A Qualitative Study Examining the Best Practices of Effective Teachers of African American Elementary School Students in a Midwestern Urban District. - Crawford, Angelina (2011)
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Assessment of Needs for Training, Collaborative Research, and Institutional Capacity Building for Agricultural Development and Food Security in Tanzania - Crawford, Eric W.; Minde, Isaac J.; Colverson, Kathleen E.; Freed, R. D.; Haggblade, Steven; Banzi, John; Katunzi, Justa; Mattee, A. Z.; Nchimbi‐Msolla, Susan; Sanga, Hezron (2011)
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Achieving better outcomes in education challenges, interventions and issues in Gauteng province of South Africa : the significance of a quality education system for building the Gauteng Global City Region - Creecy, Barbary (2011)
Public Sector Barometer: the public lecture series. A presentation delivered by: Ms Barbary Creecy MEC of Education, Gauteng Province of South Africa at the School of Public Management and Administration University of Pretoria.
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Avoiding ethnic tension and conflict in South Africa: What can we learn from Paul's experience? - Cromhout, Markus (Hts Teologiese Studies-theological Studies, 2011)
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Meeting the Challenge: Education in Papua New Guinea - Crossley, Michael W (2011)
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No. 56: Right to the Classroom: Educational Barriers for Zimbabweans in South Africa - Crush, Jonathan; Tawodzera, Godfrey (2011)
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"[...] No One Teaches Another, Nor Anyone is Self-Taught. People Teach Each Other, Mediated by the World" (Freire, 1972:53). Transformative Adult Learning in New Social Movement. A Case Study from South Africa - Čubajevaitė, Marta (2011)
New social movements in South Africa could play a prominent role in mobilizing the communities to reflect critically and address the repercussions of the neo-liberal agenda, i.e. perpetuating the exclusion of under-educated adults and provision of poor quality education. Few studies especially from the perspective of the activists leave a potential research area of a very interesting phenomenon of how people learn while struggling for social justice. Therefore this single multi-site case study based on a social movement cohering around literacy issues in Gauteng, South Africa, aims at answering, what forms of learning and education the social movement encompassed, how did the group conscientization occur and what are the individual transformations. Semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion were held with 13 learners-activists and 2 adult educators. By applying Mezirow’s individual transformation and Freirean group conscientization models the analysis of primary and secondary data, revealed that the engagement in the social movement challenged and changed learners-activists’ understanding of educational status within their respective communities. This in turn led to transformative action addressing the problems identified. On the individual level some learners-activists became more tolerant and willing to cooperate with those of different political ideologies, able to tap into community resources. Finally, the potential of social movements as adult learning environments are outlined and directions for future research are offered.
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New 40Ar-39Ar ages and petrogenesis of the Massif d'Ambre volcano, northern Madagascar - Cucciniello, Ciro; Melluso, Leone; Morra, Vincenzo; Storey, Michael; Rocco, Ivana; Franciosi, Luigi; Grifa, Celestino; Petrone, Chiara Maria; Vincent, Modeste (2011)
The Massif d'Ambre is the largest stratovolcano (~2500 km2) in the Cenozoic igneous province of northern Madagascar. It is broadly elongated in a N-S direction and is formed by hundreds of lava flows, plugs, spatter cones, tuff rings, pyroclastic flows, and pyroclastic fall deposits. New 40Ar-39Ar age determinations for lavas of Massif d'Ambre and Bobaomby Peninsula (the northernmost tip of Madagascar) yield ages of 12.1 ± 0.2 Ma and 10.56 ± 0.09 Ma. These ages indicate that at least part of the volcanic activity of the Bobaomby Peninsula occurred later than the beginning of the...
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Mentoring and Professional Identity Development for African American Female Doctoral Students: An Exploratory Study. - Curry, Nettavia Doreen (2011)
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African American Youth Responding to Racism in the Classroom - Curtis, Charles W. (2011)
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Adapting to climate change: the ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa region: Workshop Proceedings: FAO/WorldFish workshop, Abbassa, Egypt. 10-12 Nov 2009 - Curtis, Leonard F.; Beveridge, M. C. M.; El-Gamal, A.R.; Mannini, Piero (2011)
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Academically Gifted African American Male College Students - Cuyjet, Michael J. (Journal of College Student Development, 2011)
Reviewed by: Academically Gifted African American Male College Students Michael J. Cuyjet Academically Gifted African American Male College Students. Fred A. Bonner II. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, 2010, 217 pages, $44.95 (hardcover) In this 2010 book, Fred Bonner clearly distinguishes himself as one of a small but important group of scholars studying the challenges and successes of gifted African American male undergraduates on our college and university campuses. The importance of this work is reflected in the statement by Kofi Lomotey in the foreword as he reflects that “limited research has been conducted on gifted and talented students in higher education and even less research has been done on African American male gifted and talented students in higher education” (p. vii). Although for a number of years other writers have contributed journal articles (e.g., Ford, 1992) or book chapters (e.g., Fries-Britt, 1997) about gifted African American males in college, this work is quite important in that it represents one of the few times an entire volume has been devoted to this topic. Bonner states in the introduction, “The overriding question of this book is to answer the following: What are the perceptions of academically gifted African American males attending historically Black colleges or universities and academically gifted African American males attending traditionally White institutions concerning their relationships with their respective institutions in cultivating their academic giftedness?” (p. xvii). He then proceeds to answer his question using the perceptions of two undergraduate students—one from each type of institution. The major portion of this book is a detailed report on a qualitative study Bonner conducted for use in his dissertation, The Cultivation of Academic Giftedness in the Historically Black College and University and the Traditional White Institution: Case Studies Involving the Perceptions of Two Academically Gifted African Male Undergraduates, using two African American male colleges undergraduates. (He actually collected data from the two primary subjects and two friends of each of them, along with several teachers and administrators who knew the primary subjects.) In the introduction he adequately defends the use [End Page 635] of data more than 10 years old by describing the lack of change in the conditions and relative numbers of gifted African American male undergraduates. He sets up this study nicely in the first 3 chapters. In chapter 1, he provides a brief history of giftedness in higher education and synopses of the research of pioneers who studied this phenomenon. Chapter 2 establishes the background that accounts for the dearth of gifted African American males identified as gifted in K-12 education as well as postsecondary education. In chapter 3, Bonner describes six factors he has found to be significant to the experiences of gifted African American males in postsecondary education: (a) relationships with faculty, (b) peer relationships, (c) family influence and support, (d) factors influencing college selection, (e) self-perception, and (f) institutional environment. These factors form the framework for his interviews of the subjects in his study. Chapter 4 describes the study that produced the information contained in the next section of the book and the visits to the campuses where his two primary subjects were in school. Chapters 5 and 6 present the results of the analysis of the interview with Bonner’s subject and his friends, teachers, and administrators at the traditionally White institution; and chapters 7 and 8 offer a similar description of the results of the interview with the subject, friends, teachers, and administrators at the historically Black university. In chapter 9, subtitled “What I Learned From Their Experiences,” Bonner explains his conclusion about the support or lack thereof for gifted African American males on TWIs and HBCUs and the similarities and differences between the two institution types. He found four noteworthy differences in their relations with faculty, the influence and support from family, self-perception, and institutional environment. Using these conclusions, he devised two theories from this study: Theory 1: The research-oriented approach to education used by Texas A&M University–Commerce supported Trey Williams’s academic giftedness in the institutional setting but did not thoroughly support his academic giftedness outside of the institutional setting. Theory 2: The liberal arts approach to education maintained...
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Diversification of the possible sources of financing public secondary schools in Nigeria - Dabo, S A; Dashol, I U (Educational Foundations, 2011)
Education is the most imponant factor of development. The success of public secondary school education is hinged on adequate financing. It is with funds that physical facilities are set up and maintained, equipment procured, goods and services provided and manpower employed and maintained. It is clear that the funding of public secondary schools in Nigeria cannot be solely the responsibility of government. This is because government has several activities and projects to execute at the expense of declining national income. Hence, the need for diversifying sources of revenue to compliment governments effort. Some of the possible sources are; school fees; school commercial activities; fund raising; support from activities of alumni associations (old students association) such as annual conventions, dinner etc; schools extra curricula activities; school farm such as poultry farm etc; school equipment leasing and Education Task Fund intervention among others.
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Effective budgeting: A tool for the successful administration of secondary education in Nigeria - Dabo, S A; Dashol, I U (Educational Foundations, 2011)
This paper examines the role of effective budgeting in the administration of secondary schools in Nigeria. Being a theoretical research, secondary data were employed and the results show that budget, though very useful is one of the records poorly kept by most school principals and administrators. Factors such as: financial mismanagement, parallel budgeting, policy inconsistencies among others were identified as some major challenges to effective budgeting in schools. On the basis of the reasons above, conclusion was drawn and recommendations on how to ensure effective budgeting were made by the researchers.
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Lateness: A Major Problem Confronting School Administrators in Delta State, Nigeria - Dafiaghor, Famous Kose (Academic leadership (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 2011)
Amongst other components of any organisation, human beings are the most difficult to manage. Folkspose the most problems to administrators any where in the world, not excluding school organisationsas learning factories in Delta State, Nigeria. Many authors have posited as a matter of fact that it iseasier to manage the financial and material components of any organisation than to manage thehuman component. They insinuate that "it is easier to manage even animals than to manage humanbeings" (Nakpodia, 2006; Peretomode, 1991; Peretomode, 2001; Ubogu, 2004; Emore, 2005;Ukoshi, 2004). Thus, in the school system, the school head, which is usually theheadmaster/headmistress or the principal, is confronted with numerous problems posed by staff and/orstudents. These problems include: sleeping on duty, negative attitude to tasks, lack of motivation totasks, sexual harassment, theft, quarrelling, malice, jealousy, envy, absenteeism, lateness, etc.
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Health education and teacher education in Kenya: Key note from Research Seminar at Kenyatta University, 12. January 2011, Nairobi, Kenya - Dahl, Kari Kragh Blume (2011)
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Delayed Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis among African-Americans: The Role of Reporting of Disability - Dahodwala, Nabila; Karlawish, Jason; Siderowf, Andrew; Duda, John E.; Mandell, David S. (Neuroepidemiology, 2011)
Background/Aims: Racial differences in the observed prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) may be due to delayed diagnosis among African-Americans. We sought to compare the stage at which African-American and white PD patients present for healthcare, and determine whether perception of disability accounts for racial differences. Methods: Using records of veterans with newly diagnosed PD at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, we calculated differences in reporting of symptoms as the difference in z-scores on the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale part 2 (disability) and part 3 (motor impairment). Ordinal logistic regression was used to determine predictors of stage at diagnosis. Results: African-American (n = 16) and white (n = 58) veterans with a mean age of 70.1 years were identified. African-Americans presented at a later PD stage than whites (median Hoehn + Yahr stage 2.5 vs. 2.0, p = 0.02) and were more likely to under-report disability relative to motor impairment (81 vs. 40%, p < 0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that under-reporting of disability accounted for much of the effect of race on stage of diagnosis. Conclusions: Under-reporting of disability among African-Americans may account for later stages of PD diagnosis than whites. This study begins to explain the mechanisms underlying observed racial disparities in PD.
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Examining Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers’ Beliefs about Play in Ghana - Dako‐Gyeke, Mavis; null, null; null, null; null, null (Academic leadership (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 2011)
Children all over the world engage in play. However, there are variations in their play activities. Play ispresent in all cultures (Singer & Singer, 1990), involves a wide array of behaviors from decisive toindecisive, and continues to be a key area of study from diversified viewpoints, ranging from ecologicalto cognitive (Sutton-Smith, 1993; Wolfberg & Schuler, 1993). Though categorical, criteria, andcontinuum approaches have assisted in organizing and classifying play activities, no definition orapproach has accurately captured the range of behaviors that could be construed as play (Howard,Jenvey & Hill, 2006; Moyles, 2001). Even though play is defined variously by different authors, TheUnited Nations High Commission for Human Rights has recognized it as a fundamental right of everychild because it is a natural universal phenomenon that is essential for children’s optimal learning anddevelopment (Frost & Norquist, 2007; Ginsburg, 2007; Office of the United Nations HighCommissioner for Human Rights, 1989.
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A Grassroots Initiative to Disseminate Solar Energy Technologies in Ethiopia: Implications to Climate Change Education - Dalelo, Aklilu (2011)
As a tropical country, Ethiopia has an enormous potential to develop and use environment-friendly sources of energy like solar power. Despite such huge potential to tap electricity form the sun (not to mention the 45,000 MW potential from water), access to electricity is only about 35%. Solar energy technologies, if used widely, could alleviate the problem of rural electrification. This, however, demands a sustained effort to raise awareness about the technologies and develop skills required to make use of them. To this end, a school-based pilot project was initiated in 2004 by a Faith-based Organization in Ethiopia. The principal aim of the project was to bring about a positive change on the environment by using primary schools as centers of such change. The major activities meant to achieve the aim of the pilot project included, among others, assessing the place of energy and environment in the existing curricula; and dissemination of solar energy know-how and technologies. This paper reports the findings of a comprehensive study conducted to examine the extent to which the aforementioned objectives have been achieved. The findings indicate that the existing textbooks offer adequate opportunity to enable schools to address issues related to energy and environment. A closer look at content of the textbooks and the way the issues have been presented reveals, however, that most of the topics related to energy and environmental management have been presented neither comprehensively nor systematically. On the other hand, the solar energy technologies installed in the school compounds attracted the attention of individuals and community based organizations. More importantly, the solar home systems are found to have been operating (in nine of the eleven schools) without a problem, years after the official end of the project. Based on this and other evidences on the ground, the paper concludes that schools in Ethiopia have a potential not only to serve as centers of dissemination of knowledge about alternative energy technologies but also as centers where skills are developed to seek sustainable solutions to key environmental problems like climate change.
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Demand for Drought Tolerance in Africa: Selection of Drought Tolerant Maize Seed using Framed Field Experiments - Dalton, Timothy J.; Yesuf, Mahmud; Muhammad, Lutta (2011 Annual Meeting, July 24-26, 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2011)
Recent projections on the impact of climate change argue that eastern and southern Africa will be two regions around the globe that will experience dramatic reductions in maize yields by mid‐century. Absent from these projections is any consideration for farmer adaptation of cropping practices or land reallocation. This research quantifies risk, loss and ambiguity aversion for a sample of smallholder Kenyan farmers using framed field experiments. This behavioral information, directly elicited, is used to condition the selection of maize varieties differentiated by drought tolerance, pest resistance, maturity, and seed price. Overall, the willingness to pay for drought tolerance and other attributes is highly heterogeneous as determined through a Latent Class modeling approach. Failing to account for farmer heterogeneity biases the potential welfare gains from this technology. Secondly, willingness to pay estimates identify segments of farmers that are seed‐price sensitive and this elastic demand may limit technology purchase and the eventual impact of this adaptation strategy without seed market intervention.
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AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND ICT EDUCATION - Attitudes of Black University Students - Dalvit, Lorenzo; Murray, Sarah; Terzoli, Alfredo (2011)
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites among Pupils in Rural North Eastern, Nigeria. - Damen, JG; Luka, Joshua; Biwan, EI; Lugos, Moses D. (PubMed, 2011)
BACKGROUND: The study determined the prevalence of intestinal parasitism among pupils in rural schools (Almajiris) in Konduga local Government Area of Borno state. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 257 stool specimens were collected at random among pupils (Almajiris) in rural quranic schools; the stools were processed and examined both macroscopically and microscopically by concentration techniques. RESULTS: The prevalence of intestinal parasitism among the Almajiris was 80.9%. The highest prevalence rate was 97.8% while the least prevalence was 67.4%. The 6-8 years age group had the highest prevalence of 85.7% while the least prevalence of 77.7% in the 13-16years age bracket. Ascaris lumbricoides had the highest prevalence of (19.1%) while Trichuris trichiura had the least prevalence of (3.5%). Thirteen pupils in the 5-8 years had multiple parasites; multiple parasitism also occurred in 22 pupils aged 9-12 years and in 11 pupils aged 13-16 years. CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence rate of intestinal parasites with attendant risk of intestinal obstruction among the Almajiris in rural north eastern Nigeria.
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Revisiting the quality of Health Extension Workers’ training: Case study from Amhara Region, Ethiopia - Damtew, Zufan Abera; Moges, Amsalu Shiferaw; Kaasbøll, Jens (Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, 2011)
Background :- Ethiopia has been training community health workers, locally under its program of Health Extension Workers, in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions (TVETI) since 2003. Objective :- To examine conditions that may affect the quality of health extension workers training in Ethiopia. Methods :- We conducted a qualitative case study interviewing 32 informants. This approach helped us get insight into the subject from different perspectives. The staffs of two institutions and the Amhara Region Health Bureau, and health extension workers were involved in the study. Data collected were analyzed through an interpretative approach. Results :- The study showed that the curriculum for the training had not been revised since it was developed. Shortage of teaching facilities and on-the-job training of teachers were also identified as constraints. Conclusion :- The curriculum should be revised and more time allotted for practicum and improved training facilities are needed for this purpose. Teachers need to continue updating themselves and their skills. Better collaboration between the training institutions and the health system is necessary for enhancing the quality of health extension workers training. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2011; 25(3):201-205]
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Colonial Legacy and African Higher Education——Exploring the History of Higher Education Development in Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa - Dan-hu, Huang (Comparative Education Review, 2011)
During the age of Colonialism,French adopts Assimilation policy to the higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa countries which has a lot of long-term disadvantages influences on these Francophone states. The unfavorable effects include high unit cost of higher education and shortage of admission opportunity,neglect of science and technology,and marginalization of indigenous language.
