Issue II, December, 2011, Page 01 ‐ 14 FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ QUALITY OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL M.S. Farooq1, A.H. Chaudhry1, M. Shafiq1, G. Berhanu2 1University of the Punjab, Pakistan 2University of Gothenburg, Sweden ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine different factors influencing the academic performance of secondary school students in a metropolitan city of Pakistan. The respondents for this study were 10th grade students (300 male
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Topic School Education - Private Participation for Educating Rural India Title of the Project Private Education in Rural India: Status and Opportunity Kripal Singh Niranjan, Private Education in Rural India: Status and Opportunity I. Introduction: World Bank statistics found that fewer than 40 percent of adolescents in Rural India attend secondary schools. The Economist reports that half of 10-year-old rural children could not read at a basic level, over 60% were unable to do division
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ICTs were similarly identified and given due importance. The current government s Digital Bangladesh by 2021 vision proposes to mainstream ICTs as a pro-poor tool to eradicate poverty, establish good governance, ensure social equity through quality education, healthcare and law enforcement for all, and prepare the people for climate change. Remarkable to mention is the fact that over 50 Secretaries of the government, a similar number of eGovernance Focal Points who are senior policy makers one in each
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Running head: COMPARISON PAPER Comparison Paper Epidemiology: Global and Public Health NUR408 October 11, 2009 Comparison Paper Public and community health nursing are specialty areas that have been and will continue to be practiced and each having a specific area of focus. Research has indicated that many individuals tend to see each entity as one and have a misconception that public and community nursing is one in the same (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). The misconception is just
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hospital settings from admission to discharge. The nurse’s role is changing on a daily basis. New and improve education and technology comes out quite often. Nowadays , our patients and families have more access to computers, google and web MD to look up information. So that in turn, we are faced with obstacles for coming up with new ways of getting awareness out to the public. Using Betty Neumans model of Nursing is a great way to start with individuals. Focusing on the holistic values of
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Health Promotion is the provision of information and/or education to individuals, families, and communities that-encourage family unity, community commitment, and traditional spirituality that make positive contributions to their health status. Health Promotion is also the promotion of healthy ideas and concepts to motivate individuals to adopt healthy behaviors. According to the World Health Organization, Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve
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26 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction The right to quality education is one of the basic human rights stipulated in the universal declaration of human rights 1948.In Kenya this right was be recently livened through the launch of free primary education program by the National Rainbow Coalition government (NARC) when it took power in 2002. Compulsory free primary school education for Kenyan children was one of the key pre election promises that made the government of President
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Schools in France are headed by the French National Ministry of Education. It is the Ministry that defines educational goals, programs, levels of diplomas, and appoints teachers. It mandates the number of hours elementary and secondary school students must spend in each subject at each grade level. For each subject, it outlines both general principles of instruction and specific concepts to be mastered. All students regardless of ability and achievement take the same national curriculum during their
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Bilingual Education: Voter Driven Initiatives XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Grand Canyon University: ESL 523N February 27, 2013 Bilingual education is a very important topic in education. Classrooms are filled with diverse populations, including those that are learning English as a second language. Learning a new language and having to adapt to a new culture can prove to be detrimental for a student’s academic progress. English language learners struggle in the classroom and are in need of teachers that
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Targeted respondents are the general public who are at the legal age to hold a Savings and Current Account in any of the retail banks in Mauritius. 3.3.1 Sample Size The survey was carried out only in the month of April. However with a longer time frame, more precise and representative data
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