1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910706848303321

Autore

Myers A. T.

Titolo

Glass reference standards for the trace-element analysis of geological materials--compilation of interlaboratory data / / by Alfred T. Myers [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1976

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 29 pages)

Collana

Geological Survey professional paper ; ; 1013

Soggetti

Analytical geochemistry - Standards

Rocks - Analysis - Standards

Trace elements - Analysis - Standards

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed October 6, 2014).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154989003321

Autore

Achola Paul Pius Waw.

Titolo

Challenges of primary education in developing countries : insights from Kenya / / Paul P.W. Achola, Vijayan K. Pillai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-95281-1

1-315-26069-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

PillaiVijayan K

Disciplina

371.219

Soggetti

School enrollment - Social aspects - Kenya

Elementary school dropouts - Kenya - Social conditions

Grade repetition - Social aspects - Kenya

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2000 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Research on wastage in Kenya -- 3. Primary school wastage among special groups -- 4. A design for investigating wastage -- 5. Extent and perceived causes of wastage -- 6. Identified solutions for each component of wastage -- 7. Profiles of selected initiatives to reduce wastage -- 8. Impact of selected initiatives on wastage -- 9. Wastage in develping countries : insights from Kenya.

Sommario/riassunto

Paul P.W. Achola and Vijayan K. Pillai address factors associated with wastage in primary school education and the solutions to ameliorate low participation in primary education. The book provides an examination of the factors associated with wastage, exploring the interconnectedness of non-enrollment, repetition and dropout. The authors demonstrate that reducing poverty through empowerment programs and citizen participation in school decisions are critical to improving primary school participation.