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An Audit of Medical Autopsy: Experience at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Niger Delta Region, Nigeria - Dan, Ekpo Memfin; Kunle, Abudu Emmanuel; Nneka, Umanah Ivy; Abraham, Onwuezobe Ifeanyi (Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011)
Autopsy is an essential auditing tool in clinical practice.The study set out to review all autopsies that were performed over a four-year period in order to determine the rate, indications, as well as the age and sex distribution of dead bodies, which autopsies were performed on them in the Hospital.This was a retrospective study that was undertaken at the department of Pathology of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Nigeria between January 2007 and December 2010.All the cases of death that underwent pathological autopsies in the UUTH were reviewed. The autopsy records, clinical case notes, gross and histopathological specimens as well as slides were retrieved and examined.A total of 1679 dead bodies were received at the mortuary of the institution studied during the 4-year period. Autopsies were performed in 78 cases giving a request rate of 4.7%. Coroner's autopsy was commonly performed, and this accounted for 60 (76.9%) cases, while the remaining 18 (23.1%) were clinical autopsies. Autopsies were commonly performed on male bodies more than females (M: F = 2.6:1.0) with the majority having died at their second decade of life. It was observed that the majority (57.7%) of the request for autopsies were from peripheral centers outside the teaching hospital, while the remaining 42.3% cases were drawn from various clinical departments in the teaching hospital. Road traffic accident was the leading indication for coroner's autopsy (51.7%), while gastroenteritis and chronic liver disease were the two most common indications for clinical autopsy, 27.8% and 22.2% respectively. The concordance rate between clinical diagnosis and autopsy diagnosis was found to be 72.2% (13/18 cases).The rate of request for Autopsy at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital during the period of this study was low, similar to other previous reports.
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Islamizing Women’s Education: Sharia Commissions and Women’s Religious Education in Northern Nigeria - Danfulani, Chikas (The international journal of religion and spirituality in society, 2011)
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SELF MEDICATION PRACTICE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF JOS, NIGERIA - Daniel, Gregory B.; Achema, G; Onyejekwe, G. (2011)
This is a survey that is focused on finding out the prevalence of self medication among undergraduate nursing students in University of Jos. One hundred and five (105) students were randomly selected from 353 students. The results revealed that more males (65.71%) participated than females (34.79%) with most of the respondents (67.62%) falling between ages 21 and 25 years. Drugs involved in self medication included analgesics, antimalarials, multivitamins, antibiotics, antihelmintics and herbal remedy, while illnesses involved with self medication were body pains, malaria, gastro intestinal tract disorders, worm, infection and menstrual pains. Others included cough and common cold, wounds and pile. Self medication among undergraduate nursing students of University of Jos is high (76.19%). Therefore the effects of self medication must be taught and controlled.
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Farmers' perception and adaptation to climate variability in selected districts of Morogoro region, Tanzania - Daninga, Phillip Daniel (2011)
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Methods used by pre-service Nigeria Certificate in Education teachers in solving quantitative problems in chemistry - Danjuma, Ibrahim (Chemistry Education. Research and Practice, 2011)
This paper reports part of the results of research on chemical problem solving behavior of pre-service teachers in Plateau and Northeastern states of Nigeria. Specifically, it examines and describes the methods used by 204 pre-service teachers in solving quantitative problems from four topics in chemistry. Namely, gas laws; electrolysis; stoichiometry and composition of substances. The pre-service teachers involved were 200 and 300 level Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) chemistry majors and non-majors. Data were collected from their written responses to four items of a chemistry problem solving Test (CPST) and retrospective interview. The frameworks adopted for analysing the methods used in solving the CPST items were those documented in the chemical education literature (Garafalo F. and Toomey R., (2002), www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Chemistry/ChemConference/Chem Con/Paper2.htm; Chemtutor, (2001), www.chemtutor.com/numbr.htm; Danjuma I. M. and Akpan E. U. U., (2000), Niger. J. Curric. Stud., 7(2), 129–135). These are plug and chug; ratio and proportion; dimensional analysis; reaction chemical equivalence and simple algebra. The results of the data analysis revealed that most of the pre-service teachers have used the appropriate methods to solve the CPST items, except that, only a few got the correct answers. Most of them indicated that their main reason for using the method of choice was the nature of the problems. Also, most of them indicated that they were not aware of other methods of solving the problems.
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Emerging Issues on the Universal Basic Education Curriculum in Nigeria: Implications for the Science and Technology Component - Danmole, B.T. (Pakistan journal of social sciences, 2011)
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Emerging Issues on the Universal Basic Education Curriculum in Nigeria: Implication for the Science and Technology Component - Danmole, Bolanle Taibat (2011)
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Powerful or Powerless? : A Study of Student Influence in a Kenyan Secondary School - Dannsäter, Fredrik (2011)
Elevinflytande i skolan ar centralt for individuella elevers utveckling, deras framtida deltagande i samhallet och for ett lands overgripande framsteg. Med tanke pa dessa aspekter ar graden av elev ...
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Education in meteorology and climate sciences in West Africa - Danuor, Sylvester K.; Gaye, Amadou Thierno; Yacouba, Hamma; Mariko, Adama; Bouzou, Moussa Ibrahim; Maiga, Mohammed; Da, Dapola; Ginoux, Karine; Parker, Douglas J.; Polcher, Jan; Laval, K.; Diallo, Drissa; et al. (Atmospheric Science Letters, 2011)
Abstract Countries in Africa are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change but lack the capacity to manage effectively climate‐related environmental problems. Meteorology and climate education programmes are offered at West African universities, but the poor job market and insufficient funds from governments are impacting negatively on the running and sustainability of master's and PhD programmes. This situation compels students to pursue further studies and seek their fortune abroad, a practice which leads to brain drain. One of the AMMA initiatives is to develop international postgraduate programmes and to seek funding to provide students and lecturers with grants and fellowships. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society
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Analysis of cases of rape as seen at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, North Central Nigeria - Daru, Patrick H.; Osagie, EO; Pam, IC; Mutihir, JT; Silas, Olugbenga A.; Cc, Ekwempu (Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2011)
Women are at a higher risk of being sexually harassed. There is a need to document the clinical findings of this crime and its outcome in order to improve the quality of care the victims receive.Case notes of patients who presented with alleged rape at Jos University Teaching Hospital between January 2001 and December 2003 were retrieved and analyzed.During the study period, 2,135 patients were seen in the Gynaecological Emergency Unit. A total of 120 were for alleged rape, representing 5.6% of the total cases seen. However, only 105 case notes were available for analysis. Of these, 63.8% of the alleged rapes were in children, with the infantile age group accounting for 26.7%. 36.2% of the victims had experienced some form of sexual exposure prior to the rape. A previous relationship with the rapist was established in 77.4% of the cases. Most cases delayed in presenting to hospital. Thirty six percent of the cases did not have a human immunodeficiency virus screening test done. Candida albicans (13.3%) accounted for most of the infectious agents. Emergency contraception was administered to the victims when indicated.Women under 16 years of age were at an increased risk of being raped, possibly because they are defenseless and vulnerable. Three quarters (3/4) of the assailants had some form of relationship with the victims, which may account for the delays in reporting. Children and young adolescents were more at risk than adults to be raped.
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Youth in Crisis: Inculcating the Entrepreneurial Culture Amongst the School Kids of Malawi and Commonwealth of Dominica - Dash, Siddhartha Sankar (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
Youth are the backbone of a nation. Rather the rise and fall of nation solely depends upon its entrepreneurial youth. Rapidly developing economies like India, China, South Africa, Brazil, Turkey, etc. are vouching too much on their youth population. Of the 6.23 billion people across the globe, more than 52 per cent people are below the age of 35 years. Until recent past, same population was the bone of contention behind every policy decision. But now, it has not only become the engine of economic growth but also a lethal weapon for dictating terms in the world affairs. But this paradigm shift has not been a smooth transition. These countries have invested heavily on their population and converted them into human resource. However, it is believed that the amount of money spent on arm manufacturing and armed conflicts across the world are four and half time more than what is spent on the youth world over. Approximately 117 million youth are currently enrolled in University level education. Yet more than 134 million youth are illiterate. Despite wider avenues of education and skill learning, youth unemployment at approximately 923 million is the highest in West Asia, North Africa and Sub Saharan Africa. One may very well ask the question why is there the absence of entrepreneurial culture in the less developed countries in general and Africa in particular amongst the youth. Against this backdrop, as a former Commonwealth entrepreneurship development expert, I tried to introduce two pilot programmes in Malawi and Dominica, under Catch Them Young (CTY) to inculcate the entrepreneurial spirit among the school kids with an objective to give the children and the youth of these countries a career alternative at the end of their schooling. So that, in the long-run, the youth of these countries can think of becoming entrepreneurs. In both the pilot projects, the High School students and upper primary and secondary (form 1 to 4) were oriented towards entrepreneurship through interaction, case studies, simulation games and visit to local industrial units. It was a three tier approach 1) Orientation, 2) Sending them to field for interaction and collection of data 3) Presentation and Follow-up. Interestingly, in Malawi it failed to make an impact because of several factors. But it was quite successful in Dominica and has been replicated in several other islands of West Indies. It is seen that in Malawi, where entrepreneurship is factor driven like most of the less developed countries and does not have a business culture, Business Development Services Providers (BDS), good governance and is very vast in size lacks in both efficiency and innovation. Therefore, entrepreneurship has never been a priority.Dominica being a small country, although one of the poorest amongst the Caribbean, has higher per capita, high quality of life, good governance and support from the Government. Hence, it was successful in stimulating the programme. The outcome of these two projects has given me the confidence that the orientation programmes at an early age can definitely motivate the young minds to take entrepreneurship in any part of the world as a career option. This will eventually bring inclusive growth in the bottom of the pyramid, take the youth out of poverty and create entrepreneurship culture in the long-run.
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STUDENTS' DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS SOCIOLOGY AS A CAREER: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ABEOKUTA METROPOLIS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA - David, Ajibade (2011)
This study examined the dispositions of Senior Secondary School Students towards career in Sociology. A total of four hundred respondents were randomly selected from eight public secondary schools in Abeokuta metropolis. Data were generated through the use of both questionnaire and oral interview. Data generated through questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive technique such as frequency counts and percentage while data obtained through interview were content analysed. The study revealed among others that majority of the respondents who intend to enroll for tertiary educational degree/diploma after completion of their secondary school education are ignorant of the discipline of Sociology and this accounted for its low preference among the respondents as only 35.5 percent showed positive disposition towards career in Sociology while 63.7 percent preferred studying other courses and the remaining 0.8 percent were neutral. The study concludes with a set of recommendations which will help to popularize the course as well as arouse the interest of students in the discipline of Sociology.
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FARMER KNOWLEDGE AS AN EARLY INDICATOR OF IPM ADOPTION: A CASE STUDY FROM COCOA FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS IN GHANA - David, Soniia; Asamoah, Christopher (2011)
Researchers assessing post-training adoption of integrated crop and pest management (ICPM) practices in perennial crops face methodological challenges in measuring yield, an expected outcome of improving farmers’ knowledge and decisionmaking capacity. This paper proposes using post-training farmer knowledge as an early indicator of ICPM adoption. Based on knowledge test scores from Ghanaian farmers who graduated from farmer field schools (FFS) on cocoa ICPM, the study show that the training exposed participants to agro-ecological principles and knowledge about biological processes (e.g. what causes black pod disease and how it spreads) not known by most Ghanaian cocoa farmers and suggests that improved knowledge is likely to translate to improved practice. The paper calls for additional research to confirm these findings with field-based data on how effectively farmers apply ICPM practices and discusses some of the circumstances and conditions
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The complexity of building on students' experience: An investigation connecting money recognition and number fluency in Ghana - Davis, Ernest Kofi; Sullivan, Peter (2011)
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She Let Us be Smart: Low-Income African-American First-Grade Students Understandings of Closeness and Influence - Davis, Heather A.; Gabelman, Megan A.; D, Wingfield Rickia (The Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to explore low-income, African-American first-grade students' understandings of teacher closeness and influence. Several questions guided our inquiry: How do these children understand their rela tionships with their teachers, specifically with regard to teacher closeness and influence? To what extent are their un derstandings of these concepts malleable? How might their feelings of closeness and influence relate to their motiva tion to engage in mathematics activities? Qualitative data for this project includes a sample of 27 interviews (16 boys, 11 girls). Findings are organized into a working model and describe the ways in which children's conceptions of close ness and influence were embedded in their understandings and perceptions of equity in the classroom.
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Field of Dreams: Exploring African American Male Students' Career Aspirations and Their Relationship to School Engagement - Davis, Traci Danielle (2011)
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Managing drought, sustaining growth in Djibouti - Dawaleh, Ilyas Moussa (2011)
Situated on the disaster-prone Horn of Africa, Djibouti is highly vulnerable to prolonged droughts and flooding. The last major drought claimed nearly 4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually between 2008 and 2011 and impacted more than half of the country’s 860,000 residents. With funding and guidance from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Djibouti established a vulnerability and risk assessment and communication platform comprised of hydrological early warning systems, flood and drought early warning systems, and seismic and floods vulnerability and risk assessment, the first of its kind in Africa. A third phase of technical assistance spanning 2014-2015 consists of: (1) operationalization of the risk assessment and communication platform that will inform infrastructure investments; (2) detailed space-borne cartographic mapping of the entire country; and (3) integration of the recently finalized vulnerability and risk assessments for Djibouti-Ville, the capital, in World Bank urban development efforts. Inspired by previous programs, the Government of Djibouti has also reached out to GFDRR to assist in implementing risk management techniques in novel sectors, including cyber-security and public health.
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To what extent do student characteristics and situational factors influence academic dishonesty amongst economic and business students in a sample at three South African universities - Dawson-Squibb, Thomas (2011)
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LIVELIHOOD SHIFTS IN HAUSA NIGER: THE GENDERED IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND SOCIAL CHANGE - Day, Catherine Teresa (2011)
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Évaluation d'impact des changements climatiques sur les pratiques agricoles: durabilité des mesures d'adaptation au Bénin = Evaluating impact of climate changes on agricultural practices: sustainability of adapting measures in Benin - Dedehouanou, Houinsou (2011)
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Education and Socialization in Ghana - Dei, George J. Sefa (Creative Education, 2011)
Africa has always been an important source of rich information for knowledge production.There has always been a curiosity about Africa that has served different imaginations and interests.But how do we learn and teach about Africa in ways that are informed by an appreciation of African peoples' rich cultural knowledges, complexity and historic resistance of local peoples to carve out their own futures and dreams?I would maintain that knowing about education and socialization offer some important directions in this search for knowledge.Traditional African education has utilized a variety of instructional and pedagogic methods as well as guides and resources to educate youth.Education in African communities has happened in multiple sites, formal and non-formal.Just as West African education can benefit from a study of educational delivery in other contexts, I would argue that a study of important aspects of West African formal and non formal education and socialization of young learners may offer significant lessons for educating youth in other societies.There is intellectual relevance in asking such questions as: what and how do students in West African learn?What activities, stories do students experience in their education that can be incorporated into the curriculum to enrich educating students from diverse backgrounds in other contexts?What is the nature of the environment in which students learn in West Africa?
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Strengthening capacity for climate change adaptation in agriculture: experiences and lessons from Lesotho - Dejene, A.; Midgley, S.J.E.; Marake, Makoala V.; Srinivasan, Ramasamy (2011)
This publication aims to create awareness and prompt action amongst policy-makers and practitioners to address the impact of climate change (notably changes in temperature and rainfall) to the country's food security. It serves as a good example of how the ongoing FAO and Government of Lesotho project activities environment, are complementing identified by the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) on climate change. The publication will be a useful resource to policy-makers, development partners and field practitioners on documenting and identifying viable community-based response and practices in climate change adaptation.
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Creating inclusive communities : the results of resettlement in Zimbabwe - Dekker, Marleen; Barr, Abigail; Fafchamps, Marcel (2011)
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The Education of Special Needs Children in Uganda: Lessons from the American Legal Environment - Dennison, D. Brian (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
The American approach to special education is unique. It is grounded in an extensive statutory and regulatory framework. Its robust dispute resolution framework provides opportunities for collaboration and reconciliation while also pitting parents versus school districts in legal proceedings. The American special education experience is rich in ideas, models, good intentions and hard-earned experience. Thus it is an ideal subject for comparative analysis. In the case of Uganda, the American legal environment is particularly instructive. The legal framework regarding the provision of special education in Uganda is skeletal and largely undefined. The domestic law places emphasis of establishing structures and capacity building. While certain organizations look to the provision of education to persons with disabilities as a human rights issue, human rights instruments are short on practical approaches for implementing meaningful special education reform. This paper is not an attempt to promote and import American ideas and methodologies. Instead the intent is to inspire informed assessment of the legal and regulatory framework that guides, enables and accompanies the provision of special education services in Uganda. By comparing the status of rights of special needs students in Uganda with those in the United States we get a sense of what the future might hold. In addition, the paper provides strategic perspective for those seeking to promote and champion the rights of special needs students in Uganda.
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Maximising return on investment in I.T. training-an African perspective - Denny, .; Maharaj (2011 IST-Africa Conference Proceedings, 2011)
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Understanding the Teaching and Learning of Fractions： A South African Primary School Case Study - DeonarainBrijlall; AneshkumarMaharaj; JustinMolebale (美中教育评论：A, 2011)
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia - Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2011)
Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale, mixed crop and livestock production with very low productivity, which can be attributed to obsolete farming techniques; soil degradation caused by overgrazing and deforestation; poor complementary services, such as extension, credit, markets, and infrastructure; and frequent droughts and floods.
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Assessing Household Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia - Deressa, Temesgen; Hassan, Rashid M.; Ringler, Claudia (Research briefs, 2011)
Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale, mixed crop and livestock production with very low productivity, which can be attributed to obsolete farming techniques; soil degradation caused by overgrazing and deforestation; poor complementary services, such as extension, credit, markets, and infrastructure; and frequent droughts and floods.
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Exploring Fayoum (Upper Egypt) preparatory school students' and teachers' attitudetowards obesity as health risk - Derw, Douaai Ei (Journal of public health and epidemiology, 2011)
Childhood obesity is a serious non-communicable public health problem with negative physical, social, and mental health consequences. Factors contributing to childhood obesity are school nutrition, excessive snacks, fast food, lack of physical activity and family behavior. The objective of this study is to explore Fayoum preparatory of school students' and teacher's attitude concerning obesity and healthy nutritional behavior and investigating readiness of teachers to attain an active role in student's nutritional education. This was a cross sectional descriptive study implemented in three preparatory schools of Fayoum district. Multistage stratified sample of 990 students, attending first, second and third grades. In each school, two classes were randomly selected from each grade, students Interviewed for filling a structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were taken. Teaching staff at the schools (48)shared in four focus group discussions. Moregirls were reported in the overweight and obese category. Almost half of the students knew the proper food for their age. 62.1% of them consumed meals in front of the TV and 44.9% ate fast foods. The majority of both students and teachers agreed that physical activity and diet controls were the main control measures of obesity. 70.8% of teachers agreed that they should have an active role in obesity prevention. It was clear that Fayoum students had some nutritional knowledge but there was a defect in practice. Effective communication and collaboration among school and home offers the possibility of improving the quality of lifeand reducing the health care costs.
