An overview to climate change in North Africa: implication for Africa. - Elhag, Muna M.; Sulieman, Hassan; Adipala, E.; Tusiime, G.; Majaliwa, J. G. M. (Second RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference on "Building capacity for food security in Africa", Entebbe, Uganda, 20-24 September 2010., 2010)
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A bittersweet heritage: Learning from the making of South African legal culture - Ellmann, Stephen (Law in context, 2010)
This essay responds to Martin Chanock's argument that race tainted the entire enterprise of South African judging. It seeks to understand how that could have been so, and looks to such driving forces as whites' guilt, denial, identity-building, self-protection, and legitimation for explanations. Then it asks whether an institution so tainted should now be altogether abandoned as part of the rebuilding of post-apartheid South Africa. The essay answers that much should be changed, but that the existence of a judiciary laying claim to a special expertise and responsibility in interpreting law and protecting rights - a key heritage of the old South Africa's judicial system - is an important safeguard of liberty and should not be sacrificed.
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The life-giving water: an environmental education approach as platform for teaching Christology in the context of Africa - Eloa, Jeanne Linzenge (2010)
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Effect of pollution on phytoplankton occurrence and distribution in River Kaduna, Nigeria - Emere, M C; Balogun, J. K. (Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 2010)
The phytoplankton distribution of some parts of River Kaduna receiving Industrial effluents was surveyed for a period of one year. A total number of 2166 specimens of phytoplankton represented by four major taxa namely: Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae and Dinophyceae, were encountered. Green algae were most abundant and occurred more in the less heavily polluted area of the river while Ceratium was dominant in the polluted zone. Monthly studies showed variation in the abundance and distribution of the phytoplankton. Key words: Pollution, Phytoplankton, River Kaduna.
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2010 ERNWACA SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH NIGERIA EVALUATION OF QUALITY INDICATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTICES IN SOUTH SOUTH ZONE OF NIGERIA - Emmanuel, T Affonso; Gabriel, Eno (2010)
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SHORT COMMUNICATION Seroevidence of Chlamydia trachomatis antibody in infertile women in University of Benin Teaching Hospital (Ubth) Benin City, Nigeria - Enabulele, IO; City, Benin (2010)
The role of Chlamydia trachomatis in the pathogenesis of Pelvic inflammatory disease and majority of cases of salpinigitis are well acknowledged in women. A total of 213 sera from infertile women were tested for antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis by using an indirect solid phases enzyme Immuno absorbent commercial ELISA test. Women with confirmed Hysterosalpinographic report suggesting tubal occlusion (tubal factor infertility) had 92 (43.2%) followed by 63 (29.6%) infertile women with infertile male partner and 58 (27.2%) were having unexplained infertility. Out of the tubal factor (TF) infertile women 40 (18.8%) were seropositive for Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies, as against 19 (8.9%) in the group of women with normal patent tubes and 10 (4.6%) women with infertile male partner. In this study there was a statistical significant correlation between the infertile women with tubal factor infertility in relation to seroevidence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection with p<0.05. There was no age bias in the serodetection of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies. The seropositivity of Chlamydia trachomatis is an indication that the organism may be an independent risk factor in the development of an inflammatory process leading to scaring of the uterine tubes in women and thereby causing infertility.
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Prevalence and predictors of intestinal parasitosis among Atse Fasil Elementary school children, Azezo, Northwest Ethiopia - Endris, Mengistu; Taye, Belaynew Wasie; staff, UoG Microbiology (2010)
Background: In Ethiopia, intestinal parasitoses are among the ten top causes of morbidity, particularly in children. Different studies in the country reported a high prevalence rate of intestinal parasite in school children, but the epidemiological information in Azezo area is not yet available. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of intestinal parasites among school children of Azezo.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 10 to June 30, 2008, on 354 students selected from Atse Fasil General Elementary School in Azezo-Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia using stratified proportionate random sampling method. A stool sample was collected from each student for intestinal parasite examination using direct saline preparation, formol-ether concentration, and Kato-thick smear techniques. Data regarding socio-demographic, environmental and behavioral factors were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire; they were cleaned, entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 software.Results: Out of the 354 students examined, 258 (72.9%) were positive for one or more species of parasites. The prevalence rate was 78.9% for males and 68.6% for females. The most common parasites recovered were Schistosoma mansoni 154 (43.5%) followed by Ascaris lumbricoides 102(28.8%) and Trichuris trichiura 64(18.1%). Eleven students (3.1%) showed heavy parasitic infection. Sex, poor personal hygiene, lack of protective shoe, and frequent swimming habits showed statistically significant association with high rates of parasitic infections (P<0.05).Conclusion and recommendation: The high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in the study area indicates the need for therapeutic intervention and health education.
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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS OF ATSE FASIL GENERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AZEZO, NORTHWEST ETHIOPIA - Endris, Mengistu; Walle, Getasew; Wassie, Belaynew; Aemiro, Mulugeta; Worku, Ligabaw; Simon, Gregory G.; Tsadik; Teklu, Takele; Birhan, Wubet; Ali, Jemal; Amare, Bemnet; Alemayehu, Martha; et al. (2010)
Background: In Ethiopia, intestinal parasitoses are among the ten top causes of morbidity, particularly in children. Different studies in the country reported a high prevalence rate of intestinal parasite in school children, but the epidemiological information in Azezo area is not yet available. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of intestinal parasites among school children of Azezo.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 10 to June 30, 2008, on 354 students selected from Atse Fasil General Elementary School in Azezo-Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia using stratified proportionate random sampling method.A stool sample was collected from each student for intestinal parasite examination using direct saline preparation, formol-ether concentration, and Kato-thick smear techniques. Data regarding socio-demographic, environmental and behavioral factors were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire; they were cleaned before they were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 soft ware.Results: Out of the 354 students examined, 258 (72.9%) were positive for one or more species of parasites. The prevalence rate was 78.9% for males and 68.6% for females. The most common parasites recovered were Schistosoma mansoni 154 (43.5%) followed by Ascaris lumbricoides 102(28.8%) and Trichuris trichiura 64(18.1%). Eleven students (3.1%) showed heavy parasitic infection. Sex, poor personal hygiene, lack of protective shoe, and frequent swimming habits showed statistically significant association with high rates of parasitic infections (P<0.05).Conclusion and recommendation: The high prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in the study area indicates the need for therapeutic intervention and health education.
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The English model of service user involvement in social work education : a challenge for South Africa - Engelbrecht, Lambert K.; Spolander, Gary; Pullen-Sansfaçon, Annie (2010)
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Equity in inclusive education in South Africa - Engelbrecht, Petra (2010)
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Issues of indigenous education in a South African university: a case study of a faculty of education - Engelbrecht, Petra (2010)
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Resilience in schools: challenges in the development of inclusive school communities in South Africa. - Engelbrecht, Petra (2010)
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Understanding Attitudes and Perspectives of Underperforming African American Males in Middle School Mathematics. - Ennis, Bonnie H. (2010)
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Involving forest-dependent communities in climate change mitigation : Obstacles and opportunities for successful implementation of a REDD mechanism in Babati District, Tanzania - Enqvist, Johan (2010)
The aim of this thesis is to identify how forest management in Tanzania can contribute to global climate change mitigation while improving livelihoods of forest-dependent communities. A mechanism f ...
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The Impact of Refugee Camp Education and Repatriation on a Rural Community in Southern Sudan - Epstein, Andrew E. (2010)
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Contextualising curriculum through issues-based approaches : a case of eco-schools in Kenya - Epus, Joash Gregory Odeke (2010)
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All inclusive microfinance : A study of the demand for Islamic microfinance in Malawi. - Eriksson, Lars (2010)
Microfinance is the number one buzz word in the development sphere nowadays. The basic idea of microfinance is to make financial services available for those excluded from the conventional banking ...
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Risk assessment with regard to the occurrence of malaria in Africa under the influence of observed and projected climate change - Ermert, Volker (2010)
Malaria is one of the most serious health problems in the world. The projected climate change will probably alter the range and transmission potential of malaria in Africa. In this study, potential changes in the malaria transmission are assessed by forcing three malaria models with bias-corrected data from ensemble scenario runs of a state-of-the-art regional climate model. The Liverpool Malaria Model (LMM) from the Geography Department of the University of Liverpool is utilised. The LMM simulates the spread of malaria at a daily resolution using daily mean temperature and 10-day accumulated precipitation. The simulation of some key processes has been modified in the model, in order to reflect a more physical relationship. An extensive literature survey with regard to entomological and parasitological malaria variables enables the calibration and validation of a new LMM version. Comparison of this version with the original model exhibits marked improvements. The new version demonstrates a realistic simulation of entomological variables and of the malaria season, as well as correctly reproduces the epidemic poten tial at fringes of endemic malaria areas. Various sensitivity experiments reveal that the LMM is fairly sensitive to values of its required parameters. Effects of climatic changes on the malaria season are additionally verified by the MARA Seasonality Model (MSM). The Garki model finally enables the completion of the malaria picture in terms of the immune status and the infectiousness of different population groups, as well as relative to the age-dependent prevalence structure. In every case three ensemble runs were performed on a 0.5° grid. The LMM was driven for the present-day climate (1960-2000) by bias-corrected data from the REgional MOdel (REMO), with a land use and land cover specified by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Malaria projections were carried out for 2001-2050 according to the climate scenarios A1B and B1 as well as FAO land use and land cover changes. Garki model runs were subsequently forced by the Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR) from the LMM. Finally, additional results relative to the malaria season were produced by MSM. For the present-day climate (1960-2000), the highest biting rates are simulated for Equatorial Africa. The malaria runs show a decrease in the malaria spread from Central Africa towards the Sahel. The length of the malaria season is closely related to monsoon rainfall. The model simulations show a marked influence of mountainous areas causing a complex pattern of the spread of malaria in East Africa. The malaria infected population reveals the expected peak in children below an age of about five years. Regions of epidemic malaria occurrence, as defined by the coefficient of variation of the annual parasite prevalence maximum, are found along a band in the northern Sahel. Farther south, malaria occurs more regularly and is therefore characterised as endemic. Epidemic-prone areas are additionally identified at various highland territories, as well as in arid and semi-arid zones of the Greater Horn of Africa. No adequate immune protection of the population was found for these areas. Largely due to land surface degradation, REMO simulates a prominent surface warming and a significant reduction in the annual rainfall amount over most of tropical Africa in either climate change scenario. Assuming no future human-imposed constraints on malaria transmission, changes in temperature and precipitation will alter the future geographic distribution of malaria. In the northern part of sub-Saharan Africa, the precipitation decline will force significant decreases of the malaria transmission in the Sahel. In addition to the withdrawal of malaria transmission along the fringe of the Sahara, the frequency of malaria occurrence will be reduced for several grid boxes of the Sahel. As a result, epidemics in these more densely populated areas will become more likely, in particularly as adults lose their immunity. The level of malaria prevalence farther south will remain stable for most areas. However, the start of the malaria season will be delayed and the transmission is expected to cease earlier. Most pronounced changes in Africa are found for East Africa. Significantly higher temperatures and slightly higher rainfall cause a substantial increase in the season length and parasite prevalence in formerly epidemic-prone areas. Territories formerly unsuitable for malaria will become suitable under the warmer future climate. The simulations indicate changes in the highland epidemic risk. At most grid boxes malaria transmission will stabilise below about 2000 m. At these altitudes the population will improve their immune status. In contrast, malaria will climb to formerly malaria-free zones above these levels enforcing the probability of malaria epidemics.
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Entertainment–Education and Security Consciousness in the Building of the Nigerian Project - Erojikwe, Ikechukwu (2010)
This study examines the role of entertainment education in pursuit for security in Nigeria.1It attempts an appraisal of ways through which theatre, film, radio and television as a media of entertainment education can bring positive changes to issues of national security awareness especially in terms of attitudinal reorientation. The case of security in Nigeria today has reached an alarming crescendo and there is need to seek other avenues. The need to construct social bridges which will positively link us together is highly imperative. This interventionist approach which entertainment-education adopts will not only inculcate behavioural changes but will also endeavour to bring lasting solutions to these issues threatening to break us up. Taking into cognizance the diversity and plurality of our society, there is a need to find a more convenient way of reaching out and communicating with the people effectively. Apart from discussing identifiable positive changes the study also examines the problems associated with proper dissemination of information. It is pertinent to state that this research will help in proving that theatre as an art form can contribute significantly in solving security problems in our society. After careful attempts to isolate the essential questions raised by earlier researchers and practitioners, this paper identifies a crucial need for further interdisciplinary collaboration between performance studies and intensive security research in Nigeria.
