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The Soweto Student Uprising of 1976 was a decisive moment in the struggle against apartheid. It marked the expansion of political activism to a new generation of young activists, but beyond that it inscribed the role that young people of subsequent generations could play in their country’s future. Since that momentous time students have held a special place in the collective imaginary of South African history. Drawing on research and writing by leading scholars and prominent activists,...
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This multi-disciplinary study was conducted as part of two Master’s Degrees: in Arts and in Social Sciences. The aim of the study is to examine how men as beneficiaries are included in the gender and development (GAD) approach in development cooperation at the levels of discourse and practice in Uganda. The study aims at providing a case for learning, and initiating discussion and advocacy on more male sensitive approach to gender and development. The primary data consists of ten...
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This multi-disciplinary study was conducted as part of two Master’s Degrees: in Arts and in Social Sciences. The aim of the study is to examine how men as beneficiaries are included in the gender and development (GAD) approach in development cooperation at the levels of discourse and practice in Uganda. The study aims at providing a case for learning, and initiating discussion and advocacy on more male sensitive approach to gender and development. The primary data consists of ten...
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This paper reviews the implementation of an Information Literacy Training course at the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania. The training lasted seven days and involved Masters students from the Faculty of Education. The course was created as part of a PhD research project on information literacy that was undertaken by the second author of this paper at the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University. The objective was to develop a training course that inculcated...
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This article identifies language education policies in Africa and their relationship to development and post-colonial issues. Major language commissions, declarations, reports, and policies concur that the use of indigenous languages in school, alongside a language of wider communication, facilitates education. Yet, with few exceptions, in African schools, indigenous languages are ignored or removed rapidly from classroom learning. Mother-tongue language policies are seldom implemented....
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of D. Litt. University of Zululand, 2006.
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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between school and working life in Tanzania; what goes on inside school in relation to what goes on outside. The focus is on vocational ski ...
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presence and implications of societal, institutional, and personal influences on African American male achievement in school was examined in this study. Through in-depth qualitative research strategies, the researcher sought to ascertain the perceptions of 5 African American male students, who are struggling academically and behaviorally in school, regarding the influences they believe are impacting their school experiences. The data confirmed that no single factor is solely responsible for...
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After the foundation of the new South Africa,the government has faced different educational problems which are left by the apartheid period.So the new government undertook an educational reform actively.For the school curriculum,the government introduced outcomes-based education,trying to search for an appropriate way.In this article,the authors try to explore the OBE curriculum model from three aspects:the emergence,the concept,and the characteristics,which can provide some reference for the curriculum reform in our country.
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Die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse regering se beleid ten opsigte van religie in die onderwys is humanisties en dus relativisties. Daarbenewes het die wysiging aan die Skolewet volgens die Onderwyswette Wysigingswet, Nr. 50 van 2002, die staatskurrikulum en -assesseringsproses verpligtend vir staat- en onafhanklike skole gemaak. Die wysiging is gemaak ten spyte van die feit dat die reg tot godsdiensvryheid in Suid-Afrika se Handves van Menseregte ingesluit is. Hierdie artikel poog om vas te...
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Young people in Syria are facing large difficulties in entering the labor market, due to labor supply pressures and weak labor demand from both public and private sectors, leading to persistently high levels of unemployment among the youth. Apart from tabulations of existing data, published research on the Syrian labor market is practically non-existent. This study provides unique analytical insights into the education-employment link in Syria. Using data from the 2001 and 2002 Labor Force...