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Policy agenda-setting and the use of analytical agenda-setting models for school sport and physical education in South Africa - Desai, Anver (2011)
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E-Health Cloud For Nigerian Teaching Hospitals - Desmennu, Sena; Ikhu-Omoregbe, Nicholas; Ayo, C. K. (Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2011)
major challenge to the adaptation of e-Health solution in developing countries is the lack of infrastructure for massive data storage and availability of resources on demand. With well over 150 million people to care for, the health sector in Nigeria lacks an organized and interoperable data storage facility to hold large volumes of data that results from unprecedented visits of patients to hospitals on a daily basis. This has further worsened the ineffective and cumbersomeness of treatment processes due to inconsistence in data representations. This paper tends to address this issue by proposing a Cloud computing infrastructure for e-Health solutions in Nigeria. This will help to effectively and efficiently manage healthcare resources and data and also make healthcare services available across the existing teaching hospitals in the country.
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A survey of the state and status of physical education in selected primary schools in four South African provinces. - Deventer, JK van (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2011)
With the termination of the apartheid education system, Physical Education (PE) a stand-alone school subject was reduced to a learning outcome of Life Orientation (LO). The process had a political, as well as an educational undercurrent. Early childhood is a very important phase for motor development. Notwithstanding contemporary societal factors that impede on the development of fundamental motor skills, the South African educational system is another major factor that impedes on the development of these skills. Curriculum reform in South Africa (SA) is not a new phenomenon. With the latest curriculum reform efforts, it is again an issue of PE not being granted the status of a stand-alone subject. The main goal of the current study was to determine the perspectives of primary school LO teachers (N=146) in the Eastern Cape, Free State and North West Provinces in comparison to primary school LO teachers (N=95) in the Western Cape Province regarding the implementation of the learning outcome, Physical Development and movement in the Foundation Phase (FP) and the Intermediate Phase (IP). The combined sample of the four provinces was 241. The data indicated that 51% of the LO teachers in the FP and 49% in the IP were not qualified to present PE. The way forward would seem to be a combined effort between the Department of Basic Education and Higher Education Institutions (HEI‟s), as well as other stakeholders in SA. Keywords: Education, Physical Education, Life Orientation, Curriculum 2005, National Curriculum Statement, Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements, Life Skills.
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The prevalence of disability in the elderly population of Hai, Tanzania, as measured using the Barthel Index with comparison to a European population - Dewhurst, Felicity; Dewhurst, Matthew; Orega, Golda; Longdon, Anna R.; Dotchin, Catherine; Paddick, Stella-Maria; Gray, William K.; Walker, R. M. (Age and Ageing, 2011)
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Role ambiguity, role conflict and work overload and their influence on job satisfaction of sports facilitators in public schools in the Vaal Triangle, South Africa - Dhurup, M.; Mahomed, FE (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2011)
For some educators who assume the dual role of teaching in the classroom and taking on a further role of sport facilitator within a school environment can become highly emotional. The potential for stress is high since they have to work with class sizes of 40 and more learners for long periods of time and at the same time perform other duties in terms of organising sport in public schools. This study examined the relationship between role ambiguity, role conflict, work overload and their influence on job satisfaction among educators who are sport facilitators at primary and secondary public schools in the Vaal Triangle. Data were collected from a sample of 128 sport facilitators by means of a structured questionnaire. Bivarate correlations and regression analysis were used to test the nature of the relationships between the measures of job stressors (role ambiguity, role conflict, work overload) and job satisfaction. Significant negative relationships were found between the measures of role ambiguity, role conflict, work overload and job satisfaction. High levels of role ambiguity, role conflict and work overload seem to be predictors of low levels of job satisfaction.
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The Unitar Climate Change Programme: Innovative Adaptation Initiatives in Africa - Diakhite, Mamadou Moussa; Avanzi, Audrey; Oseku, Sharon (2011)
This chapter describes UNITAR Climate Change Programme and outlines the initiatives it has been undertaken to foster the cause of climate change adaptation in Africa.
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An Analysis on the Development of Private Higher Education in Zambia and its Influencing Factors - Dian, Feng (Studies in Foreign Education, 2011)
Developing private higher education is the key way to expanding the participation and to promote the democratization of higher education in many African countries.Private higher education in Zambia has experienced a rather tortuous course and obtained legal status until the end of the 1990s.The reasons can be the obsolete concepts as well as the constraints of macro-policies and laws,higher education entrance burdens, and the ever increasing pressure on public universities within its own crisis and other factors so on.The private higher education has both advantages and disadvantages over public higher education.It's nessary to break through the concepts restriction,strengthen the valid supervision and appropriate financial incentives to promote more impartial and relaxed competitive environment for higher education in Zambia.
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Critical Issues in Language and Education Planning in Twenty First Century in South Africa - Diane; Brook; Napier (美中教育评论：B, 2011)
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The Role of Education on Poverty Reduction in Senegal - Diawara, Barassou (2011)
This study investigates the dynamics of poverty by looking at the relationship between education levels and poverty movements. The empirical setting is Senegal. The study is based on the idea that the reduction of poverty implies that there is probably a change in the composition of poor people: while many households’ heads get out of poverty some other get into poverty or remain in the same status. Using the Senegalese Households Surveys and based on a pseudopanel analysis, we examine the impact of education on the patterns of poverty exits. The results show that the higher the education levels, the higher is the probability to be out of poverty. The results are supported when using different poverty lines (plus and minus 10% of the official lines), different concepts of poverty (extreme and moderate poverty) and different samples (female vs. male).
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A quest for a liberatory learning ethos : a case study of the women's associations in the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa. - Dibeela, Cheryl Natalie. (2011)
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ABET educator: In-service training and transfer of learning in South Africa - Dichaba, Mpho (Latin American Report, 2011)
Adult Basic Education and Training in-service training for educators often fails to enhance job performance because it is not viewed as an experiential process involving factors that affects ABET educators before, during and after training. To seek an overview of longer term gain from the in-service training, the Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation was employed. The evaluation sought to obtain post training perception of the effectiveness of training and its longer term impact. This article explores the variables that affect the transfer of knowledge in in-service training of basic education educators. Based on the experiences of the author as adult educator and the review of the relevant available literature this article assessed factors that accelerate or impede transfer of learning. To circumvent these factors, this study recommends intervention mechanisms, namely, involving ABET educators in the planning of their in-service training, basing training on careful assessment of educators' needs, using work-related situations in training, providing support during training and evaluating the in-service training, among others.
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Teaching Ancient Egyptian Literature - Dieleman, Jacco (2011)
This paper offers a reflection on the question of how a course on ancient Egyptian literature could be a meaningful component of a general teaching curriculum at a university in this day and age. The insights and suggestions are informed by the author’s experiences in teaching at a university in the United States.
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The fault-lines in South African school governance : policy or practice? - Dieltiens, Veerle (2011)
There has been debate on the effectiveness of school governance in advancing the aims of democracy and social justice in schools. Blame has been directed firstly at the way policy has been articulated and implemented and, secondly, on governors themselves. In this paper, I make the case that both arguments hold an element of truth and that is because the model of school governance current in South Africa tries to bridge both the imperatives of centralized policy making with participatory democracy. Furthermore, it will be argued that a key mediator between these opposing pulls on decision-making in schools is the school principal, since she represents both the interests of the Department of Education (DoE) and the School Governing Body (SGB). An important element in the success of school governance, therefore, is in understanding the changing role of the principal, as a facilitator rather than a manager.
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Bridging the Gap Between Accounting Education and Accounting Practice: The Case of the University of Botswana - Dima, Lillian Wally (The IUP Journal of Accounting Research and Audit Practices, 2011)
Some researchers have criticized university accounting education programs for focusing more on the teaching of technical accounting and not on emphasizing skill development. The aim of this research is to identify the knowledge subjects and skills needed for a relevant university accounting program. The views of accounting practitioners and accounting educators in Botswana are sought and data are collected using a questionnaire. The findings suggest that the traditional accounting subjects are very important for a relevant accounting program, but the program is inadequate as it does not emphasize other learning activities which are considered very important for the development of an accountant. The core skills identified are computer technology and business decision making, while risk analysis and oral communication skills are not adequately developed by the current program of the University of Botswana.
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Conducting Assemblies in Botswana Public Schools. - Dinama, Baamphatlha (2011)
In this paper, the author explored the teachers’ experiences and their views regarding how assemblies are conducted in Botswana public schools. The author indicates that assemblies are a common feature in Botswana primary and secondary schools. The author adopted the Christian Privilege as the conceptual framework as espoused by Blumenfeld (2006) that the Christian religion is given an undue favor in various social institutions including schools, yet Botswana is a liberal democracy according to its constitution. The study drew on interviews from 18 in-service RE (religious education) teachers at the UB (University of Botswana)—Nine of the participants were primary school teachers, while the other nine were secondary school teachers. The sampled teachers were unhappy with worship in assemblies and were not aware of the conscience clause in the Botswana Constitution and Education Act which allows freedom to worship or not. The author concluded that collective worship is contestable since it emphasizes conformity, conversion and the promotion of the Christian religion and its values, hence making teachers uncomfortable especially those who are not Christians and those who do not practice religion. The author suggested that worship should be taken out of the school assembly and replaced by religiously neutral activities.
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Conducting Assemblies in Botswana Public Schools - Dinama; Baamphatlha (美中教育评论：B, 2011)
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Nursing education on lymphedema self-management and self-monitoring in a South African oncology clinic. - Dine, Jennifer; Austin, Melanie K Schneider; Armer, Jane M. (PubMed, 2011)
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer in South African women. Without comprehensive national and provincial breast health programs, survivorship issues are in need of being addressed. Lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatment (BCLE) is one of the most physically and psychologically devastating outcomes of treatment. Nurses at a South African oncology clinic educated survivors with BCLE in cost-effective self-management and self-monitoring techniques. The purpose of this paper is to describe these techniques and their relevance to diverse South African survivors. A case study analysis was performed. The need for cost-effective survivorship programs is discussed.
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Measuring the Exposure of Infants and Children to Indoor Air Pollution From Biomass Fuels in the Gambia - Dionisio, Kathie L.; Howie, Stephen R. C.; Dominici, Francesca; Fornace, Kimberly; Adegbola, Richard A.; Spengler, John D.; Ezzati, Majid (Epidemiology, 2011)
O-30C3-2 Background/Aims: Smoke from biomass fuels contains multiple gaseous and particulate pollutants, and is a risk factor for pneumonia, the leading cause of child death worldwide. Few studies have assessed the exposure-response relationship for biomass smoke and pneumonia, primarily because measuring children's exposure is difficult, especially for particulate matter (PM). We report on a study which utilized multiple methods to evaluate children's exposure to PM and carbon monoxide (CO) from biomass fuels. Methods: Seventy-two hours personal CO exposure was measured for 1200 children, with 12%–15% receiving an additional 3–4 CO measurements. In the same subset of children, 72-hours integrated and continuous PM and 72-hours CO were measured in the cookhouse. Personal PM exposure was measured for 20–25 of these children. Usual personal exposure to CO is estimated using a random effects model including child- and household-level covariates. Personal exposure of children to PM is estimated using 3 different approaches, as well as a combined model: (1) combining time-location-activity budget with microenvironment PM; (2) estimating PM exposure using CO exposure combined with stationary CO-PM relationship; and (3) direct measurement of personal PM. Results: Preliminary results show a mean 72-hours CO exposure on children of 1.0 ± 1.3 ppm, with an age distribution of 0.8 ± 0.9 ppm (0–11 months) and 1.1 ± 1.5 ppm (12–59 months). Regression analysis adjusting for child's age, study site, and sex indicates a seasonal pattern for CO exposure, with significantly higher exposure in July, August, and September. Using the CO-PM relationship from a pilot study, estimated average personal PM2.5 exposure for these children would be 189 μg/m3. Conclusion: Children's exposure to PM2.5 in The Gambia is well above WHO Air Quality Guidelines. The results of multiple measurement methods can be combined to estimate children's personal PM2.5 exposure.
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Narrativizing Success : Attitudes toward African American Vernacular English in the Composition Classroom - DiOrio, Christopher W. (2011)
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Perceptions of students and nurse educators on the integration of theory and practice in nursing education in Swaziland : an exploratory-descriptive study. - Dlamini, Colile P. (2011)
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ORIENTATIONS TO HAPPINESS AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING AMONG TEACHERS IN SWAZILAND. - Dlamini, Sizakele. (2011)
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Urinary schistosomiasis: Water contact frequency and infectivity among secondary school students in Ibadan, Nigeria - Do, Akinboye; Ajisebutu, JU; Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.; Agbolade, O. M.; Akinboye, OO; Amosu, AM; Atulomah, Nos; Awodele, O; Oduola, O. A.; Owodunni, BM; Rebecca, SN; Falade, M; et al. (Nigerian Journal of Parasitology, 2011)
This study was carried out among the students of three secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria, using the Ajibode stream situated along Ajibode village as the project area. A total of 205 students were examined, for the presence of Schistosoma (S.) haematobium ova from the three secondary schools. Sixty students from one school served as controls because the school is located far away from the stream while 145 students from the other two schools, served as tests because of their proximity and accessibility to the stream. Out of the 145 students, 7(6.7%) males and 1(2.5%) female had S. haematobium ova in their urine samples. Ajibode Grammar school had the highest number of 6 (24%), out of the 80 students sampled in that school. A prevalence of 2 (10%), was recorded in Abadina College among the 65 students sampled in the school. There was no significant association between the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis among male and female students in the two schools, (Abadina College and Ajibode Grammar School. Also, there was no association between the prevalence among male and female students in both schools (df = 1, x 2 = 0.97, P>0.05). The water-contact frequency and knowledge of the cause of the disease among the students were investigated with the use of a structured standardised questionnaire. The Ajibode stream and its surroundings were examined for the presence of Bulainus globusus , the intermediate host of S. haematobium. Snails found were examined for infectivity and the presence of sporocysts confirmed infectivity. Water samples, from the stream were also examined for miracidia and cercariae. The presence of these confirmed that the stream was infected. Keywords : Schistosoma haematobium, Bulainus globusus , sporocysts, miracidia and cercariae Nigerian Journal of Parasitology , Vol. 32 [1] March 2011, pp. 129-134
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THE ETHIOPIA-CANADA EDUCATION RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE: POSSIBILITIES FOR AND BARRIERS TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION - Dobson, Teresa; Asselin, Anne-Claire; Miller, Janel (INTED2011 Proceedings, 2011)
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UNICEF IWASH Project, Northern Region, Ghana : an adapted training manual for groundwater development - Dochartaigh, B.É. Ó; Davies, Jerry; Beamish, David; MacDonald, Alan (2011)
This report is an adapted training manual, with specific best practice recommendations for groundwater development practitioners working in the Northern Region, Ghana. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the existing comprehensive training manual ‘Developing Groundwater: a guide to rural water supply’ by MacDonald, Davies, Calow and Chilton (2005). The additional guidelines provided in this supplementary report are specific to the Northern Region of Ghana, and have been informed by a review of groundwater development in the region which BGS carried out on behalf of UNICEF in 2010-2011. The Northern Region is a difficult area in which to find and develop groundwater resources. For this reason, more resources – time and money – need to be focussed on careful borehole siting and development in order to maximise success. This includes detailed desk and field reconnaissance surveys; the effective use and interpretation of geophysical siting methods; collection of good quality data during drilling and test pumping; rigorous recording and management of data; and effective interpretation, sharing and use of hydrogeological information by all groundwater development practitioners. This report, and the associated manual ‘Developing Groundwater’, provide practical help for carrying out these activities effectively. The authors gratefully acknowledge those persons who contributed to the formation of these guidelines, who include:  UNICEF Ghana – Othniel Habila, Kabuka Banda and David Ede  Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Ghana – John Aduakye  Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) – Hydrogeological Assessment Project (HAP) – James Racicot  All participants at the UNICEF/BGS workshop and training programme held in Tamale, Northern Region, from 7 to 18 February 2011.
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HEALS: A Faith-Based Hypertension Control and Prevention Program for African American Churches: Training of Church Leaders as Program Interventionists - Dodani, Sunita; Sullivan, Debra K.; Pankey, Sydney; Champagne, Catherine (International Journal of Hypertension, 2011)
Background. A 12-session church-based HEALS program (healthy eating and living spiritually) was developed for hypertension control and prevention program in African Americans (AAs). This study presents specifics of training lay health educators to effectively deliver HEALS to high-risk AAs. Methods. A one-day workshop was conducted by the research experts in an AA church. Five church members were recruited to be program interventionists called church health counselors (CHCs). Results. Using principles of adult education, a training protocol was developed with the intention of recognizing and supporting CHCs skills. CHCs received training on delivering HEALS program. The process of training emphasized action methods including role playing and hands-on experience with diet portion measurements. Conclusion. With adequate training, the community lay health educator can be an essential partner in a community-based hypertension control programs. This may motivate program participants more and encourages the individual to make the behavior modifications on a permanent basis.
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Managing Internationalisaltion in Tertiary Education : A South-Afican – Swaziland Comparison - Dodourova, Mariana; Jager, Johan de (2011)
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PMCs on the High Seas: The Solution to Somali Piracy or a Failure to Learn from History? - Doeg, Bryan K. (2011)
II. The Problem: Piracy 129 A. The State of Modern Piracy 130 B. Why Pirates go to Sea 131 C. The Current International Response 133
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The Education Transition Fund Zimbabwe – Education Financing in a Transitional Environment, Background, Context and Lessons Learnt (2009–2010), - Dolan, John V.; Ndhurst, S; Spink, Jeaniene (2011)
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An Inquiry into the Selection and Spiritual Formation of Catholic Public School Lay Principals in Ghana. - Domfeh-Boateng, Joseph (2011)
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Pedagogy and participation : literacy education for low-literate refugee students of African origin in a western school system - Dooley, Karen; Thangaperumal, Pavithiran (Office of Education Research; Faculty of Education, 2011)
For ESL teachers working with low-literate adolescents the challenge is to provide instruction in basic literacy capabilities while also realising the benefits of interactive and dialogic pedagogies advocated for the students. In this article we look at literacy pedagogy for refugees of African origin in Australian classrooms. We report on an interview study conducted in an intensive English language school for new arrival adolescents and in three regular secondary schools. Brian Street’s ideological model is used. From this perspective, literacy entails not only technical skills, but also social and cultural ways of making meaning that are embedded within relations of power. The findings showed that teachers were strengthening control of instruction to enable mastery of technical capabilities in basic literacy and genre analysis. We suggest that this approach should be supplemented by a critical approach transforming relations of linguistic power that exclude, marginalise and humiliate the study students in the classroom.
