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In this paper, we focus on the rationales for the recruitment of international stu- dents to universities in South Africa. Through the use of in-depth interviews with international officers at a cross-section of South African universities, we argue that there are competing and complementary rationales for the recruitment of international students. Some South African universities follow international trends in terms of international student recruitment while others adopt a different ap-...
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To illustrate the danger of wrong disposal of used dry-cell batteries in Lagos, Nigeria.Information was extracted from the case notes of a patient who died following the explosion of a 1.5 volt dry-cell battery. No post-mortem was performed because the death certificate was inadvertently issued and the body was buried hurriedly according to Islamic rites.A 53% burn involving the face, upper arm, trunk, and thigh was found on examination, in addition to inhalation injuries.Dry-cell batteries...
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It is widely known that the HIV and AIDS pandemics have serious impacts on different areas of society where prevalence is high. This study aims to determine the extent of such impacts on education notably how HIV and AIDS affect education institutions in Uganda. To do so it undertook a literature review and carried out a survey among staff and teachers in various higher education institutions nationwide. It attempts to identify some of the predisposing factors to HIV infection and proposes...
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The research reported in this paper identifies and describes phonologi cal and grammatical variations in the English spoken by teachers at Kenyan primary school level, correlates the variations observed with the teachers’ amount of education completed in the English language and discusses pedagogical implications of the emergent patterns. First, the results indicate that the teacher’s spoken English varies from the British standard variety - the model of correctness at all the education...
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The RCA is the youngest and smallest church within the Dutch Reformed family of churches. Its mission focus was predominantly on “Indians” in South Africa. With the repeal of all segregated legislation based on race classification, South Africa witnessed a larger and legal migration of people from rural to urban areas. This resulted in many “informal settlements” being established. This new development offered new challenges to the RCA churches. Whereas in the past the RCA focussed its...
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This study explored how input factors are utilised at the classroom level to promote quality education. The study used schools perceived by the Ghana Education Service to have satisfactory learning outcomes at the Basic Education Certificate Examination results, with the hope that the findings will offer important lessons to schools with poor learning outcomes. Teaching and learning in the classrooms of six private and public (rural and urban) basic schools in two districts in the Central...
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The study sought teachers’ views on the need to train statistics teachers in Botswana. A purposive sample comprising 23 senior teachers and 30 ordinary teachers responded to an open-ended questionnaire soliciting their experiences about the teaching of statistics in schools. It was found that all teachers offering statistics had limited qualifications to teach statistics as they have been trained for mathematics teaching. The biggest challenges in statistical instructional practices were...
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The study concerns the training of supervisors 1 of primary school teacher training institutions (ENI 2 ) in Niger with a particular focus on profiles, working conditions, and motivation. It aims at determining in what ways these variables influence or affect teaching activities. The results show that the variables related to profile and bad working conditions determine motivation which in turn affects classroom teaching behaviours.
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This study focused on and critically analyses perceptions and practice of Teacher Professional Development by head teachers, primary school teachers, ward education coordinators, district education officers, school inspectors, and members of the school committee in six school districts. A total of 186 respondents were purposively sampled and reached. Data on the nature, importance, organization, motivation, adequacy of and support for Teacher Professional Development, were gathered using...
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ICT projects in Sub Sahara Africa have a high failure rate due to inadequate (participatory) approaches and contextual differences. This study evaluates the outcomes of a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach to develop ICT applications in education in Tanzania, called the Roundtable (RT) process. This process is an interpretive approach grounded in Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA). The outcomes are measured in terms of sustainability, scalability of projects and impact on...
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A recently mandated focus on environmental education (EE) in the basic education curriculum of South Africa requires that all children in grades 1 to 9 be introduced to environmental concepts and related content. Not many schools and teachers have the necessary knowledge and experience to make this major shift workable. Similarly, the capacity of the provincial education departments to support schools in the expected integration of EE is limited. How then do schools and teachers cope with...
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Since May 2006, the authors have been engaged in a study of large classes (70+ learners) in Uganda. The study was undertaken in two phases. First was the baseline survey in 20 schools among 35 teachers. Second was the reflective action phase involving ten teachers in 5 schools in order to develop further the strategies they had identified as having greater potential to facilitate teaching and learning in their large classes. The findings of the study showed that teaching and learning were...