1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania‚ Clarion‚ Pennsylvania CULTURAL PLURALISM AND THE QUEST FOR NATION BUILDING IN AFRICA: THE RATIONALE FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION Francis Muchenje Department of Educational Foundations‚ University of Zimbabwe ABSTRACT This article seeks to show how multicultural education as a form of education for sustainable development can be used to accommodate the cultural diversity found in many African countries for the purpose of nation building. The article
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restrictive measures proposed by the Government‚ was recently delayed when the parliamentary legal committee failed to report on it in advance of the second reading‚ as required by the Constitution of Zimbabwe. This Bill‚ if passed into law‚ would severely restrict freedom of expression in Zimbabwe. The timing of the Media Bill‚ just prior to the presidential elections scheduled for March of this year‚ makes ARTICLE 19’s concerns about it all the more poignant‚ given the crucial importance of freedom
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“ELECTIONS PER SE DO NOT AMOUNT TO DEMOCRACY”: EXAMPLES FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” INTRODUCTION The democratic process in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is in a state of crisis despite the occurrence of elections. There seems to be a gradual‚ but dangerous reinstitutionalization of autocratic and authoritarian regimes clad in democratic garb (Adejumobi‚ 2000). Elections are supposed to be a hallmark of democracy however in SSA dictatorial regimes are also holding elections resulting in their abuse and a
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Using appropriate examples‚ discuss the implications of HIV and AIDS on development in Sub – Saharan Africa. HIV and AIDS is a critical issue for development in Sub – Saharan Africa because of the scale of HIV infection and the numbers of deaths that occur in the main productive and reproductive age group 15-49 year olds (Jackson‚ 2002). The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (2004) donates that the epidemic has caused and is continuing to cause untold suffering among those infected with the
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<http://faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/french_revolution.htm>. Johnson‚ Â Bridget. "Robert Mugabe - Profile of Robert Mugabe." World News - About World News from Bridget Johnson. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. <http://worldnews.about.com/od/zimbabwe/p/mugabe.htm>. McIntire‚ Suzanne. " ’I Stand Here and Can Say No More ’." Speeches in World History. New York: Facts On File‚ Inc.‚ 2009 ItemID=WE53&ipin=SIWH0045&singlerecord=True (accessed February 22‚ 2012). ItemID=WE53&ipin=ewh3d03&singlerecord=True (accessed
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Unit 9 Final Project HU250 Humanities and Cultures Melissa Scot Kaplan University Dear Project is a thoughtful and reasoned (144-160 points) Thanks for your thoughtful workAon the final project and your “postcards!” discussion of experience in course units. TOTAL: 160/160 There are specific examples which are treated thoughtfully. Writing is clear‚ APA is correct and project is the required length. There is some degree of thoughtfulness in the discussion‚ and some specificity; it is generally clearly-written
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6/18/13 Land reform - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Land reform From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Land reform (also agrarian reform‚ though that can have a broader meaning) involves the changing of laws‚ regulations or customs regarding land ownership.[1] Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution‚ generally of agricultural land. Land reform can‚ therefore‚ refer to transfer of ownership from the more powerful to the less powerful:such
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New methodology to calculate HDI for 2011 data onwards 4 Importance 5 Objective of study 5 HDI – Across the Nations 6 Politics 6 Judiciary 7 Corruption 7 Natural Resources 7 Why HDI varies across nations? Case of Norway vs. Zimbabwe 8 Zimbabwe 8 Norway 9 GNI per capita & the Population factor 10 Immigrants 10 Non-contributing population 11 Happiness Index 11 Seasonal factors 12 Inequality and IHDI 12 Morality and Materialism 12 Income Variation 13 HDI across
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This essay seeks to interrogate the assertion that ‘deviance like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder’‚ the construction of crime and deviance being the basis of the argument. The aforementioned assertion means that deviance is relative‚ vis-à-vis what some people consider normal others consider deviant and vice versa. According to Schaefer(2010) deviant behavior that violates social norms. Henslin (1998) explicitly defines deviance as all violations of social rules regardless of their seriousness
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2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conservation‚ Research and Rehabilitation at Chipangali Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage was established in May 1973 by Vivian John Wilson and his wife Patricia Wilson. The orphanage resides in an area in the south of Zimbabwe. Its’ primary function is to offer a home for orphaned and abandoned wild animals. Its’ five main objectives are conservation‚ education‚ nature appreciation‚ recreation and research. “Chipangali is not a zoo‚ a menagerie or a collection of animals
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