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Advocating service learning for responsible citizenship among public management students at universities of technology in South Africa - Dorasamy, Nirmala; Pillay, Saloschini (2011)
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Greater Cairo earthquake loss assessment and its implications on the Egyptian economy - Dorra, Elkhayam Medhat (2011)
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South African children's voice on school discipline: A case study - Doubell, Hannelie; Geldenhuys, Johanna (The International Journal of Children's Rights, 2011)
Abstract This article draws on material from a case study of a South African school. The abolishment of corporal punishment in 1996 necessitates a shift towards alternative discipline methods. It is argued that discipline in school context would be more successful if learners were given a voice in the process. A mixed method approach was employed to gather data by means of questionnaires from 40 learners. Results showed that although mechanisms were introduced to improve children's rights in South African schools, their participation in the process of school discipline is still limited. Recommendations were formulated in line with the findings.
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Climate Change Adaptation: A Primer for Water Conservation, Flood Risk Reduction and Irrigation Strategy for Northern Ghana - Dovie, Delali B.K. (2011)
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Project Technical Report: Climate Change Adaptation through Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the three Northern Regions of Ghana. - Dovie, Delali B.K. (2011)
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Teacher participation in decision making process in senior high and technical schools in the Kwaebibirem district in the Eastern region of Ghana - Drah, Samuel Tetteh (2011)
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FROM BULSAFAY TO FODEYYA: QUR'ANIC EDUCATION AMONG MANDINKA MUSLIMS IN SENEGAL - Dramé, Aly (Mande studies, 2011)
FROM BULSAFAY TO FODEYYA: QUR'ANIC EDUCATION AMONG MANDINKA MUSLIMS IN SENEGAL* Aly Drame INTRODUCTION Islamic centers have existed in the Middle Casamance region of S since the emergence of the original Muslim settlements in this This process began with the establishment of Karantaba on t bank of the Casamance River in the first half of the seventeenth The Bainunk landowners provided most of the land grants that early Muslim immigrants to lay the foundations of the Dar al-Isl Middle Casamance. These Muslim clerics crafted the basic frameworks for the models of Qur'anic education that have been passed down to successive generations up until the present. But scholars have consistently ignored the role of the Middle Casamance in the transmission of Qur'anic education in Senegambia and surrounding areas. This negligence is a clear reflection of the peripheral role still ascribed to the Casamance as a whole in the historiography of this region. The goal of this essay is to bring appropriate focus onto the previously overlooked Mandinka Qur'anic school system in the Middle Casamance. Over the past decade some scholars have offered persuasive reappraisals of Islam by drawing attention to core but neglected dimensions of Islamic education in Senegal. In this groundbreaking literature, scholars have essentially relied on internal and external written sources on dominant Sufi brotherhoods and oral accounts from their affiliates.2 However, due to the absence of written documentation about the teaching curriculum in primarily Mandinka villages across Senegambia,, in this essay I use as an alternative lens, genealogies of Muslim scholars and oral data collected during fieldwork carried out since 2003. 3 While some of my interlocutors spoke about the past, recounting their ancestors' personal life stories or their own generational experiences, others recalled popular Islamic traditions that allow 92 Aly Drame glimpses into earlier examine some of th school system. This i curriculum, the relati role expectations, and conclude with the ed currently experien Francophone school sy BULSAFAY: GATEWAY TO QUR'ANIC EDUCATION The Mandinka represent one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in West Africa. Across Senegambia in particular the Mandinka have historically played a critical role in the development of long-distance trade and in the spread of Islam alongside other Mande groups. The relocation of the Mandinka from their homeland in the Niger River basin to Senegambia and other parts of West Africa can be traced back at least to the Mali Empire in the thirteenth century. During this time, according to oral traditions, Sunjata's military conquests generated decisive currents of migration westward (tiliji) that culminated in the formation of many Mandinka kingdoms. 4 Nevertheless, in Senegambia and its environs, The Gambia is the only country where the Mandinka represent the dominant ethnic group. In the Casamance, more specifically, the Mandinka are the third largest ethnic group behind the Jola wet rice farmers and the Fula cattle herders, comprising thirteen per cent of the total population. But in the Middle Casamance the Mandinka are the majority, despite their status as immigrants. 5 The populations who inhabit the Mandinka country today were originally inhabitants of seven Bainunk chiefdoms that existed in this region since the pre-colonial era (Suna, Balmadu, Birassu, Yacin, Sonkudu, Buje, and Pakao). Elsewhere, I have shown how the Bainunk progressively lost their status as the landowners in the entire Casamance through peaceful or violent means to later immigrant groups like the Jola in the Lower Casamance, and the Balant and the Mandinka in the Middle Casamance.6 FROM BULSAFAY TO FODEYYA 93 In the Mandinka country children are school when they reach the age of seven, count from one ( killing ) to ten (tang). The knowledge seeker (karan ding) and the kn officially introduced to each other, and the ipso facto transferred from their paren According to one schoolteacher, the bulsafa of baptism among Catholics, despite th ceremony on the seventh day after the birth the bulsafay is viewed as a moment of spiritu ceremony boys' heads are completely shaved babies,. By using a black ink (dua) the teache each student three letters of the Arabic a avoid any fixture wrongdoing, three con instructed to lick this liquid with their tong liquid's extreme bitterness...
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Reaching educators and learners online all over the world: Who does it well and what are the lessons for Africa? - Draxler, Alexandra; Schwäre, Robert (Journal of e-governance, 2011)
This review looks at some key tools for international online learning, knowledge management and networking. It highlights features that help define, reach and attract the appropriate target audience. Its focus is on using experience to draw some lessons for Africa, by looking at opportunities and challenges, by giving an overview of the potential audience, and by reviewing a selection of sixteen portals that are intended for or useful for educators and the education community. Finally it looks at the financing and support models for current portals and suggests some lessons. These are:
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African American Men, Identity, and Participation in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Programs. Research Brief #6. - Drayton, Brendaly; Prins, Esther (2011)
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Lost in Translation: Cultural Diversity in South African Family Therapy Training - Dreckmeier-Meiring, Marna; Marchetti-Mercer, Maria C. (2011)
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Quality assurance practices in higher education libraries in South Africa. - Dube, Luyanda (2011)
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Multi-stage evolution of primitive alkaline rocks from submarine volcanic cones on the north and southwest flanks of Fogo, Cape Verde Archipelago - Dürkefälden, Antje (2011)
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of HIV/AIDS: Behavior change among tertiary education students in Lagos, Nigeria - Durojaiye, Oyewole Christopher (Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 2011)
Background : Globally, the spread of HIV/AIDS remains on the rise with young people at increased risk of infection. Sexual behavior change remains the most effective way of preventing further transmission. Aim: To gain the knowledge needed to develop appropriate interventions that will enable young people to adopt safe sexual practices. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured questionnaires among 315 randomly selected students enrolled at a tertiary institution in Lagos State, Nigeria. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 23 years. Although the mean score of the participants' responses to ten HIV/AIDS knowledge questions was 8.3 of 10 points, 73.5% of them did not perceive themselves at risk of being infected. Majority (53.8%) had not changed their dating behaviors as a result of concerns for HIV/AIDS and 70.3% had multiple lifetime sexual partners. Those who perceived themselves at risk of infection are significantly (P = 0.019) more likely to always use condoms. Using the AIDS Risk Reduction Model (ARRM), it was found that the students are in the first stage of behavior change process: recognition of the problem. The low risk perception has prevented movement to the second stage of making commitment to change behavior. Conclusion: The awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS is high among tertiary education students in Lagos, Nigeria. However, risk perception is low with high-risk sexual behaviors. The failure to perceive HIV/AIDS as a personal risk has prevented commitment to behavior change. Interventions aimed at influencing risk perception are paramount to curb the spread of this dreaded disease.
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Breakfast skipping and academic / social development of pupils in Port Harcourt, South - South, Nigeria - Duruamaku-dim, J. C.; Anero, Nnamdi (Global Journal of Educational Research, 2011)
The researchers sought to find-out the effects of breakfast skipping on the academic and social development of the primary school child. A nine item researchers designed questionnaire titled “Assessment of the effects of skipping breakfast on the children by pupils was the basic instrument”. It was validated by experts in the area of study. It had a reliability coefficient of .70; and was responded to on a 4-=point likert scale. It was administered to 100 pupils randomly selected from Port Harcourt Metropolis. It had a research question and 2 hypotheses. It found out that parents instructions, pupils choice and lack of food were responsible for skipping of breakfast by pupils. It also established that breakfast had strong relationship with academic and social developments of the school child. It concludes that since proper feeding is necessary for the child’s academic and social development, the abandoned UBE feeding programme should be reinstated. To find the feeding programme, small amount may be deducted from workers salaries; while to create awareness over the effects of skipping breakfast, churches, mosque, schools and other agencies should engage in enlightening programmes
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Indigenous Technologies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa - Duruigbo, CI; Ibeawuchi, II; Aja, OO; Ejiogu-Okereke, EN (International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2011)
The sub-Saharan Africa have experienced the negative impacts of climate change namely: drought, desertification, flooding, sea level rise, high temperatures, land degradation, biodiversity and ecosystem degradation, famine, intensive rainfall and reduced crop yields. Past global efforts at dealing with the impact of climate change was based on mitigation aimed at carbon sequestration. This was followed by adaptation which was seen as a viable option to reduce the vulnerability of the anticipated negative impacts of global warming. However adaptation and mitigation should not be pursued separately. The resource-poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have developed their unique capacity to think, adapt to change in their environment, forecast, accumulate and pass on intellectual wealth to subsequent generations through indigenous knowledge. Farmers in Africa have developed and implemented sustainable adaptation and mitigation technologies which successfully reduced their vulnerability to the climate impact using local ecological knowledge. Such technologies include changing of planting dates, cover-cropping, agro-forestry systems, use of local species of crops and livestock that adapt to the environment, regenerative agricultural practices, ability to forecast the weather for use in planning their cropping seasons, use of zero tillage and conservation agriculture, mulching, use of emergency fodder in times of drought and eco-farming systems that adapt and mitigate climate change impacts. These indigenous technologies are sustainable, culturally acceptable and environmentally friendly. The challenge is thus for various stakeholders and policy-makers to recognize and integrate these local adaptation and mitigation strategies into planning, research and environmental policy needed for tackling climate change scourge in sub-Saharan Africa which is already facing various problems such as poverty, population growth and food insecurity.
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Appropriate Climate Change Solutions: Towards Sustainable Bioenergy Agro-production in Africa for Energy Equality and Poverty Alleviation - Duvenage, Ian; Taplin, Ros; Stringer, Lindsay C. (The international journal of climate change: Impacts and responses, 2011)
Limited energy access within developing nations particularly in Africa is a primary reason for poverty. Biofuel production has been advocated by many experts as a solution to meeting the energy needs of African countries while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Others argue that biofuel production will compete with land needed for food production. However it appears many African countries have available land beyond food needs, hence biofuel production may be an option for poor farmers to gain skills, create economic diversification and provide affordable energy without environmental degradation. This paper reviews the situation in Africa with regard to biofuels and sustainability. It argues that biofuels produced within a sustainable production framework, could improve rural infrastructure, job opportunities, education and health. A new bioenergy production framework is proposed which includes a novel element: agro-management alongside other sustainability elements. The framework is designed as a prerequisite for bioenergy project proposals in Africa. Addressing climate change by advancing biofuels, taking into account equality, land rights and environmental considerations, may be achieved in many African countries, with the implementation of such a framework.
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Attrition Rates in Primary Schools in Delta State of Nigeria - Duze, Chinelo O. (Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, 2011)
This study investigated attrition rates in selected primary schools in Delta State, Nigeria, involving 5,545 pupils comprising 3,014 boys and 2,531 girls using the 2003 cohort. A checklist collected data on the flow of pupils from all available school records from start of cohort to graduation. Percentage and mean were used for data analysis. Average attrition rate found was 19.24 percent, highest 36.60 percent for a public/rural/small school, lowest 7.24 percent for a private/urban/large school, 15.60 percent for boys and 23.59 percent for girls. Generally, attrition rates were higher in girls than in boys, and in public than private, rural than urban, and small than large schools. These rates were all lower than the fifty percent and above found in earlier studies in Nigeria, indicating improvement in school attendance, reduction in wastages, and improvement in girl-child education. Although these rates did not meet the UNESCO’s one percent minimum, they did not exceed its fifty percent maximum, and were not as alarming as older studies indicated. The index of wastage provided by these rates would help government in strategizing and projecting targets for achieving the EFA and MDG goals by 2015. Keywords : Primary schools, attrition rates, Delta state, Nigeria LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research , 8(4), 30-44, 2011
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Falling Standards of Education in Nigeria: An Empirical Evidence in Delta State of Nigeria - Duze, Chinelo O. (Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, 2011)
We believe that the falling standard in education in Nigeria could be linked also to the lost glories of traditional education which inculcates among other things the very important values of hard-work, diligence, integrity, and high productivity. When these are lacking in any production system, education inclusive, the results are often devastating leading especially to poor quality output and wastage which in themselves undermine capacity building and sustainable development. The tertiary level produces the much desired human capital that propels nations from backwardness to modernization. But it has to be fed from the lower levels. A “mal-nourished” primary level would breed a “kwashiokored” secondary level that culminates into a “masrasmused” tertiary level. A survey of the opinions of 5,507 stakeholders was therefore carried out to determine whether educational standards were actually falling in Nigeria and at what level it was most grievous. It was found that standards have fallen at all levels of education, with the tertiary level being most hit, followed by secondary, and least, primary level. Three major reasons found were poor funding of education, poor implementation of educational policies and programmes and poor attitude to school-work. Recommendations included better funding of education adopting UNESCO’s 26 percent minimum of annual budget, inculcation of the tenets of traditional education, and utilization of research findings in managing Nigeria’s education. Keywords : Quality education standards, Nigeria LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research , 8(3),1-12, 2011
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Parents’ Involvement in Secondary School Administration as a Correlate of School Effectiveness in the South-East Zone of Nigeria - Duze, Chinelo O. (Lwati: a journal of contemporary research, 2011)
This study investigated the relationship between parents’ involvement in secondary school administration and school effectiveness in Nigeria adopting a descriptive survey research. The population was all the teachers, principals and parents of students in all public and private secondary schools in the South-East Zone of Nigeria. The sample size of 3,198 comprised 2,460 teachers, 615 parents and 123 principals from 123 secondary schools selected through multi-stage, stratified, and simple random sampling techniques. Two sets of questionnaire were used for data collection, which were analyzed along with students’ performance records using percentage, mean, t-test, and Pearson’s r. Two research questions and three hypotheses were formulated. Results revealed that parents were moderately involved in school administration, with private schools indicating greater involvement than public schools and there was a significant relationship between involvement in school administration and school effectiveness. Also revealed was that secondary schools in the South-East Zone were moderately effective with the private schools being more effective, but not significantly, than the public schools. Recommendations required school administrators to endeavour to sustain parents’ involvement in school administration in order to enhance school effectiveness and maintain the necessary cordial relationship between the home and the school tapping the accrued benefits. LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research , 8(4), 16-29, 2011
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Participatory three dimensional model mapping (P3DM): expanding rural horizons and decision making for food security planning, climate change adaptation and flood risk reduction in Ghana. - Dwamena, Ernest; Banaynal, R.; Kemausuor, Francis (Research Journal of Agricultural Science, 2011)
Amidst the enormous agriculture and natural resource potential of Northern Ghana, food security rea perennial issue, more recently compounded by the recurring Volta River flooding of low-lying areas threatening livelihoods, causing damages to farmlands, properties, loss of lives and socio-economic dislocation. In an attempt to strengthen rural po or communities to take control of their lives and build resilience against such threats, many community -driven initiatives employing various participatory planning and decision making tools have been pursued over the past decade in Ghana. Most of these par
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TEACHERS' CONCEPTION OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN THE CONTEXT OF MBERENGWA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE - Dziva, Daimond; Mpofu, Vongai; Kusure, Lovemore (Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice, 2011)
This case study explored teachers’ conceptions of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in secondary school science education in Mberengwa district of Zimbabwe. Five purposively sampled science teachers from two schools in Mberengwa District participated in this study. Interviews and document analysis were used to collect data. Data analysis was on-going in the field through a constant comparative technique. Post field data analysis of transcribed interviews and field notes was done through content analysis. Data is presented in narrative form and supported by direct extracts from interview discussions and field notes. The major themes that emerged from the data were that teachers have a limited conception of IK and do not perceive IK as useful science content. Furthermore, it emerged that the teachers’ conception and perception of IK is greatly influenced by the covert nature of secondary school science syllabi on IK. This study recommends further research on a wider scale to determine the prevalence of this type of knowledge on IK.
