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This paper describes a state-funded inmate education and re-entry program that provides soft skills training for soon-to-be released offenders. The paper presents preliminary evidence regarding impact of this training on 14 young male participants. Data came from information prepared by inmates throughout training program and ethnographic field notes from interviews with inmates following successful completion of program. The paper begins with four hypotheses on the African American male...

We examined the association of structural and functional aspects of social relationships with change in disability, and the degree to which race modifies these associations.Data are from a population-based sample of 4,136 African Americans and Whites aged > or = 65 living in North CAROLINA: Disability data were collected during seven consecutive yearly interviews and summarized in two outcome measures. Measures of social relationships included five measures representing network size, extent...

We examined the association of structural and functional aspects of social relationships with change in disability, and the degree to which race modifies these associations.Data are from a population-based sample of 4,136 African Americans and Whites aged > or = 65 living in North CAROLINA: Disability data were collected during seven consecutive yearly interviews and summarized in two outcome measures. Measures of social relationships included five measures representing network size, extent...

We examined the association of structural and functional aspects of social relationships with change in disability, and the degree to which race modifies these associations.Data are from a population-based sample of 4,136 African Americans and Whites aged > or = 65 living in North CAROLINA: Disability data were collected during seven consecutive yearly interviews and summarized in two outcome measures. Measures of social relationships included five measures representing network size, extent...

We examined the association of structural and functional aspects of social relationships with change in disability, and the degree to which race modifies these associations.Data are from a population-based sample of 4,136 African Americans and Whites aged > or = 65 living in North CAROLINA: Disability data were collected during seven consecutive yearly interviews and summarized in two outcome measures. Measures of social relationships included five measures representing network size, extent...

This paper looks at the effect of instruction on pre-service science teachers' conceptions of the scientist. Twenty-six pre-service science teachers involved in a 14-week course were the subjects. The constructivist teaching approach was adopted. The students' preconceptions were the starting point for the teaching. Seven students were selected for in-depth interview to determine the reasons for their positions (change or no change in view at the end of the period). It was found that...

A survey of 25 African American church leaders in three urban school districts was conducted to determine the role of the African American church in urban school reform. Survey results identified five major issues. First, church leaders recognized many of the serious inadequacies in urban education. Second, church leaders were looking “inward” for solutions to educational problems rather than “outward” for opportunities to affect educational policy. The third issue was the perceived barriers...

To identify factors in our unbooked obstetric emergency cases that contribute to the increase in maternal mortality.A retrospective study.Maternity Ward, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, between January 1966 and December 1999.Four hundred and thirty five cases of emergency obstetric referrals treated during the review period.The incidence of unbooked obstetric emergencies is 9.5% and the high risk obstetric group, the primigravida and grand multiparous women...

Quality of health education during STD case management in Nairobi was assessed in 142 healthcare facilities, through interviews of 165 providers, observation of 441 STD patients managed by these providers, and 165 visits of simulated patients. For observations, scores were high for education on contact treatment (74-80%) and compliance (83%), but unsatisfactory for counselling (52%) and condom promotion (20-41%). The World Health Organization (WHO) indicator for STD case management...

Research Article| May 01, 2001 Comment on “Origin of the 17 July 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami: Earthquake or Landslide?” by E. L. Geist Emile A. Okal; Emile A. Okal Department of Geological Sciences Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60201, USA emile@earth.nwu.edu (E.A.O.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Costas E. Synolakis Costas E. Synolakis Department of Civil Engineering University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA (C.E.S.) Search for other...

The effect of ozone on airway relaxation mechanisms has been seldom studied. We exposed guinea pigs to ozone (0.3, 0.6 or 1.2 ppm for 4 h) and studied the in vitro tracheal responses to isoproterenol and nitroprusside, looking for differences between cervical and thoracic regions. We found that ozone did not alter responses to nitroprusside, whereas it produced a concentration-dependent decrease in the responses to isoproterenol in thoracic but not cervical tracheas. Thus, in isolated organ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the cultural equivalence of the construct of vocational identity, as measured by the Vocational Identity Scale of My Vocational Situation, through an examination of the equivalence of factor structures across two socioracial groups. Specifically, this study is interested in the extent to which this instrument is able to demonstrate structural equivalence across samples of African American and White American students. Confirmatory factor analyses...

Pityriasis rosea is a spontaneously regressive benign erythematous squamous dermatosis. A better understanding of this condition in developing countries would be useful.We conducted a cross section study based on one-day surveys in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, secondary schools. The stratified cluster sampling method described by Henderson was used. Six thousand pupils were examined to collect epidemiology and clinical data and to determine the presence of complications and results of...

Using primary data from the health and education ministries, and household survey data from the Ghana Statistical Service, the authors analyze equity, and efficiency issues in public spending on health, and education in Ghana in the 1990s. Public expenditures in the education sector, declined in the second half of the 1990s. Basic education enrollment has been stagnant, or declining in public schools, but increasing in private schools, resulting in a moderate increase in total enrollment....

Abstract Reports published since 1977 indicate that African Americans are underrepresented among Ph.D.‐holding scientists. Although researchers have identified numerous factors that correlate with career choice, they have failed to address students' reasons for choosing or not choosing science and science‐related careers. This study examines the career decisions of three African‐American college students. All three students began college aspiring toward science‐related careers. However, by...

Mfuko wa Elimu Msingi - or the Community Education Fund (CEF) - was started in 1995. It was extended as one of the two key components under the Human Resources Development Project (HRDP) launched in 1997. The HRDP is a pilot project undertaken by the Government of Tanzania and financed by a $20.9 million World Bank IDA credit. It is intended to pilot solutions to some of the key problems of access and quality that characterize the Tanzania education system. What was first...