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Four methods were used to learn about the sexual behavior, knowledge and use of contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) among 230 students aged 11-16 years in two bilingual schools in Yaounde. First, students discussed letters to an aunt explaining a teen's sexually-related problem. Premarital sex and the fear of STDs were at issue. Second, students filled in missing information on a line drawing relating to pregnancy. Most participants knew that a baby depends upon its mother...
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More than a year has passed since the second national meeting of the National Education Crisis Committee (NECC) and its articulation of the slogan ’People’s Education for People’s Power’ (1). Much has changed in this short time-span. The heady euphoria and fervour of last year, effectively nipped by severe state repression, has sobered into the realisation that not only is liberation not around the corner, but also that the NECCs proposed strategy of transformation from within state schools...
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Preface Foreword Bradford Morse Part I. Physical and Social Setting: 1. Global climate change and variability: effects on drought and desertification in Africa Eugene M. Rasmusson 2. some aspects of meteorological drought in Ethiopia Workineh Degefu 3. Drought and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa Michael H. Glantz 4. African pastoralism and poverty: some implications for drought and famine Michael M. Horowitz and Peter D. Little 5. Part II. Internal-External Perspectives: 5. The...
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The results of an assignment to examine local government finance and training in Benue State, Nigeria are presented in this case study. The financial and management techniques which need to be developed are discussed. A résumé of the financial and administrative condition is given and policy and organisational issues are discussed. Target areas — revenue, budgeting and accounts — are identified, as are training requirements and problems encountered.
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Research Article| March 01, 1988 Drought-related changes to geomorphologic processes in central Mali P. A. JACOBBERGER P. A. JACOBBERGER 1Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information P. A. JACOBBERGER 1Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560...
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In this article the author describes the home‐based learning programme of the Zimcare Trust, which is directed by Lilian Mariga in Zimbabwe. The programme aims to help families living in rural areas, far removed from schools and services. He reflects on the lessons for services in developed countries.
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Abstract A survey of ecology teaching in randomly selected secondary schools in five States of Nigeria was undertaken. The survey led to identification and categorization of the major difficulties perceived by teachers in their teaching of ecology. The difficulties had to do with provision of appropriate training for teachers, syllabus difficulties, and problems of approach by the teachers themselves. The perceived difficulties served as a guide for making suggestions on how these difficulties might be overcome.
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The processes in the evolution of a rural integrated health development project are described. The collaboration of a voluntary aid agency in the Netherlands with the national authorities in Tanzania resulted in the formulation of a field training area in Primary Health Care. The financial contribution from the aid agency was kept to a minimum and there was no involvement of expatriate staff in the dayto-day running of the project The aim was to avoid dependency and encourage replication...
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In a survey of Nigerian undergraduate medical students, alcohol and drug users were classified as frequent users, casual users, and nonusers. Place of residence during session and family structure recorded no significant contribution to the development of substance abuse. Male sex, poor performance on examinations, drug taking among close friends and peers, and a family background of lower socioeconomic status emerged as sociodemographic factors correlating positively with the presence of...
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In a survey of Nigerian undergraduate medical students, alcohol and drug users were classified as frequent users, casual users, and nonusers. Place of residence during session and family structure recorded no significant contribution to the development of substance abuse. Male sex, poor performance on examinations, drug taking among close friends and peers, and a family background of lower socioeconomic status emerged as sociodemographic factors correlating positively with the presence of...
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In a survey of Nigerian undergraduate medical students, alcohol and drug users were classified as frequent users, casual users, and nonusers. Place of residence during session and family structure recorded no significant contribution to the development of substance abuse. Male sex, poor performance on examinations, drug taking among close friends and peers, and a family background of lower socioeconomic status emerged as sociodemographic factors correlating positively with the presence of...
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Previous articleNext article No AccessResearch ReportEducation and Alternative Avenues of Mobility: A Nigerian StudyBankole OniBankole Oni Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 32, Number 1Feb., 1988 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article...