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Students perceptions of SAICA's new examination format for QE I effective from January 2011: empirical results from a South African University - E, Van Wyk; Ha, Viviers (2011)
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Assessment of sport practice among adolescent school students and its effect on perceived health in Sharkia Governorate - Egypt. - Eassa, Shereen; Hagag, Sohair A.; Nageeb, G. S. (The Journal of American Science, 2011)
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Climate Change, Food Security and Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Issues and policy directions. - Edame, Greg Ekpong; Ekpenyong, Bassey; Fonta, William M. (2011)
This paper examines the economic impact of climate change (CC) on food security and agricultural productivity in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). It examine the impact on the basic components of food security; availability, accessibility, affordability, preference, utilization and nutritional value and food system stability. The so-called “greenhouse fertilization effect” produces local beneficial effects where higher levels of atmospheric CO2 stimulate plant growth. This occur primarily in temperate zones, with yields expected to increase by 10 to 25 percent for crops with a lower rate of photosynthetic efficiency (C3 crops), and by 0 to 10 percent for those with a higher rate of photosynthetic efficiency (C4 crops), assuming that CO2 levels in the atmosphere reach 550 parts per million. the European heat wave of 2003, when temperatures was 6 oC above long-term means, crop yields dropped significantly, by 36 percent for maize in Italy, and by 25 percent for fruit and 30 percent for forage in France. Increased intensity and frequency of storms, altered hydrological cycles, and precipitation variance also have long-term implications on the viability of current world agro ecosystems and future food availability. Climate change has been described as the most significant environmental threat of the 21st century. Wetter climates and more floods are predicted for parts of East Africa and Latin America. Agricultural productivity in Africa, Asia and Latin America is expected to decrease by as much as 20%. In 2004, agriculture directly contributed about 14% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Projections to 2050 suggest both an increase in global mean temperatures and increased weather variability, with implications for the type and distribution of agricultural production worldwide. One successful path to tread is to boost agricultural production. Projections based on population growth and food consumption patterns indicate that agricultural production will need to increase by at least 70 percent to meet demands by 2050
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The Role of Urban Primary and Secondary Schools in Minimizing Disease Outbreak Caused by Environmental Contamination： A Case of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - Edlight; Mutungwe; María, .; Tsvere; Beauty; Dondo; Simbarashe; Munikwa (美中教育评论：B, 2011)
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Entrepreneurship Education and Small-Scale Business Management Skill Development among Students of Auchi Polytechnic Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria - Edo, Auchi (2011)
The study investigated the extent to which the entrepreneurship education introduced in tertiary institutions in Nigeria as part of Federal Government initiatives, has imparted in students, the management skill development needed to set up small-scale businesses, using Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi as a case study. A sample of 300 final year students were selected using the random sampling technique. The study tested a hypothesis of no relationship between exposure to entrepreneurship educational experience and managerial skill development among the respondents. The Pearson correlation analyses used in the test showed that there is a positive correlation between the variables, i.e., entrepreneurship education and managerial skill development (r = 0.349; p < 0.05). It also found that students who received instruction in entrepreneurship education showed a greater desire to set-up small-scale businesses after graduation (r = 0.379; p < 0.05). The study thus concluded that the entrepreneurship education introduced into the curriculum for tertiary institutions had made some appreciable impact on the students. It thus recommends an intensification of the programme of instruction for entrepreneurship education among Nigeria’s tertiary technical institutions.
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Burn Injuries in Eastern Zambia: Impact of Multidisciplinary Teaching Teams - Edwards, Dianna; Heard, Jason; Latenser, B.A.; Quinn, Keely Y.; Bruggen, Jaap van; Jovic, Goran (Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2011)
The American Burn Association/Children's Burn Foundation (ABA/CBF) sponsors teams who offer burn education to healthcare providers in Zambia, a sub-Saharan country. The goals of this study are 1) to acquire burn-patient demographics for the Eastern Province, Zambia and 2) to assess the early impact of the ABA/CBF-sponsored burn teams. This is a retrospective chart review of burn patients admitted in one mission hospital in Katete, Zambia, July 2002 to June 2009. July 2002 to December 2006 = data before ABA/CBF burn teams and January 2007 to June 2009 = burn care data during/after burn outreach. There were 510 burn patients hospitalized, male:female ratio 1.2:1. Average age = 15.6 years, with 44% younger than 5 years. Average TBSA burned = 11% and mean fatal TBSA = 25%. Average hospital length of stay = 16.9 days survivors and 11.6 days nonsurvivors. Most common mechanisms of burn injuries: flame (52%) and scald (41%). Ninety-two patients (18%) died and 23 (4.5%) left against medical advice. There were 191 (37.4%) patients who underwent 410 surgical procedures (range 1–13/patient). There were 138 (33.7%) sloughectomies, 118 (28.7%) skin grafts, 39 (9.5%) amputations, and 115 (28.1%) other procedures. Changes noted in the 2007 to 2009 time period: more patients had burn diagrams (48.6 vs 27.6%, P < .001), received analgesics (91 vs 84%, P = .05), resuscitation fluid (56 vs 49%, P = not significant [NS]), topical antimicrobials (40 vs 37%, P = NS), underwent skin grafting (35.5 vs 25.1%, P = NS), and underwent any operative intervention (40.6 vs 35.2%, P = NS), compared with patients treated between 2002 and 2006. This study represents the largest, most comprehensive burn data set for a sub-Saharan region in Africa. There has been a statistically significant improvement in documentation of burn size as well as administration of analgesics, validating the efficacy of the ABA/CBF-sponsored burn teams. Continued contact with burn teams may lead to increased use of resuscitation fluids, topical antimicrobials, and more patients undergoing operative intervention, translating into improved burn patient outcomes.
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Changing the social environment in an elementary school to reduce dropout predictors for African American students - Edwards, Leah Rose (2011)
Dropping out of school is a serious problem in the United States, especially for African American students. School systems have implemented various prevention and intervention programs to reduce the dropout rate of African American students with only limited success. These programs have generally not included a focus on social climate. Research clearly indicates social climate is directly related to specific behavior and academic predictors of dropout especially for African American students. This study is an examination of an unintentional racism workshop for teachers in a public elementary school, designed to reduce dropout predictors in African American students. The unintentional racism workshop was designed to assist teachers in creating a less threatening environment for African American students while reducing dropout predictors such as low grades, high absences, and discipline problems. This research did not demonstrate significant improvements in student variables such as grades, number of absences, and number of discipline referrals, after one year of implementation, but it did provide important implications and recommendations about future research into dropout prevention programs for African American students.
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CHANGING THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO REDUCE DROPOUT PREDICTORS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of Western Carolina University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Specialist Degree in School Psychology. - Edwards, Leah Rose; Unruh, Lori; Habel, John; Ford, Tom (2011)
Dropping out of school is a serious problem in the United States, especially for African American students. School systems have implemented various prevention and intervention programs to reduce the dropout rate of African American students with only limited success. These programs have generally not included a focus on social climate. Research clearly indicates social climate is directly related to specific behavior and academic predictors of dropout especially for African American students. This study is an examination of an unintentional racism workshop for teachers in a public elementary school, designed to reduce dropout predictors in African American students. The unintentional racism workshop was designed to assist teachers in creating a less threatening environment for African American students while reducing dropout predictors such as low grades, high absences, and discipline problems. This research did not demonstrate significant improvements in student variables such as grades, number of absences, and number of discipline referrals, after one year of implementation, but it did provide important implications and recommendations about future research into dropout prevention programs for African American students.
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A Ghanaian Response to the Study on ‘Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard’ - Effah, Paul (Research in Comparative and International Education, 2011)
The study on ‘Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: developing an Equity Scorecard’ is a contribution to making higher education more socially inclusive in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings reinforce some of the policy initiatives taken in Ghana and Tanzania, and underscore the importance of widening participation in higher education, as well as addressing associated issues of equity and quality. Although the higher education sector has expanded tremendously during the past two to three decades, enrolment at the tertiary level falls behind levels obtained in most developed countries. Access and equity continue to be issues, particularly in rural areas. This article responds to some of the findings in the research study. It identifies some of the policy initiatives by government and interventions taken by the tertiary education institutions to address the issue of access and equity in the provision of tertiary education. As a result of these initiatives, some students in rural areas have not only had the opportunity to enrol in competitive professional programmes like medicine and engineering, but have also been provided with avenues for upward social mobility. A number of recommendations are made towards canvassing support for broader involvement of all stakeholders in the process of promoting access and addressing inequalities.
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SHIGELLA SEROTYPES AMONG NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DIARRHOEA IN AGO-IWOYE AND IJEBU-IGBO, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA - Efuntoye, Moses Olusola; Adenuga, Adefunke (2011)
Objective: Shigellosis is an important gastrointestinal infection in tropical and temperate countries. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of the different serotypes of Shigella species among nursery and primary school children with diarrhoea in two semi-urban communities in Nigeria. Methods:The isolates were characterized using standard biochemical and serological methods. Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed by the disc diffusion method. Results: Shigella spp. were isolated in 7.7% of samples from 271 children with diarrhoea in two hospitals located in southwestern Nigeria. S. flexneri was the most prevalent species, and followed by S. dysenteriae. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that drug resistant Shigella spp. was spreading in the communities but the isolates were susceptible to new quinolones. Conclusion: Our results showed that whereas the confirmed cases of shigellosis in the communities investigated was low (7.7%), this should not be ignored since most diarrhoeal cases are seldom reported. The fluoroquinolones could be very important in the management of shigellosis in the locations studied, hence continuous surveillance is warranted to monitor the emergence of resistant strains to these promising antibiotics.
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Climate Change Awareness and Adaptation in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria - Egbule, Chukwudemebi Leticia; Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi; Chukwuone, Nnaemeka; Agu, Victoria Chinwe (2011)
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Farmers' Perception of Climate Change Governance and Adaptation: Constraints in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria - Egbule, Chukwudemebi Leticia; Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi; Chukwuone, Nnaemeka; Agu, Victoria Chinwe (2011)
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The Effect of HIV/AIDS Awareness Training Program among College Students in Owerri, Imo State of Nigeria - Egole-Oziri, Adaeze Ozor (2011)
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Adoption of M-Learning in the Primary School Social Studies Curriculum in Nigeria: Prospects and Challenges - Egunjobi, OA (Nigerian School Library Journal, 2011)
This paper examined the possibility of the adoption of mobile learning into the primary school social studies curriculum in Nigeria, the benefits of m-learning , challenges and prospects were also explained. The importance of the social studies in the primary school curriculum and ways the m-Iearning could be adopted so as to enhance learners' performance and foster teacher's presentation was also discussed. Key words : M-Learning, Social Studies Curriculum, Primary school, Nigeria
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Medical Students - Self-Assessed Confidence Level Before a Major Physiology Examination: Affective Factors in a Nigerian Medical School - Egwu, Ogugua Augustine; Dimkpa, Uchechukwu; Orji, Jude Ogbonnaya; Njoku, Clinton Ogbannaya; Eni, Egwu Ogbonnia; Besong, Elizabeth (Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : časopis Društva za medicinsku informatiku BiH, 2011)
Self-reported confidence before any examination in all levels of medical training is a product of previous experience, attitudinal inclinations overtime, degree of self subjection to tenets of professionalism and possibly, the inadvertent role of the medical school environment including colleagues, teachers and faculty members, comfort, satisfaction and psychosocial stability; which may be addressed as sub-factors that determine the level of preparedness. Let medical schools in Nigeria; adopt a continuous and regular assessment of students' self confidence before any minor or major examination, to monitor and ensure a certain psychological and academic level of preparedness among the students. This will avoid some cases of attrition resulting from self-doubt and lack of preparedness.
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The Prevalence and Health Implications of the OVA of Human Intestinal Helminth Parasites Isolated from Faeces Collected near Students’ Hostels, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria - Ejima, I. A. A.; Ajogun, R.T. (International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2011)
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VOTER RIGHTS AND CREDIBLE ELECTION IN NIGERIA: THE IMPERATIVE OF RETHINKING THE CONTENT OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION - Ejue, Bassey James; Ekanem, Samuel Asuquo (2011)
Nigeria has had twelve years of continuous democratic governance in this fourth republic which began in 1999, but this has not yet nurtured any acceptable democratic culture. This can be seen in the high level of voters’ apathy between 2003 and 2007 general elections, which many agreed were flawed. It is this apathy that provided a leeway for politicians to manipulate the process of voters’ registration during the last two general elections in the country. With the recent voters’ registration exercise, and the ripples from the just concluded general elections in Nigeria, it is evident that there is no democratic culture that can guarantee credible elections by best international practices. This is largely due to the fact that voters do not know their rights and such rights are not protected. It is as a result of this that politicians easily buy votes from the electorates with cheap commodities. A critical look at the political problems in the country reveals lack of political education and a high level of illiteracy. It is on the basis of this that this paper advocates the enrichment of the content of citizenship education in our schools. The paper proposes that citizenship education should be anchored on a philosophy of essencism and creation of social entrepreneurs
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The impact of the 1997 universal primary education (UPE) policy on lifelong learning in Uganda: a decade of UPE reforms (1997–2007) - Ekaju, John (International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011)
This study examined the relationship between the 1997 UPE policy and regional educational and poverty inequality and its impact on lifelong learning through a one‐year field based critical ethnography in Uganda, between June 2007 and May 2008. It drew on the Government's assumption that through UPE the twin goals of the universalisation of primary education and lifelong learning would be attained. This led to the concentration of resources away from higher education, secondary education, and lifelong learning to primary education. This ‘UPE centric’ approach ignored the precarious situation of the large number of illiterate children, youths and adults who have never accessed UPE or dropped out without attaining literacy and numeracy skills. This paper will clarify the relationship between informal, formal, non‐formal, adult education and lifelong learning. It will suggest policy recommendations to prioritise lifelong learning as the route towards achieving well‐balanced national Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) goals of halving poverty and achieving UPE by 2015.
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Climate change impacts on coastal urban settlements in Nigeria - Ekanade, O.; Ayanlade, Ayansina; Orimoogunje, O.O.I. (Interdisciplinary environmental review, 2011)
This study investigates the possible impact of climate change on the coastal cities of Lagos and Port Harcourt using the Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Induced Climate Change (MAGICC-SCENGEN) and geographical information system (GIS) interpolation techniques. The results confirm that sea level rise may occur with a consequence of submerging all coastal cities of the Niger delta area and a larger part of Lagos. The parts left un-submerged may face the risk of incessant flooding. These will also disrupt communications, damage vital infrastructures and affect urban settlements along the coast. The study establishes that precipitation variability with increased temperature will have serious impacts on the social-economic state of the people living in the coastal cities of Nigeria. The projected impact of this on environmental stability and life in the coastal urban settlements of Nigeria is better imagined than experienced.
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Modeling LIS Students' Intention to Adopt E-learning: A Case from University of Nigeria, Nsukka - Eke, Helen (Library Philosophy and Practice, 2011)
E-learning is one of the emerging issues in LIS education in Nigeria and students in the LIS profession have been adopting some of these technologies in enhancing their professional skills. E-learning is becoming increasingly prominent in higher education, with Universities increasing provision and more students signing up. In University of Nigeria, E-learning is at its infant stage, though a good number of the students have been introduced to it, and some of the students have already started using it for some courses. This paper examines factors that predict UNN LIS students' intention to adopt e-learning. Understanding the nature of these factors may assist Nigerian Universities in promoting the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Data was collected through a survey of 50 LIS students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The technology adoption model is utilized in this study. Two more independent variables are added to the original model, namely, the pressure to act and resource availability. The results show that there are five factors that can be used in modeling students' intention to adopt e-learning. These factors are attitudes toward e-learning, perceived usefulness of e-learning, perceived ease of e-learning use, pressure to use e-learning, and the availability of resources needed to use e-learning.
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Quality Education and Tailor-made Skills Development is Needed to Solve Unemployment Problem in Ghana - Ekeha, George E (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
The issue of unemployment have been one of the major problems in the country for sometime now. Many opinion leaders, youth activist and other concerned groups and individuals have expressed their worries on the issue. In recent times there have been some group calling itself Unemployed Graduate Association of Ghana (UGAG) and many youth groups advocating for pressure on the governments to create jobs in the country as promised in their manifestos. Their intention was to send message out there to leaders about the fact that they have some skills to be implemented on the job markets but cannot find those jobs because there were no vacancies.The major question however is whether Ghana has various groups of unemployed youth or rather groups of unemployable youth who cannot fill the “numerous” jobs in the system.The unemployment problem of the country cannot be tackled properly when we always tried to use the same tactics to fight it over the years. We need to change our strategies because those used in the past, which are still being implemented today, do not help and would never help to defeat the cancer. We need vigorous and bold long-term strategies that would help resolve the problem in the longer future if not immediately. The various groups of politicians, with their different ideologies, should refrain from using the unemployment problems as a field for playing their political games. We also need to see our professional bodies of various fields taking the bull by the horn and collaborate with state institutions to tackle this problem. The professional institutions should be aware that tomorrows’ problems which are likely to confront our societies cannot be solved by their current competencies and that new and technologically advanced strategies are needed to tackle those problems. They have a very big role to play by ensuring that individuals who are aspiring to become members of their professional bodies have the fundamental understanding of the economic and socio-cultural problems that are currently confronting the nation and must also have skills and expertise to predict possible future confrontational socio-cultural economic problems.
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Quality Education and Tailor-made Skills Development is Needed to solve Unemployment Problem in Ghana - Ekeha, George E (2011)
Unemployment problem is known to be a global phenomenon and governments over the world have been trying very hard to either eliminate this completely or reduce its effect on the economic development. In Ghana, the problem has become a playing field for several governments over the years. Many political parties have gained advantage by promising electorates during campaign periods of providing several jobs when they are given the nod to rule the country for the four year constitutionally mandated period. Unfortunately, however, the problem still persists after several years of constitutional rule and several loans “purportedly” pumped into the economy with the aim of generating more jobs. It seems to the ordinary Ghanaian, however, that the policy makers and implementers over the years have lost focus regarding any meaningful measure that could reduce the menace of unemployment in the country. Many observers and social commentators have been trying to suggest some drastic measures that could change the situation in the near future. Many have also complained about the quality of skills acquired by graduates from our Universities and the ability to apply same on the job. This article looked at the problem holistically, especially among the graduates, and suggested some practical and radical measures necessary to change the situation and hopefully reduce the effects of the problem on the economic development. The article looked at the current educational and skills training system and made analysis of whether new and drastic measures would help to change the persistence of the unemployment rate in the country in the near future.
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AIRBORNE MICROFLORA IN AN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT OF UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL (UBTH), BENIN CITY, NIGERIA - Ekhaise, F. O.; Isitor, E. E.; Idehen, Osagie (Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2011)
A study was undertaken to determine typical concentrations of airborne bacteria and fungi (microflora) in Teaching Hospital environment in Benin City in the tropical rainforest environment of Nigeria. Aerial sampling was conducted at various hospital wards each day. The air samples were collected thrice daily, that is, in the morning, between 8am and 10am, in the afternoon, between 12noon and 2pm and in the evening between 4pm and 6pm. Concentrations of airborne microflora exceeded available local guidelines for indoor quality in the accident and emergency ward, female ward, male ward, pediatric ward and the maternity ward, but not in the restricted wards like the theatre, intensive care unit and bacteriological laboratory. Results showed that the occupant density was the key factor influencing the levels of airborne microflora, while humidity was also observed as a factor, depending on the particular location with the hospital. The concentration of airborne bacteria and fungi in the nine different hospital units varied from wards to wards. The bacterial population ranges from 3.0cf/m3 to 76.0cf/m3, with the highest bacterial population recorded in the accident and emergency ward. The fungal population ranges from 6.0cf/m3 to 44.7cf/m3, while the highest fungal population was recorded in the accident and emergency ward. The microflora characterized and identified, were representative of the normal microflora of the human body (skin, gastrointestinal tracts, respiratory tract) and the opportunistic pathogens. The microbial isolates included six bacterial genera, among which are, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus sp. and Proteus mirabilis, the fugal isolates included, Aspergillus sp, Penicillium sp., Mucor sp., Candida sp and Verticillium sp. The variations in hospital units in concentrations of total airborne microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) in the air of hospital environments were statistically significant (p<0.001). The concentrations of airborne microflora recorded in the hospital environment, specifically in the accident and emergency ward was significantly different from other wards (p<0.001), with the mean value of 40.0 and 72.2 for fungal and bacterial population respectively.
