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Hearing was evaluated in 244 ears of 124 children in Angola by auditory brainstem response audiometry 3 months after bacterial meningitis. Of all ears, 81% recovered without impairment. Of all children, 74% recovered without impairment, 5% had unilateral and 11% bilateral impairment. Seizures before or during hospital stay and disease severity were the best predictors of ≥ 80 dB impairment.
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The present study was geared to investigate the reality of Using Learning resource centers specialist for libraries and digital resources as a tool for continuing professional development "A Comparative Study between Egypt and Saudi Arabia" limitation of the study consisted of 120 Egyptian and Saudi learning resource centers specialist ,Who Charcot-mail in the questionnaire addressed to them, by using the descriptive method approach -- the way the causal comparison- Based on the conclusion...
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The competition for top academics across the higher education and research landscape of South Africa has assumed a prominent dimension and this phenomenon has resulted in the ever increasing attrition of this category of employees from one institution to the next. This paper seeks to identify and evaluate factors that facilitate the attrition and retention of senior academic employees in South African universities. The study adopted survey research method using quantitative research design....
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The authors encourage secondary school counselors, as appropriate, to ethically explore with African American students the value of spirituality as a developmental resource. To broadly contextualize the discussion, spirituality and religiousness are first defined within the African American culture. Research on the spiritual development of African American adolescents as well as the interconnections among the positive psychology, resiliency, and African American spirituality literature are...
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We tested the development of attentional functions within Syrian and German children of pre-school and school age (n = 562, 5–12 years), using the Test of Attentional Performance for Children (KITAP). After controlling the intelligence (IQ) and socioeconomic status (SES), age-related improvements were found in all the attentional functions, with rapid improvements between 8 and 10 years. Gender differences were also found in some attention performances. More importantly, cultural differences...
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The importance of girls' education for population health outcomes in low-income countries is well documented. Despite this critical relationship, the global public health community has tended to overlook aspects of the school environment that may hinder girls' pubertal transitions in schools across low-income countries. Minimal empirical attention has been given to structural and environmental factors, both physical and social, within the school experience that may impact on pubescent and...
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As part of a developing country South African teachers need to be appropriately developed to meet the growing social and economic needs of the country. The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development and the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa are two initiatives to fulfil the dire need for quality teachers. Since little research has been done on aspects that are important for effective collaboration among...
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Abstract There is a general problem of enrolment to basic education in northern Ghana. Available statistics indicate that from 2000–05 only about 42 per cent of qualified applicants of school-going age in the Northern Region were enrolled in basic schools. This paper assesses the implementation of the programme in the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly. The findings showed that, whilst the programme has increased primary school enrolment, the major impediment to the implementation of the programme...
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The volcanic soils on the slope of mount Cameroon are deficient in available phosphorus (P) resulting in low productivity.Excess P could be a threat to the aquatic environment.There is therefore need to monitor the P-fixing capacity of these soils with depth.The transformation of applied P in soils from different horizons were examined after treatments with different P rates (0, 20, 60 and 180 mg P L -1) and incubation periods (one, three, seven, 14 and 28 days) under laboratory...
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This article reflects on the possibilities for democratic and direct participation that have emerged through socially engaged research on education rights in South Africa. The Education Rights Project is located in a university-based research and advocacy center for education rights and social justice that has been working with township communities to monitor the implementation of right to education legislation. In this article we examine the ways in which rights-based participatory research...
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Despite claims about the significance of early childhood education in improving later outcomes in an individual's life, this stage of development has not received sufficient attention by education systems across the world. Until recently, early education or preschool education did not come under the purview of the formal education system in most nations—both economically developed as well as developing nations. Kassahun Tigistu's study on early childhood education and care in Ethiopia...
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This paper describes a case study of language development in rural Papua New Guinea, in which parents felt the local school was not meeting the educational needs of their children. In this case study, the local, national and global narratives concerning use of the vernacular in education were apparent in the negotiation leading to an apparent consensus to start a vernacular-only preschool. However, several years later the preschool had ceased to operate. The case study illustrates the...