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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Under-prepared"”.
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Under-Prepared College Students' Perceptions of the Impact of Technology Integration in a Developmental Reading Course
<p>Data collection included the following primary data streams: large group and small group class discussions, electronic submissions of personal reflections, answers to teacherresearcher- generated questions and questions and answers to student-generated questions posted to a Yahoo Discussion …
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Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities
… on how libraries and librarians can assist under-prepared students whose educational backgrounds under apartheid have not equipped them for the transition from school to university. The socio-political, educational and library contexts are analysed in comparative perspective by looking at …
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An investigation of academic reading skills of science foundation students at a rural university
… science students display levels of under-preparedness for tertiary studies. One area in which this is seen is in students’ lack of academic reading ability. Although, some of these students read fluently they do not display competencies in other reading areas, such as to understand, …
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Management of Education Quality: A Case of Two Historically Disadvantaged Universities
… at universities, worsens the situation. Lastly, under-prepared pre-tertiary learners contribute to lack of quality tertiary education at the HDUs. The researcher recommends for the HDUs to embrace decolonisation project to enable them to reverse lack of quality university education.
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A formative evaluation of the Humanities Faculty Mentorship Programme
In South Africa university under-preparedness, due to social, economic and cultural disadvantage, makes black students vulnerable to a complex set of problems when entering university. This negatively affects retention and graduation rates among non-traditional students. Universities must recognise …
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) at home : an exploratory study of family carers' experiences and the relationships between their perceptions and distress
… distress. Despite this finding there is little understanding of the psychological impact that carers' experience with the introduction of PEG. This study aims to understand the possible relationships between family carers' perceptions of the PEG and their psychological distress. Method and …
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The influence of ecosystemic factors on Black student teachers’ perceptions and experiences of Early Childhood Education
… on the status of ECE. Second, Black students are under-prepared for their studies at tertiary level which results in negative academic experiences for the students, as well as a high dropout rate. Third, and most recurrently, it was evident that economic circumstances affect Black student teachers …
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Can High School Assessments Predict Developmental Education Enrollment in New Mexico?
… institutions every year and many are under-prepared for college-level work. Subsequently, students enroll in or are placed in developmental courses in preparation for the rigor of college-level classes. Numerous studies have looked at the impact of developmental course work on student …
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A study of the relationship between a college success course and student perception of the self-regulatory skills of concentration, motivation, and time management
… graduate in six years. As the ranks of new undergraduates swell, many of these hopeful students enter universities academically unprepared for the rigors of college-level work (Balduf, 2009). As this educational skills gap has become more apparent, colleges have implemented curricula to …
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Redesigning landscape architecture in higher education: a multimodal social semiotic approach
… of labelling students as (in) competent or (under)prepared, a multimodal social semiotic approach emphasises the interest, agency and resourcefulness of the student as meaning-maker. The research thus reframes landscape architectural design processes through a multimodal social semiotic lens, …
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An analysis of health facility preparedness for major incidents in Kampala
… risk causing major incidents, or health system preparedness for such events. Understanding risk and current preparedness is the first step in improving response. Methods: We undertook a cross - sectional study across four teaching hospitals in Kampala (Mulago National Referral Hospital, Nsambya …
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Facility-based capacity assessment of emergency care services in public hospitals in Zambia
… emergency care is therefore frequently left to under-trained and/or under-prepared nurses or clinical officers. In order to develop effective emergency care systems, one must first identify strengths and challenges in existing systems. The aim of this study was to determine facility-based …