Your search
Results 86,586 resources
-
This qualitative research reports the results of a short learning intervention programme conducted by South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) Chair in Science and Mathematics Education to enhance the mathematical knowledge of teachers in some South African schools. The short learning programme comprised the fostering of teachers’ mathematical knowledge and the formation of lesson study groups to apply the knowledge gained from the intervention programme in different schools in...
-
The embodied reading strategy I develop in this article provides us with an alternative to the large literature that reads #RMF from the global North. My argument is that this approach is crucial if we are to understand the South African student movements from locations elsewhere across Africa. This highlights the connections and disconnections between the many histories of decolonisation across the African continent. The attention to the geo-historical positioning of the body of the black...
-
Mathematics plays a vital role in the scientific and technological advancement of everynation, and Nigeria is no exception. Besides its importance as a school subject, it isassociated with more academic and career opportunities. However, students’ poorachievement in mathematics may have led to questioning students’ study habits. Constantpractice and repeated reading is expected to enhance students’ understanding andknowledge of mathematics. Thus, this study seeks to examine the effectiveness...
-
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.4102/jamba.v11i1.575.].
-
ABSTRACT Introduction globally, one type of contraceptive was used by around 63 percent of women. Women with disabilities account for 10 percent of all women and make up three-quarters of the disabled people in low and middle-income countries. Objective to assess utilization of family planning and associated factors among reproductive-age women with disability group in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia from 1 st March to April 15, 2019. Methods community-based cross-sectional study with...
-
Creating a national baseline for natural resources, such as mangrove forests, and monitoring them regularly often requires a consistent and robust methodology. With freely available satellite data archives and cloud computing resources, it is now more accessible to conduct such large-scale monitoring and assessment. Yet, few studies examine the reproducibility of such mangrove monitoring frameworks, especially in terms of generating consistent spatial extent. Our objective was to evaluate a...
-
This chapter highlights how the Zimbabwean education system, despite being threatened by the crisis, was manipulated by the ruling party for the furtherance of its political interests in the name of instilling values of patriotism. Education systems can possibly act as an influential force for peace, resolution, and prevention of conflicts by encouraging shared respect, acceptance, and acute thinking. Peace education addresses various issues and the type of violence at hand determines the...
-
The purpose of this study was to provide a well-defined hypothetical context and corresponding empirical proof for connecting physiological and mental factors to individual learner's decision to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at a South African university.Concerted efforts by stakeholders in STEM to increase enrolment decisions by university students have somehow been unable to fully address the demand for skilled STEM workforce in South...
-
The quest of beginner teachers becoming experienced teachers remains a major issue within the educational terrain. Induction experience(s) of beginner teachers particularly women in selected community secondary schools in South Africa was the focus of this research. In this research, the problems that women beginner teachers face at some selected schools, as well as the types of induction programmes used to support them, as they grappled with the problems, were explored. A qualitative...
-
Antithrombin is a natural anticoagulant that serves to regulate coagulation by inhibiting thrombin and other activated coagulation factors thereby preventing inappropriate clot formation. Hypercoagulable states due to deficiency of the natural anticoagulants (such as antithrombin) may predispose to thrombosis. The study objective was to determine the role of antithrombin deficiency in the development of ischaemic stroke in order to ascertain its relevance in stroke management in our...
-
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the perceptions of dental students on problem‐based learning, PBL, in comparison with the traditional lecture (TL) method. Methods This comparative study was conducted amongst 72 dental undergraduates. PBL was introduced to the students before the commencement of course. PBL method was used by the student to learn about cariology, whilst other lecture topics were taught by the TL. Students were not informed at the beginning of the course about end of course...
-
Background: Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV causes over 90% of Paediatric HIV and its prevention must be targeted to curb this scourge.
 Objective: To determine the associated risk factors and outcome (HIV status) of HIV-exposed babies at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH).
 Methodology: This was a prospective study carried out at the Paediatric HIV clinic of UPTH. Information on sociodemographic data of the babies, age at referral, when the...
-
Intraseason and seasonal drought trends in Ethiopia were studied using a suite of drought indicators—standardized precipitation index (SPI), standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI), Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) and Z-index for Meher (long-rainy), Bega (dry), and Belg (short-rainy) seasons—to identify drought-causing mechanisms. Trend analysis indicated shifts in late-season Meher precipitation into Bega in the southwest and southcentral portions of Ethiopia....