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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Poor--Education."”.
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Pro-poor education : an analysis of key policies guiding funding to basic education at a primary level in South Africa
This dissertation examines a key South African education funding policy, the 2006 Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding, which has been promoted as one of the first pro-poor education funding policies in South Africa. We assess whether it is in fact aligned with the principles …
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An impact evaluation of a retail business skills training programme
… is still marred with chronic challenges of poor education and skills shortages. Major players in the industry indicated that these challenges are the main impediments to potential higher growth.
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Investigation of the Role of USAID in strengthening bilateral relations for South Africa's Socio-Economic Development
… such as lack of health care facilities, poor education, and high rate of unemployment, lack of infrastructures and lack of good governance. This work investigates the role of the USAID towards the development of South African government. Issue to be examined is the bilateral relations of …
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Examination Of The Relationship Between Amercian Indian Cultural Identity And Academic Performance Of Nursing Graduates
… events such as complex political issues, poor education, boarding schools, and loss of language have heightened this difficult healthcare situation. Furthermore, issues such as lack of health professionals (especially AI/AN nurses) and access to healthcare services add to the dilemma. The …
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Psychosocial factors perpetuating suicide attempt among young adults at selected Psychiatric Hospital, in Gauteng Province, South Africa
… concerns such as unemployment, family breakdown, poor education system, crime, corruption among others. The high number of suicides among young adults in South Africa have attracted the researcher’s attention for study purposes. The research intends to uncover the underlying factors perpetuating …
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Small scale farming on Wetland resource utilisation: a case study of Mandlanzini, Richards Bay
… conservation. The growing rate of rural poverty, poor education and socio-cultural beliefs contribute towards the current plight of many wetlands. The challenge that faces wetland sustainability stems from the over utilisation of wetland resources for survival as well as cultural activities that …
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Exploring the structural, social and economic factors that contribute to women doing sex work in the southern suburbs of Cape Town
… families at risk, a lack of social support and poor education. An overwhelming majority of sex workers entered sex work because of the need to find employment, the need to acquire capital to invest in future plans and the need to provide for necessities. Macro-economic policies such as GEAR were …
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Assessing Significance of Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance Mandatory Roles in Promoting Peaceful Management of Conflict in Public Secondary Schools: Case of Lindi district
… conflicts as; inadequate social services, poor education, inadequate infrastructure, students’ and teachers’ moral misconducts, maladministration and violation of hunman rights, poor communication and corporal punishments. Findings showed that CHRAGG had legal capacity, but limited …
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Monitoring and evaluation practice to discern meaningful change in community-based early childhood development centres
… 23 years of democracy South Africa still faces poor education quality, a class-based education system and poor academic performance. These issues are exacerbated by South Africa’s apartheid history and perpetual inequality. Access to quality Early Childhood Education (ECD) is recognised as a …
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Cost sharing policy on delivery of quality education in Kabwe District of Zambia: exploring its effectiveness and sustainability
… of cost sharing on the delivery of quality education; to assess different ways of developing quality education and to explore possible mechanisms of sustaining cost sharing on the delivery of quality education. The study engaged conceptual framework as a combination of effectiveness and …
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Cost sharing policy on delivery of quality education in Kabwe District of Zambia: exploring its effectiveness and sustainability
… of cost sharing on the delivery of quality education; to assess different ways of developing quality education and to explore possible mechanisms of sustaining cost sharing on the delivery of quality education. The study engaged conceptual framework as a combination of effectiveness and …
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The development of a support framework for informal entrepreneurship in uMhlathuze Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
… factors, which includes the legacy of apartheid, poor education system, Covid-19 regulations, and corruption on economic system. South Africa's extreme poverty and high unemployment rates have made it more necessary than ever for unemployed people to engage in informal entrepreneurship to support …
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Technology transfer to developing countries : the case of physical asset management in South Africa
… rely on supplier expertise to compensate for poor education and technical training in South Africa. The impact of political and economic factors is more evident in Eskom than in the mini-cases. Physical asset management follows traditional preventive maintenance practices, with limited use of …
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Culture and entrepreneurship in Fiji's small tourism business sector
… amongst these groups include exposure to good educational facilities, risk-taking skills, hard work and perseverance, sound financial management, ability to raise capital, values of materialism and capitalism, prudent business planning, skills of savings and investment, good management skills, …
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Information and Communication Technology Skills Dynamics in Mozambique
… (ICT) in Mozambique is inadequate in terms of education, skills, infrastructure, government support, language, and culture. There is poor education available at all levels, and there is a lack of basic ICT skills countrywide. Language and cultural differences constitute barriers to ICT, due to …
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Towards a regional development strategy for Namaqualand
… are limited. Living standards are constrained by poor education, physical and social mobility. Current development projects and strategies are listed and analyzed. Initiatives taken by various development agents are found to have been retarded by the constraints already mentioned. It is concluded …
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Impendiments to contraceptive use in women admitted with abortion at the University Teaching Hospital(UTH)
… many women are, for various reasons that include poor quality of existing services, fear or distrust of methods or conflict between partners about childbearing goals, still not using modem contraceptive methods to prevent unplanned pregnancies (The Alan Guttmacher Institute). The aim of the study …
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The voices, views and challenges of migrant women and leadership in Ireland: using a feminist community education as a tool for participation
… like, housing, health services , access to education and all other aspects of Irish society. Migrant women in particular are central among other things to the provision and use of many aspect of feminist community education and participation. Many have seen community education as an …
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Youth in conflict with the law: a case study of critical issues that arise in sentencing youth who are on the verge of adulthood
… easy accessibility to illicit substances and poor education. As can be seen from statistics on youth who violate the law the amount of offences committed by young children is alarming negatively. Young children aged between 12 and 21 years are still forming part of the "high risk" for …
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The Clemente Course in the Humanities and critical pedagogy : a comparative analysis of Earl Shorris and bell hooks on poverty, racism, imperialism and patriarchy
… intervention for adults who self-identity as "poor" and humanities instructors. The course was created in 1995 by journalist Earl Shorris, who based the curriculum on a Socratic method of pedagogy and the "great books" canon of Robert Hutchins. It began as a community-based initiative in urban …
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