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The psychometric properties of the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Inventory are reported, based on responses of 200 (88 men and 112 women) elementary science teachers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Previous factor analytic studies of this inventory have identified a two-factor solution but this has not been investigated in a South African context. The reliability estimated as internal consistency (Cronbach alpha) was .87. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation indicated a...
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Industry is an essential production sector, though environmental degradation of various forms is attributed to it. Irrespective of existing environmental legislation, some industries persistently pose risks to the environment due to failure to comply with existing environmental legislation. However, industry is increasingly being challenged to adhere to environmental legislation and the challenges are both internal and external. Internal challenges include the quest to maximise production...
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(2003). Long-term injury related disability in Ghana. Disability and Rehabilitation: Vol. 25, No. 13, pp. 732-741.
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In this study, the researcher started by viewing INSET (the in-service training for teachers) as a basic need for all teachers, especially for those who are un- or under-qualified. The aim of INSET is to help teachers already in the profession to keep in touch with developments in education and update their teaching strategies, skills, techniques, approaches, and methods. The researcher argues further that opportunities to attend INSET abound in South Africa. However, INSET can be seen as...
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The education dispensed in Somalia during the 20th century has varied from the precolonial to the colonial period in the context of civilian and military governments, and the civil war. The operation of Koranic schools is described along with their importance in the traditional system of education. Despite the development of secular schools, the dugsi still exist since the civil war and have changed toward becoming seminaries providing religious and nonreligious instruction.
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyse the pedagogical and gender issues embedded in distance and cyberspace education. Pedagogical issues to be addressed relate to access, teaching and learning, quality, and research within distance and cyberspace education. The paper will further analyse the gender dimension in cyberspace education in South Africa. Our paper limits itself to cyberspace teaching and learning as a process that takes place using the Internet or the World Wide Web,...
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Between June and September 2000 I was a principal investigator for a youth risk behaviour survey in a school district in the North West Province. Although the sample included Grade 10 and 12 learners, the data collected revealed lack of knowledge of personal anthropometrics. The two questions relating to height and weight were mostly left unreported or given responses that were obviously wrong.
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This paper seeks to establish the extent to which educational technologies have impacted on Teaching and learning at the University of Botswana. The paper describes and analyses technological developments at the University of Botswana since 2000. The University of Botswana recognises the importance of the effective use of educational technologies for enhancing teaching and learning. This recognition is directly linked to the vision of the institution being: “developing a student centred,...
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This article presents the results of a research study that investigated the mathematical experiences of two African American female college students. The study examined the students' perceptions of and responses to their mathematical experiences. The study sought to determine how these students viewed their experiences in mathematics classrooms, particularly their interactions with mathematics teachers and sought to identify factors that contributed to their succeeding in mathematics. The...