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Rapid developments in science and technology have driven utilization of Geographical Information Science (GIS) in various fields of Planning, Management, and exploitation of environmental resources and provision of social services. As information technology gains momentum, GIS uses information science infrastructure to address the problems of geography, cartography, geosciences locations and related branches of science and engineering; that is shortly referred to as Geo-informatics....
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Learning to Collaborate: The Case Study of a Chinese–Kenyan CSR EffortSun, I. Y., & Wang, Y. - 2017
Chinese companies in Africa have garnered a bad reputation when it comes to ‘giving back’ to local societies. But in practice, some Chinese companies are exploring new models of corporate social responsibility in Africa. This case study describes the development of a responsible business model for a Chinese state-owned enterprise in Kenya through a public–private partnership. Throughout the design and approach of this project, the Chinese company worked in collaboration with the Kenyan...
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This study examines the relationship between education expenditure and economic growth in Mauritius. The study employed the ARDL bounds testing methodology for the period 1976 to 2016. The study found that education expenditure Granger causes economic growth in Mauritius in the short run. In addition, the study also found that economic growth does not Granger cause education expenditure in Mauritius in the short run. However, in the long-run, the study found that there are long-run...
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This study examines the relationship between education expenditure and economic growth in Mauritius. The study employed the ARDL bounds testing methodology for the period 1976 to 2016. The study found that education expenditure Granger causes economic growth in Mauritius in the short run. In addition, the study also found that economic growth does not Granger cause education expenditure in Mauritius in the short run. However, in the long-run, the study found that there are long-run...
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Timely progression through school is an important measure for school performance, completion and the onset of other life transitions for adolescents. This study examines the risk factors for grade repetition and establishes the extent to which age-for-grade heterogeneity contributes to subsequent grade repetition at early and later stages of school. Using data from a demographic surveillance site in Karonga district, northern Malawi, a cohort of 8174 respondents (ages 5-24 years) in primary...
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Headteachers’ position is at the critical point of which all the mechanism of Education system: planning, delivery and management rest. The purpose of the study was to investigate social cultural factors influencing appointment of headteachers in primary schools in Eldoret East Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County. The target population comprised of 275 respondents who were: head teachers, deputy head teachers, members of appointment committee in the Sub-County Education office noted as the DEO,...
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This thesis explores the existing IT conditions of a Kenyan upper secondary school, with the purpose of identifying obstacles and opportunities that need to be considered in developing an IT soluti ...
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During its prosperous phase, Islam spread to North Africa, where a total Islamization and Arabization took place, and the coastal areas of East Africa, where a new synthesis of the Perso-Arabic and ...
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Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2017). Revitalising Agricultural Education and Training in South Africa (Concise). [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2016/0016
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Commissioned by the Centre for Critical Research on Race and Identity, Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), May
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Primary and secondary schools across the nation are becoming increasingly heterogeneous, yet the teacher population remains homogenous. In fairness, this is not a new issue: At the turn of the century, Whites represented a significant aggregate of the teacher population: 73% in the inner city; 81% in suburban schools; 91% in small towns; and 98% in rural areas. The magnitude of this issue is significant since approximately 33% of schools in the U.S. are located in rural areas, which already...
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Although international research regarding advising is burgeoning, most of the research on the role of and advantages related to academic advising has been limited to U.S. colleges and universities. This ethnographic case study conducted at a Liberian university examined the organizational culture of advising from student, faculty, and staff perspectives after the establishment of the Student Academic Advisement and Career Counseling Center. The findings suggest two primary elements that...
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the management of the 2007 syllabus in promoting life skills to intellectually impaired primary school pupils in Kinondoni Municipality. The study examined the implications that the 2007 syllabus has on Tanzanian education aiming at understanding the magnitude of the situation hence employed qualitative techniques to ensure in-depth understanding as too claimed by Edward,et al (2008). However the Study involved 89 respondents. The instruments used...
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Introduction:The work environment is one of the main causes of allergic rhinitis.The majority of vendors in Dakar work in places close to roads that are very frequented by vehicles, exposing them to increased air pollution.The study determined the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and its associated risk factors in these vendors.Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey based on a structured questionnaire, conducted among vendors in the neighborhoods of HLM, Medina and Petersen in Dakar,...
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Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are obvious effects of air pollution and the third reason of death in developing countries.In Africa, air pollution from road traffic is one of the main causes of poor air quality.We set out to systematically review existing published researches on traffic related to air pollution and CRD, particularly asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Africa.Methods: A literature search of PubMed, Scholar and LISSA databases,...
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In Kenya, corruption is one of the social problems which permeate all sectors of the economy including education.There is alleged corruption in forms of recruitment, promotion, transfer and deployment of teachers.In schools, both primary and secondary, there is corruption in recruitment of students in form one (especially in the prestigious national secondary schools), supply of materials to the schools, and in national examination.At the universities, the same repeats itself in form of...