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Kenya attained independence thirty nine years ago. Over this time, the Kenya Government through various commissions and sessional papers has reviewed its policies on education and training with a view of addressing the needs of its people and the national manpower development. The 1964 Kenya Education Commission, in response to the challenges facing vocational education in Kenya recommended the conversion of the then Government Trade Schools to Technical Secondary Schools to prepare...
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One of the most prominent, and from a humanitarian and human rights perspective most troubling aspects of internal conflicts during recent years is the plight of the internally displaced persons, a ...
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One of the most prominent, and from a humanitarian and human rights perspective most troubling aspects of internal conflicts during recent years is the plight of the internally displaced persons, a ...
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In the fall of 1999, a group of firstyear Yale School of Medicine students approached their dean, Dr. David Kessler, about the possibility of initiating a studentrun project in South Africa with the goal of assisting in the struggle against the HIV epidemic. Dr. Kessler responded by providing the necessary funds for the group, named the Yale Project for Health Action (YPHA), to travel to South Africa and explore possible directions for the project. Having spent the summer of 2000 (June to...
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The primary purpose of any technical education and vocational training system is to develop sufficient people with the right skills to meet labour market demands. All technical education and vocational systems face the challenge of matching the skills, knowledge and attitudes of the students in the system to the needs of the labour market. The skill base of the workforce in Zambia is critical in setting the foundations for micro and macro economic resurgence and consequently in making sure...
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We used a model of on-the-job learning which considers two principal forms of training within firms: learning by experience and learning by watching. Using linked employer-employee surveys (in French, Moroccan and Tunisian firms), we found contrasting effects of informal training on earnings. The results show higher returns to tenure in the Maghreb whereas learning by experience is the only apprenticeship effect that has a significant impact on earnings of Moroccan employees. The richness of...
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Explorations of socio-cultural realities of many African countries in the post colonial era reveal a very complex yet saddening reality. Poor infrastructure, large numbers of the local populations living below poverty lines, and contin ued civil and ethnic strife are some of the most prevalent identifiable markers of post-colonial Africa. This paper addresses the legacy of colonialism as mani fested in the educational system of Kenya in the post-colonial era. 1 argue that although Kenya is...