cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.14749/1412076384
title: African Early Child Development Assessment Resource (ECDRES) 2007

description: Description: 
 The resource which includes descriptions of tests used to assess a range of functions together with African research and standardisation data, is available as a searchable on-line portal.
Abstract: 
 Child development researchers working in African face a unique set of challenges in understanding developmental phenomena: our research often deals with infections and nutritional deficits which severely affect the healthy development of children; we work in culturally and linguistically varied environments; and we have very few tried and tested measures for conducting scientific research in these contexts. Although there are adapted or locally developed measures, for the most part a lack of resources and technical expertise has meant that their psychometric properties have not been adequately established. Similarly, the validation studies that should accompany the use of imported measures have in most cases not been carried out. Nor do we have developmental norms for many different African populations. Nonetheless child development measures are being used in educational, clinical and research settings, in many cases justified only by anecdotal accounts of a measures utility and validity with a specific population. This resource is intended to assist child development researchers working in African contexts to select appropriate and sound measures. In the long term, through co-operation between researchers, this should improve the understanding and availability of instruments tested in an African setting and sensitive to issues of child development in Africa.
description: Early childhood measures of cognitive, language, motor, social and emotional development of children under age 9 living in Sub-Saharan Africa.
DOI: 10.14749/1421151551
title: Perceptions of poverty and its manifestation in three provinces of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo (PPMSA) 2014

description: Description: 
 This data set was collected in Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The target populations were participants in NDA projects that were mainly concerned with income generation namely, the Vukuzenzele Weaving Project, the Zamokuphila Piggery Farming Cooperative, the Asisukume Msinga Agricultural Cooperative, the RASEKO Agricultural Cooperative and Emazizini Primary Cooperative.

 15 respondents were selected from each project. The administered questionnaire dealt with policy perceptions of poverty across different themes.
Abstract: 
 The HSRC was contracted by the NDA to carry out an assessment of the manifestation of poverty in the nine provinces of the country.This poverty study was based on the NIDS panel data set. To enhance the quantitative findings from the panel data set, a survey of the perceptions and attitudes of people in the three poorest provinces identified from the quantitative analysis, was done. The survey was therefore part of the bigger Poverty Manifestation Study. This is the data presented here. It was collected in Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The target populations were participants on NDA projects that were mainly concerned with income generation namely:

 
 Vukuzenzele Weaving Project in Mthatha, Eastern Cape;
 
 Zamokuphila Piggery Farming Cooperative in Mthatha, Eastern Cape;
 
 Asisukume Msinga Agricultural Cooperative in KwaZulu-Natal;
 
 RASEKO Agricultural Cooperative in Limpopo and
 
 Emazizini Primary Cooperative in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.


 15 respondents were selected from each project. The interviews were recorded and the files are part of the data being archived in this submission. The administered questionnaire dealt with policy perceptions of poverty across different themes:

 
 General perceptions and experiences of poverty
 
 Employment policy and poverty
 
 Educational policy and poverty
 
 Health policy and poverty
 
 Water and sanitation and poverty
 
 Land and poverty
 
 Finance and poverty
description: Face-to-face interview
description: Participants of all National Development Agency (NDA) income generating projects.
description: The study used a convenience sampling approach. All the projects were currently running when the survey was done. The available participants on site were interviewed and others were called in specifically for the interview.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.5jz7cy
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 1309 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "TaxonKey" : [
 "is Sciurus anomalus Gmelin, 1778"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 1309 records from 30 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0000473-250127130748423/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.14749/1449827339
title: Early Childhood Development Forums - Save the Children South Africa Wentworth ECD Centre Audit (ECDF) 2014 - KwaZulu-Natal

description: Description: 
 The data set contains the responses of the 21 ECD centres that participated in the 2014 Audit and includes 867 variables.
Abstract: 
 Forums in South Africa are critical in active citizen engagement in South Africa. The history of the country gave birth to community forums as they were used to mobilise resistance against the apartheid government. In KwaZulu-Natal Early Childhood Development (ECD) forums are common in various communities.

