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The global Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic targets various populations around the world, and South Africa is one of a number of countries where prevalence rates of the virus continue to increase despite the introduction of a viable treatment option. Previously investigated implications of HIV in South Africa are primarily related to its effects on the health-care sector of the country. However, complex socioeconomic processes are relevant to the discussion of HIV-related risk...
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Headline SOUTH SUDAN: Peace process will fail if not inclusive
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Inclusive innovation seeks to understand how new technologies can provide benefits for the poor and marginalized. However, the role emerging technologies might play in inclusive innovation is not well understood. We synthesize inclusive innovation frameworks with work on equity and emerging technologies by examining the South African National Nanotechnology Strategy. Through document analysis and interviews, we find that some nanotechnology projects address problems of poor communities. The...
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Late coming to school has become a major problem in many schools, particularly township schools with serious consequences. Current research has demonstrated that many schools in South Africa are performing badly due to inefficient use of the teaching and learning time. In this article, we argue that while major administrative interventions are undertaken to improve the quality of learning and teaching, it seems that very little attention is paid to late-coming. Late-coming has become a...
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Motivation to enter initial teacher education is a key concern in research globally and in South Africa specifically. Supply of teachers for the Foundation Phase is identified as a critical need in South Africa and understanding why individuals enter these programmes is crucial. In this context, this article explores what motivates student teachers to enter the Bachelor of Education in the Foundation Phase. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data from a survey administered to first-year...
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This research reports on the findings regarding the perceptions of teachers towards creating space for the use of code switching as a teaching strategy in Afrikaans learning and teaching in the isiXhosa-speaking environments of the Transkei region. The aim of this investigation was to establish whether or not code switching can be used as a teaching strategy. A sample of 13 teachers from 12 schools was purposefully selected. A qualitative approach was used. Interviews and semi-structured...
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Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs) are psychiatric disorders of children and adolescence including Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD). DBDs are associated with increased risk for negative developmental outcomes including substance abuse, school problems and antisocial or criminal violence. Objective of the study was to assess Disruptive Behavior Disorders among basic learning school children in Qwiesna district , Menoufia governorate. A cross-sectional study was...
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This study investigated the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) in reducing examination anxiety of senior secondary school students in Edo State. The study adopted the pre-test–post-test, control group, quasi-experimental study design. The instrument used was the Nigerian version of Spielberger’s Test Anxiety Inventory. Students with scores ≥51 were considered to be test anxious. A total of 160 test anxious students were assigned to the experimental and control groups....
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Climate change is nowadays a major challenge facing mankind. Yet difficult to assess, the consequences of this phenomenon are multiple, irreversible and exceed the response capacity of ecosystems that may be damaged or permanently destroyed. Morocco has experienced a significant change in precipitation with increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events of drought and flooding type. In this article, the impact of rainfall variability on the Casablanca city sewage network is studied....
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Of all the environmental problems facing humankind today, anthropogenic-induced climate change is regarded as one of the most damaging in its potential repercussions.For this reason, the perceptions of climate change among high-school learners, who represent future decision-makers and stand as a proxy for the next generation, are of importance.This study was designed so as to gain insight into the nature of perceptions and associated determinants among Grade 11 learners in the Tshwane...
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Environmental knowledge is often regarded as difficult to define and position in education in general and in teacher education in particular.This presents challenges for both knowledge production and for curriculum development for teacher education programmes.While many 'traditional' disciplines have well-defined knowledge bases developed over time, environmental education does not, and is also less easy to integrate into teacher education programmes.In this paper, the policy framework for...
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Abstract Small terrestrial mammals and their biogeographical affinities were studied on Mount Kitumbeine, one of the little known volcanoes in the Gregory Rift Valley (northern Tanzania). In June, 2015, a total of 10 species, two insectivores and eight rodents, were recorded during a short-time sampling in two high altitude habitats. Taxonomic identification was based on genetic data allowing zoogeographic interpretations. For most of the taxa, there was a clear link with fauna of the...
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Climate change is one of the most challenging environmental concerns of the globe in the 21st Century though its visibility is much less than other environmental problems, like deforestation, land degradation, air pollution, etc. The aim of this paper is to assess perceived relative human health vulnerability to climate change-induced risks by creating empirical indices in Dembia woreda (district) of Northwest Ethiopia. Primary data were collected from 372 household heads using...
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Background: prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) in school children is variable worldwide and treatment and screening are controversial. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of ABU in school children in Khartoum State. Materials & Methods: this was a cluster randomized survey among school children aged 5-16 years from randomly selected basic schools in Arkaweet Area in Khartoum State. Midstream urine samples in sterile containers were sent to the laboratory within ½-1 hour where...