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A research report submitted to the institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the a ward of bachelors of education in special needs of Kampala international university

Quality Polytechnic education and training is expected to equip students with consistent, high quality Training and education that can be delivered and recognized across territorial boundaries. Currently, the ongoing restructuring of the labour markets and significant changes in occupational structures and skill requirements have strongly challenged the quality and performance of vocational education in Chana. Further, substantial concern is being raised about how polytechnic education can...

Information communication technology (ICT) is increasingly becoming a crucial strategic tool for facilitating global education. Africa's unique underdeveloped position makes her particularly suitable to take advantage of the many opportunities offered by ICT for global education. This same position Africa also presents challenges that threaten the sustainability of such projects. The African Virtual University (AVU) was originally launched in 1997 as a World Bank Project to facilitate the...

This article is about 8 African American middle school boys who have experienced success in mathematics. Working within a phenomenological methodological framework, the researcher investigated the limitations these students encounter and the compensating factors they experience. Critical race theory was the theoretical framework for this study; counter-storytelling was utilized to capture the boys' experiences, which is in stark contrast to the dominant literature concerning African American...

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We present findings of a study carried out to determine the effect of streaming by gender on secondary school students' achievement in mathematics. In the study we analysed achievement scores on national examinations results for the years 1999 to 2001 of a sample of 1 489 candidates in four secondary schools in Nakuru District, Kenya. Raw data were analysed statistically and the hypotheses tested. Generally, the results indicated that streaming based on gender improved overall student...

A Research Report Submitted in Partial fulfillment for the Award of a Degree in Primary Education to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning of Kampala International University.

In June 2006 at the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), United Nations member states agreed to work towards the goal of universal access to comprehensive prevention, care, treatment and support by 2010. One of the key obstacles to scaling-up comprehensive HIV care and treatment in resource limited settings is the lack of appropriately trained health care workers. Experiences with comprehensive HIV...

Science real and relevant: 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, 17&18 November 2008

Using a longitudinal sample of 1,422 African American and Hispanic students, the purpose of the study was to examine the effects of faculty constructive criticism on students' GPA and educational satisfaction. The main premise suggested that student-faculty interactions, interpreted more broadly under the concept of constructive criticism would offer a more useful approach for understanding the complex nature of faculty feedback on students' educational outcomes. While the general premise...

African-American adolescents are twice as likely to develop hypertension in early adulthood than adolescents from other racial groups. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a school-based health promotion intervention. Participants were African-American adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years attending an urban high school. The 9-week intervention program focused on the participants' knowledge, diet, exercise, and blood pressure. The intervention program was efficacious...

We present here a brief overview of some findings and preliminary results obtained after almost three years of systematic monitoring of active volcanic areas in Africa by means of differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR). With a database rich of more than 400 SAR scenes of Fogo (Cape Verde), Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania), Nyiragongo-Nyamulagira (DR of Congo) and Mount Cameroon volcanoes, we processed more than 2000 interferograms among which we could detect significant and...

Abstract Teacher socialization is primarily examined as an institutional‐based phenomenon, with particular focus on individuals’ PK–12 schooling experiences, teacher education programs, or workplace‐based socialization. This study situates professional socialization experiences of African‐American teachers within teaching families, examining how culturally situated socialization practices inform and shape professional entry and conceptualizations. Nine Black women teachers, all members of...

Over 1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda and there is a need for the provision of comprehensive palliative care. There is minimal literature with regard to the provision of palliative care in Uganda and there is no evaluation literature on the quality of palliative care education programmes. The aim of the study was to conduct an evaluation of a modular HIV/AIDS palliative care education programme undertaken in rural Uganda by the Mildmay Centre. The evaluation was based on a...

To the extent that students benefit from high-achieving peers, tracking will help strong students and hurt weak ones.However, all students may benefit if tracking allows teachers to present material at a more appropriate level.Lower-achieving pupils are particularly likely to benefit from tracking if teachers would otherwise have incentives to teach to the top of the distribution.We propose a simple model nesting these effects.We compare 61 Kenyan schools in which students were randomly...

To the extent that students benefit from high-achieving peers, tracking will help strong students and hurt weak ones. However, all students may benefit if tracking allows teachers to present material at a more appropriate level. Lower-achieving pupils are particularly likely to benefit from tracking if teachers would otherwise have incentives to teach to the top of the distribution. We propose a simple model nesting these effects. We compare 61 Kenyan schools in which students were randomly...

Amaudo Itumbauzo is a non-governmental organisation in south east Nigeria providing services for the most severely mentally ill; those who end up homeless. Work training is an integral part of rehabilitation in a society where all members of a family are expected to make a contribution to the home. This cross-sectional study looks at the engagement in work activities of residents discharged from the residential rehabilitation facility. A sample of all those discharged during the past three...