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The role of participatory approaches to forestry has increased dramatically, and meeting the needs of people is now seen as a primary function of forestry.These changes present both strategic and practical challenges, constraints and opportunities for forestry education.The important changes in forestry education include the shift from teacher-to student-centred learning and rapid technological developments.If forestry education is to meet its new challenges, it needs to undergo deep...

The model of agricultural and industrial education for African Americans in the United States was created by Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Armstrong developed a paternal approach to educating African Americans and developed the Hampton Institute curriculum with moral education as its base. Booker T. Washington, a protégé of Armstrong, carried the Hampton Model to Tuskegee, Alabama, and made it the basis for the curriculum at the Tuskegee...

Taking the transformative potential of education as its starting point, this thesis analyses Belgian attempts to use schools policy to strengthen the hegemony of the colonial state in the Congo during the interwar years. Through an empirical treatment of the development of the colonial school system, based largely on archival research, the study pursues two main contentions. The first is that the Belgian colonial authorities played a far more direct role in formulating and implementing...

The present study investigated University of Swaziland Bachelor of Education degree (B.Ed) (Primary and secondary) students’ conception of the current trends in writing instruction. The extent of their conception of these trends was examined on only four selected writing ideas namely collaborative writing, the process approach to writing, teacher response to students’ writing and the sharing and publishing of students’ writing. The review of related literature discussed the nature of the...

In this paper I will discuss the mandate of the National Council for Higher Education in the government of higher education and the measures Council has so far part in place to carry out its mandate. I will also deal with challenges the Council faces in carrying out its mandate.

How can we solve the lull in uptake and usage of online learning amongst traditional distance learners in Africa?Several online learning initiatives are taking place in Africa, but a critical assessment of their impact in terms of increasing access to higher education through distance learning indicates, in most cases, lack of value for money.A few distance learners use online learning management systems and other online resources in those institutions.How then do we interest and motivate...

This study aimed at ascertaining the status of students' performances and their perception of the learning of neurophysiology in a Nigerian medical school.The goal of the study was to determine ways of addressing identified negative perceptions for the purpose of improving upon the overall learning and use neurophysiology knowledge by structured curricular reform.We analyzed and compared the performances of students in three areas of physiology at the second professional examinations over a...

This study was a descriptive survey, which ascertained supervisors and subordinates perception of the impact of Botswana College of Agriculture training programme on graduates' job behaviour.The study was carried out in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, which is composed of six departments.All BCA graduates employed in each department, their supervisors and subordinates were the population of the study.A simple random sampling technique was used to select 34 graduates and the...

To investigate factors affecting condom use among South African university students.Cross-sectional survey.Department of Psychology, University of the North, South Africa.One hundred and forty six female and sixty first year male psychology students, mean age 20.9 years (SD = 3.4), with a range from 17 to 34 years.Sexual activity and condom use (6 items), A 16-item AIDS Health Belief Scale and a 28-item Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale.Almost one third (29.2%) of the sample reported never...

Teenage pregnancy in Kenya, East Africa, has emerged as a significant public health concern because of its contribution to increased fetal and maternal mortality, increased spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the declining socio-economic status of women in Kenya. At present 25% of Kenyan females ages 15-19 are either pregnant or have children and 85% of females 15-19 do not use contraceptives. If the country fulfills its unmet need for family planning thus reducing...

Mathematics plays a central role development. In particular, technological development of a country depends heavily on availability of the appropriate technology in the human resource of the country. Educational technology has therefore been identified as an essential tool in the process of preparing the student for technological and industrial advancement. That is why, in 2002 in Kenya, where mathematics is compulsory in primary and secondary schools; educational technology was introduced...

This study documents the prevalence rates for use of cigarette, alcohol, methylated spirit, cannabis, mandrax and cannabis together, glue or thinners among rural high school students in Mankweng, Limpopo Province, South Africa.A multistage sampling procedure produced a sample of 1600 students in grades 9 and 11 who completed a self-administered questionnaire.The prevalence rates for previous mouth (recent) use of alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis glue and spirits were 6.4%, 10.5%, 1.4%, 1.2% and...

Abstract As in most parts of Africa, the Bani basin (Niger River, Mali) is threatened by climate changes. This study focuses on drought hazards and its indicators as derived from the climatic moisture index using the monthly data for the period (1963–2000) in order to examine the Bani basin's vulnerability to water stress. In this study, water deficit (drought) was logically addressed using the standardized precipitation index on a 10‐day time step. The inadequacies in the standardized...

Education of health professionals using principles of community-based education is the recommended national policy in South Africa. A paradigm shift to community-based education is reported in a number of nursing education institutions in South Africa. Reviewed literature however revealed that in some educational institutions planning, implementation and evaluation of Community-based Educational (CBE) programmes tended to be haphazard, uncoordinated and ineffective, resulting in poor student...

This paper explores the relationships among moral education on the one hand, and culture, politics, poverty and religion in Africa on the other. It sets out by examining the theory and practice of moral education, before reflecting on moral education and virtue ethics. Thereafter, the paper examines moral education in African cultures and in religion. Finally, it interrogates the connection between oral education in Africa on the one hand, and politics and poverty on the other. The paper...

South Africa is in the midst of a catastrophic AIDS epidemic. HIV prevalence statistics in most countries indicate that up to 60% of all new infections occur among 15 to 24 year olds, whilst this group also boasts the highest incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Statistical findings among South African students predict a 10% increase in the HIV infection rate, highlighting the inability of universities to cope with societies’ demands for academically trained workers which, in...