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Examining student engagement of African American community college students: Focusing on the CCSSE benchmarks - Ervin, Lynch; Elaina, Saundra (2010)
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Tooth Loss Among Nigerians Treated in Teaching Hospitals: A National Pilot Study - Esan, Temitope Ayodeji; Olusile, Adeyemi Oluniyi; Ojo, MA; Udoye, Christopher I.; Oziegbe, Elizabeth O; Olasoji, H O (The journal of contemporary dental practice, 2010)
The aim of this study was to identify the causes and patterns of tooth loss among Nigerian adults.Tooth loss continues to be a major problem in clinical dentistry and has received significant attention in everyday dental practice. In Nigeria there is a discernible lack of current data that would explain the reasons and patterns of tooth loss from its different geopolitical zones.The reasons for tooth extractions during a period of 12 months were obtained from the hospital records of teaching and specialist hospitals in Nigeria's six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows (SPSS) version 9.0.A total of 4,204 teeth were extracted from 3,431 patients. Of these teeth 52.4 percent were lost due to dental caries while 30.2 percent were removed because of periodontal disease, 5.0 percent were missing as a result of trauma, and 3.9 percent were impacted and required extraction. The remaining 8.5 percent were extracted for a variety of reasons such as orthodontic treatment, overeruption, neoplasms, supernumerary teeth, attrition, a cystic lesion, and hypoplasia. Dental caries was the most common diagnosis given for tooth loss in the South-South (79 percent), South-East (68 percent), North-East (47 percent), North-West (69 percent), and North-Central (35 percent) zones followed by periodontal disease. In contrast, periodontal disease was the most common cause of tooth loss in the South-West zone (65 percent) and in the FCT (55 percent), followed by dental caries at 22 percent and 33 percent, respectively.Although teeth were extracted based on a variety of diagnoses, dental caries was identified as the common reason cited for tooth loss in Nigeria and to a lesser extent periodontal disease. Also different reasons were given for tooth loss among the various geographical zones.Tooth loss among Nigerians was attributed largely to dental caries and secondarily to periodontal disease. Both conditions can be prevented if diagnosed early enough and treatment is instituted in a timely manner.
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Challenges Facing South African Muslim Secondary School Girls Participation in Physical Activities - Essa, I (2010)
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Undergraduate African American females in the sciences: A qualitative study of student experiences affecting academic success and persistence - Essien-Wood, Idara R. (2010)
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Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Account of Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Teaching Mathematics in Multilingual Classroom: The Case of South Africa - Essien, Anthony A. (The international journal of interdisciplinary social sciences, 2010)
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Effect Of MSW Leachate Effluent Pollution On Downstream Quality Of Urban Drainage River In Uyo, Nigeria. - Essien, O. E. (2010)
Abstract: Research was conducted to examine the effects of discharging untreated municipal solid waste (MSW) dumpsite leachate on the small-scale unregulated urban drainage river (Iba Oku River) in Uyo municipality, Nigeria. In-stream spring properties were regressed on loading concentration of the leachate properties for effect and 90-100% hike in the in-stream chemical properties of the receiving water was explained directly by the point source pollution (leachate) effect. Over 73% of the 21 chemical properties of the receiving water analyzed had concentrations significantly above the World Health Organization (WHO) drinking water standards making it not acceptable for urban/rural drinking water supply. Significantly impaired chemical parameters/properties amongst others included lead, iron, BOD5, conductivity and pH. The concentration of bacteria in the downstream water indicated that the water could cause serious health problems if consumed by humans. Analysis of variance indicated significantly high variability between leachate and receiving water at stations S2, S3 and S5, showing that the effect of upstream leachate effluent reduced downstream the receiving spring, and suggesting that regulation of percentage total maximum daily load (TMDL) along or downstream the receiving spring is possible and will be responsive to abatement measures on the leachate loading.
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Seasonality Impact On Pollution Loads Of Downstream Quality Of Municipal Drainage River, Uyo, Nigeria - Essien, O. E. (2010)
Seasonality in climate and streamflow exist over Uyo municipality in Ikpa river basin, a humid tropical rainforest area of Nigeria; mean annual rainfall was 3164mm, streamflow monthly distribution varied from 18% of annual runoff in the wet season to only 3% in the dry season. Significant impact was observed in mean deviations of concentrations of composition (or pollutants) in the wet and dry season in the river draining Uyo municipality. Heavy metals concentrations reduced drastically in the dry season more than in the rainy season when NPS was high, and suggesting that drainage of municipal waste water/storm water with loads of industrial waste was responsible for high metal pollution concentration in the drainage river in the wet season. Generally, the concentrations of nutrients increased during dry season, especially potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphate and sulphates; however, nitrates and sodium concentrations were lower in the dry season than in the wet season. Alkalinity was maximum at the downstream of the upper subreach during the rains and minimum at the downstream of the lower subreach during the dry period. Coliform counts recorded the highest pollution concentration (1300 mgl-1) in the dry season at the downstream of the lower subreach while the least count (800 mgl-1) was recorded (in the rainy season) at the upstream station of the upper subreach, reflecting the pollution effect of msw leachate effluent and sewered waste water at proximity to it. Highest BOD had (1630 mgl-1) was in the wet season close to abattoir while minimum concentration (350 mgl-1) occurred at the upstream of the upper subreach. Total suspended load had its least value upstream of the upper subreach and highest value at downstream of the lower subreach in the dry season. Salinity increased in the dry season with the effect of evapo transpiration and reduced downstream of the lower subreach in the wet season.
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DOES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION WORK? PERSPECTIVES FROM TWO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN GHANA - Essuman, A. (ICERI2010 Proceedings, 2010)
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Mathematics Achievement and African-American Students in Urban Schools - Ethington, Corinna A.; Wilson, Tracey E. (Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2010)
Designed to examine the effect of various factors on the mathematics achievement of African-American students attending urban schools, this study analyzed the importance of seven constructs that are believed to either directly or indirectly impact student success. Based on factors identified by research as essential to mathematics achievement, all variables in the model, except gender, are hypothesized to exert direct influence on math achievement. While parental involvement and perceived difficulty failed to significantly impact mathematics achievement as hypothesized, the effect of gender was manifest as a direct, rather than an indirect effect. Although socioeconomic status failed to directly impact achievement as hypothesized, indirect influences were wielded through its effects on the highest levels of math taken and the amount of effect exerted in academic ventures. The greatest influence in the model was wielded by prior achievement and the highest level of math completed. Both of these influences were positive.
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Teacher job satisfaction in developing countries: a critique of Herzberg’s two-factor theory applied to the Nigerian context - Evans, Linda; Olamide-Aluko, Fadekemi (2010)
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Interpreting the economic growth and development policies of post-apartheid South Africa: Its influence on higher education and prospects for women - Eynon, Diane E. (2010)
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Possibilities and Challenges of Providing Continuous Professional Development in Pedagogy for Higher Education Staff in Africa - Ezati, Betty Akullu; Mugimu, Christopher B. (Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 2010)
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Possibilities and Challenges of providing Continuous Professional Development in Pedagogy for Higher Education Staff in Africa: A case of Makerere University - Ezati, Betty Akullu; Mugimu, Christopher B. (2010)
In recent years, most African governments have reduced their funding of higher education. Makerere University is not an isolated case. For instance, funding from the government has been declining since 1990 and student numbers have escalated. Prior to the 1970s, the university had a small population of about 2000 students. But from 1990, the population rose from less than 10,000 to the current estimated 40,000 students (Planning Department, Makerere University 2003). This increase in student numbers has created more challenges and attracted public concern about the capacity of Makerere University to provide quality education (Mamdani 2007), given the inadequate facilities, equipment and numbers of teaching staff. This fear points to problems with the curriculum, delivery methods, quality of the teaching staff, as well as the teaching and learning materials. In an attempt to restructure itself, its paradigm and ways of teaching, Makerere University started offering continuous professional development (CPD) in 2006. This involves changing students’ paradigm of learning as well as teachers’ paradigm of teaching. Specifically, the training aimed at enabling the teaching staff to accomplish four tasks: (1) gain insights into how people learn in order to structure instruction for optimal learning, (2) formulate course goals/objectives as a starting point for a constructive alignment, (3) choose and structure course content as well as teaching and assessment ____________________ Corresponding author: Email: bezati@educ.mak.ac.ug; Address: School of Education, Makerere University, P.O. Box 4753, Kampala, Uganda. Corresponding author: Email: byalusagomugimu@gmail.com; Address: School of Education, Makerere University, P.O. Box 4753, Kampala, Uganda. methods in relation to course objectives, and (4) choose and adopt interactive teaching methods that stimulate active learning.
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PATTERN OF PRESCRIPTIONS AMONG ELDERLY DIABETIC- HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN A NIGERIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL - Eze, Uchenna I. H.; Ojieabu, WA (African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2010)
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The Prevalence And Socio-Economic Factors Of Intestinal Helminth Infections Among Primary School Pupils In Ozubulu, Anambra State, Nigeria - Ezeagwuna, D. A.; Okwelogu, Izunna Somadina; I.M., Ekejindu; Ogbuagu, Chukwuanugo Nkemakonam (The Internet Journal of Epidemiology, 2010)
260 stool samples were randomly collected from pupils in four primary schools in Ozubulu, Anambra State. The samples were collected from pupils of both sexes whose ages ranged from 5-16 years old. Using formolether concentration method, the stool samples were processed. Questionnaires were also distributed to check for relationship between infection and occupation. 125 (48.08%) were positive for various intestinal helminthes with hookworm accounting for 66 (25.38%), Ascaris lumbricoides 40 (15.38%) Trichuris trichura 15 (5.77%), and mixed infections of Ascaris and hookworm 4 (1.54%). Females had the highest prevalence rate of 76 (55.47%) compared to the males with the rate of 49 (39.84%) which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Among the four primary schools examined, Nza Central School had the highest infection rate of 45 (69.23%) and the least infection 22(33.85%) was found in Amakwa Central School, and was statistically significant (P<0.05). The infection was detected in all the age groups examined, with the 11-13 years age group recording the highest infection rate of 77(85.77%). The infection occurred most in pupils whose parents were farmers 73 (59.84%). This has shown an index of the prevailing unhygienic environment, poor personal hygiene and poverty so there is an urgent need for mass deworming in all the public primary schools examined
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Promoting Public Health through Clinical Legal Education: Initiatives in South Africa, Thailand, and Ukraine - Ezer, Tamar; Deshko, Ludmylla; Clark, Nicola Gunn; Kameni, Enga; Lasky, Bruce A. (Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2010)
The law can be a powerful tool in protecting public health. Studies reveal both the impact of human rights violations on health and the importance of interdisciplinary partnerships for the law to achieve its full potential and lead to justice. As one scholar describes, “Human rights are increasingly recognized as important to providing social conditions in which people can be healthy.” Additionally, as one law clinic instructor explains, “A multidisciplinary model can respond to the myriad needs of those who are poor or marginalized by their social, medical, or psychological circumstances.” Clinical legal education has a critical role to play in training advocates capable of working at the intersection of law and health.
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Promoting Public Health through Clinical Legal Education: Initiatives in South Africa, Thailand, and Ukraine - Ezer, Tamar; Deshko, Ludmylla; Clark, Nicola Gunn; Kameni, Enga; Lasky, Bruce A. (Social Science Research Network, 2010)
The law can be a powerful tool in protecting public health. Studies reveal both the impact of human rights violations on health and the importance of interdisciplinary partnerships for the law to achieve its full potential and lead to justice. As one scholar describes, “Human rights are increasingly recognized as important to providing social conditions in which people can be healthy.” Additionally, as one law clinic instructor explains, “A multidisciplinary model can respond to the myriad needs of those who are poor or marginalized by their social, medical, or psychological circumstances.” Clinical legal education has a critical role to play in training advocates capable of working at the intersection of law and health.
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Poor Reading Culture: A Barrier to Students Patronage of Selected Secondary School Libraries in ADO Local Government Area of Ekiti state, Nigeria - Fabunmi, Francis Adesoji (Library Herald, 2010)
The paper examines poor reading culture: A barrier to students patronage of Selected Secondary School Libraries in Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The design for the study is descriptive survey which utilizes questionnaire to collect data. Oral interview was also conducted. Tables and simple percentages were adopted in the data analysis. Results of the analysis show that computer and other media, harsh economic reality, societal demand for materialism, inadequate library materials among others are causes of poor reading culture of students in secondary schools. It also reveals that materials in secondary school libraries are not organized, inadequate, not relevant, school librarians not readily available among others constitute the reasons for poor patronage of secondary schools libraries. Concludes by giving recommendations towards the improvement of reading culture of secondary school students and the enhancement of the patronage of their school libraries.
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The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education - Fadeyi, Abayomi; Desalu, Olufemi Olumuyiwa; Ameen, Ahmed; Adeboye, A (Annals of African Medicine, 2010)
Background: The computer and information technology (IT) revolution have transformed modern health care systems in the areas of communication, storage, retrieval of medical information and teaching, but little is known about IT skill and use in most developing nations. Objectives: The aim of this study has been to evaluate the reported preparedness and disposition by medical students in a Nigerian university toward the use of IT for medical education. Methods: A self-administered structured questionnaire containing 24 items was used to obtain information from medical students in the University of Ilorin, Nigeria on their level of computer usage, knowledge of computer software and hardware, availability and access to computer, possession of personal computer and e-mail address, preferred method of medical education and the use of computer as a supplement to medical education. Results: Out of 479 medical students, 179 (37.4%) had basic computer skills, 209 (43.6%) had intermediate skills and 58(12.1%) had advanced computer skills. Three hundred and thirty (68.9%) have access to computer and 451(94.2%) have e-mail addresses. For medical teaching, majority (83.09%), preferred live lecture, 56.78% lecture videos, 35.1% lecture handout on web site and 410 (85.6%) wants computer as a supplement to live lectures. Less than half (39.5%) wants laptop acquisition to be mandatory. Students with advanced computer skills were well prepared and disposed to IT than those with basic computer skill. Conclusion: The findings revealed that the medical students with advanced computer skills were well prepared and disposed to IT based medical education. Therefore, high level of computer skill is required for them to be prepared and favorably disposed to IT based medical education.
