GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN AFRICA BY PROFESSOR GRACE CHIBIKO OFFORMA DEAN, FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE OF THE FEDERATION OF THE UNIVERSITY WOMWNE OF AFRICA HELD IN LAGOS-NIGERIA ON 16TH – 19TH JULY, 2009. Introduction In this presentation, we will first of all try to explain the key concepts in the title, namely, girl-child and education. Then we will present and discuss the issues/factors in the girlchild education, citing examples
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These cool facts help reminds me that Greatness was born and ended on my great birthday and I have been passed a torch that will burn on. Soon after I was born, my family uprooted to Phoenix, Arizona, where my mother's family migrated too. My early childhood was pleasant growing up in the late 1980's. We were an average middle class family. My father enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, while working at Crystal Bottle Water Company. My mother was a Register Nurse most my life. Arizona was a good
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Lewis, PhD San Francisco State University This follow-up study of 131 children, who were 3–18 years old when their parents divorced in the early 1970s, marks the culmination of 25 years of research. The use of extensive clinical interviews allowed for exploration in great depth of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they negotiated childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adulthood. At the 25-year follow-up, a comparison group of their peers from the same community was added. Described
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causes paranoid personality disorder. There are many theories, however, about the possible causes of paranoid personality disorder. Some of these theories are biological and genetic factors as well as social factors how a person interacts in their early development. If a person has this personality disorder, research suggests that there is a slightly increased risk for this disorder to be "passed down" to their children. Treatment of paranoid personality disorder typically involves long-term
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educational opportunities The discussion in this paper will focus on the influences being female has on educational opportunities in India. It is important to note that that there are issues for males in accessing education, particularly those from the poorest backgrounds, and that childhood and schooling differs depending on the era and location of birth as well as the culture into which you are born. However, educational opportunities in India tend to be greater for boys, especially those from wealthy
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the optimal health while this world becomes more inter-connected and inevitably each individual is influenced by health-environments of all individuals worldwide (Edelman, 2010). Definition of Health Promotion Americans are acutely aware of the importance of health promotion achieved by positive health behavior and attempt to improve the health status traditionally focused on reducing disease such as communicable disease. The change is affecting all levels; individuals, groups, community, institutions
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and their Contribution to Education 4 Replies The following article is a guest post from Ryan De Guzman, a fellow writer and colleague. Visit his own blog Nevermore Nonsense to read more of his posts. Two and a half millenniums ago, Plato stated that knowledge is justified true belief, an influential notion that shaped educational theories across time. Since then, modern thinkers had never stopped seeking knowledge about the human psychology, development, and education. Here, are the ten greatest
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his life that enable him to live up to his full potential. Uncle Howard, taking the place of Moore’s deceased father, encourages Moore to strive for higher education over a career in basketball one day as they play the game in their neighborhood. This example clearly depicts the influence of Uncle Howard on Wes Moore, the author, in his education and the influence that eventually earned Moore more opportunities in his later life, such as careers and scholarships. The harsh reality that Uncle Howard
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father, both eventually found success by going their own way. Born into what appeared to be a hopeless situation, Bill Cosby realized the importance of educating children to overcome racial and economic obstacles. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1937, an era of segregation and racial inequality. His father was an alcoholic and absent during his early years; his mother moved her family to Richard Allen Homes, a low-income housing project, when Bill Cosby, Sr. joined the Navy. In vastly
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legislation was deemed necessary as the previous Act did not encompass educational organisations. This was further replaced by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. The act required schools, colleges, universities, adult education providers, statutory youth services and local education authorities to make 'reasonable provisions' to ensure people with disabilities or special needs were provided with the same opportunities as those who were not disabled. The Act stated that discrimination occurred when
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