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ABSTRACT The relationship between geography and environmental education, as perceived by South African geography educators, is explored in this study which was conducted as part of an international survey of geography teachers and teachers educators. Overall, South African geography educators strongly support the teaching of environmental education through school geography, particularly with regard to the development of environmental awareness, environmental knowledge and environmental...

Uganda has two Government funded universities, five operating private universities and four other universities are due to start soon. Geology was first taught in Uganda at Makerere University in 1968 within the Department of Geography. Through the leadership of Prof. Robert Macdonald it became established as a full department in August 1969 as part of the Faculty of Science. Both pure and applied geology are taught and the courses are designed to suit the current job market. At present, the...

The paper discusses earth science training and development in Anglophone Africa, focusing particularly on support to geological survey organisations (GSOs). A distinction is drawn between ‘education’ and ‘training’, the latter used here in a vocational sense. Both are part of a continuing process of career development for earth scientists. First degree level education underpins all subsequent training. The onus for the latter lies with the employers, which need to develop appropriate...

The earth sciences are taught in twelve universities in Morocco and in three other institutions. In addition there are three more earth science research institutions. Earth science teaching has been taking place since 1957. The degree system is a four-year degree, split into two two-year blocks and geology is taught within the geology-biology programme for the first part of the degree. ‘Classical’ geology is taught in most universities, although applied geology degrees are also on offer in...

Little empirical research has been done on civic education in new democracies. This article appraises, through a comparison of results from two social surveys, the effects on political culture of several civic education programs conducted principally by nongovernmental organizations in Zambia. Among its findings are that: civic education has observable positive effects, but mainly among privileged elements in society; civic education has consistently greater impact on citizens' knowledge and...

Intestinal nematode infections are recognized as a major public health problem, and helminth control is currently being directed towards school-aged children who are known to harbour the heaviest infections and are most likely to suffer from associated morbidity. However, few data are available for the epidemiology of intestinal nematodes in pre-school children in Africa, and the contribution of hookworm infection to the aetiology and severity of anaemia among pre-school children remains...

The studies of Baldwin, Duncan, and Bell (1987),Cheatham, Slaney, and Coleman (1990), andCheatham, Tomlinson, and Ward (1990) on theimpact of Black and White collegiate institutionson the racial and cultural identity of AfricanAmerican students were replicated and extendedin this study. 206 African American students withan average age of 20.97 completed the Multi-dimensional Inventory of Black Identity, theAfrican Self-Consciousness Scale, and a demo-graphic questionnaire. Results show that...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

Summary Aims (1) To define the physical correlates of indigenous forest in KwaZulu‐Natal province and develop a model, based on climatic parameters, to predict the potential distribution of forest subtypes in the province. (2) To explore the impact of palaeoclimatic change on forest distribution, providing an insight into the regional‐scale/historical forces shaping the pattern and composition of present‐day forest communities. (3) To investigate potential future shifts in forest...

South Africa, being the most developed country in Sub-Saharan Africa, has an established public relations profession and extensive educational opportunities in this field. The researcher felt that South Africa should thus be in a position to offer a contribution to the development of public relations on the rest of the African continent. However, apart from contact with its neighbouring countries, the public relations profession and public relations education in South Africa are largely...

This study was prepared as one of several activities following the conclusion of the Tertiary Education Project in Ghana, which was designed to assist the Government with restructuring, and quality enhancement of its tertiary education sector. The purpose of this study is to provide an external perspective on the effectiveness of the policies currently in place, and suggest recommendations for the appropriate implementation of agreed key policies. It indicates that the complexity of the...

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We evaluated the impact of praziquantel therapy (40 mg/kg body weight) on indicators of infection with Schistosoma haematobium by following a cohort of infected children from schools located 12 km apart in the Coast province of Kenya, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months after treatment. Within this period, measurements of infection parameters pertaining to egg counts and haematuria (micro-, macro- and history) were evaluated at all time points. The initial prevalence of 100% dropped...