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Law and Climate Change in Nigeria - Fagbohun, Olanrewaju A. (2010)
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Evaluation of the Status of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil and Plant (Chromolaena odorata) of Agbabu Bitumen Deposit Area, Nigeria - Fagbote, E. O.; Olanipekun, E. O. (American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 2010)
1 Abstract: Fe, Cu, Mn, Cr, Zn, Hg, Pb, Cd, N and V were analyzed in soil and plant (Chromolaena odorata) I samples in the dry season and rainy season of year 2008 using AAS. Mercury was not detected in all soil and plant samples. The mean concentrations of metals in soils, ranging from 0.28±0.04ppm to 10,371.67±252.24ppm considering both seasons, were lower than the maximum allowable limits in soil used in many countries. The mean concentration of heavy metals in plants ranged between 0.10±0.01ppm and 44.80±3.31ppm. Concentrations of the metals were lower in plants than in soil apart from Cd which showed biomagnifications. Enrichment Factor (EF) of the heavy metals in soil showed that Zn (EF = 2.50) in the dry season and Pb (EF = 3.83) in the rainy season had the highest enrichments which were moderate. The low values of EF indicate that the heavy metals probably originated from natural source. Results of Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo) in soil showed low levels of contamination for the heavy metals. Analysis of variance with SAS showed that the mean concentration of metals in soil in the two seasons (α level=0.05) were not significantly different implying that the metals were held firmly in the matrix of soil.
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Efficacy of Enrichment Triad and Self-Direct Models on Academic Achievement of Gifted Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Nigeria. - Fakolade, Olufemi Aremu; Adeniyi, Samuel Olufemi (2010)
Questions about gifted learners and the best way to teach them to face expected challenges is often a source of controversy. This is because old stereotype curriculum and conventional instructional strategies may not be enough to give the needed stimulation. Considering the enormity of what is expected to reinforce the education of the gifted, this study investigated the efficacy of Enrichment Triad and Self-Directed learning models on the academic achievement of selected gifted students in some secondary schools in Nigeria. The study used the pre-test, posttest, control group quasi-experiment design in a 3 x 2 factorial matrix. The subjects for the study consisted of 75 Senior Secondary School gifted students from eight secondary schools in Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was utilized for the selection of the participants, which were randomly assigned into three experimental groups. Analysis of Covariance was the main statistical method utilized to test two generated hypotheses at the probability level of 0.05. The findings revealed that there was significant treatment effect on subjects' post-test academic achievement scores. There was no significant main effect of gender. The study also indicated that gifted male subjects exposed to Enrichment Trial and Self-Directed models had higher mean score (x = 80.93) than their female counterparts exposed to the same treatment. Since the Enrichment Triad and SelfDirected models are capable of facilitating gifted students' educational programmes, it is therefore recommended that both regular and special educators should use these models in facilitating the academic achievement for their gifted students.
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METHOD OF TEACHING FLUID MECHANICS IN SOME SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEARNING - Faleye, Sunday; Mogari, David (2010)
This study investigates the current method of teaching fluid mechanics and its implications for learning in undergraduate mechanical engineering classes in some South African universities. Open-ended questionnaires and classroom observation were used to gather qualitative data from both students and lecturers in this field. The results revealed that fluid mechanics is taught in a traditional form using Microsoft PowerPoint slides, textbooks and blackboards. It also emerged that this method of teaching presented learning difficulties for learners in some aspects of the fluid mechanics module. This study serves as a springboard for a more extensive study which measures the effect of introducing computer-animated instruction into the teaching of fluid mechanics in South African universities.
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EdQual Policy Brief No. 7. Promoting Inclusive Education in Papua New Guinea (PNG). - Fanu, Guy Le (2010)
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Chilling requirement for deciduous fruits under climate change in Egypt. - Farag, Ahmed A.; Khalil, A. A.; Hassanein, M. K. (Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 2010)
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Gender Issues: Students Performance in Senior Secondary School Mathematics Examination in Nigeria. - Farajimakin, Ibikunle O. (2010)
This study aims to find out the reasons why boys perform better in senior secondary school mathematics examination in Nigeria than girls. It will show the fundamental issues affecting the available facilities for girls in mathematics. The Nigerian society view of girls studying mathematical subjects and taking up careers in mathematics disciplines will be discussed with recommendation on how the differences can be reduced if not possible to remove totally. Implications for future teacher training in Nigeria will be considered.
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Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into urban development : lessons from two South African cities - Farrell, Leanne A. (2010)
There is a risk that urban change adaptation planning - often led by city environmental agencies - will remain isolated from ongoing city decision-making processes, and thus irrelevant, unless adaptation is mainstreamed into municipal line functions' existing activities and planning processes. Yet little empirical research exists showing what the process actually looks like for a city government department. This thesis addresses this gap, and identifies key drivers, limiting factors, and implications of adaptation mainstreaming within municipal service departments. Specifically, I analyze progress toward adaptation mainstreaming by the housing and stormwater management departments in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa: two cities that are widely considered adaptation frontrunners in the Global South. The experiences of the departments analyzed lead to several conclusions about the adaptation mainstreaming process for departments faced with pressing short-term service delivery challenges and capacity constraints. Foremost, the process encompasses, and requires, both substantive and conceptual elements. Substantively, departments start with complying with mandates and accommodating requests from other departments that advance adaptation. Gradually, they move to more deeply internalize these and other push factors, initiating actions to climate proof' core activities and processes. Culminating the process, they eventually see change as a reason to more heavily collaborate and engage external actors around managing risks. Substantive mainstreaming progress, meanwhile, both depends on and advances a department's conceptual embedding of the adaptation agenda. Several enabling factors advance the process, prominently including access to additional funding and support to supplement scarce and inflexible resources. Progress is also influenced by the innate longevity of a department's planning horizon, its decisionmaking autonomy vis-a-vis higher levels of government, and its degree of regulatory vs. serviceprovision focus, among other pre-existing departmental qualities. Tracing the adaptation mainstreaming process further suggests a few key implications for donors and others looking to support cities in their adaptation efforts. Firstly, the process of integrating adaptation into municipal line function core operations and decision making processes is undeniably challenging and slow. Thus, in light of scarce resources and other more seemingly pressing agendas, a department is unlikely to begin substantively embedding adaptation unless first seeing the agenda as conceptually intertwined with core functions and immediately actionable. Secondly, although this research did not control for the presence of a city-wide adaptation office, the experience of the featured departments suggests that such an office can play a critical role in pushing and supporting departments to mainstream adaptation. Such offices can identify and channel additional sources of…
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Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4) Conference Dakar, Senegal (17-20 May 2010) - Fatuma, Chege (2010)
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parasitologically confirmed malaria? A school-based study in Benin in children with and without fever - Faucher, Jean‐François; Makoutodé, Patrick; Abiou, Grace; Béhéton, Todoégnon; Houzé, Pascal; Ouendo, Edgard-Marius; Houzé, Sandrine; Deloron, Philippe; Cot, Michel (2010)
Background: Applying the switch from presumptive treatment of malaria to new policies of anti-malarial prescriptions restricted to parasitologically-confirmed cases is a still unsolved challenge. Pragmatic studies can provide data on consequences of such a switch. In order to assess whether restricting anti-malarials to rapid diagnostic test (RDT)confirmed cases in children of between five and 15 years of age is consistent with an adequate management of fevers, a school-based study was performed in Allada, Benin. Methods: Children in the index group (with fever and a negative RDT) and the matched control group (without fever and a negative RDT) were not prescribed anti-malarials and actively followed-up during 14 days. Blood smears were collected at each assessment. Self-medication with chloroquine and quinine was assessed with blood spots. Malaria attacks during the follow-up were defined by persistent or recurrent fever concomitant to a positive malaria test. Results: 484 children were followed-up (242 in each group). At day 3, fever had disappeared in 94% of children from the index group. The incidence of malaria was similar (five cases in the index group and seven cases in the control group) between groups. Self-medication with chloroquine and quinine in this cohort was uncommon. Conclusions: Applying a policy of restricting anti-malarials to RDT-confirmed cases is consistent with an adequate management of fevers in this population. Further studies on the management of fever in younger children are of upmost importance.
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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« African Free School » - Faucquez, Anne-Claire (2010)
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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in a Sample of Rural and Urban Secondary School-Girls in Sharkia, Egypt - Fawzi, Mohab M.; Hashim, Haitham M.; Fouad, Amira A.; Abdel-Fattah, Nelly R. (Current psychiatry, 2010)
Introduction: Eating disorders (ED) research has come mostly from developed countries suggesting a greater prevalence of ED in urban settings. Data from developing countries are scarce and conflicting. Aim of the study: To evaluate the frequency of ED in rural as compared to urban secondary school girls in Sharkia. Subjects and methods: In this two-stage cross-sectional study, we screened 1200 secondary school-student girls (600 from Zagazig city; 600 from Sharkia villages) using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT40). Those scoring more than 30 (N=105) and a control group randomly selected from those scoring lower than 30 (N=100) were assessed using the eating disorders module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis-I Disorders (SCID-I). Results: The difference between EAT40 mean scores for urban (15.1±6.09) and rural (14.9±5.14) samples was not statistically significant. A logistic regression analysis showed that the probability of being EAT positive was associated with age, religion, absence of siblings and body mass index (BMI). Prevalence of ED was 3.3% (2.8% for urban and 3.8% for rural students). There were no cases of anorexia nervosa (AN) identified in either group. The difference between total number of students with ED in urban and rural settings was not significant, but there were significant more cases of eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) among rural participants (21 cases) compared to urban participants (12 cases) especially among controls (χ = 9.013; p= 0.003). Conclusion: Although AN is absent in Sharkia governorate, bulimia nervosa (BN) and EDNOS have emerged as comparable prevalent disorders, as in Cairo and in Western countries. The analysis of the rural/urban differences, however, seems to be affected by the level of analysis: no difference between the two groups when using a dimensional approach, but more EDs are found among urban than rural population when the analysis is conducted on a categorical level. It seems that the factors influencing the distribution of EDs by place of residence are far more complex than currently thought. Previous research that showed EDs to be particular to the culture should be examined again.
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Report on advanced training Workshop on Small Ruminants, Rabat (Morocco), 20-24 September 2010 - Faye, Bernard; Bengoumi, Mohammed (2010)
The workshop on small ruminants was supported by FAO and organized by CIRAD with the support of the National Association Ovine and Caprine (ANOC in French) at the headquarter of ANOC at Rabat. This workshop involved 7 participants from French speaking countries in Maghreb (Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia) and 10 lecturers from FAO (Tunisia), CIRAD (Montpellier), GDS (France) and different institutions from Morocco (ANOC, IAV, Ministry of Agriculture). The workshop lasted for 5 days including conferences on the current situation of small ruminant livestock in the region, the organizational and rules of ANOC, introduction on implementation, management, monitoring and assessment of development project on small ruminants, technical advices for genetic, feeding, health management. Those conferences were completed by round table and exchanges on the national experiences, meetings and actives discussions in order to propose recommendations for action by the FAO regional office at Tunis. A field visit has completed the workshop. (Resume d'auteur)
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Barriers to higher education for women i Southern Sudan - Faye, Reidun (2010)
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The World Bank's LIL project of distance education capacity building in Ethiopia - Fayessa, Deribssa A. (2010)
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Learning to voice? The evolving roles of family farmers in the coordination of large-scale irrigation schemes in Morocco. - Faysse, Nicolas; Errahj, Mostafa; Kuper, Marcel; Mahdi, M.A. (Water alternatives, 2010)
In Morocco, large-scale irrigation schemes have evolved over the past twenty years from the centralised management of irrigation and agricultural production into more complex multi-actor systems. This study analysed whether, and how, in the context of state withdrawal, increased farmer autonomy and political liberalisation, family farmers currently participate in the coordination and negotiation of issues that affect them and involve scheme-level organisations. Issues related to water management, the sugar industry and the dairy sector were analysed in five large-scale irrigation schemes. Farmer organisations that were set up to intervene in water management and sugar production were seen to be either inactive or to have weak links with their constituency; hence, the irrigation administration and the sugar industry continue to interact directly with farmers in a centralised way. Given their inability to voice their interests, when farmers have the opportunity, many choose exit strategies, for instance by resorting to the use of groundwater. In contrast, many community-based milk collection cooperatives were seen to function as accountable intermediaries between smallholders and dairy firms. While, as in the past, family farmers are still generally not involved in decision making at scheme level, in the milk collection cooperatives studied, farmers learn to coordinate and negotiate for the development of their communities. (Resume d'auteur)
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Implementation of the Principles of CLT for the Teaching of English in the Algerian Middle School: Textbooks Evaluation - Fedoul, Malika (2010)
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Occurrence, species distribution and antibiotic resistance of Proteus isolates: A case study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Ghana - Feglo, Patrick Kwame; Gbedema, Stephen Yao; Nii, Solomon; Quay, Armar; Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw; Opoku-Okrah, Clement (2010)
Background and purpose: Different Proteus species may vary with the type of infections they cause in both the community and hospital environments. However, in many laboratories in developing countries, differentiation of the genus Proteus into species is not generally done during bacteriological diagnosis due to high cost and special skills involved. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of different Proteus species in KATH, their antibiotic resistance pattern and how they relate to patients’ demographic data. Method: This is a prospective study involving the analyses of clinical samples for Proteus species and determining their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Results: Two hundred Proteus species were isolated from 2361 clinical specimens obtained from patients suspected of bacterial infection, giving 8.4 % prevalence of Proteus infections. Wound isolates were the highest (64.5 %) followed by ear swab. Three Proteus species; P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris and P. penneri were recovered from the samples. P. mirabilis was the commonest species (61.5 %), and hence the causative species of a majority of Proteus infections followed by P. vulgaris (30.5 %), and P. penneri (8 %). There was no significant difference between the out-patient and in-patient cases, just as there were no preferences for gender or age of the patients. All the species were resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin and co-trimoxazole. About 72.9 % of the isolates produced βlactamase and 88.5 % were resistant to more than 2 antibiotics. P. penneri was the most resistant among the recovered species. Conclusion: The three Proteus species recovered in KATH were all resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole. These drugs are no longer useful in empirical treatment of Proteus infections at KATH. This study has also provided information for use in generating national data on the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in Ghana.
