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Inland valleys have enormous potentials for agriculture. Their exploitation constitutes a huge source of revenue for the stakeholders. Various agricultural products, environmental and cultural services make the inland valleys, complex ecosystems to operate. It's still in that complexity that they provide wealth for operators. However, in West Africa, approaches to develop these inland valleys, for decades, have not allowed actors to converge their interests towards some shared economic and...
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Stacey L. Benson. THE EFFECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NCLB ON THE ACHIEVMENT GAP BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WHITE STUDENTS IN GEORGIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS. (Under the direction of Dr. Michelle Goodwin) School of Education, January 2010. This study examined the relationship between the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the achievement gap between African American and white students’ eighthgrade math scores on the yearly-standardized test (Criterion Referenced Competency Test – CRCT) in...
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The role of teachers in achieving good quality education is universally acknowledged. What is less clear is what incentives are required to attract good teachers to teaching. Incentives, including teachers pay, need to be sufficient yet, in the light of fiscal resource constraints, not excessive. This paper deals with the issue of teacher pay in South Africa before the introduction of the recent Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) for teachers, that was intended to offer more attractive...
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Economists regard information and feedback as important ways for self-correction in a system. This study analyses one aspect of information and feedback in the South African education system. Continuous assessment (CASS) carries a 25% weight in the final matriculation (Grade 12) mark and, more importantly, provides feedback on performance that affects examination preparation and effort. Weak assessment in schools means that pupils are getting wrong signals that may have important...
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Economists regard information and feedback as important ways for self-correction in a system. This study analyses one aspect of information and feedback in the South African education system. Continuous assessment (CASS) carries a 25% weight in the final matriculation (Grade 12) mark and, more importantly, provides feedback on performance that affects examination preparation and effort. Weak assessment in schools means that pupils are getting wrong signals that may have important...
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Tunisia is known for its large interannual variability of climate. It knows the heavy rain, rain storm, as well as droughts. Meteorological drought, resulting in low rainfall, is characterized by a duration and relatively high intensity. It can last a year or it can persist for several consecutive years. It has a direct impact on the hydrological drought. The Tunisian climate is marked by alternating wet and dry years. Situated in the Mediterranean watershed, Tunisia is under the influence...
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This study relates to the interaction between the rainfall, the inflow of water and the storage management of reservoirs in semi-arid zones. It consists on studying and analyzing the behaviour of the hydro meteorological variables on the level of the catchment area of Siliana, in Tunisia. The concerned basin is characterized by a wet and cold climate in winter, dryness and heat in summer. It was the subject of several development works (benches, little lakes and two big dams). The measures...
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Resume Research Application Summary Prolonged drought is one of the most serious climatic hazards affecting agricultural production and those most at risk are those countries currently vulnerable to climate variability. Barley is one of the economical and staple food crops grown in northern Ethiopia which is severely affected by drought stress. Given it’s economically importance, understanding the efficient use of water for growing barley could contribute to the livelihood food security in...
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This study aimed at analyzing the benefits derived from the use of public healthcare facilities and education in Cameroon. The specific objectives are: (i) to estimate the proportion of the budget which is really acquired by the end users of those services; (ii) to determine the equity contents of the acquired benefits; (iii) to quantify the satisfaction in the use of public healthcare and education services; and (iv) to establish the correlation between satisfaction and the wellbeing of...
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This article examines the liberalization and reform process that has been championed by the Moroccan monarchy since 1999. After the coronation of Mohammed VI, special attention has been given by the state to terms such as participation, good governance and gender equality and several reform programs have since been launched. The aim of this article is to concentrate on the local level in which these reforms and official dis courses are put into practice and are (re)adapted. In order to...
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Crop symptoms of K and Mg deficiency are common on the coastal plains of Papua New Guinea. It was hypothesised that fertiliser uptake efficiency in oil palm is limited in these environments due to leaching loss resulting from high rainfall and high soil exchangeable Ca contents. Two field experiments were carried out on volcanic ash soils to determine the effect of fertiliser type (MgSO4, MgO or MgCO3) on movement of Mg. In one trial the fertilisers were applied to 36-palm plots over a...
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The successive wars of the 1990s affected the Republic of Congo for more than five years and still have tangible effects today. Beside the tragic war-related deaths, the conflicts caused an extreme destructuration of the Congolese society, in both social and economic terms, and led to massive displacements of populations (one fourth of the inhabitants got displaced). The Pool area was at the heart of conflict, and the populations living there paid a heavy tribute. The educational supply was...