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The purpose of this study was to establish the value of indigenous Tonga stories in teaching and learning Zambian Grade 5 Environmental Education. Often, the social, cultural and linguistic elements of indigenous people of Zambia do not become referent points in modem education systems. This stud} set out to try to correct such a negative situation in Zambia.The design of the study was predominantly qualitative, focusing on Tonga stones. . This study took four steps in trying to establish...
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The purpose of this research was to investigate into the social and academic problems that confront female students during the course of their study at the University. The assumption in this research was that female students experienced problems in: (a)course work and study habits, (b)the making of friendships and close relationships, and (c)matters of health. It was further assumed that these problems could be resolved through special facilities of guidance and counselling. On the basis of...
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A high carbon footprint attributed to coal-based electricity; low value-added in mineral exports; regional isolation from its key trading partners; low levels of technological innovation; low levels of climate change mitigation efforts; and low value-added in its exports: all these expose the South African mining sector to climate change-related business risks. This study explores corporate governance as a vehicle through which South Africa’s mining companies could improve their response to...
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Introduction, John R. Rickford and Julie Sweetland Topic Overviews and Short Citation Lists Assessment and Achievement (A) Short Citations for Assessment and Achievement (A) Bidialectalism and/or Contrastive Analysis (B) Short Citations for Bidialectalism and/or Contrastive Analysis (B) Culture and Curriculum (C) Short Citations for Culture and Curriculum (C) Disorders of Speech, Language or Communication (D) Short Citations for Disorders of Speech, Language or Communication (D) Edited...
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The East African Rift (EAR) system is a 5,000 km long series offault bounded depressions that run from the Red Sea to Mozambique. The use of InSAR throughout the East African Rift has led to the discovery that a number of volcanoes, which haven't erupted in human history, are actively deforming. In Kenya, the EAR hosts 14 Quaternary volcanoes that lie along its central rift axis. An initiallnSAR study, covering the period 1997-2008, discovered that four volcanoes underwent geodetic activity during this time.
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This study examined emergent literacy support in early childhood education. The study focused on preschool classroom practices, which operationally defined included the classroom environment, literacy instruction programme, instructional materials and regular classroom activities. The objective of the study was to find out the extent to which preschool classroom practices supported the continuation of emergent literacy in preschool children, particularly in Kasempa and Solwezi districts of...
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The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), through its extension workers, has been educating tea producers on good agricultural practices using Farmer Field Schools (FFS). Information on training cost and benefits of running a tea-based FFS in Kenya were not readily available. Such information would enable tea stakeholders to develop a strategy for up-scaling FFS. This study sought to determine and describe the cost and benefits of running a tea-based FFS among small-scale farmers in the Rift...
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The aim of the paper was to identify the adaptation strategies used by Limpopo province farmers against climate variability and change.A representative sample of 300 farmers aged 16-65+ years (46 percent males and 54 percent females) participated in the study.The study involved Sekhukhune and Capricorn districts, with 56 percent farmers in Capricorn and 44 percent in Sekhukhune district.The following 11 local municipalities were visited: Elias Motsoaledi, Makhuduthamaga, Fetakgomo, Ephraim...