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School days and family ways: Education in African American literature, 1903–2005 - Feikema, Denise Karachuk (2010)
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Cooperative Learning Strategies for Teaching about Sub-Saharan Africa - Feinberg, Joseph R.; Bohan, Chara Haeussler (2010)
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funding of public higher education in Ethiopia : mechanisms and effects, The - Feleke, Kibrome Mengistu (2010)
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Perspectives on types of schools from Ghana and Pakistan : revisiting the relationship between intergenerational poverty and education - Fennell, Shailaja; Agbley, Gideon Kofi; Irfan, Sharmeen (2010)
Education is a key pathway to ensure that youth break out of the inter-generational cycle of poverty. The role played by parental perceptions in decisions regarding school choice has important consequences for the educational outcomes of youth in poor communities. Qualitative data collected on the Public Private Partnerships and educational outcomes for the Poor (P3EOP) indicates that there is a divergence between parental and youth generations regarding the impact of school type on educational outcomes in both Ghana and Pakistan. While parents focus more on the economic opportunities that are becoming available with the greater availability of new private providers, youth are more cynical about any positive benefits that accrue from increased educational provision. Youth perceptions accord greater importance to the difficulties encountered in their schooling experience than to school type. The major concerns of youth are that the parental generation are not fully informed about the nature of educational provision, in both private and public schools in the local community, and that the violence and neglect in these schools is not adequately addressed by parents, teachers or the community.
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Policy Brief No. 18. Perspectives on types of schools from Ghana and Pakistan: revisiting the relationship betweenintergenerational poverty and education - Fennell, Shailaja; Agbley, Gideon Kofi; Irfan, Sharmeen (2010)
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Characteristic profiles of low and high achieving African American males in selected North Carolina middle schools - Fenner, Shanessa (2010)
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Discipline The Role of School Policy Overrepresentation of African American Students in Exclusionary - Fenning, Pamela; Rose, Jennifer (2010)
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The deep lithospheric structure of the Namibian volcanic margin - Fernández, Manel; Afonso, Juan Carlos; Ranalli, Giorgio (Tectonophysics (Amsterdam. Print), 2010)
A model of the thermal, compositional, density, and seismological structure of the lithospheric and sublithospheric mantle along a 500-km transect across the Namibian volcanic passive margin is presented. This margin juxtaposes old oceanic lithosphere and a Precambrian continental domain. The model combines within an internally consistent framework data from petrology, mineral physics, and geophysical observables. The calculated mantle temperature and density distributions down to a depth of 400 km are consistent with available xenolith-derived data, and fit simultaneously the observed free-air anomaly, geoid height, surface heat flow, and elevation. The model also explains the anomalously thick oceanic crust and the depletion of the lithospheric mantle in the ocean–continent transition and in the Proterozoic continental domain. Seismic velocities predicted by the present model are in good agreement with values obtained from wide angle reflection/refraction and tomography experiments. The thermal lithospheric thickness is ~ 100 km in the oceanic domain, increasing gradually to ~ 125 km across the ocean–continent transition and then more sharply to ~ 175 km in the continental domain. The density distribution in the mantle differs significantly from current purely thermal approaches where density is assumed to be only temperature-dependent. Non-negligible compositional density differences are encountered between the oceanic, transitional, and continental domains. Results show that non-thermal effects such as composition and phase changes cannot be neglected in models of the upper mantle.
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Teaching African American Women’s Literature in Australia: Reading Toni Morrison in the Deep North - Ferrier, Carole (2010)
This chapter discusses reading Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye (1970), a novel set in the United States in 1941, in courses at the University of Queensland (the earliest, largest, and most privileged, in a state that has been both redneck and Red North) in Australia’s Deep North.1 I will discuss reading African American women’s writing here in relation to two principal concerns: teaching Black writing in the Australian academy in a historical context of usually unstated preferences for dead white men’s literature, and in relation to reading Black Australian women’s writing. With regard to the former, I want to situate the difficulties of adding Black women writers (African American or Australian) to the canon — or alternative canons — in the light of the racism that has flooded and continues to flood the social, economic, and political history of both the United States and Australia. Some of the issues that arise are: the relationship of teaching literature dealing with issues of race and gender politics to the society in which it is written and read; political interaction and interchange — especially since the 1960s — between activists, writers, and academics in Australia and the United States which have impacted considerably upon cultural politics and teaching in the universities; the expectation of the production of “truth effects” in reading Black narratives, or the expectation on the part of white readers that such writing will “educate” them and / or articulate a lost or silenced history; and the ways in which teaching of African American women’s writing (and notably Morrison) can most usefully be approached in Australia now.
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Formação médica em Moçambique: realidade e expectativas: Medical education in Mozambique: reality and expectations - Ferrinho, Paulo; Gonçalves, Inês Santos Estevinho Fronteira; Sidat, Mohsin; Hipólito, Fátima; Mercer, Heather; Dussault, Gilles (2010)
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Internationalist Scholarships: Situating Muslim Middle Eastern and North African students in Cuba - Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Elena (2010)
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Learning Palestine: the construction of Palestinian identities in refugee camps in Lebanon - Fincham, Kathleen (2010)
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Climate Change and Security in Africa: Vulnerability Report - Fiott, Daniel (2010)
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'Energy Security', in Fiott, D. (ed.) Climate Change and Security in Africa: Vulnerability Report (Brussels: ACCES Dialogue): 15-18. - Fiott, Daniel; Iwinjak, Florian Peter; Yamba, Patrice Kantu (2010)
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'I keep myself clean...at least when you see me, you don't know I am poor': student experiences of poverty in South African higher education - Firfirey, N.; Carolissen, Ronelle (South African journal of higher education, 2010)
There is little research exploring poverty amongst university students, which renders poverty on university campuses invisible. This study aims to begin to understand experiences and constructions of poverty among university students. The qualitative study design uses open-ended, in-depth interviews in which four students from a university in the Western Cape were interviewed. The findings suggest that poor students use multiple strategies to circumvent the psychological distress associated with poverty and to disguise their poverty. They reflect complex and seemingly contradictory views of poverty as an individually and structurally created burden when they simultaneously take responsibility for their poverty but also attribute it to structural factors. Despite this, participants expressed resilience and hope for a better future, championing education as the 'way out' of their current situation. The findings suggest that more qualitative research is needed in this area as it holds implications for student retention, access to university and drop-out rates in higher education, areas which are core to transformation in South African higher education. Some recommendations about individual and interpersonal interventions that may supplement collective or macro-level interventions are made.
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Vulnerability for Households with Persons with Disabilities and HIV/AIDS in Chongwe, Zambia - Fleming, Kathryn; Groce, Nora; Ngulube, Jonas; Mindes, Jerome; Kiessel, Jessica (2010)
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Theory and Practice of International Service-Learning: A Case Study of Community Perspective in Senegal - Fletcher, Victoria (2010)
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Sexual health information seeking on the Internet: comparisons between White and African American college students. - Fogel, Joshua; Fajiram, Sandra; Morgan, Phyllis D (PubMed, 2010)
College students are often interested in information about sexual health topics. A study of 149 college students and their use of the Internet for sexual health information was conducted. The study findings indicated that African American college students, as compared to White college students, and women, as compared to men, had greater odds for searching on the Internet for birth control information. Among male college students, a higher internal locus of control was associated with lower odds for looking at birth control information on the Internet. Nurses and healthcare providers working in college settings can use these findings to develop strategies for identifying those who are more likely to reference the Internet to obtain birth control and sexual health information.
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Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development Modeling the impact of climate change on agricultural food production in Sub-Saharan Africa and measures of mitigation - Folberth, Christian; Abbaspour, Karim C.; Schulin, Rainer; Yang, Hong (2010)
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Family characteristics, students' reading habits, environment and students' academic performance in Nigeria - Folorunso, Benjamin Ayodele; Aremo, Adeleke Gabriel; Abogan, Philips Opeyemi (International Journal of Education Economics and Development, 2010)
The paper examined family background factors that affect students' academic achievement in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. With the use of structured questionnaire, data were collected from 110 first-degree final year students using random sampling and analysed through multiple linear regression techniques. It was found that student's academic performance was positively influenced by student's parental level of education, maternal income level, age, income of the student and number of hours allocated for reading on daily basis. Those students who spent more hours reading their books daily were found performing better than those who spent lesser hours. The hypothesis that parental educational level impacted positive effects on students' academic performance was confirmed valid for the country while effects of parental occupation and parental income were mixed. The major finding of the paper was that higher educational attainment and income status of parents were essential factors contributing to high academic record of students of tertiary institutions. It was, therefore, recommended that policy that enforces higher education advancement for all parents should be enforced in Nigeria.
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The Historical Vicissitudes of Inclusive African Port Cities: The case of Douala, Cameroon - Fomin, E. S. D. (2010)
Port cities are some of the oldest, largest and most cosmopolitan urban centres in the world. This is true of Douala with some three million inhabitants from all ethnic entities of Cameroon and foreigners from all parts of the world who have become part and parcel of this sprawling inclusive city. The dynamic indigenous Duala fishermen created this port as their exclusive settlement around the fifteenth century. It became prominent and inclusive through the role it played in the Atlantic trade from the sixteenth to nineteenth century. Its first neighborhoods bore names of Duala1 families and those of some immigrant ethnic groups. Though the immigrants were ethnically conscious in the creation of neighbourhoods there was a great sense of inclusivity in this patch work of ethnic pluralism. The different peoples of this city interacted mutually well initially and Douala became a great inclusive melting pot of cultures. But due to some historical vicissitudes, Douala has changed from being a cultural haven to a bastion of ethnic hatreds and conflicts thus threatening its plural ethnic inclusivity which took many centuries of checkered history to build from both indigenous and immigrant populations. The striking example of Douala should prove instructive to similar port cities along the West African coast.
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The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Socioeconomic Development : The University of Buea, Cameroon, as a Growth Pole - Fongwa, Neba Samuel (2010)
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Constructing Authority across Difference A White Teacher Signifyin(g) with African American Students in a High School English Classroom - Ford, Amy (Deep Blue (University of Michigan), 2010)
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Constructing Authority across Racial Difference: A White Teacher Signifyin(g) with African American Students in a High School English Classroom. - Ford, Amy (2010)
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Constructing authority across racial difference: A White teacher signifyin(g) with African American students in a high school English classroom. - Ford, Amy Carpenter (Deep Blue (University of Michigan), 2010)
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Monash-Oxfam South Africa Student Volunteer Program participants David Humphreys (left), Amy Burton and Darrell Hawkins - Ford, Greg (Item held by Monash Univeristiy Archives, 2010)
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A pragmatic framework for integrating ICT into education in South Africa - Ford; Botha (2010 IST-Africa, 2010)
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Nematology training and awareness-raising in South Africa - Fourie, Herman; McDonald, Anna; Waele, Dirk De (2010)
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International Students of African Descent - Fournillier, Janice B. (2010)
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Relationships between mental health, socioeconomic status and subjective social status in first-year students at four South African universities - Fowler, Gillian (2010)
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South African Journal of Higher Education issue on transformation : initiating the debate - Francis, Dionne Cross; Hemson, Crispin (South African journal of higher education, 2010)
The focus in this issue on transformation in higher education follows directly from the work of the Ministerial Committee on transformation and social cohesion and the elimination of discrimination in public higher education institutions and its Report (Department of Education 2008). The articles presented here are the response by researchers in higher education to the issues raised by the Committee and set out in its report.
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Exploring the practices of teachers in mathematical literacy training programmes in South Africa and Canada - Fransman, Johanna Sandra (2010)
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Equity and quality mathematics education within schools: findings from TIMSS data for Ghana - Frempong, George (African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education, 2010)
In 2003, about 50 countries including Ghana participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This is the first time that Ghana has participated in an international mathematics assessment that has provided the reliable data to examine equity and the quality of mathematics education within schools in Ghana. In the TIMSS assessment, the average Ghanaian student scored 276 compared to the international average of 466. This paper employed a multilevel framework to explore the schooling processes that provide opportunities for Ghanaian students to successfully learn mathematics. My analysis indicates that there is a significant variation among schools in their students' mathematics outcomes. The most successful students are males with highly educated parents. These students have high academic expectation, like mathematics and are confident learning mathematics. They attend schools that are often located in towns but not in villages or remote areas. In these schools, the parents of students are highly educated, and the mathematics teachers do not frequently use calculators but often provide students the opportunity to explain their mathematical ideas. These findings demonstrate that efforts to improve the quality of mathematics education and ensure equity in mathematics outcomes would require a comprehensive and holistic approach involving students, parents, and teachers
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The impact and management of recent drought on the West Bank groundwater aquifer system. - Froukh, Lua'y J. (2010)
Water is a vital element for the development of all sectors in Palestine. Currently, the estimated average per capita use is around 50 l per day, which is half of the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Water demand in the West Bank is expected to increase substantially in the future. This is due to improved standards of living and increased population growth rate. For example, the estimated domestic water demand for the West Bank in the year 2000 is around 98 million cubic meters (MCM) while it is currently in the range of 55 MCM/year. Projected water demand for the year 2020 for domestic purposes is around 278 MCM. To meet the demand for water, additional supply will be needed. Groundwater is the only source for water supply in the West Bank. Currently, most of the water from West Bank aquifers is utilized by the Israelis and only very limited amount is given to Palestinian for water supply in the Palestinian areas. The total amount currently extracted by the Palestinians and Israelis from the Eastern Basin is around 40 MCM/year. The West Bank has a Mediterranean climate. The annual average rainfall varies between 700-850 mm on the western slopes, 500 and 800 mm in the hilly areas and 100 to 150 mm in the Jordan Valley. Evaporation is particularly high in the summer due to a rise in temperature, intensive sunshine and low humidity. Rainfall is the only source for recharging aquifer systems in the West Bank. Recently, West Bank suffered severe droughts due to drop in the rainfall. As a result a significant drop in the water table in both the upper and lower aquifer systems which form the main source for water supply. This paper will investigate the impact of recent drought on the groundwater aquifer system in the West Bank and drought management procedures applied by Palestinian Water Authority in the light of continuous Israeli control of Palestinian aquifers.
