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The new South–South cooperation (SSC) differs fundamentally from the previous approach in its modality and nature. Following World War II, SSC aimed to extend the survival space for the newborn countries in the South via peer-to-peer support. More recently, after several decades of development efforts, the emerging powers (including China) are promoting innovative international development cooperation relationships in the new era, based on their own experiences and resources. This chapter...

Background. Pharmacotherapeutics is an essential component of undergraduate pharmacy curricula worldwide. Therefore, improving the content and teaching of pharmacotherapeutic courses will better equip young pharmacists for their future careers. Objectives. To assess the perception and views of fourth- and fifth-year pharmacy students at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, on the content and structure, as well as methods of lecture delivery of a pharmacotherapeutics course. Methods. This...

Background. The early introduction of medical students to medical research-related courses is one of the innovative solutions devised by medical schools to address the dearth of physician-scientists. Objective. To describe the knowledge and attitudes of medical students towards medical research at a medical school where research and measurement skills are taught from the first year of study. Methods. A validated, pretested self-administered questionnaire was employed in a cross-sectional...

Increased interest in leadership preparation and development is based on the fact that school leaders can make a difference in both the effectiveness and efficiency of schooling. Symptomatic of weak management systems, more than 300 secondary schools experienced turbulence in Kenya between the months of May and August in 2011 due to mismanagement resulting in the destruction of property worth millions of shillings. Various theories and models have been constructed to explain the leadership...

Students who are hard of hearing (HOH) are being granted access to university increasingly, yet they remain significantly under-represented and under-supported, often resulting in poor academic outcomes with elevated levels of attrition. This situation places a growing obligation on universities to improve the support provided to these students in order to have a positive influence on their overall academic experience and eventual economic independence. This trend is relevant to South...

The training of teachers of West Africa is carried out by the Academy of Rouen (France) and organized around an annual training plan approved by the AEFE. Each trainer only supervises twenty teachers for 5 days. Teachers from eight countries (Mauritania, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, C

The accelerated frequently use of the Internet for a variety of purposes generates massive datasets with large structure that are generated by individuals and organizations all over the world at very high rate, which is referred to “Big Data”. Google is one of the most popular web search engines that is widely used by millions of people to look for information. Thus, it represents one of the Big Data sources as they provide valuable information about public interest. This paper is intended...

The Republic of South Sudan is one of the newest of all African countries having become an independent state on July 9, 2011. After years of prolonged war, beginning in the mid-1950s, among different political, tribal, and military factions, and with the Sudan, the South Sudan is now a full-fledged country. The country continues to deal with the legacy of colonialism, genocide, and oppression, and is involved in a civil war. As a result of this legacy, the country faces many challenges...

During research conducted between December 2013 and November 2017 with young people in Sakhelwe and Emthonjeni, the ‘townships’ of Dullstroom-Emnotweni and Machadodorp in the east of South Africa, the youth themselves placed ‘respect’ on the research agenda as a value to be discussed with their churches. This article therefore focuses on this ‘discussion’. Additional research was conducted with a third research population, that is, with the youth in Siyathuthuka, the ‘township’ of Belfast....

Inclusive higher education is elusive for students with disabilities, especially in developing countries. The adoption and rapid ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) provides, if applied as its drafters intended, a “whole of institution” framework for its realization (CRPD Committee, 2016). Myriad legal, attitudinal, physical, and communication-based barriers limit or exclude participation. The individual impact of such discrimination is clear and...

Considering that coordination can take many forms, and may be instituted through an array of policy instruments and tools, we take the position that coordination is both a consequence of pressures on higher education some of which are brought by market forces (globalisation) but also that state coordination of higher education can be a trigger for change. Our objective is to demonstrate this through a review of literature and legislative and policy instruments in Namibia. We complete the...

Suicide prevention is a growing health concern in America for many minority groups. Although experts agree suicide is associated with cultural practices and beliefs, there is limited evidence on how African American women cultural values and practices influence their low rates of suicide. This study explores cultural identity, Africultural coping strategies, and depression as predictors of suicidal ideations and attempts among African American female college students. It was hypothesized...

This study is an attempt to better understand the complex nature of tertiary learning by exploring challenges experienced by a group of students who have enrolled for the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme as a pathway to a teaching career. This study’s aim is to identify challenges experienced by pre-service teachers in the PGCE programme at a South African university with an attempt to test a research instrument that captures such challenges and to determine how the...

Background. Continuing professional development (CPD) was introduced as a method to ensure that healthcare professionals continuously update their knowledge and skills. In South Africa (SA), CPD has been adopted as a mandatory requirement by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) for all registered healthcare professionals. However, despite CPD being mandatory, a number of healthcare professionals nationally are still non-compliant. Hence, research was conducted to determine the...

Drawing on social constructionism as its theoretical paradigm, this article examines schooling experiences of 12, grades 8-12 migrant learners, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cross three schools in Durban, South Africa. The socio-political and economic instability in many African countries have fueled forced migration where people involuntarily flee their home countries in order to overcome adversity. In the recent times, African migrants have continued to enter South Africa,...

The purpose of the present paper is to identify the main challenges facing Kenya

Unresolved issues on choice of optimal policy mix for inclusive growth pose intractable problems to policy-makers. Search for solution has continued in the present study which focused on extracting common or specific factor with proper combination of fiscal and monetary measures that could foster inclusive growth. Study spanned across 1980-2016. Data were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria, National Bureau of Statistics, Abuja and World Development Indicators. Exploratory factor analysis...

Unresolved issues on choice of optimal policy mix for inclusive growth pose intractable problems to policy-makers. Search for solution has continued in the present study which focused on extracting common or specific factor with proper combination of fiscal and monetary measures that could foster inclusive growth. Study spanned across 1980-2016. Data were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria, National Bureau of Statistics, Abuja and World Development Indicators. Exploratory factor analysis...

This paper explores a model to measure managerial and leadership competence of business school educated managers.It starts by reviewing the literature on general management and leadership, seeking to establish a broad theoretical framework to guide this study.After statistically ensuring that the respective theoretical measuring criteria selected do measure the specific management and leadership competency, the paper then presents a model to measure management and leadership competencies.The...