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This paper gives a comprehensive account of the development of library and information science education in Africa. Ghana was first to start any kind of library education in 1944 but the formal education started at Ibadan, Nigeria in 1959. By 1970 there were six library schools; four new schools started during 1970s and another six during 1980s. Two Regional Schools with Master's programme in Information Science started in 1990. Two new schools are likely to start soon. Nigeria alone has...

This paper gives a comprehensive account of the development of library and information science education in Africa. Ghana was first to start any kind of library education in 1944 but the formal education started at Ibadan, Nigeria in 1959. By 1970 there were six library schools; four new schools started during 1970s and another six during 1980s. Two Regional Schools with Master's programme in Information Science started in 1990. Two new schools are likely to start soon. Nigeria alone has...

This qualitative study examined the role played by race in the college choice behavior of a group of minority females. It examines the college aspirations and decision making processes of Black female college-bound students and the influences of their parents, friends, college counselors, teachers, and school staff. Subjects were 50 students at 3 urban California high schools. Data collection included transcribed and coded interviews as well as extensive ethnographic observational data and...

Some of the skills required to teach large classes are very different from the skills used for smaller classes. Good planning, coordination and team work are essential to the success of the course. In developing countries, there are also limitations of resources which include lack of manpower, laboratory equipment, facilities for their repair and maintenance, classroom and laboratory space, and audio-visual materials and equipment. This paper discusses the teaching of a physics course at the...

Review of European Community & International Environmental LawVolume 6, Issue 1 p. 1-6 The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Counties Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa; Implementing Agenda 21 Alia Jamal, Alia Jamal Interim Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification, Geneva Executive Center, 11/13 Chemin des Anemones, CH-1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this author Alia Jamal, Alia...

The etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus is not well understood, although gender, race, genetic predisposition, and certain drugs are risk factors. Several environmental exposures have been implicated. In this study, we examined the prevalence and incidence of lupus in an African-American community that experienced long-standing exposures to industrial emissions. We hypothesized that lupus was elevated among residents of a specific community in Gainesville, Georgia. We included both a...

Abstract Emotional complexes can be found within the constellation of emotional experiences occurring and recurring around particular existential conditions or psychological themes operant within the life of an individual. Data from a sample of 200 African American college students were used to describe the emotional complexes of racial discrimination, financial strain, and optimism–pessimism. The Emotology Q-Deck, based on the Q-sort method (Block, 1978), was used to assess emotional life...

Unwanted teenage pregnancy and the attendant morbidity and mortality necessitate an understanding of the factors influencing adolescent sexuality and the implementation of programmes designed to improve their knowledge and reproductive behaviour. A randomized controlled study on reproductive health knowledge and behaviour was undertaken among adolescent pupils drawn from a multi-stage random cluster sample. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess aspects of reproductive health...

Abstract Children's social acceptance as measured by sociometric ratings was examined in relation to their grade point averages. The sample consisted of 376 upper-middle-class, 12- to 13-year-old Zimbabwe Black and White school children and their teachers (N = 13). Multiple regression analysis indicated that, taking into account ethnicity, sex, family size, and number of languages spoken, social acceptance measures accounted for a significant proportion of the variance in the children's...

The perceptions of students about caring teachers were studied in secondary Catholic and public magnet schools. Both types of schools were schools of choice, attended through student and family choice and not assignment by neighborhood. The sample for the study came from a national, federally funded project that studied the relationship between family choice and school responsiveness. The larger sample consisted of interviews with 300 high school seniors and their parents and 100 school...

ABSTRACT The Nigerian education system witnessed tremendous expansion between independence in 1960 and 1995. However, the rate declined after 1986 when economic depression resulted in the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme. A population explosion, frequent changes in the government due to military coups, a depressed economy and unplanned and uncontrolled educational expansion all created an environment of crisis in the education system. The crises included those of poor...

OBJECTIVE To examine the significance of alterations in insulin sensitivity index (S1), glucose effectiveness (Sg), and β-cell function in the pathogenesis of type II diabetes in African-Americans with varying degrees of glucose intolerance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 154 African-Americans residing in Franklin County, Ohio, were studied. There were 101 subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 36 with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and 17 with type II diabetes. An oral...

All cultures have rules regarding mate selection. Many societies encourage either homogamy or heterogamy. Homogamy refers to marriage between individuals with similar social and personal characteristics, whereas heterogamy refers to marriage between individuals with different social or personal characteristics. Although there is some freedom in mate selection in American society, the United States is still basically a society whose norms encourage homogamy. Some of the major factors that...

Abstract This research aims to assess the effectiveness of the in-service teacher training programme in Palestine, based on the opinion of the teacher participants in order to improve future in-service programmes. The Spearman's coefficient of rank correlation p test has been used to examine the stated null hypotheses. It indicates that the participants considered the concept of planning a lesson plan as the most important competency. The research found that there is a positive association...

South Africa is already hydrologically vulnerable and this is likely to be exacerbated by both nonpermanent ENSO-related as well as more permanently greenhouse-gas forced climate changes. Climate change effects are explained by way of the hydrological equation. This serves as a backdrop to a brief review, in a hydrological context, of projected perturbations to temperature, rainfall and potential evaporation, over southern Africa. Methodologies for simulating hydro logical responses to...

This paper focuses on the autobiographical stories of one Caucasian and three African-American female doctoral students during their rites of passage in departments of educational administration. A rite of passage has been defined as the student's journey toward the completion of the dissertation. While not generalizable, the four stories offer different perspectives and experiences of nontraditional doctoral students and may provide new insights for those who advise and teach diverse graduate students.