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The aim of this paper is to exploit an unusual occurrence whereby a large group of South African grade 3 students were tested twice, 1 month apart, on the same test in different languages. Using a simplified difference-in-difference methodology, it becomes possible to identify the causal impact of writing a test in English when English is not a student’s home language for 3402 students. The article aims to address the extent to which language factors (relative to non-language factors) can...
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There is a low financial credit take among youth in Uganda because potential beneficiaries perceive the associated risk as high. This study assesses the determinants of entrepreneurial risk tolerance among Ugandan youth using experimental data from a randomised control trial and a real-life investment risk experiment. The intervention consists of credit-counselling and sector-specific business training for young men and women aged 18-35 years who own a business to inform them about the...
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The purpose of this qualitative narrative case study is to develop a better understanding of how African American students with disabilities in alternative schools make sense of their educational journeys. Critical race theory and disability studies (DisCrit) is used as a framework for the investigation of (a) the process of being identified as a student with disabilities and (b) behavioral factors associated with placement in the alternative school environment, and (c) how students develop...
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The HIV prevalence in South Africa among students at higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2008 was reported to be 3.4%, with the highest HIV prevalence found in the Eastern Cape Province. Students at these facilities are also increasingly affected by socio-economic constraints that may impact on food security. Little is known about the impact of food insecurity on HIV-infected students in HEIs in South Africa. The purpose of this paper is to describe food insecurity and the nutritional...
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The HIV prevalence in South Africa among students at higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2008 was reported to be 3.4%, with the highest HIV prevalence found in the Eastern Cape Province. Students at these facilities are also increasingly affected by socioeconomic constraints that may impact on food security. Little is known about the impact of food insecurity on HIV-infected students in HEIs in South Africa. The purpose of this paper is to describe food insecurity and the nutritional...
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Ideas about literacy have been shaped in South Africa by historical processes including colonial conquest, missionary activity and race segregation, marking lines of inclusion and exclusion, that constructed religious, racial, cultural and educational/intellectual divides. Post-apartheid democratic governmental processes have struggled with these legacies, as concerns with human rights, social justice and language equity have encountered the inequalities of the past and the developmental...
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Concerted efforts are being made to scale up psychological interventions in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to reduce psychological inflexibility and has been shown to be effective for treating a range of mental health difficulties. ACT training workshops have been shown to reduce the psychological inflexibility of individuals receiving training. There is a dearth of research investigating the acceptability and potential efficacy of ACT in...
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This article explored the factors that facilitated or hindered collaboration within the learning team in the Mathematics department of a primary school. It formed part of a broader study conducted in the particular school in Gauteng. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with a focus group of Mathematics teachers, written reflective accounts by the principal and female staff members, and semi-structured interviews with the principal. In total, 12 teachers participated in...
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Climate change hits agricultural production areas hard. There is no knowledge base to counter its effects and this makes education and other capacity building in adapting to climate change imperative. In the course of the last quarter of the twentieth century, applied agrometeorology/agroclimatology started to focus on traditional knowledge and agrometeorological services in agriculture. Since 2005, “Agromet Vision” offers Roving Seminars (RSs) of 2–5 days for university staff, professional...