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National strategies are currently being implemented across the UK to deal with the rapid decline in lifestyle with special focus on the areas of smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, and sexually transmitted infections1. The responsibility for this in the UK lies with NHS health promotion teams. In South Africa, although health promotion is a directorate within the Social Sector Cluster within the Primary Health Care, there is a lack of experienced health promotion specialist to deliver such...
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The study investigated teacher-utilization in teacher training colleges in the Volta Region of Ghana. 1 wo hundred and four respondents completed the questionnaire and the interview guide on the mode of teacher utilization. It was found that the teaching load of majority of teachers in teacher training colleges in the Volta Region was below the minimum norm of 16.7 hours per week set by Ghana Education Service. Also, all the teachers spent more time on their teaching-related activities....
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Background: Medical education is perceived as being stressful with negative effects on students’ mental health. However, few studies have addressed the influence of gender on stress in medical students.Aim: To compare male and female medical students in Egypt on sources of stress, perception of stress, anxiety, depression, physical symptomatology, and personality profile.Methods: Data were collected through an anonymous self-administered questionnaire covering socio-demographic data,...
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Investigation was made into students* proficiency at interpreting biological diagrams, an important component of senior secondary school certificate examination (SSSCE) in Biology Paper 2. In all 303 elective biology students, aged between 15 and 24years made up of 159 males and 144 females in urban and rural senior secondary schools were randomly selected for the study. A performance task was the instrument used to determine the interpreting skills of the students. Majority of the students...
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Problems facing African Americans students are complex and numerous. In this article, we describe current educational contexts (i.e., high standards, accountability, and standardized test scores). In addition, we discuss the realities confronting African American students through Wests (1994) lenses of paranoia and poverty. Finally, we present how these issues can be addressed.
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The objective of this research was to assess the retrospects and prospects of multicultural teacher education in Ethiopia in general and in Adama University in particular. A descriptive survey research method was used in the study. The subjects of the study include officials working at the various positions of the university, students of the university, and 150 teachers. The subjects were selected using purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques. To collect the data,...
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The achievement gap between African American students and their Caucasian peers has been of concern for quite some time in the field of education (Orfield, Losen, Wald, & Swanson, 2004). As a result, this article examined high?stakes reading test scores for 4,135 African American students in grades 3 through 10 in a Midwestern school district. Specific emphasis was placed on examining data for students identified with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD; n=90). Also, discipline...
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The purpose of this article is to report the findings of a research study that sought to examine and describe prospective principals attitudes and perceptions regarding current efforts to transform urban education for the betterment of African American Students. Given the current wave of reforms targeted at schools serving large numbers of African American students is driven by policies emanating from President Bushs No Child Left Behind legislation, this study focuses on prospective...
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The purpose of this article is to report the findings of a research study that sought to examine and describe prospective principals attitudes and perceptions regarding current efforts to transform urban education for the betterment of African American Students. Given the current wave of reforms targeted at schools serving large numbers of African American students is driven by policies emanating from President Bushs No Child Left Behind legislation, this study focuses on prospective...