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This chapter explains the use of Somali cultural knowledge to develop a school-based curriculum to strengthen the wellbeing of Somali immigrant children living in an urban setting in the northeast region of the United States. Children such as the Somali children who have experienced war trauma sought refuge in neighboring countries, and with the help of international agencies like the United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), these children were transferred to developed countries...
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The 1.13-km-wide crater Tswaing (25°24’30’’ S, 28°04’59’’ E) is located approximately 40 km northwest of Pretoria at an altitude of 1045 m above sea level. The crater was formed in granitic bedrock by a meteorite impact. Sediments from Lake Tswaing document hydrological changes in southern Africa over the last 200 Ka. In this study we investigate modern plant and lake water as well as modern and ancient sediment samples from the Tswaing Crater in South Africa using biomarker and stable...
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Kuper, M., M. Dionnet, A. Hammani, Y. Bekkar, P. Garin, and B. Bluemling. 2009. Supporting the shift from state water to community water: lessons from a social learning approach to designing joint irrigation projects in Morocco. Ecology and Society 14(1): 19. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02755-140119
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Ghana’s current gold rush has exploded at an unprecedented rate and magnitude. Yet, despite their enormous mineral wealth, local mining communities typify the “underdevelopment paradox” common to most extractive-based economies. This disparity has galvanized a collective response from local communities and their activist supporters. Multinational mining corporations have become increasingly influential actors in Ghana’s economic scene, with wide-reaching consequences for local people’s...
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Distance learning in developing countries has emerged as a way of widening access to education for tertiary applicants who qualify but could not otherwise gain admission due to the limited space in the existing tertiary institutions.The delivery of the program in Ghana, a developing country in Africa, is predominantly print-based and is supported with regular face-to-face tutorials.In this process students face several challenges that could be supported with information and communication...
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Leadership has been identified as one of the key factors that determine the atmosphere that exists in most organizations. Among the core functions universities are tasked to perform is the training of the people who eventually but not exclusively become leaders, administrators and managers of most organizations all over the world. The purpose of this study was to examine how the concept of student leadership is being used as a model for training and developing leadership skills and abilities...
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The climate in many parts of Africa may be classified as arid and semi-arid, with recurrences of severe droughts. The livelihoods of many in the society are largely nomadic pastoralist. The economies of many states in areas that receive reliable rainfall rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment indicates that both droughts and floods have increased in frequency and severity in recent years, and are projected to increase in the...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate student participation in collegiate student governance, the impact of that involvement and its influence on career choice for African-American participants, and to enlighten educators about role and value of collegiate student government participation. If participation in student government and involvement in leadership activities is important in the overall development of a student, then the benefits and characteristics of that development may...