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ESL pre-service teachers＇ views of Teaching Practice supervision and assessment in Nigeria - Funke; Lawal; Anthonia; Maduekwe; Nonye; Ikonta; Oyenike; Adeosun (中美英语教学, 2010)
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An Integrative Approach to Information Security Education: A South African Perspective. - Futcher, Lynn; Schroder, Cheryl; Solms, Rossouw von (2010)
The importance of information security cannot be denied. It has increasingly become an integral part of our everyday lives. In line with some of the key issues relating to the construction of a South African education and training system for the 21st century, this paper argues that information security is both ‘a social and economic need’ and ‘an intellectual and professional challenge’ and should therefore be regarded as a critical cross-field outcome. This could help narrow the evident ‘information security gap’ that currently exists in undergraduate IT/IS/CS curricula at South African universities.
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Challenges in Implementing a Mother Tongue-based Language in- Education Policy: Policy and Practice in Kenya - Gacheche, Kagure (2010)
This paper is an examination of the challenges faced in implementing Kenya’s language-ineducation policy, which advocates mother tongue-based learning. This policy has the potential to make primary education contextually located and locally accessible, particularly to ethnic minorities and marginalised groups, improving the reach and quality of education. It is however not widely practiced. Using a literature review, ethnographic studies, research findings and interviews with linguists and sociologists, this paper argues for greater resource allocation, political will and clearer policy objectives to achieve the aims of an effective mother tongue-based education system in Kenya.
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Distance Learning in Higher Education: An African Perspective. VDM Verlag Dr. M - Gakuu, Christoper Mwangi (2010)
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Implications of Changing the Language of Instruction in Secondary and Tertiary Education in Tanzania - Galabawa, J.C.J.; Senkoro, F.E.M.K. (2010)
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The Education Crisis in French West Africa, 1944–1950 - Gamble, Harry (Histoire de l’éducation, 2010)
After the Second World War, school reform became a major issue in French West Africa (FWA). The colonial schools of the Third Republic were called into question at the 1944 Brazzaville Conference and over the following years there were bitter struggles to define the meaning of the school reform. Until now, these struggles, which involved the colonial administration, African elected representatives and the French Ministry of Education, have not been the object of an in-depth study. Amidst conflict, these controversies gave birth to the implementation of an education system similar to that found in France itself. Paradoxically, in a period which is often associated with the beginnings of decolonialization, FWA witnessed an unprecedented educational centralization.
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Wildlife management in Gonarezhou National Park, southeast Zimbabwe: Climate change and implications for management - Gandiwa, Edson; Zisadza, P. (2010)
Climate change is not a new phenomenon; the only constant about climate throughout Earth’s history is that it has changed (Marchant, 2010). An earlier study in Africa indicated that some Southern African ecosystems are highly sensitive to climate change (e.g., Magadza, 1994). Climate change in Africa is expected to lead to higher occurrence of severe droughts in semiarid and arid ecosystems (Foley et al., 2008). For instance, a severe drought associated with the El Nino-Southern Oscillation phenomenon was recorded in 1991–92 in Southern Africa. In Zimbabwe, the most affected areas in terms of wildlife and ecological systems in the 1991–92 drought were recorded in the southeastern parts of the country (Magadza, 1994).
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Culturally Relevant Collective Responsibility among Teachers of African-American Students in a High Poverty Elementary School - Gant, Monica Minor (2010)
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Attitudes to and perceptions of design and technology students towards the subject: a case of five junior secondary schools in Botswana - Gaotlhobogwe, Michael (2010)
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Friendships of African Students living in Brazil - García, Agnaldo; Góes, Dominique Costa (Psicologia: teoria e prática, 2010)
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"Connect-on-Demand" Satellite/Radio Link for Tanzanian Schools - García, L. E.; Hatch, Eric; Larsen, J. Raabo; Moulton, Michael J.; Ocampo, Rafael; Singleton, Rodney (2010)
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Drought occurrence and its impact on olive production and cereals in Tunisia - Gargouri, Kamel; Laajimi, Abderraouf; Chebil, Ali; Aoun, Wassim Ben (Options Méditerranéennes. Série A, Séminaires Méditerranéens, 2010)
This study addresses the impact of drought events on olive production and cereals, particularly durum wheat in Tunisia. In the case of olive production, during three decades since the seventies the frequencies of wet, normal and dry years were calculated for several locations in central and southern Tunisia according to a five levels scale. The same trend was observed for all the studied locations (8) with an increase of dry and particularly extremely dry years. Dry episodes were identified. According to locations specificities and vulnerability it was accepted that a sequence of one dry spring and one dry autumn could be qualified as drought. After identification of drought episodes, their impacts on olive production were assessed. During the last drought episode (1999-2002), the decrease of olive production was more than 90% affecting farmers' income. In the case of cereals, a comparative analysis of durum wheat vulnerability to the drought phenomena in rainfed areas is underta ken in three bioclimatic stages, through an assessment of the output and farmers' income variability between normal and dry years, as identified through the standardized precipitation index. Durum wheat is revealed to be vulnerable, especially in the semi-arid stage, and has a negative impact on farm's budget. Expanding irrigated cereal areas would be an alternative and a promising practice to enhance and stabilize cereal production.
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Higher education and development in the golbal south: The case of Kenya - Garvey, Erin Ashely Mink (2010)
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Head teachers’ tasks in the implementation of preschool curriculum in Kenya public preschools - Gatamu, JC (2010)
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Higher education in Kenya: an assessment of its rapid expansion and future prospects - Gathitu, Margaret W (2010)
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Orphan Students’ Self-Esteem and Their Relationship between Socio- Economic Statuses among Secondary School Students in Three Districts of Central Kenya - Gatumu, Haniel Nyaga (2010)
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Relative Influence of Selected Predictor Variables on Occupational Aspirations of Secondary School Students in Nairobi Province, Kenya - Gatumu, Haniel Nyaga (2010)
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The cross-cultural mission : an agenda for theological education in Africa - Gatwa, Tharcisse (Missionalia : Southern African Journal of Mission Studies, 2010)
Christian education in Africa is at cross-road. It took its original inception within western models and systems of education. Ministerial formation was done in small biblical colleges operating on a residential model. Because idea of adapting education in general and theological education in particular, to growing needs of a growing church never occurred, Jesus' thought that the harvest is great but harvesters are a few is crucial to mission of church in South. The displacement of Christian demography towards South is a new challenge to global south Christianity called to undertake a global responsibility to share burden with West which undergoes secularisation. The question is whether vitality of church in south is mature enough and well informed to undertake such a global mission including to revitalise Christian faith in North. This author suggests that back from 1950s Africans have started to question a Christianity that stood like a western plan; a number of initiatives were taken by young theologians from different streams of Christianity to address issues of inculturation of gospel and identity and autonomy; yet efforts have not been consistent and sustainable enough to nurture a long term project. To undertake journey, African Christianity will need to revisit curricula, taking into consideration a theology of healing memories of African people, systems and models of education to make them more contextual.
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The implementation of a multilingual education policy in Ethiopia : the case of Afaan Oromoo in primary schools of Oromia Regional State - Gemechu, Dereje Terefe (Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research, 2010)
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Supervision of Universal Basic Education Centers in Anambra State, Nigeria: Concept, Challenges and Prospects - Genesis, Edho Okugbe; null, null; null, null; null, null (Academic leadership (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 2010)
Supervision of schools in the UBE programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria is an aspect ofquality control. It is bound with the efficiency of learning and improvement of the teaching/ learningservices. Quality control of Basic Education centers is closely associated with a vital component ofeducation (Monitoring & Evaluation). Today, ‘Quality Control’ is used more or less as a synonym forsupervision or inspection which is within the comprehension of the wider segment of the educatedpublics. Instructional supervision in Nigeria began as a process of external inspection. In the 18thcentury, supervision was characterized by inspection for control and was carried out by laymen(Onoyase, 1991). Supervisors were appointed who were clergies and had little or no background oneducational administration and management. The priest was made a supervisor of school on the basisof the priesthood belonging. Supervisors were inexperienced in the act of supervision. They had little orno formal training of the ethics, concept and practice of supervision. Until the control of schools bygovernment in 1967, school supervision was left in the hands of the missionaries.
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Development and Education Challenges in the Niger Delta in Nigeria - Geo‐JaJa, Macleans A.; Azaiki, Steve (2010)
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Perceived causes of Teacher Dissatisfaction in Sekondi –Takoradi District of Ghana. - George, Dampson; null, null; null, null; null, null (Academic Leadership The Online Journal, 2010)
A teacher’s job satisfaction is one of the most essential issues for educational systems around theworld. Next to pupils, teachers are the largest, most extensive, crucial and key to improving quality inany educational system (Afe, 2001; Stuart, 2002). This paper focuses on the third world country ofGhana where according to Bame 1992 and Akoto -Danso (2006) teachers are often in short supply.Akoto- Danso documented that enrolment into basic schools in Ghana has gone up by 17% from 3.7million to a record of 4.3 million.
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Promoting participatory action research through structured learning on climate change adaptation in Africa, April 2009 through March 2010 - German, Laura; Chuma, E.; Daoudi, Ali; Maravanyika, Tendayi Mutimukuru; Tiani, A.M. (2010)
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The Socio-Educational Challenges of Sexuality Education Programmes on Nigeria Homes nd Schools: Implications for Counselling Profession - Gesinde, A. M. (2010)
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Influence of sociological factors on career aspiration for high school girls in Mosocho Division, Kenya - Getugi, B (2010)
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Working on cities : an experience from Kumasi, Ghana a design studio for architects and urban management students - Geurts, E.H.M. (2010)
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The occupational aspirations and gender stereotypes of South African and Australian senior primary school learners - Geyer, Tracy Colleen (2010)
Increasingly, developmental psychology has emphasized that childhood career development should be viewed as holistic and comprise all aspects of a child’s maturation. This would include an emphasis on the career development of children which is considered vital to the complete education of the child (Brown, 2002). Career development refers to the process of developing beliefs, values, skills, aptitudes, interests, personality characteristics and knowledge of work (Zunker, 2006). Research has indicated that early societal factors and personal preferences associated with gender influence the child’s later occupational aspirations (Stockard & McGee, 1990). There are many ways in which individuals learn about gender roles and acquire “gender-appropriate” behaviour during childhood, some of which manifest in the occupational aspirations of children. As children grow up they learn, through reinforcement and modeling, that society has different expectations and standards for the behaviour of males and females. While family and friends are often the most important agents of socialization in young children, television and other popular media have also played a vital role in gender stereotyping, resulting in children forming perceptions regarding which occupations “belong” to which gender (Taylor, Peplau, & Sears, 2006). The present research aims to explore, describe and compare the occupational aspirations and the occupational gender stereotyping of male and female South African and Australian senior primary school learners. The research approach for the study was descriptive and exploratory in nature and was conducted within a quantitative framework. A survey-type questionnaire, the Career Awareness Survey xiii (McMahon & Watson, 2001), was used as the data collection measure as part of a larger international study. The sample comprised of 511 South African and 372 Australian participants from Grades 6 and 7. Responses to the occupational aspirations questions were coded according to Holland’s (1985) interest typology and status level coding for occupations. For descriptive purposes, frequency counts were computed for the coded typology, status level and occupational gender stereotyping data. The z-test and chi-square test for independence were computed in order to test whether gender groups differed in terms of their occupational aspirations and occupational stereotyping. The chi-square test was also used to compare the occupational aspirations and gender stereotyping of South African and Australian senior primary school learners. The results of the present research indicate that male and female South African and Australian female children tend to aspire towards more Investigative and Social type occupations in the high status level category. The Australian male children, however, tend to aspire towards more Social and Realistic type occupations in the high status level category. Across nation and gender, the majority of the children believed that both males and females could perform certain occupations, with senior primary…
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Identifying the Right ‘Fit’: what can Libya learn from port devolution in Malaysia. - Ghashat, Hesham; Cullinane, Kevin; Wilmsmeier, Gordon (2010)
de s p i t e the fact that Libya and Malaysia are located in different regions of the world, both countries have several ports which operate in similar environments. Malaysian ports have grown quickly since the end of the 1980s, to emerge as efficient, effective and productive. Libya’s government has developed the ambitious objective for its port sector of increasing container throughput in the country’s ports and to participate in the competition to become one of the hub container ports in the Mediterranean. This paper analyzes the results achieved from a change in Malaysia’s port structure and strategy. It then shows that the current situation within Libya’s ports parallels that of Malaysia prior to its implementation of a port devolution policy. A Matching Framework analysis is applied to compare the general situation of the two countries at three different points in time. The final point in time for the Libyan case is deemed to lie at some time in the future and is constructed from the results of the Malaysian success with its implementation of a policy of port devolution. In order to respond to the dynamic operating environment and the new government strategy affecting the Libyan port sector, the paper concludes that an organic structure may provide the best solution for the future success of Libya’s container port industry.
