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The School Feeding Program (SFP) is an essential aspect of child growth and holistic development. To establish a functional SFP, parents should be involved in all procedures to ensure sustainability of the program which will cater for children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds hence academic achievements among Early Childhood and Development (ECDE) children. The purpose of this study was to determine parental socioeconomic status, educational level, marital status, background and...

The School Feeding Program (SFP) is an essential aspect of child growth and holistic development. To establish a functional SFP, parents should be involved in all procedures to ensure sustainability of the program which will cater for children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds hence academic achievements among Early Childhood and Development (ECDE) children. The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship, if any, between type of school and success of school feeding program,...

In this article the impact of poverty on the cognitive development of the girl child in Masvingo province, Zimbabwe, is examined. The majority of the people in Zimbabwe have endured adversity since 1990. In addition, the number of girl children living in poverty is continually escalating and is becoming a major issue due to scarcity of resources. This negatively impacts the schooling of many girl children in Zimbabwe. Even though the Millennium Development Goal number one (1) aims at...

Abstract The South African qualification for social work was transformed in 2003, along with other transforming post-apartheid policies and practices since the first democratic government was elected in 1994. The educational collective was committed to outcomes-based approaches which were legislated by statutory bodies emphasising redress of previous inequities. The new Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is accordingly criterion-based and measured by 27 exit level outcomes, giving direct guidance...

In this review the authors considered all the documents pertaining to the teaching of reading in Botswana primary schools from independence to the present. The purpose was to get the big picture with regard to the status of reading education. The results are reported in four categories: (1) Reading in the Classroom; (2) Reading and Policy; (3) Reading Performance; and (4) Reading Outside of School. We conclude with recommendations for a better alignment between policy and teaching practices...

This article is based on a study that investigated the extent of mobile phone access and use in support of information sharing among students at the National University of Science and Technology and implications for academic integrity. Through a survey questionnaire the study collected data from 495 undergraduate and postgraduate students who were randomly sampled in the Faculty of Communication and Information Science. Data were analysed using SPSS version 18. The results indicate that...

This article is based on a study that investigated the extent of mobile phone access and use in support of information sharing among students at the National University of Science and Technology and implications for academic integrity. Through a survey questionnaire the study collected data from 495 undergraduate and postgraduate students who were randomly sampled in the Faculty of Communication and Information Science. Data were analysed using SPSS version 18. The results indicate that...

This article is based on a study that investigated the extent of mobile phone access and use in support of information sharing among students at the National University of Science and Technology and implications for academic integrity. Through a survey questionnaire the study collected data from 495 undergraduate and postgraduate students who were randomly sampled in the Faculty of Communication and Information Science. Data were analysed using SPSS version 18. The results indicate that...

The South African education system is continuously changing and adapting to address the challenges to provide access, equal and quality education in a new democratic dispensation. One such challenge is the way in which learning support is provided to learners who struggle in mainstream classrooms. The department of education opted for a systemic approach to learning support services. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED), in particular, adopted a learning support model which reflects...

This study attempted to implement a teaching framework that was developed to place formal school science instruction in the context of indigenous scientific knowledgeand to assess its effectiveness on learning of concepts in science among secondary school students.There is increasing recognition of the importance of using indigenous (traditional) knowledge for contextualizing school science instruction because it forms part of students' prior experiences and source of information that they...

The only means available to the US to assume a responsibility to protect the Syrian people from slaughter was by credibly threatening Bashar al-Assad and the security and military elite surrounding him with a decapitating air strike if they did not immediately cease murdering protestors and begin negotiations with opposition figures to the end of making the regime broadly representative of the Syrian population. Credibility probably demanded an initial decimation, a technically possible...

Partnership For Innovative Medical Education In Kenya (prime-k),presented at the 2nd International Scientific Conference, CHS And KNH, 19th - 21st June 2013.

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. June 2013. Major: Educational Policy and Administration. Advisors: Darwin D. Hendel, PH.D. and David Weertz, PH.D. 1 computer file (PDF); xi, 141 pages, appendices A-B.

This paper aims to analyze the representations of premarital sexuality among young people in a context where they are strongly encouraged not to engage in premarital sexual relations. This link between prevention messages, representations and behaviours has been studied among a student population in Madagascar. The analysis is based on a socio-demographic survey conducted in 2006. Results show that young men and women share the ideal of abstinence before marriage. The promotion of premarital...

In Ethiopia, climate change and associated risks are expected to have serious consequences for agriculture and food security. This in turn will seriously impact on the welfare of the people, particularly the rural farmers whose main livelihood depends on rain-fed agriculture. The level of impacts will mainly depend on the awareness and the level of adaptation in response to the changing climate. It is thus important to understand the role of the different factors that influence farmers’...