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The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government introduced the Tuition Fee Free Education (TFFE) policy in 2012. The implementation of the TFFE policy has had some positive impact on the enrolment of school age children especially at primary level of education. Kukari (2015) reported that student enrolment increased from about 771,727 in 2012 to about 942,998 in 2013. This is an increase of 22.2%. . Kukari also pointed out that the female students enrolment increased by 41.2% while the male students...

Pedagogies incorporating technology-enhanced learning (TEL) are growing in social work education. However, there have been few explorations of the effectiveness of use of particular pedagogical designs based upon authentic learning principles in social work education. This paper contributes to such scholarship on teaching and learning using technologies through the analysis of five qualitative case studies of South African social work educators in order to ascertain whether and how the...

We carried out detailed petrographic, major and trace element geochemical, microstructural and FTIR analyses on eight characteristic ultramafic xenoliths from Nyos and Barombi Mbo Lakes in the continental sector of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL). The studied xenoliths are spinel lherzolites showing lithologies similar to the other xenoliths reported previously along the CVL. They have protogranular and porphyroclastic textures. One of the Barombi xenolith contains amphibole, which had not...

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsDanya QatoDanya Qato holds a PhD from Brown University and is currently a Fulbright scholar based at Birzeit University in Palestine. She is founder of the Chicago Palestine Film Festival and has been an organizer with Palestine solidarity formations on multiple U.S. campuses for two decades.

The effects of climate change on human health are being experienced in various regions of the world. In South Africa, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall patterns are negatively impacting on the health and well-being of the citizens in many ways including increased risks of diseases, depletion of water resources and food insecurity. The present study examined perceptions on climate change and its effects on the health conditions of Mogalakwena community members in Limpopo Province,...

In a retrospective survey, we found 1% cases with complete and partial failure of spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery between 2008 and 2010, which we attributed to underreporting because of the study design. In this prospective study, we determined the incidence of failed spinal anesthesia and identified the factors that increased its risk.This prospective, observational study consisted of all spinal anesthetics administered for cesarean delivery surgery from January 2011 to December...

The present study aimed at investigating the impact of mandatory clinical clerkship courses on fifth year pharmacy students’ attitudes and perceived barriers toward providing pharmaceutical care (PC). A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 5th year pharmacy students undertaking mandatory clinical clerkship in the University of Gondar, Ethiopia. A pharmaceutical care attitudes survey (PCAS) questionnaire was used to assess the attitude (14 items), commonly identified drug-related...

The goal of this study was to understand the adaptation of international students in Ghana focusing on correlates of satisfaction with life and psychological symptoms. The sample for the study was 151 international students, of which 97 originated from West Africa and 54 from Western countries, mostly from North America. Participants responded to a questionnaire with scales accessing satisfaction with life, psychological symptoms as outcomes and a number of psychosocial factors and academic...

Climate change affects us all, but it can be a confusing business. In this book, three scientists with several decades of experience in assessing the potential effects of climate change for the southern African region share their insights. Complex issues are dealt with in plain language, without oversimplification and with attention to accuracy. The material is up-to-date as is possible in such a fast-developing field.Climate Change: Briefings from Southern Africa takes the form of 55...

There seems to be no sufficient mentoring programmes for supporting and guiding newly appointed nurse educators (NANEs) in nursing education institutions (NEIs) in South Africa. The available programmes are international and yet seem not to fully address the needs in the South African context. However, the research identified the need to determine the mentoring needs of NANEs in NEIsin South Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the mentoring needs of NANEs in NEIs in South Africa. A...

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Abstract Climate change is one of the most challenging geophysical science and policy issues in modern times. The combined anthropogenic and natural forcing on the climate has profound impacts on the major spheres of the Earth system. Scholarly analysis has also revealed a cascading array of effects on the socioeconomic and political fabric. One of the more subtle effects of climate change is how it may affect certain sub‐groups of people. Herein, we draw upon the literature to present the...

The quality of the relationship between post graduate students and supervisors directly influences the quality of the post graduate education experience. Due to a lack of capacity in terms of nurse academics with the required credentials to supervise post graduate students, almost 50% of students in the participating university's department of nursing have supervisors from other academic departments within the same university. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore and describe the...

John Masundulwani (M. Ed.) (Chair) Samuel A. Awoniyi (PhD.) Colwasi G. Mthunzi (PhD) Sophie Masuku (PhD) Peter Tsvara (PhD) ( Supervisor)

The objective of this study was to simulate the evolution of soil erosion in a semi-arid mountainous watershed (225 km2, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) under different scenarios of climate and land use change to the end of 21st century. Erosion plots monitored over four years showed spatially contrasted results. Most of the soils produced from 0.015 to 2.5 t ha−1 y−1, whereas badlands produced 350 t ha−1 y−1. The average sediment yield measured at the outlet during the same period was...