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Abstract Scholars of academic success in higher education in South Africa struggle to find an integrated framework that can explain the interplay between heterogeneous elements that combine in dynamic ways to influence the academic success of students. Language of teaching and learning is indicated as an important element in academic success in higher education. In South Africa, students are multilingual and this is often ignored or perceived as a hindrance to academic success. Conversely,...
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Abstract Limited information exists regarding the association between psychopathology and specific substance use in young people both globally and locally. We examined the association between psychopathology and substance use in high school students to determine the nature of the associations and the role of demographic factors in these associations. Grade 8 (N = 480) and Grade II (N = 459) students from 39 high schools in Cape Town, South Africa, completed a self-administered questionnaire....
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Investigate Tooth Surface Loss TSL, among 12-14 years school children in Khartoum State, Sudan; evaluate pattern, severity and determine relationship between TSL, dietary habits and socio-economical status.Cross sectional survey among primary public and private schools.Cluster sample of 1,138 12 to 14-year old students from both public and private school. Mild and moderate TSL was measured on buccal, lingual/palatal surfaces of maxillary and mandibular incisors and canines and occlusal,...
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In some countries, community health workers (CHWs) act as a bridge between the health care delivery system and the community, and ensure primary health care. It is essential to improve health worker education and training; however, in remote areas such as rural Senegal villages, these CHWs are often unable to leave their home community for training and education. We set out to perform a training program in a village in Senegal and to evaluate its effectiveness in that village.We prepared a...
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Seismic activity recorded by the South African National Seismograph Network in southern Africa during the period January to December 2006 is summarized in this article. The South African National Seismograph Network was expanded to 23 seismological stations and the data communication infrastructure updated to transmit continuous waveform data in near real-time during 2006. Earthquake data, published in the Seismological Bulletins of the Council for Geoscience for 2006, was revisited and all...
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This study attempts to scrutinize how guidance counseling is implemented and its impact in enhancing quality in higher education institutions. The sole purpose of the investigation is to explore students’ views and attitudes and how the current practices of guidance counseling contribute to foster excellence of the various university academic training programs. To this effect, it is believed that the finding related to this study could serve to identify challenges and opportunities, develop...
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More than ever, modern society increasingly relies on universities to develop technologies for today’s knowledge economies. In order to facilitate the transfer and diffusion of technologies, many universities develop university spin-offs (USOs) as vehicles for technology transfer. The American model for USO development, for instance the ‘Silicon Valley’ and the ‘Route 128’ has been very successful. In South Africa and many other developing countries, however, USO formation is still limited...
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The Right to Education: From La Frontera to Gaza: A Brief Communication Rana Sharif (bio) On the face of it, one might presume the realities of a Palestinian education, or the education of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, and historic Palestine to be the singular histories of a unique people. However, a mere scratch of the surface reveals a history shared by many—one that foregrounds and connects imperial powers, occupiers, and histories of violence. On March 30, 2009, I took part in the...
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This study was designed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice with respect to epilepsy among secondary school teachers in Assiut city, Egypt. A cross sectional study was applied among secondary schools in Assiut city, Egypt. A 12-item questionnaire was self administered to 189 teachers, who selected randomly. All teachers had heard about epilepsy. 54% of teachers deal with students with epilepsy as normal students. About one quarter (23.8%) of teachers accepted to give student with fit...
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High fluoride levels in drinking water sources are a problem throughout the East African Rift Valley and can lead to dental fluorosis (DF) and skeletal fluorosis (SF) in exposed local populations. Two villages in the Hai District of northern Tanzania in which fluoride has been identified as a problem were investigated in a pilot study. Fluoride levels in drinking water sources were measured and the prevalence of DF and deformities due to SF were assessed in children attending school in the...
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The need to be Y2K compliant took people by storm as the world entered the Third Millennium. Zimbabwe like the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa experienced the same grip of technological mystery, uncertainty and speculation. Educational multimedia technology is vital for a nation to be competitive in the globalized village. The various forms of multimedia systems shape the way learners communicate and learn. The paper focuses on the impact of multimedia technology on junior secondary school...
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This article explores the socio‐economic and political factors which have contributed to the rapid expansion of education in the public universities in Kenya and how it has impacted on the quality of education in these institutions. It mainly focuses on the response to insatiable public demands for university education in the country as well as historical and regional inequalities and how the expansion has affected the quality in terms of facilities and teaching and learning technologies,...
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Introduction A number of scholars have occupied themselves with attempts to capture the essence of the term literacy. Literacy used to be understood as the ability to read and write in a language--the opposite being illiteracy. Nowadays, however, definitions seem to be concerned with the purposes that serves in the everyday lives of people. In other words, there exists a more functional and contextualised, as well as a culturally relative, view of as a social practice. Literacy is further...