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This essay is a contribution to the fi eld of studies that explores how Islamist movements promote social and educational activities ‘from below’. It approaches the issue of Islamism and higher education through the efforts of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and its reformist educational activities at the Islamic University of Gaza, which is a major stronghold of the movement. The essay illustrates how the university defi nes and understands its role in Palestinian...

Globalisation has had a great impact not only on the South African economy, culture and sport but also on higher education. At the moment higher education institutions, particularly those that were previously disadvantaged, face the challenges of transforming themselves into functional educational institutions and of providing quality education to their clients (students) to enable them to competently function and fit within a globalised society. This study uses a structured questionnaire in...

Innovative policies and practices in mainstreaming adult education on the basis of UNESCO's model of Education for All (EFA) among member states take different forms. In Nigeria, EFA has been conceptualised as the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme. UBE has dominated some of the major political options that governments have had to make in Africa, and Nigeria has sought to incorporate adult literacy within this programme. This development is a marked departure from the usual manner of...

After ten years of a democratic education system in South Africa , the demographic realities should be better understood in educational planning. The fragmented nature of the predemocratic education system has led to undesirable perceptions about quality education and has subsequently influenced the demographic imperatives present in the South African school system of today. Further investigation is needed to understand the complexities of learner numbers and enhanced consideration of the...

Since its inception in 1992, the University of the North's,1 Science Foundation Year (UNIFY) Programme has provided access to higher education to over 1500 previously disadvantaged2 students. However, there has always been doubt about whether the concept of a foundation programme is a worthwhile endeavour. To date, government has not yet fully acknowledged the value of programmes such as UNIFY. This may be attributed, amongst others, to insufficient evidence on the crucial role of programmes...

This study investigated the factors influencing whether high school teachers implemented HIV/AIDS education. The independent variables included constructs derived from expectancy value theories, teachers' generic dispositions, their training experience, characteristics of their interactive context and the school climate. We conducted a postal survey of 579 teachers responsible for AIDS education in all 193 public high schools in Cape Town. Questionnaires were completed and returned by 324...

MATORIN, ANU A. MD; McCURTIS, HENRY MD; JONES, BILLY E. MD; VARMA, SUJIT MD; NENE, SUDHANSHU MD; RUIZ, PEDRO MD; GORMAN, JACK M. MDAuthor Information

Current educational policies and educational plans of many African nations have combined with the past practices to limit the ability of women to fully utilize their intellectual energies in the management of their economies. African states inherited gender stereotyped educational systems from the colonial states. To date, little has been done to transform these gender typed systems. The net result is the disproportionate representation of women in educational institutions at all levels, but...

Recent policy on teacher appraisal in Botswana emphasises that the process should be professional, non-threatening and constructive. The extent to which the teachers themselves experience their appraisal as meaningful was investigated. The findings indicated that teachers had varying experiences and mixed feelings about the appraisal process. It emerged that many teachers viewed the current teacher appraisal system in Botswana as demoralising, even threatening. Our study confirmed the thesis...

Designing media and ICT strategies for a newly formed country like Eritrea, which has endured 30 years of armed struggle, leading to massive destruction followed by serial drought, is fraught with numerous constraints: limitation of human resources (e.g. qualified personnel), infrastructure and financial constraints. At the same time, though it may seem paradoxical, there is an inescapable urgency to generate media and ICT strategies, limitations notwithstanding, to turn out larger groups of...

Low participation rate in existing skill acquisition opportunities increasingly features as a major constraint in women’s contribution to socio-economic development especially in developing countries. In consideration of this situation, this paper examines work related gender role allocations and segregations and their impact upon women’s acquisition of trading skills. Within this context, the study focuses on the extent of women’s use of a notable indigenous apprenticeship system as...

One of the most pressing issues in minds of people in Nigeria as far as education is concerned today is that pertaining to the quality or standard of education. Qualitative education should lead to detectable gains in knowledge, skills and values. There are, however, several students’ vices that seem to be militating against realization of the desired qualitative education in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Some of these vices are cultism, drug abuse, examination malpractice, obscene...

The study identified career aspiration as one of the non-cognitive factors that might be influencing enrolment and subsequent academic achievement in a core traditional secondary school subject (history). The study therefore sought to determine the correlation between students' career aspiration and achievement in history. It also determined the relative popularity of different careers among history students. The correlation between students scores in career aspiration and achievement test...

<b>Aim:</b> To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in the population aged 40 years and over in Muyuka, a rural district in the South West Province of Cameroon. <b>Methods:</b> A multistage cluster random sampling methodology was used to select 20 clusters of 100 people each. In each cluster households were randomly selected and all eligible people had their visual acuity (VA) measured by an ophthalmic nurse. Those with VA &lt;6/18 were examined by an...

After1994 several pieces of legislation were passed in South Africa to ensure equity in education and equal opportunities for all learners. Some shocking reports have indicated that sexual harassment of girls is a serious problem in many of our schools. These girls are denied equal opportunities and effective education in schools as they are subject to pestering by educators and boys. In addition, they are harassed by the possibility of an unwanted pregnancy and emotional pressure, and they...