 The focus of this study was on ECD forums which are supported by Save the Children South Africa (SCSA). This study was aimed at assessing the impact of participation in ECD forums for individual ECD centres in the Wentworth area. The 2014 audit data was compared with the the baseline data created in 2011 by SCSA. The 2011 instrument was substantially modified and used to collect data for the 2014 ECD centre Audit. This was conducted in November 2014. The data was collected under the following ECD sub themes: infrastructure, type of care provided, food and nutrition, regulatory requirements, health and safety, child profiles, quality of ECD programming, and ECD financing. The audit covered all the critical areas of ECD. The comparison shows that ECD centres have made some improvement with regards to several critical areas since 2011. An important issue was that a number of the centres audited in 2011 were no longer in existence and a number of new centres were included in the 2014 ECD centre Audit.

 The findings of this study show that SCSA's intervention in Wentworth ECD forum has improved the quality of ECD service which is provided by the centres.
description: Compilation or synthesis of existing material
description: Face-to-face interview
description: Observation
description: All ECD centres who are part of the Wentworth ECD Forum are included
description: The 2014 audit survey was planned to be conducted with all 22 current ECD Centres who are members of the Wentworth Forum as it was believed that this baseline data would be of value to SCSA in the future.
DOI: 10.14749/1449827289
title: Early Childhood Development Forums - Save the Children South Africa Wentworth ECD Centre Audit (ECDF) 2011 - KwaZulu-Natal

description: Description: 
 The data set contains the responses of the 16 ECD centres that participated in the 2011 Audit and includes 276 variables.

 A report for this study, 'Documentation of an Early Childhood Development Forum Approach A Study of the Save the Children South Africa Early Childhood Development Forum Model Report to Save the Children, South Africa May 2014', can be obtained from Mari van der Merwe at the following email address: MvanderMerwe@savethechildren.org.za
Abstract: 
 Forums in South Africa are critical in active citizen engagement in South Africa. The history of the country gave birth to community forums as they were used to mobilise resistance against the apartheid government. In KwaZulu-Natal Early Childhood Development (ECD) forums are common in various communities.

 The focus of this study is on ECD forums which are supported by Save the Children South Africa (SCSA). This study was aimed at auditing the infrastructure and regulatory compliance of ECD Centres in the Wentworth area. The 2011 Audit instrument was developed by SCSA and the data collection and analysis was undertaken by SCSA Personnel. The data was collected under the following ECD sub themes: infrastructure, type of care provided, food and nutrition, regulatory requirements, health and safety, child profiles, ECD practitioner profiles, quality of ECD programming, and ECD financing. The audit covered all the critical areas of ECD. The comparison shows that ECD centres have made some improvement with regards to several critical areas since 2011. The findings of this study show that SCSA's intervention in Wentworth ECD forum has improved the quality of ECD service which is provided by the centres.
description: Face-to-face interview
description: Observation
description: All ECD centres who were members of the Wentworth ECD Forum in 2011 were included.
description: The 2011 audit survey was planned to be conducted with all 16 ECD Centres who were members of the Wentworth ECD Forum in 2011.
DOI: 10.14749/1400835278
title: Baseline patient satisfaction survey in 266 clinics located in three health districts of the Eastern Cape: Amathole, OR Tambo and Chris Hani 2008 (EC-PSS 2008)

description: Description: 
 The Eastern Cape Department of Health commissioned the HSRC for a patient satisfaction survey (PSS) to assess patient perceptions, expectations and satisfaction. The aim was to conduct a PSS in three health districts. This was conducted as a descriptive study, and the clinic sample was purposive. A survey was utilised as an instruments to identify issues for quality improvement initiatives.

 The data set contains 19401 cases with 96 variables.
Abstract: 
 Background: The Eastern Cape Department of Health commissioned the HSRC for a patient satisfaction survey (PSS) to assess patient perceptions, expectations and satisfaction.

 Aim: To conduct a PSS in clinics in Amathole, Chris Hani and OR Tambo using instruments to identify issues for quality improvement initiatives.

 Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with a purposive sample of clinics. Data was collected using a version of the Health Systems Trust Patient Satisfaction Survey questionnaire and the EUROPEP instrument on the quality of primary care in the preceding year. Data was captured in spread sheets and analysed in SPSS.

