Home Brewed Alcohol use Among High School Students in a Rural South African Community - Onya, Hans; Flisher, Alan J. (Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2006)
This study investigates the use of home brewed alcoholic beverages among adolescents in high schools in a rural community in South Africa. There is much concern about alcohol misuse among young people and very little information exists on alcohol produced by the informal liquor industry in South Africa. A total of 1600 high school students participated in the study. The prevalence rates for past year use of home brewed alcohol was 22.2%. There was association between home brewed alcohol use and correlates such as “lived in city”; “raised by both parents”; “repeating school year”; “poor scholastic progress”; “absenteeism” “getting into trouble”, “arguing with parents/friends”; “neglecting homework”; and “recreation/leisure”. The prevalence rates for home brewed alcoholic beverages use in this rural schools calls for more research that focuses on home brews which could lead to the development of appropriate health promotion intervention in schools.
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Replicating WES in schools for education of girls in Sokoto State, Nigeria - Onyilo, Gloria O. (2006)
The water and sanitation sector in Nigeria has many donors as key contributors since water supply has linkages with many other development indicators. The donor funded programmes are usually on a small scale compared to the size of the country; therefore, replicating the tested models while scaling up is key to reaching the unserved populations. In Sokoto State (NorthWestern Nigeria), in an attempt to bridge the gap between girls and boys in primary schools, the 3-year Girl’s Education Project (GEP) funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) is being implemented in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria and this includes cash contribution from the State Government. The Rural Water and Sanitation Project is utilizing this money to replicate the programme in other schools within the State simultaneously with the implementation in the GEP schools. This has been achieved because it fitted with Government priorities and ensured clarity among the stakeholders involved.This paper draws out the learning on replication from implementing the water and sanitation components of the GEP project in Sokoto State.
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Worry among primary school children in Somanya, Ghana - Opare-Henaku, Annabella (2006)
This is a edited version of the essay. Corrections on spelling mistakes have been made.(January 2008)
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Towards an Improved Assessment and Examination System in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda - Opolot-Okurut, Charles (2006)
This paper highlights issues on Educational Assessment and Examinations. The summative and formative types of assessment are differentiated. Following a survey of several universities in Uganda, the current assessment and examinations practices are explained in terms of the weighting of the written examination and course work, then the dissertations and viva voce for the graduate awards. The paper exposes several of the examination malpractices and irregularities that are rampant in all these universities. The key players in these malpractices and irregularities appear to be a racket combination of the students, the lecturers and the support staff as well as some outsiders. The standards for teacher competence are stated with a view to provoke lecturers to the direction of serious academic and professional work. Characteristics of a good examination that both students and the lecturers should be aware of are pointed out. It concludes with ideas on how the assessment and examinations could be improved in the institutions of higher learning as well as the need for training lecturers on examination practices as part of the continuous professional development. Finally, it proposes measures to curb examination malpractices that can only demand a team with upright morals.
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Phage typing and toxigenicity test of saphylococcus aureus strains from food contact surfaces and food prepared in boarding schools n Zaria Nigeria - Oranusi, S. U.; Galadima, M; Umoh, V. J. (2006)
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The lava lake-induced volcanic plume at Nyiragongo Volcano （DRC）： Environmental effects on crop and population - Orlando; Vaselli; Franco, Vito; Tassi, Valentina; Darío; Nisi; Барбара; Capaccioni; Cevallos, Bruno; Mapendano; Yalire (中国地球化学学报：英文版, 2006)
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Teachers in Ghana: Issues of training, remuneration and effectiveness - Osei, George M. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2006)
This study addresses educational reform in Ghana with reference to one of the most important potential agents of change in any system of schooling—its teachers. The empirical data on secondary teachers and trainee teachers used here is taken from a larger case study of the attitudes and opinions of teachers and parents in the education system of Ghana. Secondary teachers in Ghana are seriously underpaid, but not necessarily undervalued in the community. They take on other jobs to support themselves and their families, yet they do not lack commitment to the professional task of teaching. It is argued that financial pressure on teachers to find other sources of remuneration militates against their capacity to act as agents of change in the rapidly reforming Ghanaian state. Furthermore, teaching is not often seen as a financially rewarding profession by a new generation of secondary-school graduates. The author recommends that teachers’ salaries be raised and infrastructure support for schools increased.
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Pattern of career aspiration among Nigerian secondary school students offering history - Osokoya, O.O. (2006)
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Education for Fullness: The Role of Adult Education in Nigeria in the 21st Century - Osuji, Sydney Nwanakponna (Journal of Social Sciences, 2006)
AbstractEducation is very necessary for man in order to articulate himself and achieve fullness. But the formal system, which is elitist, discriminatory and instalmental, cannot alone provide all education one needs for self-fulfillment. The terminologies, such as, continuing education, recurrent education, education permanente and life-long education, have been used by different bodies to stress that education should be co-terminous with life. Adult education in its complementary and supplementary roles in education affords citizens of a country opportunities for attainment of self-fulfillment and fullness. Therefore, it is necessary that Nigeria should heighten efforts towards adult education in order to enable the citizens achieve self-fulfillment and fullness during the twenty-first century.Key Words: Andragogylifespancompleteness of personalitycompanionshipselfhood
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Factors affecting performance in Kenya certificate of secondary education (K.C.S.E) English examinations in Nyamache division, Gucha district, Kenya - Ouma, Kenyaga B (2006)
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Educational policy and decentralized decision-making for schools in Ethiopia: the case of Oromia and Addis Ababa - Oumer, Jeilu (2006)
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Learning Hi-Tech and Knowledge in Local Systems: The Otigba Computer Hardware Cluster in Nigeria - Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji (2006)
Conventional wisdom would suggest to the fact that relatively poor countries are unlikely to host a “high-technology” sector. This paper examines an unusual phenomenon of industrial organization in an African setting; the emergence of a small and medium enterprise (SMEs) information technology hardware cluster in a very late industrializing country, Nigeria. The evolution of the Otigba Computer Hardware Village (OCV) has proceeded largely without direct support from the state and indeed within a decidedly hostile institutional and arid infrastructural environment. Yet the cluster has thrived, thus far, with institutional support from a local trade and manufacturing association. The study is as much about learning in late industrialization as it is of how an informal institution fills the hiatus in the absence of required state support.
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Learning in Local Systems and Global Links: The Otigba Computer Hardware Cluster in Nigeria - Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006)
Conventional wisdom suggests to the fact that poor countries are unlikely to be host to a high-technology sector and doing so within the organization of small and medium enterprises. This paper examines an unusual phenomenon of industrial organization in an African setting; the emergence of a cluster of an information technology hardware cluster in a very late industrializing country, Nigeria. The evolution of the Otigba Computer Hardware Village (OCV) in Lagos, Nigeria has proceeded largely without direct support from the state and indeed within a decidedly hostile institutional and arid infrastructural environment. Yet the cluster has thrived, thus far, with institutional support of a local trade and manufacturing association. The study holds important lessons for late industrializing countries entering into a knowledge intensive sector.
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Learning in Local Systems and Global Links: The Otigba Computer Hardware Cluster in Nigeria - Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006)
Conventional wisdom suggests to the fact that poor countries are unlikely to be host to a “high-technology” sector and doing so within the organization of small and medium enterprises. This paper examines an unusual phenomenon of industrial organization in an African setting; the emergence of a cluster of an information technology hardware cluster in a very late industrializing country, Nigeria. The evolution of the Otigba Computer Hardware Village (OCV) in Lagos, Nigeria has proceeded largely without direct support from the state and indeed within a decidedly hostile institutional and arid infrastructural environment. Yet the cluster has thrived, thus far, with institutional support of a local trade and manufacturing association. The study holds important lessons for late industrializing countries entering into a knowledge intensive sector.
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Learning to Compete in African Industry: Institutions and Technology in Development - Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji (2006)
Introduction Institutions and technology in African development Learning knowledge and skills in small and medium enterprises: a theoretical review Learning knowledge and skills in industry: empirical exploration Inter-organizational collaboration in systems of innovation Infrastructure and industry Institutions supporting SMEs in industry Cluster and institutions supporting clustering Conclusions and policy suggestions References Index.
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Secondary School Students' Level of Understanding of Selected Chemistry Concepts in Osun State, Nigeria - Oyelekan, Oloyede Solomon (African Symposium: An On-Line African Educational Research Journal, 2006)
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ATTITUDES AND REACTIONS OF STUDENTS TO THE OPPOSITE SEX IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OYO, EKITI AND ONDO STATES OF NIGERIA - Oyerinde, Oyesegun O. (2006)
The study investigated the attitudes and reactions of students in selected Colleges of Education in Oyo, Ekiti and Ondo States of Nigeria to sex and cohabitation with the opposite sex. In all, 300 subjects who volunteered were used from three of such institutions. The data for the study were collected through a questionnaire designed to elicit responses on how students felt about sex and cohabitation with the opposite sex. The percentage mean and standard deviation of the scores were used to analyze all data collected. The results of the study showed that the attitudes of college students in the selected colleges towards cohabitation with the opposite sex was positive. A 59.70%positive mean score revealed this fact. Also, the 85%positive response level of the subjects showed that they saw sex as a means of recreation. Based on the findings, it was concluded that college students' attitude towards sex and cohabitation was that of permissiveness and cordiality. To a large extent their attitude towards members of the opposite sex are those of friendliness, modesty and tolerance. It was therefore suggested that the involvement of psycho-counsellors in the students' affairs department of colleges of Education will help to improve further their attitudes toward sex and members of the opposite sex. Frequent research to help determine the fluctuations in the habits of students was also suggested. It was further recommended that aspects of sex education that will equip college students with tools of meeting the rigours of complex marriage life should be introduced into the students' course curriculum.
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Nigerian family ecosystems perspective as framework for religious education and pastoral ministry in the Niger Delta region - Ozele, Anthony Mario (2006)
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Taiwanese Migrants and Apartheid: Learning About and Making Sense of Racial and Racist Discourse and Practices in Apartheid South Africa - Pai, Yu‐Hua; Jubber, Kenneth Claude (The International journal of diversity in organisations, communities and nations, 2006)
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Post-Basic Education, Training and Poverty Reduction in Ghana. PBET Policy Brief No 3: February 2006 - Palmer, Robert (2006)
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A National Focus: An Assessment of the Habits of African American Males from Urban Households of Poverty Who Successfully Complete Secondary Education Programs. - Parson, Gail C.; Kritsonis, William Allan (2006)
The purpose of this article is to assess six habits of academic achievement by African American male students from households of poverty whom been successful in completing a 5-A high school program of study. Despite the wealth of research that indicates a great disparity among racial and gender groups with regard to standardized assessment, participation in advanced placement courses, and the overrepresentation of minorities in special education, particularly the African American male, in the realm academic achievement; there are still those male students who utilize individual achievement models to divert the apparent legacy of failure or lack of productivity. This will be referred to as the “success phenomenon.”
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Using the History of African American Civil Rights Leaders to Teach Leadership to High School Students (Our Future Leaders) - Pass, Susan; Campbell, Rosco (The Social Studies, 2006)
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THE FORGOTTEN NORTH: INCREASING SCHOOL ENROLMENT OF DISPLACED GIRLS IN NORTHERN UGANDA - Patel, Sheetal (2006)
Millions of African girls do not have access to basic education without which they face a bleak future. As access to the formal education system is highly constrained in conflict-zones, this study investigates why some young girls living in Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camps in Northern Uganda attend school and others do not. Quantitative analysis, based on a survey of 5 15 girls, reveals that those girls with substantial monetary support from their family are more likely to be in school. Older girls, those who are married or have been pregnant before and girls, who live far from their village of origin where schools are based, are less likely to attend classes. Drawing on empirical results five policy options designed to increase the number of girls in school in Northern Uganda are presented and evaluated. This study recommends cons.truction of classrooms on the fringe of IDP camps.
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Professional development of dietitians completing compulsory community service in South Africa with special focus on KwaZulu-Natal. - Paterson, Marie (2006)
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Review of Environmental education: some South African perspectives - Peden, Moraig (Journal of Education, 2006)
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Injury and lifestyle factors among South African grade 8 learners in the Limpopo province - Peltzer, Karl (African Safety Promotion, 2006)
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between injuries that required medical attention and lifestyle factors among 884 Grade 8 learners chosen at random from four urban schools in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Results indicated an injury incidence of 52% among boys and 33% among girls in the 12 months prior to the survey. For boys and girls the injury was most often sustained at a sporting facility (39%). Most school children, with more girls (52%) than boys (37%), sustained a sports-related injury during training or playing. Twelve percent of the sample sustained an injury as a result of being accidentally struck, hit or cut by an object (12%). Risk for an injury was associated with being a boy, having had psychosomatic symptoms and being Black. Among boys, drunkeness, the experiences of bullying, and unhappiness were found to be predictors of injuries. Among girls, frequent participation in exercise and poor self-assessed health were independent predictors of injury risk. These results indicate the need for an integrated approach to injury etiology and safety promotion.
