anti-apartheid activists as an instrument further the ideological agenda of the apartheid government. The advent of democracy in 1994 was accompanied by high expectations of undoing the injustices of the past. Although the undoing of...
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Journal Article Political Marginalization, Climate Change, and Conflict in African Sahel States Get access Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh Trinity College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010, Pages 69–86, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2009.00913.x Published: 09 March 2010
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Journal Article Political Marginalization, Climate Change, and Conflict in African Sahel States Get access Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh Trinity College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010, Pages 69–86, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2009.00913.x Published: 09 March 2010
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Journal Article Political Marginalization, Climate Change, and Conflict in African Sahel States Get access Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh Trinity College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010, Pages 69–86, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2009.00913.x Published: 09 March 2010
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Journal Article Political Marginalization, Climate Change, and Conflict in African Sahel States Get access Clionadh Raleigh Clionadh Raleigh Trinity College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Review, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2010, Pages 69–86, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2486.2009.00913.x Published: 09 March 2010
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ON GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF SYRIA. J.A. Richardson 1 , J.E. Bleacher 2 , and A.R. Baptista 3 , 1 Department of Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 USA (jricha13@emich.edu), 2 Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory, Code 698, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 20771, 3 Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, National Air and Space Museum MRC 315, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012.
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The teaching of history to Australians has been under the spotlight in recent years as experts, commentators, and politicians vie for command of the uses to be made of the past. This was very evident in the — one hopes — now concluded ‘history wars’ of the last decade or so. But the old warriors are oiling their rusty swords in preparation for what may be yet another battle, perhaps one that will be particularly bloody in this election year. The field for this battle will be broadly centred...
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In the decade between 1989 and 2000 South African underwent profound political and educational change. As the introduction to the book, Learning to Teach in South Africa reminds us, the period included the release of Nelson Mandela, the first two democratic elections, and the adoption of the Constitution. It also saw the launch and review of Curriculum 2005 and the promulgation of the Norms and Standards for Educators. During this period Wally Morrow wrote 11 essays, all from the viewpoint...
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Background: Nigeria with over 2.9 million people living with HIV is at risk of increased burden and transmission HIV. It has the second largest burden of HIV infection in the world with young people at higher risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led HIV-STI intervention program framed on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills model among undergraduate students at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria- Nigeria.
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Introduction Private university students are a unique population in Nigeria. The organization and administration of these institutions, the mode of admission, and facilities in place account for the uniqueness of their students compared with their counterparts in government institutions. Students in private institutions are provided with facilities that will enhance their academic performance, which includes hostel accommodation, sporting activities, a well-equipped library, information and...
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Open and Distance Education if well organized, is an adequate alternative to conventional education. For acceptability of this assertion, the public, governments, employers of labour and other stakeholders need to be convinced that ODL institutions are not providing half-baked education. Also, for the public and other shareholders enthusiasm and interest that are usually hard earned to be sustained, there is need for total commitment to the implementation of some established indices of...
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Research on children’s coping post hurricane is still in its infancy. A sociocultural perspective within a disaster-specific context provided the framework for this qualitative study. A systematic analysis using a theoretically derived coding system was conducted of the responses to open-ended questions about coping strategies post Hurricane Katrina of African American children (N = 42; ages 7 to 12) and their parents (N =38). Results indicated that both children and parents reported active...
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Abstract This article investigates some issues related to gender and education based on a qualitative, empirical study of women in higher education in the Toliara region of Madagascar. The focus is on how women’s participation in higher education has created changes in gender relations, and how these women have succeeded in achieving higher education. In spite of the interviewed women’s more influential social position and individual freedom, we found that the traditional gender expectations...
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Many developing countries face a pro-male gender gap in schooling, as boys are more likely to be enrolled at school than girls. This paper examines whether the current enrolment gap prevails equally both among children with a and an schooling history. Children with a Regular schooling history are those who completed primary educa- tion between the ages of 12 and 15 years. Children with an Irregular schooling history are the rest. We investigate the gender gap in schooling empirically using...