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Introduction: The majority of African American college students in the U.S. attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs). However, there is minimal research examining this population’s HIV/STI risk behaviors. The purpose of this investigation was to assess HIV/STI behavioral risk factors among African American college students (aged 18 – 24 years) attending PWIs. (n = 2,568) Methods: Backwards step-wise logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine factors associated with a...
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This paper is intended to explore forces driving knowledge management in emerging economies. It represents an attempt to shed more light on an issue of increased importance for researchers and practitioners alike. This area has traditionally received little attention and in a more extreme perspective no attention from the community of researchers in Egypt. The results of this research indicate that there are four major categories of factors that drive knowledge management in emerging...
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The article discusses the establishment of the first three playgrounds in Palestine during the Mandate. They were founded on social and educational principles, and were among the first institutes of informal education in the country. It was from these playgrounds that clubs, afternoon centers for schoolchildren, summer camps, and, finally, community centers developed. What function did these playgrounds serve, and what were the forces that initiated them? The article focuses on the...
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In recent years, Tanzania has witnessed a number of climate related disasters namely, flooding, droughts, widespread crop failures, livestock deaths and intensification of climate sensitive diseases among others. Regular climate discussions in the country have often underestimate crucial problems related to climate change like chronic energy crisis and influx of people to urban areas arguably because of failing agriculture in farming areas. This paper has highlighted the fact that the poor,...
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The effects of disability on the individual not only include physical, psychological and emotional adjustments but also negative attitudes of able bodied people towards persons with disabilities. The attitudes of healthcare professionals towards persons with disabilities could affect rehabilitation outcomes as well as the reintegration of these people into society. The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes of health science students towards persons with disabilities at...
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In a globalized neo-colonial world, an insidious an d often debilitating crisis of construction and l egitimation does not only continue to undermine the local and indigenous systems, but it also perpetuates a neo-colonial and oppressi ve socio-cultural science educational system that debilitates the soc ial and cultural identity of the indigenous African student. As Schissel and Wotherspoon (2003: vii) argue, Educational relations are critical ele ments of our humanity and sociability. This...
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Higher education in the United Republic of Tanzania has changed dramatically since independence from Great Britain in 1961. The country’s first tertiary education institution was established the same year with 13 students and became part of the University of East Africa in 1963 (Omari 1991; UDSM 2007). In 1970, the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) became the first national university, and it remained the only one until 1984 (Omari 1991). Today, more than 48,000 students study in Tanzania’s...
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To examine the effects of operant conditioning on stereotypic pacing in 3 female African wild dogs located at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, this study made recordings of pacing behavior immediately following individual sessions of husbandry training and 2 no-training conditions. The study found significant differences in the percentage of observations spent in stereotypic pacing behaviors for all 3 dogs among the 3 different conditions. The authors discuss the data in terms of the...
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Preface Educational Policy Trends Concept & Function of Quality Education Early Childhood Care & Education Primary Education Secondary Education University Education Teacher Education & the Teaching Profession Adult Literacy Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Conclusions & the Way Forward Index.
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This study investigated induction needs of beginning teachers in public primary schools in Bungoma East and North districts, Kenya. The study used descriptive survey research design. The study population consisted of 228 head teachers, 228 deputy head teachers and 238 beginning teachers in 228 public primary schools in the two districts. Proportionate stratified sampling was used to sample 204 head teachers, 204 deputy head teachers and 113 beginning teachers. Two instruments were used for...
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In response to address different development challenges, Tanzania is striving to achieve its fourth attribute of the National Development Vision, i.e. to have a well educated and learning society by the year 2025. One of the earmarked methods is to integrate ICT in education through e-learning. However, e-learning initiatives are challenged by limited or lack of connectivity to majority of secondary schools, especially those in rural and remote areas. One of the limitations for connectivity...