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Attention paid to psychological disorders of mothers or families of children suffering from sickle cell disease (SCD) in Nigeria has been inadequate.To assess the psychosocial impact of SCD on mothers of affected children and two control samples.A cross-sectional controlled study.University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.One hundred mothers of SCD affected children (SCD children) were the study sample while the controls were made of 75 mothers of children with bronchial asthma...
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Most neonatal deaths in developing countries are caused by infections, birth asphyxia and prematurity. Even though most of these deaths occur at home, newborns admitted to hospital neonatal units have a high risk of contracting fatal multi-drug resistant infections.To compare the type of bacteria and the pattern of antimicrobial susceptibility of organisms causing neonatal infections in 2001/02 with 1991/92 in the same neonatal unit.We reviewed the hospital records of newborns admitted to...
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This paper reports on the views and experiences of the teachers and students participating in the summative evaluation phase of a micro-scale chemistry instruction scenario via developed examplary curriculum materials (the MSCE approach) to support teachers with implementation of practical work in A-level chemistry classes in Tanzania.The evaluation involved field testing of the materials to investigate the effectiveness of the MSCE approach when compared to “traditional” teaching...
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Programmed physical activities with a particular goal are as educative as any other non-physical program. As academic discipline, Physical Education (PE) in Tanzania was introduced in secondary schools during colonial period. However, the subject has suffered serious neglect to the extent that, the society takes as an unimportant, extra-curricular program that students are to participate just for recreation. Favourable conditions to enable government policy on PE get implemented had not been...
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In this paper, the in-service teacher training programs in both of Egypt and Japan are presented. A lesson study is playing an important and effective part at improvement of teaching skills at Japanese schools based training. Workshops and practical trainings appear strongly at different levels of Egyptian training program. Application of lesson study strategy is a need to develop teaching skills in Egyptian schools.Teachers should be skilful at using IT in education to be exciting and realistic.
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In the last ten years, Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest premier public academic institution has experienced what has been variously referred to as a quiet revolution. With dwindling government funding that has been characteristic of most developing countries, and realizing that she was losing her human resource in the brain drain wave, Makerere University took a bold shift in 1993 by introducing a private students’ scheme. The University convinced government for 5% privately sponsored...
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To determine the prevalence, risk factors and antibiotic sensitivity of streptococcus pneumoniae carried in the upper respiratory tract of children.A cross-sectional study on consecutive clients.Maternal Child Health Clinic (MCH) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in western Kenya.Seventy eight of children attending Maternal Child Health Clinic between March 10th 2003 and July 11th 2003.Upper airway carriage status, ventilation, housing, age, illness, sensitivity patterns.Fifty six...
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ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xii CHAPTER ONE: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
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1. Introduction Doing fieldwork, analyzing data and publishing papers in learned journals should not be our only preoccupation as linguists. Our social responsibility demands that we look beyond the classroom to see how we can empower Nigerian languages ... for use in education and other domains. (1) (Emphasis ours) The observation above will serve the purpose of this paper with a slight modification on the expressions highlighted. For 'linguists, who are the target of the above address, we...
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Due to a negative stigma that has been established about African Americans, many live their entire lives trying to refute degrading, humiliating and offensive racial images and (Yeakey and Bennett, 1990, p. 12) that have plagued their race in scientific fields and in other areas of life. The images that are perpetuated have caused frustration as well as aggression in many African Americans, and this baggage has an effect on their consciousness, especially when the drive towards achievement...
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In southern Africa, critically high levels of HIV and AIDS have brought about an expectation that all teachers should integrate HIV- and AIDS-related education into their subject areas. Research suggests that such integration can be supported by teacher education that takes account of the vital mediating role that teachers' experiences and perspectives play in HIV- and AIDS-related education. In this essay, we reflect on our experiences of learning and teaching in a graduate course for...
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The success of distance education depends on effective provision of information to students and lecturers. With the prevailing economic circumstances in developing countries quite a number of distance education institutions and programmes are more likely to be developed. The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) which was established in 1993 is one such programme. It started off with only a few educational and information resources and facilities but now provides university education to many who...