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Abstract This paper investigates trends in intergenerational transmission of education among black South Africans – changes in correlation between parents’ and children's education. Using data for 1954–1993 birth cohorts, we find a decrease in intergenerational transmission of education over the last four decades. The decline is strongest in the lower tail of the educational distribution. Nevertheless, a considerable portion of children's education still depends on family background....
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Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. There tends to be a lower reporting of glaucoma in Africa compared to other blinding conditions in global burden data. Research findings of glaucoma in Nigeria will significantly increase our understanding of glaucoma in Nigeria, in people of the West African diaspora and similar population groups. We determined the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Nigeria from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment...
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A proposed rise in tuition fees at Johannesburg's main university sparked a nationwide revolt amongst college students against economic inequity. To some disenfranchised youth fearful of bleak futures, violent protest has become a default position.
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This study explored the experiences of the third-year student nurses regarding clinical practice at a public college in the Eastern Cape. A qualitative, explorative and descriptive research design was used. Data were collected from three focus groups of ten participants each. Semi structured interviews were used to collect data. The main research question was: What experiences do third year students have regarding clinical practice? Tesch’s method of data analysis was used to analyse data....
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South Africa continues to contend with an HIV pandemic. Teachers have the potential to address prevention and treatment with their learners but they struggle to implement HIV and AIDS education. Cellphilm projects using cellphones to create videos, and then screening these is one example of how digital technology can be used to address barriers to teacher-implemented HIV education. In this article we focus on the work of nine teachers who screened their cellphilms to three youth audiences....
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This study investigated and analysed factors responsible for high dropout rate of learners at selected high schools in King William’s Town District, Province of the Eastern Cape. The aim of the study is provide an understanding into inherent problems of early exit of learners in the education sector, which impede the long-term production of professionals with bright future. The main findings of this study revealed that multiple motives, associated with individual characteristics of dropouts...
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The appropriateness of Learnership Programs (LPs) that combine work-based experience for teacher training through an Open Distance Learning (ODL) Institution motivated this research. The specific aim of this paper was to investigate the experiences of student teachers participating in LPs and to empower them towards a career in teaching. A qualitative research approach was chosen as the research methodology. Interviews with semistructured and open-ended questions were used to gather data...
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Ensemble modelling of the East African 2014 long rains season suggests no anthropogenic influence on the likelihood of low rainfall but clear signals in other drivers of drought.
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A Research Project Submitted To The School Of Education In Partial Fulfilment Of The Degree Of Master Of Education In The Department Of Educational Management, Policy And Curriculum Studies Of Kenyatta University, December, 2015
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A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies Kenyatta University, December 2015
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa contain 40% of the global population and are key emerging economies. All these countries have a policy commitment to universal health coverage with an emphasis on primary health care. The primary care doctor is a key part of the health workforce, and this article, which is based on two workshops at the 2014 Towards Unity For Health Conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, compares and reflects on the roles and training of primary care doctors in these four...
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This paper investigates the lexical errors committed by Algerian learners of English in their written compositions; our main aim is to analyse their lexical deviations following James’s (1998) taxonomy, and to find the reasons that lead them to err. The obtained results revealed that errors of distortion are the most frequent error type followed by collocations. The main source of errors is the learners’ serious lack of vocabulary knowledge in form and meaning.
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In June 2011, the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) set up an 18-month pilot e-learning programme for staff working in its Language Services section.The curriculum for this programme included subjects such as general management, leadership, people management, public financial management, project management, and economics.At the end of 2012, Mbuli conceived and designed a questionnaire-based study (that is, a survey) to explore learners' experiences of the programme.One of the...
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In the interest of instilling a respect for diversity in learners, the South African policy on religion and education (DoE 2003) aims to recognise religion in teaching and learning in public schools. The policy provides one mechanism for advancing diversity via religion education; Life Orientation in the classroom. Research however suggests that embracing religious diversity in the classroom is challenging. This article therefore examines whether this is an adequate mechanism for achieving...