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The future response of African ecosystems to global change is highly uncertain. North Africa is one of the regions where many state‐of‐the‐art climate models fail to reproduce major features of the monsoonal precipitation system, and consequently, projections of future changes are not coherent among different models. A 3‐day workshop brought together 50 international experts in atmosphere physics, African paleoclimate, and archaeology. The workshop aimed to explore the role of Africa in...

Refiguring Rhetorical Education: Women Teaching African American, Native American, and Chicano/a Students, 1865-1911 examines the work of five female teachers who challenged gendered and cultural expectations to create teaching practices that met the civic and cultural needs of their students.The volume analyzes Lydia Maria Child's The Freedmen's Book, a post-Civil War educational textbook for newly freed slaves; Zitkala Sa's autobiographical essays published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1900...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 88, Issue 1 p. 22-22 DROUGHT AND HUNGER IN AFRICA: DENYING FAMINE A FUTURE. Edited by M. H. Glantz TIM BRANGWIN, TIM BRANGWINSearch for more papers by this author TIM BRANGWIN, TIM BRANGWINSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1989 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1989.tb00816.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 48, Issue 1 p. 21-24 Teaching Africa: Some Practical Considerations for University Entrace Gergraphy D. W. A. Day, D. W. A. Day *Head of Social Studies, Melville High School, Hamilton.Search for more papers by this author D. W. A. Day, D. W. A. Day *Head of Social Studies, Melville High School, Hamilton.Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1970 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1970.tb00070.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 50, Issue 1 p. 33-33 AFRICA: A STUDY GEOGRAPHY FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS J. T. Dykes, J. T. Dykes Christchurch Teachers' CollegeSearch for more papers by this author J. T. Dykes, J. T. Dykes Christchurch Teachers' CollegeSearch for more papers by this author First published: May 1971 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1971.tb00478.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 69, Issue 1 p. 23-23 AFRICA: A STUDY GEOGRAPHY FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS. By John M. Pritchard. BRIAN HAYS, BRIAN HAYS Burnside High SchoolSearch for more papers by this author BRIAN HAYS, BRIAN HAYS Burnside High SchoolSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1980.tb00136.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text...

There are historical, institutional and cultural differences that influence teaching and learning in South African universities. There are also different beliefs about how relevance and responsiveness are constituted, and about the pedagogical principles that should apply in transferring knowledge (Council on Higher Education 2004: 101). In recognition of these differences, we argue in this article that an African educational discourse can make a significant contribution to teaching and...

This paper argues that while there are some academic efforts have been made to fulfil the need to indigenise African universities, these efforts have been greatly overshadowed by the hegemony that neo-liberal capitalistic practices have at our contemporary African universities. The post-colonial African university has become more oriented towards the promotion and dissemination of the values of neo-liberal capitalism. In this orientation, African indigenous values are only appealed to in...

This study was initiated by the fact that the language of the largest ethnic group in Tanzania – called Wasukuma, contains a very rich nomenclature which generally describes soils and their properties in relation to management and productivity. (54) randomly selected farmers from three different villages (namely Shishiyu, Mwanhegele and Bukangilija) participated in the study. A questionnaire was designed for the purpose of interviewing farmers. Farmers provided information on major local...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 55, Issue 1 p. 16-19 Geography in Nigerian High School P. O. Okunrotifa, P. O. Okunrotifa *Lecturer in Curriculum Development, Department of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.Search for more papers by this author P. O. Okunrotifa, P. O. Okunrotifa *Lecturer in Curriculum Development, Department of Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1973...

Cigarette smoking among youths is increasingly a public health concern.This study sought to determine the prevalence of smoking among secondary school students and to assess their perception of smoking and cigarette advertisement.A cross sectional study was conducted among 1,223 senior secondary school students in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria.The prevalence of smoking among this population was 41 (3.4%) with 115 (9.4%) reporting that they had ever smoked. Mean age of smoking initiation was 14.2...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 48, Issue 1 p. 17-21 A Social Science Curriculum for High School in Pepua-New Guinea— A Report on Progress James E. Ritchie, James E. Ritchie *Professor of Psychology, University of Waikato, HamiltonSearch for more papers by this author James E. Ritchie, James E. Ritchie *Professor of Psychology, University of Waikato, HamiltonSearch for more papers by this author First published: May 1970 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1970.tb00069.xAboutPDF...

New Zealand Journal of GeographyVolume 55, Issue 1 p. 39-39 NEW DIMENSIONS IN NIGERIAN HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY. Edited by James A. Majasan Evelyn Stokes, Evelyn Stokes University of Waikato.Search for more papers by this author Evelyn Stokes, Evelyn Stokes University of Waikato.Search for more papers by this author First published: October 1973 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0028-8292.1973.tb00599.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give...

This paper investigated the views of some adolescents in Botswana about how HIV/AIDS can be stemmed The rationale of the study was the fact that observations an-) literature trends tend to support the fact that youths are the at-risk group; Adolescence, in particular has been described as a developmental stage in which libido is most active. Furthermore, apparently, efforts being made to contain the spread of the pandemic, including the popular Batswana ABC acronym for reduction of its...

A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence o malaria among primary schoolchildren in Ebonyi State. The degree of malaria parasite, infection and species of the parasite isolated were used to determine the level of endemicity of the disease. Out of one thousand and two hundred (1,200) primary schoo children aged between 5 –16 years sampled, the prevalence rate of 40.08 % was recorded. The species of the parasite associated with the disease was Plasmodium falciparum. It was observed...

Investigation was made to reveal the state and level of Schistosomiasis haematobuim infection in the whole of Agulu town in Anaocha local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria where a lake (Agulu lake) is implicated in the transmission of the disease. Urine sample was collected from 3029 children for Schistosoma egg identification. Thiswas used to calculate the level of infection in the different schools Schistosomiasis prevalence was highest (55.2%) in Umuowelle primary school and...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to identify the health information needs of fresh students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Three hundred students were randomly selected. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of the survey showed that the students' health information needs were on emotional health, personal hygiene, mental health promotion, and reproductive health. Many of the students required information on reproductive health such as sexually transmitted...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to identify the health information needs of fresh students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Three hundred students were randomly selected. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of the survey showed that the students' health information needs were on emotional health, personal hygiene, mental health promotion, and reproductive health. Many of the students required information on reproductive health such as sexually transmitted...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to identify the health information needs of fresh students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Three hundred students were randomly selected. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of the survey showed that the students' health information needs were on emotional health, personal hygiene, mental health promotion, and reproductive health. Many of the students required information on reproductive health such as sexually transmitted...