Teaching personal initiative beats traditional training in boosting small business in West Africa

Boosting the Electricity Sector in West Africa: An Integrative Vision

To improve peoples’ living conditions, Western African countries need to considerably reinforce their electricity supply infrastructures. Retrofitting the existing installations and constructing new generation and transmission facilities require significant financial resources which are very difficult to attract due to the countries specific economic and political conditions. This paper discuss...

General practice training in West Africa.

Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Educational Approaches of “Electronic Learning and Training in Small Groups” and "Training Only in Small Groups" in Teaching Physical Examination

Introduction: Employing exclusively electronic learning is not possible for practical and clinical courses. But, using a combination of different educational approaches seems to be sensible. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of mixed method of electronic and small group education with that of small group only method. Methods: Seventy two students of Introductory Clinical ...

An Analytical Approach to Female Genital Mutilation in West Africa

Female genital mutilation in different parts of the African continent isconsidered as one of the vast territory’s social problems. This social problem whichis accounted as an old tradition in different countries of the African continent hashad so many unpleasant physical and mental effects on urban and rural Africanwomen during recent centuries. Throughout recent decades, considerable effortsha...

Comparison between traditional teaching and small groups teaching methods in teaching physiology respiratory system in medical students: Hormozgan university of medical science

Introduction: Lecture is the most applied method for teaching theory courses to medical students. This method is not accountable for the high current needs of students and leads to boring classes. This study was designed to assess the teaching effectiveness of active learning in small group sessions, compared with passive learning in didactic lectures. Methods: This study was carried out ...