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During the last decade South African higher education has undergone various changes in terms of new policies and legislation, an increasing diverse student population, participating governance structures, declining enrolment figures and different modes of programme delivery. Apart from adjusting to these changing circumstances higher education has to compete in a competitive global and national environment where students have a variety of institutions and delivery modes to choose from,...

ABSTRACT In addition to having ports that ship and receive oil and other commercial products by sea, the Republic of Tunisia is exposed to potential spills from vessels that are routed close to shore as they transit the Mediterranean. This paper summarizes a study that was conducted to evaluate Tunisia's commercial ports' oil spill contingency plans, response equipment, and response management systems, for the purposes of increasing the spill response capability of the Tunisian Office of the...

The authors surveyed 614 African American university students to determine the magnitude of cigarette use, identify risk factors, and develop models to predict smoking. More than half (58.3%) of the participants had smoked at least once, and 9.3% of that group were lifetime smokers. Among the lifetime smokers, 71.3% had smoked during the 30 days preceding the survey. More women (66.8%) than men (56.1%) had tried smoking and were classed as lifetime smokers. Residence, parental, and peer...

Describes the Linguistic Affirmation Program (LAP), a comprehensive nonstandard language awareness program for students not proficient in Standard American English, that facilitates the acquisition of Standard American English without devaluing students’ home language and culture. Notes its six research-based critical instructional approaches. Outlines four linguistic schools of thought regarding nonstandard language forms. Notes classroom applications for success in the LAP.

The disproportionate underachievement of African American students may suggest that teacher effectiveness with this student population has been limited. However, amidst these widespread academic failures, characterizations of effective teachers of African American students have emerged in an attempt to reverse these disturbing trends. This article examines the findings from a qualitative case study of four elementary school teachers in urban settings. The findings reveal teaching practices...

To report on the incidence of brain tumours in Jos Plateau of Nigeria and to highlight areas of interest regarding diagnosis, management and outcome.A retrospective study.Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos, Nigeria.Thirty patients with brain tumours.Specific management of primary lesions was carried out in cases of metastatic brain tumours. Steroids were administered in one case of cerebellar oligodendroma. Craniotomy and excision was achieved in two cases of meningioma and two of...

A retrospective review of major congenital malformations in 353 newborns delivered at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital during a 10-year period, (1981-1990) has revealed an overall incidence of 15.8 per 1000 total births, while the contribution of such malformations to perinatal mortality was 11.9 per cent. Gastrointestinal, central nervous and musculo-skeletal system malformations were the commonest seen with individual incidences of 3.9, 3.5 and 2.1 per 1000 total births,...

Everyone knows that one of the main functions of the museums of South Africa is education. Museum education is generally concerned with the provision of services to the public. These services include educational programmes for children, collections for researchers, and exhibitions for the broader public. Unlike schools, museums cater for almost everyone, including children as young as two years old. Education is at the heart of museums because they are the only institutions devoted to the...

SummaryA community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken to measure anthropometric indices, micronutrient status and prevalence of parasite infections in 579 rural South African primary school children. Eleven schools were selected randomly from a Magisterial District in southern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). In each school, all pupils aged between 8 and 10 years were selected. The following outcome measures were obtained: anthropometric—height for age, weight for age and body mass index;...

SummaryA community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken to measure anthropometric indices, micronutrient status and prevalence of parasite infections in 579 rural South African primary school children. Eleven schools were selected randomly from a Magisterial District in southern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). In each school, all pupils aged between 8 and 10 years were selected. The following outcome measures were obtained: anthropometric—height for age, weight for age and body mass index;...

Previous articleNext article No AccessNew Biological BooksAfrican Biogeography, Climate Change, and Human Evolution. Timothy G. Bromage , Friedemann Schrenk Don JohansonDon Johanson Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Quarterly Review of Biology Volume 76, Number 1Mar., 2001 Published in association with Stony Brook...

Because educators at predominantly White institutions have historically relied upon a body of knowledge that supports and reinforces Euroamerican values, they often prove unsuccessful in responding to the educational and cultural needs of African American students. Black students at predominantly White institutions are taught and evaluated from an Anglo-Saxon perspective. (McEwen et al., 1996, p. 217)

Miocene to Quaternary mafic (SiO2<54 wt.%) and evolved (SiO2>54 wt.%) lavas from Samburu Hills, northern Kenya rift, exhibit significant variations in major and trace element compositions, and Sr–Nd isotopic ratios. Bimodal lavas were erupted in the early and middle Miocene (20–15 Ma and 15–10 Ma) and Pliocene (4.1–3.6 Ma), whereas only mafic lavas were produced in the upper Miocene (7.5–5.3 Ma) and Quaternary (2.0–0.1 Ma). Incompatible element concentrations (Zr, Nb, Y, Rb, and K) vary...

To describe the occurrence of dental caries and periodontal conditions among standards three and four primary school children in Morogoro municipality and compare the obtained oral health indicators with the goals stipulated in the National Plan for Oral Health by the year 2002.Cross sectional study of the oral health status among eight to 15-year old primary school children.Primary schools in Morogoro municipality, Tanzania.A total of 1,297 standards three and four children in five primary...

Ley A. Killeya is now at Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School. Please address correspondence to Cognitive Skills Program, UBHC D-338, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Telephone: (732)-235-4129. Electronic mail: killeylh@umdnj.edu. Idiosyncratic elaboration and evaluation of Student role and Athlete role among African-American and European-American elite male college student-athletes was used to predict semester and cumulative GPA, self-esteem, and anxiety. Positive...

Due to the increasing global HIV prevalence, comprehensive knowledge about clinical HIV transmission risks in health care professionals is essential. Mainly medical and nursing students are at risk, because they are working close to infected patients. By using an anonymous questionnaire, the study analysed the assessments of German medical/dental students (n=182), Lithuanian medical students (n=176) and Namibian student nurses (n=135) on the risk of getting HIV infected in different clinical...

Due to the increasing global HIV prevalence, comprehensive knowledge about clinical HIV transmission risks in health care professionals is essential. Mainly medical and nursing students are at risk, because they are working close to infected patients. By using an anonymous questionnaire, the study analysed the assessments of German medical/dental students (n = 182), Lithuanian medical students (n = 176) and Namibian student nurses (n = 135) on the risk of getting HIV infected in different...

Socially responsible nurse educators articulate the need to explore opportunities for nursing students to participate in experiences that promote caring and respect for diversity. This research illuminates the experiences of 10 African-American nursing students who participated in caring groups while enrolled in a predominantly White nursing education program. Although the meanings embedded in the African-American students' stories revealed commonalities with those of European-American and...