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Introduction to International Perspectives on School Choice, Volume 3, No. 2 of Global Education Review.┬a An examination of fundamental questions regarding the purpose of public education and the philosophies that undergird different approaches to school choice in The United States, South Africa, Spain and Canada

The effect of increasing school resources on educational outcomes is a central issue in the debate on improving school quality. This paper uses a randomized experiment to analyze the impact of a school grants program in Senegal, which allowed schools to apply for funding for improvements of their own choice. The analysis finds positive effects on test scores at lower grades that persist at least two years. These effects are concentrated among schools that focused funds on human resource...

Background and AimThe prevalence of alcohol use has increased globally.Out-of-school youth are a vulnerable group who might have missed opportunities for learning healthy behaviours in a formal school environment.The purpose of this study was to determine the risk perception, pattern of use, and correlates of alcohol use among out-of-school youth in Lagos, Nigeria. MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 380 out-of-school youth in motor parks in Lagos State, Nigeria, using...

This article expands upon the theoretical discussions within the critical liberal peacebuilding scholarship through the introduction of peacekeeping training to these debates. As an under-explored aspect of international peace efforts, the article, while guided by the overall question of whether or not the concepts of ‘hybrid peace’ and ‘recourse to localism’ can be operationalised, argues that bringing the peacekeepers and their training back in is critical to these debates. Exploring the...

Globally the number of children reaching school age is estimated to be 1.2 billion children (18% of the world's population) and rising. This study was therefore designed to determine the school health services available and its practices in primary schools in Ogun state, Western Nigeria.The study was a comparative cross-sectional survey of private and public primary schools in Ogun state using a multi-stage sampling technique. Participants were interviewed using a structured, interviewer...

The inclusion of children with disability in regular classroom settings has been identified worldwide as crucial to the provision of effective education for all children and to the creation of more inclusive societies. To this end there has been significant focus on pre-service and in-service teacher education to ensure that teachers are adequately prepared to teach in inclusive classrooms. When delivering a unit on inclusive education in the Seychelles, which was developed in Australia, we...

This paper examines the experiences of Black children in schools with inadequate resources in post-apartheid South Africa. It draws on the perspectives of the parents whose children attend schools that have inadequate resources in poor neighborhoods, known as the townships. I argue that the resource situation in these schools directly contributes to poverty in these childrenΓCOs lives. Further, I posit that the challenges of resources in these Black and segregated schools are inextricably...

Background: Intestinal helminthiasis is a public health problem affecting mainly children. Prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections in children aged 1 – 15 years in Gwagwalada, Nigeria which has not been documented necessitated the present study. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections among school children in Gwagwaglada, Nigeria. Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out from June to November, 2011 in public schools using multi-staged, random...

The aim of this paper is to revolutionize the approach of Technical and vocational training in Kenya, in regards to character and attitude change. The specific objective is to create awareness on the importance of Technical training in Developing countries. For any country to industrialize, as has been demonstrated by industrialized countries like Japan, Canada, Singapore and the USA, the key focus is technical and vocational training which produces technicians and artisan, the engine...

Healthy child development depends, to a great extent, on the continuity of social relationships and development of a sense of competence. Like adults, children are grieved by the loss of their parents. They suffer from anxiety and fear during the years of parental illness followed by grief and trauma after the death of parent(s). This study determines nature and extent of psychosocial problems facing orphaned pupils in public pre-schools in Nakuru municipality, Kenya. Data was analyzed using...

April 21, 2016April 5, 2016Free AccessStigma Reduction Efforts: Evaluating a Multi-Faceted Intervention Aimed at Teachers in Zambia (I14.007)Masharip Atadzhanov, Natalie Thornton, Elwyn Chomba, Edward Mbewe, and Gretchen BirbeckAuthors Info & AffiliationsApril 5, 2016 issue86 (16_supplement)https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.86.16_supplement.I14.007 Letters to the Editor

April 16, 2016April 5, 2016Free AccessStigma Reduction Efforts: Evaluating a Multi-Faceted Intervention Aimed at Teachers in Zambia (S6.001)Masharip Atadzhanov, Natalie Thornton, Elwyn Chomba, Edward Mbewe, and Gretchen BirbeckAuthors Info & AffiliationsApril 5, 2016 issue86 (16_supplement)https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.86.16_supplement.S6.001 Letters to the Editor

Abstract. The fate of seasonal river ecosystem habitats under climate change essentially depends on the changes in annual recharge of the river, which are related to alterations in precipitation and evaporation over the river basin. Therefore, the change in climate conditions is expected to significantly affect hydrological and ecological components, particularly in fragmented ecosystems. This study aims to assess the impacts of climate change on the streamflow in the Dinder River basin...

We assess empirically the changes in returns to education at the subnational level in Uganda using the Uganda National Household Surveys for 2002–3 and 2005–6. Our results indicate that average returns to schooling tended to converge across regions in the last decade. The overall trend in convergence of returns to schooling took place at all levels of educational attainment and this behaviour in returns to education is mostly driven by the dynamics of returns to schooling in urban areas. We...

This article derives lessons from international experience of innovative rural health placements for medical students. It provides pointers for strengthening South African undergraduate rural health programmes in support of the government's rural health, primary healthcare and National Health Insurance strategies.The article draws on a review of the literature on 39 training programmes around the world, and the experiential knowledge of 28 local and international experts consulted through a...

Objective: To provide a comprehensive understanding of neurology training from the African perspective. Methods: A 40-question survey was distributed in English to attendees of the 7th annual Sub-Saharan African teaching course in Khartoum (October 2015). Questions were devised by the authors with additional questions from the 2012 European survey of the World Federation of Neurology. Themes included the student body, faculty, curriculum, assessment, technology, and work hours and...

A study on the prevalence of schistosomiasis infection was carried out among primary schools pupils in Awgu LGA, Enugu State, Nigeria. The primary schools include; Central Primary School Agbaogugu, Akegbi Primary School, Ogbaku Primary School, Ihe Primary School and Owelli-Court Primary School between November 2012 to October 2013. Sedimentation method was used in analyzing the urine samples and combi-9 test strips were used in testing for haematuria, the stool samples were parasitologically...

This paper examined user satisfaction amongst final year students in four federal university libraries in South-East Zone of Nigeria. A rating scale designed for this study was validated by two experts while its reliability test using Cronbach Alpha produced a coefficient index of r = 0.86. The availability sampling technique was used to administer 200 copies of the research instrument to respondents in each of the institutions surveyed. A combination of descriptive and inferential...

Attempts to address the huge, and unmet, need for surgical services in Africa by training surgical specialists in well established training programmes in high-income countries have resulted in brain drain, as most trainees do not return home on completion of training for various reasons. Local postgraduate training is key to retaining specialists in their home countries. International institutional collaborations have enabled Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe, Malawi, to start...