The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone: Inception Report - McBurnie, Chris; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2022)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.5896640 2129771:MUPACN2Q
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Report on research outcomes - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katy; Vijil, Alejandra; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Keywords: _r:AddedByZotZen

Understanding Teacher School Choice Preferences: What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone? - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Haßler, Björn (2022)
This exploratory mixed-methods study investigates the factors that shape where teachers want to work in Sierra Leone. We identify five dominant factors: monetary incentives, school conditions, opportunities for professional development and support, school location, and relationships with the school and the community. Importantly, these factors combine to push and pull teachers to different locations. Moreover, the factors interact with individual teacher characteristics such as gender, family status, and experience to influence school choice preferences. This set of factors — and their interaction with certain teacher characteristics — continues to shape preferences as teachers move up the career ladder.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6817992 2129771:7N48R3PH
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; ⛔ No DOI found

Understanding Teacher School Choice Preferences: What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment in Sierra Leone? - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _r:AddedByZotZen

When teachers are asked to deploy other teachers, we learn a lot about teacher preferences - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Bernard-Jones, Lydia (2022)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:QJ86VAKD

What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Beoku-Betts, Iman; Bernard-Jones, Lydia; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6530321 10.53832/edtechhub.0095 2129771:G2ULWZXN 2405685:8GN4RWMR
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _r:AddedByZotZen

What Matters Most for Teacher Deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Beoku-Betts, Iman; Bernard-Jones, Lydia (EdTech Hub, 2022)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone: High-level findings on teacher preferences in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2022)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6504993 2129771:38B3CUIM
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone: High-level findings on teacher preferences in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Godwin, Katie; Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6504993 2129771:7AXGA8UK 2405685:SE5JPCX2
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _r:AddedByZotZen

Advancing Data-driven Decision-making for School Improvement: Findings from the One Tablet Per School User Testing Programme in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Beoku-Betts, Iman (MBSSE, EdTech Hub, Leh Wi Lan, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2021)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2021)
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Mapping the education data ecosystem in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris; Beoku-Betts, Iman (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _r:AddedByZotZen

Characteristics of effective teacher education in low- and middle-income countries: an annotated bibliography (HDR10C) - McBurnie, Chris; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Haßler, Björn (2020)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; E:Pedagogy; E:Teacher education (pre-service and in-service); LP: English; _EdTechHub_Output; __C:filed:1; _cover:v1; _forthcoming; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Is there Learning Continuity during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Synthesis of the Emerging Evidence. - McBurnie, Chris; Adam, Taskeen; Kaye, Tom (Journal of Learning for Development, 2020)
Since the onset of COVID-19, governments have launched technology-supported education interventions to ensure children learn. This paper offers a narrative synthesis of emerging evidence on technology-based education to understand the current experiences of learners, teachers and families. Studies find that few students in low- and middle-income countries have access to technology-supported learning with the most marginalised children appearing to have the least educational opportunities. As such, the education response to COVID-19 could widen existing inequalities.
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; Bangladesh; COVID-19; Ecuador; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Mongolia; Senegal; Vietnam; access to education; educational technology; learning continuity; ⛔ No DOI found

Zero-Rating Educational Content in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - McBurnie, Chris; Adam, Taskeen; Kaye, Thomas; Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:BDCSN97S
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Zero-rating educational content in low- and middle-income countries - McBurnie, Chris; Adam, Taskeen; Kaye, Thomas; Haßler, Björn (2020)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; Björn-CV-OECS; LP: English; _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Benin BEN; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Burkina Faso BFA; _C:Congo XCO; _C:Congo; Democratic Republic COD; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Jamaica JAM; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea (Republic of) KOR; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Paraguay PRY; _C:Rwanda RWA; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Somalia SOM; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; _EdTechHub_Output; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _bjoern_cv; _cover:v1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Expert Consultation: Radio-based Education in the Philippines - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2020)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; C:Philippines; F: Helpdesk response; H:Radio; LP: English; _EdTechHub_Output; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Monitoring and evaluating radio in education - McBurnie, Chris (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.4283503 2129771:E77BS5IR 2405685:PLW5MPU5
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Navigating the ‘Data Revolution’: A Case Study on the One Tablet Per School Programme in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2021)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _cover:v3; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Outputs Register: The impact of GIS-supported teacher allocation in Sierra Leone - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.6396199 2129771:KC58MGKU 2405685:WXBISTFE
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _r:AddedByZotZen

