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The government of Ethiopia has espoused a practical problem-solving approach to teaching and learning science. The challenge facing the Ministry of Education is how to implement its objectives in a country which has been described as among the poorest in the world. The study reported here focuses on teacher education. It gives a description of science studentteachers' experience of pre-service education and the factors affecting their professional development with regard to practical work....
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It was a phone-in programme on a local radio station, dealing with the overcharging of tourists who use taxis. The deejay was completely upset, interrupting the CD she was playing. How could a trip which cost her R15 cost a tourist R300? Eventually a taxi operator called in to cut through all the nonsense.
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This study examined risk factors that might assist in the early identification of children likely to experience school-related problems that lead to grade retention in a low-income sample of 220 African American children followed longitudinally. The hypothesis investigated was that risk associated with maternal smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy, small size for gestational age at birth, and preterm birth would be mediated through child cognitive and social readiness for school as...
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The objective of the study was to assess the feasibility of implementing and evaluating a culturally appropriate in-patient asthma education program specifically targeted for African-Americans. A consecutive sample of 28 African-American patients ages 18-50 who were hospitalized for asthma were randomized to an intervention group, which received three one-on-one sessions on chronic asthma management, or a control group, which received the usual care. Data on symptom frequency,...
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Two circumstances of southern African San rock art research combine to deepen our understanding of what the images meant to the original makers and viewers — even though the last rock painters died a century or more ago. The two circumstances that mitigate pessimism are: first, notwithstanding the vast amount of energy that has been expended on searching the mountains and plains, new sites are still being found; and, second, rereadings of the nineteenth-century Bleek and Lloyd Collection of...
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Two circumstances of southern African San rock art research combine to deepen our understanding of what the images meant to the original makers and viewers — even though the last rock painters died a century or more ago. The two circum- stances that mitigate pessimism are: first, notwithstanding the vast amount of energy that has been expended on search- ing the mountains and plains, new sites are still being found; and, second, re- readings of the nineteenth-century Bleek and Lloyd...