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For many years educational researchers have attempted to improve the literacy development of African American children; despite their efforts, “the enigma” remains. What can we do to increase the reading achievement of African American children, thereby decreasing the gap between African Americans and their White counterparts?
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One of the most common problems of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education is to base choices on technological possibilities rather than educational needs. In developing countries where higher education is fraught with serious challenges at multiple levels, there is increasing pressure to ensure that technological possibilities are viewed in the context of educational needs. This paper argues that a central role of educational technology is to provide additional...
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Despite the steady decline in the relative cost of acquiring information and communication technology (ICT), the cost of owning and maintaining sustainable computer systems in schools is rising. Simultaneously, Ministries of Education (MoE) in sub-Saharan Africa are under pressure to invest in ICT. However, there is very little evidence upon which decision makers can base their decisions to allocate finances to ICT. This article is based on a survey of total costs of owning computer rooms in...
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This paper describes recent ICT-related practices emerging in South African universities and compares four approaches that inform their relationship to higher education change. Considering the power dynamics of digital divides, the paper supports a framework that embraces the democratic and pedagogical possibilities offered by online pedagogies but also questions key aspects of the political economy and the cultural politics of e-learning.
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Introduction is the thing or idea that we cherish. It belongs to affective domain of taxonomy of educational objectives, which deals with positive and negative feelings about something such as a curriculum (Dewey, 1939). This idea (value) is internalized through a certain process during which period incomplete or tentative adoptions of expected behaviour comes first and after motivation a more complete adoption occur. According to Krathwohl et al. (1964) early experiences through which...
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Introduction is the thing or idea that we cherish. It belongs to affective domain of taxonomy of educational objectives, which deals with positive and negative feelings about something such as a curriculum (Dewey, 1939). This idea (value) is internalized through a certain process during which period incomplete or tentative adoptions of expected behaviour comes first and after motivation a more complete adoption occur. According to Krathwohl et al. (1964) early experiences through which...
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This paper presents a comparison of first-level LIS education and training between South Africa and Canada, and based on this comparative description, qualitative identification of similarities and differences are made to highlight strengths and weak
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<h3>Purpose:</h3> To compare whether free spectacles or only a prescription for spectacles influences wearing rates among Tanzanian students with un/undercorrected refractive error (RE). <h3>Methods:</h3> <i>Design:</i> Cluster randomised trial. <i>Setting:</i> 37 secondary schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. <i>Participants:</i> Distance visual acuity was measured in 6,904 year-1 students (90.2% response rate; median age 14 years; range 11–25 years) using a Snellen E-chart. 135 had RE...
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The objective of this study was to establish the perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and realities of South Africa optometry students completing their undergraduate studies in 2006. Copies of a questionnaire containing relevant information were distributed to all graduating students at the four Universities offering Optometry. The responses were coded and analyzed. The respondents (N=143), representing 77% of the graduating students included 27.3% males and 72.7% females, aged 20 to 37...
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Like the rest of the continent, Kenya has a relatively long history of public provi- sion of higher education. Policy reforms in the 1980s resulted in the legitimate recognition of the private sector. Emerging competition has forced both sectors to adopt specific coping strategies, and foster different types of provision such as: traditional setting up of private institutions; privatization of public sector institu- tions; franchising and other forms of partnerships; and...
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Using panel data of African countries from 1990 to 2002, this paper studies the relationship between government expenditure on education enrolments, with illustration from Nigeria and other SANE (South Africa, Algeria, Nigeria, and Egypt) countries at the primary and secondary school levels. The results show that government expenditure on education has a positive and significant direct impact on primary and secondary education enrolment rates. Among the SANE, Nigeria has the greatest...
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The report maps the capacity and potential for excellence of almost one hundred journalism schools across Africa, highlighting the development challenges and opportunities of African journalism institutions and identifying specific areas for support from development partners.
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Uganda’s higher education system has undergone a number of dramatic changes in recent years as part of a three-pronged effort to accommodate rapidly-expanding enrolments, improve the system’s economic efficiency and provide education op- portunities that are better matched to the nation’s labour market needs. This paper examines these key developments in light of the country’s rapidly-expanding pri- vate higher education market. The economic rationale for government regulation of private...
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Cet article porte sur la transformation du rôle de l’homme en tant que père au sein de la jeunesse scolarisée ouagalaise (Burkina Faso, Afrique de l’Ouest). Pour les jeunes hommes scolarisés, à la différence du reste de la fratrie, la logique “classique” d’ascension sociale, d’accès au statut de chef de famille, était jusqu’il y a peu celle des études débouchant sur un emploi, lequel permettait de se marier et d’entretenir un foyer. Aujourd’hui, suite à la crise socioéconomique qui touche ce...
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ABSTRACT The disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS among African American women in the U.S. signify the ongoing need for targeted HIV prevention interventions. Additionally, building the capacity of service providers to sustain prevention efforts is a major concern. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pilot project to disseminate the Sisters Informing Sisters about Topics on AIDS (SISTA), an HIV prevention intervention designed for African American women. The...