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Causes of low transition rates from primary school into secondary school in Kenya, a case study of Dagoretti constituency - Gichere, Pauline W (2010)
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Experience and study outcomes of Kenyan students pursuing higher education in the UK - Gichura, Salome Wanjiku (2010)
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Relationship between teacher characteristics and effectiveness of project method in pre-schools in Kikuyu District, Kenya - Gichure, Christine Wanjiru (2010)
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Adapting to climate change in the Volta Basin, West Africa. - Giesen, Nick van de; Liebe, Jens; Jung, Gerlinde (Current Science, 2010)
Impacts of climate change vary from region to region. The 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mentions that drier areas will be affected by more droughts while the rainfall regime, in general, will become 'rougher'. In West Africa, specifically the area below the Sahel, the climate change signal may be more subtle. Anecdotal evidence from farmers suggests that the onset of rainy season has been shifting forward in time over the past two generations. Recently, detailed atmospheric modelling over the region shows that in the near future too, the onset of rainy season will shift to later periods in the year, roughly from April towards May. The end of rainy season as well as the total amount of rainfall will remain more or less fixed. This implies that adaptation strategies should be twofold. The first part of a comprehensive adaptation strategy would be a continuation of the efforts to produce faster growing rain-fed crop cultivars, mainly corn and sorghum. The second part would consist of increased water storage during the wet season for use during dry season.
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An investigation of determinants of career progression of female teachers to headship of public secondary schools in Dagoretti division, Nairobi province, Kenya - Gikiri, Elizabeth (2010)
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Social Protection for Inclusive Development. A New Perspective in EU Cooperation with Africa - Giovannetti, Giorgia (2010)
The European Report on Development (ERD) is the main outcome of the Mobilising European research for development policies, an initiative promoted and financed by the European Commission together with seven EU Member States: Germany, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The aim of this initiative is to help the European Union refine its vision of development and enrich its policies on the basis of knowledge, innovation, and the building of common ground between the European research community, policymakers, and a broad public. The ERD is aimed at stimulating debate and research on development issues and amplifying the EU’s voice internationally. The ERD provides linkages and synergies between rich expertise in development-related issues in research and academic institutions and policymaking throughout Europe. It also serves as a focal point for researchers in European countries and various regions of the world, facilitates discussions with policymakers and civil society, and stimulates interaction between various European national agencies.
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Effects of Information and Communication Technology on mathematics teacher Training Programme in public diploma Teacher Colleges in Kenya - Githinji, Joseph N (2010)
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Education for all and child labour in Kenya: A conflict of capabilities? - Githitho-Muriithi, Angela (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010)
Child labour remains an enormous challenge to the achievement of Education For All in developing countries. This paper explores the subject of child labour in Kenya in the context of the national and global push towards Education For All. Based on a year's ethnography of a poor community in Kiambu district in Kenya, the paper explores the tension between child labour and schooling using the language of capabilities. The capability approach focuses on the freedoms that people have to live the life that they value. As there is a strong relationship between poverty and child labour, this paper argues that there is tension between the capability (freedom) to be educated and other basic capabilities such as being well fed and housed. Therefore, substantively empowering poor communities would be a positive step towards easing these tensions and ultimately achieving Education For All.
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The influence of work environment on transfer of learning: a case study of Kenya Revenue Authority - Githuba, Annastacia W (2010)
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Climate change as a factor in business operations within the micro finance industry in Kenya - Githungo, WN (2010)
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Relationship between organizational learning and performance of commercial banks in Kenya - Gitonga, Caroline Jk (2010)
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Meteorological and hydrological conditions leading to severe regional drought in Malawi - Glad, Per (2010)
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Supporting Elementary Mathematics Education in Rural Tanzanian Communities: Developing Relationships and International, Interdisciplinary, Cross-Sector Partnerships - Glanfield, Florence; Halai, Anjum; Makombe, İddi and Ngalawa, Athanas (2010)
Authors Florence Glanfield, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Elaine Simmt, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Joyce Mgombelo, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada Dawn Wiseman, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Anjum Halai, The Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development (Eastern Africa), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Iddi Makombe, Mzumbe University, Mzumbe, Tanzania Dominik Msabila, Mzumbe University, Mzumbe, Tanzania Athanas Ngalawa, Mzumbe University, Mzumbe, Tanzania & University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Predicting climate change impacts on yield and cyanogen levels of cassava, an important African staple - Gleadow, Roslyn M.; Borland, Helen; Burns, Anna E.; Zacarias, Anabela; Cliff, Julie; Miller, Rebecca; Bradbury, Howard; Cavagnaro, Timothy (2010)
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Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis - Glick, Peter; Sahn, David E. (The World Bank Economic Review, 2010)
Little is known in developing country environments about how a child's cognitive skills manifested in the first years of schooling are related to later educational success, because the panel data needed to analyze this question have been lacking. This study takes advantage of a unique data set from Senegal that combines test score data for children from the second grade with information on their subsequent school progression from a follow-up survey conducted seven years later. Measures of skills from early primary school, corrected for measurement error using multiple test observations per child, are strongly positively associated with later school progression. A plausible interpretation is that parents invest more in a child's education when the returns to doing so are higher. The results point to the need for remedial policies to target lagging students early on to reduce early dropout. Grade repetition policies target poorly performing students and are pervasive in Francophone Africa. Using variation across schools in test score thresholds for promotion to identify the effects of second-grade repetition, the analysis shows that repeating students are more likely to leave school before completing primary school than students with similar ability who are not held back, pointing to the need for alternative measures to improve the skills of lagging children.
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Early Academic Performance, Grade Repetition, and School Attainment in Senegal: A Panel Data Analysis - Glick, Peter; Sahn, David E. (Social Science Research Network, 2010)
Little is known in developing country environments about how a child's cognitive skills manifested in the first years of schooling are related to later educational success, because the panel data needed to analyze this question have been lacking. This study takes advantage of a unique data set from Senegal that combines test score data for children from the second grade with information on their subsequent school progression from a follow-up survey conducted seven years later. Measures of skills from early primary school, corrected for measurement error using multiple test observations per child, are strongly positively associated with later school progression. A plausible interpretation is that parents invest more in a child's education when the returns to doing so are higher. The results point to the need for remedial policies to target lagging students early on to reduce early dropout. Grade repetition policies target poorly performing students and are pervasive in Francophone Africa. Using variation across schools in test score thresholds for promotion to identify the effects of second-grade repetition, the analysis shows that repeating students are more likely to leave school before completing primary school than students with similar ability who are not held back, pointing to the need for alternative measures to improve the skills of lagging children.
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Agricultural intensification as a strategy for climate mitigation in Ghana - Gockowski, J.; Robiglio, Valentina; Muilerman, Sander; Agyeman, Nana Fredua (2010)
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Bilingualism and Multiculturalism in Greek Education: Investigating Ethnic Language Maintenance among Albanian and Egyptian pupils in Athens - Gogonas, Nikolaos (2010)
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Between Human Rights and Hope — What Israelis Might Learn from the Truth and Reconciliation Process in South Africa - Golan-Agnon, Daphna (International Review of Victimology, 2010)
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission has become a model for other societies seeking to rebuild their ethical order, to reckon with the past, and to balance peace and justice. Despite the many differences between apartheid South Africa and the Israeli military regime in the Palestinian Occupied Territories, there are enough similarities which could suggest hope for change by constructfing a political context within which the testimonies of victims and their assailants could be heard. This article studies the role and limitations of human rights organizations in processes of truth and reconciliation and focuses on the tension between the individual victim and the collective victim.
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Education in Ethiopia : developing or collapsing? : a study of discourses of education in Ethiopia and its implications - Gonamo, Lemma Desta (2010)
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The legal protection of people with disabilities in South African Labour Law - Gondiwe, Sokolani Bongororo John (2010)
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Youth and Politics in Malawi: The Case of University Students Since 1965 - Gondwe, Innocent K (Social Science Research Network, 2010)
Despite being an active player in national politics, university students in Malawi are not well represented in history literature on the country’s political development. In most cases, they are mentioned in passing and sometimes as a footnote. The current study accords this youth group the attention it deserves by discussing the multiple roles the group has played in Malawi politics in half a century. Largely, such is achieved through tailoring together fragments of the varsity students’ undertakings that are offered in major works on Malawi’s political development; and through the incorporation of views obtained from close to twenty interviews with individuals who have walked in the corridors of Chancellor College, University of Malawi’s main campus at different periods from the 1960s up to the first decade of the twenty first century. This has allowed the study to establish that students in the University of Malawi have played a vanguard role in national political movements and changes since the time of independence. They started by offering clandestine dissent to the dictatorial regime of Dr. H. K. Banda up to the late 1970s; becoming more open in this cause as of the 1980s through to the early 1990s when they helped to fun the wind of change in national politics that brought about democratic party pluralism. The group has since remained an entity that guards against unpopular policies of any government administration in this age of multiparty democracy, of course to a different degree on each occasion.
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The Learning Alliance on chain empowerment; Burka Gudina Cooperative Union in Ethiopia. - Goris, W.; Belt, John; Dubbeling, Marielle; Hoekstra, Femke; Veenhuizen, R. van (Urban Agriculture Magazine, 2010)
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A pilot study on anthropogenic faecal pollution impact in Bahir Dar Gulf of Lake Tana, Northern Ethiopia - Goshu, Goraw; Byamukama, Denis; Manafi, M.; Kirschner, Alexander K. T.; Farnleitner, Andreas H. (Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 2010)
The anthropogenic effect on faecal and chemical pollution at Bahir Dar Gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia was investigated in the period of October 2006 to February 2007. Faecal and physicochemical pollution levels were significantly increased and clearly discernible in the Bahir Dar Gulf locations as compared to presumptively anthropogenic uninfluenced reference locations near the outlet of the Blue Nile River of Lake Tana. One directly sewage influenced lake site at Bahir Dar Gulf was found to be excessively faecally polluted. The total pooled data set from the study for faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens spores ranged from not detectable (n.d.) to log 6.2 CFU, n.d. to log 6.1 CFU and n.d. to log 1.7 CFU per 100 ml, respectively. A high variation was also observable for the physicochemical parameters including the spectral absorption coefficient at 254 nm, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids and pH values. Although the data have to be considered preliminary, it strongly points to the need for systematic water quality monitoring of Lake Tana and its potential impact sources. This is all the more important as the lake is the largest freshwater body in the country serving a multipurpose role and being identified as a growth corridor of the country.
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Mass hysteria among South African primary school - Govender, Indiran (South African Family Practice, 2010)
During August 2002, at a primary school in Kwa-Dukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, 27 children who had been well when they left their homes collapsed at school, displaying tremors and shivers throughout their bodies. Many of the children also presented with abdominal cramps and nausea. Almost all the children experienced a feeling of tightness in their chests as well as hyperventilation, which was then followed by fainting. This hysteria spread by line of sight (that is, other children seeing this also collapsed). Mass hysteria had presented similarly, with only a mild variation in the hallucinations, in secondary schools in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, during 2000 and in Gauteng during 2009. Radio stations, such as Radio 702, presented these incidents for discussion and for concerned parents’ questions to be answered. In all three episodes, the majority of the affected children were girls. Witchcraft, poisoning, insect bites – in the case of Mangaung – and gas leaks were proposed as causes of this strange behaviour by the previously well children. Experts who investigated these possibilities, however, excluded any identifiable cause. Nearly all the children were well again the next day. The assessment after the incidents was an outbreak of mass hysteria. The parents and the lay media, however, refused to accept this diagnosis, which added to the stress and the anxiety that the children faced when they returned to school. Mass hysteria can be taxomised into two broad categories: the explosive type, which typically appears in small, institutionalised social networks; and the large, diffused type, during which false rumours and beliefs overwhelm a community. This discussion focuses on the second category – that which affects people in one institution. The discussion includes the rare outbreak in Kwa-Dukuza, together with the common presentations and symptoms of mass hysteria. Also discussed are the consequences of not managing this condition well immediately on presentation. These consequences entail a perpetuation of the condition, spreading to a greater number of children, to the parents and to the teachers. This may then lead to a disruption in learning at the schools affected and, possibly, later on, to anxiety disorders. Keywords: withcraft; line of sight; pseudoseizures
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A language in decline ? :a constrastive study of the use of, and motivation and de-motivation for, learning Afrikaans among two groups of learners at an English medium high school in Cape Town, South Africa - Govender, Manisha (2010)
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Teacher training as prerequisite for quality early childhood development programmes in South Africa - Govindasamy, Sharon (2010)
The Reception Year (Grade R) classroom is the educational setting for lifelong learning to take place. The Reception Year teacher is primarily involved in equipping the young child with care and education. Quality education calls for trained teachers with diverse, intense training; teachers who would use their knowledge, skills and attitudes to lead the child to ultimately reach his/her full potential in the classroom setting through the curriculum. This study investigates what constitutes and influences quality teaching in the Reception Year classroom. The investigation includes a literature review and empirical research using quantitative research approaches and expands on the role of the Reception Year teacher with regards to the child in totality, Grade R curriculum and outcomes-based education. Findings show that teachers with specialised qualifications in early childhood education bring to the Grade R classroom relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes that affect the young child’s developmental needs.
