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Research was conducted in the Northern Province Primary Mathematics Projects schools. In view of the high failure rate among matriculation students, the researcher believed that it was necessary that ways to improve mathematics understanding should be devised from the foundation level of schooling. He further believed that children learn better in a cooperative non-threatening classroom environment where they are free to participate. Research was conducted to evaluate the use of...
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An analysis of the major sources of influence on management accounting education in South Africa reveals that management accounting education in South Africa is largely based on neo-classical economic theory. Regarding the sources, Faul et al. (1997), Redelinghuis et al. (1996), as well as the SIACA (1997) and CIS (1999) syllabi implicitly accept neo-classical economics as basis. Drury (1996) does so explicitly but also addresses alternative approaches to the subject. In the CIMA syllabus...
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This study examines the extent of the gap between education and practice, in respect of management accounting in South Africa. The investigation is carried out by means of two surveys; the first among universities and technikons to determine what is taught by tertiary institutions and the second among consultants to ascertain what is being practised.It finds a significant overemphasis by education of simplistic mathematical models and quantitative techniques at the expense of strategic...
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Underachievement among secondary students in Tanzania is tragic: the failure rate on the national exams after the fourth year is between 65 to 100 percent (Mushi, 2011).The literature affirms that student learning is primarily improved by enhancing quality classroom instruction while the second most impactful strategy is consistent school leadership to ensure that effective practices are utilized in the classroom (
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The increasing clamour for democracy and good governance in Africa risked being futile if a politically literate citizenry remains insignificant and is not proactively dominant in the workings of the state. A democratic culture anchored on the respect and protection of human rights need to be imbibed in wider cross sections of the citizenry. Among the structures in the society that can be used to achieve this objective, the educational systems can be effective in inculcating and fostering a...
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St. Mary's is an independent school in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has always been multiracial. It is one of the top academic school in the country.
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This report documents the Phase 1 implementation of an intervention for family planning (FP) and safe motherhood (SM) preservice education at midwifery schools in Ghana and the recommended strategy for expansion of the program. It describes the initial intervention the progress of the program during two years of implementation and the outcomes as of August 2000. The most recent revision of the 1969 population policy in Ghana demonstrates the commitment of the Government of Ghana (GOG) to...
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Microaggressions are subtle insults (verbal, nonverbal, and/or visual) directed toward people of color, often automatically or unconsciously. Using critical race theory as a framework, the study described in this article provides an examination of racial microaggressions and how they influence the collegiate racial climate. Using focus group interview data from African American students at three universities, it reveals that racial microaggressions exist in both academic and social spaces in...