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Journalism education and training in Eastern Africa has commonly been a result of fragmented initiatives by Western donor organisations, but there is now a growing tendency to formalise programmes in established colleges and universities. The merger of existing journalism programmes, as has happened recently in Ethiopia and Tanzania, is a notable trend. Generally, while a major challenge for journalism in East Africa is fighting institutional and government corruption, as well the regulation...
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The expansion and decline of complex socio-politicalfarming systems in the Shashe-Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa, has been linked to large-scale climate shifts in which increased rainfall favoured intensified agropastoral production and expanded settlement, while the onset of arid conditions led to collapse and abandonment of the area. This study uses stable nitrogen isotope ratios (C5Nf4N) from modern and archaeological fauna to construct a proxy-rainfall sequencefor the regionfrom AD...
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Contamination of groundwater due to industrial and waste management activity is therefore of great concern. In this study the physico-chemical characteristics and the nature and extent groundwater contamination from industrial effluents was examined. Groundwater in the study area was shallow (0.8 - 7 m), found in the relatively permeable miopliocene alluviums comprised of sand and gravels. To evaluate groundwater pollution due to this industrial effluent, piezometric level and...
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There are many different opinions on how to write African history properly. One US-American historian, J.E. Philips, recently opined his views quite dogmatically. In an article published in 2005 he compared the writing of African history in three countries – Japan, France, and the US. His comparison follows three premises: Firstly, UShistoriography of Africa is the most progressive. Secondly, Japanese history writing on Africa, in contrast, is characterized by ignorance, falsity, and bad...
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Although Africa currently receives a limited amount of foreign investment flows compared to most other developing countries, the impact of these investments on economic growth can be greatly enhanced through the optimisation of the knowledge generated by the investors in the African economies. This paper presents a variety of modes of learning that can be used in transferring knowledge between developed country firms and their collaborative partners in Africa. It also highlights the...
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Speaking is a very important skill in communication. It is the next logical step to listening in any language acquisition process. It has been said that effective speaking is the key to success in life. In other words, an effective speaker triumphs in other communication skills. It is, however, saddening that this all-important skill has not received adequate interest and attention in the teaching of the English language from students, school authorities, and the government. The...
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(2007). Caste, Class and Race: Continuities and Discontinuities across Indian and South African Schools. South African Historical Journal: Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 113-133.
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This inquiry explores the career pathway, career barriers and personal and professional experiences of Mrs. Beauty Poole Baldwin, the first, African-American female school superintendent in the state of Georgia. This study emerged from the discovery of limited research on African-American female school superintendents in the United States. I video recorded an in-depth interview with Mrs. Beauty Poole Baldwin, Georgia’s first African-American female superintendent. The purpose of this inquiry...
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A software package was assembled and evaluated for assessing soil erosion potential due to agricultural developments in Nzoia River basin (Kenya). Google Earth Pro was used to define site characteristics. Extensive analysis of components of Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and the US environmental protection agency (USEPA) sediment delivery ratio method was made to determine erosion potential and sediment yield respectively. A paired t-test comparison between GPS and Google Earth derived...
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A pilot study of agriculture and vegetable growing in particular was conducted in 40 schools and 50 homesteads around 10 schools. Meetings were convened with district agriculture staff. Structured questionnaires were administered and interviews conducted. It was established that at least 95% for the schools and communities visited were growing vegetables and consuming them. Results showed differences among urban, per-urban and village schools. Farming knowledge availability was found to be...
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Two decades after the liberalisation of higher education in Uganda, a disturbing dilemma facing educationists is that of declining levels of quality assurance despite widespread propositions associating liberalisation with quality assurance. An enormous body of literature implicates institutional and systemic under funding for this paradox. Nonetheless, a recent study involving 11 universities, the National Council for Higher Education and the Ministry of Education and Sports finds that, in...
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The research examining the correlates of academic achievement is immense. In particular, scores of studies have examined individual- and family-level variables that influence student achievement. Based upon Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological theory of human development, this study extends one step beyond previous studies and incorporates school-level characteristics into an investigation of the factors that influence adolescents' academic achievement. Using regression-based techniques that...
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Summary The motto of the South African Coat of Arms is ‘Unity in Diversity’. Interest groups are of the opinion that the present situation in education constitutes the unity, ignoring the principle of diversity, and that it does not support the provision of quality education for all. The aim of this article is to present some opinions from the Netherlands and Belgium regarding the education rights of minorities in South Africa. In-depth interviews, characteristic of qualitative research, as...