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Sign of gross haematuria, no doubt imposes great psychological stress on affected persons. Infected persons were more depressed and would like to shy away from the public. Uninfected pupils showed slightly but definite better scholastic performance, assessed by their school attendances and grades scored in the previous school year. The infected pupils, contrary to previous studies Ejezie and Ade- Serruno (1981) and Ekanem et al (1994) were thought hampered by the disease, necessitating more...
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Despite the emergence of a common agenda for vocation education and training across many countries, it is increasingly recognized that policy in practice varies significantly according to national context. Of course, it is one thing to develop grand visions of the vocation education and training society within official policy documents, translating such visions into reality usually turns out to be rather more problematic. This work evaluated the pedagogical legacy of vocation education and...
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Abstract This paper advocates for policy recognition of lifelong learning by institutions of higher learning and governments in Eastern Africa. Lifelong learning and lifelong education are two concepts that aim at widening access to and the participation of adult learners in the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. There are many reasons for advocating for lifelong learning and education in higher institutions of learning in Eastern Africa. Firstly, the demand for...
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Abstract How do teachers define literacy, and how do their perceptions influence their approach to the teaching and learning of literacy? These and other questions relating to literacy generally formed the focus of this ethnographic case study in two urban public primary schools in Ghana. The paper also considers teachers' views on mother tongue literacy. Teachers tend to perceive literacy as the ability to read and write English or an international language like French, etc. and scarcely...
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This chapter describes the statistics curricula for schools in Uganda, outlining the intended curricula for the primary and secondary schools and explaining the statistics content for each year of study in the primary schools. The secondary school curriculum has ordinary and advanced level components. In the two courses offered at the ordinary level and at the advanced level, statistics is incorporated to different widths and breadths. The instructional materials and resources that are...
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This cross-sectional study among 1597 tertiary level students, 757 (48%) males and 832 (52%) females (9 respondents no mention of gender), from 12 institutions, across Papua New Guinea, examined their level of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about HIV/AIDS.The study revealed that the majority of the students have a very good knowledge of HIV/AIDS; in general students have a considerate and compassionate attitude towards those infected with HIV/AIDS; and the students have positive and...
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The special populations in schools are those students who require special attention as a result of their defective conditions. These deviations in them pose difficulty in the teaching of physical education among them. Adapted physical education has largely provided for this set of students yet their safety is not granted since no concerted effort has been made in that area. The condition of this group calls for special attention in order not to expose them to situations that would aggravate...
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The study was carried out with the basic need of identifying the influence of instructional supervision on classroom performance of teachers at the primary school using Owerri Educational Zone. Four research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to achieve the stated purpose. A researcher's made modified likert type questionnaire consisting of Thirty Three items was used. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample six hundred and ninety seven teachers in the areas of study....
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During the operation of the Kilembe Mines (copper mining) a cobaltiferous stockpile was constructed, which began to erode after the closure of the mines in the early 1970s. The erosion of the pyrite stockpile resulted in a large acid trail all the way to Lake George (a Ramsar site). The acid trail contaminated a large area of Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) resulting in the death of most of the shallow-rooted vegetation. Processes and conditions created by storm water and effluent from...