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Most of the street-based children are not educated beyond primary school and their living conditions are based on begging and doing odd jobs in the market and streets. Forty-six percent of the on-the-street children live with one parent, and 97 percent of the of-the-street children have lost contact with their parents. The on-the-street children have a higher percentage of family sector networks than the of-the-street children and the shelter or institutionalized children. Generally, school children still have strong family ties.
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Issues and purpose: Chronic illnesses, such as asthma experienced by children, are difficult for families and school professionals to manage. This study explored beliefs about asthma and asthma management among schoolchildren, parents, and teachers in an African American school. Design and methods: Focus groups were conducted with schoolchildren, parents, and teachers. Data were analyzed by content analysis; segments of information were categorized into groups that were later abstracted into...
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Among the many sub-Saharan African countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS is the Kingdom of Swaziland. In an effort to reduce the spread of HIV, young people are an important group to reach with prevention messages. However, before developing such programmes, it is essential to understand young people's sexual risk behaviours. Students (n=941) from four coeducational secondary schools in Swaziland participated in a cross-sectional survey of sexual behaviours. Results indicate that considerable...
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The primary purpose of this exploratory investigation was to examine self-concealment behaviors and social self-efficacy skills as potential mediators in the relationship between acculturative stress and depression in a sample of 320 African, Asian, and Latin American international college students. The authors found several differences by demography with regard to the study's variables. After controlling for regional group membership, sex, and English language fluency, they found that...
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This study examines the attitude of graduating accounting students toward postgraduate studies in accountancy. A total of 496 final year students from three Nigerian Universities that offer postgraduate studies in accounting are the subjects of the study. Students’ Self- Rating Attitudinal Inventory (SAAI) developed by the researchers was administered on the subjects. The results of the study show that the students do not have favourable attitude toward postgraduate study in accounting....
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This study evaluates the impact of the Integrated Management Of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training on quality of counseling provided to caregivers about administration of antimalarials to their children. Ten community health centers in southern Mali were randomized to either training or comparison arms of the study, and health providers’ consultations with caregivers were observed. Out of a 10-point counseling scale (Cronbach’s α =0.77), IMCI-trained providers completed an average of 1.47...
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This article reveals how literacy practices based on the African American oral tradition might enhance the literacy engagement of young adolescents, particularly African American youth. Through an examination of the cultural/historical relevance of the oral tradition, this article provides readers with a wealth of literature, poetry, and hip-hop resources. Practical vignettes suggest approaches to using the tradition in language arts instruction.
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On 29 June 1170 a large earthquake hit a vast area in the Near Eastern Mediterranean, comprising the present‐day territories of western Syria, central southern Turkey, and Lebanon. Although this was one of the strongest seismic events ever to hit Syria, so far no in‐depth or specific studies have been available. Furthermore, the seismological literature (from 1979 until 2000) only elaborated a partial summary of it, mainly based solely on Arabic sources. The major effects area was very...
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The importance of connections with peers to student development and retention has been highlighted in Astin's (1984) Theory of Student Involvement and Tinto's (1993) Theory of Student Departure, which are two of the most widely referenced and validated models in student affairs literature. However, recent research has questioned the applicability of these models to African American students who attend predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Although prior research has indicated that the...
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The protection of groundwater resources is of great importance in many semi-arid and sub-tropical environments. The Copperbelt of Zambia is one such environment and due to the high proportion of tailings impoundments, residue heaps, high-density informal settlements and extensive sulfidic ore deposits in the region, its groundwater resources are under threat of anthropogenic or geogenic pollution. One such pollutant plume is investigated in this study, to determine its origin, rate of...