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Background. Clinical reasoning (CR) is a skill acquired by students under supervision of clinical educators (CEs) when transitioning from classroom to clinical practice to optimise patient care. However, intra- and inter-professional differences in the definition and facilitation of CR have been reported. At the University of Cape Town, a teaching development grant was obtained and used for a staff development initiative aimed at improving the CR skills of undergraduate health and...
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In the study reported on here I explored teachers’ perceived self-efficacy in responding to the needs of learners with visual impairment in mainstream secondary schools. A descriptive qualitative case study was used as a strategy of inquiry to source data from 6 teachers who taught in inclusive classrooms in mainstream schools. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and classroom observations. The findings reveal that while extensive experience teaching learners with visual...
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This study explored the experiences and implications of transitioning from school to work without family support for university graduates in Uganda.The research was a qualitative exploratory study in Kampala city, Uganda.The data was collected through in-depth individual interviews with university graduates (first-degree graduates).The research findings showed that young men and women, upon graduation, strongly believe that the family is obliged to support their transition from school to...
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The role of principals is crucial in ensuring overall successof schools. In most cases, the success or failure of students in terminal examination is attributed to the principals and teachers. Hence, this study explores the role of principals in secondary schools situated in rural communitiesvia the review method. For this purpose, relevant literature was reviewed. The findings revealed that the role of principals in rural secondary schools in South Africa isas crucial as expected from...
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In the study reported on here we examined the relationship between irrational beliefs and stress levels among orphans in public secondary schools in Kenya. Rational Emotive Behaviour Theory was adopted. In the study we adopted a cross-sectional correlation research design. A sample size of 350 double orphaned students in secondary schools was obtained using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The Irrational Belief Inventory and Perceived Stress Scale were used to collect data....
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High degrees of ethnocentrism indicate intolerance towards that which is not one's own. When displayed by teachers towards learners, such attitudes may have detrimental effects on learner performance and hinder transformation in South African classrooms. Using Vygotskian sociocultural theory of human learning as a theoretical framework, this quantitative case study reports on the outcome of the electronically administered Generalised Ethnocentrism survey that measured 1,164 preservice...
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Abstract: This study investigated whether gender influences the perceptions of TPACK constructs among male and female student teachers in public universities in north-central Nigeria. The study adopted the cross-sectional survey design carried out using the TPACK questionnaire across the study's sample. Sample selection for the study was based on a multi-stage sampling technique. Accordingly, a questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 529 male and female student teachers in their final...
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The development of information and communication technology has led to a trend towards a new form of education represented in e-learning, which is considered a new method of learning based on virtual reality and an alternative or auxiliary means to enable it to complement the established programs in teaching, especially in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, as all educational institutions in developed countries have started using e-learning before the pandemic and at a high rate in its time,...
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The research paper aims to present the three European higher education models: the Humboltian, Napoleon, and Anglo-Saxon model in addition to the Anglo-American model, while presenting the third mission of the university with an explanation of the transition from mode 1 to mode 2 and mode 3 in the production of knowledge and the trend towards entrepreneurial universities with triple helix and the academic model of entrepreneurship, then presenting a summary of the efforts of the higher...
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Continuing Professional Development Programs have been identified as an important strategy towards improving basic professional skills and competence of health care professionals. This study explored nurses’ perception about the Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Program (MCPDP) and assessed nurses’ satisfaction with the Continuing Professional Development Program in Nigeria.Study adopted sequential explanatory mixed methods, using both quantitative and qualitative data collection...
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In Benin, schools become sometimes the hub for dealing and consuming psychoactive substances; opioids in particular. The objectives of this study are to identify the risk factors related to the use of opioids and investigate the genetic polymorphism of mu and delta opioid receptors of teenagers and young adults who consume opioids in schools. To accomplish this, 453 students participated in this study; R diversity 3.6.1 software in the RStudio environment was used to identify students who...
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Abstract: This study aimed to identify the reality of the application of the initial procedures for self-evaluation and quality assurance in public education institutions in Republic of Yemen, as well as to identify the reality of the current institutional performance of the school under study (the mother of the believers Aisha for girls), as well as to identify its strengths and weaknesses. Then suggesting priorities for improvements to bridge the gap in the institutional performance of the...
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The paper aims to investigate the concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cr and Ag element of as well as microbial contamination in computer keyboard within the work environment at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Sciences (FETS) at Sebha University, Libya. The results showed that the mean elemental concentrations (mg/g) in the samples were Pb (14.2±12.9), Ag (7.49±1.44), Cr (6.09±2.88) and Cd (4.43±1.48). The most commonly found heavy metals were Pb (44.1%), followed by (Ag 23.3), (Cr 18.9),...