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Traditional birth attendants, HIV/AIDS and safe delivery in the Eastern Cape, South Africa - evaluation of a training - Peltzer, Karl; Henda, Nomvo (2006)
Introduction. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are still frequently utilised in rural areas in South Africa, even when mothers have access to formal health care facilities. Studies reveal that utilisation of TBAs can be beneficial in some contexts, with support and supervision from the Western health sector. Aim. To evaluate a training programme for TBAs on HIV/AIDS and safe delivery. Method. The study used a pre-post training evaluation design of 50 TBAs in two primary health care clinic areas in rural South Africa. Results. Most TBAs had some knowledge of risk signs during pregnancy. At follow-up assessment HIV/AIDS knowledge had significantly increased and HIV risk practices when assisting during a delivery had significantly decreased. Most TBAs were involved in HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) management such as risk assessment, risk reduction counselling, distribution of condoms, community education and home-based care. After the training significantly more TBAs conducted prenatal check-ups, assessed the baby’s position in the uterus and took the mother’s and baby’s pulse, and fewer TBAs conducted abnormal or complicated deliveries. Conclusion. Training of TBAs can increase their knowledge, improve their attitudes and reduce risk practices. TBAs need skilled and equipped available support to carry out basic preventive measures in the obstetric patient, anticipate and identify obstetric complications, administer nevirapine prophylaxis, and make appropriate and timely referrals backed up with efficient referral mechanisms to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Diffusion of information among small-scale farmers in Senegal: the concept of Farmer Field Schools - Pemsl, Diemuth E.; Waibel, Hermann; Witt, Rudolf (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006)
Recent research on the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in agriculture in developing countries has raised some doubts on the economic impacts of this concept and especially the knowledge diffusion effects from trained to non-trained farmers. Based on a study in Senegal this paper hypothesizes that the question of the project placement strategy is vital when analyzing knowledge diffusion effects of FFS in Africa. Results show that the share of trained farmers in a community is a decisive factor for adoption behavior and knowledge diffusion. It is concluded that when introducing an FFS, a critical mass of trained farmers is important to attain effective dissemination of information and to generate positive stimuli for adoption and learning among non-participants.
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Diffusion of information among small-scale farmers in Senegal: the concept of Farmer Field Schools - Pemsl, Diemuth E.; Waibel, Hermann; Witt, Rudolf (2006)
Recent research on the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in agriculture in developing countries has raised some doubts on the economic impacts of this concept and especially the knowledge diffusion effects from trained to non-trained farmers. Based on a study in Senegal this paper hypothesizes that the question of the project placement strategy is vital when analyzing knowledge diffusion effects of FFS in Africa. Results show that the share of trained farmers in a community is a decisive factor for adoption behavior and knowledge diffusion. It is concluded that when introducing an FFS, a critical mass of trained farmers is important to attain effective dissemination of information and to generate positive stimuli for adoption and learning among non-participants.
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Young Lives Policy Brief 2. Educational Choices in Ethiopia: what determines whether poor children go to school? - Pereznieto, Paola; Jones, N. F. (2006)
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Balanced Literacy Versus Basal Reading Instruction for Urban African-American, Title I Third-Grade Students - Perkins, Julie Ann (2006)
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Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria - Permetomode, Pv.; null, null; null, null; null, null (Academic Leadership The Online Journal, 2006)
Decision-making is a key responsibility of all school administrators. While some single handedly take decisions, others consult with their subordinates before taking decisions, yet some others involve subordinates and they both take decisions collectively. This latter phenomenon has been aptly described as participative or collective decision making. One other major concern of educational administrators has been how to motivate, ensure a feeling of job satisfaction and engender high morale in their teachers and other subordinates. This is because it is assumed that motivated, satisfied teachers with high morale are likely to be more committed to their duties and also be more productive in their work. Decision making style can be used to bring about these much desired increased production related factors. The theoretical literature and research is replete with findings about teacher participation in decision-making and from which a number of propositions can be deduced.
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Exploring Teacher Identity in an Emerging South African Democracy: Bodies as Objects of Pedagogical and Professional Relations - Perumal, Juliet (The International journal of diversity in organisations, communities and nations, 2006)
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The role of Zimbabwe Open University in open and distance learning in Zimbabwe - Pfukwa, Charles; Matipano, John (Progressio, 2006)
This article discusses the growth of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) since 2000. The article examines characteristics of open and distance learning (ODL) with specific reference to circumstances in a developing country such as Zimbabwe. It considers the numerous challenges faced by the institution and makes projections into the future both of ZOU and ODL in Zimbabwe.
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Sexual risk behaviour among female school adolescents in a local community in the Western Cape, South Africa - Phillips, Julie; Malcolm, Cole Robert (2006)
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The Good Seed Initiative (GSI) - sharing the learning from CPP programmes into pro-poor seed systems in East Africa - Phiri, Noah (2006)
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Afrocentric education and the prosocial behavior of African American children - Pilgrim, Chanda Lynne (2006)
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Responses of science teacher educators to the curriculum change process in South Africa. - Pillay, Alan Sathiaseelan. (2006)
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Values in Education: A South African Perspective on Challenges from Policy to Practice - Pillay, Jace; Mestry, Raj (The International journal of diversity in organisations, communities and nations, 2006)
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"The corporate university" training and learning solution for a South African airline industry. - Pillay, K.; Wijnbeek, Danie (Sa Journal of Human Resource Management, 2006)
The training and development of employees in the airline industry usually take place within a decentralised structure and may result in fragmented and costly initiatives. To improve the current practice a corporate university (CU) model to be implemented in the airline is proposed. For the purpose of the study qualitative interviews were held, human documents were studied and participant observation and the views of employees of the South African airline industry were sought regarding training in general and CUs in particular. The study revealed support for the CU concept because it would encourage continuous learning at all levels in the organisation and would place emphasis on both employee and organisational needs.
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Examining life orientation curriculum implementation in rural South African high schools using most significant change methodology - Pitt, Claire E. (2006)
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Towards African Communication Science curricula: Challenges for higher education - Plooy, Gertruida M. du (Communicatio, 2006)
Abstract This article explores the integration of Africanism in curriculum content of Communication as a science on the level of higher education. Africanism is not treated as something to be added to curriculum content, but is regarded as an integral part of an institutional strategy of post-apartheid and post-merger transformation. This article is divided into two sections. The first focuses on strategic shifts that have to be considered when revisiting curricula content and the dilemma of linguistic pluralism. The second section deals with the operational processes that are necessary when revisiting curriculum content, by focusing specifically on the application of collaboration and assessment as mechanisms for planning and negotiating changes to curriculum content, plus the nature of key determinants of the interrelationships among academics, higher-education institutions and adult learners. The article concludes with critical questions which Communication curriculum designers and academics need to ask in their research and training endeavours to contribute to the national development goals and social reconstruction.
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A process evaluation of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual health intervention in rural Tanzanian primary schools. - Plummer, Mary L.; Wight, Daniel; Wamoyi, Joyce; Mshana, Gerry; Obasi, Angela; Mazige, B C; Makokha, Maende; Hayes, Rachel; Ross, D. A. (2006)
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How 'inclusive' are the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategies? An analysis of Tanzania and Uganda's health sectors - Poirier, Sherry (2006)
This project examines the World Bank's Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and their commitment to improved health policy for sub-Saharan Africa. The new 'country-driven' and 'comprehensive' focus implies a departure from past development policies and includes room for countries to strengthen internal social policy. Ideologically, it appears that the World Bank has altered its neo-liberal mandate and is shifting toward a more 'embedded' or 'inclusive' liberal mandate that promotes domestic protections for developing countries. Through a comparison of Tanzania and Uganda, this paper measures the possibilities for 'inclusive' liberalism by analyzing policy changes within the health sectors, with specific focus on funding, access and equity and collaboration efforts. The project concludes that although PRSPs include social welfare principles that resemble a new model of 'inclusive' liberalism, this change is not yet producing 'pro-poor' health policy as a result of an inability to translate broad World Bank principles into tangible goals.
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Minorities on the margins: gendered school dropout in remote area dweller settlement schools of Botswana - Polelo, M.M.; Molefe, D.B. (Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2006)
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Management of Records in Public Secondary Schools of Lagos State, Nigeria. - Popoola, Sunday Olanrewaju (Nigerian School Library Journal, 2006)
This article investigated management of records in public secondary schools of Lagos State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique with questionnaire, observation and interview methods were usedfor data collection through ten research assistants. 257 school managers (principals) were randomly sampledfrom a total of 355 out of which 240 responded and their copies of questionnnaire were found valid for analysis given a response rate of 93.4 per cent. The study found that the studied schools had no functional records management system. The estimated total volume of records generated and managed was (X = 2.555,070; S. E. = 1 180.33). There were no records policy, record centre management operations were not performed. Vital records were protected from possible disasters by boxing, lock-up the store, fumigation, dusting, lock-up file cabinets and unauthorized access. The non-records were disposed through outsale to food vendors, burning, burying and dumping into the sea. It was therefore recommended that functional records management programme be implemented in the public secondary schools. of Lagos State.
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Teaching peace while living war : obstacles to effective peace education by non-governmental organizations : the case of Israel/Palestine (2000-2004) - Posner, Ahsiya Beth (2006)
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From Special to Inclusive Education for Children in Special Needs in Tanzania - Possi, Mwajabu K. (2006)
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From special to inclusive education for children in special needs in Tanzania: old wine in new bottle? - Possi, Mwajabu K. (2006)
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Researching the issues No 61: The role of open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Mitigation for Affected Youth in South Africa and Mozambique - Pridmore, Pat; Yates, Chris (2006)
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An Approach to Quality Improvement of Education in Nigeria Through EFQM Excellence Model - Prince, Nwachukwu (African Symposium: An On-Line African Educational Research Journal, 2006)
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Impact of Climate Change on the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt - Raey, Mohamed El (Environment, Health and Sustainable Development (IAPS 19 Conference Proceedings on CD-Rom), 2006)
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Towards science education for sustainable development in developing countries : a study of Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria - Raheem, Kolawole; Kupari, Pekka; Lasonen, Johanna (2006)
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Mauritius and inclusion : a study of teachers' attitudes toward the inclusion of students with special needs in regular primary schools - Rahmani, Michele (2006)
Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Melbourne, Dept. of Learning and Educational Development, 2006
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The historical evolution of university and technikon education and training in South Africa and its implications for articulation between the two types of higher educational institutions with particular reference to LIS education and training - Raju, Jaya (2006)
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The feasibility of unionising LIS workers : a case study of the tertiary education sector in South Africa : research article - Raju, Reggie; Stilwell, Christine; Leach, Athol (South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 2006)
This article reports on the findings of a study that investigated the feasibility of unionizing LIS workers with special reference to the tertiary education sector in South Africa. The primary objectives of the study were to investigate the need for an organisation to address the industrial concerns of LIS employees and to investigate the organization most capable of addressing both the industrial and professional concerns of the sector. The majority of the respondents expressed the view that there is a need for an organisation to address the industrial issues of the LIS sector. The findings also reveal that there is substantial support for the professional association, as opposed to a generic trade union, to address the industrial and professional issues of the LIS sector.
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The attitudes of primary school educators towards the South African policy of inclusive education. - Ramdeo, Ramesh. (2006)
Education policy in South Africa seems set to follow the international trend towards inclusion of learners with special education needs. [LSEN]. Research has shown that the attitudes of educators towards mainstreaming are one of the most important factors impacting on the success of the implementation of this philosophy. Against this background, the study investigated the attitudes and views of educators regarding inclusive education. To achieve the objectives, a quantitative research approach was used. The questionnaire was administered to one hundred and twenty five primary
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Strengthening ‘folk ecology’: community-based learning for integrated soil fertility management, western Kenya - Ramisch, Joshua J.; Misiko, Michael; Ekise, Isaac E.; Mukalama, John (International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2006)
Farmers and researchers in western Kenya have used community-based learning approaches to jointly develop a ‘dynamic expertise’ of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM). This transformative learning approach builds on farmers' ‘folk ecology’ and outsiders' knowledge, taking action research on natural resource management beyond methods that are descriptive (ethnopedology) or curriculum-driven (farmer field schools). The paper presents insights from a project's experience of applying the strengthening ‘folk ecology’ approach in western Kenya, with emphasis on the community-based learning process, collective and individual experimentation, the power dynamics of farmer research groups, and learning from the farmer—researcher interface. Farmer groups have been empowered by this approach but diversification into non-soil activities highlights the limitations of experimentation and the challenges of scaling up participatory action research.
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The philosophy of funding higher education after the cold war: the case of South Africa - Ramose, M.B. (2006)
In this essay we consider issues pertaining to the funding of higher education in contemporary South Africa. This is predicated on the premise that before and after constitutional change in 1994 the philosophy underlying and informing the funding of higher education in South Africa is similar to that which prevails in the West. This premise cannot attain validity without a reflection upon the complex history of the relations between South Africa and the West. For this reason a sustained focus upon this history shall form an essential ingredient of our approach. Here the intention is not to repeat much of what is already well established and well-known history. Instead, the intention is to highlight out of this history specific moments and issues that pertain to the subject of our essay. The historical approach we propose to pursue here is also intended to identify the differences and nuances between the South African philosophy of the funding of higher education and, the West in general but the United States of America in particular.
