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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52583#.VJuJpcCAM4 Author(s)   Othman Kakaire 1* , Janet Nakiggude 2 , John C. Lule 1 , Josaphat K. Byamugisha 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Science, Kampala, Uganda . 2 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Science Kampala, Uganda . ABSTRACT Background: About one-third of all pregnancies that occur in low income countries are unintended. An estimated 1.2 million unwanted pregnancies occur in Uganda annually. The majority of the unwanted pregnancies end in unsafe abortion which is one of the five...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47209#.VFw5a2fHRK0 Author(s)   Jason P. Betzner , Edmund A. Marek Affiliation(s) Earth Science Teacher at Hampton City Schools, Hampton, USA . John W. Renner Science Education Center, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA . ABSTRACT Earth science educators struggle to gain an equal footing in the K-12 curriculum with the life and physical sciences. The low number of students taking Earth sciences courses is at odds with theNational Science and Education Standards ( National Research Council, 1996, 2012 ) that gives equal emphasis to Earth and space science (ESS). The purpose of this investigati...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50207#.VDICxFfHRK0 Author(s)   Xhevahire Karanezi Affiliation(s) University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania . ABSTRACT Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) is a modern teaching philosophy which is based on the philosophy of constructivism, according to which the students actively participate in building up knowledge through involvement in research activities ( Kosova Education Center, 2011 ). Aim of the investigation: The aim of the study was to investigate the differences between attitudes and perceptions of the teachers of primary and lower secondary schools in regard to a traditional and modern teaching methodology such as RWCT. Method: This is a qu...