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We report on attitudes to the use of technology for learning mathematics among a group of early undergraduate South African university students. Fifty-seven students were introduced to the use of Mathematica for graphing and symbolic manipulation in a pilot project in a first-year mathematics course at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2004. Their attitudes (as measured using well-established instruments at different stages early in the academic year) are generally very positive....
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We report on attitudes to the use of technology for learning mathematics among a group of early undergraduate South African university students. Fifty-seven students were introduced to the use of Mathematica for graphing and symbolic manipulation in a pilot project in a first-year mathematics course at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2004. Their attitudes (as measured using established instruments at different stages early in the academic year) are generally very positive. Comparison...
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Although there are positive developments in the education of Yemen and other Arabic countries, it is yet unclear if the Dakar-goals can be achieved; especially the education of girls is a critical aspect. The article informs about the education system of Yemen, the challenges of the MENA-region, using the example of Yemen, difficulties of girls' education and the Basic Education Strategy as a trace to reach the Dakar goals. (DIPF/Orig.) Obwohl es positive Entwicklungen im Bildungsbereich...
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This article examines the relationship between the nineteenth century Colored Public Schools of Cincinnati and the overall African American community in the nineteenth-century borderland of Cincinnati. One key question addressed concerns whether these schools played a progressive, activist role in advancing the social and economic status of the African Americans in the at this time, since some have argued that the Colored Schools represented an elite group of educated Blacks that failed to...
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I have pleasure in sharing with you the findings of two studies on non-formal education that were undertaken by the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)1 using national teams in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The studies mark another step forward in FAWE’s attempts to document the situation of girls in education and to develop and advocate for policy options to improve girls’ access to educa - tion and their educational achievement. They were undertaken with support from the International...
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By the time boys begin attending primary school in South Africa, they have already embarked on the lifelong process of acquiring and constructing their masculine identities. Masculine identities in school reach back in time into the family and, in turn, the social location of these families plays a major part in the early processes by which masculinities are formed. In South Africa, the context in which many black families function is one of poverty. Poverty and race correlate closely in...
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In semi-arid Kenya, episodes of agricultural droughts of varying severity and duration occur. The occurrence of these agricultural droughts is associated with seasonal rainfall variability and can be reflected by seasonal soil moisture deficits that significantly affect crop productivity. The aim of this study was to analyse agricultural drought, and to evaluate soil and water management options and strategies for sustainable crop production in drought-prone semi-arid Kenya. Research was...
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A comprehensive study was conducted in primary schools of the Southern region of Botswana, to determine the attitudes of the main stakeholders of primary education (i.e. teachers, pupils and parents) regarding the importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in primary education. The Office of Research and Development (ORD), University of Botswana, funded the study. The findings showed that the majority of teachers, pupils and parents, in both government and private schools,...