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Entry to the world of work takes many paths, with opportunities and risks at every crossroads. However, preparing for a successful transition from education to a working life is greatly enhanced by human capital development which is the responsibility of universities at the apogee of the educational ladder. Human capital, which is considered as sum of the abilities and knowledge of individuals (Deutsche Bank Research, 2005) or the skills, knowledge and values which individuals acquire in...
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This study assesses knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in respect of risk of HIV infection of students through behavioral surveillance survey. The study used the systematic sampling approach to select 375 students. Interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to solicit information from respondents. The study found out that the students engaged in pre-marital sex, although this was more common among the male than female students. Students did not use condoms consistently and were...
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This study concerns the formation of the basis around which the cohesive political movements of an organization of youth groups, the Young Men’s Muslim Associations (YMMA � ), attempted to address social problems in the late �920s. Taking this as the focal process of Mandatory Palestine, the span from the late �920s until the Congress of PAWS in �930 seems relatively short. However, as the attempt was to indicate a clue about cohesive national movements, this period has significance in that...
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It has been argued in Francophone West Africa that mother languages should be used for the medium of instruction or that bilingual education should be introduced in education system. To date much research has been done by the international organizations (UNICEF and UNESCO, for example), NGOs and other aid agencies. This research has supported the promotion of bilingual education in Francophone West Africa.
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iii CONTENTS iv Introduction Error! Bookmark not defined. 1. Using auto-ethnography to demonstrate CA 2 2. The Capability Approach and Education 3 3. How can CA be applied to school improvement interventions? 4 4. How can CA be used? 5 5. Using CA for situational analysis 7 6. A situational analysis of teacher and student behaviour 9 7. Determining capabilities within schools 13 8. Examples of capability selection in education ,,14 9. Selecting capabilities for primary school students 15 10....
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Faecal-oral transmission of pathogenic microorganisms is widespread in rapidly urbanising areas of sub-Saharan Africa where access to adequate sanitation is limited and there is a range of contaminant pathways between faecal sources and the consumption of household water derived from groundwater. High-frequency sampling of a protected spring in Kampala, Uganda, reveals gross but ephemeral contamination by thermotolerant (faecal) bacteria in response to heavy rainfall events (>10 mm·day -1 )...
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started a new B. Sc. program in IT in 2007.In the course of planning and implementation of the program, we found out that standard ACM/IEEE IT curricula are not adequate for an IT program in a poor, developing country.The standard curricula describe, in detail, the competences that IT specialists in industrialized countries should possess, but the special characteristics of developing countries require a plethora of additional skills and competences that IT professionals in developing...