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The purpose of this chapter is to demonstrate the significant roles played by leaders in training institutions with special reference to Pentecostal Life University (PLU) in Malawi, and Malawi Institute of Management (MIM).Training is an essential part of a successful organization. The leader's role is very vital for training to be done and for new leaders to be groomed. A leader's impact goes beyond the organization whilst his/her subordinate's impact can end in the office.
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Girls with disabilities are subjected to multiple challenges due to their disabilities. They face discrimination that most women face. They are discriminated due to their disabilities. They encounter barriers that most children encounter. This is the double marginalisation that breeds and sustains the dehumanising problems experienced by girls with disabilities. This creates a vulnerable group within a vulnerable group. Most of the times, girls with disabilities are more likely than boys to...
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the way socio-cultural values affected the provision of quality Secondary Education to Girls, in Masasi district. The study rests on the following objectives: To examine the community perception on provision of quality secondary education to Girl students, to examine the influence of polygamous marriages on secondary education for Girls. To assess the strategies for provision of secondary education to Girls’ in polygamous families and to examine...
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Global statistics indicate that currently 35 million people are living with HIV of which 4, 634 are living in Scotland (out of a total population of 5 295 00) and the figure for Zimbabwe is estimated at 1, 400 000 (out of a total population of 14 149648). In this thesis, I have suggested a framework that goes beyond a limited analysis of the complexity of understanding the HIV/AIDS origins, its evolution and prevalence beyond the epidemiological mapping. The approach allows for the...
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This study was set to establish the impact of domestic labour on students’ academic achievement in mixed day secondary schools in Kisii Central District, Kenya and formulate appropriate policy recommendations. A total of 119 boys and 100 girls were randomly selected from 14 mixed day secondary schools to participate in the study. Additionally, 14 parents and 14 teachers were purposively included. Interview schedules and questionnaires were used to gather relevant data. Holmes (1965)...
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There is increasing recognition of the need to train teachers in home- school-community partnership. This is because knowledge of such collaboration has a powerful influence on a learner’s development, both academically and behaviourally. Furthermore, the families and communities benefit as well. Research indicates that only a small percentage of training institutions offer comprehensive programmes in home-school-community collaboration to enable teachers have a sound grounding in the theory...
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Current evidence reveals a continuing upward trend in substance abuse worldwide (World Drug Report, 2004). The report by WHO (2004) estimates that 1.1 thousands million people, representing a third of the world population above the age of 15 years, use tobacco principally in the form of the manufactured cigarette. Out of these smokers, 800 million live in developing countries, of which 700 million are male. Smoking is therefore a major habit in developing countries. In fact, the same report...
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Drug abuse is a major public health problem among the youth worldwide especially in developing countries. The accessibility, affordability, and consumption of abused drugs by the youths have attracted great concern among public health personnel. The impact of drug abuse in human health and well-being is substantial and its contribution ranges from medical, social, family, legal and economic problems which are created by its uncontrolled use. Thus, drug abuse-related problems among the youth...
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This retrospective study of 535 households with 8-year-old children focuses on factors that can influence age-appropriate school entry and subsequent grade-level progression. The households included in this research are from a peri-urban community near Kampala, Uganda. Data were collected mainly from primary caregivers. The study examined the influence of family variables, home environment, stressful life events, and exposure to early childhood development (ECD) services on both age at...
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Previous research attributed many positive developments to education, such as increasing employment opportunities, reducing gender inequality and stimulating empowerment. This research will, however, look more closely into what secondary education means to the students themselves by involving their own perceptions. It further looks into how secondary education, on local level, changes the options secondary school students have after graduating, both according to the students and according to...