PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND GENDER GAP IN NIGERIA COUNTRY PROFILE: Nigeria is a federation of 36 States and a Federal Capital Territory. There are three(3) types of Governments; the Federal‚ State and Local Governments. Each State is governed by an elected Governor‚ while each local government is headed by an elected Chairman who is the Chief Executive assisted by a Secretary who is the administrative head. Nigeria sit on a Land Area of :923‚768 sq. km with of 158 million (2009 estimates;
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A Gap of Sky How do you discover your own identity and the purpose of your existence in a society‚ where the meaning is not clear‚ and where life at times seems chaotic and labyrinthine? This search for existential answers is an essential and recurring theme in Anna Hope’s short story A Gap of Sky from 2008‚ which takes place in the middle of a busy metropolis. Through postmodernist use of language and narrative technique Anna Hope conveys these themes of individualism and existentialism. The
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Review: GENDER INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION: HOW WIDE IS THE GAP? Cooray‚ A.‚ Potrafke‚ N. (2011) ‘Gender Inequality in Education: Political Institutions or Culture & Religion?’ European Journal of Political Economy Vol. 27(2)‚ 268-280. Darling‚ J.‚ Glendinning‚ A. (1996) Gender Matters in Schools. London: Cassell. Quicke‚ J. (1998) ‘Gender and Underachievement: Democratic educational Reform through Discourse Evaluation’. in Gender in the Secondary Curriculum. ed. by Clark‚ A.‚ Millard‚ E. London:
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In “Dealing with Feelings‚” an article excerpted from a college textbook “Communicate!‚” the author Rudolph F. Verderber indicates the best way to deal with feelings is by describing them rather than withholding or displaying them. The author explains‚ first‚ withholding feelings‚ hiding them inside and not giving any clue to their existence‚ is an inappropriate way of dealing with feelings. Psychologists believe that when people withhold feelings‚ they can cause physical problems as well as psychological
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stumbling blocks in the advancement of meaningful change. Challenge 1: Pay for performance As discussed in the opening paragraph‚ one issue as a result of paying doctors based on fees is that there is no element of quality factored into the payments. The notion of too much quantity and too little quality provides some of the impetus in shifting how physicians are paid to a pay for performance system. Golden and Sloan define pay for
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Introduction The achievement gap‚ which can also be viewed as an opportunity gap‚ explains the difference in achievement between minority and white students. Indictors of this gap are shown through scores on standardized test‚ grade point averages‚ college enrollment and degrees earned. Research shows that the achievement gap can be seen before children even reach kindergarten. However‚ it is important to recognize and understand the factors that impact the achievement gap‚ and the dimensions. Also
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Most versions of the gap theory place millions of years of geologic time (including billions of fossil animals) in between these two first verses of Genesis. The gap theory became increasingly attractive near the end of the eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century‚ because the newly established science of geology had determined that the Earth was far older than common interpretations of Genesis. Other names for the gap theory are: old-earth creationism‚ gap creationism‚ and the
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Summary Response paper Helicopter Parents My summary response paper is going to be based off the essay “No Escape from Helicopter parents” by Felix Carroll. I choose this essay‚ because I had four questions about helicopter parents. Are my parent’s helicopter parents‚ or just showing their love and support? Why do some parents think they need to hover over their children? Do the parents realize they are hovering over their children? Finally‚ my last question is‚ does the kids or
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The Race and Gender Wealth Gap subsequent By Karuna Jaggar The economic justice movement has historically focused on income equality. To the extent that attention was given to assets‚ the assumption was that once families’ incomes are not consumed with basic needs‚ asset accrual will follow. While some gains have been made in narrowing the earnings gap‚ today wealth inequality is higher in the United States than any other industrialized country: the wealthiest one percent own one-third of the
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In 1963‚ when the Equal Pay Act was signed‚ women made 59 cents on average for every dollar earned by men (based on Census figures of median wages of full-time‚ year-round workers). In 2009‚ women still earn 77% of what men earn based on the median earnings of year-round‚ full-time workers. The wage gap is slightly narrower for those women that are employed in the STEM (science‚ technology‚ engineering and math) occupations‚ which ranges from 80 to 94% of what men make. (NCPE) Technology
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