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This study investigated the participation of learners with Cerebral Palsy in Activities for Daily Living at Dagama Special School in Luanshya district, Zambia. This study aimed to establish whether learners were engaged in activities for daily living independently at home and at school. A case study design was used in this study. Purposive sampling was used to sample 20 key informants. The sample consisted of 2 managers, (Head teacher and deputy teacher), 4 teachers and 5 house parents, 4...
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In this article, we examine the history of the Life Improvement Approach (LIA) from around the turn of the 20th century, and propose a LIA model based on Japanese experiences followingWorld War II to JICA Tsukuba training courses for Latin American countries, taking into consideration recent advances in information and communications technology (ICT) available in developing countries. In this paper, we first review the history of LIA, pointing out that self-determination and self-management...
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Researches in clinical and medical science have shown that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B, and to some extent Hepatitis C viruses, constitute a major public health challenge in the Sub-Saharan Africa. This is without prejudice to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is more deadly than the other three put together, and had affected some countries in West Africa- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. There is little awareness and education via the mass media on some common viral...
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Cytomegalovirus cause viral congenital infection at any stage of pregnancy leading to congenital defects, which can either be primary or recurrent and hearing loss is one of the common congenital CMV infection occurring in 10-15% of infected children.This study, therefore examined the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus among paediatric patients with hearing loss attending National Ear Care Centre Kaduna northwest Nigeria.A total of 77 samples was collected from patients aged between 0-13...
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A minor dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Library and Information Studies
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This study was embarked upon as an assessment of school principals’ assertiveness on the school attendance of Nigerian female students living and working as maids. Eight research questions and eight null hypotheses guided the study. The survey research design was utilized for the study. The target population was the 257 school principals in the six education zones in Anambra State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was utilized in selecting four education zones for the study, out of which 96...
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This article will examine the paradox of post-apartheid education policies which established the formal basis for social justice and equity through legislation while in reality these laudable goals remain unattainable and elusive.The article will be informed by and build on the conceptualisation and analysis of the barriers to social justice and equality in education by global and local critical, postcolonial and political economy of education scholars. It will critically outline the key...
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This article conceptualises the overall relationship between a democratic society, socially useful labour and its implications for education and training and unemployment, particularly youth unemployment.The article analyses the ideas and practices that are dominant in the language, ideologies and practices of human capital theory-a theory which has mutated and survived through its various incarnations.We begin by examining the culture of "job consciousness" critically.Thereafter, we explore...
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the MSc by Coursework Degree (in Resource Conservation Biology) June 2017. South Africa.
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This study critically examines the administration of staff welfare services in private and public secondary schools using Akoko North-West district in Ondo State, Nigeria as a case study. The study used 3 research questions in a bid to guide the researcher. The population of the study was ten (10) private and fifteen (15) public secondary schools in the area of study. Fifty (50) teachers were selected from ten (10) secondary schools using simple random sampling techniques. Data were...
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This study investigated the extent of information and communication technology (ICT) utilization for students’ learning in Ondo State tertiary institutions. The research design was descriptive survey. The target population comprises of all students in tertiary institutions of learning in Ondo State. A sample of two hundred (200) undergraduate students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko was used for this study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample...
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This study investigated the extent of information and communication technology (ICT) utilization for students’ learning in Ondo State tertiary institutions. The research design was descriptive survey. The target population comprises of all students in tertiary institutions of learning in Ondo State. A sample of two hundred (200) undergraduate students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko was used for this study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample...