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Prior to the colonial period , education of children in Uganda was a family responsibility.The introduction of formal Britishstyled schooling disrupted traditional learning by changing the nature of lessons into formal, Western style classrooms and lectures and by placing educational responsibility into the hands of missionaries, teachers, and the government.Since Uganda gained political independence in 1962, education and parental participation in their children's education have been...
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The article highlights how the ancient Egyptian and then the Greeks of Egypt operated basic education from quality prospective to achieve its fundamental goal: providing the society with competent graduates who meet the intended requirements of labour market. The education will be examined through two of modern quality models: goal and specification model and resources-input model. The research investigates the educational inputs, processes and some aspects of educational outcomes, depending...
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There exists a substantial body of literature relating the ravaging tendency of occupational stress, therefore, the need to train teachers on effective stress management strategies. This study examined the efficacy of self-instructional talk (SIT) and multicomponent techniques (MCT) on occupational stress reduction of Command Secondary School teachers in the Nigerian Army. The study adopted a quasi-experimental approach using a 3x2 factorial design. The multi-stage random sampling technique...
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IntroductionAngelopoulos, Parnell and Scott (2013) remark that in recent years, a high level of globalisation has resulted in a growing level of debate about central purpose of today's firm and requirement for survival and success in current business environment. Two major perspectives have emerged about measure of firm performance. These are shareholder and stakeholder viewpoints (Garcia-Castro, Arino & Canela, 2011; Angelopoulos et al. 2013). The shareholder perspective argues that firms...
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Gas flaring, the disposal of gas through stacks in an open-air flame, is a common feature in the processing of crude oil, especially in oil-rich regions of the world. The rates of emission of pollutants from gas flaring depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, fuel composition and quantity, stack geometry, flame/combustion characteristics, and prevailing meteorological conditions. In this work, new estimated emission factors (EFs) for carbon-containing pollutants...
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John J. Kirton, Andrew F. Cooper, Franklyn Lisk, and Hany Besada (eds.). 2014. Moving Health Sovereignty in Africa: Disease, Governance, and Climate Change. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited. 304 pp. The compiled readings address public health challenges in African countries in an ever-changing complex and globalized world; where increased mobility has rendered national boundaries for disease invisible. The notion of sovereignty, in Kirton's introduction, from the centuries-old model of the...
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of master of education in the school of education of Kenyatta University. December, 2016
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Purpose: Beginning in December 2013, the largest known outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) began in West Africa with Sierra Leone as the most widely affected country, resulting in a total of 14,124 cases and 3,956 confirmed deaths. The decline in new cases in the three most affected countries, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia suggested that epidemiological containment strategies were successful and WHO declared Sierra Leone to be EVD free on Nov 7, 2015. However, there is growing evidence...
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The study examined the perception of Amharic speaking Ethiopian learners of English while they listen to English words with consonant cluster. Five English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners speaking Amharic as first language participated in the study by completing a forced dictation task in which audio recorded speeches of target words by English native speakers were presented for transcription. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis were employed before findings were...
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There is currently a growing realisation in the business environment of the importance of people advantage for organsations' competitive advantage.Training plays an imperative role in improving and updating employee skills and competencies.In turn, this leads to value addition, thus increasing organisations' performance.This study aims to analyse the impact of training and development practices on the organisational performance of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).The study...