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Worldwide, tobacco consumption constitutes a threat to the health of smokers as well as to non-smokers, among the youth in particular. This quantitative descriptive study investigated the extent of smoking among students in the University of Natal Durban (now University of KwaZulu-Natal campus residences and evaluated their knowledge of smoking habits. A representative sample of 194 students was randomly drawn from a population of 1934 students who lived in University of Natal Durban campus...
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The article discusses the implications of the Outcomes Based Education (OBE) approach for curriculum development in Botswana. The need for work-integrated curriculum design to ensure that assessment criteria and instruments match the intellectual academic programs is highlighted.
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Abstract This article reports the results of fifteen randomly selected English lessons (eight in Standard 6; one in Standard 5; and six in Standard 4) observed in primary schools in Botswana. It was hypothesised that pupils had limited opportunities for meaningful verbal interaction in the classroom. Analyses were made on transcribed lesson data to determine the nature of verbal interaction, the questions asked in the classroom, the language error-correction techniques used, and the teaching...
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In the new South Africa, higher education now operates under a mandate of transformation to extend access and equity to racial and ethnic groups previously denied access under apartheid. However, at the same time, there is little movement at historically English-medium universities to effect change that would move away from current English-mainly or English-only language policies. Indeed, expanding use of English in tertiary education has been recognized as a component of equity:...
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During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, not only physical assets were eroded but more importantly, human capital were destroyed and left the country living hardly on qualified personnel at almost all levels of the economy to play a meaningful development role. While capacity building is needed in many sectors of the economy, it is especially important in the education sector. This study focuses on one particular issue namely to what extent sending academic staff for training in foreign...
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This paper explores the extent of consumption smoothing between 1981 and 1985 in rural Burkina Faso. In particular, we examine the extent to which livestock, grain storage and interhousehold transfers are used to smooth consumption against income risk. The survey coincided with a period of severe drought, so the results provide direct evidence on the effectiveness of these various insurance mechanisms when they are the most needed. We find evidence of little consumption smoothing. In...
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(2006). MULTIMODALITY AND ENGLISH EDUCATION IN UGANDAN SCHOOLS. English Studies in Africa: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 95-114.