 Selected results: Data were collected from 19136 patients at 266 clinics. In terms of access, more than 30% of the respondents took longer than one hour and paid more than R10-00 to get to the clinic. As for empathy, more than 60% agreed that the health worker who treated them introduced themselves and were able to answer their illness-related questions. In terms of service standards, more than three-quarters agreed that these were good judging by registration and fast queues. However, more than 30% did not know where to complain to if they had to. In terms of general satisfaction, more than 90% indicated that they will return a next time and would recommend the facility to friends. Between 80% - 89% indicated that they always get treatment and that facility staff were helpful. As for assurance, more than 80% agreed based on the 21 items asked, e.g. involvement in decision-making and confidentiality of records. In terms of tangibles, more that 70% agreed that the clinic was disability-friendly, in good condition and clean.

 Conclusion: Clinics performed well on some domains, but there is room for improvement. An intervention strategy focusing on health workers, patients and health systems is proposed to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
description: Face-to-face interview
description: All individuals who visited public health clinics in the three study districts during the period of the survey. Individuals were 18 years and older.
description: A convenience sample selection method was employed at each participating clinic. Only those persons who consented participated in the study.
DOI: 10.14749/1437377573
title: TARMII-fp: A teaching tool for enhancing literacy assessment (TTTELA) 2014: Grade 3 Pre-test - Four provinces in South Africa

description: Description: 
 Grade 3 learners responses to tests to assess their literacy level - pre-test.

 This data set contains 11 variables and 2853 cases.
Abstract: 
 The project involved the development of assessment software referred to as TARMIIfp to help foundation phase teachers in South Africa improve their teaching. The study asked the question 'to what extent do teachers' use the software to improve their learners literacy development? The research design involved selecting 20 experimental and 20 control schools within a district in four provinces (Limpopo, Free State, North West and Mpumalanga) in South Africa. Each of the experimental schools was given a computer installed with the software. Data were collected on learners literacy achievement levels at the beginning and at the end of the 2014 academic year from a random sample of 20 learners from each of the three foundation phase grades (grades1, 2 and 3 in the selected schools). The study also collected additional data during the post-test assessment on school poverty quintile, gender of learners and in grade 3, variables describing the socioeconomic background of learners.
description: Educational measurements
description: Face-to-face interview
description: Self-completion
description: Primary schools in a selected school district from the following provinces: North West, Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

 All learners in grades 1 to 3.

 One teacher per grade in the sampled schools.
description: The study involved experimental and control groups. Within each of the four participating districts, 20 experimental schools and 20 control schools were selected. Within each of the selected schools three teachers from grade 1, 2 and 3 were selected by the school to participate in the study. Within each of the three grades (grades 1, 2 and 3) in a school, a random sample of 20 learners participated in the pre and post test on literacy.

 The following was the response rate for the Grade 3 pre-test evaluation:

 Expected sample of learners = 3200

 Realised sample of learners = 2853

 Response rate = 89 percent
DOI: 10.14749/1437139372
title: TARMII-fp: A teaching tool for enhancing literacy assessment (TTTELA) 2014: Grade 3 Post-test - Four provinces in South Africa

description: Description: 
 Grade 3 learners responses to tests to assess their literacy level - post-test.

 This data set contains 34 variables and 2671 cases.
Abstract: 
 The project involved the development of assessment software referred to as TARMIIfp to help foundation phase teachers in South Africa improve their teaching. The study asked the question 'to what extent do teachers' use the software to improve their learners literacy development? The research design involved selecting 20 experimental and 20 control schools within a district in four provinces (Limpopo, Free State, North West and Mpumalanga) in South Africa. Each of the experimental schools was given a computer installed with the software. Data were collected on learners literacy achievement levels at the beginning and at the end of the 2014 academic year from a random sample of 20 learners from each of the three foundation phase grades (grades1, 2 and 3 in the selected schools). The study also collected additional data during the post-test assessment on school poverty quintile, gender of learners and in grade 3, variables describing the socioeconomic background of learners.
description: Educational measurements
description: Face-to-face interview
description: Self-completion
description: Primary schools in a selected school district from the following provinces: North West, Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

 All learners in grades 1 to 3.

 One teacher per grade in the sampled schools.
description: The study involved experimental and control groups. Within each of the four participating districts, 20 experimental schools and 20 control schools were selected. Within each of the selected schools three teachers from grade 1, 2 and 3 were selected by the school to participate in the study. Within each of the three grades (grades 1, 2 and 3) in a school, a random sample of 20 learners participated in the pre and post test on literacy.

