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Since 1999 I have worked on an oral history project with teachers who fought apartheid. In this article teacher stories of the past are presented and analysed as models for societal and educational issues of the present and future. Two broad themes are addressed to connect the past to the present: (1) The importance of teachers' recollections of the horrors of apartheid speaking to the present class disparity, racism, and other social, political, and economic issues in South Africa; (2)...

The aim of T this study was to investigated how cooperative learning promoted the academic success of elementary African American males in grades 3 through 6 in a rural school in Mississippi This study presents viewpoints based on these students' perception of what influenced academic achievement. The qualitative study Using a qualitative analyzed interview data gathered in approach to collecting data, participants engaged6 face-to-face interviews with 16 African-American males over a...

The purpose of this study was to examine the beliefs teachers hold and the knowledge they have about learner-centered approach as well as the degree to which they practice it in classroom settings. It also aimed at investigating the effects of beliefs, knowledge, empowerment, class size, teaching load, and year of service on teachers’ practice of learner-centered approach. The data were collected from 635 in-service teacher training program participants at Bahir Dar University, Education...

Intestinal helminthiasis affects the health and academic performance of children in developing countries. To highlight a few socio-economic factors that impact the presence and upholding of intestinal helminthiasis, a cohort study was performed from February to June 2001. This study took place in Agboville in Southern Côte d'Ivoire on 363 children, under the age of 15, regularly enrolled in school and selected by two-step clustered sampling. After the survey was completed, their stools were...

BACKGROUND: Until recently the most accepted technique of doing root canal treatment stresses multiple visit procedure. Most schools also concentrated upon teaching the multi-visit concept. However, it has now been reported that the procedure of single visit treatment is advocated by at least 70% of schools in all geographical areas. It was therefore the aims of the present study to find the incidence of post-obturation flare-ups following single and multiple visit endodontic treatment...

A retrospective study of the contraceptive choices amongst 787 consecutive clients seen at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria between 1st January 1998 and 31st December 1999 showed that the two most popular contraceptive methods amongst the clients were intrauterine contraceptive device and injectables. Eleven (1.4%) of them were aged 20 years and below. Although the mean number of living children the clients had was 5.4 and 46.6% of them had completed their...

The knowledge of reproductive health issues amongst secondary school adolescents in Calabar was studied. The aim was to assess and improve the knowledge content of these adolescents about reproductive health issues. Ten secondary schools in Calabar were selected by simple random sampling. One hundred and eight students from the selected schools had a two-day workshop on reproductive health matters. Before the training more than 90% of the 108 participants were knowledgeable about when boys...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain cosmopolitan in all societies of the world and in some cases assume epidemic proportions. These infections are common infectious diseases nowadays, with an annual incidence of more than 200 million cases a year. Venereal pathogens continue to increase in number and the spectrum of pathogens has limitless elasticity. While genital discharge and ulceration are common presenting symptoms, unusual findings on examination and investigation are not...

Assessment of learning components of any training course provides a benchmark through which training institutions or organizers could assess the effectiveness of the training. The study assessed learning components of agricultural research management training course organized for senior research managers in Nigeria. Data were collected from sample of trainees that were drawn proportionately from the research institutes. The findings show that the training was successful since learning...

With the rise of globalization, education has become increasingly important throughout the world. It is through education that most children develop vital social and mental skills that help them later in life to become successful in the working world. The way a country runs its affairs and how it relates to other countries are based largely on how its youth are educated. Most people realize the need for education; but as long as they see a school building with teachers, they think something...

The study was aimed at identifying psychological factors that are perceived stressful by resident doctors at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.A self-administered questionnaire was given to 84 eligible residents. Only 57(67.9%) properly completed and returned the questionnaire. The questionnaire sought information on sociodemographic variables, factors perceived as stressful and the degree of perception.High patient load, poor work environment, distant accommodation and lack of...

The Clinical TeacherVolume 1, Issue 2 p. 94-96 Teaching HIV/AIDS in South Africa Athol Kent, Athol Kent University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this authorLandon Myer, Landon Myer University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this author Athol Kent, Athol Kent University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this authorLandon Myer, Landon Myer University of Cape TownSearch for more papers by this author First published: 17 November 2004...

Objective: To ascertain the diagnostic accuracy and outcome of surgical treatment in Nigerian children referred for paediatric surgical opinion at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, South-west Nigeria. Design: A retrospective review of our practice experience over a 15-year period; between January, 1989 and December, 2003. Setting: The Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), serves as a referral centre for other government and private hospitals in and...

Children are acknowledged as the most vulnerable group to urinary schistosomiasis.To determine the age group(s) of school children considered as the major contributor(s) to the spread of the disease.Observational/Prospective (concurrent) studies.Barekuma, Aninkroma and Hiawo Besease, riparian communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.Hundred children each were randomly selected from Barekuma and Hiawo Besease basic schools with population age profiles between 4 and 18 years. They were then...

A thesis submitted to the Department of Community Health, School of Medical Sciences in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science, 2004

ABSTRACT This study examined factors influencing strength training (ST) in two convenience samples of older rural women. Focus group (FG) participants were 23 Caucasian and 16 African American women aged 67.5 ± 9.2 years. Survey participants were 60 Caucasian and 42 African American women, aged 70.59 ± 9.21 years. FG participants answered questions about the risks, benefits, and barriers to ST. Survey participants completed measures of demographics, physical activity (including ST),...

ABSTRACT This study examined factors influencing strength training (ST) in two convenience samples of older rural women. Focus group (FG) participants were 23 Caucasian and 16 African American women aged 67.5 ± 9.2 years. Survey participants were 60 Caucasian and 42 African American women, aged 70.59 ± 9.21 years. FG participants answered questions about the risks, benefits, and barriers to ST. Survey participants completed measures of demographics, physical activity (including ST),...