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Learning & Earning in Africa: Evidence from Ghana - Rankin, Neil; Sandefur, Justin; Teal, Francis (2006)
This paper investigates the sources of rising lifetime incomes in Ghana using both existing cross-section data and a new panel data set which allows us to measure earnings growth within jobs and to construct lifetime work histories for both wage employees and the selfemployed. In Ghana - as elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa - the nonrural self-employed constitute the most rapidly growing part of the urban labour force. Cross-sectional estimates of Mincerian wage earning equations show a concave relationship between experience and earnings, as is found in virtually all datasets, and a strongly convex relationship between education and earnings. We establish that similar crosssection age and tenure patterns exist for both the self-employed and wage employees. We then investigate the sources of these age-earnings profiles using time spent working, rather than age, as our measure of experience and testing if the cross-section data reflect within-job earnings growth. We find evidence of substantial bias in the cross-section estimates. The implications of these biases for earnings growth of the self-employed relative to wage employees are discussed. This paper draws on data collected by the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Oce (GSO), Accra over a period from
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Learning in Jobs & Earning in Africa: Evidence from Ghana - Rankin, Neil; Sandefur, Justin; Teal, Francis (2006)
This paper investigates the sources of rising lifetime incomes in Ghana using both existing cross-section data and a new panel data set which allows us to measure earnings growth within jobs and to construct lifetime work histories for both wage employees and the selfemployed. In Ghana - as elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa - the selfemployed constitute the largest share of the labor force, and one which is rapidly expanding. Cross-sectional estimates of a Mincerian earnings equation show a concave relationship between experience and earnings, as is found in virtually all datasets, and a strongly convex relationship between education and earnings, which is an increasingly common result for developing countries. We establish that similar cross-section age and tenure patterns exist for both the self-employed and wage employees. The panel dimension of the data to allows us to test whether the high returns to learning shown in the cross-section data genuinely reflect within-job earnings growth. We find that these cross-section findings are biased upward by a form of selection bias. This suggests This paper draws on data collected by the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, in collaboration with the Ghana Statistical Oce (GSO), Accra over a period from
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Continuing professional development and the relevance of the IED model in East Africa - Rarieya, Jane F. A.; Tukahirwa, Fred (2006)
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School identification: How young African American males in an urban elementary school come to identify with school - Rawls, Jesse (2006)
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Mathematics and science achievement at South African schools in TIMSS 2003 - Reddy, V.; Kanjee, A.; Diedericks, G.; Winnaar, L. (2006)
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IMAGINING THE SUBJECT(S): DESIGNING AND PRODUCING ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADE NINE LEARNERS IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS - Reed, Yvonne (English Studies in Africa, 2006)
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Experience to action : a case study of a development education experience in Zambia - Reiter, Dana (2006)
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The politics of transformation in South Africa: an evaluation of education policies and their implementation with particular reference to the Eastern Cape Province - Rembe, Symphorosa (2006)
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Education And Human Resource Development In Post-Independent Eritrea – An Explanatory Note - Rena, Ravinder (MPRA Paper, 2006)
Education is a lifelong process. Twentieth century has witnessed the miracles of Human Resource Development (HRD) activities reflected through increase in GNP and overall productive activities. The Government of Eritrea offering both formal and informal training programmes at different levels in order to develop the human resources. This prosperity in education is obviously a great thing for Eritrea, and the dream to make Eritrea a technological-oriented and advanced nation would become real, because the cumulative effort done so far in the human development is noteworthy. As Human Resource Development Programmes concentrate much on the category of major raw human resource to be processed into the work force and its role in reconstructing the economy. An attempt is made in this paper to analyse the educational and human resource development after independence. This paper also provides detailed account of technical and vocation education with special reference to skill development programme.
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Education and youth in post-independent Eritrea: An analytical study - Rena, Ravinder (MPRA Paper, 2006)
The efficiency of any education and training system is often judged by how well this system prepares the youth for gainful employment and thus bring a positive social and economic change. The students in Eritrea need to acquire appropriate knowledge and skills as part of their education and training. The paper mainly deals with the areas of education and economic development, education and youth. In addition, it also highlights some of the problems and challenges of education in post-independent Eritrea. The methodology used in this paper is essentially a descriptive analysis of data obtained from secondary sources, mainly government and Ministry of Education documents, survey reports, research articles, books and other published, and unpublished, materials on Eritrea.
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Education and Youth in Post-Independent Eritrea - An Analytical Study - Rena, Ravinder (Social Science Research Network, 2006)
The efficiency of any education and training system is often judged by how well this system prepares the youth for gainful employment and thus bring a positive social and economic change. The students in Eritrea need to acquire appropriate knowledge and skills as part of their education and training. The paper mainly deals with the areas of education and economic development, education and youth. In addition, it also highlights some of the problems and challenges of education in post-independent Eritrea. The methodology used in this paper is essentially a descriptive analysis of data obtained from secondary sources, mainly government and Ministry of Education documents, survey reports, research articles, books and other published, and unpublished, materials on Eritrea.
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Education and youth in post-independent Eritrea: An analytical study - Rena, Ravinder (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006)
The efficiency of any education and training system is often judged by how well this system prepares the youth for gainful employment and thus bring a positive social and economic change. The students in Eritrea need to acquire appropriate knowledge and skills as part of their education and training. The paper mainly deals with the areas of education and economic development, education and youth. In addition, it also highlights some of the problems and challenges of education in post-independent Eritrea. The methodology used in this paper is essentially a descriptive analysis of data obtained from secondary sources, mainly government and Ministry of Education documents, survey reports, research articles, books and other published, and unpublished, materials on Eritrea.
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HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA – A CASE OF ERITREA - Rena, Ravinder (RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006)
Education has long been recognized as a central element in development. The human capital formation is receiving increased attention from policy makers and scholars in different parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Eritrea is a newly born nation in Africa and is striving hard to develop its higher education. An attempt is made in this paper to analyze the educational trends, the strategies and challenges for higher educational development in the country. Furthermore, the paper also delves the development of higher education in the country since independence. The paper provides some implications for the for the policy purpose to develop higher education so as to curb the use of expatriate manpower in different sectors of the economy.
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Higher education in Africa: a case of Eritrea. - Rena, Ravinder (Social Science Research Network, 2006)
Education has long been recognized as a central element in development. The human capital formation is receiving increased attention from policy makers and scholars in different parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Eritrea is a newly born nation in Africa and is striving hard to develop its higher education. An attempt is made in this paper to analyze the educational trends, the strategies and challenges for higher educational development in the country. Furthermore, the paper also delves the development of higher education in the country since independence. The paper provides some implications for the for the policy purpose to develop higher education so as to curb the use of expatriate manpower in different sectors of the economy.
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Higher Education In Africa – A Case Of Eritrea - Rena, Ravinder (MPRA Paper, 2006)
Education has long been recognized as a central element in development. The human capital formation is receiving increased attention from policy makers and scholars in different parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Eritrea is a newly born nation in Africa and is striving hard to develop its higher education. An attempt is made in this paper to analyze the educational trends, the strategies and challenges for higher educational development in the country. Furthermore, the paper also delves the development of higher education in the country since independence. The paper provides some implications for the for the policy purpose to develop higher education so as to curb the use of expatriate manpower in different sectors of the economy.
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Intellectual Property, Education and Access to Knowledge in Southern Africa - Rens, Andrew; Prabhala, Achal; Kawooya, Dick (2006)
Andrew Rens is legal lead of Creative Commons South Africa, a fellow of the Stanford Centre for Internet and Society, and researches IPR issues at the LINK Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Achal Prabhala coordinated the Access to Learning Materials Project in Southern Africa in 2004/2005, and researches IPR issues in association with the Alternative Law Forum, India. Dick Kawooya is a PhD Candidate at the School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, and founding member of the Africa Access to Knowledge Alliance formerly Africa Copyright Forum.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION REFERRAL - Rentz, Tarcha (2006)
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Financing Schools in the New South Africa - Reschovsky (Comparative Education Review, 2006)
Previous articleNext article No AccessFinancing Schools in the New South AfricaAndrew ReschovskyAndrew Reschovsky Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 50, Number 1February 2006 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/498327 Views: 212Total views on this site Citations: 14Citations are reported from Crossref © 2006 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Suchitra Gururaj, Patricia Somers, Jessica Fry, Del Watson, Francesca Cicero, Marilia Morosini, Jennifer Zamora Affirmative action policy: Inclusion, exclusion, and the global public good, Policy Futures in Education 19, no.11 (Jul 2020): 63–83.https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210320940139, H van Dyk, CJ White Theory and practice of the quintile ranking of schools in South Africa: A financial management perspective, South African Journal of Education 39, no.Supplement 1Supplement 1 (Sep 2019): S1–S9.https://doi.org/10.15700/saje.v39ns1a1820Tracey McKay The Geography of Education: From Race to Class Apartheid?, (Oct 2018): 159–167.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94974-1_17Charl C. Wolhuter, Philip Higgs, Leonie G. Higgs The South African Academic Profession: Personal Characteristics, Career Trajectories, Identities and Sense of Commitment, (Jun 2016): 89–102.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27493-5_6Raj Mestry A critical analysis of the National Norms and Standards for School Funding policy, Educational Management Administration & Leadership 42, no.66 (Aug 2014): 851–867.https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143214537227Stephen P. Heyneman, Jonathan M.B. Stern Low cost private schools for the poor: What public policy is appropriate?, International Journal of Educational Development 35 (Mar 2014): 3–15.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2013.01.002Raj Mestry The State’s Responsibility to Fund Basic Education in Public Schools, (Aug 2013): 1081–1101.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6555-9_54C.C. Wolhuter The Promise of the Community College Model in South Africa, (Nov 2012): 245–267.https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3679(2012)0000017013Jennifer DeBoer Twentieth-Century American Education Reform in the Global Context, Peabody Journal of Education 87, no.44 (Sep 2012): 416–435.https://doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2012.705136Lee E. Nordstrum Incentives to exclude: the political economy constraining school fee abolition in South Africa, Journal of Education Policy 27, no.11 (Jan 2012): 67–88.https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2011.604138Diane Brook Napier Education, Social Justice, and Development in South Africa and Cuba: Comparisons and Connections, (Nov 2009): 33–48.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3221-8_3R. Ahmed, Yusuf Sayed Promoting access and enhancing education opportunities? The case of ‘no‐fees schools’ in South Africa, Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 39, no.22 (Mar 2009): 203–218.https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920902750467Francie Lund South Africa: Transition Under Pressure, (Jan 2009): 267–286.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08294-7_14 Yanhong Zhang Urban‐Rural Literacy Gaps in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and School Quality Zhang, Comparative Education Review 50, no.44 (Jul 2015): 581–602.https://doi.org/10.1086/507056
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DISABILITY AND HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: BARRIERS TO PREVENTION - Rioux, Marcia; Saunders, Richard (2006)
iii List of Abbreviations iv Introduction 1 HIV/AIDS 3 HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa 7 Definitions of Disability 12 Methodology 14 Conclusion 15 Chapter OneBest Practices in Prevention Programming 17 Biomedical versus Behavioural Approaches 17 Condom Promotion and Distribution 20 Information, Education and Communication 23 Voluntary Counselling and Testing 25 Poverty and Discrimination 28 Conclusion 31 Chapter TwoDisability and HIV/AIDS 32 Literature Review 35 Attitudinal Barriers 35 Physical Barriers 46 Conclusion 49 Chapter ThreeSocial Action and Change 51 Policy Concerns 51 Policy Interventions 55 Conclusion 63
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Education sector responses to HIV and AIDS: learning from good practices in Africa. - Rispel, Laetitia C.; Letlape, L.; Metcalf, Carol (2006)
Globally the HIV and AIDS epidemic remains a major public health social economic and development challenge. The Commonwealth Heads of Government have reaffirmed their commitment to combating HIV and AIDS malaria and other communicable diseases in recognition of the human devastation caused by HIV and AIDS and the threat it poses to sustainable development. In the Commonwealth Sierra Leone mid-term review of the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) held in 2005 African education ministers expressed interest in learning about good practices regarding education sector responses to HIV and AIDS in Africa. Education is one of the sectors worst affected by the pandemic. On the one hand HIV and AIDS have affected educator supply because of the relatively high sero-prevalence found among teachers. On the other it has made millions of children orphans thereby increasing the responsibility of schools and teachers. This document summarises the key issues regarding HIV and AIDS and the education sector and is based primarily on a review of published literature and the findings of the regional workshop organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) from 12 to 14 September 2006 at the Airport Grand Hotel in Johannesburg South Africa. The workshop was attended by 40 delegates and its focus was on Good Practices in Education Sector Responses to HIV and AIDS in Africa. The main aim of the workshop was to provide a forum for the sharing presentation and review of HIV and AIDS good practice education sector responses in Africa. Speakers included technical experts and government officials and presentations varied from overall education sector responses to specific country and programme experiences. (excerpt)
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Transforming post-secondary agricultural education and training by design: Solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa - Rivera, William M. (2006)
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God Images and Empathy Among a Group of Secondary School Pupils in South Africa - Robbins, Mandy; Kerr, Shirley; Francis, Leslie J. (Religion and Theology, 2006)
Abstract A sample of 258 secondary school pupils attending year 8, 9, 10, and 11 classes in South Africa completed the empathy scale of the Eysenck Junior Impulsiveness Questionnaire, a semantic differential index of God images, and the short-form Revised Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The data demonstrate a small but statistically significant correlation between positive God images and greater empathic capacity, after controlling for sex and for individual differences in personality.
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African American community breast health education: a pilot project. - Robertson, Ethel Mai; Franklin, Anett Wakefield; Flores, Ann Marie; Wherry, Shari; Buford, Juanita (The journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education, 2006)
This paper reports the results of a project designed to examine the effectiveness of a Train the Trainer breast health education and screening program for African American, elderly and underserved women residing in the greater Nashville area. The project aimed to identify a cadre of women from the community willing to serve as leaders advocated and peer breast health educators. Data collected from the community leaders and the women from the local community during the course of the project suggest that the Train the Trainer model was well suited to provide education, support and breast cancer resource referral to women residing within this rural Tennessee community.
