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At the end of 1984 Kenya launched a new education system designated as 8.4.4. since it provided for 8 years of primary education followed by 4 of secondary and, for some, 4 years of post-secondary education. The country abolished forms five and six, in the secondary cycle, which had been in operation since 1961, extended primary education from seven to eight years and restructured the curriculum in primary, secondary, technical and university education. These reforms were aimed at:...
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Because Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a young country and still in its formative stage in my inaugural lecture I have decided to consider the 2 diverse subjects of the planning of postgraduate training or making of specialists and the problem of providing access to health care in rural areas. Postgraduate training is a new issue in PNG and preoccupies the minds of many young doctors. Thus it is the responsibility of both the Health Department and the University to develop appropriate goals and...
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Description et resultats d'une enquete menee aupres de vingt-neuf bibliotheques de colleges d'enseignement pour les futurs enseignants du second degre sur le statut de ces bibliotheques, les pouvoirs des conservateurs, l'adequation des fonds et l'autonomie administrative
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Information pertaining to the Sudanese system of education, the practice of school psychology, its administration, school psychology-related training facilities, relevant contributions, apparent problems, and future developments is presented.
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The challenge facing the contribution of clinical psychology to general health care from within the medical teaching establishment, in a changing society, is explored. Factors providing an impetus for psychology to participate in the quest for a mind — body synthesis in understanding and treating physical disease are discussed, along with related joint collaborative and other psychological aspects. The importance of cross-cultural issues and implications for future training and functioning...
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Papua New Guinea is a developing country which gives a high priority to education. The Papua New Guinea University of Technology has recently conducted a degree course in cartography aimed at meeting the demands of a rapidly changing profession. The basic philosophy of cartographic training in Papua New Guinea is outlined and related to the changes now occurring in the country's mapping industry.
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The primary purpose of this study was to pinpoint areas of knowledge and ignorance about AIDS among Zimbabwean primary and 2ndary teacher-trainees in January-February 1987, prior to the public awareness campaign. A 2ndary purpose was to ascertain how acceptable questions concerning sex are to a literate Zimbabwean sample. Knowledge of AIDS among the 630 Zimbabwean trainees were assessed using 2 open-ended questions and a 22-item true/false inventory. Contact with prostitutes was identified...
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In discussing the general approach to management and supervisory training in Nigeria in Part II of this article, attention will be given to:
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Abstract Farming systems research (FSR) methodology is being used to improve vegetable production in Swaziland, a developing nation in southeastern Africa. An important prerequisite for this new' thrust in methodology is the training of staff in FSR objectives and processes.
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Abstract The awareness of the harm caused by pollutants to natural environments has led the political and legislative authorities of industrially-developed countries to introduce or review regulations to protect the environment. However, in recent years, all over the world and particularly in many countries in Africa, there has been a remarkable population growth, accompanied by an intense urbanization, an increase of industrial activities and a higher exploitation of cultivable land. These...
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Research Article| August 01, 1987 Engineering Geology, and Seismic and Volcanic Hazards in the Hijaz Railway Region—Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia REGINALD P. BRIGGS REGINALD P. BRIGGS Geomega, Inc., P.O. Box 13127, Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Environmental and Engineering Geoscience (1987) xxiv (3): 403–423. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxiv.3.403 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation...
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American EthnologistVolume 14, Issue 3 p. 568-569 Knowledge and Power in Morocco: The Education of a Twentieth-Century Notable. DALE F. EICKELMAN KEVIN DWYER, KEVIN DWYER LondonSearch for more papers by this author KEVIN DWYER, KEVIN DWYER LondonSearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1987 https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.1987.14.3.02a00170Citations: 1AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text...
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The purpose of this study is to describe the historical development of secondary education in Eastern Nigeria, taking into consideration the following periods: (1). before the coming of the British, (2) from 1842 to 1960 when Nigeria received her independence from Britain, and (3) from 1960 to 1986. The period between 1960 and 1986 is further subdivided into (a) 1960 to 1967 when the civil war began, (b) 1967 to 1970 when the civil war ended, and (c) the post-civil war era—1970 to 1986.
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Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyVolume 2, Issue 4 p. 381-382 Problems of training in hepatology in Africa ABDEL-RAHMAN EL-ZAYADI, ABDEL-RAHMAN EL-ZAYADI Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, EgyptSearch for more papers by this author ABDEL-RAHMAN EL-ZAYADI, ABDEL-RAHMAN EL-ZAYADI Ain-Shams Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, EgyptSearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1987 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.1987.tb00177.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport...
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The postulated superior functional efficiency in association with reduced body size under conditions of chronic protein-energy undernutrition was considered in school children from rural Mexico and coastal Papua New Guinea. Grip strength and three measures of motor performance were measured in cross-sectional samples of children 6-16 years of age from a rural agricultural community in Oaxaca, Mexico, and from the coastal community Pere on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. The strength and...
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The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between pupils' self-concepts and their performance on the Botswana Primary School-leaving Examinations. Pupils with high self-concepts scored significantly better than pupils with low self-concepts in their over-all performance as well as in the subject matter examined, namely, Mathematics, English, Science, and Social Studies. The sample included 2559 (1517 girls and 1042 boys) pupils of standard seven drawn from a stratified...