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Introduction: The enrolled nurse is an important category of nurse in the health team. Regulation 2175 is the course leading to enrolment as a nurse, according to the South African Nursing Council, in terms of the Nursing Act 33 of 2005 as amended. This category has completed the training programme R2176 which is a course leading to enrolment as an auxiliary nurse. This level of training occurs in accredited hospitals schools, however it appears, from observation and personal experience,...

This study presents an analysis of perceptions of student teachers, mentors and lecturers on models of secondary school teaching practice being employed in Zimbabwe. The major question that guided the study was how student teachers, mentors and lecturers perceived models of secondary school teaching practice being employed in Zimbabwe. The researchers used concurrent triangulation because it enabled the researchers to use both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection...

Background : Healthcare worker capacity building efforts over the past decade have resulted in decentralisation of HIV prevention, care and treatment services Objective : To provide an overview of the evolution of HIV training in Kenya, from 2003 to date Data sources : Various Government of Kenya publications, policy documents and websites on training for HIV service delivery. Publications and websites of stakeholders, donors and partners as well. Journal articles, published peer reviewed...

Whether it is perceived as a means to obtaining a good job, increasing income, finding one's passion or purpose, or simply the logical next step following high school, going to and completing college can significantly impact the options and lifestyles of many Americans. Although outcomes and opportunities vary as a function of the specific school that a student attends, as well as the major selected, higher education yields a return on time and financial investment for the masses of...

In this licentiate thesis, I study how young people from two different countries, Sweden and the Gambia, learn music in interaction with each other within the context of a concert project carried out in the Gambia. This study in music education is inspired by ethnomusicology and anthropology. The main aim of the study is to explore in what ways adolescents acquire music and to analyse it in a context of cultural identity. The primary research question is: What characterizes musical learning...

The purpose of this research was to determine to what extent academics in South Africa use textbooks and supporting resources in curriculum development and teaching, as perceived by academics and students. Academics and students from all the academic institutions in South Africa participated in this survey-based research. Quadrant analysis was used to determine students’ and lecturers’ agreement (satisfaction) with and perceived importance of textbook characteristics. The results indicate a...

Accountants and auditors are key role players in the financial world and society at large and as such can play a vital role in fostering awareness of sustainability and creating sustainable business practices. The issue of sustainability in accounting education is a rather new theme, and academics are still exploring how to incorporate the concept into their curricula and finding the best ways to teach it. The objective of the paper is twofold: it aims, firstly, to provide a brief overview...

Since 1964, when Zambia became independent from British colonial rule, education became a major public agenda item for the development of human capital. The university of Zambia founded in the years after independence and later three more, funding generally remained the responsibility of the central government to use education as a tool for socioeconomic development. As Hoffman (1996) indicated, “[I]n the intermediate afterglow of newly found independence, many countries in Sub-Saharan...

This study aimed at establishing the school factors influencing the inclusion of deaf-blind learners through a case study of Kilimani Primary School, Nairobi County. The study specifically sought to establish the teachers’ and regular learners’ attitudes towards deaf-blind learners, suitability of school physical environment in support of inclusion of deaf-blind learners, and teachers’ professional qualifications to support deaf-blind learners. The study used a case study design where both...

Limited access to timely and adequate information has been identified as a major impediment to the growth of smallholder agriculture in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. This has negatively affected the socio-economic welfare of smallholder farmers resulting in high numbers of food insecure households. The potential of smallholder farmer social interactions for improved integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) information and knowledge access and sharing, was explored by understanding the...

The use of internet, started as a thinking in the early 60s, and Zimbabwe started using it in the 90s. Now internet usage has spread to various areas of the country including rural areas. Internet can be used for various purposes, entertainment, education or social reasons. Given the immense rise of internet usage and its wide use it would be interesting to note to what extent the internet is being used for academic purposes. The study looked at level of internet skills, method of internet...

Thesis (Master of Development and Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013

The study appraised the teaching and learning process in Temeke Municipality inclusive primary schools in Dar es Salaam region. . The research instruments were questionnaires, interview guides documentary review and observation schedules. The findings indicated that teachers had inadequate knowledge about inclusive education, were not modifying curriculum contents using IEP to fulfil education al needs for pupils with disability in the classroom. Teachers too were using schemes of work and...

The paleoecology of early hominin species is more than simply reconstructing the habitats in which they existed.Ultimately we would like to know the ecological context before and after speciation and extinction events, and about the interactions of hominins with their environment, including other species.A first step toward this goal is to discover as much information as possible regarding the climate, geomorphology, vegetation physiognomy (habitat structure), and the faunal community.These...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in young adults. This is despite the government's widespread campaign on HIV/AIDS awareness. In this study, high-risk university students who engage in casual sex, but who have good literacy skills, were surveyed to ascertain whether the education campaigns in the country influenced their condom use practice. This study sought to determine Goman...

A Dissertation submitted in Partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration ( MBA-Corporate Management) of Mzumbe University