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Local authorities are established to give the citizens of the town or city the opportunity to provide those services which are fundamental to community living. They provide essential services and it is therefore imperative that members of the legislative, governing and administrative components be effectively trained. The councilors are members of the political institution, namely the council. 1 The councilors have to undertake legislative and governmental functions in addition to their...
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The paper considers the education and training of engineers, using data from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone. It discusses changes in preferences in terms of disciplines, i.e. electrical, mechanical and civil engineering as offered by the Faculty of Engineering, with respect to the number of students opting for these disciplines. The problems encountered in the process of restructuring the syllabuses taught in order to reflect new technologies are discussed with regard to the...
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An interview study of metamemory based on that of Kreutzer, Leonard and Flavell (1975) was carried out on 94 Zulu school children, with an age range of 6–13 years. It was hypothesized that the types of metamemorial knowledge found might be culture and/or schooling dependent. A general pattern was detected in the data of the children, namely, that in respect of knowledge of task and person memory variables, responses were mostly similar to those of the Kreutzer et al.'s American group, but in...
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school districts in many areas of the United States are involved in curricular content reforms generated by demands from local African American community members for changes in the quantity and quality of information that is taught about the African experience. In theory, if not in actual practice, these demands for change are also demands for culturally relevant teaching. School districts in Portland, Oregon, and Buffalo have instituted reforms that call for the infusion of African and...
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To assist in efforts to improve the lives of Nigerians, the bank is currently funding 32 projectsacross the country -making it one the Bank's largest portfolio- in agriculture and rural development, education, health, environment, water supply, transportation, energy and private sector development, among others. In these operations the goal is to reach Nigerian's poorest and most vulnerable groups, particularly women and children. However these projects are no substitute for the immense task...
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For as long as we can remember, we've heard the saying that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," interpreted to mean that it's difficult for people to break old habits and learn new things that will improve their lives. The authors look at this "proverb" or adage and prove that this is not always the case when it comes to the disabled elderly who are determined to remain productive and live life to its fullest with their families and in their communities. The authors show that for those...
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To outline the principles guiding the deliberate actions that should be taken in health care settings to prevent the spread of pathogens, especially HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV), to patients and health care workers (HCWs).Universal precautions should be implemented in all health care settings.Based on similar international recommendations.An adaptation of an existing guideline, it was sent to 87 organisations for comment. The comments received were included where possible in this...
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A variety of innovative pedagogues focused on improving school leadership preparation programs are currently under way throughout the United States. Coupled with these fresh approaches to teaching and learning that center on exploring the professional knowledge of the practitioner, more institutions are actively recruiting school leaders who represent a range of ethnic backgrounds. The intent of the following paper is to examine the usefulness of one innovative instructional approach, an...
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South Africa's Institute of Urban Primary Health Care has developed a variety of training programs for primary health care personnel at the Alexandra Health Center. The programs are based on the belief that primary health care must provide not only medical resources but also support for community efforts to improve the quality of life. Thus, the training serves as a catalyst for enabling people to take control of their health and transform their communities. Although separate training...
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Abstract In Tanzania, as in many developing countries, school science is divorced from the science and technology that children experience in their daily lives outside of school. This is also the case in teacher education where methods courses are all to frequently based on textbooks alone. This study is an attempt to raise awareness among science educators in Tanzania, and elsewhere, of the potential of local science and technology as a teaching and learning resource. Focusing on the...
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Twenty patients in Lagos and 24 patients in Nairobi with incidental carcinoma of the prostate in resected glands for benign hyperplasia were studied at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (1978-1982) and at Kenyatta National Hospital (1988-1992), respectively. The age range for the Lagos group was 45-78 years with a mean age of 61 years and a peak incidence in the seventh decade (60-69 year age group) compared to the Nairobi group with age range of 50-89 years with a mean age of 66 years...
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Research has confirmed that the communication style' of African Americans depicts an interpersonal (communal, holistic) emphasis (Cooper, 1981; Norment, 1990; Smitherman, 1977). Cooper (1981) observed that African American students tended to use the first person and we significantly more than the third person and the expression I feel significantly more than I think in written compositions they produced. Research on learning and cognitive styles also supports a holistic African American...