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Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and protein energy malnutrition (PEM), sharing common aetiological factors, are important public health problems in many developing, countries. A cross-sectional survey of the vitamin A status of 128 well nourished and 230 malnourished pre-school children was carried out in order to define factors associated with increased risks of VAD and also to determine the predictive values of CIC-T in identifying serum retinol of < 10 microg/dl in these children. The...

A cross sectional survey was conducted in Central Region, Ghana to determine the prevalence of children with disabilities. Forty-seven (1.8%) out of a total of 2,556 children under fifteen years of age had disabilities. About a third, had difficulty with movement of which post poliomyelitis infection disability formed the majority. Twelve children (25.5%) had difficulty with hearing and speech (deaf and dumb). Three children were reported as having epilepsy and 2 others had mental...

In an effort to promote understanding in the wake of September 11, Women Make Movies undertook a special Response to Hate campaign. Under this initiative, the organization lent their videos relating to Arabs and Muslims free of charge to organizations and institutions wishing to educate on the experiences of Arabs and Muslims, especially women. The offer came to my attention as I was constructing a course on Arab women writers. From the Women Make Movies catalog, I selected two films by...

This article discusses some methodological challenges encountered when conducting a comparative study of psychiatric nursing education approaches adopted in two sub-Saharan African countries - Botswana and Nigeria. The article identifies the methodological problems encountered and ways in which these challenges were addressed, including the triangulation of data collection strategies guided by Lewin's force field analysis and utilizing curriculum evaluation checklists. Data collection...

ABSTRACT. Against a background discussion of the concept and general purpose of education, this article examines sorne key issues in African traditional education, namely its philosophical foundations, content and methods, strengths and weaknesses. The philosophical foundations of African traditional education are the five principles of preparationism, functionalism, communalism, perennialism and holisticism. We have highlighted the physical, social and spiritual content of African...

Some aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of the African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), were studied along with an array of physicochemical characteristics of the water in Lake Maryût, Egypt. Data were compared to those of a reference fish hatchery. At least 11 of the conventional water pollutants (Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Zn, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen) were elevated in the most polluted main basin of the lake. In turn,...

This paper explores the perceptions of three groups of teacher education trainees in Ghana—those beginning training, those completing training, and those with two years’ experience in schools. A structured instrument was used to assess responses to statements about the status of teachers and teaching, teacher control, preferences for posting and different aspects of learning and teaching. Some differences were found between the responses of the groups. The direction of these differences was...

Teacher education programmes are often quite similar in their framework and content but often lack sufficient reflection on the personal background and the socio-political forces that shape teachers’ roles and identity within the systems in which they operate. This paper explores this issue by using Ghana as a case study and discusses implications for its teacher education programmes and policies. Key characteristics of beginning student teachers found were: weak qualifying grades in two...

Most of the effects of education included in the complete model presented here are shown to be consistent with those found in the mainstream of the research on each outcome using microeconomic data. This, however, is a first effort to estimate net education effects more comprehensively, beyond just growth and health effects on other key measures of development in Africa, and also a new view of indirect feedbacks on economic growth and of externalities. After developing the conceptual...

ABSTRACT. By 1997, Nigeria was cited by the World Bank as one of the 38 severely indebted low-income countries in the World. This debt crisis coupled with the strings attached to foreign aid have made education loans less attractive to Nigerians. In spite of this, the government still sees World Bank lending as an attractive financial mode to revitalize its financially strained education system. This paper contributes to the debate by considering World Bank projects between 1965 and 2001,...

Abstract On 11 October 1999, a moderate earthquake of local magnitude ML 4.9 hit northern Egypt. This event shook the greater Cairo region and northern part of the Nile valley and was felt in much of northern Egypt with epicentral intensity of V (EMS). It was followed by eight aftershocks with local magnitude ranging from 1.6 to 3.2. A detailed analysis of this sequence, cross-correlation analysis, fault plane solutions and source parameter estimations is performed in the present article. A...

The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children and adolescents has substantially increased over the past decade. This is attributed to obesity, insulin resistance and deficient beta-cell function. In children a pubertal increase in insulin resistance and an inability to mount an adequate beta-cell insulin response results in hyperglycemia. Adults with T2DM have a diminished first phase response to intravenous glucose and a delayed early insulin response to oral glucose....

Uganda's primary enrollment rates have risen remarkably since 1996, when the Government eliminated fees in a bold attempt to achieve universal primary education. But the massive expansion in numbers has affected the quality of education; and it will be a major challenge to cope with the rising demand for post-primary education. Key lessons learned include: Successful education reform in developing countries like Uganda require high levels of political and education management commitment that...

Ultramafic xenoliths were found in recent alkali basalts from São Tomé Island. These include spinel peridotites (lherzolites, harzburgites and dunites) and pyroxenites (orthopyroxenites and clinopyroxenites). Textures and mineral compositions indicate that pyroxenites originated from crystal/liquid separation processes operating on magmas similar to those giving rise to their present host rocks whereas spinel peridotite xenoliths had an accidental origin; Fo (>89) and Ni (>0.36 wt.%)...

Although there have been a number of overviews of the state of special units in Botswana in general over the last few years there appears to be little work done specifically looking at the effectiveness of the units. What was needed therefore was an in-depth study that focused on these units with the aim of evaluating their current level of service. To do this effectively with the resources available, the evaluation team decided to concentrate on those units that are concerned with provision...

This article explores Ghanaian educators' and students' understandings of spirituality and its role and implications in education. Using a Ghanaian case study of two selected school sites, the article addresses local conceptions and responses to educational reform initiatives and the specific implications of spirituality and values in education. In particular, the article examines how students and teachers employ local meanings of self, personhood, and the individual identifications with the...

Fafchamps, Hamine, and Zeufack test two alternative models of learning to export: productivity learning, whereby firms learn to reduce production costs, and market learning, whereby firms learn to design products that appeal to foreign consumers. Using panel and cross-section data on Moroccan manufacturers, the authors uncover evidence of market learning but little evidence of productivity learning. These findings are consistent with the concentration of Moroccan manufacturing exports in...

Previous articleNext article No AccessIntroduction: Cultural Capital and African American EducationV. P. FranklinV. P. Franklin Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of African American History Volume 87, Number 2Spring 2002Cultural Capital and African American Education A journal of the Association for the Study...

In a complex humanitarian emergency, a catastrophic breakdown of political, economic, and social systems, often accompanied by violence, contributes to a long-lasting dependency of the affected communities on external service. Relief systems, such as the Emergency Response Units of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, have served as a sound foundation for fieldwork in humanitarian emergencies. The experience in emergencies gained in Rwanda in 1994 and Kosovo...