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This study investigated the perception of leadership styles and employee restive behaviour by secondary school teachers in a Nigerian setting. Participants were 309 secondary school teachers (males = 41.42%; females = 58.58%; age range between 36 and 52 years; M = 42.48; SD = 3.93). The participants completed the Leadership Behaviour Descriptive Questionnaire (LBDQ-XII) and the Employee Restiveness Predictive Scale (ERPS). Multiple linear regression was utilised to predict teachers’ restive...
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This original book provides a unique analysis of the different regional and inter-regional projects, their processes and the politics of Europeanisation, globalisation and education. Collectively, the contirbutors engage with international relations and integrations theory to explore new ways of thinking about regionalisms and inter-regionalisms, and bring to the fore the role that higher education plays in this.
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Background: Childhood cancer is a leading cause of child mortality in developed countries as well as a recognized contributor to malnutrition and death in developing countries, in particular those of low socioeconomic status.It is estimated that about 50% of children with cancer in developing countries are malnourished while in developed countries, malnutrition among cancer patients is related to the type and the extent of tumor.Anthropometry is the most common and easy way for assessing the...
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The aim of this study was to investigate relational antecedents of work engagement for secondary school teachers and to determine whether specific psychological conditions mediate the effects of relational factors on work engagement. A cross-sectional survey was used. The participants were 502 secondary school teachers in Namibia (females = 64.7%, Afrikaans-speaking = 49%). They completed the following measuring instruments: Co-worker and Supervisor Relationships Scales, Emotional Exhaustion...
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Even though the right to participate in sport, recreation and play is stipulated in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a stand-alone provision, it is often treated as a ‘second class right’. This paper critically investigates challenges of realizing this right in the context of Ethiopia. Findings are based on wheelchair basketball trainings held in Ethiopia for persons with physical disabilities in 2015 as a case study and from follow-up data to...
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The goal of the research was to explore the social and academic experiences of first-year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. Eighteen students (females = 50%, mean age = 19.88 years), participated in focus group discussions on their experiences of social and academic adjustment. Data were analysed using Thematic Content Analysis. The study found that first-year students reported both positive and negative adjustment experiences. Positive academic adjustment experiences...
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The aim of the study was to explore the personal and social factors contributing to heavy episodic alcohol drinking (HEAD) in a sample of students from a rural South African university. A sample of 837 undergraduate students (females = 56.6%; age range of 17 to 43 years) participated in the study. Data on their use of alcohol were gathered using the AUDIT questionnaire. The students also self-reported on their personal-social variables. The descriptive analysis indicated 14% of the students...
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This paper examines the experiences of a group of *African students in Poland, with the aim of understanding the affective and practical coping tactics they employ in response to social exclusion and racism. The analysis of coping strategies follows an in-depth overview of experiences of racialisation, othering and racial discrimination in both institutional and ordinary, day-to-day encounters. A significant body of literature and research highlights ways in which racism functions through...
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The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of illicit drug use (IDU) among university students from eight countries in Africa and three countries in the Caribbean. In a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 7 017 undergraduate university students (mean age 21.1, SD = 2.7, age range of 18–30 years) from 11 countries. Overall, 17.2% and 3.5% reported infrequent (1–9 times) and frequent (10 or more times) IDU in the past 12 months. In multivariate logistic...
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The main objective of this study is to explore the nature of learning and the experiences of students involved in civic collective action, particularly during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and the role of Web 2.0 in the learning and collective action process. This study examines qualitative, in-depth interviews of five student activists in Egypt, and provides an interpretive analysis within and between participants. The study probes the participants’ conceptions of learning as they struggled...
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The aim of this article is to propose some benchmarks for a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) in advanced training in Child Psychology in South Africa, and to highlight key elements in offering such a programme. In doing so, we use as case illustration an existing DPsych programme currently being offered at the University of the Free State, South Africa. We consider advanced child psychology training to registered psychologists in the clinical, counselling and educational categories. The DPsych...
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Training school librarians for the information age: the case of South African teachers on the margins
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Abstract In 1984, Morocco implemented an ambitious reform of its vocational training system, with the main goal of increasing youth employment by making the system more adaptive to the constantly evolving needs of the labor market. We analyze three types of programs that were implemented as part of these reforms using data on graduates from urban vocational training facilities who completed their studies in 2000. We find that both the privatization of vocational training and policies...