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Historically, the Black Church was culturally responsive to the needs of their community. In order to meet the needs of African American adult learners, the church had to assume many roles one of which was that of educator. Like many informal institutions of learning, the Black Church has been overlooked as a site for adult education research. Ten sermons of African-American preachers were analyzed to identify culturally relevant themes and their applicability for use in adult education...

This paper presents a study into science practical work conducted in Namibian classrooms. Lesson plans, task sheets, student work, lesson transcripts and observation notes were used to identify intended learning outcomes. In addition, aspects of task design (inductive-deductive; open-closed; nature of student involvement) and the context of the practical task (duration; interaction patterns; types of task information and apparatus; nature of the student record) were explored. A profile form...

Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys for 22 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, I show that the average educational level in a village or a community of a similar size has a significant depressing effect on a woman's birth rates, net of urbanization and her own education. According to simulations, average fertility for these countries would be 1.00 lower if education were expanded from the current level in the region to the relatively high level in Kenya. The exclusion of aggregate...

Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys for 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, I show that the average educational level in a village or a community of a similar size has a significant depressing effect on a woman 's birth rates, net of urbanization and her own education. According to simulations, average fertility for these countries would be 1.00 lower if were expanded from the current level in the region to the relatively high level in Kenya. The exclusion of aggregate from the...

Based on ongoing field research into Namibian music and dance, this article deliberates on play as an important component of childhood and an important element of Namibian performance. Considering that socialization is often described as the fundamental goal of African education, and that play is central to Namibian musical performances, this article investigates traditional functions of music as a means of socialization. Because play reflects and responds to societal value systems, the...

In this study the authors describe sociocultural and school-related factors that influenced African-American women's perceptions of teaching and decisions to teach. Surveys were conducted of the participants' demographic and background characteristics, and life histories were developed that focused on early experiences with the family, in the community, and at school and how these experiences influenced their perceptions of teaching. These data revealed that the mother, women in the...

This article outlines the principal findings of research that sought to provide a comprehensive understanding of schools as learning organisations in the Vanderbijl Park-North District of the Gauteng province of South Africa. The quantitative research methodology used was of major importance in obtaining data that were grounded largely on the theoretical framework of learning organisations as well as in the personal experiences of educators and principals. The purpose of the research was to...

In the light of a lack of a consensus on the definition of the concept minority and the continuing debates on minorities and their rights in education, policy makers need to consider the adequate provision of education suitable to different minorities. The issue of minority rights in education is particularly sensitive in South Africa where members of previously disadvantaged groups regard the demand for minority protection with suspicion. An overview of the literature on the concept...

Previous articleNext article No AccessEssay ReviewGender and Education in Africa Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro: Schooling, Community, and Gender in East Africa by Amy Stambach. New York: Routledge, 2000. xv+206 pp. $80.00 (cloth). ISBN 0‐415‐92582‐7. $19.99 (paper). ISBN 0‐415‐92582‐5. Women’s Agency and Educational Policy: The Experiences of the Women of Kilome, Kenya by Mutindi Mumbua Kiluva‐Ndunda. Albany, N.Y.: SUNY Press, 2000. xii+194 pp. $18.95 (paper). ISBN 0‐7914‐4762‐6.Edith...

The purpose of this study was to describe parental perceptions of eight physical and human resources available to meet the needs of children with developmental disabilities in Kenya. Specifically, the study assessed the discrepancy between the importance parents attached to specified resources and the expected use of those resources by their children with developmental disabilities. Discrepancy analysis was conducted on parents' expectation-to-importance appraisals of eight resources...

To realise the ideal of a better life for all South Africans, the entrepreneurial energies of all our people (including children) should be harnessed to ensure that the country's full potential for economic growth is unleashed. This article describes some initiatives taken by roleplayers in both the private sector and the educational sector to engage in entrepreneurship education in South Africa over the past 10 years. Special emphasis is placed on a research project in Gauteng schools on...

Summary. Objective. This study was designed to determine the aetiological factors and pattern of oro‐facial soft tissue injuries among children in a suburban Nigerian population. The problems encountered in the management of the patients are also highlighted. Setting. Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals’ Complex, Ile‐Ife, Osun State Nigeria. Sample and methods. This prospective study was carried out in children aged ≤ 15 years who presented with oro‐facial soft tissue injuries...

Uganda has a rich history of medical education (Odonga, 1989) that was severely harmed by the rise of Idi Amin and the years of internal strife. It is only over recent years that the country has begun to rebuild itself (Boardman & Ovuga, 1997).

Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Dutch Companies in China, 1903–1941. By Frans-Paul van der Putten. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies, 2001. vii, 287 pp. hfl 55 (paper). - Volume 61 Issue 2

Scholars have addressed adults and the impact of popular culture on adult learning, but little attention has been directed toward the relationship between adult learning and African Americans. Most specifically, minimal information is related to adult learning that evolves as a result of popular culture influences. Popular culture promotes cultures of learning and teaches and facilitates a more informed literate citizenry. As a form of popular culture, movies inform adults about race, class,...

To assess whether the capacity for creative thinking among medical students is related to academic advancement.A timed word-association test standardised and scored to assess the tendency for creative thinking was administered to 22 development programme students at the University of Cape Town. Results were compared with grades at the end of the academic year.There was a significant association (P < 0.05) between ranking in the upper half of the group and creative thinking scores, indicating...

Abstract This paper describes (a) drought occurrences in two selected climatic zones of western Uganda and (b) examines the meteorological aspects of drought where rainfall is the main parameter of interest. Rainfall data from various stations in each climatic zone were checked for consistency using the double mass curve technique, and one representative station from each climatic zone was selected. Two probability distributions: normal and log‐normal were fitted to the data, and the...

Schoenly, Lorry DNSc, RN,CEditor(s): Roberts, Dottie MSN, MACI, RN,C, ONC, CNS Author Information