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The study investigates occupational therapy students' perceptions about cultural competence and assessed their levels of competence to determine whether the undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum at the University of the Free State sufficiently equips students to become culturally competent professionals. A descriptive study was undertaken, using a non-standardised questionnaire. Students did not feel sufficiently equipped regarding cultural competence, and their levels of competence...
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This study compared the unwanted early sexual experiences (UESE) of Belgian and South African first-year male university students. A self-report checklist was administered to all consenting students attending an orientation programme at a Belgian and a South African University. Respondents were 1,017 Belgians (M. age = 18.3, SD = 1.63) and 335 South Africans (M. age = 19.3, SD = 3.40). Of the Belgian respondents 12.3% (N = 125) reported UESE compared to 56.4% (N = 189) of South African...
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In consideration of the recent crises in Libya -the political crisis, the armed conflict, and the destruction that followed -its higher education system needs to be re-built and re-developed.The use of Information and communication technology (ICT) and e-learning could play a vital role in this process.Information and communications technologies are key elements of the universal response to crises, whether natural or man-made disasters.ICTs are fundamental enablers of the coordination...
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With a view to the current situation of the promotion in Africa,the teacher shortage has become a prominent problem in this Chinese learning fever.For giving some suggestions to solve the bottleneck of teacher shortage and contributing a little to the sustainable development of promotion in Africa,this paper suggests accelerating the localization of teachers in Africa,and some related strategies will also be probed.
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Community health workers (CHWs) have long played an important role in the management of complex health problems, especially in resource-poor settings.Although there is a large literature regarding the use of CHWs around the world, there is little detail about how these workers are selected, trained and utilized in the field.Lesotho has one of the highest rates of HIV in the world, with an estimated 25% of the general population infected with the disease; at the same time, there is a...
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In this paper, attempt is made to present the needs and justification of reengineering the English Language Teaching and Learning in Secondary School with the hope of developing the youth for employment and self productivity in Nigeria. The presentation touches on brief history of English Language teaching and learning in Nigeria, areas that need re-engineering in the English language teaching and learning, which include, the subject curriculum, the curriculum implementers and the learners....
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The study was carried out to assess the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium and distribution of the infections among the school pupils of Ijoun, Yewa North Local Government Area Ogun State Southwestern Nigeria. Then, the water conditions of the community where the pupils reside and consequently to establish the degree of correlation between the prevalence and water conditions. A total 268 pupils randomly selected for the study, and then statistical technique of correlation analysis was...
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Low-fee private schools (LFPS) enrol a growing proportion of children in Ghana and Nigeria, including among the poor. This trend raises questions about the quality of provision in the public sector as well as in relation to equity and social justice in the distribution of educational opportunity. This paper examines the phenomenon of de facto privatisation in comparative perspective, drawing on secondary data and on purposively conducted interviews among parents and teachers in two...