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Using Computerized Career Guidance Systems with Continuing Education Students [PDF]

, 1996
This paper describes a study conducted at the Faculty of Continuing Education, The University of Calgary, that examined the use of two different computer-assisted career guidance systems (SIGI PLUS and CAREER BUILDER2) with a small group (n=40) of adult ...
Wiesenberg, Faye P.
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The effect of exposure to community violence on youth on the Cape Flats

Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
Community violence exposure contains a variety of contextual and subjective complexities that include being the victim or hearing of shootings, stabbings, weapon possession with intent of criminal use, beatings, burglaries, and drug activities that could
Thulani Andrew Chauke
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Resource inadequacy as a barrier to effective curriculum implementation by life sciences teachers in South Africa

South African Journal of Education
South African teachers experience challenges with the implementation of the national school curriculum – the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).
Dayce Makakole Chuene , Florah Moleko Teane   +1 more
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Afrophobia, “black on black” violence and the new racism in South Africa: the nexus between adult education and mutual co-existence

Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Black South Africans have been widely described in the popular media as having anti-foreigner sentiments, particularly towards African migrants in the country. Anchored on labels such as “makwerekwere” (a derogatory word used to describe African migrants
David Addae, Kofi Poku Quan-Baffour
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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The relationship between social media usage and loneliness among younger and older adults: the moderating effect of shyness

BMC Psychology
Does social media alleviate or exacerbate loneliness? Past research has shown mixed results regarding the relationship between social media usage and loneliness among younger and older adults.
Ya-Ling Wang, Yi-Jia Chen, Chih-Chi Liu
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Barriers to youth employment in post-apartheid townships: lived experiences from Manenberg, Cape Town

Cogent Education
Youth unemployment poses severe individual, economic and social consequences for families and communities, with South Africa experiencing one of the world’s highest rates at 57%.
Annemarie Barnard, Mpho Dichaba
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The impact of resource constraints on teaching and learning in South Africa’s community learning centres [PDF]

Journal of Education and Learning Technology
The persistent lack of resources in Community Learning Centres (CLCs) and its impact on educator morale, teaching quality, and learner engagement remains a serious concern that has not been sufficiently explored.
Ronnie Risimati Maceke, Elvis Modikela Nkoana, Thulani Andrew Chauke   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leadership in Continuing Education: Leveraging Student-Centred Narratives [PDF]

, 2014
For this study, we interviewed eight Canadian and American continuing education deans and directors to explore how their personal accounts or “stories” about leadership high- light the dynamic nature of their leadership roles. This article focuses on the
Plessis, Judith, Miller, Marilyn
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