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Showing 1 to 20 of 148 for “"Sierra Leone"”.
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School construction in Sierra Leone
… a decade of civil unrest, rural communities in Sierra Leone were left with the residues of a colonial mentality and the psychological, physical and economic ravages of war. As a result, people are trapped in a mindset that discards vernacular architecture as obsolete and unpractical, and that …
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Religion and peacemaking in Sierra Leone.
… concerns religion as a peacemaking tool in Sierra Leone. The vast majority of people in Sierra Leone consider themselves to be Christians, Muslims and / or adherents of African Traditional Religion (ATR). This thesis examines the role of religious leaders and religious communities in the …
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Peacekeeping in Sierra Leone and Mali
… Reintegration (DDR) programs in post-conflict Sierra Leone and Mali. By analyzing the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), this research explores the impact of these missions on Mali still in …
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The Sierra Leone Creole Language: Exploring the Influences of Sierra Leone Creole Language in English and Native Languages
The Sierra Leone Creole language is a vibrant and evolving language that has a significant influence as a Lingual Franka spoken by a substantial portion of the Sierra Leoneans among the numerous languages in the country. It is a crucial point for understanding the complex dynamic of Creole language …
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English-derived words in Sierra Leone Krio
This thesis is divided into four sections. Section One is introductory, and starts with a mention of the theories about the origins, and definitions of pidgin and creole languages. It also discusses the historical and linguistic background to Krio, tentatively postulates an acrolect-basilect …
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Taxation and Economic Development in Sierra Leone
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:13:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7317102.pdf: 13366864 bytes, checksum: 9b8fc0ac3e87236e1cc7e3e4bd8cbaa9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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Mission Education in Early Sierra Leone, 1793-1820
… British navy after 1808. People in the area of Sierra Leone already had access to education before the establishment of the British colony in 1808. Muslims attended Quranic school wherever Muslims formed communities, and Islamic education was especially associated with Fuuta Jalon in the …
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Women ex-combatants and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-82).
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Methods to improve school design in Sierra Leone
Most schools in Sierra Leone are constructed using a standard design with little variation from building to building. They are relatively high-cost and have poor ventilation, lighting and thermal comfort. In January 2010, thirteen primary schools in Sierra Leone were analyzed in order to identify …
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Designing for Accessible Governance Innovation in Sierra Leone
… of governments across the globe. That same year, Sierra Leone emerged from a decade-long civil war with the lowest Human Development Index on the planet. Today, building on two decades of peaceful democratic governance, the Government of Sierra Leone’s Directorate of Science, Technology and …
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Evaluating the ‘Success’ of The British Intervention in Sierra Leone 20 Years On: Implications for Sierra Leone, The UK, and Interventions Globally
… The British military intervention in the Sierra Leonean civil war in the early 2000s is often cited as an example of successful intervention and solidified Security Sector Reform (SSR) as a key component of state-building and development. Yet in-depth analysis of the long-term legacies of …
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Innovation in science curriculum a Sierra Leone case study
… Accordingly, the present study conducted in Sierra Leone investigated the viability of a junior secondary school science curriculum that took into account the childrens’ traditional culture. The investigation involved two parts. The first was a case study examining the present state of junior …
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The Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
… personal experience of the 11 year civil war in Sierra Leone, and an interest in the Sierra Leone Government (SLG) and the International Community’s (IC) commitment to render international standard of justice in post-conflict Sierra Leone. The aim of this research thesis is to investigate the …
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The Development of the Creole Society of Freetown, Sierra Leone
The study is concerned with an analysis of the social stratification system of Freetown society from 1787 onwards in terms of Max Weber's three orders of the economic, (to which he limited the term 'class'), the social (which is composed of status groups based on differential honor), and political …
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Freemasonry and the Political History of Sierra Leone: 1890 – 1992
… interplay between politics and Freemasonry in Sierra Leone. A largely neglected subject, this project breaks new academic ground, using previously unseen archival records and testimony of Freemasons for its evidence. Discussing the origins or Freemasonry in the 18th Century, and how it became …
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Cognitive Development Among School Age Themne Children of Sierra Leone
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:44:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7206974.pdf: 6777721 bytes, checksum: 6d8ac4d4897f82cf04987a400b46eab8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Functional Vocational and Technical Education in Agriculture for Sierra Leone
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T21:26:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7021019.pdf: 5709342 bytes, checksum: d5b9858dfc0dfcbaac7e688d5a8910d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1970
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Colonial taxation and taxpayers in Sierra Leone, c. 1890-1937.
… history of colonial taxation and taxpayers in Sierra Leone during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It is concerned with the interaction between tax systems and inequality: how existing inequalities feed into the design of tax systems, and in turn, how the spending of tax revenue …
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