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For today\'s pharmacy graduates to function effectively in an ever increasing technological world, pharmacy students must be trained to use computer facilities as they will always encounter the application of computerized information resources throughout their educational and professional lives. Similarly, pharmacy teachers need to be adequately proficient in computer usage in order to be able to apply computers in instructions and research. The purpose of this article is to describe the...

EFFECIVE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY IN KENYA FROM THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVE This research carried out in Kenyatta University and Maseno University. The objective of the research was to establish challenges that students encountered during their transition from high school to university and how they overcame them. Research data were obtained through stratified cluster random sampling with male students (N=773) and female (N=510) participants. The data for this...

In our paper we describe an intervention aimed at providing increased chances of success in the study of Computer Science (CS) to members of South Africa's historically disadvantaged communities. Research has shown that many African students perform poorly in CS, possibly because of language problems. We have developed a web-based application that integrates classroom practice in first year. In our research we explore the relationship between English and the students' mother tongues in...

To participate in the labour market or not to participate appears to be an issue of survival for women in the Ghanaian economy. Parallel to the rising trend in female participation rates, there has been a tendency towards a decline in fertility. At the core of these patterns has been the schooling factor. This study uses data from the Ghana living standards surveys with demographically enriched information to estimate female labour force participation and fertility models. We find that...

In addressing issues related to problems of democratisation in Africa, this paper attempts to relate the issue to the need for citizenship education and the role that can play in social development. Citizenship should be central to the formation of viable civil societies that claim a tangible stake in national public spaces in post-Cold War Africa. These and related topics are discussed relative to new possibilities that could lead to the full realisation of the concept as well as the...

This study was carried out to determine the impact that both segregation and inclusive education at the Basic Level have on children with low vision in Ghana. In all, 54 participants were involved in the study. The instruments used in the collection of data for this study were a semi-structured interview schedule and a questionnaire. Both interview and questionnaire items were based on, academic performance, orientation and mobility, activities of daily living, social interaction and the...

Background: The association between elevated levels of triglycerides and insulin may be weaker in African American women (AAW) than in women of other groups, leading to under diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in AAW when using the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria, as those criteria do not include a marker of insulin resistance, using elevated triglycerides to provide an indirect indication of insulin resistance. Objectives: To determine the degree of agreement...

The presence of low vision Children in the regular Schools system is identified. However, deliberate efforts have not been made to educate them appropriately. This paper presents alternative training approaches as a programme content guide for training the special educators to work in early childhood and low vision programmes in Nigeria. The paper also identifies the problems affecting the integration of low vision children with strategies for effective training of special educators in Nigeria.

This research is a case study of teacher continuous professional development in Egypt. It aims to investigate the views of teachers, inspectors and training experts about the impact of training programmes using a distance leaning network on developing teachers’ knowledge. Some issues have been addressed in relation to reforming teachers’ practice inside classrooms. For example, this study reveals that “Professional Dignity”, which teachers exhibit as part of their identity as classroom...

This research is a case study of teacher continuous professional development in Egypt. It aims to investigate the views of teachers, inspectors and training experts about the impact of training programmes using a distance leaning network on developing teachers’ knowledge. Some issues have been addressed in relation to reforming teachers’ practice inside classrooms. For example, this study reveals that “Professional Dignity”, which teachers exhibit as part of their identity as classroom...

Abstract This study identifies new pedagogical techniques used in teaching public relations. A case study method was carried out among three groups of the mass communication-graduating seniors at Ain Shams University School of Women. The research findings showed that students look for more practical course work rather than theoretical knowledge. Furthermore, it was found that the most suitable technique for teaching public relations is the use of workshops and internships programs at media...

Health Risk Assessment (HRA) is a valuable tool for determining the potential human health risk associated with environmental exposures to hazards.HRAs are, however, limited in that they do not allow an assessment of other factors which may render people more vulnerable.Low-income (and often marginalised) communities are subjected to multiple environmental exposures and often lack the coping mechanisms that enable them to resist, cope with and manage their exposure to hazards.This paper...

Despite three decades of affirmative action efforts, counseling programs continue to struggle with the challenge of recruiting and retaining African American women faculty. This article focuses on the occupational experiences and unique challenges that confront African American women professors. Strategies for supporting, mentoring and retaining African American women counseling faculty will also be presented. ********** In this new millennium, despite three decades of anti-discrimination...

This article examines the educational discourse in the part of the Sudan administered by the Government of the Sudan. It first analyses the value system upon which the Sudanese education is based by focusing on the nature of Islamism. Such a discussion is necessary because the dominant discourse is a discourse where power and Islamic theocracy legitimise each other and spill over into the educational discourse. Given the ethnic and religious complexity in the Sudan the imposition of a...

The World Health Organisation estimates that not more than 2% of the disabled people have access to any form of rehabilitation services in the developing world. The emergence of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) as a community development strategy for increasing coverage of rehabilitation services to disabled people generally with the involvement of communities and families in the delivery processes seem to be catching on fast with many donors and implementing agencies in almost every...

The purpose of this study was to examine perceptual modality preferences of students from South Korea, Swaziland, and the United States who were enrolled in fashion design and merchandising classes. For each individual learning style, there are seven perceptual modality elements: Print, Interactive, Visual, Haptic, Kinesthetic, Olfactory, and Aural. Perceptual modality preferences are the preferred means by which information is obtained through the senses. Research indicates that perceptual...

Reviewed by: Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig Timnah Card Berenzy, Alix Sammy: The Classroom Guinea Pig; written and illus. by Alix Berenzy. Holt, 200532p ISBN 0-8050-4024-2$16.95 R 5-7 yrs Sammy the guinea pig has a good life as a class pet—fresh food, a safe box to sleep in or on, lots of children to play with. The teacher, Ms. B, has conscientiously taught the children how to care for Sammy, so when he interrupts their Monday morning lesson with cries of "WHEEP!" and some energetic...