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African American Students at Predominantly White Institutions: A Qualitative Investigation - Rodgers, Kelly A.; Browder, Angela J. (2006)
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Factors Leading to Successful Attainment of Doctoral Degrees in Education by African American Women - Rogers, Antoinette Michelle (2006)
FACTORS LEADING TO SUCCESSFUL ATTAINMENT OF DOCTORAL DEGREES IN EDUCATION BY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN By Antoinette Michelle Rogers, M.Ed., Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2006 Major Director: Diane J. Simon, Ph.D., Associate Dean, School of Education This qualitative research study determined what factors influenced or hindered the successes of eight Afiican American women who earned doctorates in the field of Education within the past 10 years. The researcher gathered and shared the stories of African American women doctoral degree completers in their own words. Interviews were conducted using the Polycom H.323 videoconferencing system in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. The participants in this study collectively attributed more than 15 factors to helping them complete a doctoral program. Some of the success factors cited include self-determination, knowledge of self and purpose for earning a doctorate, spirituality, development of response and navigational skills, full-time doctoral matriculation and dedicated dissertation writing time. Social support provided by family members, colleagues, and university faculty was determined to be a major factor. Financial support in the form of fellowships, grants, assistantships and student loans was also cited. Institutional factors such as a warm, supportive environment and ease of transition to graduate school also played a role in the women's successes. Likewise, approximately 15 factors were counted as hindrances or obstacles. Some of the hindrances included poor relationships with advisors, lack of financial aid, racism, isolation as a minority student, time encumbrances associated with assistantship duties, family responsibilities and personal illness. Although the number of hindrances and obstacles were nearly equal to success factors, participants overcame these barriers and successfully earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Recommendations for doctoral students, advisors and university administrators have implications for changes in higher education policy and practice. African American women doctoral students must be knowledgeable about themselves and possess a clear understanding of their purpose for seeking a doctorate. This knowledge should help guide decision-making and shape a plan of action for successful doctoral program completion. Based upon the results of this study, doctoral advisors and university administrators should commit to fostering success for African American doctoral students by offering academic, financial and social support, as well as establishing a diverse learning environment with a critical mass of faculty and students of color, particularly Afiican Americans.
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Research and training in the Olifants and Limpopo basins of southern Africa - Rollin, Dominique; Morardet, Sylvie; Lévite, Hervé; Sally, Hilmy (2006)
This paper describes the contribution of the French researchers seconded to International Water Management Institute (IWMI) by the French Ministry of Agriculture in the Olifants and Limpopo benchmark basins of the Challenge Program on Water and Food. The French researchers made available to IWMI are not only involved in the economic, geographic and agronomic aspects of these projects, but also participate in coordinating and developing synergy between different projects in the basins.
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Initiation School Amongst the Southern Ndebele People of South Africa: Depreciating Tradition or Appreciating Treasure? - Rooyen, Linda Van; Potgieter, Ferdinand J.; Mtezuka, Lydia (International journal of adolescence and youth, 2006)
ABSTRACT The concept “initiation school” refers to a type of school that was initially established as a secret rite, which, in a symbolic sense, serves as the teenager's “transit education” or “passport” to adulthood. Currently, in South Africa, many opinions are voiced against initiation, mainly because it prevents children from attending formal school for up to ten weeks to attend the initiation schools, and, a rising number of youngsters lose their lives as a direct result of the unprofessional circumcisions that are executed. The matter has become so serious that a new Bill to monitor registration and control of initiation schools was approved in Parliament in 2003. Despite this controversy and the control measures that have been put in place, initiation schools still forms the backbone of traditional education. This research aimed to determine what the initiation schools of the Southern Ndebele people of South Africa entails and what value the Southern Ndebele people attach to this type of traditional education. The study revealed that their initiation, when viewed against the work of Arnold van Gennep (1909, 1969) consists of three significant phases, i.e., the phase of severance, separation and isolation, the phase of thresholding, restoration, preparation and entrance and the phase of inclusion, absorption and incorporation. The study also revealed that initiation, as it is performed today, is consistent with community values and, to a large extent, serves to contribute to the education of the young people of the Southern Ndebele Tribe in that it supports and assists the parents with the difficult task of disciplining their children and transferring the norms and values of the Southern Ndebele, such as respect for others, the observation of their traditions, caring for and affirmation of their cultural identity and the stabilization and perpetuation of their cultural temperospatialtiy.
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Striding Forward: girls and women in Ugandan schools - Rosenberg, David (Forum for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2006)
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The staff's vision of a catholic school: a case study of an independent catholic school in South Africa - Rosseau, Pauline Anne (2006)
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Using Computer-Based Tutorials as an Intervention in the Teaching of Accounting: A South African Tale - Rossouw, David Vaughn (The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 2006)
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Joint Use Libraries: Implementing a Pilot Community/School Library Project in a Remote Rural Area in South Africa - Roux, Sophia Le; Hendrikz, François (Library Trends, 2006)
The research of a postgraduate study into joint use libraries internationally led to the development of a proposed model for a commu-nity-school library relevant for South African conditions. This model was proposed to the Provincial Library and Information Service of Mpumalanga. Based on the requirements to successfully implement the model, the rural community of Maphotla was selected as a pilot site. The proposal coincided with the building of a new library. The framework of the research was used as a guide to draft a project plan that was used during implementation. During implementation of the plan, minor changes were required for practical reasons. Although the implementation of the model is in its beginning stages, it already has proved to be successful in relation to factors such as school participation, learners participation in library activities during and after school, and the participation of various other role players. It is envisaged to implement the model in other areas where there is a dearth of public and school libraries to improve access to libraries and information.
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Promoting local capacities in earthquake disaster risk reduction in Southwestern Tanzania - Rugumamu, William; Mbede, Evelyne; Mwamfupe, Davis (Utafiti, 2006)
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The time is burning: The right of adults to basic education in South Africa - Rule, Peter (Journal of Education, 2006)
The government has neglected the constitutional right of adults to basic education over the last decade. This paper examines the bases for holding the government to account in the constitutional court for its performance. It examines the effectiveness of government responses to adult illiteracy since 1994, drawing on a range of policy documents, statistics, scholarly reviews and other data. It outlines two lines of argument which might be pursued against the government: its underspending on adult basic education, and its failure to cater for adults for whom the formal ABET system is not accessible. On a constructive note, it calls for a comprehensive approach to the challenges of adult basic education, outlining key principles that might inform such an approach as well as alternative models of provision.
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Cross-border provision of higher education: bridging the gender gap in the case of Kenya - Ruto-Korir, R. (2006)
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Factors contributing to effective approaches to discipline in primary schools of Uganda - Rutondoki, Edward Ntare; Byamugisha, Gastone (2006)
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The Reality of Web-Based Interaction in an Egyptian Distance Education Course. - Sadik, Alaa (Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2006)
This paper reports the results of a study conducted to evaluate the reality of interaction in a web-based distance education course. The learners were Egyptian first-grade secondary school students (15-16 years old) and the learning subject is mathematics. To investigate students’ interactions via the Web, a Web-based learning environment was designed and implemented, called Wired Class, based on Willis’ (1995, 2000) R2D2 instructional design model and constructivist principles. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to investigate the quantity and quality of learner-learner and learner-teacher interaction based on Mason's (1991) model.
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Diversity of Moroccan local faba bean landraces for reaction to drought stress. - Sadiki, M.; Jarvis, D.; Már, I.; Sears, L. (2006)
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Working with learners with emotional and behavioural difficulties in an ordinary school : a case study of one secondary school in the Ohangwena educational region, Namibia - Salom, Nespect Butty (2006)
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A digital divide training program in Lagos, Nigeria : an exploratory case study analyzing information and communication technology sustainability, training methods, and usage - Sam, Paul E. (2006)
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Holocene climate and hydrologic changes recorded in Tufa and Lacustrine deposits in Southern Yemen - Sander, Kirk M (2006)
Tufa and lacustrine deposits are useful paleoclimate archives in reconstructing the early to middle Holocene climate and paleohydrology of southern Yemen’s Wadi Idim and Wadi Sana, which are north-flowing tributaries to Wadi Hadramawt. Numerical age estimates and oxygen-isotopes are used to assess the onset and cessation of tufa formation and reconstruct the environment of lacustrine sediment deposition in the region in order to understand the broader early to middle Holocene hydrologic system. Numerical age estimates from the studied wadis show a correspondence between early to mid-Holocene humid-phase sediment deposition and the northward shift of the ITCZ, as documented in paleoclimate records from other East Africa – Arabia – India continental and marine sediments. The interval between ca. 10-5 ka B.P. corresponds to a period of greater availability of moisture from the Arabian Sea region. Increases in precipitation allowed for a lake and wetland systems to develop, and increased spring discharge contributed to the formation of the tufa. Within the lacustrine sediments are ostracodes, mollusks, and flora casts that are found in a much wetter climate compared to today’s hyper-arid environment. This early to mid-Holocene humid phase corresponds with a more northerly positioned ITCZ, which shifted south to its present day position around 5,000 yr B.P. vii Oxygen isotope measurements from ostracods show a range of isotope values from ~ -4.0‰ at approximately 10 ka B.P. to ~ -6.0‰ at approximately 5 ka B.P. Theses values represent the early to middle Holocene pluvial phase. Changes in the oxygen isotopic signature represent a change in evaporation or a possible change in source. The early to middle Holocene humid phase also corresponds with periods of agricultural activity, which are being investigated by the archaeological team of the Roots of Agriculture in Southern Arabia Project (RASA). Research into the effects of climate change on human activities, specifically agricultural processes, is the focus of RASA. Southern Arabia offers not only a convergence of three major agricultural regions, but also preserves a sedimentary record of the climate shift that affected the region during the period of study.
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Approaches to studying adaptation to climate change and fluctuations in the West-African Sahel-Sudan : Research priorities of the AMMA EU WP 3.2 on impact assessment and adaptation - Sandholt, Inge; Reenberg, Anette; Rasmussen, Kjeld; Barbier, Bruno; Baron, Christian; Féau, Christian; Karambiri, Harouna; Lambin, Éric F.; Muller, Bertrand; Nørgaard, Anette; Sultan, Benjamin; Genesio, Lorenzo; et al. (2006)
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Challenges and experiences in decentralization of teacher recruitment in Kenya: a study of urban secondary schools in Uasin Gishu District - Sang, A.K.; Ruth, Oluwatosin (2006)
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Whose teaching whom?: interrogating subjectives in the teaching of literature in post-apartheid South Africa - Sanger, Nadia (2006)
Paper presented at the Fullbright-Hayes Project Abroad, Program to SA Conference, University of the Western Cape, 29 July
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Ngao Follow up Survey 2005. Primary school pupils in the era of HIV/AIDS, Tanzania - Sango, Wicklif Sospeter (2006)
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Changing policy perspectives for the visually impaired : a comparative study of post apartheid south Africa and India - Sarin, Ramesh Kumar (2006)
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Enhancing cancer control programmatic and research opportunities for African-Americans through technical assistance training - Satcher, David; Sullivan, Louis W.; Douglas, Harry E.; Mason, Terry; Phillips, Rogsbert F.; Sheats, Joyce Q.; Smith, Selina A. (Cancer, 2006)
African-Americans remain severely underrepresented in cancer control program delivery and research. Community-based organizational leaders and minority junior investigators have received little attention as representatives of target populations, or as agents to deliver and evaluate efforts to eliminate cancer health disparities. This paper describes activities of the National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer II: Network Project, which has sought to address these issues. Community leaders and junior investigators received technical assistance (TA) and mentoring to develop applications for cancer education and community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects. TA was provided to 35 community leaders and 32 junior investigators. Twenty-nine community leaders won funding through the Community Partners for Cancer Education Program. Three pilot research applications were funded. Technical assistance may improve minority recruitment/retention in CBPR cancer control research and enhance understanding and elimination of cancer health disparities among African-Americans. Cancer 2006. (c) American Cancer Society.
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Management of the agrobiodiversity under the clinal variation of rainfall pattern in Burkina Faso: the example of okra drought resistance. - Sawadogo, M.; Balma, D.; Somé, Leopold; Fadda, Carlo; Jarvis, D.; Már, I.; Sears, L. (2006)
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Failures in the Provision of Free Public Basic Education in Ghana Background To Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) - Sawyer, Judith S (TINABANTU Journal of Advanced Studies of African Society, 2006)
Failures in the Provision of Free Public Basic Education in Ghana: Background To Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE)
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Failures in the provision of free public basic education in Ghana: background to Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) - Sawyerr, Judith S. (2006)
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Exploring the factor analytic structure of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) in a school-based sample of South African adolescents - Schickerling, Johannes Christiaan (2006)
The goals of this study were threefold: to examine the factor structure of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) in South Afican adolescents, the factor structure equivalence for boys and girls and the correlation between MASC scores and scores on the Child Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Child PTSD Checklist Score, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to establish whether the MASC distinguishes between anxiety and other constructs. A purposive sample of 1078 adolescents from nine different schools was included for participation in the study. The MASC four-factor structure was confirmed and its subscales were found to be reliable. The four-factor structure applies equally well for males and females. The MASC performed the best out of four scales measuring anxiety, depression and other constructs. In general results in this study show that the characteristics of the MASC are similar to the original factor structure established by March et al. (1997). It was concluded that the MASC is a clinically useful measure (i) to discriminate between anxious and depressed paediatric patients (ii) discriminate between patterns of anxiety in subgroups of children with anxiety disorders (iii) proves measurementand congeneric equivalence and (iv) proves to be a valid and reliable measure of anxiety for South Afiican adolescents.