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'Arabi Liblib : Egyptian colloquial Arabic for the advanced learner - Ekhnawy, Kamal Al; Ali, Jamal Kaid Mohammed (2011)
While most courses in Egyptian Arabic teach the essentials of syntax, morphology, and vocabulary, this resource book takes the student a step beyond. Intended for the advanced learner of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic who has mastered the basics, this third in a series of three books (following Volume 1, Adjectives and Descriptions, and Volume 2, Proverbs) focuses on colorful expressions used by native speakers. The learner will advance from knowing how to form a good sentence to being able to express his or her thoughts about the ups and downs of daily life using culturally appropriate expressions.This third volume, Idiomatic Expressions, focuses on the many figures of speech and traditional sayings that native speakers use constantly in social situations. Each entry is given fully voweled followed by its feminine form and plural. Definitions (including connotation) and explanations are given in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, and words taught in the book are used in many of the definitions, thus providing further reinforcement. Organized as a reference work, the book can also be used as a textbook, as it contains exercises.
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MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AS PANACEA FOR GLOBAL SOCIETAL CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA - Ekiti, Ikere (2011)
This study examined the various definition of Mathematics education, the past, present and future trends in Mathematics Education. The environmental challenges such as economic environment, political environment, social environment are also considred while Mathematics education as a panacea for global environment challenges is discussed along side the usage of Mathematics in medicine, politics, population census, health care delivery system, experimental Biology and for a better understanding of epidemiology patterns and disease control. Suggestions were made on how mathematics could be applied to environmental issues in order to obtain optimality in every option of solutions.
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Periscopic Survey of Current Library and Information Science Education and Practice in Nigeria - Ekoja, II (2011)
The paper is theoretical, more of a firsthand experience of what the author has observed as the current trends in Nigerian library and information science education and practice. The trends observed are increased ICT component in library schools curricula, increasing resort to the use of ICTs, which has also given rise to the challenge for digitization, archiving and preservation of electronic resources; proliferation of opportunities for training and retraining, which the Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria has braced up to with quality assurance measures to ensure that quality assurance is neither compromised in library schools nor in the field of practice; and entrepreneurship education aimed at producing self-employed graduates. The other trends are collaborative librarianship through consortium building to ensure sharing of resources, which is made easier by ICT application; decreased funding of libraries and influence of librarians as principal officers due to their inability to fit into the internal politics of their institutions; and a possibility for 24 hours library service, which many institutions’ libraries are planning the groundwork for. The paper submits that with better operational environments, Nigerian librarians will be able to respond better to existing and emerging trends in library and information practice.
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Seismic Analysis of Existing School Buildings Using Different Egyptian Seismic Provesions - El-Arab, Islam M. Ezz (Procedia engineering, 2011)
Abstract This paper presents a comparative study for seismic analysis of a certain class of existing school buildings which are considered as one of the important and wide spread buildings in Egypt. The study focuses on a comparison between all versions of the Egyptian Code of Practice for loading (ECP-201), versions published in 1993, 2003, and the draft of final version October, 2008], and the Regulations of the Egyptian Society of Earthquake Engineering (ESEE, 1988). Base shear and base moment values are calculated using all of the above mentioned seismic provisions. The controller straining actions of these provisions are then compared with those obtained using response spectrum and time history analyses using real ground excitation of pervious earthquakes (Al-Aqba, 1995, Northridge, 1994, and El-Centro, 1940). All these earthquakes are scaled to be matched with the maximum ground acceleration for the study zone. It has been found that high variation between the base shear and base moment obtained using the ECP versions specified different analysis methods and in comparison with the ESEE and Earthquake analysis. This high variation make the new ECP-201 (October, 2008) will be need to recontemplate.
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Traffic Related Air Pollution in Residential Environment, Damietta, Egypt - El-Batrawy, Omnya A. (2011)
In recent years, people have started to recognize the importance of indoor environment. The traffic related air pollutants were assessed in homes located on streets with different traffic density in Damietta, Egypt. Paired indoor and outdoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM ), nitrogen dioxide (NO ) and sulfur 10 2 dioxide (SO ) were determined at 22 homes during winter and summer Seasons 2010. Measurements were 2 supplemented by a questionnaire on housing characteristics and possible indoor sources. The influence of the traffic on the indoor concentration was apparent in the high traffic areas. There was a general pattern of increasing summer I/O ratios. The most I/O ratios of PM , NO and SO were less than one indicating that the 10 2 2 outdoor traffic-related sources contributed more to indoor air quality. The concentrations of all pollutants varied significantly (P<0.05) in both seasons. The PM had higher values in winter while both NO and SO 10 2 2 were slightly higher in summer for the all traffic density areas. The correlations observed between outdoor and indoor concentrations in winter were relatively low than those observed in summer. Results showed poor correlation between indoor and outdoor PM and relatively strong correlation of NO and SO at both summer 10 2 2
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Traffic related air pollution in residential environment, Damietta, Egypt. - El-Batrawy, Omnya A. (American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Science, 2011)
In recent years, people have started to recognize the importance of indoor environment. The traffic related air pollutants were assessed in homes located on streets with different traffic density in Damietta, Egypt. Paired indoor and outdoor concentrations of particulate matter (PM ), nitrogen dioxide (NO ) and sulfur 10 2 dioxide (SO ) were determined at 22 homes during winter and summer Seasons 2010. Measurements were 2 supplemented by a questionnaire on housing characteristics and possible indoor sources. The influence of the traffic on the indoor concentration was apparent in the high traffic areas. There was a general pattern of increasing summer I/O ratios. The most I/O ratios of PM , NO and SO were less than one indicating that the 10 2 2 outdoor traffic-related sources contributed more to indoor air quality. The concentrations of all pollutants varied significantly (P<0.05) in both seasons. The PM had higher values in winter while both NO and SO 10 2 2 were slightly higher in summer for the all traffic density areas. The correlations observed between outdoor and indoor concentrations in winter were relatively low than those observed in summer. Results showed poor correlation between indoor and outdoor PM and relatively strong correlation of NO and SO at both summer 10 2 2
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Physical inactivity among Egyptian and Saudi medical students - El‐Gilany, Abdel‐Hady; El-Masry, Ragaa (TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 2011)
Objectives: Medical students, the future doctors, were presumed to be knowledgeable about physical activity and would have future influence on their patients. This study aims to describe the pattern of physical activity, predictors of physical inactivity and perceived barriers to and benefits of physical activity among a sample of Egyptian and Saudi medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was carried out on 319 Egyptian and 297 Saudi medical students. The long form of the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to measure physical activity. Data was analyzed according to the guidelines for data processing and analysis of the IPAQ. Perceived barriers to and potential benefits of physical activity were reported. Results: Physical inactivity was significantly higher among Saudi than Egyptian medical students (41.1% versus 15.4%, respectively). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the independent predictors of physical inactivity were non-membership in sports clubs (OR =4.6) and use of private cars for transportation (OR=3.9). The most frequent barriers to physical activity are time limitation due to busy study schedule and lack of accessible and suitable sporting places. More than 70% of students perceived that physical activity promotes and maintains health. Conclusions: Because time and access are key barriers to medical student exercise, we believe that provision of free playgrounds in the college to practice sports during free times will promote physical activity in students.
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General or Vocational Schooling? Evidence on School Choice, Returns, and ‘Sheepskin’ Effects from Egypt 1998 - El-Hamidi, Fatma (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
In general, vocational education does not lead to higher wages. However, in some countries, labor markets are characterized by employment growth and skill shortages. In these, vocational schooling has produced higher wages and returns on investment than general education. Using 1998 Egyptian household survey, the study adds evidence to the debate on relative benefits of vocational education and of general education at the secondary level. The findings suggest that providing general education to the workforce followed by on-the-job training would provide the most benefit.
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Education during humanitarian emergencies: The situation of displaced children and youth in Darfur, Sudan - El-Kogali, Safaa El Tayeb (2011)
More than 39 million children and youth who live in conflict-affected fragile states do not have access to education. With an increase in the average duration of refugee displacement from 9 years in the early 1990s to 17 years today, whole generations of children have little chance to recoup the potential educational investment lost during their years living in the midst of a humanitarian emergency. The Population Council and the Women’s Refugee Commission launched a research project to identify the link between education and children’s protection and well-being in Darfur, Sudan. The objective was to document the educational environment in a range of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Darfur, describe the circumstances of primary-school-age children within and across diverse settings, and assess how these circumstances relate to educational conditions observed. The research also assessed the extent to which children in IDP communities experienced the protective benefits of educational programs. This project, described in Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief No. 32, has made a significant contribution to the dialogue on education and the protection of children in conflict.
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Study on Clinopathological and Biochemical Changes in Some Freshwater Fishes Infected With External Parasites and Subjected to Heavy Metals Pollution in Egypt - El-Seify, Mahmoud A.; Zaki, Mona S.; Razek, Abdel; Desouky, Y.; Abbas, Hossam H.; Hady, Osman K. Abdel; Abou, Attia A. (2011)
The present investigation was carried out to study the impact of external parasites and heavy metals pollution on some liver function tests of some freshwater fishes. 470 Fish species (330 Oreochromis niloticus and 140 Clarias gariepinus) were collected alive from three different ecosystems in Kafr-Elshiekh province, Egypt. The obtained results revealed that aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) enzymes activities as well as creatinine and urea values were elevated in the external parasites infected fish as well as in the fish exposed pollutants. While fishes exposed to both external parasites infection and heavy metal pollution led to more drastic increase in serum AST and ALT enzymes activities as well as creatinine and urea values. In addition; heavy metals pollution increased the susceptibility of fish to protozoa infection while decrease prevalence of monogenea and crustacean infection. On conclusion; infection with external parasites in fishes exposed to heavy metals had the highest effect on liver and kidney functions in the studied fishes.
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Evaluating the Inservice Training Programme Provided for UNRWA English Teachers in Gaza Governorates in Regards to Contemporary Trends - El-wuhaidi, Shams Mohammed (2011)
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Nutritional Status and School Achievements in a Rural Area of Anti-Atlas, Morocco - El, Hioui Mohamed; Fatima-Zahra, Azzaoui; Touhami, Ahami Ahmed Omar; Aboussaleh, Youssef (Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2011)
Nutritional status is the best indicator of the global well-being of children.However, malnutrition affects physical growth, cognitive development, physical work capacity, and it consequently influences human performance and health.The present study was designed to identify factors that may influence the nutritional status and educational achievements of the children in a rural area of ANTI Atlas of Morocco.The nutritional status of 162 children (12 to 15 years of age) was assessed by nutritional anthropometry and compared with tables of weight-for-age and height-for-age z-scores (WAZ and HAZ) identifying wasting and stunting, respectively.A questionnaire was developed to collect information about socio-economic and demographic status of the children's families.Also, educational achievements were assessed by their score in mathematics.A total of 162 children (64 boys and 98 girls), aged 12 -15 years.Results revealed 22.8% of stunting and 35.2% of wasting.Child age (p = 0.027), illiteracy of the mother (p = 0.004) was determinant factors with wasting.Stunting was significantly associated with gender (p = 0.03) and parents' employment (p = 0.009).However, using logistic regression analysis, the results showed that stunting (p = 0.04) and mother level of education (p = 0.032) were significantly correlated with school achievements.In this area of study, malnutrition remains a major problem among adolescents' school performances, which can affect their future.The main causes of malnutrition seem to be the bad weaning practices among school children and cultural attitudes of food.The educational achievements of school children are influenced by maternal education and stunting.
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Vulnerability assessment of surface water supply systems due to climate change and other impacts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Elala, Daniel (2011)
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, open reservoirs provide the majority of the drinking water. In the study present and future condition of these water sources and supplies were systematically assessed regarding water quantities. The study was done by reviewing municipal documents and accessing meteorological, hydrological and demographical data in Addis Ababa. 0%, 5% and 10% change in reservoir inflow/rainfall were used and projections for 2020 and 2030 were used to estimate future temperature and population sizes. The result indicated that supplied water quantity per capita from surface sources in Addis Ababa is likely to be reduced. Both climate and socio-economic related vulnerabilities were identified and the four following got the highest risk score: Increases in population, increased per capita water demand, overexploited land and increased distribution losses.At present the annual increase in population in Ethiopia is 4.4% and annual GDP increase is 7%, leading to a growing water demand in Addis Ababa. If the water supplies are not substantially increased the situation will lead to water scarcity. By 2020 water demand coverage will be 34% and by 2030 22%, compared with the current 50% coverage.Overexploited land was also identified as a major vulnerability due to the impact on catchment hydrology and distribution losses, caused by insufficient maintenance and replacement of aged pipes. At present 20% of the treated water is lost and it is likely to increase during the coming decades. However, the climate change induced rainfall variability is unlikely to cause large problems within the observed timeframe. Even with a 100 year drought 14% of the available water would be spill due to the limited reservoir capacity.To secure future water distribution Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA) should build dams north of the Entoto ridge. They should also gain further understanding about and find appropriate measures for, highlighted vulnerabilities. A full vulnerability assessment should be done by AAWSA and they should consider implementing a „Water Safety Plan‟ for the whole water supply system.
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Water Valuation in Agriculture under climate change (Case of Souss-Massa Basin, Morocco) - Elame, Fouad; Diukkali, Rachid (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2011)
Water resources become increasingly scarce, scarcity that will become acute in the coming years due, among others, to a reduction in water supply, as a result of climate change, and the increase in demand, accentuated by the population increase and the requirements of economic growth and development. In this context of scarcity, Morocco is confronted with the need to adapt its water management policy from a supply management to a demand management one. Implementing such a policy requires the adoption of new policy instruments and decision making support tools that take into account the complexity of the current and future situation, as well as allowing the assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of various water resources allocation alternatives at the overall river basin level. This paper compares several methods for calculating the water value and proposes an integrated economic water management model at the river basin scale. This model takes into account the economic, institutional, hydrological and agricultural aspects, as well as the behavior of various agents involved in water resources management and the competition among sectors. One Major contribution of this model is a detailed disaggregation by spatial units (hydrological units, cropping areas, and grazing land), by agricultural production systems (irrigated and rainfed crops), and by farm sizes. Basically it’s an optimization model with a non linear objective function, and using the positive mathematical programming method technique for its calibration. Given the conjunctive use of water at the river basin level, the model results show the tremendous impact of surface water management on the overexploitation of the ground water and the risk of its depletion. A management policy of surface water based on administrative pricing, pumping cost, and water supply marginal cost is proven inadequate for a sustainable resource management since it underestimates the overall water scarcity at the river basin level.
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Water Valuation in Agriculture under climate change (Case of Souss-Massa Basin, Morocco) - Elame, Fouad; Diukkali, Rachid (2011)
Water resources become increasingly scarce, scarcity that will become acute in the coming years due, among others, to a reduction in water supply, as a result of climate change, and the increase in demand, accentuated by the population increase and the requirements of economic growth and development. In this context of scarcity, Morocco is confronted with the need to adapt its water management policy from a supply management to a demand management one. Implementing such a policy requires the adoption of new policy instruments and decision making support tools that take into account the complexity of the current and future situation, as well as allowing the assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of various water resources allocation alternatives at the overall river basin level. This paper compares several methods for calculating the water value and proposes an integrated economic water management model at the river basin scale. This model takes into account the economic, institutional, hydrological and agricultural aspects, as well as the behavior of various agents involved in water resources management and the competition among sectors. One Major contribution of this model is a detailed disaggregation by spatial units (hydrological units, cropping areas, and grazing land), by agricultural production systems (irrigated and rainfed crops), and by farm sizes. Basically it’s an optimization model with a non linear objective function, and using the positive mathematical programming method technique for its calibration. Given the conjunctive use of water at the river basin level, the model results show the tremendous impact of surface water management on the overexploitation of the ground water and the risk of its depletion. A management policy of surface water based on administrative pricing, pumping cost, and water supply marginal cost is proven inadequate for a sustainable resource management since it underestimates the overall water scarcity at the river basin level.
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Career in school librarianship: A necessity for provision of effective school library media programmes in Nigerian schools - Elaturoti, DF (Nigerian School Library Journal, 2011)
The paper cited the relevant section in the National Policy on Education on the provision of school library/resource centres in Nigerian schools and adjudged the document Jar less than a legislation thereby making the provisions not enforceable. TIle present state oj school libraries/resource centres, personnel wise, was reviewed while the required qualifications for qualified school library media specialists (school librarians) are identified. The paper draws attention to the practice in the United States of America, where some states have established career Jor school library media specialists in the education system with the desirable result oJjob prospect and retention Jor school library personnel. The paper recommends same strategies Jor adoption in Nigeria education system. Suggestions Jor implementation are offered. Key words : Career, School Librarianship, Provision, Library Media Programme, Nigerian Schools, School Library Media Specialist
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Learning Styles in Technical Drawing Courses as Perceived by Students in Egypt and Nigeria - Elbitar, Hamdy Mohamed Mohamed; Umunadi, Kennedy E. (Journal of sTEm Teacher Education, 2011)
Students have unique ways of learning, which may greatly affect the learning process and its outcome. In the process of education, instead of classifying students according to their insufficiency, teachers should try to get to know them and determine their cognitive, sensorial and kinetic characteristics. This study on improving learning style inventory, aims to help technical industrial teachers determine students’ attributes in individualized educational activities in technical drawing course at technical/industrial colleges. The study involved four stages: determining the questions for the learning style inventory, preparing the trial inventory, applying the inventory, and determining validity and reliability. Nine experts validated the instruments: four lecturers from the University of Nigeria; Nsukka, Nigeria, and Delta State University; Abraka, Nigeria, while five lecturers and experts validated the instrument in the College of Education, Assiut University; Assiut, Egypt and College of Dr. Hamdy M. Elbitar, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education, Assuit University and Consultant at King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He can be reached at elbitar@ksu.edu.sa. Dr. Kennedy E. Umunadi is a Lecturer in Technical and Business Education Department at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. He can be reached at kedined@yahoo.com. Learning Styles in Technical Drawing Courses 45 Education, Suez Channel University; Suez, Egypt. The reliability coefficient of 0.92 was determined using students that are not part of the population under study, but registered technical drawing as a common course in College of Technical Education; BeniSuef University, and University of Nigeria. All the data obtained were analyzed using SPSS (t-test). As a result of the analysis eight factors were determined.
