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Abstract This article reports on an empirical study of the management of curriculum and instruction in South African secondary schools. Drawing on data collected from 200 schools in 2007, a series of regression analyses tested the relationship between various dimensions of leadership and student achievement gains over time. Whilst the research confirms what we do know about school management in South Africa, and aligns with much of the international research base, the strong emphasis that...

Abstract This article reports on an empirical study of the management of curriculum and instruction in South African secondary schools. Drawing on data collected from 200 schools in 2007, a series of regression analyses tested the relationship between various dimensions of leadership and student achievement gains over time. Whilst the research confirms what we do know about school management in South Africa, and aligns with much of the international research base, the strong emphasis that...

Abstract This article reports on an empirical study of the management of curriculum and instruction in South African secondary schools. Drawing on data collected from 200 schools in 2007, a series of regression analyses tested the relationship between various dimensions of leadership and student achievement gains over time. Whilst the research confirms what we do know about school management in South Africa, and aligns with much of the international research base, the strong emphasis that...

Abstract This article reports on an empirical study of the management of curriculum and instruction in South African secondary schools. Drawing on data collected from 200 schools in 2007, a series of regression analyses tested the relationship between various dimensions of leadership and student achievement gains over time. Whilst the research confirms what we do know about school management in South Africa, and aligns with much of the international research base, the strong emphasis that...

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The present study examined current management strategies adopted by school administrators for resolving conflict, with a view to determining the extent to which these actors agree on conflict management procedures. Adopting a stratified random sampling technique, to ensure adequate national representation, 2400 administrators from rural and urban school districts were surveyed. Key stakeholders in the education enterprise, such as teachers, principals, proprietors of schools as well as...

Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Medication non-compliance has been recognised as one of the drawbacks in the successful management of this disease. Hence, different approaches for ensuring medication compliance have been adopted; these include the Directly Observed Therapy Short course (DOTS). TB is associated with psychiatric morbidity, particularly depressive disorder, and this has been recognised as a cause...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective and affordable form of treatment for a range of psychiatric disorders. Historical antecedents, the media, and movies have generated myths about its continued use and relevance. Objectives: We explored medical students' knowledge of and attitude to ECT on completion of an 8-week clinical rotation (clerkship) in psychiatry. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among final-year medical students at the end of a clerkship in psychiatry...

The study examined the relationship between Java programming self-efficacy and programming background of engineering students in a Nigerian University. One hundred and ninety two final year engineering students randomly selected from six engineering departments of the university participated in the study. Two research instruments: Programming Background Questionnaire and Java Programming Self-Efficacy Scale were used in collecting relevant information from the subjects. The resulting data...

This paper discusses social work in South Africa in relation to increasing levels of emigration and the resultant service shortages that the country seems unable to meet. A context for the discussion is first provided so that the multi-faceted implications of a post-Apartheid South Africa may be appreciated. The paper examines the role of social work education and training in meeting the challenges posed by service shortages and in promoting relevancy in an ever changing socio-political...

African American preschoolers living in rural areas are potentially at greater risk for entering schools less well prepared than their white counterparts. This article examines the importance of family involvement and engagement and dimensions of cultural competence needed to work with African American rural families to develop culturally responsive strategies for both home and early education school environments. Recommendations for rural service providers to improve African American preschooler learning outcomes also are shared.

There is increasing interest in using point-of-care ultrasound in developing countries with limited access to imaging diagnostics. We developed a focused obstetric ultrasound training program for midwives in a rural health district in Zambia. Our objectives were to assess the ability of midwives to learn basic obstetric ultrasound and to evaluate whether the use of ultrasound changed the clinical management of patients.

Background: This study assessed the knowledge and use of emergency contraception (EC) against the background of current sexual practices among a multi-racial student population at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In addition, the use of art as an advocacy tool in promoting awareness of EC and related sexual issues was also evaluated.Methods: A random sample of 162 students with equal representation of race and gender was interviewed....

Using a series of comparable labor force surveys in urban West Africa, we estimate the private returns to education among representative samples of workers in seven economic capitals (Abidjan, Bamako, Cotonou, Dakar, Lome, Niamey and Ouagadougou). The data allow us to provide a unique cross-country comparison using rigorously the same variables and methodology for each country. We tackle the issues of endogenous sector allocation (public, formal private and informal sectors) and endogeneity...

The 2008 Charles H. Thompson Lecture-Colloquium Presentation Dr. Lee's lecture discussed several points of similarities between W. E. B. Du Bois and President Barack Obama. These similarities in background, education, and in their ideas on politics and power are historically connected with implications for educating Black peoples through consciousness. When I decided on this title, I took the bold move of writing the introduction before the November 4th, 2008 election, because of my deep...