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This 1998 evaluation assessed the peer education programmes of HIV/AIDS projects run by four non-governmental organisations. A mini-case study approach was used and analysis was based on cross-case itemistic variables. The projects were assessed only in terms of immediate developmental outcomes to target groups rather than on long-term impact. The study concluded the following: (1) The projects had raised community awareness of HIV/AIDS; (2) Basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS was for the most part...

This study sought to critically investigate factors that could explain Rhodes University's (RU's) ability to sustain and raise its student enrolment levels against overall declining national enrolment in tertiary institutions in South Africa--particularly with regard to historically black universities. The findings indicated that the choice of the institution was made mainly by the respondents themselves, based on their career preferences. Affordability and other financial considerations did...

Code-mixing (hereafter CM) is a worldwide communicative phenomenon that obtains in language contact situations and is well documented especially in the context of third-world societies. However, little or no systematic attention has been paid to Shona-English CM. Shona-English CM can be found in a number of domains in Zimbabwean society, mostly in the urban areas, and often the younger generation constitutes the most active mixers in informal interactions. This article is concerned with the...

Accurate information on the prevalence, intensity and distribution of helminth infections greatly facilitates appropriate control. Therefore as a precursor to developing a control programme in Mpumalanga, South Africa, a cross-sectional survey of the prevalence and intensity of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis was conducted at 90 randomly selected schools between June 1998 and March 1999, inclusive. Stool and urine specimens from 4500 randomly selected primary school...

Existing literature regarding European-American teachers' referrals of African-American students for special education programs is abundant. However, literature that explains African-American teachers' referrals of African-American students, in their own voices, is limited. This qualitative study examines the influences guiding African-American teachers' decisions to refer African-American students for special education programs. It uses, as a conceptual framework, several researchers'...

The concept of recognising and accrediting - what people already know and can do - is having a significant impact on many of the education and training programmes currently being developed. This is irrespective of whether that learning has been acquired through unstructured learning, performance development, off-the-job assessment, or skills and knowledge that meet workplace needs but have been gained through various previous learning experiences. The concept Recognition of Prior Learning...

Not all urban schools that serve African American communities are the disasters portrayed in the media. Mr. Morris shares insights he has gleaned from a seven-year study of Elementary School in St. a school that has successfully with its community. THE CAMPUS grounds and the ambience of Elementary School, located in what is known as North St. Louis, differ vastly from the images of inner-city schooling presented regularly in news accounts.1 The shiny hardwood floors and the immaculate...

This research investigates and discusses missionary education in South Africa in general, and in the Bushbuckridge (BBR) area in particular, during the period 1910-1973. It also investigates and highlights how missionaries from various church denominations from Europe and the United States of America, spread the Word of God in South Africa. This research reveals that they founded and provided educational assistance to illiterate Black people. in order to enable thein to read the Bible, as...

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook Review Culture, Education, and Development in South Africa: History and Contemporary Perspectives by Ali A. Abdi. Westport, Conn., and London: Bergin & Garvey, 2002. 212 pp. $64.95 (cloth). ISBN 0‐897‐8981‐5‐X.Laura PortnoiLaura PortnoiUniversity of California, Los Angeles Search for more articles by this author University of California, Los AngelesPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share...

The aim of this project was to determine the acceptability and usefulness of an educational videotape for African Americans with depression. Four focus groups were held in two community settings and at a historically black university. Subjects included 24 African Americans, aged 18-76 years, who screened positive for depression. Focus group questions addressed the usefulness of the videotape to understand depression and its treatment, the most and least effective parts of the videotape, and...

This paper explores some of the problems arising when Continuous Assessment (CA) is grafted onto established pedagogic practices. It focuses on three issues: teachers' restricted understandings of assessment, teachers' emphasis on criteria that demonstrate concern with social control, and some of the problems connected with peer assessment. Two vignettes derived from fieldwork associated with a project to improve the quality of primary education are used to raise the issues. We argue that...

Research suggests that many graduate students have negative attitudes toward research. However, studies in this area have primarily involved white populations, and little is known about the attitudes toward research of African American students, despite the fact that the latter tend to attain lower levels of achievement in research methodology courses than do their white counterparts (A. Onwuegbuzie, 1999). Consequently, this two-stage study examined the attitudes toward research of African...

To examine the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of a structured 12-week exercise training program for a predominantly African-American group of adults with multiple health conditions who reside in difficult social environments.A total of 37 females and 7 males (mean age, 54.1 years) participated in an exercise training regimen 3 days per week for 60 minutes per day (cardiovascular, 30 minutes; strength, 20 minutes; and flexibility, 10 minutes). Outcome measures included peak VO(2) (mL...

This paper explores the teaching of geography field courses in Africa for UK university undergraduates. Using largely qualitative feedback, the experiences of students, staff and local communities involved in field courses to Kenya, Zimbabwe and The Gambia are evaluated. Benefits and disbenefits of these field courses to the participating students, the local community and teaching staff are scrutinised. The paper concludes that such field courses to 'exotic' destinations are an effective...

The prevalence of urinary and intestinal schistosomiasis, the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding the disease among both the children and their parents were investigated in Djikoroni para, a Suburban area of Bamako. The prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni were respectively 69.8% and 8.7%. Compared with the girls, the boys were significantly more infected by S. haematobium (p = 5.10(-3)), but no difference between the sexes was observed for S. mansoni (p = 0.36)....

In this paper we draw on research conducted on the system of supply of learner support materials (LSMs) in Region 2 of the Northern Province of South Africa. The study used a qualitative methodology where a case study design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used in the selection of five schools. Three methods of data collection were used, namely: interview, observation and documentation. It was found that the system of supply of learner support materials in the Northern Province was in a...