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Environmental Education in Rural Development : A Case Study in Mecubúri District, Mozambique - Elfving, Maria; Ristimäki, Sanna (2011)
This masters’ thesis is a result of research conducted during three weeks in Mecuburi District, located in northern Mozambique. The study aims to explore environmental challenges and the environmen ...
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FAMILY FACTORS, SELF-ESTEEM AND PEER INVOLVEMENT AS PREDICTORS OF DYSCALCULIA AMONG STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN IKEJA, LAGOS STATE OF NIGERIA - Elizabeth, Asamaigo Esse (2011)
This study investigated family factors, self-esteem and peer involvement as predictors of dyscalculia among students' with learning disabilities in Ikeja Lagos State Nigeria. Using the descriptive survey research design, three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were tested. Data were collected from three hundred secondary school students in SSS11 expressing dyscalculia with learning disabilities in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State Nigeria using their cumulative cognitive score of three consecutive examination records and three validated instruments. Analysis of data was done using the multiple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The results revealed that self-esteem, peer-involvement and family factor made a joint contribution on dyscalculia among students' with learning disabilities. The findings also revealed that peer involvement has significant relationship with the problem of dyscalculia among students' with learning disabilities. However, self-esteem and family factor did not have significant relationship with the problem of dyscalculia among students' with learning disabilities. The findings have implications for the academic development and aspirations of students expressing dyscalculia with learning disabilities. Thus, it is recommended that they should be given considerable support, attention and care by family members, the society and significant as others as to give them sense of belonging and purpose in life. Through this measure, they could easily self-rediscover themselves, their potentials and ability to succeed in not only their academic task, but also in other life challenges.
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The effects of modern methods on the stability of achievement - in physics of yefren- Libya primary school - Elkhamoshi, S.M. (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011)
The purpose of this study was to determine effects of Problem Based Learning (PBL) on the academic achievements stability in Physics of Yefren – Libya primary school (seven class) by a physics test designed by the researcher, This study used the descriptive analytical method after data collection by questionnaire and evaluation test on the occasion of this type of approach to such research studies, Results showed a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the two sets of study in the stability of the achievement test dimensional, and that was the difference for the experimental group which studied students of physics in a way of problem based learning (PBL)
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Musculoskeletal posture profile analyses of University of Kwa-Zulu Natal students in South Africa - Ellapen, T.J.; Heerden, HJ van (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2011)
Postural deviation is more than an aesthetic problem, which progresses beyond the boundary of physical appearance. Two hundred and four University of Kwa-Zulu Natal students studying at the Westville campus participated in the study through voluntary informed consent. Subjects’ underwent postural analyses, according to the Kendall et al (2005) postural analyses protocol which identified the presence of scoliosis in the frontal plane and kyphosis and lordosis in the sagittal plane. In addition subjects’ body mass and stature were recorded. Descriptive statistics which included the mode, mean, frequency, percentages and inferential statistics comprising of chi-square (p≤ 0.05) were employed in the statistical analysis. The results identified 70.44% and 73.94% incidence of scoliosis among the male and female students respectively (p<0.05) in the frontal plane. Similarly musculoskeletal postural analyses in the sagittal plane identified 76.13% and 72.19% incidence of kyphosis and 56.57% and 39.86% incidence of lordosis among female and male students (p<0.05). Keywords : Posture, scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis.
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Moral Reasoning of Chronically Disruptive Pre-adolescent African-American Males in an Urban Elementary School Setting - Ellison, Larry F. (2011)
The purpose of the study was to explore the moral reasoning of a small group of chronically disruptive preadolescent African-American male students in an elementary school involved in an intensive, interactive intervention intended to stimulate in moral reasoning. The participants for this study exhibited challenging behaviors in the school setting. The researcher was interested in obtaining the participants’ perception of their lived world related to self, school, and home. The study explored whether there were significant changes in the moral reasoning of the participants after participating in an intervention, and if so, what were those changes? The study also explored what themes were prevalent in the participants’ lives as described in their own words during the intervention. This case study explored an understanding of social phenomena from the individuals’ own perspectives and describing the world as experienced by the subjects, with the assumption that the important reality is what the students perceive it to be (Kvale & Brinkman, 2009). The students were engaged in semi-structured interviews for the purpose of obtaining descriptions of the interviewees’ lived world with respect to interpretation of the meaning of the described phenomena. The interviews come close to an everyday conversation, but as a professional interview, it has a purpose and involves a specific approach and techniques. The interview sessions were recorded, scripted, and coded for subsequent analysis of meaning, and information was gleaned to identify emergent themes. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Education (EdD) Department Executive Leadership First Supervisor Jason Berman Second Supervisor Ruth Harris Subject Categories Education This dissertation is available at Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/education_etd/31 Moral Reasoning of Chronically Disruptive Pre-adolescent African-American Males in an Urban Elementary School Setting
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KFSU, EGYPT Faculty of Specific Education - Elnashar, Elsayed Ahmed (2011)
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Mental skill levels of South African male student field hockey players in different playing positions - Eloff, Maryke; Monyeki, M.A.; Grobbelaar, Heinrich W. (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2011)
Research from other sporting codes highlighted the importance of taking positional differences into consideration when developing mental skills training (MST) programmes, due to the different requirements of each playing position. The purpose of this study was to determine the possible positional differences in mental skill levels among 91 tertiary institution male field hockey players. The participants competed in the University Sport of South Africa (USSA) tournament and were categorised into four positional groups [i.e., goalkeepers (n = 12), forwards (n = 24), midfielders (n = 25) and backs (n = 30)]. The participants completed the Ottawa Mental Skills Assessment Tool (OMSAT-3), which measures 12 mental skill subscales. The positional results were compared by means of effect sizes (expressed as Cohen‘s d-value) and yielded 18 moderate and 13 large practical significant differences among the four positional groups. Collectively, these results show that the goalkeepers had the lowest scores for seven of the 12 tested mental skills, whereas the midfielders outperformed the other positional groups in six of the 12 tested mental skills. From the results, it can be concluded that positional demands and differences should be taken into consideration when developing and implementing MST programmes for field hockey players.
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The Limitations of Girls’ Formal Education in Benin - Elshaw, Emily (2011)
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Preschool and primary school teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education in Egypt: The role of experience and self-efficacy - Emam, Mahmoud Mohamed; Mohamed, Ahmed (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011)
Inclusive Education (IE) in Egypt has recently received a momentum by the reauthorization of the Child Act in 2008 and the issuing of IE Mandates in 2009, and 2011. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and teacher attitudes toward the inclusive classroom. Research studies have demonstrated that teachers’ sense of self-efficacy directly impacts student performance. We investigated the association between teachers’ perception of self-efficacy and their attitudes towards the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) at preschool and primary settings. In addition, we explored whether experience had an effect on teachers’ attitudes and sense of self-efficacy. The Opinions Relevant to Integration of Students with Disabilities (ORI) and Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (TES) were administered to 95 primary school teachers and 71 preschool teachers. Results showed that scores on the ORI could predict scores on the TES for both preschool and primary school teachers. Teachers with more experience had more positive attitudes than teachers with less experience whereas experience had no effect on teachers’ sense of self efficacy in teaching pupils with SEN. No differences were found between preschool and primary school teachers’ attitudes, whereas primary school teachers showed a higher sense of self-efficacy than did preschool teachers regarding the management and teaching of pupils with SEN. The results of the study are discussed in relation to international literature on IE, reflecting on the implications of the study in relation to the policies of IE in Egypt.
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Study of Technological and Farming Systems Adaptation to Climate Change in Farming Communities of Enugu State, nigeria - Emeka, Nzeh; Eboh, Ogugua Rita (2011)
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Technological Challenges of Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria: Insights from Enugu State - Emeka, Nzeh; Eboh, Ogugua Rita (2011)
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Teaching African literature today - Emenyonu, Ernest N. (African Literature Today, 2011)
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Teaching African literature today : a review - Emenyonu, Ernest N.; Wilson‐Tagoe, Nana; Emenyonu, Patricia T.; Bryce, Jane; Gibbs, James (2011)
Focuses on theoretical and pedagogical approaches to the teaching of African Literature on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. The publication of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart in 1958 drew universal attention not only to contemporary African creative imagination, but also established the art of the modern African novel. In 1986, Wole Soyinka became the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, and opened the 'gate' for other African writers. By the close of the 20th century, African Literature had gained world-wide acceptance and legitimacy in the academy and featured on the literature curriculum of schools and colleges across the globe. This special issue of African Literature Today, examines the diverse experiences of teachers of African Literature across regional, racial, cultural and national boundaries. It explores such issues as student responses, productive pedagogical innovations, the impact of modern technology, case studies of online teaching, teaching Criticism of African Literature, and teaching African Literature in an age of multiculturalism. It is intended as an invaluable teacher's handbook and essential student companion for the effective study of African Literature. Ernest Emenyonu is Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Michigan-Flint, USA; the editorial board is composed of scholars from US, UK and African universities Nigeria: HEBN
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The paradoxical under-five diarrhea prevalence decline in the DRC. What can we learn from decomposition analysis? - Emina, Jacques (2011)
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Indigenous Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Study of Imo and Enugu States in Southeast Nigeria - Enete, Anselm A.; Madu, Ignatius I.; Mojekwu, Josephat C.; Onyekuru, Anthony NwaJesus; Onwubuya, E A; Eze, Fidelis (2011)
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Indigenous Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Study of Southeast Nigeria - Enete, Anselm A.; Madu, Ignatius I.; Mojekwu, Josephat C.; Onyekuru, Anthony NwaJesus; Onwubuya, E A; Eze, Fidelis (2011)
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Challenges of agricultural adaptation to climate change: empirical evidence from Southeast Nigeria. - Enete, Anselm A.; Onyekuru, Anthony NwaJesus (Tropicultura, 2011)
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Access constraints experienced by students with disabilities at a South African university - Engelbrecht, Louise (2011)
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EDUCATION AND THE EMPIRICS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA 1980-2006 - Enimola, Sam S. (2011)
The study presents both theoretical and empirical evidence on the education economic growth nexus in Nigeria for the period of 1980 to 2006 period. The Solow augmented Mankiw-Romer-Weil model was used as a basis for the study. The general form of the production functions incorporated both variables for qualitative and quantitative education. The analytical tools employed includes the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) tests, in which the variables of human capital, gross fixed capital formulation, labor force, pupil-teacher ratio at the primary schools and student-teacher ratio at the secondary schools were found to be stationary at the first difference. The result of the Johasen Contigration test, show that there exist a long run equilibrium relationship in the model. The result of the regression equation shows that all the independent variables are well behaved except the student-teacher ratio at the secondary school which shows a negative sign. The Granger Causality tests results shows that there is a bidirectional causality from output to labor force proxy by secondary school enrolment and a unidirectional causality running from (i) pupil-teacher ratio to labor force, (ii) from gross capital formation and human capital (in) from labor force to gross fixed capital formation.
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Achieving human capital development in Nigeria through vocational education for nation building - Enyekit, Ebenezar O. (2011)
Human capital development is something that must exist or happen for national development. In addition, human capital development teaches people how to utilize the power of diverse thinking styles (analytical and intuitive) so that they achieve wholistic best practice solution. Human capital development and training and development are basically the same. Human capital development presupposes investments, activities and processes that produce vocational and technical education knowledge, skills, health or values that are embodied in people. It implies building an appropriate balance and critical mass of human resource base and providing an enabling environment for all individuals to be fully engaged and contribute to goals of an organization or a nation. This paper is geared to x-ray the meaning of human capital development in relation to nation building. The authors took a cursory look at the concept, and the areas of problems facing the application of human capital development in the country were touched on in the paper. Also, possible recommendations were made therein.
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Constructing multidimensional education and health welfare indexes in Cameroon : a multiple correspondence analyses : research paper II - general - Epo, Boniface Ngah; Baye, Francis Menjo (African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2011)
This paper aimed to review the concept of Multiple Correspondence Analyses (MCA) in the area of multidimensional poverty measurement and apply this analysis to multidimensional welfare in Cameroon. Use is made of the second (2001) and third (2007) Cameroon Consumption Household Survey. Results indicated that modalities like knowing how to read and write, sector of consultation, type of sanitary centre, appreciation of health status, cost of going to the hospital, cost of education, time and distance to the nearest school or hospital affect capabilities like education and health and therefore household economic well-being. Policy suggestion is that defining adequate policy mixes that blend human capital investment, in education and health, and complementary investments like infrastructural development that go together with human investment should be suggested to policy makers as ways of consolidating development and increasing household welfare.
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Comparative analysis of maize based livelihoods in drought prone regions of eastern Africa: adaptation lessons for climate change - Erenstein, Olaf; Kassie, Girma T.; Mwangi, W. (2011)
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Interrogating school effectiveness and socio economic status : the implications for South Africa - Erhiawarien, Mercy Oghenerukevwe (2011)
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Biruh Tesfa ('Bright Future') program provides domestic workers, orphans and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education and skills - Erulkar, Annabel; Gebru, Herma; Mekonnen, Gebeyehu (2011)
In Ethiopia, the HIV epidemic is increasingly urban and female.An estimated 7.7 percent of the urban population in Ethiopia is HIV-positive compared to less than 1 percent of the rural population, 1 which suggests a generalized urban epidemic and a rural epidemic concentrated among high-risk groups. 2 Nationally, the female-to-male ratio of HIV infection is 3 to 2, reflecting the heightened vulnerability of girls and women to HIV.The imbalance between rural and urban epidemics underscores the need for attention to migration and short-term rural-urban exchanges in HIV prevention efforts.Furthermore, girls who migrate from rural to urban areas may be less protected, more vulnerable to violence and sexual abuse, and less equipped to avoid these abusive situations-all of which may increase HIV risk.A study in low-income areas of Addis Ababa found that 45 percent of adolescent girls had migrated to the area.Among these migrants, 87 percent were in low-status jobs, especially domestic work, which is characterized by poor working conditions, low-pay, and is dominated by girls and women. 3Domestic workers participating in Population Council research in Addis Ababa reported working an average of 64 hours in the week prior to the survey with an average monthly salary of 52 Birr, or about US$6.00. 4 A more recent Council study of adolescent girls in urban slum areas of Ethiopia found that domestic workers are more likely to be victims of sexual abuse, including non-consensual sex. 5 Furthermore, domestic workers' long working hours and social isolation precludes many from benefiting from mainstream youth programs. 6 'Biruh Tesfa' (Bright Future) ProgramThe former Ethiopia Ministry of Youth and Sports (currently Ministry of Women, Children and Youth) and its Regional Bureaus established the Biruh Tesfa (Amharic for 'Bright Future') program for out-of-school slum-dwelling girls aged 10 to 19, including rural-urban migrants, domestic workers, and orphans.The Population Council provides technical
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Biruh Tesfa provides domestic workers, orphans, and migrants in urban Ethiopia with social support, HIV education, and skills - Erulkar, Annabel; Semunegus, Belaynesh; Mekonnen, Gebeyehu (2011)
In Ethiopia, the HIV epidemic is increasingly urban and female. An estimated 7.7 percent of the urban population in Ethiopia is HIV-positive, compared with less than 1 percent of the rural population. Nationally, the female-to-male ratio of HIV infection is 3 to 2. Girls who migrate from rural to urban areas may be less protected, more vulnerable to violence and sexual abuse, and less equipped to avoid abusive situations—all of which may increase HIV risk. The Biruh Tesfa (“Bright Future”) program addresses the social isolation of out-of-school adolescent girls aged 10–19, including rural-to-urban migrants, domestic workers, and orphans. Using a group-based mentoring model, the girls build their social capital and gain access to basic literacy, skills, and information about HIV, reproductive health, and gender-based violence. As noted in Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief No. 21, the project is implemented by the Bureaus of Youth and Sports in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions and several kebele administrations. The Population Council provides technical assistance and conducted the evaluation of the pilot project.
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CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN KWARA STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA - Esere, Mary O.; Idowu, Adeyemi I. (2011)
One of the functions of a school is the certification of the individual learner under its embrace. This qualitative study evaluates continuous assessment practices in selected Secondary Schools in Kwara State Nigeria. The sample consists of 500 stratified randomly selected teachers from ten randomly selected schools within Ilorin metropolis. Data collection was through interviews and focus group discussion which centred around the teachers' continuous assessment practices based on the four basic attributes (systematic, comprehensive, cumulative and guidance-oriented) that characterise continuous assessment. Results show that the continuous assessment practices of most of the teachers were faulty and deviated markedly from policy guidelines. It is recommended, that in-service training be organised for secondary school teachers in Nigeria, to educate them more on continuous assessment guidelines as spelt out in National Policy on Education for the attainment of the overall educational goals.
