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Journal of Research in Science TeachingVolume 13, Issue 6 p. 565-568 Research Report A study of the nature of incidental physical science knowledge possessed by elementary school children in Western State of Nigeria 'Diran Taiwo, 'Diran Taiwo Department of Education, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, NigeriaSearch for more papers by this author 'Diran Taiwo, 'Diran Taiwo Department of Education, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, NigeriaSearch for more papers by this author First published: November 1976...

Twenty-two guinea pigs were trained to detect a tone with a food reward. Common behavioral problems were handled in the following manner: (1) “Freezing” or fear responses were easily obviated by allowing the animals to spend a night in the training cage. (2) Initially the lever was baited to induce pressing. (3) “False positives” were punished with a 10-sec “time out,” and the “false positive” rate was reduced by increasing the number of observing responses needed to activate the tone. (4)...

Formal library education was first organized in West Africa in 1944 when a library school was opened at Achimota College, Gold Coast. This school was established as a result of a survey conducted by Miss Ethel Fegan whose report was submitted to the British Colonial Office in 1944.1 The school was headed by Miss Fegan and financed jointly by the British Council and the Governments of the three colonies of Nigeria, Gold Coast and Sierra Leone. There were 14 students in all, made up of six...

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsJames DickJames Dick is Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education and Donald D. Leopard is Associate Professor History at State University College at Buffalo, New York.Donald D. LeopardJames Dick is Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education and Donald D. Leopard is Associate Professor History at State University College at Buffalo, New York.

It is now becoming increasingly important for English-speaking countries in West Africa to introduce French into the school curriculum in order that there could be more meaningful interaction between them and their neighbouring Francophone countries. The economic integration which all the countries in West Africa are now aspiring to achieve among themselves will be made feasible if the communication problem among the countries can be reduced to a minimum. The learning of French language in...

Medical Education: Team Training of Physicians in Cameroon: Training of Generalist Physicians for Third World Needs Get access NOEL GUILLOZET, M.D., F.A.A.P. NOEL GUILLOZET, M.D., F.A.A.P. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The University Center for the Health Sciences, University of CameroonYaoundè, Cameroon Lecturer on Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Lecturer on Child Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University Director, the Harvard University Project, UCHS Search for other...

Brian was overheard asking Jeff, “Is this real geometry, or is it just Egyptian geometry?” The setting was a Montessori school in Richmond, Virginia. The junior class of twenty-three children (ages eight and one-half to twelve and one-half) were involved in a historical study of architecture, with Egypt as the focus. Based on the belief that children learn more naturally if sharp distinctions are not drawn between subject areas, the curriculum was developed in an integrated fashion as much as possible.

The very nature of colonialism—the extension of authority by one nation over another people—precludes any valid consideration of the system within a mere examination of its political and economic exploitative elements. The primary of these motives, however, has often overshadowed other traditional emphases of the colonizer himself in seeking advancement of his corrosive system. Reference to the mission civilisatrice , the cultural and moral mission of the colonizer, preoccupied and...

The study examines the psychological and academic adjustment to Canada of 51 Ugandan Asian primary school-aged children and their families. Twenty-six percent of all the children showed significant psychopathology and about 50 percent had difficulties in certain academic subjects. The psychopathology of the children was significantly correlated with the family's drop in income and professional prestige. The children's parents predominantly worked in unskilled jobs and all family members had...

The state of demographic data in Africa is reviewed in this paper along with constraints affecting the collection of adequate demographic information. An evaluation is made of the present situation and efforts to rectify the shortage of demographic personnel in the UN sponsored subregional demographic institutes, including an outline of the course program. The effort and progress being made in similar training programs at the University of Ife, Nigeria, is also examined. Obstacles to the...

An area 1360 km 2 in extent on the eastern side of the South Kenya rift valley consists of block faulted Plio-Pleistocene flood lavas ranging from basalts to trachytes. The oldest flood lavas are the Limuru trachytes (1.91 Ma BP) which were followed by the Ol Keju Nero basalts. A second eruptive cycle began with the Ol Tepesi basalts (1.42–1.65 Ma), which contain a very thick porphyritic benmoreite flow, and were followed by the Plateau trachytes (0.8–1.25 Ma). The magnetic polarities of the...

The technique recommended by the International committee for Standardization in Haematology (ICSH) was utilized for determination of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in 'healthy' young Nigerian students living in the northern part of the country. Ninety-five point eight percent of a sample of 188 cases showed values within the Westergren norm for the first hour viz. 2.6 mm for males and 8.4 mm for females. A detailed follow up during the second hour revealed that 80% were within the norm...

During the period between the two world wars, a principal theme underlying African education was a belief that the black school system of the American South constituted a suitable model for Africa. Thinking along these lines was prevalent throughout the continent (especially in the English-ruled colonies and Liberia), but nowhere was it stronger than in South Africa. This was mainly due to the Union's unique position of having a large settler population that was steadily augmenting its...

Political scientists who teach African politics courses at U.S. colleges and universities were surveyed in 1973 to (1) discover successful teaching techniques, approaches, and texts; (2) determine the popularity of courses in African politics; and (3) collect data on the status of African politics as a research area. A questionnaire vas mailed to 289 scholars and course instructors who responded to questions relating to the teaching and researching of African politics. Findings show that...

Adventure stories are favorites among children in many parts of the world. Africa has been the locale of hundreds of children's adventure stories written by African and non-African authors for over a century. These adventure stories, along with other fiction, are just as powerful teachers about Africa as are professional educators. This essay will compare the adventure stories of three wellknown and popular authors (as judged by literary critics and child readers) who based their stories on...

In the interwar period in Kenya and Tanganyika, some thought and practice in education were directed towards the need for introducing some aspects of African culture in schools. In this article, an attempt is made to discuss how effectively indigenous education transmitted African culture and how Christian missionaries were instrumental in destroying native culture in the two countries. A description of experiments aimed at reviving African traditions, and people's reactions to them, is also given.