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In search of a 'new morality' for South African education - Schoeman, P. G. (Journal for Christian Scholarship = Tydskrif vir Christelike Wetenskap, 2006)
Hierdie is die tweede in 'n reeks artikels waarin beoog word om die moontlikhede van morele heropbou deur middel van opvoeding vir Suid-Afrika te ondersoek. In hierdie opvolgstudie tot vorige navorsing betreffende die fundamentele spanning wat bestaan op die terrein van waardes en 'morele' opvoeding tussen fundamentalisme en relativisme, word die tweeledige struktuur van waardes, sowel as ander sake rakende hulle implementering ondersoek, waarna gepoog word om, ter ondersteuning van ons standpunt betreffende die aard van waardes en hulle positivering in praktiese lewensomstandighede, 'n funksionele antropologiese model op die tafel te plaas.
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In search of a 'New Morality' for South African education. Part 1 : preliminary deliberations : between fundamentalism and relativism - Schoeman, P. G. (Journal for Christian Scholarship = Tydskrif vir Christelike Wetenskap, 2006)
Hierdie is die eerste van 'n aantal artikels waarin die moontlikhede van morele heropbou deur middel van opvoeding vir Suid-Afrika ondersoek word. Die onderhawige studie is 'n poging om 'n raamwerk te verskaf waarbinne die verskynsel van veranderende waarde interpretasies geplaas kan word. As sodanig omvat dit 'n kort perspektief op die opkoms en ontwikkeling van historisme, die grondoorsaak vir die oorgang vanaf fundamentalisme na relativisme, asook 'n kort waardebepaling daarvan.
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Examining the development of information and communication technology (ICT) in secondary education of Tanzania: The case of secondary schools in the city of Mbeya - Scholastica, Loppa (2006)
Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library, (THS EAF LB 1028.3.L66)
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Factors affecting the implementation of acquired skills and knowledge presented to farmers at Denman Rural Training Centre in Gaborone agricultural region, Botswana - Sebadieta, Rapelang Bamba (2006)
iii TABLE OF CONTENTS vi LIST OF TABLES viii LIST OF FIGURES x CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION 1.
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Freedom of Information and records management: a learning curve for Botswana. - Sebina, Peter Mazebe Ii Mothataesi (2006)
Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation is mostly adopted on the presumption that good records management exists. However, it is pertinent that the functionality of records management in the creation, management and making records available for access internally within government and externally to citizens be established as the legislation is being planned for. Through the planning process, the capacities of records management in providing access to information will be known. This study employs a Grounded Theory based methodology on data collected from Botswana, Ireland, Malawi, South Africa and the UK to discern Botswana's preparedness for FOI legislation in line with the country's national aspiration, Vision 2016. It also uses the same data to unearth relationships that exist between records management and FOI legislation. The study has established that constitutional guarantees on access to information are an inadequate measure to enable citizens to gain direct access to official information. As a result, countries which regulate access to information through the guarantees have to adopt FOI legislation so as to effectuate them. The adoption of the legislation should be founded on the democratic ideal of enhancing the capacity of citizens in developing and offering informed consent including improving their participation in their governance. The law should also be predicated on the obligation of government in accounting to citizens as well as empowering them to hold it to account. In addition, the law should be based on an environment which would enable citizens to formulate, develop and demonstrate trust in the governance process. Lastly FOI legislation should be built on a good records management system which will provide an assurance that the governance process is well documented, and its records can be availed for access. Through the diverse case study countries, the study has established that Botswana is prepared for the adoption of FOI legislation. However, as the country works towards adoption of the legislation, it should strive to evaluate the efficacy of public sector records management.
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Competing approaches to Islamic education in Kenya - Seesemann, Rüdiger (2006)
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Dimensions of the Fear of AIDS Scale among South African Students - Selane, Pearl; Kamiru, Harrison; Ross, Michael W. (2006)
Background: South Africa, with over five million people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), is the country with the highest number of people living with HIV. HIV transmission exploits one of the most complex areas of human life: sexual relationships. This in addition to its long asymptomatic phase and lack of imminent cure, have made it one of the most feared pestilence of our times. Youth in South Africa are particularly at risk of HIV infection. The aim of this study was to explore the structure of fears of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among students in South Africa using fear if AIDS Schedule (FAIDS) and test its cross-cultural validity with Australian and Nigerian findings. We hypothesized that the structure of fears of AIDS among Bellville, S.A. university students is similar to the structure of AIDS fears in Australian and Nigerian populations.
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The historical perspectives of Quality Assurance in South African Higher Education Institution - Selesho, Jacob M. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, 2006)
Quality Assurance has changed drastically in the last five years and these changes have impacted heavily on the operation of Higher Education Institutions in South Africa. The paper will review the process of quality assurance from as early as Certification of Council of Technikons Education (SERTEC) and Quality Promotion Unit (QPU) days. SERTEC and QPU did, pave the way for the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) to perform its roles as assigned by the Council of Higher Education (CHE).
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The regulation of nursing education in Botswana : a quality assurance measure - Seloilwe, Esther; Thupayagae-Tshweneagae, G. (Mosenodi, 2006)
The purpose of this paper is to examine how nursing education is regulated in Botswana as a way to ensure the quality of nursing programs. The evolution of such a quality measure from the pre-independence era to date is traced to identify the various mechanisms that have been utilized. The paper further discusses the antecedent factors to the regulation of nursing education, its historical development as a quality assurance measure and outlines the distinct roles of the regulatory agencies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana, the University of Botswana and the Tertiary Education Council. Accreditation and credentialing are discussed as the major mechanisms in enhancing quality assurance in nursing education. The paper concludes by making some reflections on how nursing was regulated in the past what the current practices are and that t recommendations can be made to improve on these practices to ensure good quality nursing education in Botswana.
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Higher Education Expansion and the Gender Question in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Women in a Public University - Semela, Tesfaye (2006)
The need to be part of the globalized knowledge economy on the one hand and ensure social justice on the other necessitated the change from elitist to massified higher education system. Following this new development, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Ethiopia embarked on ambitious expansion by increasing the national enrolment capacity and the number of universities. This study assesses the effects of government policies in terms of mainstreaming gender issues in higher education based on a case study at Debub University. Data were collected from two sources. One is the primary data obtained based on an open ended interview with 20 female students admitted on affirmative action program. The second is the university registrar office. The results show that of the total of 27,209 enrolled between 2000/01 and 2004/05 academic years at undergraduate degree programs, only 19.2% were women. Similarly, the average proportion of women graduates over the same period was 11.7%. Women attrition (due to academic reasons) was found to be about 35.1% in the 2003/04 academic year. The qualitative results indicated that women equity is affected by factors related to socio-psychological, academic and guidance and counseling support, health and financial problems. Implications of the findings to policy and practical implementation at lower level in higher education institutions are discussed.
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Feasibility of Conserving Energy Through Education: The Case of Uganda as A Developing Country - Sendegeya, Al-Mas; Lugujjo, E.; Silva, I.P. Da; Amelin, Mikael (2006)
ABSTRACT This paper discusses the possibility of supporting energy conservation programs and dissemination of sustainable energy technologies in a developing nation (Uganda) through education. This can be done through both formal and informal education. Training the young generation on different energy technologies, forms of energy, sustainable use of energy, energy saving methods, energy reserves management, energy and environment, can have a positive impact to the national energy security. Energy resources and the status of formal and informal education in Uganda are presented. Also it analyses the role of local leaders in promoting energy conservation programs. The paper finally shows that in order to change the mentality of a whole nation regarding energy conservation, there should be a nationwide campaign involving all stakeholders including the government, NGOs, institutions and the media.
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School Based Factors Influencing Students Performance In K.c.s.e In Marsabuit District - Kenya - Sereka, Roba A. (2006)
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Teaching desertification: An investigation of teacher and classroom attributes, instructional strategies, locus of control, attitudes, and self-efficacy of Namibian junior secondary school teachers - Shaimemanya, Shimwooshili; Ndahambelela, Cornelia (2006)
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Preliterate English as a Second Language Learners: A Case Study of Somali Bantu Women. - Shaughnessy, Colleen (2006)
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Current situation and future development of technical and vocational education in Ethiopia - Shen, Li (Journal of Tianjin University of Technology and Education, 2006)
A detailed description of recent rapid development of Ethiopia, one of the biggest African countries, in the fields of technical and vocational education training (TVET) is given. Especially it has achieved greatly in the scale of school-running, discipline set-up, teaching quality and management. This mades TVET step into the new era of rapid development. Hence, TVET contributes a lot to the social economic development of Ethiopia. It points out the present drawbacks of TVET development in Ethiopia, and makes some relevant suggestions in the area of future development.
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An investigation into the use of the Internet by students at St. Joseph's Theological Institute, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. - Shezi, Mhlukanisi Simon. (2006)
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The Generative Background of the Teaching Text of Ancient Egypt - Shi, Haibo (Journal of Changchun Normal University, 2006)
The teaching text, that exsists in the long time of ancient egyptian civilization, is very important for us to study social ethic ideal of anient egyptian. teaching text's content relates to Maat tightly. So we need to corperate this ideal to study the original background including natural, social and historical aspects so as to perspect the duarul idea which included in the generative screen of the teaching text.
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Evaluation of prefectship in school management and education in Kenya - Shilavika, S.H. (2006)
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Independent church healing : the case of St Elijah cum Enlightenment School of the Holy Spirit in Zimbabwe - Shoko, Tabona (2006)
Health and religion are closely linked. Scholars in Medicine, Social Studies and Missiology have paid a great deal of attention to African health systems. AICs in Southern Africa have studied, in particular, the relationship between Christian healing and traditional healing. Pioneer studies of these religious movements by Sundkler (1961:238-239) depict AICs as custodians of traditional culture. Seen as the revitalisation of African culture in the disguise of Christianity, they are also perceived as “bridges back to paganism” (Kealotswe 2005:1). Daneel describes this form of syncretism as transformation of “old and new” in Zionist Churches in Zimbabwe. To date, discussion has been centred on the influence of the traditional worldview to the exclusion of charismatic forms of African Christianity. This essay tries to fill this gap by exploring the relationship between the African traditional religion and Christianity by examining the aetiologies of illness and healing in a particular African independent church; the approach used is an alternative approach, phenomenology. The essay tests the contention that independent churches are not only influenced by traditional worldviews, but also integrate charismatic forms of Christianity.
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RPM Plus Regional Training Course on Pharmaceutical Management for Malaria East Africa Dar es Salaam Tanzania November 28 - December 2 2005: workshop report. - Shretta, Rima; Tetteh, G; Njoroge, EM; Webb, Kinari; Kabuya-Mutshipayi, W (2006)
The Regional Training Course on Pharmaceutical Management for Malaria for the East and Southern African region took place from November 28 to December 2 2005 at the Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Thirty-five participants attended the training course. Attendees came from malaria programs essential medicines programs pharmacy departments procurement departments and central medical stores in 10 malaria-endemic countries and territories in the East and Southern African regions. Participants were from Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Zambia and Zanzibar. Participants from Malawi were invited but had to cancel their participation at the last minute. Additional organizations represented included the World Health Organization (WHO) Tanzania country office Malaria Medicines and Supply Service (MMSS) of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Tanzania. The overall goal of the course was to build regional capacity and increase knowledge and awareness of the elements of pharmaceutical management that affect access and rational use of antimalarial medicines. The course was organized by the RPM Plus Program of Management Sciences for Health (MSH) in collaboration with the Tanzanian National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP); the MSH Tanzania country office; the Office of the Chief Pharmacist Ministry of Health of Tanzania; and USAID. (excerpt)
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Perceptions of Child Abuse by Teacher Trainees in Zimbabwean Schools - Shumba, Almon (Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2006)
This study is a part of a larger study that examined the epidemiology and aetiology of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwean primary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine teacher trainees' conception of sexual abuse of pupils by teachers within the school context, the forms of sexual abuse perpetrated on pupils by teachers in Zimbabwean schools, and the aetiology of sexual abuse of pupils by teachers in Zimbabwean schools. One hundred and fifty (75 male, 75 female) teacher trainees from three colleges of education, located in the same province, participated in the study. Participants indicated that sexual abuse of pupils within the school context involves having sexual intercourse with pupils; having love affairs with pupils; impregnating pupils by teachers; and fondling pupils' breasts, buttocks, and private parts. Results suggested that pupils are vulnerable to sexual abuse by teachers in Zimbabwean schools.
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An investigation into the values necessary for the African Renaissance in South Africa with special reference to the learners in Empangeni District - Shwala, Bhekani Goodman (2006)
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the Department of THEOLOGY AND RELIGION STUDIES at the UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, 2006.
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Misconceptions held and errors made by South African learners in answering science questions in the trends in mathematics and science study (TIMSS). - Sibanda, Doras (2006)
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[Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of adolescents in an urban school environment in Bamako, Mali, around family planning, sexually transmitted infections, and AIDS]. - Sidibé, Toumani; Sangho, Hamadoun; Ms, Traoré; Mb, Cissé; Diallo, Boubacar; Mm, Keîta; Gendrel, D. (PubMed, 2006)
We undertook a study amongst adolescents from Mabile High School in Bamako, Mali. The goal of the study was to determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of high school students around STI/AIDS and family planning. It was a transversal study using a stratified sampling method. A total of 322 students between ten and 19 years of age were included in the study (191 boys, 131 girls) This study demonstrates that high school students do not often family planning services (only 13.4% of those who knew of the existence of such used them). The method of contraception most often used is still the condom (92.5%). HIV is the most well know STI (97.5%) followed by gonorrhea (45%). An absence of communication between adolescents and their parents around family planning and STI/AIDS was apparent in that information was most often received on these topics through the media (96.3% for family planning, 97.5% for AIDS) followed by friends (72.4% for family planning and 81.7% for AIDS). 59.3% of the students are sexually active. Of sexually active students, 41.3% have had sexual relations with a casual partner and 75.9% with at last two partners. Given their high number of partners and a lack of systematic condom usage, it is apparent that sexually active high school students practice high risk sexual behaviors. It is therefore crucial to develop methods to lead to an improvement in behaviors amongst adolescents.
