Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a new study suggests. Researchers found that villagers in Ghana who had higher levels of cognitive and decision-making abilities -- not just the most knowledge -- were the ones who were most likely to take steps to protect themselves from HIV infection.
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September 8, 2010
Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread of HIV in Africa, study finds
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June 11, 2010
Education is a family affair
Family and school are the two main socializing settings for children and adolescents and their role in education is beyond doubt. A study of almost 1400 families in secondary schools suggests that family involvement should be a priority in a child's education.
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May 31, 2010
Education helps against dementia, Swedish study finds
Researchers have discovered that education not only delays the early symptoms of dementia, but can also slow down the development of the disease - a finding that could result in faster diagnosis and treatment of dementia, reveals new research from Sweden.
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September 16, 2009
Our Social Obligation Toward Children’s Education: Opportunities, Not Coercion
Children educate themselves. Children are biologically built for self-education. Their instincts to explore; to observe; to eavesdrop on the conversations of their elders; to ask countless questions; and to play with the artifacts, ideas, and skills of the culture all serve the purpose of education. Regular readers of this blog know that this has been my main thesis, from Post #1 on through this
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