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June 16, 1976 was a watershed year in the struggle for liberation and democracy in the history of South Africa. The country was plunged into anarchy and chaos, because of the unilateral decision of the apartheid regime to impose the Afrikaans language as a compulsory medium of instruction on the majority African student population.
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Past published studies establishing a significant, positive link between education and agricultural productivity have used Asian data almost exclusively. With one exception, these studies have not checked to see if the positive impact of education comes about only by screening for ability. Using household level data from coffee regions of Kenya and Tanzania, this study finds that households in which the agricultural decision-maker is numerate and literate produce 30 percent more agricultural...
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Past published studies establishing a significant, positive link between education and agricultural productivity have used Asian data almost exclusively. With one exception, these studies have not checked to see if the positive impact of education comes about only by screening for ability. Using household level data from coffee regions of Kenya and Tanzania, this study finds that households in which the agricultural decision-maker is numerate and literate produce 30 percent more agricultural...
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Traditional healers are the preferred and most accessible care providers in Africa. The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has stimulated interest on the part of modern biomedical health practitioners in collaboration with these traditional healers. The literature includes numerous studies of healers' perceptions of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. On the basis of study findings, healers have been trained as educators and counselors to disseminate HIV/AIDS information and...
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Instructional approaches to and studies in African literature in the department of English at the University of Botswana (UB) should be considered within the context of sociopolitical changes in Botswana. The University of Botswana's educational programs have a history that is rooted in the British colonial system, a history that begins with the establishment of Pius XII College in 1945 after a decision was taken in 1938 by the Synod of Catholic Bishops in South Africa to provide African...
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During the course of the semester we have sent several e-mail messages to the Montana students. . . . Although the language used was slightly different than the language i use with friends or relatives, i think my e mail messages were very close to my everyday speaking. . . . Even though i had never met or spoke to my Montana partner before, i felt completely uninhibited. i have often been characterized as shy, but when e-mailing i didn't feel that way. . . . Since the Montana students had...
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PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES REGARDING FACTORS SUPPORTING DOCTORAL COMPLETION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION by William Respress The primary purpose of the study was to examine what institutional factors most influenced the decision of African-American male doctoral scholars to persist unto graduation. The literature review showed mentoring, institutional climate, race relations, and social adjustment as key factors in persistence of minorities in graduate studies. An objective specific...