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Training as a Factor in Enterprise Performance: A Case Study of the Beneficiaries of enterprise development training in Rift Valley Province, Kenya - Sikalieh, Damary; Mokaya, S (2006)
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Using food prices to predict harmful effects of drought: Northern Nigeria as a case study - Simister, John; Chanda, Ranabir (2006)
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Determination of factors which influence enrolment in building construction craft courses: a study of selected technical and vocational education and training institutions in Western Kenya - Simiyu, John (2006)
The purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the enrolment in building construction craft courses (BCCC) in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in Western Kenya. TVET institutions offer training opportunities for members of the building industry. The sample consisted of TVET institutions in Western Kenya. Students and lecturers from various departments were selected to participate in the study. The community was selected to participate in the study for triangulation process. Questionnaires, oral interviews, and physical observations were used to collect data. Proportional analysis techniques and statistical chi-square tests were used to analyse the data. The findings show that the enrolment in BCCC was low compared to that in other craft courses including Diploma Building Courses. High costs of training, lack of employment after training and poor advertisement were found to be major factors contributing to low enrolment. In addition, negative attitude and lack of sufficient physical facilities were other factors. To address the current issues, the author offered recommendations, such as subsidizing the cost of training, creating more employment opportunities, changing of course titles and increasing publicity of the courses.
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The emotional disturbance identification and special education placement of African American students [abstract] - Sims, Enjoli (2006)
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Legislative, institutional and policy measures for people with disabilities in the South African Public Service : forum section - Sing, D.; Govender, V. (South African Journal of Labour Relations, 2006)
People with disabilities have defended their rights and voiced their struggle for recognition collectively through civil society formations, especially from 1984 onwards. Immediately after the 1994 elections the post-apartheid South African Government embarked on a strategy to integrate, mobilise and enable the disabled to fully participate in the mainstream labour market as well as in employment in the Public Service, which aims to include 2% of people with disabilities by 2005. This target has still not been reached and in July 2006 the overall average figure stood at 0.15% nationally and provincially. To achieve this goal the South African Government has established legislative, institutional and policy instruments to avoid unfair discrimination towards disabled people and promote disability equity in employment and employment practices. Thus, an enabling environment is created by the South African Government. The challenges for all role players and stakeholders are to expeditiously and effectively take advantage of the enabling environment. A strong and pervasive political will becomes essential in all of the endeavours of the entire human resource management process and especially in the clarification of myths and misconceptions about people with disabilities. A comprehensive country-specific definition of disability and diversity sensitisation are fundamental to the realisation of the efforts and processes.
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Facilitating learning toward sustainable cotton pest management in Benin : the interactive design of research for development - Sinzogan, Antonio Alain Coffi (2006)
Over the last decade, the economic sustainability of the cotton industry in Benin has been questioned. Low yield caused by pests and socio-economic problems have been identified as the main problems facing cotton producers, leading to low income. This thesis has addressed the technical and organisational problems of crop protection in the cotton sector in Benin. It has analysed why technical alternatives to farmers' current dependence on purchased synthetic insecticides is necessary if cotton is to remain a worthwhile crop for farmers, and if the cotton sector is to regain the efficiency needed to compete in today's markets. Findings showed a range of alternative methods for controlling economically significant cotton pests, principally by means of the integration of different pest control methods such as the use of botanicals, entomopathogens. and the reduction of the number of sprays and synthetic active ingredients by using action thresholds. The study also demonstrated a methodology for conducting site-specific, ecologically-informed Research for Development (R4D), that created the institutional potential to sustain innovation. The notable features of the methodology were: using a perspective relevant to farmers as the entry point, developing control methods in the context of a multi-stakeholder learning alliance, and altering the boundaries and conditions that affect the space for change.
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Head teachers' and teachers' perceptions of managerial skills practice in boys', girls' and co-educational schools: the Kenyan experience - Sisungo, Z.W.M. (Egerton Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2006)
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Seasons of drought have no rainbows - an experiential note on poverty and survival networks in South Africa - Sitas, Ari (2006)
During the heady days of SA's transition, when the ideas of truth and reconciliation and of the rainbow nation held sway, Alfred Qabula, a black working class oral poet concluded his assessment of the process with a moving poem about the 'restless dead' and warned that 'seasons of drought have no rainbows' (see Brown 1998). This paper ends the discussion of a manuscript on the 'Mandela Decade' (a sustained ethnography of 400 black working class leaders of the 1980s exploring their experiences during the decade of the 1990s) with the 'disposal of bodies , - one, Qabula's body in Pondoland in October 2002 and of Sibongile Mkhize's in December 2002. In choosing to pay tribute to the 'restlessness' of dying in SA, I want to make a sociological point about the politics of encroachment and the vitality of embedded struggles over livelihoods1. The two stories are not chosen because the one was a man and the other a woman, or that the man left a trail of words and died disturbingly and 'noisily', whereas the other died in complicity and silence, or that the one died of a stroke and the other of HIV/AIDS.
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Epistemological beliefs and perceptions of education in Africa - Sitoe, Arlindo Alberto (2006)
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Epistemological beliefs and perceptions of education in Africa . An exploratory study with high school students in Mozambique - Sitoe, Arlindo Alberto (2006)
Verkeerde opvattingen over kennis en leren van middelbare scholieren kunnen leiden tot hoge uitval in het Hoger Onderwijs. Het schaarse hoger onderwijs in Mozambique heeft zeer te lijden van voortijdige uitval, hetgeen een grote verkwisting van talent betekent. In dit onderzoek is onder enkele honderden middelbare scholieren nagegaan hoe het is gesteld met deze opvattingen. Mozambicaanse middelbare scholieren blijken meer hierarchische opvattingen van kennis en leren te hebben dan westerse. Een heel specifiek, cultureel bepaald Mozambicaans patroon van opvattingen werd echter niet aangetroffen. Ook in de Mozambicaanse samenleving is globalisering kennelijk van invloed op opvattingen over kennis en leren.
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Mean structure analysis of character education data: Contrasting Kenyan and Florida Schools - Sivo, Stephen A.; Robinson, Edward H.; Ray, Shannon L. (2006)
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Report on the current status of Radiologist training in South Africa - a survey conducted at the 1st and 2nd pre-examination courses of the College of Radiology of South Africa. - Sj, Przybojewski; Andronikou, Savvas; Beningfield, Steve; Moosa, A; Vadachia, Y; Strachan, Mark W. J.; Dl, Kathan; Sb, Griffith-Richards (2006)
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African-American Students' Performance and Secondary School Size in the State of Texas - Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H. (Essays in Education, 2006)
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Financial illiteracy: An American epidemic. A qualitative study on the effectiveness of Web-based financial literacy technology training on African-American high school students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Slaughter, Howard B. (2006)
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Leadership in South African higher education : a multifaceted conceptualisation - Smit, Patricia (2006)
This thesis explores the meaning of leadership in the context of higher education in South Africa, a society in transition. The higher education system in the country is in a process of change from being fragmented and segregated, to being a democratic one, guided by various policies. Within this facilitative environment, very little is said about leadership yet 'leadership' has been blamed in many instances where things have gone wrong. This qualitative study consisting of semi-structured interviews with middlelevel academic leaders, reveals inequalities in terms of who is leading at that level. The study also reveals an awareness of the existence of these inequities among the manager-leaders; they do, however, hold two distinct viewpoints about the causes of these inequities. A feminist and poststructuralist framework is used to analyse specific dimensions of the manager-leaders' understandings and practices of leadership. In the absence of a defined discourse of leadership, the manager-leaders are drawing on their own personal experiences of how they have been and are led and their own practices of how they lead in order to conceptualise leadership and what constitutes a leader. The study shows that the managerleaders understand leadership as a combination of leadership practice, i.e. how it is being enacted and their notions of characteristics desired in leaders. Their descriptions of leadership seem to be characterised by relational elements. In addition, the findings show that race and gender have specific implications for leadership; from a racial perspective additional roles are added to the general identified leadership practices while a gender perspective reveals several invisible leadership aspects. The thesis therefore describes leadership as an activity or process influenced by contextual elements: historical imperatives, organisational factors, and personal and group constructs, such as race and gender.
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Intergenerational Transmissionof Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Select Annotated Bibliography with special reference to irreversibilities associated with poor nutrition, health and education, CPRC Working Paper No. 59, CPRC Annotated Bibliography No. 3 - Smith, Brooke M.; Moore, Kevin B. (2006)
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African American students' perceptions of a public university: a qualitative study - Smith, Paula (2006)
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On the Efficiency and Equity Effects of Public Sector Investment in Education in Mauritius - Sobhee, Sanjeev K. (Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2006)
ABSTRACT This paper addresses the efficiency and equity impacts of public sector investment in education in Mauritius from 1970–1999. In particular, an investigation is carried out to assess whether such investment did contribute first to greater efficiency of the workforce through higher economic growth, and, second, to a more equitable income distribution through the Gini coefficient. Our findings indicate that while public educational expenditure has led to greater efficiency through higher per capita output, its distributional effects are rather complex The latter effects are tracked through two channels: in the direct causal sense, they are found to worsen inequality, whereas in the indirect or externality sense, they tend to reduce income inequality. However, the overall effect of such expenditure on equity is found to depend much on labour productivity.
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Overweight and obesity in learners residing in the Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni communities of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa - Somers, Anne R.; Hassan, Mogamat Shafick; Rusford, E.; Erasmus, R T (Medical technology SA, 2006)
ligIntroduction:l/ig South Africa is a country in a state of transition with rapid urbanization occurring in all parts of the country. Recent reports have suggested high prevalence rates of obesity and overweight in almost all segments of the population. lbrgligObjectives:l/ig To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst 10-16 year old learners in an urban area of Cape Town, South Africa. lbrgligMethods:l/ig Data was collected from 338 randomly selected school children between the ages of 10-16 from the urban communities of Belhar, Delft and Mfuleni. Anthropometric measurements were performed using standard procedures. A structured questionnaire on physical activity was administered to all participants. Overweight and obesity were estimated according to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. lbrgligResults:l/ig 15.7% of the learners were overweight and 6.2% were obese. Though the prevalence rate of overweight was significantly higher in females (21.1%) than males (8.4%), no gender differences were observed with respect to obesity (4.2% vs. 7.7%) While overweight was significantly higher in African (21.8%) than Coloured learners (13.7%), obesity rates were similar between the two groups (5.8% vs. 6%). African females had significantly higher rates (p<0.05) of overweight (30.8%) than Coloured females (17.6%) but no differences were observed between male learners. Nearly half of the African females by the age of 16 years were overweight. Physical inactivity including time spent on television viewing was not associated with either overweight or obesity. lbrgligConclusion:l/ig A high prevalence rate of overweight was observed in Coloured and African learners. The highest rates were observed in African females above the age of 14 years. The high rates observed in children from these lower to middle income group families suggest the need for concerted preventive intervention.
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Emergent learner support at University of South Africa : an informal report - Sonnekus, I.P.; Louw, Willa; Wilson, Hentie (Progressio, 2006)
The University of South Africa (Unisa) is one of the mega distance education institutions in the world as it has approximately 250 000 learners. This article describes the developing learner support model being implemented at the institution. According to the authors, the existing learner support system is already well developed, but they show that there is still much to be done in order to make it comply with national priorities and international best practice.
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PROGRESSIO Emergent learner support at University of South Africa: An informal report - Sonnekus, I.P.; Louw, Willa; Wilson, Hentie (2006)
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ENHANCING THE USAGE AND TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS - Sotiloye, Bosede Sinmisola (2006)
English language is of  high value of Nigerian society as it is the language of instruction in most, if not all, areas of our educational system. It is, however, sad that students do not have good grasp of this language and this adversely affect their performance in other subjects. In order to stem this tide of failure, the paper highlights areas of difficulty and also suggested possible solutions. Students as well as teachers need take particular note of the rules of the language for effective communication to take place.
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School Boards in Kenya - Sotz, Carlos (2006)
Los consejos de administracion de las escuelas secundarias publicas en Kenia son nombrados por las autoridades publicas a las que les deben rendir cuenta a pesar de que los padres pagan por todos los gastos de las escuelas, excepto los sueldos de los profesores. Esta tesis doctoral es una investigacion historica y sociologica sobre la naturaleza y evolucion de estos consejos de administracion escolar. Despues de analizar los consejos de administracion escolar como estructuras intermedias, organizaciones no-gubernamentales y organizaciones quasi no-gubernamentales, el autor estudia el impacto de cuatro acontecimientos politicos en la naturaleza y rol de estos consejos: la independencia de Gran Bretana, el 'Sessional Paper'* no. 10 de 1965 sobre el socialismo Africano y su aplicacion en el planeamiento de Kenia, la ley de educacion de 1968 que nacionalizo el sistema educativo, y el 'sessional Paper'* no. 6 de 1988 sobre el manejo de las finanzas publicas para renovar el crecimiento economico en Kenia que establecio la educacion publica paga.. El tercer capitulo estudia la normativa que controla los consejos de administracion escolar, la influencia de los grupos de interes (asociaciones de padres y maestros, 'sponsors' y el Ministerio de Educacion) y el principio de subsidian'edad. Este capitulo concluye con los casos de Hospital Hill school, Strathmore College y Highridge Teacher Training College que describen la historia de sus consejos de administracion y sus relaciones con el gobierno central. El capitulo cuarto describe un relevamiento postal a escala nacional de escuelas secundarias publicas. El analisis del relevamiento provee un perfil de las escuelas, de sus consejos de administracion y del trabajo que estos desempenan, mostrando los posibles efectos de su falta de autonomia. La tesis concluye con algunas propuestas para el di seno de consejos de administracion eficientes, y algunas estrategias para aumentar su importancia que tratan sobre la influencia de los consejos escolares, la calidad de los servicios escolares, participacion y subsidariedad.
