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All over the world, distance mode of education is gaining a momentum and becomi ng more popular than conventional education. It is a system in which schools, univers ities and other educational agencies offer instruction wholly or partly by mail. Eri trea, a newly independent country in Africa has been facing many challenges particularly in its education sector. It does not have sufficient educational institutions at ter tiary level, thus, distance learning which is more cost effective,...

A research presented to the College of Education open and Distance Learning Kampala International University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Education in Special Needs Education

A ZJER study on leadership styles and organizational commitment among Nigerian secondary school teachers.

Abstract Despite increasing interest and support for multi‐stakeholder partnerships, empirical applications of participatory evaluation approaches to enhance learning from partnerships are either uncommon or undocumented. This paper draws lessons on the use of participatory self‐reflective approaches that facilitate structured learning on processes and outcomes of partnerships. Such practice is important to building partnerships, because it helps partners understand how they can develop more...

Despite enormous growth in the study of learners' cognitive processes, relatively little is known about how learners reason about social phenomena and issues involved in disciplines, such as history. Yet, according to scholars the process could hardly be more important, and it demands redress and scientific explanation. To contribute to the understanding of learners' reasoning about historical issues, an empirical research project, on the cognitive processes of learners' while explaining the...

We identify current stressors in the professional lives of South African secondary school educators. The study was exploratory, using a questionnaire, which listed 19 possible causes of stress and was completed by 987 educators from all racial groups and provinces in the country. South African educators in general currently experience the following as stressors: uninvolved parents, poor learner discipline, lack of learner motivation, learners' negative attitudes towards themselves, numerous...

Basic development needs (BDN) is an approach to community development that aims at improving quality of life through the full involvement and self-management of communities, supported by intersectoral collaboration. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of BDN implementation in an area of Sudan on aspects of a programme implemented by students from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira. The study revealed that the joint implementation of BDN programmes and students'...

School-based health and nutrition interventions in developing countries aim at improving children's nutrition and learning ability. In addition to the food and health inputs, children need access to education that is relevant to their lives, of good quality, and effective in its approach. Based on evidence from the Zambia Nutrition Education in Basic Schools (NEBS) project, this article examines whether and to what extent school-based health and nutrition education can contribute directly to...

Despite education and prevention campaigns, the HIV epidemic in southern Africa continues to spread. What do poverty, lack of leadership, stigma and culture mean in the context of personal choice? What can be done to assist the uninfected to make the right decisions? This article briefly reviews these ethical issues in HIV practice and suggests several solutions.

Previous articleNext article No AccessBook Review Teaching in the New South Africa at Merrydale High School by Everard Weber. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2006. 231 pp. $35.00 (paper). ISBN 978‐0‐7618‐3427‐4.Carol Anne SpreenCarol Anne SpreenUniversity of Maryland, College Park Search for more articles by this author University of Maryland, College ParkPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share...

To help improve the safety of its population faced with natural disasters, the Cameroon Government, with the support of the French Government, initiated a programme of geological risk analysis and mapping on Mount Cameroon. This active volcano is subject to a variety of hazards: volcanic eruptions, slope instability and earthquakes. Approximately 450,000 people live or work around this volcano, in an area which includes one of Cameroon’s main economic resources. An original methodology was...

Abstract This article compares Kenyan and Swedish head teachers’ views on leadership. Data were collected by 20 interviews in each country and analysed to generate descriptive categories, themes and conceptual ideas. In order to support the qualitative analysis, differences between the two groups were tested by Chi2. Kenyan and Swedish head teachers have a lot in common. They describe and analyse their role along the same dimensions. Even though similarities dominate the picture some...

Abstract This article compares Kenyan and Swedish head teachers’ views on leadership. Data were collected by 20 interviews in each country and analysed to generate descriptive categories, themes and conceptual ideas. In order to support the qualitative analysis, differences between the two groups were tested by Chi2. Kenyan and Swedish head teachers have a lot in common. They describe and analyse their role along the same dimensions. Even though similarities dominate the picture some...

Objective: To examine the progress in their schooling of maternal and paternal orphans in a province of South Africa with high AIDS mortality and contrast it with that of both children who lived in different households from their parents and children who resided with their parents. Methods: The KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study is a panel of households first interviewed in 1993. The 1998 and 2004 waves of fieldwork collected 5477 reports on children aged 8–20 years. We studied the...

Abstract Historically, colonialism relied on a false sense of superiority to justify the domination of colonized people. What students of African descent confront today is that same false sense of superiority of European and American worldview and values and a denigration of the African. Akbar (1998) argued that a legacy of competence for students of African descent can liberate them from the shackles of Euro-centric history. For students in American schools, stereotypes, misperceptions and...

The implementation and evaluation of a peer education and support programme in secondary schools to prevent and reduce high-risk sexual behaviour amongst adolescents is discussed.The aims of the programme were to provide accurate information about HIV/AIDS, discuss and reconsider peer group norms, and establish support for learners. In the programme that was implemented in 13 secondary schools in Tshwane, South Africa, peer educators were identified, trained and supported to implement the...

The implementation and evaluation of a peer education and support programme in secondary schools to prevent and reduce high-risk sexual behaviour amongst adolescents is discussed. The aims of the programme were to provide accurate information about HIV / AIDS, discuss and reconsider peer group norms, and establish support for learners. In the programme that was implemented in 13 secondary schools in Tshwane, South Africa, peer educators were identified, trained and supported to implement the...