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To investigate the relationship between stunting and levels of overweight/obesity among South African school children, using two definitions of overweight and obesity, based on the WHO and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria.Cross-sectional descriptive analysis of the nutritional status of primary school children, using primary data from a rural community-based study undertaken in 1995 and secondary data from the South African National Primary Schools (SANPS) survey conducted in...

Developments in the global and national economies as well as the labour market, have made it necessary that more attention be paid to entrepreneurship and the updating of curricula presented by tertiary institutions. For this purpose reliable and valid information is required. The primary objectives of this article are to report on the levels of students’ entrepreneurial traits, to establish whether these traits are interrelated, and to determine the extent of the impact that demographic...

Previous articleNext article No AccessCrossing Boundaries: African American Teachers in Suburban SchoolsReitumetse Obakeng Mabokela and Jean A. MadsenReitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Search for more articles by this author and Jean A. Madsen Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 47,...

The psychometric properties of the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Inventory are reported, based on responses of 200 (88 men and 112 women) elementary science teachers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Previous factor analytic studies of this inventory have identified a two-factor solution but this has not been investigated in a South African context. The reliability estimated as internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) was .87. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation indicated a...

The current study examined stress reactions to the events of September 11, 2001 among African-American college students not directly exposed to the attacks. Within 3 days of September 11, 219 undergraduates (78.3% women) completed self-report measures assessing stress symptoms and other reactions to the attacks. The results indicated that many students experienced a variety of stress symptoms and distressing thoughts and feelings in response to the events of September 11, including academic...

Two objectives were explored: the extent to which undergraduates supported the admission to school of children with HIV, whether HIV sufferers were to blame for their illness, and AIDS was direct punishment from God. While 93 of 164 respondents did not think AIDS was punishment from God and 105 did not support exclusion of school children with AIDS, 75 and 49 held the opposite views, respectively. There was no conclusive support for whether HIV carriers were to blame for their disease: 70 responded yes, 75 no, and 12 I don't know.

The problem and the solution. The legacy of apartheid has left South Africa a bicultural society in which the normal divisions that often work to inhibit collective learning are intensified and magnified. This problem can be addressed by building on the tradition of Ubuntu to establish a balance between dialogue and discussion, encourage the use of narratives, and focus on participation as a form of power redistribution and giving voice.

By investigating the very best Kenyan female and male runners yet studied, Billat and her Parisian colleagues confirm that, like all great distance runners, the Kenyans are light (∼50 kg), with men about 10% heavier than the women. Expectedly, they have a very high capacity for oxygen transport. Whether or not this is the cause or the consequence of their superior running ability cannot be determined by a cross-sectional study design. Perhaps their most remarkable feature is their ability to...

A genealogy of the relationship between Islam and knowledge focusing on the Muslim West and, in particular, Algeria explains the current chaos within Muslim societies. The West, on its side, has difficulties understanding a cultural tradition which differs from its own. Islam did develop an aptitude for knowledge that put into play ‘different intellectual modalities, among which were dialectic argument, intuition and controversy’. However, ‘the accession to knowledge is shown by assent’. A...

Malaria is a major cause of death in school-age (5-18 years) children in Malawi. Save the Children Federation helped schools in Mangochi District, Malawi, to obtain pupil-treatment kits, which enabled teachers to dispense sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine tablets according to national guidelines. The overall and malaria-specific mortality rates were calculated for the 3 years before and 2 years after the intervention was introduced; rates dropped from 2.2 to 1.44 deaths/1000 student-years and from...

The African Virtual University (AVU) has helped reduce the digital divide in Africa and proven that modern communications technology can succeed in Africa. It has raised the profile of the continent positively and helped establish Africa as a business address. Today, a number of Internet and satellite companies are eager to set up businesses in Africa. Regions such as the Middle East and Central Asia have also begun to think along the lines of the AVU. AVU training courses are helping shape...

This article discusses the complexity of Gambian primary teachers' professional identities. Following Pollard et al. (1994), three broad dimensions of Gambian teachers' professional identities were identified; an expressive commitment; instrumentalism and alienation. The teachers' described their emotional and political commitment to the 'noble profession' of teaching. This commitment was based upon the hegemonic discourses of Islam and nationalism. This was problematised with instrumental...

Our prevalence study on Palestinian school children aged 6-12 years showed lower rates for asthma and asthma symptoms than economically developed and industrialized countries. Reasons for such differences are largely unknown, and could possibly be related to different environmental and lifestyle factors.To investigate familial, early life exposures and indoor environmental determinants for asthma in children in Palestine.From the population of our previous study, a group of 273 children with...

African scientists are meeting in Kenya to map out ways of fighting parasitic diseases that kill millions of people on the continent.

Globalisation carries a number of implications for developing communities. Although the extended use of African vernaculars would be one way for these communities to counteract some of the more negative effects of globalisation, educational uses of local languages are not the panacea they are thought to be. In fact, the way that local languages are managed and provided for in education tends more to reinforce the negative effects of globalisation than facilitate the promotion of local...

African American college students reported their experiences with everyday forms of racism at a predominantly European American university using a daily diary format. Their reported incidents represented verbal expressions of prejudice, bad service, staring or glaring, and difficulties in interpersonal exchanges (e.g., rudeness or awkward and nervous behavior). Both women’s and men’s experiences with interpersonal forms of prejudice were common, often occurred with friends and in intimate...

Extreme phases of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have been linked to precipitation anomalies in many areas of the world.1Ropelewski CF Halpert MS Global and regional scale precipitation patterns associated with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation.Monthly Weather Review. 1987; 115: 1606-1626Crossref Google Scholar Precipitation can increase during warm (El Niño) or cold (La Niña) ENSO events in some areas, whereas in others drought might be more likely. For example, in southern Africa...