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The year 1844 is one of the important dates in Swazi history, a time when the country witnessed the arrival of two Wesleyan missionaries, Rev. James Allison and Richard Giddy. Their arrival is not only important because it marked the beginning of Christianity in Swaziland, but is also important because it spurred other important social changes. These social changes included healing and education. The primary goal of missionaries in Swaziland, like other parts of Africa, was preaching and...
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Employers in Swaziland have often complained about the country’ education system in that it does not provide the required knowledge, skills and attitudes that are needed by both the public and private sector, and thus the need that it be reformed. The objectives of this study were: a) To find out what employers understand by a relevant education system, and the knowledge, skills and attitudes that they require from the school graduautes; b) To find out if schools in Swaziland do provide such...
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In this paper we chronicle the development of Human Rights Education (HRE) in South Africa within contemporary structures and processes of curricular reform in the country. We argue that human rights have been constituted as a discursive regime within education that traverses all education policy texts: laws, white papers, guidelines, recommendations and regulations. As such it has found a distinct expression in the new schools' curricula for General Education and Training (GET) and Further...
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Abstract Malaria is a leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania changed its malaria treatment policy from chloroquine (CQ) to Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine (SP) as first line drug in August 2001. We wanted to assess the perception and behaviour about SP after phasing out chloroquine which was very popular, cheap, available, and was preferred by many people for self-medication in homes as it was considered to have minimal side effects. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were carried out...
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There has been an unfortunate decline in the use of autopsy as a learning tool for medical students, with most students graduating without attending a single autopsy session. We present the views of the medical students of the University of Ilorin, North-Central Nigeria on the practice of autopsy. An open-ended questionnaire on the practice of autopsy was administered to 4th and 5th year medical students, who had received instructions on autopsy practice and pathology. Respondents\' rate was...
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Acne vulgaris is a pilosebaceous gland disorder affecting mostly teenagers. Most Nigerian youths attend secondary schools during the teen-age period yet information on the prevalence, knowledge and perceptions of acne vulgaris among them is scanty. The present study was designed to evaluate the prevalence, knowledge and perceptions of acne vulgaris among secondary school students in Nigeria. A standard pre-tested questionnaire on acne was administered to consenting secondary school students...
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ABSTRACTS This study explored the congruence in reading and teaching patterns of low‐income, young African American mothers while interacting with their preschool‐age children in their homes (N=126). Survey and standardized test data were collected on maternal education and language ability, and videotape data were collected, transcribed, and coded on shared book‐reading and puzzle‐solving sessions, using validated coding procedures. Two reading patterns (Story‐Readers and Story‐Tellers) and...
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Groundwater resources in Morocco are expected to shrink in the next decades due to an increasing withdrawal for rural and urban development, and a decreasing internal recharge by precipitation under the influence of climate change. The objective of this work is to analyse the recharge of groundwater systems in a region with traditional agriculture and current transformations in northern Morocco (Sehoul region) in response to future climate change and land degradation. Models were used to...
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Severely stricken by successive periods of drought, Morocco has made desertification control, drought mitigation, and environment protection, in general, top priorities in its socio-economic development.
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Abstract This study investigates the proximal and distal images of the nature of science (NOS) that A‐level students develop from their participation in chemistry laboratory work. We also explored the nature of the interactions among the students' proximal and distal images of the NOS and students' participation in laboratory work. Students' views of the NOS and the nature of their chemistry laboratory work were elicited through students' responses to an open‐ended questionnaire and...
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1. Introduction: Being American, Being Yemeni: Uncovering a Predicament 2. American Sojourners between Honor and Shame 3. Classroom as Oasis 4. Islam and Conflicting Visions of Literacy 5. The Tensions Teachers Face: Public Education and Islam 6. From Aspiration to Desperation and Living in Ambiguity 7. Living Ethnography: Reflections on Dearborn before and after September 11 * Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria refers to the presence and multiplication of bacteria in the bladder urine in the absence of symptoms of urinary tract infection. Asymptomatic bacteriuria has been observed to be a strong criterion for urinary tract infections. It is therefore a means of predicting urinary tract infections. It is also common among females especially as they grow older. Materials And Methods: Mid stream urine samples were collected from 300 healthy asymptomatic...
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Background: The various factors including parental which influence the prevalence of childhood skin infections and infestations (SII) in the developing countries have been subjected to very little research. Yet, the health and well-being of children is dependent on their parents. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and influence of parental factors of skin infections and infestations (SII) among primary school children in Ijesa-land, Nigeria and influence of parental factors....