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There is a dearth of knowledge about the problem of child maltreatment in Arab societies. In the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are facing the challenge of establishing their own social welfare system as a result of signing the Declaration of Principles with Israel. In creating services for families and children, the helping professionals in these areas find that one of the main challenges is to integrate and apply knowledge accumulated in Western countries into a different...

This study reports on the extent to which project designs of World Bank-supported primary education projects in sub-Saharan Africa take into account the school characteristics that are necessary for effective education. Using a conceptual framework that summarizes research findings on the characteristics of effective schools, the report presents an analysis of how well twenty-six project preparation documents incorporate community support, supervision, teacher development, textbooks, and...

cluding stanza to Why the Old Woman Limps by the Malawian poet Lupenga Mphande (1990, 153) captures the physical hardships that many Ghanaians and other Africans face. It is the Africa we know from television, newspapers, magazines, and those unsolicited requests for money to save starving children. It is the Africa of poverty, war, tribal conflicts, and coups. It is Rwanda; it is South Africa; it is Somalia.

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Cette etude porte sur les implications de la signification, une forme de discours social de la communaute afro-americaine, en tant qu'etayage pour l'enseignement de l'interpretation litteraire. Cette investigation est reliee a la question plus large de l'efficacite d'un enseignement attentif a la culture d'origine

Cette etude porte sur les implications de la signification, une forme de discours social de la communaute afro-americaine, en tant qu'etayage pour l'enseignement de l'interpretation litteraire. Cette investigation est reliee a la question plus large de l'efficacite d'un enseignement attentif a la culture d'origine

Cette etude porte sur les implications de la signification, une forme de discours social de la communaute afro-americaine, en tant qu'etayage pour l'enseignement de l'interpretation litteraire. Cette investigation est reliee a la question plus large de l'efficacite d'un enseignement attentif a la culture d'origine

Cette etude porte sur les implications de la signification, une forme de discours social de la communaute afro-americaine, en tant qu'etayage pour l'enseignement de l'interpretation litteraire. Cette investigation est reliee a la question plus large de l'efficacite d'un enseignement attentif a la culture d'origine

National evaluation needs in South Africa are explored in the light of current education policy proposals and expected developments in education. The focus is on the role which evaluation must play with regard to reforms in the five phases of education and training, in multi-sectoral initiatives and in the processes of policy development. In relation to these areas of work, various types of evaluation are considered, including educational assessment and examinations, system quality control,...

Summary The educational development of the Bechuanaland Protectorate has always been controlled by the London Missionary Society (LMS). The latter however, was not in a strong enough financial position to direct the system of education throughout the territory. By 1928 and due to pressure from the LMS, the colonial government took over the control and direction of education by introducing school committees, systematizing the primary school syllabus, regularizing payment and training teachers...

Abstract Problem solving is a buzz phrase in conversations, workshops, and conferences on mathematics education in many parts of the world. Largely influenced by the constructivist ideology of knowing, research in problem solving has led to a recognition by many educators that (a) beliefs about the nature and practice of mathematics can exert a strong influence on the problem‐solving process, and (A) both school‐based and out‐of‐school‐based (cultural) mathematical experiences contribute in...

Summary Non‐formal environmental education and training in Uganda is reviewed and a new approach proposed. Contemporary environmental education has been characterised by a top‐to‐bottom approach, which has resulted in a dependence syndrome. It has not allowed for better perception and conceptualization of the ideas learned by the people. It has less emphasis on the roles of social change, economics and politics in environmental crisis. The new approach emphasises the adoption of...

To explore whether locus of control scores of South African university students show sex differences and differences in academic achievement, 73 subjects (46 women and 27 men) whose mean ages were 36.5 yr. for women and 35.0 yr. for men were given Rotter's Locus of Control scale. Scores students obtained on a final examination in an educational psychology course were recorded. A gender difference was statistically significant, with men scoring internally oriented and women scoring externally...

The student press can be a potent force for teaching African American adolescents about the power of communication and its role in building community. The “buried treasure” of newsmaking—the social relations involved in the gathering, construction and presention of news—can teach young people important sociopolitical lessons about recognizing their own shared interests and working together as a community. This article describes the experiences of young African Americans who took part in a...

Laryngomalacia is the condition responsible for 75% of the cases of stridor in children aged up to 30 months, in which there is supraglottic collapse during inhalation. Inspiratory stridor is a characteristic telltale. As many as 20% of the patients are severely affected and require surgery. Supraglottoplasty is the procedure of choice and the presence of comorbidities is the most relevant prognostic factor for surgery success.To describe a series in a tertiary pediatric hospital, its...

Abstract The focus of this study was to identify the nature of worldview presuppositions held by a group of science teachers from five non‐western cultures. The results show that the subjects, irrespective of their cultural backgrounds, hold identical worldview presuppositions. It is not clear at this exploratory stage to what extent the subjects' alternative viewpoints influenced their scientific outlook or their science teaching. However, an analysis of the subjects' viewpoints suggests...

A population‐based cross‐sectional survey was carried out to study potential environmental risk factors contributing to diabetes and cardiovascular risk in the same homogeneous group in the United Kingdom and in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In Dar es Salaam, 222 members of the Bhatia community aged 15 years and over were studied. In the UK, 180 randomly selected subjects aged 15 years and over participated. Age, sex, and body mass index adjusted mean levels of fasting glucose (5.5 mmol l −1 vs...