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To determine the iodine status of school children and document the availability, price, use and storage of iodated salt in Ludewa District, Tanzania.A cross-sectional descriptive study.One hundred parents and their fifty school children aged eight to ten years.Ludewa District of Iringa region, Tanzania in January 2003.Median urinary iodine concentration of the school children was 86.76 microg/L (range: 21.69 microg/L - 273.36 microg/L). The prevalence of mild iodine deficiency was 44% while...
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This article is a theoretical discussion on the social construction of knowledge in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe. It examines effects of hegemonic knowledge constructions and how they may be de-legitimated through incorporating indigenous knowledge in postcolonial school curricular. The article questions the importance attached to Euro-centric school knowledge and the devaluation of indigenous knowledge in postcolonial states. It further argues that indigenous knowledge as informal...
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In this chapter, I analyze policies developed by the government of Burkina Faso in order to redress an imbalance in gender education. Girls, in effect, are not getting their fair share of education, whether in quantity or quality. I critique existing policies concerning gender issues in education by first taking stock of different policies launched in favor of the education of girls, the context of their formation, and identify shortcoming therein. It has been found that international...
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This study focuses on the role of land-use on impacts of drought, and on societal and governmental response strategies against drought in Kutkwat-Sekela catchment, Shebel Berenta wereda, Misrak Gojjam Zone, Amhara Regional State. A field study was conducted to assess the impact of land-use on the intensity of drought, and the impact of drought on the socio-economic activity and on the environment, and to assess societal coping mechanisms and governmental response strategies. The study...
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Introduction: Cross-sectional surveys have been used widely for identifying children with disabilities, but they have several disadvantages. The surveys concentrate on identifying impairments and do not encourage the participation and ownership of the community. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) provides a cost-effective and efficient method that reflects the local perceptions of disability and involves local people. These factors are important for sustainability in resource-poor...
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Transforming literacy instruction to utilize a more inclusive pedagogy. This pioneering study of American students in the composition classroom lays the groundwork for reversing the cycle of underachievement that plagues linguistically diverse students. African American Literacies Unleashed: Vernacular English and the Composition Classroom approaches the issue of American Vernacular English (AAVE) in terms of teacher knowledge and prevailing attitudes, and it attempts to change current...
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This book describes a different approach to teacher education, designed to create carriers of the torch - teachers who have a sense of efficacy and the attitudes, dispositions, and skills necessary to teach students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Through her examination of teacher change and teacher education in two countries - the United States and South Africa - the author proposes new ways to prepare teachers for a rapidly changing global society. Presenting the...
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Dental caries is one of the commonest oral diseases in children. Despite this fact, not much attention has been given to studies on this issue among suburban Nigerian children.To investigate the prevalence of dental caries, dental attendance and oral health behaviours among the 12- year-old suburban Nigerian children.Four hundred and two schoolchildren (349 boys, 153 girls) from both private and public schools age 12-year-old participated in the study in 2003. One examiner was calibrated and...