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Cameroon and China have been cooperating and exchanging in several areas for a long time.In the educational sector, the Confucius Institute plays an important and 'unique' role in the materialisation of the educational and cultural exchange between the two countries.In recent years, the institute is experiencing a resurgence of interest in Chinese language and culture among young Cameroonians.The number of learners enrolled in the Confucius Institute is increasing, and the realisations of...
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Climate change perceptions are fundamental for adaptation and environmental policy support. Although Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, little research has focused on how climate change is perceived in the continent. Using random forest methodology, we analyse Afrobarometer data (N = 45,732), joint with climatic data, to explore what shapes climate change perceptions in Africa. We include 5 different dimensions of climate change perceptions: awareness, belief in...
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Open education and technology are transforming the journey of schooling. The way students prepare themselves for learning is becoming more challenging in the global educational environment. In the wake of technology integration in the learning process and the current trend to embrace online learning, self-directed learning (SDL) skills have drawn the attention of many researchers in the field. Technology-savvy students are ready to embrace new techniques for learning but how far are they...
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Abstract Port Harcourt, Nigeria, as with many cities in Africa, is already experiencing impacts from climate change while also facing development challenges and compounding vulnerabilities. There is often a gap between the adaptation recommendations of academia and international organizations and the conditions needed to achieve these recommendations given the realities on the ground in cities with vulnerable populations, pressing challenges, and minimal capacity. This gap can make it...
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African Americans are more likely than members of other racial groups to report perceived discrimination in health care settings, and discrimination is linked to depression. Using data from a randomized controlled trial of pain coping skills training (PCST) for African Americans with osteoarthritis (N=164), we evaluated the interaction between discrimination experiences and experimental condition (PCST or control group) in linear regression models predicting depressive symptoms. There was a...
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Introduction: colonoscopy is the gold standard procedure for diagnosing lower gastrointestinal disorders. However, it is relatively expensive and out of reach of many patients in resource limited settings. The objective of this study was to assess the common clinical indications, findings, and diagnostic yield of colonoscopy procedures performed at Saint Paul´s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Ethiopia.
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While studies give much attention to the officially introduced Higher Diploma Program practices and effectiveness, little is known about the workplace learning activities and barriers in universities. This study is therefore aimed to capture the learning activities of instructors of Bahir Dar University, and the factors that impede their learning engagements. Accordingly, a total of 117 instructors from six academic units took part in the study. The results show that instructors heavily rely...
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Inequality in access to quality education is wide-ranging across and within countries. This study examines determinants for adolescents’ school enrolment in private and public schools in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, including 2,039 randomly selected school-attending adolescents. The survey methodology was built on the Planet Youth collaboration and is the first of its kind in the setting. The critical determinant for attending a private school rather than a public one reflects parental...
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This study investigated school principals' perceptions regarding successful implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy in Zimbabwean schools. The research employed a quantitative research design, using questionnaires to collect data from a sample of 260 principals. The paper drew upon the Pedagogical Leadership (PL) framework in examining principals' knowledge in the integration of ICTs across the public secondary school curriculum in Zimbabwe. The findings show...
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In this chapter, the researcher seeks to challenge the view that Western cultures are the ‘givers' and the ‘teachers' of disability education while African cultures are the ‘takers' and the ‘taught'. Firstly, the researcher argues that the displacement of African knowledge systems by colonialist hegemony has to be refuted to prepare the foundation of African disability education. Secondly, the study draws lessons from an African culture, particularly the Shona culture, by using selected...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes Hepatitis B vaccination as the most-effective way of controlling HBV infection. However, knowledge regarding general university students’ population vaccination status remains limited in Ghana. Using data from a survey involving 2712 students from three universities, this study aimed to examine Hepatitis B vaccination status and associated factors among university students in Ghana. Results showed that less than half of the participants (38.2%)...