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Prior to the arrival of European settlers in the Cape Colony in 1652, formal and informal educational practices through the transmission of indigenous knowledge from adult to child had long been in existence among the Khoi, the San and the Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa. The African child was brought up by the community and educated in the culture and traditions of the community. The curriculum of indigenous education during the pre-colonial period consisted of traditions, legends...
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Since the establishment of a single racially integrated education system and nine provincial departments of education with delegated powers regarding administration and financing of schools in 1994, issues of quality and inequality, especially regarding the education provision to black learners in rural areas, have been repeatedly raised. The most pressing issues relate to education financing, large backlogs in adequate school infrastructure and the effectiveness of equity instruments used...
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This paper discusses a study that explored the impact of the Lesotho Government pension scheme on the learning attitudes of pensioners. The recent introduction of the pension scheme means that old people have regained their status as breadwinners. They are no longer dependents but have become very resourceful members of the community. As a result they are more involved in family and community activities. This has necessitated a new look at their lifelong learning needs in relation to their...
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The purpose of this study was to assess the views of staff members and staff training initiators on how the current staff trainings were conducted and contributed to quality training/ education at Haramaya University. In the process of this study, evidences were collected from academic staff members, center coordinators and professional development training facilitators. Data collecting instruments were questionnaires, interviews, and document studies including the day-to-day observation of...
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In a developing country such as Egypt, there are growing challenges for providing water supply of good quality. Committing to the Millennium Deve- lopment Goals (MDG) by providing access to clean drinking water supply is an additional challenge. This is primarily attributed to treatment costs, especially when large quantities of water are treated. The two sources of potable water supply in Egypt are groundwater and surface water, either from the River Nile or from the main irrigation canals....
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The Northern Coastal Region of Egypt is unique in its strategic, historical and environmental background. This region includes rain fed areas located in northern part of Sinai Peninsula. In Sinai Peninsula, the average rainfall decreases from North-East to the South-West. Degradation and Desertification threaten these areas and it is necessary to adopt innovative approaches to the use and management of such fragile resources. The major constraints which threaten sustainability in this area...
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This phenomenographical investigation explores conceptions of the communicative learner-centred approach (CLCA) held by a sample of Libyan English foreign language teachers (EFL) in relation to their implementation of an English language curriculum innovation in secondary schools. A mixed approach employing quantitative (survey questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structure interview) research methods was used for data collection during the first phase of this research. Martons’...
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This study is aimed to identify the student’s admission policy at the Faculties of Education in Libyan. The researcher was applied the descriptive - analytical approach, due to its relevance to the objectives of the study. The total size of the population for the study was (4048), from which a representative sample of (464) is chosen. A questionnaire, which is one of the descriptive approach tools, is used in this study. Due to the lack of a ready-in-hand questionnaire the researchers was...
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Syria and Japan have launched the joint project aiming to develop the training system in sewerage sector in the Syrian Arab Republic in May 2009. The project covers activities related to training implementation and quality control system. Activities for training implementation consist of preparation of training curriculums and training textbooks, training of trainers, and trial trainings. Regarding administration matters, budget planning and logistics have been considered. Regarding quality...
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The imposition of neoliberal globalisation and Eurocentric science education in Southern Africa raises questions on how African people develop their African humanity and sociability. Neoliberal globalisation has been imposed on African educational philosophies to determine curriculum developments and implementation, especially in science and technology. Neoliberal globalisation and indigenous knowledges are in a state of contestation. Indigenous knowledges have become colonial captives...