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ABSTRACT This contribution does not set out to make a complete survey of geographical education in South Africa but attempts to provide a gender critique of geographical education at the school and tertiary levels. More specifically, the school level geography curriculum and the envisaged Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) systems are examined. The intention is to provide some signposts which will enable the incorporation of gender studies in geography education. Central to the arguments raised...
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Prior studies have proven the existence of the "hearing aid effect" when photographs of Caucasian males and females wearing a body aid, a post-auricular aid (behind-the-ear), or no hearing aid were judged by lay persons and professionals. This study was performed to determine if African American and Caucasian males, judged by female members of their own race, were likely to be judged in a similar manner on the basis of appearance, personality, assertiveness, and achievement. Sixty female...
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Abstract Teaching at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, during the 1995–96 academic year provided the author with an opportunity to work with education faculty in a developing nation and to witness some of the circumstances they encounter while preparing future teachers. This article recounts some of the insights gained from shadowing a KU student teacher supervisor. One crucial problem with showing how “the other half” work is the basic unfamiliarity of many Americans with the...
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In this article, I report on high-achieving African American students' perceptions of the importance of a mentor, their definition of a good mentor, and ways in which mentoring aided them in reaching their academic potential.
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A cross-sectional descriptive study on knowledge, attitudes, and practice about emergency contraception (EC) was conducted among nurses and nursing students using a self-administered questionnaire. One-hundred-sixty-seven qualified nurses and 63 nursing students completed the questionnaire. Over 95% listed at least one regular contraceptive method but only 2.6% spontaneously listed EC as a contraceptive method, whereas 48% of the respondents had heard of EC. Significantly more nursing...
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Abstract— A clinical survey of 1466 children of typical South African communities showed a prevalence rate of primary tooth trauma of 15%. Trauma was least common at age 1–2 years (10.7%) and most common at 4–5 years (20.6%). The commonest trauma seen was fracture of enamel only (71.8%) followed by fracture of dentine (11.2%), tooth loss (8.2%) and discolouration without other sign of injury (5.6%).
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Higher education represents a gateway to economic empowerment for the thousands of students who enter the nation's postsecondary institutions each year. All too often the wide-eyed optimism and enthusiasm that students bring to registration dissipates and results in departure from the institution prior to degree completion. The 4-year degree requires considerably more time than that for completion for most students. Astin, Tsui, and Avalos (1996) reported that the degree completion rate is...
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The Study Orientation Questionnaire in Mathematics was developed as a diagnostic measure for teachers and counsellors to help students improve their orientation towards the study of mathematics and consequently achieve at a higher level. During the standardisation 60 students from all children in secondary schools in South Africa were administered the provisional questionnaire. Analysis showed students whose mother tongues were African languages in Grades 10 and 11 in general score as...
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A systematic probability sample of 100 community-living older African-American women with chronic illnesses was evaluated during clinic visits to an urban safety-net hospital to explore health and demographic factors predictive of health-related hardiness (HRH). Questionnaires on HRH, function, self-assessed health, morbidity, health behavior, and selected demographics were used for collection of data. Multiple linear regression analyses ascertained that years of education and function...