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Effect of climate change on primary productivity in the Gulf of Guinea: a remote sensing approach - Sovoe, S.; Wiafe, George; Kakane, V.C.K.; Attua, Emmanuel Morgan (Journal of the Ghana Science Association, 2006)
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Nutrition Education and Food Choices Among African American Teenagers at a Southern Parochial High School in Alabama, United States - A Case Study - Sovyanhadi, Marta; Cort, Malcolm (2006)
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a three-week nutrition education intervention on high school students' choices of food. The study design was based on paired comparisons of the servings of food in an ideal meal plan with a 24-hour recall, students' meal plan, and an observed meal. The subjects comprised a sample of (n = 19) tenth grade students enrolled at a historically black, parochial, high school. Paired t tests were used to compare the differences for all measurements presented in the analyses. Analysis shows that the students ate on a daily basis significantly more fats and sweets than was ideal for good health (p=0.05). Also, after one week of nutrition instruction students constructed meal plans which were lower than ideal in two nutrition areas, vegetables (p>0.01), and dairy products (p>0.001). After three weeks of nutrition education, they consumed significantly larger amounts of fats and sweets (p > 0.01), and significantly smaller amounts of fruit (p > 0.01), vegetables (p > 0.01), and dairy products (p > 0.001), than was ideal for their health. After the intensive nutrition education programme, students still chose foods that were high in fats and sweets, and low in vegetables, fruits, and dairy products, showing that it would take more than just formally educating youths, to prevent chronic diseases in the later stages of life. Targeting families, in an effort to encourage parents to begin modeling good nutrition early in their children's lives, is essential for forming lifestyle patterns, which promote good health into adulthood.
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Gender-based analysis of vulnerability to drought among agro-pastoral households in semi-arid Makueni district, Kenya - Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (2006)
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Gender-based analysis of vulnerability to drought among agro-pastoral households in semi-arid Makueni district, Kenya - Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (2006)
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Gender-based analysis of vulnerability to drought among agro-pastoral households in semi-arid Makueni district, Kenya - Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika (2006)
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African Education, Culture, and Modernity Unwound - Stambach (Comparative Education Review, 2006)
Previous articleNext article No AccessAfrican Education, Culture, and Modernity Unwound Producing African Futures: Ritual and Reproduction in a Neoliberal Age edited by Brad Weiss. Boston: Brill, 2004. 356 pp. $70.00 (paper). ISBN 90‐04‐13860‐9. Dilemmas of Culture in African Schools: Nationalism, Youth, and the Transformation of Knowledge by Cati Coe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. 232 pp. $50.00 (cloth); $20.00 (paper). ISBN 0‐226‐11129‐6.Amy StambachAmy Stambach Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 50, Number 2May 2006 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/500697 Views: 64Total views on this site Citations: 5Citations are reported from Crossref © 2006 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Jean Pierre Elonga Mboyo Reimagining Ubuntu in schools: A perspective from two primary school leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Educational Management Administration & Leadership 47, no.22 (Sep 2017): 206–223.https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143217728085Amy L. Masko, Lawrence Bosiwah Cultural congruence and unbalanced power between home and school in rural Ghana and the impact on school children, Comparative Education 52, no.44 (Sep 2016): 538–555.https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2016.1220123Kirrily Pells, Kirsten Pontalti, Timothy P. Williams Promising developments? Children, youth and post-genocide reconstruction under the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), Journal of Eastern African Studies 8, no.22 (Mar 2014): 294–310.https://doi.org/10.1080/17531055.2014.892672Laura Camfield ‘From School to Adulthood’? Young People's Pathways Through Schooling in Urban Ethiopia, The European Journal of Development Research 23, no.55 (Aug 2011): 679–694.https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2011.33Brendan Carmody The nature and role of Christian conversion in Zambia 1, International journal for the Study of the Christian Church 7, no.22 (May 2007): 109–133.https://doi.org/10.1080/14742250701256153
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Trends in climate change, coastal governance, coral reef ecology and socio-economic variation in the Seychelles - Stead, Selina M.; Daw, Tim M.; Graham, Nicholas A. J.; Gray, Tim; Polunin, Nicholas V. C.; Robinson, Jenna; McClanahan, Tim R. (2006)
This paper analyses the interconnections between key ecological, economic and social drivers with other multiple stressors like climate change in the context of coastal governance. Information on underlying variables that influence stakeholders’ perceptions and decision-making processes on marine resources use is compared with the former types of data. Potential benefits of this research include integrating disparate information into formats that can be applied to more precise targeting of policy action on governance in coastal zones such as those of the Seychelles. Throughout March and August 2005, ecological (e.g. coral cover and fish abundance), economic (e.g. expenditure, source of income) and social (e.g. local perceptions of fish stocks, support for coastal management measures) variables were measured in four coastal communities around the islands of Mahe and Praslin in the Seychelles. Underwater visual census (UVC) was used to estimate fish size and abundance; corresponding marine habitats were also described. Stakeholders (artisanal fishers and heads of households; n= 265) were interviewed face-to-face, using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Ecological findings show that the 1998 coral bleaching event has resulted in a shift from coral dominance, as observed in 1994, to rubble and algal dominance in 2005. Present coral cover (7.5%) is largely made up of massive and encrusting forms offering limited structure for other components of the ecosystem. This change in habitat, coupled with the physical degradation of the reef structure, has had a significant effect on reef fish assemblages, in particular diversity. Fishery target species show mixed responses. Notably, a significant loss of smaller size classes suggests a lag affect intimating that the full effect of the coral loss is yet to be realised. More than 60% of stakeholders interviewed thought that fish had declined and attributed this to factors such as changes in climate, fish behaviour, habitat, land-based and maritime pollution, and over fishing. Support for marine parks (MPs) as a management measure to enhance fish numbers was highest in those communities located further away from MPs (Grand Anse and Belombre; 26 and 23%, respectively) compared to those adjacent to MPs (Anse Volbert and Roche Caiman, 9 and 11%, respectively). With little apparent recovery of the Seychelles inner reef system and further degradation of the reef structure expected, effects on biodiversity, tourism and ultimately reef fisheries may get worse.
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Imagine migration : the migration process and its destination Europe in the eyes of Tanzanian students - Stein, K. Viktoria (2006)
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MULTILITERACIES AND MULTIMODALITY IN ENGLISH IN EDUCATION IN AFRICA: MAPPING THE TERRAIN - Stein, Pippa; Newfield, Denise (English studies in Africa, 2006)
(2006). MULTILITERACIES AND MULTIMODALITY IN ENGLISH IN EDUCATION IN AFRICA: MAPPING THE TERRAIN. English Studies in Africa: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 1-21.
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Barriers and Benefits: The Impact of Learning Art Songs and Spirituals by African-American Composers on Voice Students from all Racial Backgrounds - Stephens, Emery (2006)
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Technology teacher education in South Africa - Stevens, Andrew (2006)
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Therapy of impairment of guinea pig's spiral ganglion cells by adenovirus-mediated human neurotrophin 3 gene - Sun, Huizhen (Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-skull Base Surgery, 2006)
Objective To observe the adenovirus-mediated NT-3 gene expression in guinea pig's cochlea,and to evaluate the protective effect of NT-3 gene therapy to kainic acid(KA) induced excitotoxic damage of the spiral ganglion cells.Methods Twenty healthy guinea pigs were randomly divided into three groups.In the first group(6 animals,Ad-NT3 group),perilymphatic perfusion of KA((4 mmol/L),10 μl) into the right scala tympani was performed for animal model of excitotoxic cochlear impairment.The complex of adenovirus vectors and human NT-3 gene(pAdeasy-NT3) was delivered into right perilymphatic space 7 days after KA treatment.For the second group(7 animals,KA group),KA(4 mmol/L,10 μl) was injected into the right scala tympani as experimental control.The third group(7 animals,blank group) were utilized as blank control;perilymphatic perfusion wasn't performed.All the animals of Ad-NT3 group and KA group were sacrificed 20 days after KA perfusion for morphological observation of type Ⅰ spiral ganglion cells and NT-3 immunoreactivity.The animals in blank group were sacrificed after an equivalent survival period.Results Thirty days after the perfusion of pAdeasy-NT3,cochlear NT-3 immunoreactivity was observed in the Ad-NT3 group,which was significantly stronger than that in the KA group.The number of degenerated spiral ganglion cells in the Ad-NT3 group was significantly lower than that in the KA group(P(0.001)).Conclusion ① Adenovirus-mediated human NT-3 gene(pAdeasy-NT3) can be expressed at high level in guinea pig cochlea.Even though administered 7 days after KA treatment,it may prevent spiral ganglion cells from being damaged by the excitotoxicity of KA.② There is a precious cure opportunity for inner ear gene therapy before the irreversible impairment of cochlear ganglion cells.
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HIV/AIDS and Islamic education in Kisumu, Kenya - Svensson, Jonas (2006)
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Voices in the Silence: Narratives of Disadvantage, Social Context and school Mathematics in Post-apartheid South Africa - Swanson, Dalene M (2006)
Voices in the Silence is a critical exploration of the construction of disadvantage in school mathematics in social context. It provides a reflexive, narrative account of a pedagogic journey towards understanding the pedagogizing of difference in mathematics classrooms and its realizations as pedagogized disadvantage in and across diverse socio-political, economic, cultural, and pedagogic contexts.
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Globalisation, education and gender : education provision for girls in Zambia - Syachaba, Pandey Zekeza (2006)
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Registers in the Academic Writing of African American College Students - Syrquin, Anna (Written Communication, 2006)
The study examines the development of the registers of academic writing by African American college-level students through style and grammar: indirection inherent in the oral culture of the African American community and the paratactic functions of because. Discourse analysis of 74 samples of academic writing by 20 African American undergraduate students and of 61 samples by a control group showed that first, only African American subjects used indirection; second, paratactic functions of because were significantly more prevalent among African American students than in the control group; and third, among African American students, those from low-income families showed statistically significant higher frequencies of the use of both indirection and paratactic because. A relationship of hierarchy in the uses of indirection and paratactic because was also evident in the data.
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USAID TARGET project on fertilizer micro-dosing for the prosperity of small-scale farmers in the Sahel: Training Workshop on Large-scale Transfer (scaling-up) of Fertilizer Micro-dosing Technology, 20-24 January 2004, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso - Tabo, Ramadjita; Konlambigue, Abdou; Maatman, A. (2006)
The USAID TARGET project on fertilizer micro-dosing for the prosperity of small-scale farmers in the Sahel was launched in three countries of West Africa, namely Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The goal of the project is to double the crop production and increase the farm incomes through the uptake of fertilizer micro-dosing technology and better farmer-based cooperative organizations. In all the three countries where the technology is being promoted, yields of sorghum and millet increased twofold in most cases, and the farmers have reported increase in incomes. To achieve the overall objective of the project, proven fertilizer micro-dosing together with the warrafitage or inventory credit system should be transferred to a large number of end users in areas targeted by the project. It is essential to build the capacity of project partners. In this context, a workshop on large-scale transfer of fertilizer micro-dosing technologies was organized in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, from 20 to 23 January 2004. The training workshop provided the participants with tools that will enable them develop action plans for scaling up existing gains. A total of 19 participants from the national agricultural research systems, NGOs, IFDC and ICRISAT attended the workshop.
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Financial Analysis and Fiscal Viability of Secondary Schools in Mukono District, Uganda - Tanner, Janet Jeffery (2006)
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL VIABILITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA Janet J. Tanner Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Doctor of Philosophy Within the worldwide business community, many analysis tools and techniques have evolved to assist in the evaluation and encouragement of financial health and fiscal viability. However, in the educational community, such analysis is uncommon. It has long been argued that educational institutions bear little resemblance to, and should not be treated like, businesses. This research identifies an educational environment where educational institutions are, indeed, businesses, and may greatly benefit from the use of business analyses. The worldwide effort of Education for All (EFA) has focused on primary education, particularly in less developed countries (LDCs). In Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda increased its primary school enrollments from 2.7 million in 1996 to 7.6 million in 2003. This rapid primary school expansion substantially increased the demand for secondary education. Limited government funding for secondary schools created an educational bottleneck. In response to this demand, laws were passed to allow the establishment of private secondary schools, operated and taxed as businesses. Revenue reports, filed by individual private schools with the Uganda Revenue Authority, formed the database for the financial analysis portion of this research. These reports, required of all profitable businesses in Uganda, are similar to audited corporate financial statements. Survey data and national examination (UNEB) scores were also utilized. This research explored standard business financial analysis tools, including financial statement ratio analysis, and evaluated the applicability of each to this LDC educational environment. A model for financial assessment was developed and industry averages were calculated for private secondary schools in the Mukono District of Uganda. Industry averages can be used by individual schools as benchmarks in assessing their own financial health. Substantial deviations from the norms signal areas of potential concern. Schools may take appropriate corrective action, leading to sustainable fiscal viability. An example of such analysis is provided. Finally, school financial health, defined by eight financial measures, was compared with quality of education, defined by UNEB scores. Worldwide, much attention is given to education and its role in development. This research, with its model for financial assessment of private LDC schools, offers a new and pragmatic perspective.
