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International tourism is becoming an increasingly important industry in Rwanda, and tourists expect to meet qualified service staff. This chapter reports about the results of a study of the status of training and development activities in selected hotels in Kigali. The reported quantitative study measures the level of employees’ performance and establishes the relationship between staff development activities and their level of performance in the hotels included in this study. The results...
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This paper examines the consequences of the new policies of school choice in post-apartheid South Africa and the reasons they have largely failed to achieve greater educational equality – their stated purpose. I argue that the dominant reason for this lies in the continuing inadequate resources of many poor schools and the failure to address them. It draws on the perspectives of parents whose children attend schools in poor neighborhoods, known as the townships. I argue that the resource...
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This paper is premised on the background that majority of researchers and educationists who have contributed to the discourse on education for sustainability seem to be in agreement that management of physical facilities are critical ingredients in achieving holistic and sustainable education. The study examined the application of physical facilities as determinants of holistic education in Kiambu and Samburu Counties, Kenya. The study employed an explanatory mixed methods research...
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Wits school of Education Faculty of Humanities , University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2016
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Free Secondary Education policy was introduced in Kenya in 2008 with an aim of making secondary education affordable so as to enhance access, transition and student academic performance.Studies in some parts of Kenya like Kangundo Sub County have revealed that subsidized fees at all levels of education and particularly at primary and secondary education level enhances access, transition and academic performance.This seemed not to be the case in Mbita and Suba sub counties, where the...
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There is considerable debate about the two most commonly used scoring methods, namely, the formula scoring (popularly referred to as negative marking method in our environment) and number right scoring methods. Although the negative marking scoring system attempts to discourage students from guessing in order to increase test reliability and validity, there is the view that it is an excessive and unfair penalty that also increases anxiety. Feedback from students is part of the education...
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The most common sequelae after surgical removal of mandibular third molar are pain, trismus, swelling, and dysphagia. However, these symptoms can also signal the onset of surgical site infection and alveoli osteitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and levofloxacin and preemptive therapy of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the reduction of postinflammatory complications, surgical site infection, and alveolar osteitis following the...