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The Open Source Software (OSS) literature gives little attention to the study and practice of domain specific end-user OSS implementation in general and in the public sector of developing countries (DCs) in particular. This paper, however, investigates the trajectories of two OSSbased information systems (IS) implementation projects in a developing country (DC) context with the aim to uncover the practice-based learning and resource sharing evident among locally situated and globally...
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The purpose of this qualitative study was examine how communication preferences, learning preferences, and perceptions about online learning affect nontraditional African American students' participation in online world literature courses at a historically Black university (HBCU) in the southeastern United States. An instrumental case study was the research design used. Data were collected from individual interviews of participants and non-participatory observations of Blackboard course...
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The Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa has experienced recurrent droughts since the mid-1970s and today there is considerable concern for how this region will be able to adapt to future climate change.To develop well targeted adaptation strategies, the relative importance of climate factors as drivers of land use and livelihood change need to be better understood.Based on the perceptions of 1249 households in five countries across an annual rainfall gradient of 400-900 mm, we provide an...
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A perennial debate in the economics of education is whether human capital or screening/signalling theories best explain the value of schooling and hence the private demand for, in particular, higher education. Human capital theory proposes that formal training such as that offered by higher education institutions improves the productive capacity of individuals. Screening theory, on the other hand, posits that the value of higher education credentials flows primarily from their value as...
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The focus of this article falls on school violence and, more importantly, the attitudes of learners towards violence. It is important to understand the attitudes of learners towards violence. It is important to change delinquent attitudes and behaviour that could contribute to school violence and to develop effective strategies to prevent or reduce school violence. Information was gathered through literature and empirical research. A quantitative research method was used to obtain data from...
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AbstractIn a previous paper we reported on several personal and situational tensions which influence the use and value of a mathematics-friendly online discussion forum environment in pursuit of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) of previously disadvantaged and advantaged mathematics teachers in the South African context of disparities. This paper builds on the preliminary contributions reported there by offering a strategic model that can be used by a Subject Advisor to firstly...
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This paper presents new hafnium isotope data for the Bure volcanic rocks from the northwestern Ethiopian plateau to constrain the nature of mantle sources within the broad mantle upwelling. The 176Hf/177Hf values range from 0.282901 (εHf = 4.79) to 0.283206 (εHf = 15.71) for the Oligocene transitional tholeiite and 0.282915 (εHf = 5.45) to 0.283069 (εHf = 10.85) for the alkaline basalts; these ratios are distinct from MORB but typical to OIB sources. The εHf values correlate positively with...
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The South African Schools Act of 1996 prescribes how schools should manage its funds. It clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of the governing body and the principal, who are jointly responsible for the schools' finances thereby making them accountable to the parents and communities they serve. The core duties and responsibilities of the principal are also clearly set out in the Employment of Educators Act of 1998 and Education Laws Amendment Act of 2007. In terms of financial...
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The aims of this research project were to: · Determine national benchmarks for L&D in South-Africa · To provide a comparison of national benchmarks with international norms · To infuse the latest L&D best practices in curriculums at universities · To provide students with a structured work-integrated learning opportunity · To facilitate inter-institutional collaboration in the areas of articulation regarding HR and HRD qualifications, as well as research · To position UNISA, UJ, NMMU,...
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Literature on African women’s marginalization has expanded over the past three decades. Much as critical voices both in the academy and in local communities are drawing attention to the fact that suborthnated people’s knowledges have been left out of academic texts and thscourses, there has been little thscussion on how women can utilize their knowledge to address issues of their concern. This chapter illustrates the potential of inthgenous women to know, to choose, to imagine, to create, to...
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Intestinal Worm Infections and Nutritional Status of School Children in Nairobi province, Kenya.