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A Thesis submitted to the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Education. Johannesburg, 2015
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As we enter the fifth year of the Syrian conflict, which began in 2011, it is becoming clear that this crisis could lead to the long-term displacement of Syrian refugees. Education is an “essential platform for protection, social stabilization and economic recovery” (UNICEF et al., 2013). Access to quality education is key to ensuring the continued learning of children displaced due to the on-going conflict in Syria. A high proportion of uneducated Syrians will have serious individual and...
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Shortage of a competent public health workforce is as a worldwide problem. The situation is especially bad in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2008, the World Health Organization and the Global Health Workforce Alliance launched a call for proposals for a public health training programme with an emphasis on health workforce development specifically targeting Africa. Our article presents the development, implementation and evaluation of an e-learning Master of Advanced Studies in Public Health on...
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THESIS Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied English Language Studies, Faculty of Humanities, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Australia is a culturally diverse nation. The Arts provide a pathway that contributes to the rich tapestry of its people. Tertiary music educators have the responsibility to provide opportunities to effectively prepare and engage pre-service teachers in becoming culturally responsive. The authors discuss the importance and need to include guest music educators as culture bearers when preparing pre-service teachers to teach multicultural music. Drawing on data from student questionnaires,...
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It is common for drugs to be sold by vendors in markets throughout Tanzania; however, these drugs are often counterfeit, mimicking the size, shape, and packaging of genuine drugs without offering the desired efficacious effect. This poses a major problem. These counterfeit drugs waste resources, put individuals at risk of continued illness, and discourage individuals from purchasing genuine and life-saving medications. With the research being conducted by this global development team (GDT)...
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A research report submitted to the School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Education 16 February 2015
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The World Health Organization lists Kenya among African countries experiencing health workforce crisis catalysed through immigration, underproduction, inconsistent quality of production and unequal distribution. Strengthening health training institutions to increase production of high-quality health workers is acknowledged as a measure to mitigate the crisis.IntraHealth International's USAID-funded FUNZOKenya Project (2012-2017) undertook an assessment to identify the bottlenecks to...
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THESIS Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Language and Literacy Education Faculty of Humanities School of Education University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THE UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND July, 2014
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A thesis submitted to the School of Education of the Faculty of Humanities in fulfilment for the degree Doctor of Philosophy
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In the context of the ongoing armed conflict, Syria is the country of the world with most internally displaced people. Amongst the most vulnerable, internally displaced children are paying a high price for the country’s situation, which is undermining their access to quality education, thus risking not only their future prospects but also those of Syria as a whole. The active conflict, the resulting displacement of families and the lack of sufficient humanitarian assistance push education...
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The study was carried out in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 yam farmers from the list of registered yam farmers in the local government area. Data generated were presented using frequency tables and percentages. Majority (63.0%) of the respondents were between 31-40 years, a large proportion had no formal education and are predominantly (75%) married and many (64%) has been in yam production for 5-15 years. Respondents were...
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Smallholder agriculture and food systems in Africa are highly vulnerable and susceptible to climate-related impacts and changes, further debilitating food security (World Bank, 2009; Ramirez-Villegas and Thornton, 2015). With agriculture making up a high proportion of African countries’ gross domestic product, climateresilient food systems policies are needed. Policies are important strategies to respond to climate change and to enhance climate adaptation and mitigation activities....
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Water pollution is a universal problem; this vital matter essential to the life of all living things has become rare where drought is the only truth despite rising rates of precipitate compared with recent years. Our study is precisely to support the conformity of effluents discharged in the Bay of Arzew with the standard Algerian and study the impact of organic pollution on surface water, to protect the environment where the final recipient is presented in our case by the sea .This bay is...