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no two people see the external world in exactly the same way, it is very likely that teachers and students see the events of the classroom through different lenses. Regrettably, when teachers and students construe learning events differently, the resulting miscommunication places learning at risk (Muscella, 1986). The purpose of this study is to see if teachers and students perceive literacy learning events differently. We focused a lens on students' actual preferences for certain literacy...
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Taiwan is one of the fastest growing countries in the world; its growth has been characterized by such desirable features as good income distribution and poverty alleviation, while the country's development process has been positively influenced not only by its initial conditions but also by its choice of development strategy and policies. By comparison, the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region represents an example of development failure, which has been ascribed, in varying proportions, to such...
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For health promotion to be effective it is important that it be informed by the subjective perceptions of those at risk from illness. Subjective beliefs about illness are at the centre of psychological theories of illness behaviour. One hundred and twenty-two secondary school pupils and 147 undergraduate students in South Africa were asked to the estimate the risks and consequences of 40 illnesses or problems which constitute risks to health in their Province. The four problems judged to...
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Objectives: This study investigated the extent and nature of substance use among rural secondary schools in the Northern Province in South Africa. Design and subjects: The sample included 209 rural Standard 9 (Year 11) secondary school pupils chosen at random from three rural schools. The pupils were 90 boys and 119 girls whose ages ranged from 17 to 26. Outcome measures: Data pertaining to prevalence and frequency of drug use were obtained from a 123-items substance use questionnaire by the...
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Abstract This study investigated the extent and nature of substance use among urban secondary schools in the Northern Province in South Africa. The sample included 191 urban Standard 9 (Year 11) secondary school pupils chosen at random from three urban schools in Pietersburg. The pupils were 86 boys, and 105 girls whose ages ranged from 17 to 25 years (mean = 19.1 years; standard deviation = 2.5 years). Data pertaining to prevalence and frequency of drug use were obtained from a 123-item...
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Segaba: an African zither and its potential for music educationPhuthego, M. - 1999 - 31(1), 119–128
The vast array of the indigenous musical instruments of southern Africa in general and those of Botswana in particular are yet to be explored fully and fruitfully for classroom teaching and learning. This paper assesses the potential of one such instrument, the segaba, for music education. The research has employed ethnographic methods of investigation as a way of learning about the instrument. The study focuses on the music of L.T. Matlapeng, a player and maker of the segaba from Tlokweng...