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This study assesses the potential of eLearning in developing lifelong learning skills of Masters of Adult Education students at the University of Botswana and on how students can apply these skills in their studies, workplace, at home and in their community. The author of this study conducted in-depth interviews with seven mature students. Findings of this study show that eLearning has the potential to develop students’ lifelong learning skills, especially information and computer literacy...
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Africa needs military leaders with an in depth understanding of security on the continent. Strongly linked to this insight would be a view of African military forces being a safety net to provide a framework within which peace in Africa can be negotiated. Military leaders of Africa should also facilitate a military network to protect peace and stability and influence political leaders to develop the continent to its full potential. Within this broader picture South Africa needs a group of...
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The fact that Lake Mariut is the only coastal lake in Egypt with no natural connection with the Mediterranean Sea has further aggravated the situation through the accumulation of pollutants in the lake. The effect of different pollutants on the composition and distribution of submerged aquatic plant communities in Lake Mariut (Egypt) was studied. Effects of heavy metals, nitrates, nitrites and phosphorus in the water and sediments on the dry weight standing crop (DWSC) of submerged...
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Uganda is among the first Sub Saharan African countries that implemented Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme in 1997 with the main goal of providing basic education to all children of school going age. Prior to UPE, primary education was faced with the problem of high dropout and on that basis; it was the expectation of many educational stakeholders that with free education, the problem of school dropout would come to an end. Despite that, many have been disappointed as the...
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Abstract This study applied the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Technology Acceptance Model to measure outcomes of general education courses under the University of Botswana Computer and Information Skills program. An exploratory model was validated for responses from 298 students. The results have implications for course design and resource utilization.
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Abstract This study applied the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Technology Acceptance Model to measure outcomes of general education courses under the University of Botswana Computer and Information Skills program. An exploratory model was validated for responses from 298 students. The results have implications for course design and resource utilization.
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This chapter presents the translator training curriculum at the University of Pretoria as a case study to show how corpora can be used successfully in the training of African language translators, with particular reference to translating into the South African Bantu languages. These languages were marginalised and disadvantaged during the apartheid era, particularly as far as the development, elaboration and standardisation of terminology is concerned. Consequently, these languages lack...
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The authors had for aim to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and bacteriological aspects and outcome of pediatric Salmonella enterica, Salmonella septicemia, over the last 10 years.We analyzed the case history of 132 patients hospitalized for Salmonellasepticemia (positive blood culture) between 1995 and 2004.Salmonellosis accounted for 0.36% of all hospitalizations. The mean age of patients was 5.86 plus or minus 4.06 years, significantly higher in patients with S. ser. Typhi...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change would be...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change would be...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change would be...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change would be...
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Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change. Adaptation is widely recognized as a vital component of any policy response to climate change. Without adaptation, climate change would be...