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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Primary schooling"”.
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The Rhetoric and Reality of Transition from Primary to Post-primary Schooling
… some of the student cohort who transfer from primary school to post-primary school. The research project set out to determine the nature of the disenchantment among the first year post-primary students in the post-primary schools in a town in the west midlands of Ireland in which the …
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"Less is Not Enough" Dilemma of Alternative Primary Schooling Opportunities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
… deals with the dilemma of so-called non-formal primary education (NFPE) programs aimed at providing alternative schooling opportunities to children who do not attend regular school in the city. It describes how such programs do not necessarily help children integrate into the country's formal …
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Parental engagement in primary schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: A policy enactment case study
… case in an English-medium (state-not integrated) primary school. It is possible to apply multiple methods within a policy enactment case study, making it ideal for examining parental engagement's contextual, creative, and negotiated enactment process. The study's findings identified several …
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Primary Schooling as Protective and Endangering: The Case of Education in War-Affected Gulu District
… in war-affected countries. Conflict may affect schooling directly through attacks on students, teachers, and schools, as well as indirectly by affecting individuals' livelihoods, the state's capacity to deliver services, and refugee flows. Further, schools may reflect conflict and violence …
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: a study of the effects of social and political change on primary schooling, 1878 – 2002
… the effects of social and political change on primary teaching in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study considers the literature relating to educational developments in post-communist countries in political and economic transition. From the literature key themes were developed as a basis from which …
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Essays on Women's Education, Health Knowledge, and Fertility: Evidence from Vietnam
In 1991, Vietnam introduced a compulsory primary education reform requiring all children aged six and above to complete five years of primary schooling before age 15. This dissertation examines the reform’s implications for educational attainment, health knowledge, and early life outcomes. Chapter …
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The views of primary state school teachers on the national minimum curriculum
… was to investigate several topical issues of primary schooling namely : the introduction of the National Minimum Curriculum and its raison d'etre. The study also proposes primarily to review the implementation of the NMC through the eyes of the teachers who are working with the NMC and the …
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The Approach, Methods and Impact of a Non-Governmental Organization in Education of Child Workers in India: A Case Study
… between education and child workers. Compulsory primary schooling may provide a pathway to success.</p> <p>This qualitative study explored the issue of children in India who work rather than receive a formal education, and the various resources that were provided to them by a local …
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The Letterkenny & Burtonport Extension Railway 1903-47: Its social context and environment
… a train passing by. During the years of my primary schooling, I passed over the railway twice daily and often joined with other schoolchildren in searching for little lumps of coal along the permanent way. In later years, the same track bed became one of my favourite walks and set me …
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Determinants of youth unemployment in Aganang Municipality, Limpopo Province
… Aganang municipality, no education (that is no schooling or primary schooling) particularly for females, caused the level of Youth unemployment to rise, while a bachelor's degree and / or training, brought about a reduction in Youth unemployment.
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Developments in the South African credit market and analysis on indebted consumers using NIDS data
… negative effect for female, Black, Coloured, no schooling and primary schooling variables; a strengthening of the positive effect for formal house structure made of brick; a dampening of the positive effect for house ownership, post-secondary education, employment and urban variables; and a …
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Assessing Challenges that Face Street Children in Accessing Education in Dar es Salaam
… to which street children access to education at primary levels. Secondly, to assess the extent to which street children who are enrolled in school access school requirement?Thirdly, to assess the extent to which communities surrounding contribute to challenges facing street children in accessing …
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Pupils With SEMH Needs' Experiences Of a Successful Transition To Secondary School. A Grounded Theory Study.
The transition from primary to secondary school is recognised as a pivotal point in children’s educational journey’s (West, Sweetling & Young, 2010). Children show an initial decline in their general well-being and educational attainment rates following this transition. However, the vast majority …
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Corporal punishment: cultural-historical and socio-cultural practices of teachers in a South African primary school
… It is a phenomenon that occurs in South African primary schooling despite its legal abolition two decades ago. Anecdotal evidence suggests that teachers, particularly those who have been culturally exposed to corporal punishment and other forms of violence, believe that corporal punishment is …
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Participatory Perspectives: A Photovoice Narrative Study of Zambian Vulnerable Youth
… Goal number two aims to provide universal primary education and states that "by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling" (United Nations, 2010). Zambia, located in Sub-Saharan Africa, in an effort to increase school access …
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Effectiveness of the classroom communication resource in changing primary school learners' attitudes towards children who stutter after one month: A feasibility study
… and teased by their peers, especially in the primary schooling years. The Classroom Communication resource (CCR) was developed as a teacher-administered classroom-based education programme aiming to improve peers' attitudes towards CWS. The focus of this feasibility study was to determine the …
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Intent to Action: Overcoming Barriers to Universal Basic Education Policy Implementation in Nigeria
Nigeria’s first nationwide ‘free and compulsory’ primary schooling was introduced in the 1970s with the Universal Primary Educational policy. This policy was engulfed by chaos during its implementation, which invariably left behind many school-age children nationwide (Denga, 2000). The ushering of …
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Challenges to the quality of early childhood education delivery at pre-primary level: A case of five schools in Zambezi region
The primary purpose of this study was to document the nature of challenges faced by pre-primary teachers when delivering quality early childhood education at pre-primary schools in the Zambezi Region. The quality of delivery of early childhood education is crucial for the cognitive, emotional, …
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Peripheral Normativity: Language and literacy, teaching and learning in two Grade Four classrooms in an under-resourced school in the Western Cape
… on how children in the post-Foundation phase of Primary Schooling encounter reading and writing practices and learn to be certain kinds of readers and writers in poorly-resourced school settings in the Western Cape in South Africa. The aim of this research was to investigate how literacy …
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Snapshots of the St. Lucian market place: computational strategies of another culture
… cultures, educational levels, and age groups. Schooling and experience with commercial transactions were factors found to affect the types of strategies utilized and the correctness of responses. This research, conducted in St. Lucia, West Indies, examined the mental computational strategies …
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