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ABSTRACT: This study examined adolescents' perceptions concerning the presence of guns in their school and the adolescents' emotional and behavioral responses associated with these perceptions. Survey data from 376 African‐American sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of a low‐income area of a North Carolina city were studied. Twenty‐eight percent of adolescents reported that other students brought guns to school. 36% felt afraid that someone would hurt or attack them while at school,...
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170 Forum Challenges facing religious education and research in Africa: the case of dialogue between Christianity and African Religion John S Mbiti INTRODUCTION ' This is an open-ended paper with many gaps to be filled by the participants. It is intended to draw attention to the encounter between African Religion and Christianity; and to look at theological areas that require attention and further exploration. It covers three areas: the study of African Religion so far, especially by African...
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ABSTRACT Australia, like many developed countries expends a proportion of its budget in assisting lesser developed countries (LDC) in educational enterprises. Such efforts may have muted results if Australian educators assume that overseas students eventually adapt to their teaching. This paper argues that institutions which accept overseas students into their courses are obliged professionally to cater for students’ learning problems particularly, if the language of instruction is not the...
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In the field of education, women lag behind globally. Out of 948 million illiterates in the world, two thirds are women. In 1990, 130 million children had no access to primary school, of these, 81 million were girls. Gender disparities are widest in the following regions: South Asia, Middle East., North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The high illiteracy rates in most of the developing countries and particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa has been singled out as the most severe impediment to the...
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A survey was carried out 10 investigate two areas of health education amongst students in an urban area of Botswana. The levels of health related knowledge in specific areas were examined and also the sources that students use for information on health. Students were found 10 use a wide variety of sources outside the school but that Teachers and Nurses, followed by Parents were the most important. Information on sources and health related knowledge is of value in the development of altitudes to health.
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Although many studies have suggested a relation between allergy and Ménière's disease, the pathophysiology of this condition remains controversial. The aim of this study was to clarify whether an anaphylactic reaction in the inner ear can disturb hearing and equilibrium, and whether such disturbances recur in response to repeated anaphylactic reactions. Increases in audiological threshold, nystagmus, and endolymphatic hydrops were observed in response to a single exposure to antigen...