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In the teaching-learning of languages, digital tools are said to allow learners to be more motivated, and to produce a more elaborate and better-quality work. French language, compulsory in the Mauritian school curriculum, from primary school to secondary school (Cambridge O-Level), is a subject that worries learners who have difficulties in expressing themselves in writing. In this study, Scratch, a free software developed by the MIT, was used among students enrolled in the first year at...
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The opening of government in a number of countries has implications for innovation processes and the potential for inclusive development outcomes. After unpacking key thinking around openness and its attendant values, we explore the adoption of open government practices in innovation by considering four instruments: the opening of innovation and technology policy processes, co-creation and collaborative solution development by civil servants, government entities acting as innovation brokers,...
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The opening of government in a number of countries has implications for innovation processes and the potential for inclusive development outcomes. After unpacking key thinking around openness and its attendant values, we explore the adoption of open government practices in innovation by considering four instruments: the opening of innovation and technology policy processes, co-creation and collaborative solution development by civil servants, government entities acting as innovation brokers,...
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Protected areas can meaningfully contribute to sustainable development in Africa and elsewhere – but only if well governed and managed. Among various models of shared governance of protected areas, co-management is a potentially innovative approach for addressing past injustices and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals through socio-economic redress, upliftment, and conservation, although there is mixed evidence of success. In establishing new governance arrangements, shifts in power...
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The exposure and vulnerability of rural space and people to the effect of the changing and varying climate are undoubtedly high and worse felt in Third World countries. The vulnerability and climate-related shocks and stress in Nigeria and by extension Africa are drawn from the limited capacity. Despite the foregone, rural Africa has developed several resilience mechanism and adaptation strategies to cope with these changing climatic conditions. Making use of secondary literature (through...
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The right to space, place access, infrastructure demands and bridging the inequality gap are the momentum and increasing language of the urban poor in the post-apartheid South Africa. The demands for the taste of the seen, reported and scarcely experienced urban quality of life led to the increased city designated migration among many urban poor. Many of whom reside along the city fringes and peri-urban corridor. Poverty and high cost of city lifestyle result in exposure to urban struggles...
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despite the high prevalence and significant burden of mental disorders, they remain grossly under-diagnosed and undertreated. In low-income countries, such as Mali, integrating mental health services into primary care is the most viable way of closing the treatment gap. This program aimed to provide a mental health training intervention to rural general practitioners (GPs), to organize community awareness activities, and to evaluate the impact on mental health knowledge and through the...
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Sustainability challenges are dynamic, complex and interlinked. Education for sustainability (EfS) under target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) is considered the key driver to promote sustainable development and lifestyles. This is a critical target for African countries where awareness and progress towards EfS are slower. The importance of EfS is undeniable for South Africa, where the educational system still carries the historical impacts of colonialism and apartheid....
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Mathematics is a fundamental human activity – a way of making sense of the world. Children possess a natural curiosity and interest in mathematics and come to school with an understanding of mathematical concepts and problem-solving strategies that they have discovered through explorations of the world around them. The purpose of this study is to find out how mathematics is being taught and learnt among primary one pupils in basic schools in Ghana. A qualitative approach was employed to...
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Objectives To identify the prevalence, methods, associations and reported reasons for self-harm among in-school and street-connected adolescents in Ghana. Design A cross-sectional survey. We applied multi-level regression models and model-based cluster analysis to the data. Setting Three contexts in the Greater Accra region were used: second cycle schools, facilities of charity organisations and street census enumeration areas (sleeping places of street-connected adolescents, street corners,...
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Basic schools that are located in heavily populated residential and commercial areas in Ghana are exposed to environmental noise that can have detrimental effects on the academic attainments of children.Limited studies have been conducted on noise level in basic schools to date in Ghana.The objective of the study was to assess noise levels in and around learning spaces in basic schools in Ghana with a focus on Kumasi.A survey employing the use of interviews and an empirical monitoring of...