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This study was conducted to determine whether objective clinical, patient performance, quality-of-life, and subjective outcomes are significantly different among African American men with type 2 diabetes who received follow-up at either monthly or 3-month intervals after participating in a structured diabetes self-management education program.Prior to the diabetes self-management education program, 30 African American men with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to 2 groups to receive...

South Africa's governmental and parastatal institutions have a long history of authoritarian, rigid and hierarchical functioning, now in upheaval as the transformation to more equitable, consultative and humane procedures take place. Immigration officials in their role as gatekeepers have in particular been groomed to perceive their task as that of weeding out undesirable or vulnerable non-citizens.

The past and the future in the Present : Kenyan adult immigrant’s stories on orientation and adult education in Sweden

CCIS THE CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE IMMIGRATION STUDIES Politics, Race and Absorption: Israeli Housing and Education Policies for Ethiopian Jewish Immigrants, 1984-1992. By Fred A. Lazin Ben Gurion University of the Negev Working Paper No. 28 November, 2000 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California 92093-0510

The reviewed nursing curriculum in Namibia incorporated issues related to Primary Health Care and diversification in the practical field for student nurses. This means that the students are exposed more to their communities so that they can identify, manage and refer, if need be, the problems at this level, strengthen their problem solving skills which will enable them to look for solutions independently while taking into account all factors experienced by the family or community. The aim of...

This article analyzes the role of educational policies as a success factor for girls' education and focuses in two countries, Mauritania and Guinea, that have successfully addressed this issue. It also briefly mentions the current situation in Burkina Faso and Mali. The key objective of this research effort was to understand and explain the practices that help girl students to succeed in school, and the underlying circumstances. The research revealed that the problems and successes of girls'...

This article analyzes the role of educational policies as a success factor for girls' education and focuses in two countries, Mauritania and Guinea, that have successfully addressed this issue. It also briefly mentions the current situation in Burkina Faso and Mali. The key objective of this research effort was to understand and explain the practices that help girl students to succeed in school, and the underlying circumstances. The research revealed that the problems and successes of girls'...

Discusses the training of library and information professionals in Africa, and future development. Argues that library and information services (LIS) training in Africa must take into consideration existing conditions and wider society needs. Courses offered must be tailored to suit conditions of Africa’s information structure and needs. Also the training offered must be suitable and effective enough to allow trainees to comprehend it properly and apply it appropriately to their actual...

(2000). The Role of the Humanities in Higher Education in South Africa. Pretexts: Literary and Cultural Studies: Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 225-233.

The Wildlife Clubs of Kenya (WCK) is the largest grassroots environmental education organization for youth in Africa. Despite three decades of environmental education involving more than one million youth, no documented history exists of the organization or its role in environmental education in Kenya. The objective of this study was to develop a historical perspective of WCK and provide lessons learned for other environmental education programs for youth. This study used document review,...

This paper provides insight into the unique process of education policy development in South Africa, in particular the work of the National Commission on Special Needs in Education (NCSNET) and the National Committee on Education Support Services (NCESS). The process has been characterized by a fully democratic, participatory approach ensuring maximum involvement of all stakeholders at all levels of society. In addition, the process has been problem-centred—focusing on meeting the complex...

We conducted a randomized controlled trial of the effects of dietary supplements on anemia, weight and height in 136 anemic school children from a low socioeconomic background in Bagamoyo District schools in Tanzania. The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of dietary supplements on anemia and anthropometric indices of anemic school children. The supplements were vitamin A alone, iron and vitamin A, iron alone or placebo, administered in a double-blinded design for 3 mo....

This report was undertaken for the PEW Center on Global Climate Change and deals specifically with the issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transport Sector in South Africa. As a country study its focus is on the national level due to the relative size of the transport sector in South Africa versus some of the other case studies, as well as the availability of data in this country. The objectives of the study are to: •Gather information on the development of the transport system in...

This report was undertaken for the PEW Center on Global Climate Change and deals specifically with the issue of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transport Sector in South Africa. As a country study its focus is on the national level due to the relative size of the transport sector in South Africa versus some of the other case studies, as well as the availability of data in this country. The objectives of the study are to: •Gather information on the development of the transport system in...

Summary A 6‐week prospective study of women referred to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital during labour and delivery was conducted to determine the sources of and indications for referral, and to assess the adequacy of various aspects of the referral mechanisms. Of 396 women referred, 86% were referred from polyclinics (which are state‐owned) and private midwives. The commonest indications were failure to progress (21.5%) and hypertensive disease (15.7%). A total of 35 (8.8%) women were referred...

The need to give support services to teachers throughout their career is being recognised as the only way to maintaining an effective teaching profession. The study was designed to ascertain the extent to which teacher support services are provided by the Chana Education Service and how the services influence teacher morale and job performance. Using Cape Coast municipality as a case study all the 340 teachers in the nine secondary schools, their headmasters and directors of education in the...