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Based on a sample of nearly 300 university students in Benin City, Nigeria, the present study shows that, although a wide range of various drugs are readily available and known, the substances most frequently used by university students are coffee, cola nuts, alcohol, spirits and cigarettes. Diazepam and diazepoxide are also used with some frequency. Students tend to use stimulants and depressants sequentially, mainly during and after sessional examinations. The stimulants keep them alert...
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The nasal carrier-rate of Staphylococcus aureus in 548 Nigerians aged 9-32 years and attending various educational establishments was 56.4%. This rate decreased with increasing age. A significantly greater proportion of females (65.0%) than males (46.5%) were carriers, but the excess in females was apparent only in subjects aged greater than 20 years. Mucoid strains of S. aureus, which gave a negative slide-coagulase reaction, were found in 21.5% of carriers aged 10-15 years, but were absent...
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Seismic recording stations were set up in the El Asnam region of Algeria by the Department of Nuclear Safety of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA/IPSN) after the severe October 10, 1980 earthquake, to study the aftershocks of this important event. Three of these stations, equipped with SMA-1 instruments, were intended to record strong ground motion and were accordingly installed near the trace of the fault responsible for the main shock. Three other more sensitive stations were placed...
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The central theory of Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed is that all human beings are capable of engaging in a dialogical encounter with their world. Application of this theory to the bitter civil war that occurred in Zimbabwe from 1972 to 1979 leads to four conclusions. First, the lack of educational opportunity for the Africans and the unwillingness of the Rhodesian Front (RF) government to engage in a dialog was a major cause of the war. The more the RF refused to engage in dialog...
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To examine the theoretical and empirical evidence in support of education in early childhood both in the West and in the Third World Countries a brief account is given of the present state of education during early childhood in Africa. Comparatively early childhood education in Africa leaves much to be desired. By alerting the public to the importance of early childhood education as observed in Western countries, African countries and other developing countries might be encouraged to give...
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Educational philosophy and policy in Tanzania have undergone a transformation since the country gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1961. President Julius Nyerere describes their accomplishments and presents the dilemmas currently facing the new socialist government. He describes the literacy and teacher training programs and discusses the relationship between the country's educational policy and international economic conditions.
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Science EducationVolume 69, Issue 2 p. 147-153 International Science EducationFree Access The science curriculum and the secondary student in Sierra Leone Ebu N. S. Sawyerr, Ebu N. S. Sawyerr Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra LeoneSearch for more papers by this author Ebu N. S. Sawyerr, Ebu N. S. Sawyerr Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra LeoneSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1985...
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When it began, back in the 1960's, the impending drought appeared to be simply a return to more normal weather after the wet decade of the 1950's. From the perspective of 1985, however, the sub-Saharan drought of the past 15 years is seen to have been the worst in 150 years, and the past 2 years were the driest of the century. The exceptional persistence, severity, and broad expanse of the drought suggest that man's role in the disaster has been limited to aggravating human...
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Abstract Acculturation theory suggests that contemporary Africa has been experiencing sociocultural changes (opinions, beliefs, values, and so on) because of the impact of Western culture, especially through the exposure to Western eduction. Based on first‐hand data on 117 male Nigerian students attending American colleges and universities at the undergraduate level, the issue of abortion is raised in terms of (1) whether these students favor or oppose abortion, and (2) what factors are...
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World EnglishesVolume 4, Issue 1 p. 33-35 TEACHING ENGLISH IN NIGERIAN INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS THOMAS K. ADEYANJU, THOMAS K. ADEYANJU T. K. Adeyanju completed his education as a TESL specialist at Teachers College, Columbia, New York in 1971 and has taught extensively in Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, and the United States. He has developed both undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in English teacher education and was twice chairman of national workshops on English curricula in Nigeria....
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In Nigeria even the smallest village has primary school. These institutions can serve as centers of primary health care for the Nigerian community. 3 features are suggested for a good school health program: school health services a healthful school envirnonment and a school health education program. The major problem is the area of school health services. Specific recommendations include annual medical examinations constantly updated health records for each pupil and paramedical referrals...
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American AnthropologistVolume 87, Issue 1 p. 203-204 Free Access Cultural/Ethnology: Food, Sex, and Pollution: A New Guinea Religion Aletta Biersack, Aletta Biersack University of OregonSearch for more papers by this author Aletta Biersack, Aletta Biersack University of OregonSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1985 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1985.87.1.02a00720AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text...