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This paper, presents findings of a study that was carried out in January 2006 at the University of Botswana to determine gender differences amongst undergraduates’ students across all disciplines with regard to computer literacy. Five hundred students were surveyed of which 300 were females while 200 were male. The proportion of female to male students at the University of Botswana is 53%:47%. Purposive sampling was used to select respondents from the six faculties of the University; a...

Ethiopia is a country of 81 million people, half of whom are children. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders in children ranges from 3.5-23.2%. However, there are very limited mental health resources in the country, including few psychiatrists. Thus the training of more psychiatrists, including providing them with expertise in child psychiatry, is an imperative.The article briefly reviews the development of the Toronto Addis Ababa Psychiatry Project (TAAPP), a collaborative program between...

The concept of decentralisation originates from the belief that the state cannot alone control schools, but should share its power with other stakeholders, particularly those closer to the school, on a partnership basis. The South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996) mandates the establishment of school governing bodies that allow stakeholders — such as the state, parents, educators and learners (in secondary schools) — to play an active role in taking decisions on behalf of the school....

Introduction Children and their teachers need library resources and the expertise of a librarian to succeed. School libraries help teachers teach children (Keith 2004). A school library is an academic library that supports school programs as well as the teaching and learning process. School libraries serve students by providing materials to meet their various needs and encouraging reading and the use of libraries (Clark 1999). Martin (2000) notes that research shows that the reading scores...

This paper identifies, examines and discusses higher education funding policy shifts that have taken place in Kenya. The paper argues that even though Kenya's higher education funding policy shifts, from free higher education to cost‐sharing, and privatisation and commercialisation, are (to a greater extent) products of the country's encounter with globalisation, local social, political and economic dynamics have been of equally significant influence. Thus, the country's higher education...

<h3>Objective:</h3> In 2004, the Ministry of Health adopted revised protocols for the syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections (STI) that included routine HIV testing. A training programme for providers was developed on the revised protocols that featured interactive case studies and training videos. An objective of the first phase of the training programme was to test its effect on four measures of clinical practice: (1) routine HIV testing; (2) performance of physical...

In this integrated study of seismostratigraphy and palynology we provide an insight into the depositional environment in the northern Cape Basin during the late Pliocene with respect to global climate changes. A well-pronounced succession of continuous high-amplitude reflectors characterizes the upper acoustic units off the coast of Southwest Africa. Among the seismic structures, unconformity NCB-B dated at 2.1 Ma represents a striking feature. The internal reflectors below in unit NCB-1c...

This paper examines recent education and teacher education reforms in the USA and Namibia and analyzes two tensions that have been a central part of debates about teacher quality and teacher education in many parts of the world: whether we should prepare teachers as technicians or as reflective practitioners; and whether we should prepare teachers for teacher‐centered or learner‐centered instruction. Although the USA and Namibia are very different countries in size, economic development, and...

The paper contributes to the discussion on how to improve university students' reading and writing skills. Thirty-nine University of Botswana (UB) first-year English language students were taught English language description and usage and. subsequently, how to read and write literary and non-literacy genres. It was hoped that the grammar component would make them more aware of their language use and that this would, in addition to the issues discussed in the literary and non-literary genres...

Purpose: Because of the serious threat of HIV/AIDS to students at a university in Botswana, faculty instituted two interventions to change students' HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior: (a) an HIV/AIDS course and (b) the Health and Wellness Centre. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the success of these interventions. Method: A four-group comparison design was created for this study as a method for the qualitative formative evaluation. Data collection was done using the...

The researcher analyzed selected pupils' compositions which they wrote as a class exercise. The study aimed at investigating the use of coherence and cohesion in composition writing among Botswana primary school pupils. The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which the pupils could produce a coherent text. Twenty scripts were chosen through purposive sampling from standard seven pupils of two primary schools: school A and school B. Data were collected by visiting the schools...

The study investigated reasons for wastage amongst primary and secondary school pupils in Nigeria, where free and compulsory school attendance policy is implemented. Five questions (four (4) answered and one (1) hypothesized) were raised to direct the thrust of study whose population comprised all the students in 1,831 schools (1516 primary schools and 315 junior secondary schools) in Edo State. Edo State was used as a case study because it is a typical microcosm of Nigeria. Collection of...

The state of French in Zimbabwean government schools is examined in light of the concepts practical utility (Bogaards, 1991) and foreignness (Dabène, 1994). Given the closure of numerous French departments in schools across the country as well as the sustained reduction over the years in the rate of registration for the French ‘O' Level examination, the subject may be termed an “endangered species”. This state of affairs does not seem to bother authorities within the Ministry of Education...

One of Berlin’s leading medical schools, Charite, has carried out a preliminary investigation into the source of skulls held in its archives, allegedly held there after killings by German soldiers a century ago. And another medical school, at the University of Freiburg, has said that it will repatriate any skulls it finds to have been unethically collected. The allegations were made in an investigative news …

The Integrated science achievement of graduating pre-service teachers over a period of 3 years was examined for gender differences. Data were drawn from students’ (126 male and 127 female) final year results from a college of education in Nigeria. Findings revealed that the gender gap in integrated science achievement, among the sample data, could be disappearing. This is a source of hope for the country because results such as those reported here are contrary to the general Nigerian...