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Mal-distribution of health care workers is a global health challenge that exacerbates health disparities, especially in resource-limited settings. Interventions to mitigate the problem have targeted qualified personnel with little focus on medical students. However, studies have demonstrated that rural rotations positively influence students to practice in rural settings upon graduation. To evaluate the influence of peripheral rotations in a resource-limited setting, the Kilimanjaro...
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The aim of this paper is to highlight the contribution of instructional materials to the academic achievement of secondary school students in Social Studies in Ekiti State.The population for the study comprised of all Junior Secondary School Class II students from among which 180 were sampled.The instrument for the study is a 30 multiple-choice self-designed Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT).The instrument was validated by specialists in Social Studies Test and Measurement and...
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Education and Anti-Racism Education.At the heart of these developments, are efforts, within and through education, responding to cultural, religious and ability differences, racism, intolerance, conflict, political illiteracy, discrimination, socio-economic rights and a general knowledge of human rights and responsibilities.In the light of globalizing processes and the mobility of human beings between and within national borders, the ontological make-up of communities and educational...
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Information literacy (IL) advances the living standards for people and enables informed decision-making which translates to socio-economic development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of IL in socio economic development among students in Zimbabwe. The objectives were to find out how students obtain IL skills; examine the importance of IL to students; examine the relationship between IL and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs); examine the relationship that...
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This study was part of broader PhD research which investigated how access to, and use of, information enhances adaptation to climate change and variability in the agricultural sector in semi-arid Central Tanzania. The research was carried out in two villages using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory and model to assess the dissemination of this information and its use by farmers in their adaptation of their farming practices to climate change and variability. This predominantly...
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ABSTRACT Objectives Great ape teeth must remain functional over long lifespans. The molars of the most folivorous apes, the mountain gorillas, must maintain shearing function for 40+ years while the animals consume large quantities of mechanically challenging foods. While other folivorous primates experience dental senescence, which compromises their occlusal surfaces and affects their reproductive success as they age, it is unknown whether dental senescence also occurs in mountain gorillas....
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Abstract . The research investigated classroom support provision and the challenges of providing support to students who are blind in a general education classroom at an inclusive secondary school in Botswana. Interviews, observation and questionnaires were used to collect the data. The challenges of providing classroom assistance to students who are blind in general education Biology classrooms are as diverse as the students themselves. The teaching methods some teachers use do not cater...
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Education and Anti-Racism Education.At the heart of these developments, are efforts, within and through education, responding to cultural, religious and ability differences, racism, intolerance, conflict, political illiteracy, discrimination, socio-economic rights and a general knowledge of human rights and responsibilities.In the light of globalizing processes and the mobility of human beings between and within national borders, the ontological make-up of communities and educational...
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Education and Anti-Racism Education.At the heart of these developments, are efforts, within and through education, responding to cultural, religious and ability differences, racism, intolerance, conflict, political illiteracy, discrimination, socio-economic rights and a general knowledge of human rights and responsibilities.In the light of globalizing processes and the mobility of human beings between and within national borders, the ontological make-up of communities and educational...
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Education and Anti-Racism Education.At the heart of these developments, are efforts, within and through education, responding to cultural, religious and ability differences, racism, intolerance, conflict, political illiteracy, discrimination, socio-economic rights and a general knowledge of human rights and responsibilities.In the light of globalizing processes and the mobility of human beings between and within national borders, the ontological make-up of communities and educational...
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There are various curricula models in Art and Design, some of which are Critical Studies, Arts Propel and Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE). While these models theoretically have different foci, they are essentially similar in the critical content areas from which they draw their disciplinary knowledge and skills. These are listed under the DBAE as Art History, Art Criticism, Production and Aesthetics. The four disciplinary content areas are critical in the development of fundamental...
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Education and Anti-Racism Education.At the heart of these developments, are efforts, within and through education, responding to cultural, religious and ability differences, racism, intolerance, conflict, political illiteracy, discrimination, socio-economic rights and a general knowledge of human rights and responsibilities.In the light of globalizing processes and the mobility of human beings between and within national borders, the ontological make-up of communities and educational...