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Most personnel who have assumed supervisory positions as SMTs at invariably do not do their tasks well, either due to lack of time or the ability to fulfil this obligation. This becomes a problem which caused the researchers to be curious as to why some School Management Teams (SMT’s) fail to do their tasks effectively. The management issues contextualized in this paper are not the general management mandates, but they refer specifically to those management issues pertaining to the policies...
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The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge of student nurses in Nurse Initiated and Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (NIMART). A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional design was adopted. The population consisted of 183 undergraduate student nurses pursuing education and training of a nurse (General, Psychiatric and Community) and Midwife leading to registration. The sample consisted of 106 third and fourth level student nurses selected on the basis of having learned...
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This study explores the perceptions of student nurses during accompaniment in the clinical environment. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive research approach was applied on 24 student nurses' to explore their perceptions during accompaniment in the clinical environment. The participants were conveniently and purposively selected. The student nurses were registered for their first year of training. Data was generated through two focus group interviews comprising of 12 student nurses each....
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This chapter explores why relations between the European Union (EU) and Africa around the issue of climate change are crucial, in particular, for the developmental dimension. It describes that EU claims to offer a global leadership role in the field of climate change. The chapter also analyses how policy incoherence has the potential to weaken support from African countries for its attempts to shape the post-Kyoto climate agreement. It highlights some of the main barriers to the potential...
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Male circumcision has been practised traditionally as one of the initiation rites that prepare boys for manhood. The Primary focus for this initiation rite was sexuality education. However, concern exists regarding the safety and hygiene of traditional male circumcision. This concern has resulted in boys seeking medical assistance in large numbers at hospitals for medical male circumcision. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended male circumcision as an HIV/AIDS prevention...
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This study explored the experiences of parents whose daughters became pregnant while still attending school in Limpopo province of South Africa, using a qualitative and explorative approach. A purposive sample of five parents was interviewed. Data analysis using Tesch's open coding technique yielded six themes on discovery of pregnancy, continuation of school, dilemmas of attending school, social support, impact on school performance and interaction between parents and teachers. Parents are...
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Transition from secondary to tertiary education presents unique challenges for first-year nursing students. First year nursing students have to adapt to the unique challenges of clinical practice environments, as their education and training incorporates an almost equal amount of time for class attendance and clinical practice placement. The aim of the study was to explore and describe the experiences of first-year nursing students regarding their teaching-learning environment in the...
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IntroductionThis work is a slightly revised version of a paper presented by the author at the international conference, Learning and the World We Want at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 2003. It has never seized to intrigue this writer that African people, especially traditional healers, can function in their trade both as scientists and as practitioners of mysticism simultaneously without experiencing a sense of conflict or contradiction. In Western or Eurocentric...
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John Masundulwani (M.Ed.) (Chair) Prof. Samuel A. Awoniyi (PhD) Sophie Masuku (PhD) Elisa Masuku (PhD) (Supervisor)
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A dissertation submitted to the Dept. of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Masters Education in Educational Management. Citation: Mmopi, M. (2015) Experience of Teachers in the implementation of standard-based grading in Botswana junior secondary schools (JSS): a case of Moeti JSS in Maun, University of Botswana.
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The Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic has been around for more than three decades and South Africa has more people living with HIV infection than any other country in Africa. Since nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, they are the most involved in providing healthcare services to people living with HIV. For this reason, their training is expected to equip and enable them to function as soon as they have graduated, congruent to the expectations of the employers. This research...
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A Dissertation Submitted To The School Of Management Science In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement Forthe Award Of A Masters Degree In Institutional Management And Leadership (Miml) Of Ugandamanagement Institute