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In 2011, Dr. James Unnever and Dr. Shaun Gabbidon introduced a Theory of African American Offending, which posits that African American offending is motivated in part by common experiences of racism. They argue that these experiences contribute to a shared worldview that includes both an accumulation of bad feelings toward pro-social institutions and legal cynicism toward the justice system, leading to decreased social bonds and a greater predilection toward delinquency. They also suggest...

In South Africa it is compulsory to submit a satisfactory portfolio of learning to gain entrance to the national exit examination of the College of Family Physicians and to qualify as a family physician. A paper-based portfolio has been implemented thus far and the need for an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) was identified. The aim of the study was to describe and evaluate the implementation of an e-portfolio for the training of family medicine registrars in the Western Cape province of...

Teaching to students’ local experiences is a tenet of good teaching in many contexts. This study explores the ways eight educators use local meanings in discourse. Through ethnographic work in an elementary school in the township of Roche-Bois, Mauritius, I examine teachers’ words about students’ localities. Articulating critical discourse analysis with theories of space, I evaluate whether teachers’ place-based meanings perpetuate or transform long-standing historical patterns of...

Abstract Objectives To analyze the nutritional status of Ugandan school‐children in a cross‐sectional and longitudinal perspective, considering the effect of age imprecision. Materials and methods Anthropometric measurements of 831 school‐children (381 males and 450 females) were analyzed. A subsample of 246 children was measured in July 2014 and 2015. Stunting (based on height‐for‐age Z ‐scores), underweight (weight‐for‐age), and thinness (body mass index‐for‐age) prevalence were...

Neste artigo, pretendo tracar alguns agenciamentos de um evento documentado em minha pesquisa de doutorado, que contesta formas dominantes de investigacao. Esta pesquisa se realiza com um grupo de estudantes de segunda serie numa escola publica na Cidade do Cabo, na Africa do Sul. E a pesquisa experimental que mantem o sujeito humano como sendo o aspecto mais importante da observacao, o unico aspecto dela que possui acao ou intencionalidade. Particularmente, a presente analise tem como foco...

The study examined performance appraisal (PA) and employee development in the University of Education, Winneba. The concurrent triangulation strategy or design from the pragmatic perspective was adopted for the study. A multi-stage sampling technique such as simple random, stratified and purposive sampling techniques were used to sample of 159 from a population of 271 (comprising 61 senior members and 210 senior staff) administrative staff of the University of Education, Winneba. Data...

We present improvements in automatic speech recognition (ASR) for Somali, a currently extremely under-resourced language. This forms part of a continuing United Nations (UN) effort to employ ASR-based keyword spotting systems to support humanitarian relief programmes in rural Africa. Using just 1.57 hours of annotated speech data as a seed corpus, we increase the pool of training data by applying semi-supervised training to 17.55 hours of untranscribed speech. We make use of factorised...

Human activity is increasing the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). As a result, pollution and a significant warming of the earth’s surface are happening and thus expected climate changes and its adverse impacts on the environment. Due to increasing population growth during the few last decades, agriculture wastes were increasingly generated day by day. Most of these wastes are misused either by burning...

This research investigated students' attitude towards the use of Computer Based Test (CBT) for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in rural secondary schools in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State.The population of the study comprises of 550 students in public schools who took 2018 UTME.This was randomly sampled from 5 selected public secondary schools in the study area.A five likert scale questionnaire comprises of 20 questions was used as instrument for data...

The prolonged Boko Haram crises in North-East Nigeria caused serious displacement and left the survivors with multiple psychological consequences such as Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A high prevalence rate of PTSD among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been reported across literatures. This study aimed to determine the factors that are associated with PTSD and its relationship with functional disability among IDPs in Yobe State, Nigeria. This was a cross sectional study of...

This study investigated the relationship between language learning strategies and achievement among Yemeni EFL university students. It also identified the differences between high and low achievers in using language learning strategies. Seventy students were randomly selected from the fourth level on the basis of their university scores as high and low achievers. The study adopted the SILL questionnaire developed by Oxford (1990) to collect the data of the study. The obtained data were...

We present improvements in automatic speech recognition (ASR) for Somali, a currently extremely under-resourced language. This forms part of a continuing United Nations (UN) effort to employ ASR-based keyword spotting systems to support humanitarian relief programmes in rural Africa. Using just 1.57 hours of annotated speech data as a seed corpus, we increase the pool of training data by applying semi-supervised training to 17.55 hours of untranscribed speech. We make use of factorised...

This study investigated the nature, sources and measures used in managing students' misconduct in off-campus residences in tertiary educational institutions in Kogi State, Nigeria.The study population comprised of students (in off-campus housing), staff of the security units in tertiary institutions in the state, landlords/caretakers and the police.Data were collected through questionnaire (administered to students) and interviews (conducted with landlords/caretakers, security units...

Considering the growing number of Generation Y students enrolled at South African higher education institutions (HEIs), and university websites primarily being the first point of reference in sourcing and evaluating information about the university and the courses offered, as well as Generation Y students' scepticism about marketing tactics and their low trust propensity, it is imperative to understand the factors that influence this generation's trust in university websites.As such, the...

Purpose of the study: The objective of the study was to determine Kenyan primary school children’s access to main sources of information and communication about tobacco products among final year primary school pupils in Kitui Central Division. Problem statement: Prior to the passing of the Tobacco bill (2007), the public had been exposed in that smokers could smoke without any restrictions. The accessibility of single cigarettes is also a danger to the young people as it makes it more...

The aim of the current paper is to provide an extensive review of the theoretical and empirical literature that justifies the need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning of tourism in the Kenyan institutions of higher learning. Further, a review of existing constraints is also explained using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which has proved to be a suitable theoretical model in helping to explain and predict user behaviour of information...