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Assessing knowledge claims through the recognition of prior learning (RPL): A case study in the business faculty at a university of technology (in the Western Cape, South Africa). - Graaf, de; Hilde, Frederika (2010)
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Distributed teacher leadership in South African schools : troubling the terrain. - Grant, Carolyn (2010)
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Mathematical Literacy in South Africa: Increasing Access and Quality in Learners’ Mathematical Participation Both in and Beyond the Classroom - Graven, Mellony; Buytenhuys, Esme (2010)
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An examination of the adjustment of first generation African American male college students - Green, Adina Narcisse (2010)
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Development of a disability programme in West Bank and - Greer, Colin; Henley, David (2010)
Background In situations of conflict, individuals with disabilities are often the least visible and sustain disproportionately higher rates of morbidity and mortality than do those who are not disabled. The long-term conflict in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is a major factor affecting the health and quality of life of Palestinians, especially those who are disabled. A developmental approach was used to create a rehabilitation programme in the oPt. Traditionally, people with disabilities were largely neglected and discriminated against in the oPt, particularly with respect to long-term development programmes, even if a few interventions were available, most implemented by charities. A systematic approach to disability began in the early 1990s, in response to the effects on disability of the harsh conditions in the oPt and the first intifada that resulted in a substantial increase in the number of individuals with disabilities. Most were young people, who were celebrated as national heroes. This increase caused concern in many countries, leading to support for tertiary-care interventions. However, these interventions did not provide the holistic approach that was needed. The challenges encountered in the development of a rehabilitation programme in the oPt have been the diminished visibility of individuals with disabilities during long-term conflict; increased poverty in the oPt; restricted movement and access of the population, more so for people with disabilities; increasing mental health problems in people with disabilities; restricted opportunities for continuation of the education of rehabilitation staff; and increasing numbers of people with disabilities because of Israeli military incursions. The development of a rehabilitation programme in the oPt is presented here. Methods To meet the needs of people with disabilities, a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programme was established and supported with financial and technical assistance from Diakonia/Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (Sida), Stockholm, Sweden, and the Norwegian Association of Disabled/Norwegian Agency for Development and Cooperation (NORAD), Oslo, Norway, because the Palestinian Government had shown little interest in individuals with disability. Consortiums of local non-governmental organisations implement and own the programme, creating a close coordination between a few national referral centres, two intermediate-level resources, and a cadre of local CBR workers. The approach is a shift from institutional, long-term care to the dissemination of knowledge and skills to the support network—eg, families and teachers—for people with disabilities so that the training can be done at home and in the community by non-professionals who are trained by professionals, and is functional because it makes use of activities of daily living. Inclusive education is also an important goal of the programme. CBR workers network with community resources, support training, advocate and raise awareness about the rights of disabled people, lobby, and arrange for activities about issues relating to gender, disability prevention, and community empowerment. Quality development of the professionals in the programme has been supported by visiting international rehabilitation teams. Findings The rehabilitation programme covers 60% of the Palestinian population in the oPt (in 320 communities), is mainly implemented in poor rural areas, and has reached more than 33 000 people with disabilities (60% children, 53% male) and their families since its inception. Commonly noted disabilities result from cerebral palsy; congenital disorders; cognitive dysfunction, sight disorders, and hearing disorders; accidents; trauma; and sequelae of infectious diseases. The diverse activities implemented for the targeted population with disabilities include client identification and assessment, training, referrals for technical aids, and support of inclusive education and integrated summer camps. The summer camps have been very successful and a means of integration of children with disabilities into community recreational activities. The CBR programme was started two decades ago, to target mainly the poor rural areas of the oPt where about two-thirds of the population lived. Despite the challenges, the conclusions drawn from several studies are that the CBR programme has had a major effect in the oPt. The programme has greatly improved the previously inadequate health care of people with disabilities through increased access to health services and improvement in the quality of interventions for rehabilitation at all levels. The model that has developed is described as decentralised, dynamic, and well organised, with high participation by the community. In an assessment done in 2005 from the perspective of people with disabilities, the programme “has empowered individuals and parents, improved basic daily living skills and coping mechanisms, reduced stigma and isolation and increased social inclusion.”
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Demand for medical abortion : a case study of university students in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. - Gresh, Ashley (2010)
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SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN AMERICAN TEACHERS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF TEACHERS' JOURNEYS TO SUCCESS - Griffin, Thomas D. (2010)
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Successful European American Teachers of African American Students in Urban High Schools;an Ethnographic Study of Teachers' Journeys to Success - Griffin, Thomas D. (2010)
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Experience of Drought Index Insurance in Malawi and Its Inspiration for Development of Sugarcane Insurance in Guangxi - Guangxi, Ccb (2010)
Index insurance is new means of agriculture risk management;its effect had been tested by several countries' practices.This paper introduces the pilot experience of drought index insurance in Malawi,particularly analyzes the program and key points of project design for index insurance.At last,the paper discusses the feasibility of index insurance pilot for sugarcane in Guangxi,and states what questions should be paid attention to significantly during project design.
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Factors influencing use of ICT by Special Needs Education teacher trainees: a case of Kenya Institute of Special Education - Guantai, Grace G (2010)
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EFFECTS OF TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION ON AUDITORY FUNCTION IN GUINEA PIG WITH NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS - Guanwe, Niu (Modern Preventive Medicine, 2010)
[Objective] To observe effects of tympanic membrane perforation on auditory brainstem response and distort product otoacoustic emission in guinea pig with noise-induced hearing loss.[Methods] The tympanic membrane of 10 guinea pigs were made 25% perforation area of on right tympanic membrane.Left ears of 10 guinea pigs were normal group.The group was exposed to the continuous noise for 6 days intermittently(4 hours per day).Auditory brainstem response and distort product otoacoustic emission were measured before and after noise exposure.[Results] After noise exposure,the ABR threshold increased and the amplitudes of DPOAE declined remarkably in right and left ears,compared with the pre-exposure leve1.The temporary threshold shift of the tympanic membrane perforation group was significantly obvious than that of the normal group.[Conclusion] After tympanic membrane perforation,hair cells become more sensitive.The recovery of temporary threshold shift is significantly delayed.
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Correspondence between local and scientific knowledge: perceptions of climate change and adaptations: study in cotton growing areas of northern Benin. - Guibert, Hervé; Allé, Ulrich; Dimon, Rodrigue; Dedehouanou, Houinssou; Vissoh, P.V.; Vodouhè, Simplice D.; Tossou, Rigobert Cocou; Agbossou, Euloge Kossi; Coudel, Émilie; Devautour, H.; Soulard, Christophe‐Toussaint; Hubert, Bernard (2010)
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Health Expenditure, Education, Government Effectiveness and Quality of Life in Africa and Asia - Guisán, María-Carmen; Expósito, Pilar (Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2010)
We analyze the relationships between health expenditure, education and several indicators of human well-being in Africa and Asia. The aim is to suggest some priority measures addressed to increase international cooperation and domestic policies successful to improve health expenditure and quality of life accordingly to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The conclusions show that the main way to improve health expenditure is to increase expenditure on education. The beneficial effects of education on health include both preventive measures addressed to avoid malnutrition, water contamination and other negative circumstances, and curative measures through more quantity and quality of health services. We analyze indicators of quality of life and gender equality indexes.
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Does teaching methods and availability of Teaching resources influence pupils’ Performance: evidence from four Districts in Uganda - Guloba, Madina; Wokadala, James; Bategeka, Lawrence (Research Series, 2010)
This paper explores ways of improving education quality in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Uganda. Following the introduction of UPE in Uganda in 1997, primary school enrolment increased tremendously, leading to a strain on existing teaching resources such as classrooms, teachers’ accommodation, toilets, teachers, chalk, and students’ furniture among others. The inadequacy of teaching resources partly attributes to the low quality of education in UPE schools as reflected in the Primary three and six pupils’ performance in literacy and numeracy. Accordingly, Government responded by increasing supply of teaching resources with the hope of improving the quality of education in UPE schools. The major findings of the paper include: i) Supplying more teaching resources in the current Uganda context should not be the number one priority intervention if the quality of education in public primary school is to be improved. Paradoxically, supply of teaching resources is found to have adverse effects on education quality. This suggests that the supply of teaching resources in these schools seem to be done at the expense of effective teaching. ii) Primary school teachers employ teacher-centred methods of teaching, which are less effective. The study finds that child-centred methods of teaching are more effective for both males and females as regards improvement of education quality. Yet, teachers in UPE schools hardly employ child-centred approaches to teaching, which mainly explains the poor quality of education in UPE schools. iii) There is urgent need for the ministry in charge of education to focus more on teacher supervision to compel teachers to attend to their duties and use child-centred methods of teaching. This calls for increased budget for school inspection and teacher supervision.
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A Review of USAID's Assistance to Basic Education in Africa - Guo, Jing (Journal of Schooling Studies, 2010)
The United States Agency for International Development(USAID) is the principal official organ of the U.S.to pursue foreign aid.In recent years,USAID has invested a large number of funds and developed various projects on assisting Africa countries with their basic education.However,in the process of assisting to Africa basic education,USAID has many problems which resulted by United States Congress's political pressure and its own system deficiencies.And these problems with politic,strategy,program,cooperation and evaluation are crying out for solutions.
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Future Climate Change impact on Quiver tree in Namibia and South Africa - Guo, Sanbi) D.; Guo, R.; Midgley, Sanbi) G. F.; Altwegg, R.; Foden (2010)
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The World Bank's Education Policies and the Development of Higher Education in Africa - Guokui, Zhang (Studies in Foreign Education, 2010)
As the largest international organization for funding educational projects in the world,the World Bank`s education policies have emphasized basic education and neglected higher education of developing countries for decades.The policies are based on economics theories which the World Bank pursues.These policies have had a very negative impact on the development of higher education in Africa.
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From policy to practice: education reform in Mozambique and Marrere Teachers' Training College - Guro, Manuel; Weber, Everard (DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2010)
The Mozambican government has introduced reforms of basic education, notably the introduction of interdisciplinarity, learner-centredness and new teaching pedagogies. This is a case study of how these curriculum reforms have been implemented at Marrere Teachers’ Training College. We conducted interviews with lecturers, observed their teaching practices, and studied student results to assess teaching outcomes. The study is grounded in the literatures on educational change and globalization. The problems of policy and practice have focused attention on bottom-up and top-down research, and hybrid approaches. The study of globalization has highlighted the relationship between curriculum change and the world economy. There is a paucity of research on how these developments have affected underdeveloped countries. We found that practical issues influence implementation. Lecturers did not understand the meaning of interdisciplinarity. They could, however, articulate the meaning of learnercentredness. Lesson observations showed they did not implement it. Against the backdrop of these inter-related factors, final year students performed poorly in examinations. These analyses show the complexities of the moving from policy to practice, and the global to the local. Keywords: globalisation; Mozambican education reform; policy and practice; teacher education
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Contribution of tillage practices on adaptation to climate change and variability on agricultural productions in semi-arid areas of central Tanzania - Gwambene, Brown; Majule, Amos (Building sustainable rural futures: the added value of systems approaches in times of change and uncertainty. 9th European IFSA Symposium, Vienna, Austria, 4-7 July 2010., 2010)
Climate change and variability have threatened agricultural productions and adversely affected the natural resource base, which provides a living for more than half of the world's poorest people. Unpredictability of onset rainfall and an increase in the mean temperature have affected the growth and crop yields. Other consequences have been observed in reduced access to water resources, increase of diseases, frequency of food shortage and declining in soil moisture levels over much of semiarid areas due to the prevailing dry conditions. Further decrease in soil moisture has favoured drying up of field crops that were at harvesting maturity. Crop yields are poor as a result of false start and poor rainfall distribution. Farmers have developed coping strategies to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. Some of these strategies such as proper tillage practices, use of improved, early mature and drought resistant varieties over semiarid areas have shown a success under the fluctuating climatic conditions. The tillage practices in particular are used for rain water harvest and improvement of soil moisture and fertility. This study investigated the contribution of tillage practices on adaptations to the impacts of climate change and variability in semi-arid areas so as to increase agricultural production and improve food security.
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De student, de rebel en de manager; therapeutische tekenlessen in Sierra Leone; Vooronderzoek en Groot praktijkonderzoek - Haanraads, Sanne; Bonfrer, Simone (2010)
Vraagstelling Tijdens de ruim tien jaar durende oorlog in Sierra Leone zijn veel kinderen hiervan slachtoffer geworden. Zij hebben verschillende heftige gebeurtenissen gezien of meegemaakt. Deze kinderen zijn inmiddels jongvolwassen. Na de oorlog is er vooral praktische hulp geboden en is er weinig rekening gehouden met de psychische gevolgen. Nog steeds worstelen deze jongeren met dat wat er is gebeurd in het verleden. Ze kunnen of durven er niet over te praten of hun omgeving biedt niet deze mogelijkheid. Beeldende therapie wordt vaak ingezet bij het verwerken van trauma's. Daarom hebben wij besloten om in dit land te onderzoeken of beeldende therapie hun kan helpen. Hoofdvraag: Wat voor rol kan beeldende therapie spelen bij oorlogsslachtoffers uit Sierra Leone, die nu de leeftijd van een jongvolwassene hebben, bij het verwerken van hun oorlogsherinneringen? Deelvragen: • Wat zijn de gevolgen van de oorlog voor mensen op emotioneel gebied? • Welke behandelmethodes zijn er voor traumaverwerking? • Hoe is beeldende therapie tot nu toe ingezet bij mensen met een oorlogstrauma? • Wat zijn de basisvoorwaarden voor beeldende therapie? • Hoe reageren jongeren op therapeutische tekenopdrachten in Sierra Leone? Questioning During the war in Sierra Leone that lasted over 10 years, many children have fallen victim. They've witnessed or went through terrible ordeals. These children have become young adults. After the war, mainly practical help was offered with little notice of the psychological consequences of the war. Till this day, these young people are trying to come to terms with what has happened in the past. They cannot speak about what happened or their environment doesn't offer them this possibility. Creative therapy is often used to come to terms with a trauma. Our aim has been to research what help creative therapy can offer this country. Main question: What role can creative therapy play for the victims (today all young adults) of the war in Sierra Leone, to come to terms with their war memories/traumas. Subquestions: • What are the emotional consequences of war? • What treatment options are available for coming to terms with a trauma? • How has creative therapy been used for people with a war trauma? • What are the basic conditions for creative therapy? • How did young people respond to therapeutic drawing assignments in Sierra Leone?
