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Young people are faced with the threat of high levels of HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies in South Africa.Thus it is important to understand partner communication and shared reproductive decision-making processes with regard to these sexual risks.This study draws on in-depth interviews conducted with 20 black students aged 18-24 years old at the Walter Sisulu University.The study found that many young people engaged in risky sexual behavior.Differing cultural norms that created different...
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Abstract In this article we offer practical directions and guidance for a functional researcher on how to use research-based evaluation to inform changes in the development of undergraduate sports science education. For this, we introduce a research-based evaluation framework based on evaluation theory and tailored that to the realities of Ethiopian undergraduate sports science education. The framework uses both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. A case study of the application of the...
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Abstract In this article we offer practical directions and guidance for a functional researcher on how to use research-based evaluation to inform changes in the development of undergraduate sports science education. For this, we introduce a research-based evaluation framework based on evaluation theory and tailored that to the realities of Ethiopian undergraduate sports science education. The framework uses both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. A case study of the application of the...
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A research project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of education in early childhood education in the school of education, Kenyatta University
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We conducted a matched-control trial in Mali to assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention on pupil absence, diarrhea, and respiratory infections.After completion of the intervention, data were collected from 100 beneficiary schools and 100 matched comparison schools in 5-6 sessions over a 14-month period.Data collection included roll calls to assess absenteeism and interviews with a subset of pupils to assess recent absence...
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We conducted a matched-control trial in Mali to assess the effectiveness of a comprehensive school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention on pupil absence, diarrhea, and respiratory infections.After completion of the intervention, data were collected from 100 beneficiary schools and 100 matched comparison schools in 5-6 sessions over a 14-month period.Data collection included roll calls to assess absenteeism and interviews with a subset of pupils to assess recent absence...
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A research thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of master of education (Special Needs Education), at Kenyatta University. June, 2016
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Education corruption displays ample evidence that warrants inefficiencies and absenteeism among teachers. Teachers are the transmitters of knowledge who help to ensure that children learn, they are role models and in most rural communities they are the most educated and respected personages. High teacher absenteeism can exist when teachers have very low levels of motivation to work and little commitment to the profession, and when there is lack of accountability in the education sector....
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The study investigates the effective utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by first year undergraduates of the University of Botswana (UB) in their reading and writing skills.The first year students are not first language (L1) learners of English.They have not utilized computers for learning reading and writing in their basic education and have not been exposed to such Learning Management Systems (LMS) as Blackboard and Moodle at the secondary school...
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The neighborhood environment has the potential to influence children's participation in physical activity. However, children's outdoor play is controlled by parents to a great extent. This study aimed to investigate whether parents' perceptions of the neighborhood environment and the objectively measured neighborhood environment were associated with children's moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) outside of school hours; and to determine if these perceptions and objective...
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Orienting biases refer to consistent, trait-like direction of attention or locomotion toward one side of space. Recent studies suggest that such hemispatial biases may determine how well people memorize information presented in the left or right hemifield. Moreover, lesion studies indicate that learning rewarded stimuli in one hemispace depends on the integrity of the contralateral striatum. However, the exact neural and computational mechanisms underlying the influence of individual...
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This study used a mixed-methods research design to take stock of the perceived level of awareness and perceived importance of pervasive skills development from three role-players in the South African accounting higher education environment, i.e. students, educators and employers. An investigation was launched into accounting students' level of exposure to SAICA's required pervasive skills set during their undergraduate studies. The results showed that students are aware of and perceive...
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Climate change and variability are key challenges facing the planet and humanity, particularly in South Africa. The complexity of climate as an interconnected system, including earth and socio-ecological systems and ‘deeper’ thinking, requires critical enquiry as well as reflexive and transformative education approaches. This paper provides a synoptic overview of three emerging South African cases of teacher education materials development, high school material design, and the design and...
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Do locally hired teachers benefit pupilsf school achievements more than governmental employed teachers? This is the question to examine in this paper. Although social experiment results have shown that the marginal product in terms of test score is positive and significant when pupils are taught by PTA teachers, it is not yet known about the grelativeh effectiveness between government teacher and locally hired teachers. This paper is going to find whether the PTA teacher ratio (the ratio...