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Since the end of apartheid South Africa has been rebuilding the country with the aim to create a society based on equality. In the rebuilding and formation of a new constitution the aim to build a ...
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This study explored the market for a new School for preschool to grade 12 in the capital and surrounding towns/villages. It considered twelve factors that may affect the viability of the proposed project at the designated location. These factors were availability of children under seven years in the location and its catchments area, the role distance played in choosing a school, satisfaction with the quality of education offered by current schools in the area, she type of education...
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This national case study reports on the development of a national network, curriculum framework and resources for teacher education, with specific focus on the inclusion of environment and sustainability, also known as education for sustainable development (ESD) in the South African teacher education system. It reviews and reports on the history of environment and sustainability education in teacher education, and from this, the national case study begins to conceptualise a new approach to...
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This study investigated the effects of interviewer race on low-income African American female hurricane survivors' reports of racism during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (N = 41). Respondents were asked directly about the role of racism during the storm and evacuation by one of three interviewers (two White females and one African American female). Contrary to expectations, respondents were not significantly more likely to agree that racism played a role during the hurricane and its...
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A variety of xenoliths from the lower crust to mantle transition occur in Quaternary mafic intraplate lavas of the Bayuda volcanic field of northern Sudan. The lower-crust xenoliths include plagioclase- and garnet-bearing mafic granulite. Ultra-mafic garnet-bearing pyroxenite, websterite, hornblendite, and distinct peridotite xenoliths are from the upper lithospheric mantle. Sr, Nd, and Pb isotope signatures distinguish between ultramafic and granulite xenoliths. The latter show a strong...
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In this article we describe the development and validation of an instrument ‐ the Technological Profile Inventory (TPI). The instrument can be used to determine students’ level of technological literacy. The items used in the TPI were drawn from a previous study [6] and were based on a rigorous qualitative analysis of interview data which was in turn informed by categories that emerged from a phenomenographic analysis. Data were collected from four groups of students, three groups of first...
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There is a need for students and researchers to understand, experience, and develop the skills necessary to work in the global world of agriculture. With the expanding role of agriculture into the energy sector, the reliance upon water resources to increase agricultural yields, and recognizing the complex interaction between agricultural products and technologies throughout all regions of the world, this experience and skill set is very important to our next generation of leaders in these...
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The purpose of the study was to examine the challenges facing academic staff in higher learning institutions in Tanzania. The Lipinyapinya Institute of Education (LIE) was used as a case study for the study. The study examined the extent to which the identified challenges affect the performance of the academic staff. Further, the study assessed the measures taken by LIE staff and the government to address the challenges. The study was conducted at the LIE headquarters in Dar es Salam. The...