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Commitment to building mental health treatment capacity in Africa is increasing but little agreement exists on strategies to train health workers on mental health or evaluation of training efforts. We systematically reviewed published literature on interventions to train health-care workers in Africa on mental health. 37 studies met our inclusion criteria. Training outcomes focused on changes in knowledge and attitude, with few studies evaluating skill and practice and only two studies...
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Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa examines the colonial discriminatory practices against Muslim education through control and dismissal and discusses the education reform
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This study focuses on connection between socioeconomic factors and the didactic choices in the English language teaching in lower primary school. The aim of the study is to examine if and how these ...
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This article examines how two Algerian writers use the destruction of the landscape through “natural” disasters to reflect on trauma, memory, and the nature of sociocultural conditions of women in contemporary Algeria. In Maissa Bey’s Surtout ne te retourne pas (2005), the destruction wrought by the earthquake provides the novel’s protagonist with the crucial moment to restructure her identity and redefine her community, much as the population affected by the earthquake. In the case of Nina...
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This article examines how two Algerian writers use the destruction of the landscape through “natural” disasters to reflect on trauma, memory, and the nature of sociocultural conditions of women in contemporary Algeria. In Maissa Bey’s Surtout ne te retourne pas (2005), the destruction wrought by the earthquake provides the novel’s protagonist with the crucial moment to restructure her identity and redefine her community, much as the population affected by the earthquake. In the case of Nina...
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UNESCO (1995) notes that education should be easily adaptable to sudden shifts in conditions in a world of rapid change since environmental challenges are dynamic. This paper is based on a study carried out in secondary schools in the Caprivi region in Namibia (currently re-named the Zambezi region). The article reports on mixed methods of approach to arrive at an in-depth understanding of the extent to which environmental education is implemented in the curriculum for Geography,...
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Context: Several studies were conducted throughout the world on heart diseases in children; no data is available in Congolese child.Objective: To evaluate epidemiological profile of Congolese children and teenager carrying cardiovascular diseases.Methods: A descriptive and prospective study was carried out during 4 years in the pediatric department of teaching hospital of Brazzaville, near the children received in consultation of pediatric cardiology.Results: On 41,472 patients admitted in...
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The purpose of this study was to examine learner absenteeism in public school examinations. The four objectives were; to establish the relationship between learner absenteeism from class during learning time and learner absenteeism during public examinations; to examine the relationship between learner absenteeism from public examinations and socio-economic backgrounds; to ascertain whether learners where teachers' absenteeism in class is high are more likely to be absent during public...
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Universities are facing increasingly complex trends and challenges in attracting and retaining the best students. This has coaxed university marketers to embrace marketing practices and ideas in order to acquire and retain these students. The study aims at understanding potential students’ decision-making with respect to what and who influences them when choosing a university. The research design is descriptive and self-administered questionnaires were fielded to first-year students at a...
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Substance use is rising among young people in developing countries, especially in schools and universities. Empirical studies on factors associated with substance abuse are required to identify protective and risk factors and to inform interventions. We report on the extent to which temperament and other demographic and background characteristics predict substance use among young adults pursuing university education in Botswana. Information on demographic characteristics and substance use...
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Climate change will challenge the resilience of both agriculture-based livelihoods and natural resource management regimes in East Africa in myriad ways. A major challenge is to reduce the vulnerability of people and climate-sensitive sectors, including water, agriculture, and energy, to today?s climate variability and to ensure that future development activities are appropriate to future climate contexts. Through an Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) research approach this project will help...