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Medical Anthropology QuarterlyVolume 13, Issue 2 p. 253-255 Training Shopkeepers and Schoolchildren in Medicine Use: Experiments in Applied Medical Anthropology in East Africa Sjaak van der Geest, Sjaak van der Geest Medical Anthropology Unit, University of AmsterdamSearch for more papers by this author Sjaak van der Geest, Sjaak van der Geest Medical Anthropology Unit, University of AmsterdamSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 May 2008...

A little known facet of Australia's colonial education delivery in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was theE Course'. Originally termed the Emergency Course, it was a teacher recruitment and training programme that took place prior to PNG's independence in 1975. The programme was speci® cally designed to implement a rapid training and placement of minimally educated, English speaking teachers, into PNG primary schools under the Australian Administration. The scheme took place during a period when...

Literature abounds on both the importance of the school library and on why the school library should be integrated into the curriculum. Some countries have already made positive strides in that direction. It is against this backdrop that the situation in Lesotho with regard to secondary and high school libraries is examined. An overview of the current school library scene in Lesotho is presented. The factors holding back the development of school libraries in the country are discussed...

AbstractThe pattern of library and information science (LIS) education in any country is shaped by a combination of circumstances, namely the nature of the country's library service; the structure of tertiary education; the system of government; and the professional organizations which librarians themselves have formed. Library education programmes should be innovative, educational options should be open to both instructors and students, and the curriculum should be designed to prepare...

The pattern of library and information science (LIS) education in any country is shaped by a combination of circumstances, namely the nature of the country's library service; the structure of tertiary education; the system of government; and the professional organizations which librarians themselves have formed. Library education programmes should be innovative, educational options should be open to both instructors and students, and the curriculum should be designed to prepare students to...

Abstract This qualitative study explores the experiences of Jessica Smith and Donna West (fictitious names), two African American students in a predominantly White teacher education program at a midwest university. Interviews and field observations illuminated these students’ frequent encounters with overt racism, as well as what J. King (1991) called “dysconscious racism"—a form of racism that tacitly accepts dominant White norms and privileges. Their experiences with racism at the...

This cross-sectional survey was carried out to assess epidemiological data concerning dental injuries to the permanent incisors of Syrian children. It included 1087 children aged 9 to 12 years, of both sexes, randomly selected from public and private primary schools in Damascus. The response rate was 100%. The prevalence of traumatic injuries to the permanent incisors rose from 5.2% at the age of 9 years to 11.7% at the age of 12 years (P = 0.007). The difference in prevalence between boys...

This study assessed the feasibility and potential effectiveness of using audiovisual presentations in the waiting rooms of busy South African primary health care clinics, to educate patients about STD prevention and treatment. A 24-minute episode of South Africa's popular soap opera, Soul City was played continuously during three consecutive days in the clinic waiting areas. The storyline of the episode chosen was intended to convey key health messages regarding the prevention and treatment...

Describes a survey, conducted at the Open University of Tanzania and consisting of both open and closed questions, to determine the user needs of their distance education students. Due to the nature of the user survey, in which questionnaires were distributed in person and because it was often less trouble for those surveyed to have a researcher or research assistant write down responses, the questionnaire became, in a sense, an interview for which a list of questions had been drawn up in...

This paper explores the relationship between ethnic diversity and local school funding in Kenyan primary schools. The empirical results paint a picture of pervasive local collective action problems in ethnically diverse Kenyan primary schools. Local ethnic diversity is robustly associated with lower local school funding, less parental involvement in school functions, and fewer desks, latrines, and classrooms per pupil in ninety-seven rural Kenyan primary schools. However, local ethnic...

This paper explores the relationship between ethnic diversity and local school funding in Kenyan primary schools. The empirical results paint a picture of pervasive local collective action problems in ethnically diverse Kenyan primary schools. Local ethnic diversity is robustly associated with lower local school funding, less parental involvement in school functions, and fewer desks, latrines, and classrooms per pupil in ninety-seven rural Kenyan primary schools. However, local ethnic...

Drawing upon a nationally representative survey sample of African American (AA) drug injectors and non-injectors, this study tests for a suspected causal association between dropping out of school and the occurrence of injecting drug use (IDU), which remains a major cause of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in this population. The data are from public use files of the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) conducted between 1991 and 1995. From within the NHSDA's...

To investigate the prevalence and pattern of substance use among an undergraduate population in a Kenyan university.Cross-sectional survey, cluster sampling of classrooms, self-administered questionnaires.Private international university in Nairobi province, Kenya.Five hundred fifty eight undergraduate students of both sexes, age range 16-50 and mean age (S.E) of 21.1 +/- 0.2.Self-reported use of psychoactive substances.Percentages of lifetime prevalence rates of commonly used substances...

Mentally handicapped children are known, to have poor periodontal health. But previous studies lack conformity due to the use of different indices by the different authors. Twenty-five institutionalized mentally handicapped school children in Ibadan, Nigeria were studied with the aim of assessing their periodontal health and per treatment needs using the CPITN which is known to be simple and has international uniformity. The result showed that none of the children had healthy periodontium...

Massive expansion in educational programmes has been reported for Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries in recent years. Yet, the economic role of education in agriculture—the main source of livelihood for the majority of SSA population is still debatable. The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on how formal education affects smallholder crop production systems in Africa. The analysis uses 1997/98 farm management survey data on 60 randomly selected rural households from...