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This paper focuses on the status of the implementation of the creative arts curriculum at the secondary school level.The New National Policy on Education recognized the creative Arts as core subjects at the junior secondary school level, but at the senior secondary school level, they are optional.With very good laid down objectives, one had expected that the curriculum would be able to produce creative, patriotic and productive Nigerians who will contribute optimally to national development,...
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Abstract The paper describes a study conducted in Rwanda involving 12 participants selected from a larger cohort of 24 final‐year university students who were part of a group‐based training programme. The programme was about how to search, retrieve, and use web‐based literature. Empirical data were collected through interviews and focus group discussions. The purpose was to explore ways of using information and communication technology (ICT) in student teachers' everyday learning practice....
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Persons with disabilities (PWD) in Kenya become involved with the media for a wide range of reasons, including as reporters or activists challenging attitudes, practices, and policies, and to urge for a better representation of themselves and of their experiences. They may also be presented as newsmakers, such as in the case of the award-winning Kenyan athlete, Henry Wanyoike, who has won numerous medals despite his visual disability. In spite of these presences, media in Kenya have a long...
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This study investigated the relationship between stress management skills and academic achievement of undergraduate students in two Nigerian universities.A total of 800 undergraduate students randomly selected from two universities participated in the study.Three null hypotheses were tested using data generated from research instruments.The instruments included a modified stress management scale adopted from its original form found in Blonna (2005).It has reliability co-efficient of...
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This study sought to look into the impact of training and development on performance on the employees of The General Service unit. The study was carried out between the months of July and September 2009. The study concentrated on training officers and people who were involved in training in one way or the other. This helped shed more light on the topic. The information was collected using questionnaires completed by training officers. The study found that there is no clear training policy in...
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This study sought to look into the impact of training and development on performance on the employees of The General Service unit. The study was carried out between the months of July and September 2009. The study concentrated on training officers and people who were involved in training in one way or the other. This helped shed more light on the topic. The information was collected using questionnaires completed by training officers. The study found that there is no clear training policy in...
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The study compared the relative effectiveness of the guided discovery and concept mapping teaching strategies in relation to students’ performance in chemistry. A total of 360 SSS chemistry students who have registered for SSCE drawn from 4 secondary schools in Bauchi Local Government Area formed the sample for the study. A 40-item Chemistry Teacher Made Achievement Test (CMAT) with characteristics (0.35≤+≤0.72; 0.21≤d≤1.00 and KR 20 = 0.86) was administered on the students to generate data...
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This study sought to explain how a familiar physics topic of Ohm’s law of electricity can be used to explore the interior of the earth. The paper gives the theory on the resistivity method of exploration and how it is used for constant separation traversing and vertical electrical sounding. A fieldwork done by physics students from Hlangabeza high school, in Nkayi district, Matebeleland north province, Zimbabwe is given in detail. This involved locating a drilling site for a groundwater...
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Cyanobacterial blooms have become an increasing problem in South African freshwater bodies.Since certain species of cyanobacteria are well-known for biosynthesis of potent hepatic and neurotoxins, such blooms can pose a significant threat to the health of animals and humans.The massive proliferation of these organisms in rivers and lakes is largely due to progressive eutrophication.However, a warming trend in the Southern hemisphere, indicated by a threefold increase in the minimum...
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ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv KEY CONCEPTS IN THE STUDY xi ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS xiv LIST OF TABLES xv LIST OF FIGURES xvii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE STUDY 1-1 1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1-5 1.2.1 Main research question 1-6 1.2.2 To what extent do the views of policy makers of the national curriculum correspond with teachers’ experiences in their interpretation of an integrated arts curriculum? 1-7 1.2.3 How are education students trained to implement the integrated...
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In South Africa, unplanned pregnancies, especially in black communities remain a challenge. This survey was conducted at a nursing college in South Africa to identify and describe factors that contributed to pregnancies among student nurses enrolled at this college. A quantitative descriptive survey was done by using self-administered questionnaires. Seventy-seven female students of the targeted nursing college enrolled for the year 2006, completed questionnaires but only 75 of the returned...
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Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical SeriesVolume 46, Issue 9 p. 18406B-18406C East Africa—Drought: Escalating Hunger First published: 02 November 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6346.2009.02562.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have...