 The following was the response rate for the Grade 3 post-test evaluation:

 Expected sample of learners = 3200

 Realised sample of learners = 2671

 Response rate = 83 percent
DOI: 10.15468/dl.my6war
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 37 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 "and" : [
 "TaxonKey is Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "Year is greater than or equal to 2013",
 "Year is less than or equal to 2018",
 "CoordinateUncertaintyInMeters is less than or equal to 1000"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 37 records from 3 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0000474-250127130748423/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.14749/1473947413
title: siyaJabula siyaKhula's Learner Regeneration Project Mhinga in Limpopo (sJsK) 2013-14 Cohort 1 Grade 1

description: Description: 
 The file contains the individual learner literacy scores as well as the parent or caregiver responses to the home questionnaire

 The data set contains 3981 cases and 181 variables.
Abstract: 
 The evaluation follows an experimental- and control-group design. At the outset, it determined the contextual conditions at schools, in classrooms and at home, as well as learner achievement levels. All learners in Grades 1, 4 and 7 in 11 project schools in 2013 comprised the first of three cohorts of the intervention population. Their anticipated achievement gains are compared with those of all learners from five matched control schools.

 The evaluation data were collected by means of self-report background questionnaires completed by school principals, teachers and parents/caregivers, as well as a range of language assessment instruments administered among/to the learners. Difference-in-difference analysis was conducted to establish relative achievement gains among learners from project and control schools.
description: Self-completion
description: The study is a community based study limited to villages within a demarcated part of a local tribal authority in the Limpopo study. Villages considered for the study had unemployment rates as high as 85% and parents and caregivers were generally unable to support their children's education optimally.
description: The study is community based and focused on tribal villages in the Limpopo province. A local tribal authority within the province was sampled and had to meet certain criteria of deprivation:

 
 High unemployment rate;
 
 High inability of parents and caregivers to support their children's education;
 
 Parents lack of mastery of the English language which would eventually be the school language


 Once these village areas had been selected, a complete population of schools, teachers and learners, as it were, would participate in the intervention implementation and evaluation. A total of 11 experimental and 5 control schools formed part of the study. Within each of the schools all grade 1, 4 and 7 learners were included together with their teachers. There was approximately one school in each village with the exception being where schools were split into junior and senior primary schools. The number of learners per school ranged from approximately 40 to 200 per grade, averaging at just more than 100.
DOI: 10.14749/1473949011
title: siyaJabula siyaKhula's Learner Regeneration Project Mhinga in Limpopo (sJsK) 2013-14 Cohort 1 Grade 4

description: Description: 
 The file contains the individual learner literacy scores as well as the parent or caregiver responses to the home questionnaire.

 The data set contains 2897 cases and 251 variables.
Abstract: 
 The evaluation follows an experimental- and control-group design. At the outset, it determined the contextual conditions at schools, in classrooms and at home, as well as learner achievement levels. All learners in Grades 1, 4 and 7 in 11 project schools in 2013 comprised the first of three cohorts of the intervention population. Their anticipated achievement gains are compared with those of all learners from five matched control schools.

 The evaluation data were collected by means of self-report background questionnaires completed by school principals, teachers and parents/caregivers, as well as a range of language assessment instruments administered among/to the learners. Difference-in-difference analysis was conducted to establish relative achievement gains among learners from project and control schools.
description: Self-completion
description: The study is a community based study limited to villages within a demarcated part of a local tribal authority in the Limpopo study. Villages considered for the study had unemployment rates as high as 85% and parents and caregivers were generally unable to support their children's education optimally.
description: The study is community based and focussed on tribal villages in the Limpopo province. A local tribal authority within the province was sampled and had to meet certain criteria of deprivation:

 
 High unemployment rate
 
 High inability of parents and caregivers to support their children's education
 
 Parents lack of mastery of the English language which would eventually be the school language


 Once these village areas had been selected, a complete population of schools, teachers and learners, as it were, would participate in the intervention implementation and evaluation.

 A total of 11 experimental and 5 control schools formed part of the study. Within each of the schools all grade 1, 4 and 7 learners were included together with their teachers. There was approximately one school in each village with the exception being where schools were split into junior and senior primary schools. The number of learners per school ranged from approximately 40 to 200 per grade, averaging at just more than 100.