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Spelling is a real problem for learners of English as a foreign language and Moroccan learners are no exception. The present study analyses and categorizes the spelling errors made by Moroccan university students of English. The errors were taken from 100 essays of composition for two academic levels (first and third year students). The main objective of the study is to investigate the patterns of spelling errors made by the subjects. Another objective is to investigate the extent to which...
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This paper was prepared to estimate the current and projected relationship between climate change (temperature) and variability and the productinity of sorghum under rainfed mechanized farming system in Gadarif State.The study ultilized secondary data covering the period 1970-2014.The data analyzed using descriptive analysis, Bias Correction and Spatial Downscaling (BCSD) and Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs).The most important results revealed that an increasing trend of...
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In South Africa, Education policy documents abound with statements promoting scientific and technology literacy (DoE, 2002). In spite of this demand, a global trend is developing which reveals a sharp decline in students who are interested in the natural sciences (Areepattamannil, Freeman & Klinger, 2010). In an effort to increase students’ interest in Science, various mechanisms are employed both nationally and internationally. Also, the effective, contextually related implementation of...
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Persons with visual impairment often receive inappropriate behaviour from their environment as well as encountering many unpleasant challenges in their effort to cope with vicissitudes of life. Most study on persons with visual impairment tend to focus on the use of assistive visual devices and their academic achievement with little or no studies devoted to factors that can help them to achieve proper self-adjustment within society. This current study therefore examined the social and...
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Cathrine Kazunga is a full time student studying PhD in Mathematics Education with University of KwaZulu - Natal. University of KwaZulu-Natal is one of the most reputable institutions in South Africa, among the institutions with mathematics education as their main topics of research activity. She has twelve years of teaching experience in rural and urban secondary schools and ten years tertiary education of learning and teaching experience in Zimbabwe. She is an emerging researcher who has...
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The current socio-economic development in Mozambique is characterized by growing social inequalities, in particular concerning the imbalanced access to education and the increased poverty of women and the unemployed. Adult education is a way to provide youth and adults with opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills. Through education they can gain power and they can learn how to cope with social and economic challenges. The purpose of this research is to examine how far policies...
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Standard Arabic is actually the language of writing in Damascus. The speeches made in the media and in some TV series are, in most cases, a literal restatement of visual coding of the language (text written in standard Arabic) in auditory coding (reading aloud the written text). Similarly, everyday Arabic does not have the same coding as Arabic that exists in the media, in books and in Arabic language courses. This gives the impression that the current teaching content is not suitable for a...
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Access to justice is assured for all in principle, and the concept closely associated with rule of law. The technicality of law itself compels the role of legal practitioners in ensuring access to justice. Consequently, human rights instruments, including the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, guarantee the right to legal assistance and representation. But do the provisions guarantee the freedoms in practical terms to all, including the poor and unrepresented citizens?...
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Usually, the study of public spending is framed around theories that attempt to explain growth in public spending. The rationale is to test and predict factors responsible for growth in public spending, particularly for the purposes of public policy decision making or reforms. However, in a context that is characterized by sharp inequalities, understanding inequality from the perspective of the marginalized provides new perspectives which can inform the formulation of need based policies...
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The non-medical use of prescription psychostimulants or cognitive-enhancing substances among healthy college students is a growing concern. This use appears to be particularly high among medical students. To our knowledge, no literature is available on the non-medical use of stimulants among South African medical students.To determine the prevalence and correlates of non-medical stimulant use as well as subjective opinion on peer numbers using stimulants and university attitude towards...
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The U. S. Department of Education’s partnership with universities and colleges around the country developed to promote excellence in teaching and research on Africa in all disciplines has been a testament to the gains derived from bridging scholarship, policy and representation for institutions, the nation and our globalizing world. Supported by Title VI’s goals of expanding access to education across traditional boundaries of language, nationality, race and income, the program paved the way...
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The school principal's role in determining the academic achievement of students has been an agenda of controversy among scholars in the field of educational leadership.Several studies, have been carried out, over the years, to resolve this controversy.However, the findings so far have not produced consistent outcomes pointing to the need for further research in differing socio-cultural settings.The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between secondary school...
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International education has become an important export commodity and many nations are making every effort to attract students.Among developed countries such as the United Kingdom, United States, Germany and France, universities generate high foreign exchange from student mobility in international education.Beneficiary students of international education acquire increasing knowledge in diverse academic and professional disciplines to supplement the developmental agenda of their countries.In...