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Parental education and family structure are less predictive of high school grades for African Americans than for whites. Community socioeconomic status predicts grades for both groups. The failure of family statuses to predict grades for African Americans appears related to the ethnic mix, and not socioeconomic status, in the residential community. Living in a census tract with a substantial proportion of minority residents affects whites as well as African Americans, reducing the influence...

In humans, the rate and clinical expression of disease in congenitally cytomegalovirus (CMV)-infected infants is modified by maternal immunity to CMV. We used the guinea pig model of congenital CMV infection to compare maternal CD4+ T-cell numbers in nonpregnant animals to those in pregnant dams just before and 7-14 days after inoculation with guinea pig CMV (gpCMV) very early, early, or late in gestation. We also examined ELISA antibody responses to gpCMV in the inoculated nonpregnant and...

Issues the economies, education and the labour-market source and presentation of the data demographic and educational characteristics of employees in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam educational attainment and the urban labour-market in Kenya who gets schooling in Kenya education and rural-urban links in Kenya educational attainment and the urban labour-market in Tanzania who gets schooling in Kenya educational attainment and the urban labour-market in Tanzania who gets schooling in Tanzania...

An earthquake which occurred off the northern Mozambique gives a peculiar feature of P‐waves recorded by WWSSN long period instruments. All the P‐waveforms can be divided into two parts: the amplitude of the first arriving phase varies from station to station, which is consistent with the normal fault type solution of the Harvard CMT solution determined by the long period GDSN data. The amplitude of the second phase, in contrast, is fairly constant over all the stations, inconsistent with...

Previous articleNext article No AccessMaking the Hidden Curriculum the Formal Curriculum: Vocational Training in South AfricaAndre KraakAndre Kraak Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 35, Number 3Aug., 1991 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article...

Fifty‐one male Nigerian students completed a questionnaire on their food‐habits in Aberdeen and Nigeria. Few changes to food‐habits were made during their stay in Aberdeen. Forty‐five of the subjects used a food‐diary to record their food‐intake, Portion‐weights from weighed intakes carried out by male Nigerian students were used to calculate nutrient‐intake. The results differed from those reported in studies on Caucasians. Intake of some vitamins was low. Fibre‐intake was a little lower...

Many recent studies have reported a convergence in the scores of males and females on spatial tests; however, these studies also indicate different amounts of convergence. There are indications that spatial differences continue to exist. It was decided to study such differences in spatial ability on two different tests for two groups of South African first-year university students (ns = 60), one from arts and one from the sciences. In all comparisons statistically significant differences were found between the sexes.

Sennores Center has not been examined for parasitosis. In this paper, a total of 252 pupils in Sennores primary school were examined. The commonest parasite was S. haematobium (29.4%) and the least common was T. saginata (1.2%). Single infection was in 50.4% and double infection was in 40.1%. One case showed triple infection. The whole results were discussed.

Chronic renal failure is associated with abnormalities in lipoprotein metabolism that may contribute to premature atherosclerosis and early mortality in patients on dialysis. In previous studies, we found that plasma clearance of radiolabelled low density lipoprotein (LDL) was retarded in nephrectomized guinea pigs left with one-sixth of normal functioning renal mass. To elucidate potential mechanisms of delayed LDL clearance, we compared binding of LDL to hepatic membranes from both normal...

This study aims to investigate differences between African-American (black) and white children as they make the transition from childhood to adolescence, from elementary to junior high school. Twelve K-6 schools from a midsize city were randomly drawn, and 512 children were followed from grades 6-7 for this analysis. Repeated measures analysis of variance is used on each of 71 dependent variables with race, gender, and grade in school as independent variables. Social class and age are...

Ecto and endoparasites are still one of the public health problems in Egypt. This is particularly true among school students who are exposed to the parasitic infections or infestations by autoinfection or by contagious. In this paper, two primary schools were selected in Qualyob City, Qualyobia Governorate (in the Nile Delta). Examination of 486 school children (6-12 years old) revealed pediculosis (16.04), schistosomiasis (8.8%), amoebiasis (7.81%), giardiasis (9.05%), taeniasis saginata...

For 568 boys and 698 girls (ages 8 to 17 years), Neuroticism scores were reliable and factorially valid for both sexes but reliability and validity for Extraversion were modest and, while reliable, 45% of Lie scale items did not load on their factor of origin. Also, Psychoticism scores were unreliable and factorially invalid. Careful item analyses must be undertaken and the construct of psychoticism verified.

The current study has important implications in the South African context. The team acted as a bridge between the department of education and the school and community systems, establishing links for future negotiations between them. The ecological systems approach facilitated openness to both traditional and Western concepts of mental health by the team, the school community, and the department of education. This approach resulted in a healing method rooted in the realities of the community,...

The experience on perinatal mortality among 757 patients who underwent cesarean section in Jos University Teaching Hospital serving a high risk urban and rural population in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria is presented. During the 2 years of study the cesarean section rate was found to be 4.4%. There were 69 stillbirths, 107 deaths during the first week of life giving a perinatal mortality rate of 235 per 1000. The possible factors responsible for this high rate are discussed and suggestions...

This research project is a study of the grammatical errors in standard eight pupils' written work in English. The specific objectives of this study were as 'follows: 1. To establish the types of grammatical errors in the pupils' written work. 2. To assess the comparative frequency of the different types of errors. 3. To infer the cause(s) of the most frequent type of grammatical error. We chose a heterogeneous group of a hundred and twenty subjects from four city schools. In order...

The aim of the present study was to inquire into oral cleaning practices, and to determine levels of oral cleanliness and periodontal treatment need among 12-year-old Ghanaian school children living in urban and rural areas. Of the 985 children examined, 38 per cent claimed to use a toothbrush, 31 per cent chewing sticks, 17 per cent plantain and 14 per cent the chewing sponge. In rural areas, traditional methods were preferred, and only 8 per cent used a toothbrush. On examination, oral...

Examines the role that the Department of Library and Archival Studies of the University of Ghana might play in assisting the establishment of rural libraries in Ghana. Reviews the present state of rural information provision in Ghana. The present curriculum of the Department of Library and Archival Studies is not designed to produce librarians able to meet the needs of rural people. Makes suggestions for improvements in the curriculum while maintaining a balance between national needs and international standards.