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As part of the practical work for a Research Methodology course,13 MPH / MA students administered a structured questionnaire consisting of basic socio-demographic characteristics, an 8-item satisfaction with personal quality of life scale, and one item assessing happiness, to a convenience sample of 203 adult residents in Greater Pretoria. Complete data were available for 51 African language speakers, 48 Afrikaans speakers, and 54 English speakers. Ages ranged between 18 and 66 years (M =...
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When studying computer games several factors come into play. The issue of gender inequality has been a topic of many research projects in the past. The issue of culture is still in its infancy. Previous research regarding game-playing and gender issues seem to indicate that boys play more computer games than girls, that boys prefer more violent, action-oriented games in comparison to girls and that girls would prefer to play games with a feminine appeal. Intuitively it can be assumed that...
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The achievement of African-Caribbean boys in UK schools has been a cause for concern for decades, and there is still considerable evidence that they are not achieving as well as their contemporaries. This study seeks to listen to the voices of students themselves in order to fathom pedagogical approaches that engender educational success for Black male students. The study has been inspired by American literature that focused on successful pedagogy with African-American students. Recent...
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Central Africa is a band of land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Horn of Africa between 18o N 0.75o S and 18o W 44o E. The climate of this region shows a transition zone from the Sahara Desert in the north to the wet tropical Guinean coast and equatorial continental interior in its south. In such transition zones, drought is a common occurrence; of great concern is the progressive drying of the region from the 1970s and into the 1980s. This thesis aims to investigate whether...
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At a recent educational conference in South Africa, a white history teacher working in an overwhelming white school lamented, “Our students are absolutely bored with learning about the Apartheid era. Isn’t it about time to move on and focus on those things less divisive?” Th at comment got this author to thinkingShould history teachers allow “old dogs to lie” is their coverage of key historical events of South Africa? Should we be made to recall images, myths and stories of a time period...
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The thesis considers how the delivery of primary education might be maintained in developing countries during armed conflict. The study is located in western Uganda, a region with a history of iterative conflict. The most recent armed conflict, and the focus of the research, was that perpetrated by the ADF, a mixture of guerrilla warfare and terrorism. The research is conceptualised as an interpretive case study of the delivery of primary education in formal settings affected by iterative...
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Having the knowledge of infectious diseases and prevention is helpful for the health. The education background will influence the acquired knowledge on diseases and prevention. The interactive influence between the development of education system and epidemic of HIV/AIDS in African countries was analyzed and the implication on the prevention education in China was discussed.
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The ideas and practices of indigenization of African higher education emerged as a result of the marginization of Africa in globalization and Africa's appeal to minimize its marginization through inner development. The aims are to make African higher education break away from the chain of Western higher education model, overcome extroversion and blow away the inferiority haze, thereby to understand and construct independently the organizational structure and curriculum system of higher...
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The financial system in Kenyan higher education transferred from all the cost disbursed by the government to cost-sharing in the 1990s. In the new system, Kenyan colleges and universities raise money by providing parallel degree and diploma programs, and through actions such as production, business and services. These actions have improved the school running, expanded students’ study opportunities, improve the efficiency of higher institution running and its social adaptability. But the...
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Equity in compulsory education is the important indication of ensuring everyone has the right to basic education.South African government tries to advance equity in the development of compulsory education by adopting several mechanisms and measures.The equitable allocation of educational finance and teacher resource are important to guarantee equity in the development of compulsory education.Additional,it is also crucial to take concrete actions and measures to ensure the disadvantaged...
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ABSTRACT Almost every patient in Ghana has a story to tell about the health care delivery system, some pleasant and others bitter. This calls for a system of continuous quality improvement for the ...