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Students’ perception of mathematics and science plasma lessons in Ethiopian government high schools - Eshete, Akalewold; Melesse, Kassahun; Teshome, Z; Simachew, A (Ethiopian Journal of Education and Sciences, 2011)
The purposes of this study were to disclose some of the issues surrounding the implementation of plasma television program and to investigate the reactions of school level actors- especially students to the nature of the pedagogic reform of the federal ministry of education. The data were collected from 22 high schools in four regional states namely- Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR and Tigray. A self administered questionnaire was filled by 14,080 students. The result of the study revealed that even though the innovation was introduced into secondary schools about four years back, a large number of students did not know the exact share of time given to school teachers for introduction and summary of lessons. It could be possible to argue that given the key role of introduction and the limited time set for teachers to do so, lack of knowledge of teachers’ share in this regard would have implication to their extent of use of this time and ultimately on the quality of the lesson understood by the students. Thus in this study it is recommended that effective utilization of time and preparation of modules must be implemented so that students have time to follow the lessons appropriately. Moreover, on regular basis the ministry of education should make appropriate mechanisms for the improvements of the lessons. In addition to this, trainings should be given to high school teachers for maximum utilization of the technology. Keywords : education, plasma TV, mathematics, science, high school
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Coping With Stress: Strategies Adopted by Students at the Winneba Campus of University of Education, Winneba, Ghana - Esia-Donkoh, Kweku; Yelkpieri, Daniel; Esia-Donkoh, Kobina (2011)
The purpose of the study was to investigate if students of the Winneba Campus of UEW (University of Education, Winneba), have appropriate strategies to cope with stress. Four hundred students who were selected based on stratified random sampling technique from all the departments at the Winneba Campus of the university were involved in the study. The questionnaire which was adapted to suit the study environment was pre-tested at the University of Cape Coast. The results of the study showed that among the ten strategies used, “active coping” and “positive reinterpretation and growth” were the two most predominant for problem-focused and emotion-focused styles of coping respectively. The study also indicated that students of the Winneba Campus of UEW used more of emotion-focused strategies than problem-focused strategies in managing stress. Among the recommendations is that the Counseling Unit of UEW should strengthen its services by having social support groups that consist of lecturers and students, so that supportive skills, such as talking and sharing, can be developed and students may then become very comfortable to let out their feelings.
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Employability and entrepreneurship skills training programme for final year undergraduate students in Nigeria - Essau, Cecilia A.; Asuzu, Michael C.; Asuzu, Chioma; Adebiyi, Akindele O.; O'Regan, Stephen; Kang, Daljit (2011)
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SCHOOLING PERFORMANCE IN GHANA: THE TEACHER FACTOR AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION - Essuman, A. (EDULEARN11 Proceedings, 2011)
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EDUCATION: AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE IN NIGERIA - Etejere, P A O (2011)
Climate change is the greatest public policy issue of our time. If humanity is to respond to the challenges it poses, education has a key role to play in promoting understanding and helping individuals, society and governments to make informed choices. This paper dwelt on the relevance of education to the issues emanating from increasing changes in climate, both globally and locally. The paper presented various definitions of and corresponding opinions on climate change by scholars and researchers. It discussed global climate change policy practices, causes and effects of climate change as well as the use of education as a tool to combat climate change. The paper put forward recommendations among which were the fact that government should educate and build civil capacity groups in carrying out climate solution measures, promote researches and adaptive mechanisms to climate change impact, in Nigeria.
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Inclusion and Effectiveness in Adult Education and Orientation in Less Developed Countries: Case Study of Cameroon - Evani, Tandgyie; Biloa, Edmond; Balinga, Sonny Roland (2011)
Concepts of Adult education and orientation remain conspicuously absent in the curriculum at all levels of education in Cameroon. This situation has obscured the understanding of complex efforts on connecting adult education to the increasing adoption of a widening range of educational services and mechanisms that would lead to more effective and adequate results .This paper sets to redefine adult education through the lens of Less Developed Countries (LDCs) in general and the Cameroon context in particular. The paper equally underscores the pertinence of the implementation of a twin-track scholarly and community approaches to speed up development in LDCs. Introduction The changing dynamics of long life learning obscures an understanding of how the requirements of community development are to be met under the new and increasing technological changes in education. Building on the works of Kapoor (2007) and others, this article is a path model of connecting adult education to the increasing adoption of a widening range of educational services and mechanisms that would lead to more effective and adequate results oriented objectives. It sets to redefine adult education through the lens of Less Developed Countries (LDCs) in general and the Cameroonian context in particular. The paper equally underscores the pertinence in the implementation of a twin-track scholarly and community approaches to speed up development in LDCs. By applying a cross cultural analysis frame, the paper will be contributing to a better understanding of the fundamental changes in the nature and goals of adult education under conditions of de-centralisation and de-nationalisation. National Policy on Adult education Basing on the present state of adult education in Cameroon, it is worth mentioning that there is no national policy that clearly articulates the purpose and objectives of adult education. Though still considered largely to be a government issue, none of the seven state universities in Cameroon run adult education programs. The communities have been socialized to thinking that adult education is of sub standards, good only for school-drops or the marginalized groups and this justifies why only Non Government Organizations (NGOs) carry out adult education
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Business Schools and the Pedagogy of Hope - An African Perspective - Evdm, Smit (2011)
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ICT in Education Development in Africa - Evoh, Chijioke J. (2011)
This study presents the rationale for policy and institutional frameworks in the development of ICT in secondary education in countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As the adoption of modern ICTs slowly gain momentum, various stakeholders in education have recognized the importance of leveraging these technological tools for the improvement of teaching and learning. To a large extent, the application of modern ICTs in education remains uncoordinated in many countries. This study identifies the institutional framework as the dominant approach to ICT in education policy process in the region. This involves the participation of broad-based interest groups in the policy process. Using South Africa as a case study, the study presents elements of ICT in education policy as well as policy lessons that would enable African countries use ICTs for productive educational outcomes.
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The Adoption and Sustainability of Technology-Enhanced Education in Higher Institutions of Learning in Africa - Evoh, Chijioke J. (2011)
This chapter explores factors that enhance and constrain the adoption and sustainability of Information and Communication Technologies in Universities and higher institutions of learning in South Africa. This study examines pedagogical, socio-economic and epistemological aspects of the paradigm shift in higher education delivery in Africa. Adopting and sustaining ICTs for educational improvement is a multifaceted process. As a dynamic process, all the vital elements of technology adoption need to be present in order to meet the goals of technology-enhanced higher education in Africa. It further argues that policy guidelines and strategic plans are essential for the successful adoption and sustainability of ICTs in higher education (HE) institutions in Africa. The chapter argues that the success of ICT-mediated higher education is not only technical but also political in nature.
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Identification of Drug Therapy Problems among Elderly in-patients of a Nigerian Teaching Hospital - Eze, Uih; Oparah, CA; Lawal, FA (Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical research, 2011)
Categorizing and identifying drug related problems will enable the practitioner with the co-operation of the patient to construct a care plan to resolve the drug therapy problems (DTPs). The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of drug related problems among elderly in-patients and to identify those at risk of DTPs. A two-fold study combining retrospective and prospective was carried out in a teaching hospital using elderly inpatients prescriptions and self assessment questionnaires. Ninety in-patient prescriptions (from case notes) were randomly selected for the retrospective study. Majority of the patients were males 54(60%). Most occurring disease was diabetes mellitus 9 (10.5%) followed by hypertension 8 (9.3%). Major therapeutic groups associated with drug related problems were cardiovascular drugs 113 (21.5%) and central nervous system drugs 92 (17.5%). Promethazine 7 (33.3%) occurred most as a potentially inappropriate medication using the Beers Criteria. Drug related admissions was 12 (13.3%) while drug related problems that occurred include major Polypharmacy 60 (66.7%), unnecessary drug therapy 29 (32.2%), adverse drug reactions 28 (31.1%), need for additional therapy 27 (30%) and non compliance 13 (14.4%). Twelve inpatients were assessed for the prospective study. Hypertension 5 (26.3%) was the highest diagnosis. Out of the 120 responses of the self assessment questionnaire, 99 (82.5%) were ‘No’ indicating a reduced risk. Drug therapy problems were evident in this survey especially in the retrospective study. This calls for pharmaceutical care intervention in the elderly. Keywords: Drugs, Problems, Elderly in-patients Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research , Vol. 9 No 1 pp. 49 – 56 (February 2011)
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Current challenges of medical education in Nigeria: An extract of a public lecture delivered to mark the 32^nd year the class of 1979 graduated from the medical school of the University of Nigeria Nsukka - Ezeanolue, BC (International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2011)
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Education and Indigenous Knowledge in Africa: Traditional Bonesetting and Orthopaedic Medicine in West Africa - Ezeanya, Chika (PhDT, 2011)
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Low Quality Primary Education in North-Eastern Nigeria in the Face of Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Human Capital Development - Ezegwu, Chidi; Ewemooje, Olusegun Sunday (Social Science Research Network, 2011)
This study examined the quality of education in the North Eastern part of Nigeria between 2004 and 2008. The study adopted the descriptive research design using ex-post facto type to look at the phenomenon. The study considered all the states in the zone as a unit and in some cases examined individual cases of some states. Considering the focus of the study, the data utilized was mainly secondary in nature and came chiefly from the National Social Statistics and National Annual Abstract of Statistics as available from National Bureau of Statistics. Three research questions were answered using simple percentage, average and ratio analysis. Findings revealed that only 30% of the teachers had the necessary national qualification to teach in 2005 and 2006 the percentage dipped further; the zone had an average of 190 and 90 pupils per class in 2004 and 2008 respectively; pupils per teacher ratio stood at 50 in 2004 and 44 in 2008. There seems to be an improvement over the years considered, but this might be deceptive because enrolment reduced from 4,021,853 to 3,237,507 in 2005 and 2008 respectively; which account for approximately 20% reduction. Also, it is clear that the total population of the zone and children in particular does not decline. The study concluded that the quality of education at the beginning of the financial crisis was already very low when compared with what is obtainable in other parts of Nigeria and the world at large. In the face of financial crisis: the zone is missing the global target for Universal Basic Education (UBE) as per quality; it affects the general literacy rating of Nigeria. It portends danger to human capital development, national security and overall national development in the nearest future. There is therefore need for improve on the funding, planning, programmes and actions urgently in the zone. This requires multi-level and multi-sectoral collaborations of the civil society and government. Above all there is need for the local communities to take ownership of the interventions, just as in some zones, to ensure sustainability of the programmes and progresses.
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Pre-operative Anaesthesia visit: Problems and Prospects in a University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, South East Nigeria. - Ezike, HA; Amucheazi, AO; Ajuzieoegu, VO (PubMed, 2011)
Pre-anaesthetic evaluation is a basic component of safe anaesthetic practice and ends with the establishment of an anaesthetic plan of action for individual patients.The aim of the present study was to assess the difficulties encountered by the anaesthetist during such visits and suggest ways they can be overcomeThe 'activity book' of anaesthetic resident doctors in the hospital was reviewed retrospectively for documented problems they encountered during the pre-operative visit. The problems listed were then subjected to analysis using the SPSS 17.The commonest problem was the unavailability of the patient for review 73.1% followed by very busy schedule (7.4%) and unfit patients (6.9%)Anaesthetists still do encounter problems during the pre-operative visit. Exposing such problems creates the necessary awareness for improvement of patient care.
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A Multifaceted Perspective on Leadership for Learning: A Case Study on Moroccan Education - Ezzaki, Abdelkader (2011)
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Behavioral Intention for Mobile Learning on 3G Mobile Internet Technology in South-West Part of Nigeria - Fadare, Oluwaseun Gbenga; Babatunde, Oluleye Hezekiah; Theophilus, Dipo; Lawal, Olayinka Olusegun (2011)
ENGLISH/ANGLAIS] Affiliations: 1 Department of Computer Science, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, IkejiArakeji, NIGERIA 2 Department of Computer Science, Osun-State University, NIGERIA Address for Correspondence/ Adresse pour la Correspondance: fadareoluwaseun@ya hoo.com Accepted/Accepte: September, 2011 Citation: Fadare OG, Babatunde OG, Akomolafe DT, Lawal OO. Behavioral Intention for Mobile Learning on 3G Mobile Internet Technology in SouthWest Part of Nigeria World Journal of Engineering and Pure and Applied Sciences 2011;1(2):19-28. With the evolution and adaptability of 3G telecommunication features on handheld devices, education tends to go out of conventional campus into a feat where teaching and learning could be ubiquity, convenient, location independent and personalized. The rapid growth of mobile users will push educational institutions to adopt mobile learning solution. We propose and verify a theoretical framework of university students’ m-learning acceptance and intention to use, based mainly on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A sample of 458 university students took part in this research. The structural equation modeling techniques are employed to explain the adoption processes of hypothesized research model. A theoretical general framework TAMM is developed based on TAM. Our result proved that psychometric constructs of TAM can be extended and that TAMM is well suited, and of good theoretical tool in understanding users’ acceptance of mobile learning in south west part of Nigeria. Mobile learning self-efficacy is the most importance construct influencing behavioral intention to use m-learning with path co-efficient of 0.77 and t-value of 1.76* at p < 0.05 which is significant. Self efficacy is able to explain the highest percent of the variance (70) observed in behavioral intention to use m-learning in south-west part of Nigeria.
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EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE AND GROUP BEHAVIOUR THERAPIES IN MANAGING EXAMINATION ANXIETY AMONG ACADEMICALLY-AT-RISK SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA - Falaye, Ajibola O. (2011)
This study investigated the effectiveness of Cognitive and Group Behaviour Therapies in managing examination anxiety among academically-at-risk secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted an experimental research design. 180 participants from six secondary schools in three local government areas in Ibadan. The participants were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The two treatment groups were exposed to ten weeks training in Cognitive and Group Behaviour Therapies, while participants in the control group received no training. Two validated instruments: Examination Anxiety Scale and Student Academic Self-Efficacy Scale were used. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance and t-test. The findings revealed that there was a significant main effect of treatment on the ability of academically-at-riskstudents to manage examination anxiety. Also, self-efficacy was found to have a significant effect on the examination anxiety of academically-at-risk-student participants. It was concluded that cognitive behaviour and Group therapies were effective in managing examination anxiety among academically-at-risk-students. Therefore, it was recommended among others that the school counseling psychologists can adopt the two interventions therapies to manage examination anxiety among academically-at-risk-students.
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On Adaptation To Climate Change And Risk Exposure In The Nile Basin Of Ethiopia - Falco, Salvatore Di; Veronesi, Marcella (2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland, 2011)
This study investigates the impact of climate change adaptation on farm households’ downside risk exposure (e.g., risk of crop failure) in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. The analysis relies on a moment-based specification of the stochastic production function. We estimate a simultaneous equations model with endogenous switching to account for the heterogeneity in the decision to adapt or not, and for unobservable characteristics of farmers and their farm. We find that (i) climate change adaptation reduces downside risk exposure, i.e., farm households that implemented climate change adaptation strategies get benefits in terms of a decrease in the risk of crop failure; (ii) farm households that did not adapt would benefit the most in terms of reduction in downside risk exposure from adaptation; and (iii) there are significant differences in downside risk exposure between farm households that did and those that did not adapt to climate change. The analysis also shows that the quasi-option value, that is the value of waiting to gather more information, plays a significant role in farm households’ decision to adapt to climate change. Farmers that are better informed may value less the option to wait to adapt, and so are more likely to adapt than other farmers.
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Evaluating the effect of learning fluid mechanics through the CCAILM learning approach in some South African universities - Faleye, Sunday (Journal for new generation sciences, 2011)
The need to increase the number of quality engineering graduates, graduating from South African Universities, informed this study. Based on the findings from the baseline study, conducted prior to the present study, this research seeks to evaluate (using a static, non-equivalent, group design) the effect of Constructionist Computer-Aided Instructional Learning Model (CCAILM) approach, used in some South African Universities, for studying fluid mechanics in mechanical engineering classes. This new learning model is derived from constructionist learning theory, media-affects-learning hypothesis and multiple representation principle. The results of the data analysis indicate that CCAILM learning approach enhances the learning of fluid mechanics in mechanical engineering classes.
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Assessment of the Entrepreneurial Interest of Agriculture Students of University Of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria - Fapojuwo, O.E.; Ajayi, MT; Owolabi, E. O. (Global Approaches to Extension Practice: A Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2011)
The study assessed the level of entrepreneurial interest of agriculture students. Using a proportionate random sampling technique, a total of 106 students was sampled. Findings showed that 65.1% of the students were males and 88.7% were within the age range of 20-29 years. Respondents indicated having a higher level of competence in rearing livestock (mean = 4.56) and poultry (mean = 4.25) but their major area of entrepreneurial interest was in poultry business (mean =2.68). They perceived raising fingerlings and fish production as the most profitable agribusiness (mean = 4.69). Respondents indicated the field practical training had improved their practical knowledge of agriculture (mean = 4.30) and that inadequate capital (mean = 4.40) was a constraint in starting an agribusiness. There was a significant association between students’ choice of study (Χ 2 =13.167, p<0.05) and their entrepreneurship interest. It is recommended that students should be motivated with incentives to stimulate their entrepreneurial interest.
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Climate Change and Adaptation Measures in Northern Nigeria: Empirical Situation and Policy Implications - Farauta, Blessing Kaletapwa; Egbule, Chukwudemebi Leticia; Idrisa, Yusuf Lawan; Agu, Victoria Chinwe (2011)
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Farmer's Perceptions of Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Northern Nigeria: An Empirical Assessment - Farauta, Blessing Kaletapwa; Egbule, Chukwudemebi Leticia; Idrisa, Yusuf Lawan; Agu, Victoria Chinwe (2011)
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African Climate and Climate Change: Physical, Social and Political Perspectives - Farnsworth, Alexander (Springer US, 2011)
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Special Economic Zones in Africa: Comparing Performance and Learning from Global Experience - Farole, Thomas (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2011)
Economic zones have grown rapidly in the past 20 years. In 1986, the International Labor Organization's (ILO's) database reported 176 zones in 47 countries; by 2006, it reported 3,500 zones in 130 countries. This huge growth occurred despite many zones having failed to meet their objectives; however, many others are contributing significantly to growth in foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and employment, as well as playing a catalytic role in integration into global trade and structural transformation, including industrialization and upgrading. This study aims to address some of these questions and deliver an analysis that is both data-driven and policy-focused. The objective of the study is to explore the experience of zone programs, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, to understand the factors that contribute to static and dynamic outcomes. It aims to provide input to the question of whether and how zones can make a significant contribution to job creation, diversification, and sustainable growth in African and other low-income countries.
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Challenges of Oral English in English as a Second Language (ESL) Learning in Nigeria - Fasanmi, Olufunso; null, null; null, null; null, null (Academic leadership (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 2011)
Second language learning has continued to pose learning challenges to English as a SecondLanguage Learner (ESL) learners in Nigeria. Many scholars have carried out various research workson the problems of language learning and have come out with various recommendations, but in spite ofthese efforts, the problems of learning to use a second language have persisted. As it is, many of theteachers of English are non – native speakers and secondly, the language is being learnt and used faraway from its natural environment. Elugbe (2000) observes that non native speakers are not likely tohave expertise in second language because only the native speaker can claim to have expertise andproficiency in his language, other users are only aspiring to reach the target of proficiency, especially inspoken English. This challenge is the focus of this paper.
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