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The essay is the three parts. The first part deals with issues/indicators for the need of the continuing professional education (CPE) for librarians working in law libraries. The next segment of the essay discusses the introduction of the CPE programme: objectives, whom is it designed for? etc. Reasons for choosing the faculty members are analysed. The changes in the course-content reflect the changing needs of the librarians. The concluding part advocates that the CPE programmes should...

This paper describes approaches to developing and maintaining a staff training and CPE programme in the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits Library).

The most segregated time of every week in America, it has been said, eleven o'clock on Sunday mornings. On the Sunday morning of January 12, 1992, Milwaukee School Superintendent J. Howard Fuller made his way to Mount Carmel Lutheran Church, on the Northwest Side, to talk about what he was trying to accomplish in the public schools. As an ongoing part of the Crusade to Save Our Children, Fuller had been doing this pretty much every Sunday, but on this particular one his cool composure...

A review of the research literature points to the unavoidable fact that the majority of African-American college/university students perceive their experience during higher education negatively (Berry & Asamen, 1989; Gardner, Keller, & Piotrowski, 1996; Keller, Piotrowski, & Sherry, 1982). In terms of adjustment these investigations concluded that African-American students perceive greater racial tensions and hostility, express lower levels of satisfaction, experience greater levels of...

Many children in Africa drop out of the country¿s formal educational system before finishing elementary school. Young students in Africa are often saddled with household chores, including taking care of the youngest children in the household while their mothers manage other household responsibilities. However, many problems and accidents can occur while the mother leaves her children at home. The best way to help these school-aged children take care of their younger brothers and sisters is...

JOICFP contributed expertise to a Japanese Evaluation Team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which was in Tunisia during September 16-30 to evaluate the implementation and achievements of the Project for the Promotion of Family Planning Education. The project, which is geared to promoting family planning (FP) education, was initiated in Tunisia in early 1993 by the National Office for Family and Population of Tunisia with technical cooperation from JICA. The team was...

This study reports the responses of high secondary school students and teachers to a questionnaire on their knowledge and misconceptions about malaria. Knowledge about symptoms and cause of malaria seems to be adequate. However, there were deficiencies regarding knowledge of the seriousness of malaria in primigravidas and children. There was an exaggerated belief that chloroquine may cause abortion. There were also important misconceptions regarding the causation of malaria by the plant...

The use of self-reported blood in urine and schistosomiasis by school children was investigated as a tool to estimate the prevalence of infection with Schistosoma haematobium and to identify infected individuals. A general questionnaire about common health problems, including questions about blood in urine and schistosomiasis, was administered by teachers to 25443 children in 137 primary schools in Muheza District, Tanzania. The prevalence of reported schistosomiasis was calculated for each...

In a small-scale survey of Botswana primary teachers' views on educational language policy there was overwhelming support for English as the medium of instruction. The survey forms part of a wider research project (Arthur, 1995), in which classroom observation revealed classroom communication difficulties created by the use of English, which is effectively a foreign language for the majority of Botswana teachers and pupils. This paper discusses the apparent paradox of teachers' support for...

South African Journal of EconomicsVolume 65, Issue 4 p. 232-236 The Teacher Crisis in South Africa: Quitting, Shirking and ‘Inferior Substitution’ P.A. BLACK, P.A. BLACK School of Economics, University of Cape Town, and Department of Economics University of Port Elizabeth, respectively. Paper read at the biennial conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, Potchefstroom, September 1997. The authors wish to acknowledge the financial assistance given by the South African Network for...

The present study investigated student motives for choosing dentistry in five South African dental schools. An attitude questionnaire was complied and administered to all entering students at these schools. The study population comprised 161 students, 92 males and 69 females. Results indicate that in spite of the changing student populations at all universities, the motives for studying dentistry remain essentially the same. Similarities in attitudes to dentistry tend to outweigh...

Abstract African American women have a high prevalence of insulin resistance, non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension that may be linked to low levels of physical activity. We sought to determine whether 7 days of aerobic exercise improved glucose and insulin metabolism in 12 obese (body fat >35%), hypertensive (systolic blood pressure ≥140 and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) African American women (mean age 51±8 years). Insulin-assisted frequently-sampled...

(1997). ‘Sit down, you haven't reached that stage yet’: African Caribbean children in Leicester schools 1960‐74. History of Education: Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 409-429.

This article presents some findings from an evaluation of the Integrated Rural Nutrition Project (IRNP) in Kawambwa, Zambia. The IRNP was initiated in 1985. The program relied on a multisectoral approach by the Ministries of Health, Education, Agriculture, and Community Development. The program aimed to reduce the rate of malnutrition. Breast feeding was encouraged, and farmers were encouraged to increase production of beans and groundnuts. Extension workers were trained. Findings indicate...

A retrospective study based on the principal discharge diagnosis of 4121 surgical in-patients, who were admitted to Gondar College of Medical Sciences Hospital over a three year period, is made to document the commonest surgical conditions prevalent in the north west region of Ethiopia. Intestinal obstruction was the commonest cause of surgical admission followed by head injury and soft tissue injury.

In the semi-arid Niamey area (Niger), more than 10% of the deep wells exploiting the fracture network of the Precambrian aquifer are contaminated by nitrates, with concentrations as high as 10 meq l−1. In order to identify the source(s) of this pollution, nitrate and 15N contents in the polluted wells were monitored over a 20-month period. Potential sources of nitrate contamination were also analyzed for their 15N content. The isotopic compositions of nitrate in polluted waters were > + 12‰...

This study explores a link between stereotype vulnerability and the documented under performance of African American students on standardized tests. The subjects were 41 third grade African American students matched according to language arts grades with 41 third grade Anglo students. The students were from predominately middle class suburban schools, with similar educational experiences. The data suggest that third grade African American and Anglo students from predominately middle class...