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A preliminary overview of the effects of seasonal drought and animal pressure around watering points on plant species using adaptative strategy analyses in the Tunisian arid zone - Tarhouni, Mohamed; Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled; Henchi, Belgacem; Neffati, Mohamed (Ecologia mediterranea, 2006)
Throughout the arid environment, vegetation is submitted to many stresses (edaphic and climatic) and to human disturbances (overgrazing, cultivation, wood cutting, etc.). In order to minimize the effect of these constraints, plant species have developped several adaptative strategies. We study the effects of seasonal drought and overgrazing around watering points on these strategies. For this purpose we employ the point intercept method on four transects around three wells in southern Tunisia. The main results are : (1) The covers of chamaephytes, hemicryptophytes and therophytes increase in spring ; (2) hemicryptophyte and chamaephyte covers increase with increasing distance from wells while the cover of therophytes do not ; (3) in spring, arido-passive and aridoactive species covers are more important ; (4) arido-active species cover increases with increasing distance from wells while the arido-passive species cover is not influenced by this grazing gradient ; (5) The covers of CRS and RS plants increase in spring and (6) CS, CRS and S covers increase with increasing distance from wells while the RS cover is not influenced by this gradient.
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Qurʾanic Education and Social Change in Northern Morocco: Perspectives from Chefchaouen - Tawil, Sobhi (Comparative Education Review, 2006)
Previous articleNext article No AccessQurʾanic Education and Social Change in Northern Morocco: Perspectives from ChefchaouenSobhi TawilSobhi Tawil Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 50, Number 3August 2006Special Issue on Islam and Education—Myths and TruthsGuest Editors: Wadad Kadi and Victor Billeh Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/504820 Views: 138Total views on this site Citations: 5Citations are reported from Crossref © 2006 by the Comparative and International Education Society. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Sian Waters, Ahmed El Harrad, Sandra Bell, Joanna M. Setchell Decolonizing Primate Conservation Practice: A Case Study from North Morocco, International Journal of Primatology 43, no.66 (Jul 2021): 1046–1066.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00228-0Essam Ayyad Re-Evaluating Early Memorization of the Qurʾān in Medieval Muslim Cultures, Religions 13, no.22 (Feb 2022): 179.https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13020179Leonora C. Angeles, Omer Aijazi Revisiting the Madrassa Question in Pakistan: Worlding Lived Religion and Religious Education in Urban Spaces, Humanity & Society 43, no.33 (Nov 2018): 295–326.https://doi.org/10.1177/0160597618814878Mohammed Elmeski Principals as leaders of school and community revitalization: a phenomenological study of three urban schools in Morocco, International Journal of Leadership in Education 18, no.11 (Jul 2013): 1–18.https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2013.815803David W. Chapman, Suzanne L. Miric Education Quality in the Middle East, International Review of Education 55, no.44 (Jul 2009): 311–344.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-009-9132-5
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Questioning participation : critical policy scholarship and education reform in Tanzania - Taylor, Aleesha (2006)
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African American Students' Perceptions of Teacher Care and Their Academic Achievement - Taylor, Lewis (2006)
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Assessing the impacts of climate change and variability on water resources in Uganda: developing an integrated approach at the sub-regional scale - Taylor, Richard; Basalirwa, CA; Tindimugaya, Callist; Todd, Martin C. (2006)
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Implementing Teaching Reforms at a New University in South Africa - Tedrow, Barbara; Mabokela, Reitumetse Obakeng (International Journal of Educational Reform, 2006)
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Means Testing: The Dilemma Of Targeting Subsidies In African Higher Education - Tekleselassie, Abebayehu Aemero; Johnstone, D. Bruce (2006)
Статья рассматривает проблему определения уровня доходов с целью введения целевых субсидий на высшее образование в развивающихся странах. Произведен обзор и анализ попыток введения системы финансирования по принципу cost-sharing в африканских странах.
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An examination of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to HIV/AIDS prevention in Zimbabwean university students: Comparing intervention program participants and non-participants - Terry, Paul E.; Mhloyi, Marvellous; Masvaure, Tsitsi B.; Adlis, Susan A. (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2006)
This study represents a comprehensive assessment of differences between participants in an HIV/AIDS prevention program (SHAPE: Sustainability, Hope, Action, Prevention, Education) and non-participants in knowledge, attitudes and practices with a focus on cultural, sociological and economic variables.We developed an eight-page questionnaire that was administered to 933 randomly selected students at the University of Zimbabwe. Survey items addressed sexual decision-making, condom use, limiting sexual partners, cultural power dynamics and access to HIV testing.Results show participants are statistically more likely to report being sexually abstinent, and understand the prevention benefits of condom use. SHAPE members had fewer sexual partners in the previous year than non-SHAPE members (1.4 vs. 2.2). SHAPE members were significantly more likely (67%) than non-SHAPE respondents (48%) to indicate that they knew their HIV sero-status and to state that they knew their status because they had been tested (85% vs. 71%).Though we found differences between the groups suggesting that program participation increases awareness concerning gender equity, there continue to be many intractable cultural attitudes in this age group. Findings suggest that the attitudes and practices of young men and women are changing, but that progress in some areas does not assure progress in all areas.
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Music therapy in South Africa : music therapists' perceptions of training needs for current practice - Theron, Talita (2006)
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Psychological consulting in South Africa : the emergence of a new practice modality and its implications for training - Thomas, Paul N.; Naidoo, Anthony V. (New Voices in Psychology, 2006)
This article outlines the emergence of a new practice modality, namely psychological consulting. Consulting psychology, a non-therapy-based practice modality, is investigated through an analysis of the experiences and perceptions of registered psychotherapists working as consultants, educators influencing the training of psychologists, and consumers of the services of consulting psychologists. Juxtaposition of the competencies required for success as a consulting psychologist, with the competencies acquired in current training programmes, has implications for a reconceptualisation of training approaches to accommodate this emerging practice modality. A grounded theory approach is employed to access the perceptions of those most intimately involved in the field, without manipulating these through the lens of a pre-defined hypothesis. The views of nine registered psychotherapists, eight educators, and five consumers form a preliminary, triangulated depiction of the nature of this practice modality, the competencies it requires, and the shortcomings of current training programmes in equipping consulting psychologists. Preliminary analysis of these inputs indicates that the training of psychologists may require significant review in order to meet the changing needs of both providers and consumers of psychological services in South Africa.
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“The Pupil of the Eye:” African Americans and the Making of the American Community, 1898–2003 - Thomas, Richard W. (2006)
Bahá’u’lláh, the prophet-founder of the Bahá’i religion, proclaimed his faith in 1863, the same year as the emancipation of the African-American slaves.1 Few among these early Bahá’i believers realized that as they were planting the seeds of their new world faith, calling for the unity of all people, that those seeds would grow and spread into a diverse community of believers, which would include the descendants of African slaves in the United States. Former African-American slaves, bent over hoe and cotton, moaning and singing their signature songs of hope, could only pray that one day there would be a world faith that would not only embrace them, but celebrate their unique spiritual qualities as special gifts and contributions “… much needed in the world today.”2
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Reconceptualizing Parent Involvement in Minority Communities: Expanding No Child Left Behind to Improve Student Achievement in African American Schools. - Thompson, Eustace (Journal of School Public Relations, 2006)
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Education in South Africa - Thorsson, Karin Bianca (2006)
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Education in South Africa - Extended and more equal after year 1994 - Thorsson, Karin Bianca; Lindänge, Josefine (2006)
South Africa held their first democratic election in 1994. The fact that ANC won this doctrinarian election is fundamental for all levels of the South African society. South Africa constitutes a society with clear inequalities and social problems. Since education is considered as a crucial factor to meet these challenges we have studied if a more extended and more equal access to education is observable after the democratic election in 1994 compared with the years before. The period we study mainly reaches over 1983 and 2003. Economic theories emphasizing the importance of education and the weight of not marginalizing any groups in the society from the access to this human right have guided us to the purpose of this thesis. With the development of the educational budget as a base; enrollment, boys-girls ratios in primary and secondary education and the distribution of resources between races have been used as a framework to this thesis. We have found that the overall development of the educational budget as part of the total national budget has been positive during the period examined, but a decrease from 1997 and forward is seen. Although there have been a greater amount granted to the educational system, taking inflation into account. The development of the enrollment ratios in primary education shows a constant increase until 1995, the period after show a decline. The gender disparity has been reduced, but still girls’ representation is lower than males’. In secondary education the development shows a constant increase of total enrollment and a continuing fluctuation in the gender diversity in advantage for girls has been observed. Before 1994 there was an important race marginalization within education, of particularly the black population. The development between 1970 and 1985 was very positive but still in1985 the black and to some extent the colored populations were discriminated on both levels. After 1994 a clear priority to improve the quality of primary education for black children is seen. It is also obvious that efforts have been made to develop the quality of their secondary education. Despite this clear inequalities in education, in disadvantage for the black population, still remains.
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An investigation into relationships between the academic performance of students and parental assistance in a Lesotho hight school - Tlale, Lerato (2006)
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Interaction between learners who are hard of hearing and hearing peers in regular classrooms : a case study of learners who are hard of hearing in two regular schools in Oshana education region in Namibia - Tobias, Elina I. (2006)
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Can guinea pig mothers learn to discriminate the whistles of individual pups - Tokumaru, Rosana Suemi; Ades, César; Monticelli, Patrícia Ferreira (Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, 2006)
Maes cobaias podem aprender a discriminar assobios de filhotes individuais? Testou-se a habilidade de maes  porquinhos da india (Cavia porcellus Linnaeus, 1958) em discriminar assobios de isolamento de diferentes filhotes. Seis maes passaram por 24 testes. Em 12 deles os filhotes eram apresentados as maes imediatamente apos o playback do assobio (CS+). Nos outros testes, o playback nao era seguido pela apresentacao dos filhotes (CS-). Nao houve diferenca no comportamento de se aproximar e na atividade geral das maes entre os testes CS+ e CS-. Detectou-se aumento na atencao materna na presenca de ambos os playbacks. A ausencia da habilidade materna em discriminar assobios de filhotes diferentes e discutida em relacao a organizacao social dos porquinhos da india que inclui altos niveis de tolerância aos filhotes por parte dos adultos do grupo e atencao materna nao seletiva aos assobios de separacao.
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Stakeholders' perceptions of the cluster system in a secondary school in Rundu, Namibia - Topnaar, P E (2006)
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Examining science achievement of African American females in suburban middle schools: A mixed methods study - Topping, Kecia C. (PhDT, 2006)
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School history and perspectives on the past : a study of students of African-Caribbean descent and their mothers - Traille, Ethel Kay Angela. (2006)
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Innovative and sustainable mobile learning in Africa - Traxler, John; Leach, Jenny (2006)
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Six medical papyri describe the effects of Santorini’s volcanic ash, and provide Egyptian parallels to the so-called biblical plagues - Trevisanato, Siro Igino (Medical Hypotheses, 2006)
Six medical papyri document how Santorini's volcanic ash from the Bronze Age biphasic eruption, otherwise attested by material retrieved at the bottom of lakes at the edge of the Nile Delta, severely affected the health of the inhabitants of Egypt as well as their society as a whole. Treatments for burns caused by particulate and dissolved acids are documented in the London Medical Papyrus as well as in the Ebers Papyrus, and are compatible with ash fallout and ash in rain, respectively. Furthermore, both instances of ash correlate to the first eight biblical plagues. Moreover, the latter text also presents a series of ailments coherent with serious inhalation of toxic substances in aerosol form. This scenario is confirmed by the Hearst Medical Papyrus, the Carlsberg Papyrus 8, and the Ramesseum Papyrus III, and fits a volcanic plume, which is also coherent with the ninth biblical plague of palpable obscurity as well as Santorini's second phase of its Bronze Age eruption. Finally, a sixth contemporary medical text, the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, a manual to practice on wounded soldiers, supplies an insight into the collapse of the sociopolitical system of the time. The text appears to provide an insight into the sociopolitical climate in the aftermath of the Santorini eruption, possibly describing conditions that would have led to the tenth and final biblical plague of the massacre of firstborn as well as the escape of slaves from local labor camps.
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Treatments for burns in the London Medical Papyrus show the first seven biblical plagues of Egypt are coherent with Santorini’s volcanic fallout - Trevisanato, Siro Igino (Medical Hypotheses, 2006)
Six treatments for burns in the London Medical Papyrus provide data regarding a volcanic fallout over Egypt. They confirm a previously established scenario linking the medical text to one specific eruption, the one at Santorini in the Bronze Age. One treatment describes the contamination of waters with the ash. Four treatments describe the effects of the ash on the skin. The sixth treatment describes the effect of acid rain following the dispersion of ash in the atmosphere, which triggered weather anomalies. The scenario derived from the medical document, is based on ash from Santorini that sedimented at the bottom of Egyptian lakes, and fits the description of Egypt in the papyrus The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage. Finally, the scenario explains the nature of first seven biblical plagues of Egypt in light of the aftermath of volcanic ash littering Egypt.
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Reaping the Benefits of Primary Education in Benin - Trudeau, Michelle (2006)
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An investigation of teachers' assessment practices at Zenon high school in Lesotho. - Tsilo, Mathabo Claurina. (2006)
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Genetics: students' learning difficulties and attitudes in Uganda - Twesigye, Calorine; Mugisha, Charles; Tagulwa, A.T. (2006)
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