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Educational underachievement in gateway subjects such as mathematics and science is a continuing challenge in South African schools. In a bid to develop technologically competent mathematicians and scientists while addressing the shortage of teacher capacity in the country, the government has turned to computer technology to support and strengthen teaching and learning in disadvantaged classrooms. The assumption underlying the use of computers in these schools is that computers will enable...
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Mis-use of land is now a threat to human survival because of its impact on environment and other social implications. This paper sought to identify various forms of land mis-use and to highlights son: of its attendant implications. This article uses a cross-national data available on land mis-use ·, substantiate its claims. The result indicated that most public and private landowners tamper with lana resources without considering its impact on the well being of the eco-system as a whole....
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The second phase of the Mpumalanga Secondary Science Initiative (MSSI) was launched in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in 2003. The MSSI seeks to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science in all secondary schools in the province over a period of three years. To achieve this goal an in-service system has been developed. The long-term research of the MSSI is aimed at examining the effect of the intervention on the three science learning outcomes as defined by the new...
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The aim of this well-attended three-day conference was to get the practicing theatre researchers in the country together to consider the current state of theatre research in the country and the way forward, and was organized by the Department of Drama Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF) in the focus area Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
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Including world music in school curricula is an important way to encourage an awareness of varied cultures and traditions. Linking quality world music recordings with age-appropriate practical activities is an assured way to engage children's interest. Nisha Heath will demonstrate ways in which classroom music teacher can use dance, rhythm and song with appreciation of world music artists. Activities will include: Macedonian Accordion Dance Music (prep to year two) - performing a repeated...
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A CGE model of South Africa is used to find the potential for a ‘double or triple dividend’, if the revenues raised from an energy related environmental tax are recycled into households and industry through lowering existing taxes. Four environmental taxes and three revenue-recycling schemes are compared. The environmental taxes are (i) a tax on greenhouse gas emissions, (ii) a fuel tax, (iii) a tax on electricity use, and (iv) an energy tax. The four taxes are constructed such that they...
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6 Problem 7 Racial Identity 10 Perceived Barriers 13 Group Therapy 22 Goals and Objectives 24 Method 27 Participants 27 Setting 27 Procedure 28 Intervention 29 Perceived Barriers 4
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The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children visited 10 of the 11 refugee camps in eastern Chad in January 2005 as part of a nearly three-week mission to examine the protection of adolescent girls with a particular focus on education and reproductive health in the camps. Two filmmakers accompanied the Women’s Commission for a part of the mission which was funded by the Ford Foundation. As in many refugee situations each camp had different characteristics strengths and weaknesses....
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In Brief Inhibition of intestinal peristalsis is a major side effect of opioid analgesics. It is unknown whether non-opioid analgesics, such as acetaminophen, acetylsalicylic acid, and dipyrone, exert any effect on intestinal motility. In the current in vitro study we examined the effect of these analgesics on intestinal peristalsis and analyzed some of their mechanisms of action. In isolated segments of the guinea pig small intestine peristalsis was triggered by a perfusion-induced increase...