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A Research Article Published in The University of Nairobi Journal of Language and Linguistics
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This study was an examination of the effectiveness of Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) in provision of education and skills development in Solwezi District. The assumption behind the research was that the district suffered from skills mismatch between the training that was offered at the training institutions and what was demanded on the labour market. Solwezi being a new mining hub of Zambia required well skilled human capital to work in the emerging...
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The study revisited the post-independence reason for the need to use local languages in schools. One of the prominent reasons cited was a cultural one in that the teaching of local languages would help promote Zambian culture and maintain its heritage. The purpose of the study was to assess the promotion or demotion of culture through the medium of teaching local languages. The objectives of the study were; to assess the extent to which the Zambian culture had been promoted in schools, to...
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By recognizing the presence of poor performance in secondary schools, the study sought to investigate the extent to which quality of teachers contributed to secondary school performance in urban and rural secondary schools. More specifically, the study aimed at investigating the qualities of teachers, examining working environment and availability of teaching and learning facilities. The area of study was Monduli district in Arusha, Tanzania, covering eight secondary schools from urban and...
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Studies have indicated that in education, the traditional management paradigm maintains an inward focus with the aim of cutting costs, upholding rules and division of labour. However, the 21st century has ushered in a new revolution in education leadership structures which are less hierarchical, more flattened and more fluid organizations. The purpose of the study was to examine the pressing issue of 21st century leadership skills gap in the secondary school sub-sector in Kenya and explore...
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Background The outcomes of patients with the same severity of illness in the developed and developing countries have not been compared. Illness severity can now be measured anywhere by the National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Methods An exploratory observational study that compared the 7, 30 and 60 days mortality of 195 Ugandan and 588 Danish acutely ill medical patients that had a NEWS >6 at the time of their admission to the hospital. The association of vital sign changes, alertness and...
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Visual studies are imparted as majors in many western institutions. This concern with visual culture stems from the vital role of images in communication and how they shape the mindset of the global citizen. Moroccan academia has recently introduced such discipline in some departments in order to modernize the curricula and enhance a liberal education. However, socialization and the dominant local culture favor a more conservative perception of images. The paper explores how these converging...
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Using a 2 × 2 factorial design, we examined the effects of stereotype threat and autonomy support on the test performance of 190 African American college students. Participants completed a set of 7 easy and 7 difficult problems from Raven’s Progressive Matrices and a survey including measures of Academic Self-Concept, Learning Climate, and Perceptions of Stereotype Threat. ANOVA results revealed that among African American men, those who had a stronger academic identification performed worse...
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Acquiring knowledge in situations of learning depends on the competence of the Tunisian Judo student's promotion to develop new mental structures.In terms of education, it is necessary to operate a real pedagogical progression to accompany the student in the building of his own knowledge.Within this framework, the difficulty of the judo teacher is double.Firstly, it is necessary to carry out a detailed analysis of the initial knowledge of his students and on the other hand, it must implement...
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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Health Sciences in Radiography, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.