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This thesis aims at showing how the initiationrites (imbalu) of the Bamasaba of Mount Elgon (Mount Masaba) in Uganda, can be employed as a vehicle in the noble work of propagating Christian Religious Education. The Bamasaba practise the circumcision of boys between the ages of about fourteen years to about eighteen years. These rites are permeated with music, dance and drama, and they are pervade by symbolism, sacrifices, prayers, invocations and rituals. While the exercise of...
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Intense hurricanes occurred much more frequently during the period spanning the late 1940s through the late 1960s than during the 1970s and 1980s, except for 1988 and 1989. Seasonal and multidecadal variations of intense hurricane activity are closely linked to seasonal and multidecadal variations of summer rainfall amounts in the Western Sahel region of West Africa. The multidecadal nature of West African precipitation variations and their association with variations of intense Atlantic...
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A survey of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related knowledge and attitudes was conducted during July and August 1988 in rural SW Uganda. The aim was to assess the impact of Uganda's AIDS education programme and to consider how future programmes could be more effectively implemented. Four hundred and seventy-six individuals aged 12–45 years were selected by a quota method, to form a sample stratified by age and sex. Mass AIDS education has successfully raised levels of knowledge...
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Structured within the framework of the National Programme for the Fight Against Diarrhoea in Tunisia, (PNLAD) the goal of the LAD Project is to improve the understanding and in-home treatment of diarrhoea by mothers. The programme consists of three elements: education of the mothers through health centers and preschool institutions, training of health care and social workers, and a mass media campaign. This article discusses the education programme for mothers through preschool institutions....
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National High School students from Papua New Guinea were interviewed about two situations; the results of their Aristotle-like views regarding `forced' and `natural' motion are presented and discussed.
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Three intakes of medical and dental students to the University of Papua New Guinea were asked to recall traditional explanations of the causes of birth defects. Of 71 students who responded to the questionnaire 56% were from Papua New Guinea. The explanations were grouped into the principal categories of supernatural (39%), environmental (37%) and genetic (14%). The dominant themes were punishment, wrong foods, genetic faults, breaking of taboos, spirits, injuries, drugs, sexual...
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Research on cross-cultural counselling and psychotherapy began to receive emphasis in the 1970s in the United States. In South Africa the need to devise relevant help for the majority black population and to contextualize psychological services is being increasingly addressed in the literature. In the present study differences in world view between black and white South African adolescent pupils ( n = 200) were investigated. The use of a scale to assess world view across culture indicated...
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Abstract This study attempts to identify meteorological conditions that lead to dry and wet episodes over Zimbabwe. Correlation analyses are carried out between the Southern Oscillation Index and rainfall over south‐eastern central Africa. The results show significant correlation between the Southern Oscillation (SO) and seasonal rainfall over the region. The results also indicate that the SO signal is stronger over the south‐east of Zimbabwe and along the coastal areas of Mozambique. El...
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The problem of developing, at the university level, an approach that is not only responsive to regional problems, but also keeps abreast of changes in technology, is discussed. It is stressed that successful development of industry depends on the availability of a competent engineering workforce. The relationship between industry and universities in Africa is examined in the context of meeting both of these needs. The obstacles particular to Africa are identified, and ways to overcome them...
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A three-day program was designed to assist African-American students in their transition to a small, liberal arts college in New England. Although the students admitted in previous years had met the usual predictive criteria for success in college (e.g., good academic preparation and above average SAT scores), their retention rate at the end of the first year had been significantly lower than that for their class. All entering students were invited to participate. Participation was...