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The case of Sudan is simultaneously interesting and problematic. We must consider Sudan, first of all, as a valid representation of the particular heterogeneity of the African continent and especially of Africa south of the Sahara: various ethnic groups and subgroups and, above all, religious groups, characterize it (about 60 percent Muslim, 15 percent Catholics, and 25 percent animists or those belonging to traditional autochthonous religions). Consequently, Sudanese society could be...
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This paper reflects on the use of a participatory learning and action (PLA) framework in a strategic planning process (SPP) at a primary school in rural Kenya. Successes and challenges are discussed, focusing on the barriers to fully implementing the PLA framework. Additionally, lessons learnt and ways forward for participatory SPPs are outlined. The PLA framework allowed the project stakeholders to engage in a planning process that gave participants a voice in the process. Although PLA...
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This report is an establishment of the challenges of combining work and study faced by working students at the University of Zambia and how they were coping with the challenges. The objectives of the study were to: explore challenges working students face at their respective work places as a result of combining work with academic studies; identify challenges working students face in their academic studies as a result of combining with their formal employment; establish how working students...
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A study was conducted in Makoni and Hwedza smallholder farming areas in eastern Zimbabwe to investigate local perceptions of the impacts of climate change and variability, and how indigenous knowledge may enable farmers to construct appropriate responses to these impacts and make key agricultural decisions. The study revealed evidence of increased climate variability and heightening vulnerability in farming systems. Rainfall seasons have shortened by up to four weeks, impacting on food...
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Introduction: Severe acute malnutrition has continued to cause high disease burden in Zambia. Mortality rates at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) were as high as up to 50% in 2008. There is paucity of published data on mortality and morbidity trends in under-five children with SAM at UTH. This study aimed to determine mortality and morbidity trends in under-five children with severe acute malnutrition at UTH. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study, of all children admitted to...
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Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the main growing public health concerns worldwide. There are two major types of diabetes mellitus. Type 1 diabetes mellitus which appears early in life and Type 2 diabetes mellitus which appears in adult life. It is important to regularly monitor the glycaemic control status in diabetic patients so as to manage their condition better. This improves the patient’s quality of life, delaying and preventing complications and deaths due to diabetes mellitus....
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Within the last 30 years, the African continent has experienced significant changes related to democracy, governance, and education; however, large-scale international studies of citizenship education have not included African nations. Despite this gap, youth political movements incubated in universities and secondary schools have been influential factors in political change; in addition, youth currently make up a large portion of the population of Africa, with 43% of the population under...
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Animal welfare issues are not considered as high priority in Malawi, a developing country in south east Africa, due to problems affecting the human population. In Lilongwe, the capital city, education programs are used to increase the awareness of animal welfare issues among primary school children. A study was undertaken to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of animal welfare in primary school children as well as two different teaching methods for animal welfare, namely humane...
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Climate change affects women and men differently. However, there are few location-specific studies that can support interventions or policy development that can tackle this issue. To help build that body of knowledge, this article looks at gender-differentiated vulnerability among smallholder farmers in one sub-Saharan African country: Tanzania. Data were collected through household questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions in Same District, northern Tanzania....
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relevance of students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) to real estate education in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaire served on 182 parts 3 and 4 students of Estate Management and Valuation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. The descriptive methods of mean and proportion method were used to determine the factors that are considered could contribute to real...
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No cenário da Educação contemporânea, as possibilidades de aprendizagem através das interfaces multimídia surgem como uma resposta ao ensino tradicional, linear e padronizado. No decorrer dos anos, as tecnologias educacionais tornaram-se fáceis de usar e permitem que haja muitos emissores, muitos receptores e uma quantidade significativa de intercâmbios e cooperação entre educandos e educadores, gerando redes colaborativas de conhecimento. Foi esse cenário que nos motivou a pesquisar as...
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This paper presents children's writing in their vernacular family language, Moroccan Arabic. It first provides some background to the family and school literacies of nine-year-old children of Moroccan Arabic (MA) background growing up in France with French literacy practices at school and Written Arabic literacy practices in the home. The paper then presents the results of an orthographic analysis of the children's attempts to write their vernacular family language, MA, an Arabic dialect not...