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Given the economic, political, and social conditions in the world today and the increased diversity in Canadian classrooms, schools require teachers who have a strong sense of self-awareness and understanding of global issues. This article is based on empirical research involving preservice teachers from an Atlantic Canadian university. The preservice teachers did six weeks of teaching practicum in Africa. We draw on the theories of Africentricity and transformative learning to inform our...
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University education as a learning organization started in Europe in the eleventh century, and one of thefirst universities in Africa was the one in Timbuktu. Fafunwa (1971) has indicated that the 1945 reportsof the Commission on Higher Education in the colonies have shown that since the world wars,Nigerians have always demonstrated an insuppressible desire for higher education because it wasseen as an important weapon against the colonial masters in the quest for emancipation and...
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In every organization there are basic characteristics such as: the systems are peopled. These peopleare inconstant interaction for a purpose, and the above interactions are interdependent. Theinterdependent nation of the interactions is built into institutions and organizations as it is in theecclesia. These institutions and organizations are usually sited in a particular geographical locationunder a sustainable leadership in the ecclesia are the laity subjected to effective leadership (Parks,2005).
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The importance of female education is well acknowledged in development studies and practice. While attainment of basic education formed the initial concerns culminating into many developing country governments’ putting in place programs of compulsory and free primary schooling, policy focus has now shifted to; the completion of primary schooling, transition into secondary schooling, retention in these secondary schools and it’s subsequent completion for girls to be able to make meaningful...
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A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the award of a Degree of Master of Statistics of Makerere University
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This country-specific chapter examines the implementation process and the effects of decentralizing education in a developing country. The government of Uganda perceives many merits in transferring financial, legal, administrative and political authority from the central government to autonomous local governments. The current Ugandan government began decentralizing some public services in the regions under its control while it was still a rebel group. When it came to power, the government...
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This note presents a review of the system of funding higher education in Uganda and provides government and stakeholders with some options for meeting the twin goals of increasing participation and quality in higher education, especially in science-related disciplines. Part I provides an overview of the current situation of Ugandan higher education. It begins with a brief review of the country s recent social and political history and continues on to describe the historical...
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This note presents a review of the system of funding higher education in Uganda and provides government and stakeholders with some options for meeting the twin goals of increasing participation and quality in higher education, especially in science-related disciplines. Part I provides an overview of the current situation of Ugandan higher education. It begins with a brief review of the country s recent social and political history and continues on to describe the historical...
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One of the challenges the world is facing today is global climate change and its associated impacts. Uganda is a climate sensitive country with over 90% of the population dependent on climate sensitive sectors.Gradual and sudden variations in climatic parameters will therefore render the livelihoods of Ugandans very vulnerable.A number of approaches to enhance the resilience of communities to climate
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A simple empirical nonlinear framework is used to analyse monetary policy between 1983 and 2007 in South Africa, focusing on the policy of in?ation targeting introduced in Feb 2000, more precisely when the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced that an inflation zone targeting regime of 3-6% would be in place. We find that a model specification embodying a simple inflation learning rule for the future inflation rate seems to provide a better understanding of the decision process made by...
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Thesis (MTech (Human Resource Management)Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-123)
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Drawing on results of a national survey, this article examines adult education in South African public libraries from the perspective of adult learners and librarians. Quantitative data from 589 libraries from the total sample of 1295 libraries was collected. This was supplemented by qualitative data collected during site visits to eleven libraries selected to cover geographical spread. The activities of the 26.7% of the libraries involved in adult education are analysed with a view to...