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Comprehensive sexuality education in Uganda - Haas, Billie de; Hutter, Inge (2010)
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Developing first-year mathematics student teachers' understanding of the concepts of the definite and the indefinite integrals and their link through the fundamental theorem of calculus : an action research project in Rwanda. - Habineza, Faustin. (2010)
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Climate change adaptation strategies in the Chiawa community of the Lower Zambezi Game Management Area, Zambia. - Hachileka, Excellent; Pérez, Angela Andrade; Fernández, Bernal Herrera; Gatti, Roberto Cazzolla (2010)
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E-learning acceptance in Kenyan Universities: An extension of Rogers diffusion of innovation theory - Hadullo, Kennedy (2010)
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How will the future climate of the Southern African region might look like; results of a high-resolution regional climate change projection - Haensler, Andreas; Hagemann, Stefan; Jacob, Daniela (2010)
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Mapping of the Qattara Depression, Egypt, using SRTM Elevation Data for Possible Hydropower and Climate Change Macro-Projects - Hafiez, Ragab A. (2010)
The Qattara Depression, which has a nearly triangular shape with a vertex at about 67 km distance from the Mediterranean Sea, is the largest natural closed land depression (19,605 km2) of the Eastern Sahara. It forms the most significant geomorphologic feature in the northern part of Egypt’s Western Desert. The deserted periphery of the depression is taken at the present sea level contour, while the lowest point in the depression is 134 m below mean sea level (b.m.s.l.). The large area of the depression, and the fact that it falls to a depth of 134 m b.m.s.l., has led to several proposals of major hydropower projects, to generate a huge hydroelectric power by conveying seawater from the Mediterranean Sea in an open channel or tunnel (Ball 1933). Recently, there is a serious concern to use the Qattara Depression as a basin to discharge the extra ocean water possibly resulting from Earth’s climate change. The transformation of Qattara Depression into isolated anthropogenic inland sea could provide some ocean level adjustment, as well as generate energy, induce rainfall over some of the adjacent desert, reduce hottest desert daytime and nighttime air temperatures, and permit new local-use fisheries (aquaculture) as well as international tourism resorts. Persons visiting the Aswan High Dam will surely also be drawn to view the proposed seawater canal and the enormous anthropogenic desert seawater lake located so close to Alexandria’s great Library.
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Comparing an e-Learning Reproductive Health Module with Traditional Lectures at a Medical School in Egypt - Hai, Ren; Yassin, Amr Abdullatif; Ahmad, MF; Fors, Uno (2010)
Comparing an e-Learning Reproductive Health Module with Traditional Lectures at a Medical School in Egypt
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An Agent-Based Model of Climate Change and Conflict among Pastoralists in East Africa - Hailegiorgis, Atesmachew; Kennedy, William G.; Balan, Gabriel; Bassett, Jeffrey K.; Gulden, Tim (2010)
We present an agent-based model of human-environment interaction and conflict in East Africa using the MASON agent-based simulation environment. Our model focuses on the complex interaction of pastoral groups with their environment and other emerging external actors. Our model supports the observation that increased seasonal rainfall variability and droughts create tremendous stress on pastoralists groups and challenges their long-term resilience and adaptive response mechanisms.
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An Investigation of the Experiences of African American Female Counselor Educators Who Teach Multicultural Counseling Courses in Traditionally White Institutions - Hall, Markesha Miller (2010)
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Empowering rural women in Kenya with literacy skills using web 2.0 : experiences of language a communication barriers in learning - Hallberg, David; Wafula, Lindy (2010)
Abstract. The purpose of this paper is to illuminate ways in which language and communication relatedbarriers may be experienced in learning. Because of increased ICT usage, Project Africa’s Women’ ...
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S.T.A.C. It Up!–Striving towards Academic Completion: An Elementary School Prevention Program Targeting the High School Drop out Issues among African-American Students. - Hamilton, Tiffany Theresa (2010)
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Boards of trustees (BOTs) as avenues for shared decision-making in Egyptian Schools: Teachers’ Perceptions - Hammad, Waheed (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010)
This paper reports on findings from a larger qualitative research study on shared decision-making in Egyptian secondary schools. It explores teachers’ perceptions of Boards of Trustees as potential avenues for shared decision-making. Data were collected through interviews with 85 research participants from nine general secondary schools in Damietta County, Egypt. The results indicate that the creation of such structures does not necessarily make SDM happen. While some participants perceived the BOTs to provide more opportunities for members of the school community to engage in SDM, others believed that the rhetoric surrounding these bodies is much more significant than their substance.
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Training period and short time effects of machine milking on milk yield and milk composition in Tunisian Maghrebi camels (Camelus dromedarius). - Hammadi, Mohamed; Atigui, Moufida; Ayadi, Moez; Barmat, A.; Belgacem, A.; Khaldi, G.; Khorchani, Touhami (Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 2010)
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Using Portable DVD Players to Deliver Interactive Simulations for Training Health Care Workers in Kenya - Hannum, Wallace H. (2010)
This chapter reports on a project in Kenya that explored the feasibility of using interactive simulations delivered by portable DVD players as a technology-based learning solution for providing continuing education to nurses by taking the instruction directly to the workplace of the nurses rather than by removing them from their villages and clinics to transport them to the capital city for training. Technology-based learning using simulations holds great promise as an alternative or supplement to traditional classroom-based training in low-resource settings. This study demonstrates that technology has the potential to deliver learner-centered interactive video simulations that provide consistent content and uniform learning experiences that produced significant learning gains in complex content and had high acceptance from participants.
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Learning for Development: Constructing Inclusive Work Relations in a Nature Conservation Project in Dondo, Mozambique - Hansen, Christina (2010)
Utvecklingsprojekt forutsatter konstruerade malgrupper – ”de fattiga”, ”de under-utvecklade”, ”analfabeter” – som man amnar ”hjalpa”, ”utveckla” eller ”utbilda”. Vad som definieras vara ”problemen” baseras pa kunskap som harror fran samma kalla som ideerna till utvecklingsinsatser. Detta riskerar att ignorera lokalkannedom. Denna uppsats visar, genom analys av ett fall pa mikroniva, att projektmal som syftar till att framja utveckling inte alltid lyckas. Denna studie ar baserad pa etnografiskt material hamtat fran ett bostadsomrade i Dondo, en landsortsbygd i centrala Mocambique, genom faltarbete. Studien utforskar hur en utvecklingsdiskurs och praxis infors i en lokal ort, hur detta paverkar manniskorna, samt hur de anvands och forandras. Motet mellan utomstaende och lokalboende i ekonomiska och materiella ojamlika forhallanden, och arbetsrelationerna mellan ledare och personer med lagre social status, kannetecknas av omsesidiga fordomar och stereotypa bilder av ”den andre”. I Dondo har historiskt och kulturellt normaliserade sociala relationer kommit att marginalisera ekonomiskt mindre gynnade invanare. Uppdelningen mellan insiders och outsiders legitimerar och uppratthaller marginaliseringen av lokal kunskap och exkluderingen av lokala invanares deltagande. Samtidigt finns det en brist pa tilltro till utomstaendes expertis bland lokalboende, som hindrar erkannande av ”yttre” kunskap som kan bidra till lokal utveckling. Dessa faktorer hindrar skapandet av inkluderande arbetsrelationer, det vill saga ett ge-och-ta-forhallande dar bada parter lar och drar nytta av varandras erfarenheter och kunskap. Denna uppsats havdar darfor att omsesidigt larande ar en forutsattning for utveckling. En viss typ av ledarskap kan mojliggora utveckling om den tillampas i syfte att utmana befintliga ojamlika maktforhallanden och diskursivt konstruerade bilder av sig sjalv och andra som cirkulerar i utvecklingssammanhang.
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Welcoming remarks by the Charge d'Affaires a. i. of the German Embassy Windhoek, Mr. Matthias Hansen, on the occasion of the opening of the 2nd APEDIA Conference on Sustainable Land Use in Africa, Land Use and Climate Change, Windhoek, 2010-08-30. - Hansen, Matthias (2010)
International APEDIA Conference on Sustainable Land Use in Africa (2nd : 2010 Aug. 3 : Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek)
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The Bible, gender equality and teaching theology in Malawi - Harawa-Katumbi, Chimwemwe (2010)
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Education in English for Specific Purposes in Tunisia: The case of the Higher Institute of Commerce of Sousse - Harrabi, Abdelfatteh (2010)
This study aims to describe the educational situation of English for Specific Purposes within the Higher Institute of Commerce of Sousse, Tunisia. In order to explore the attitudes of both teachers and learners at this institution, a questionnaire and an interview were adopted. Ultimately, this study aims to improve the education teaching/learning situation of English for Specific Purposes in Tunisian higher education.
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Tunisian science and technology students' perceptions of ESP courses: a step towards a program design - Harrabi, Abdelfatteh (2010)
For a number of years, there has been some concern about the status of English in the Tunisian higher education, especially for higher education students in the sciences and technology. This study analyzed the perceptions of students in the faculty of sciences of Monastir and the higher institute of technology of Jendouba, through questionnaires. The selected subjects were second and third year students. They believed that they needed both more English and a different type of English instruction than was currently available. In other words, they would need English instruction that is based on the theories and practices of the branch of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) known as English for Science and Technology (EST). The study concluded with a recommendation for a redesigned English curriculum for second and third year science and technology students, using a communicative approach.
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School-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia - Harrabi, Imed; Jihene, Maatoug; Mehdi, Gaha; Kebaïli, Raoudha; Gaha, Rafika; Ghannem, H. (DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), 2010)
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School-based intervention to promote healthy lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia - Harrabi, Imed; Maatoug, Jihène; Gaha, Mehdi; Kebaïli, Raoudha; Gaha, Rafika; Ghannem, H. (Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2010)
Integrated actions against selected risk factors (i.e. smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet) can lead to the reduction of major chronic diseases.To implement and evaluate a school-based intervention program to prevent cardiovascular risk factors among children.Pre- test post-test quasi experimental design with a control group.Four secondary schools in Sousse, Tunisia.The overall intervention program lasted for a school year and incorporated educative actions concerning tobacco use, physical activity, and healthy diet.Globally, knowledge, behaviors, and intentions concerning smoking improved in both groups between baseline and the end of the study, particularly in the intervention group. Nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and intentions improved in both groups between baseline and final stage, particularly in the intervention group. At the final stage, there was an increase in the proportion of children walking to and from school in the intervention group. There was also an increase in the percentage of children with intention of practicing sport in the future particularly in the intervention group. There were no significant differences in BMI after the intervention neither in intervention nor in control groups. At the end of the study, the incidence of overweight and obesity was similar to that at baseline.This pilot study has demonstrated the potential of school as a suitable setting for the promotion of healthy lifestyles in children. The study resulted in substantial improvements concerning knowledge, behaviors, and intentions in the intervention group.
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The prospects for mother tongue theological-education in Western Kenya - Harries, Jim (2010)
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Toward More Inclusive Caseloads: Considerations from African American Informants - Harris, Joyce L. (2010)
African American adults' low rate of service utilization is unacceptable because of their high risk for acquired communication disorders. The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes regarding communication disorders in a sample of community-dwelling African American adults. This focus group study provides informant-based insights that can inform the design of clinical services that resonate with the preferences of this population. Culturally resonant services may increase utilization and lead to more favorable outcomes for African American adults living with acquired disorders of communication.
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African American Student Athletes' Perceptions of Career Transition in Sport: A Qualitative and Visual Elicitation - Harrison, C. Keith; Lawrence, Suzanne Malia (Social Science Research Network, 2010)
The study focuses on 26 African American athletes and explores their perceptions of athletic career transition. Participants consisted of student athletes from a United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IIA institution in the Southeastern region. Participants completed the Life After Sports Scale (LASS), a 58-item inventory utilized to qualitative domain of the LASS in which participants were visually primed with a narrative description of a student athlete that has made transition out of sport successfully. Five major themes emerged from the African American student athletes' perception of the career transition process: Inspirational Imagery Validation, Academic and Athletic Success, Classroom Accomplishments, Family Devotion, and Life After Sports. These themes are discussed in relation to relevant career development theories, athletic identity theory from the sport psychology literature, and applicable race and racial theories to sport in higher education. Future research directions and limitations are articulated.
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Equity and Participation in Decisions: What Can Nanotechnology Learn from Biotechnology in Kenya? - Harsh, Matthew (2010)
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Kenya: Menengai Volcano in the Central Rift Valley - Hartmann, Ulrich (Heritage at Risk, 2010)
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EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THE CITY OF KUMASI, GHANA - Haruna, Ibrahim (2010)
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