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This paper reports on the classroom languaging practices of a group of science teachers in rural and township schools in South Africa where the majority of learners learn through the medium of English, despite the fact that it is the home language of only a small minority; and learners’ poor English proficiency frequently restricts their access to the curriculum. The purpose of the study was to explore how these science teachers utilised the linguistic resources of the classroom – the...

This paper reports on the classroom languaging practices of a group of science teachers in rural and township schools in South Africa where the majority of learners learn through the medium of English, despite the fact that it is the home language of only a small minority; and learners’ poor English proficiency frequently restricts their access to the curriculum. The purpose of the study was to explore how these science teachers utilised the linguistic resources of the classroom – the...

This paper reports on the classroom languaging practices of a group of science teachers in rural and township schools in South Africa where the majority of learners learn through the medium of English, despite the fact that it is the home language of only a small minority; and learners’ poor English proficiency frequently restricts their access to the curriculum. The purpose of the study was to explore how these science teachers utilised the linguistic resources of the classroom – the...

This study explored the perceptions of South African university undergraduate students regarding dating violence in their institution of higher learning. Snowball sampling was used to select eight undergraduate students for participation in the study (females = 62.5%, age range 20 to 24 and males 32.5%, age range 22 to 23). Participants responded to a semi-structured interview and thematic content analysis was used to analyse data. The emerged themes suggest knowledge regarding dating...

Recently, women’s entrepreneurship has drawn much interest from African academic researchers and policy makers. However, the educated women entrepreneurs in Africa have been unrecognised in research. To fill this research gap, we explore the future career aspirations of women business students in Botswana, articulating the factors that predispose and trigger their entrepreneurial aspirations. Findings from a survey of 76 University of Botswana women students and a focus group discussion with...

AbstractEmotions are central to social justice work in education but receive scant research attention in South Africa. Our study explores the role of emotions in teachers’ approaches to teaching about sexual and gender diversity in schools in the Free State. Using in-depth interviews, we found that teachers experienced discomfort with the topic, had inherited bitter knowledge about non-normative sexual and gender identities, and experienced strong negative affect when discussing the topic....

There are gaps in research regarding medication adherence, self-efficacy in proper medication adherence, and health literacy among breast cancer survivors. This pilot randomized controlled study was conducted to provide information addressing health literacy with respect to medication adherence and self-efficacy in African American breast cancer survivors. The study sample consisted of an intervention group (n = 24) of medication adherence skills training (MST) and a control group (n = 24),...

This article sketches the history of the Catholic school in Zambia over a 50-year period noting how for reasons of political acceptability it increasingly became less at home with its religious mission thereby finding itself with an unclear sense of purpose. In order to redeem its identity, this article argues that there is need for the school to adopt a more dialogical framework, so that it continues to be both Catholic and catholic.

Climate change is a threat to Africa, one of the most vulnerable regions to climate variability and change, due to its sensitive economies, multiple stresses, low resilience, endemic poverty, weak institutions, recurrent droughts, complex emergencies, and conflicts. Climate impacts African populations, economies, and the need for emergency resources. Climate change exacerbates undernutrition and undermines efforts to reduce poverty and the resilience of vulnerable populations, decreasing...

This article examines how an action research partnership developed and then influenced social justice outcomes during a 3-year research project to promote disability-inclusive road development in Papua New Guinea. The purpose of this article is to reflect on possible reasons why this partnership obtained certain positive results and not others. By reflecting on how the partnership developed, transformed over time, engendered achievements and failures, and affected the individuals and...

This paper investigates the impact of idiosyncratic and covariate economic shocks, on the likelihood of children dropping out of primary school. In this endeavour, an Accelerated Failure Time Hazard model was estimated using data from the Young Lives study of childhood poverty. The estimated results indicate that both idiosyncratic shocks and covariate shocks have a statistically significant effect on the risk of children dropping out of primary school. Considering the fact that both...

The Population Council confronts critical health and development issues-from stopping the spread of HIV to improving reproductive health and ensuring that young people lead full and productive lives.Through biomedical, social science, and public health research in 50 countries, we work with our partners to deliver solutions that lead to more effective policies, programs, and technologies that improve lives around the world.

The Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya builds the social, health, and economic assets of adolescent girls in urban slums and Northeastern Kenya. This collection of learning sessions was designed to prepare adolescent girls for the financial responsibilities of adulthood. The sessions were developed to be delivered without a lot of resources or materials, with limited time available for training. The guide contains step-by-step descriptions of the learning activities as well as background information.

<JATS1:p>Education in West Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. Written by regional experts, the book explores the education systems of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. It critically examines the development of education provision in each country, whilst exploring both local and global contexts. Including a...

Trends in HIV incidence among youth in Rakai, Uganda, during a recent 12-year period varied substantially by sex and age, according to a prospective population-based cohort study. (1) Among women aged 15-19, the rate of new infections declined by more than four-fifths during the study period; however, no change was found among women aged 20-24 or among men in either age-group. In addition, school enrollment increased, particularly among 15-19-year-olds, and rates of sexual initiation and...