The role of interactive radio instruction in the coronavirus (COVID-19) education response - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2020)
This is part of our coronavirus (COVID-19) and EdTech series. Every week that passes we see the number of classrooms closed due to COVID-19 increase. During these unprecedented times, the Hub’s mission — to increase the use of evidence-based decisions around EdTech — is more important than ever. We must make sure learning goes on. […]
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

The Role of Interactive Radio Instruction in the COVID-19 Education Response - McBurnie, Chris (Open Development & Education, 2020)
At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced over 1.5 billion students out of school, governments in resource-constrained countries have looked to interactive radio instruction (IRI) to ensure educational continuity. In the past week, we spoke with the Rising Academy Network to consider what an IRI programme could look like and why policymakers have …
Library Catalog: opendeved.net Section: blog KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:47UH82JI 47UH82JI
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd

The use of virtual learning environments and learning management systems during the COVID-19 pandemic - McBurnie, Chris (2020)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; COV:COVID and reopening of schools; COVID-19; Distance learning; EdTech; F: Helpdesk response; H: Distance education; LP: English; Learning management system; Remote learning; Virtual learning environment; _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Armenia ARM; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:China CHN; _C:Congo XCO; _C:Congo; Democratic Republic COD; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Greece GRC; _C:Hungary HUN; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Iraq IRQ; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Kyrgyzstan KGZ; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Myanmar MMR; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Poland POL; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Romania ROU; _C:Russian Federation RUS; _C:Rwanda RWA; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Syrian Arab Republic SYR; _C:Tajikistan TJK; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United States USA; _EdTechHub_Output; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ___duplicate_item; _cover:v1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Using Interactive Radio Instruction to Mitigate the Educational Impact of Covid-19: A curated resource list - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2020)
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Using Interactive Radio Instruction to mitigate the educational impact of COVID-19: a curated resource list - McBurnie, Chris (2020)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; COV:COVID and reopening of schools; F: Helpdesk response; H:Radio; LP: English; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Zambia ZMB; _EdTechHub_Output; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ___duplicate_item; _cover:v1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

What steps are being taken to reach the most disadvantaged students during the period of Covid-19 school closure? - McAleavy, Tony; Joynes, Chris; Gibbs, Emma; Sims, Kate (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:338VHJRA 2486141:DC37I6JB
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Technology-Supported Professional Development for Teachers: Lessons from Developing Countries. - McAleavy, Tony; Hall-Chen, Alex; Horrocks, Sarah; Riggall, Anna (Education Development Trust, 2018)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:3ME55RD5 2129771:AFSMJQ39 2129771:EMRI49IG 2129771:FBX8S8GL 2129771:P7FKHCWL 2339240:CNU2GKRL 2405685:FXXS4882
Keywords: C:Low- and middle-income countries; _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:China CHN; _C:France FRA; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Nepal NPL; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Russian Federation RUS; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Sri Lanka LKA; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:Viet Nam VNM; _C:Zambia ZMB; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

2019 Annual Schools Census Report - MBSSE (Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, 2019)
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Education Data Dictionary - MBSSE
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Management control system, organizational processes and institutional performance of technical training institutions in Kenya - Mbore, Clement Karani; School of Business and Economics, Nairobi, Kenya, Moi University; Sang, Jane; Komen, Joyce (2019)
The purpose of this study was to determine the Moderating Effect of Management Control System (MCS) in the relationship between Organizational Processes and Institutional Performance of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) in Kenya. The study was a cross-sectional survey in nature and used explanatory research design with the population obtained from the TTIs that were registered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ßiOEST) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA) by 2015. The main research instrument was a closed-ended questionnaire. The hypotheses in this study were tested using Hierarchical Moderated Multiple Regression ĢMMR) and the study found that Organizational Processes had a significant positive influence on the institutional performance of TTIs in Kenya. The study findings indicated that the estimated coefficient was 0.555 indicating that Organizational Processes had a significant influence on institutional performance. Further, the study found evidence that (i) MCS moderates the relationship between organizational processes and institutional performance, (ii)) MCS had a moderating effect on the relationship between organizational processes and institutional performance of Technical Training Institutions (TTIs) in Kenya.
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Teacher and Parental Perceptions of Performance Pay in Education: Evidence from Tanzania - Mbiti, Isaac; Schipper, Youdi (Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2020)
This paper presents evidence on teacher opinions regarding performance pay from a large experimental evaluation that included three interventions: a school grants program, a teacher performance pay program, and a combination of both programs. The experimental evaluation was conducted in a nationally representative sample of 350 public primary schools in Tanzania. We report four sets of results. First, approximately 96 percent of teachers support the idea of teacher performance pay, while 61 percent favor at least some performance linked element in a future salary increase. Further, 80 percent of head teachers support performance pay. Second, we find that exposure to a performance pay program has a limited positive impact on teacher support. Third, contrary to arguments from performance pay critics that such programs adversely affect the work environment in schools, we find that teachers in all the experimental arms report higher satisfaction with the work environment and job support. Fourth, we find that a majority of parents (55 percent) prefer performance pay over school grants, but exposure to the experimental programs does not change this preference.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.35489/BSG-RISE-WP_2020/037 2129771:JDTT2BKK

Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania. - Mbiti, Isaac; Muralidharan, Karthik; Romero, Mauricio; Schipper, Youdi; Manda, Constantine; Rajani, Rakesh (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019)

Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania* - Mbiti, Isaac; Muralidharan, Karthik; Romero, Mauricio; Schipper, Youdi; Manda, Constantine; Rajani, Rakesh (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019)
We present results from a large-scale randomized experiment across 350 schools in Tanzania that studied the impact of providing schools with (i) unconditional grants, (ii) teacher incentives based on student performance, and (iii) both of the above. After two years, we find (i) no impact on student test scores from providing school grants, (ii) some evidence of positive effects from teacher incentives, and (iii) significant positive effects from providing both programs. Most important, we find strong evidence of complementarities between the programs, with the effect of joint provision being significantly greater than the sum of the individual effects. Our results suggest that combining spending on school inputs (the default policy) with improved teacher incentives could substantially increase the cost-effectiveness of public spending on education.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1093/qje/qjz010 2129771:BCX7VQ65 2486141:UR5J4Y2M

The impact of COVID-19 measures on children with disabilities and their families in Uganda - Mbazzi, Femke Bannink; Nalugya, Ruth; Kawesa, Elizabeth; Nimusiima, Claire; King, Rachel; Van Hove, Geert; Seeley, Janet (Disability & Society, 2020)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Evaluation in African contexts: The promises of participatory approaches in theory-based evaluations - Mbava, Nombeko P.; Dahler-Larsen, Peter (African Evaluation Journal, 2019)
Publisher: AOSIS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4102/aej.v7i1.383 2129771:A7LTZGYC
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Keep Kenya Learning: Helping Caregivers Support Learning at Home Sprint 1. - Mbatha, FaithMbithe; Crook, Rebecca; Plaut, Daniel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org Our research indicates that guidance and resources are necessary but insufficient in equipping caregivers to support their children’s learning. In Sprint 1, caregiver confidence and community emerged as important enablers of home learning. In our interviews, caregivers communicated how they felt limited by their lack of or outdated education. Global interventions indicate that reinforcing a sense of community for caregivers and enabling them to learn from modelling by trusted messengers are pathways to building greater engagement. Caregivers in both rural and urban communities expressed a willingness to engage with SMS (short message service) and online educational resources. However, it is clear that resource design must be: Accessible and understandable Credible and trusted Relevant and actionable.
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Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _MELA_seen; _cover:analysis:nopdf; _r:AddedByZotZen

Solid waste recycling within higher education in developing countries: a case study of the University of Lagos - Mbama, Charles A.; Otegbulu, Austin; Beverland, Iain; Beattie, Tara K. (Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2023)
To create a truly circular economy requires a shift from the traditional view of waste disposal to one of resource management. This is particularly important in developing countries, where municipal waste generation is increasing, and efficient recovery of economic value from waste is rarely achieved. Conducted in the University of Lagos (UoL), Nigeria, this study investigated the efficiency of a recycling scheme with the goal of making recommendations to improve the process. UoL’s recycling policy centers around source segregation of waste into color-coded bins. Waste audit was carried out using the output method and interviews were conducted with staff from the waste management team to understand practices on campus. Substantial contamination of colored bins with non-target material was observed. Organics (30%), mixed plastics (28%) and paper (24%) were the most abundant materials, hence have the greatest potential for recovery, and income generation, if segregation rates could be improved. Despite its recycling policy and infrastructure, 99% of UoL waste was going to landfill. Poor policy implementation results in low recovery rates. Targeted waste reduction and increased material recovery would enhance efficiency. Improved awareness of recycling benefits, in addition to policy enforcement, could serve as tools to increase stakeholder participation in recycling.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s10163-022-01569-5 2129771:X8BH3929 2486141:GNQIVMDB
Keywords: Municipal solid waste; Recycling; Waste characterization

A systematic review of the deployment of indigenous knowledge systems towards climate change adaptation in developing world contexts: implications for climate change education - Mbah, Marcellus; Ajaps, Sandra; Molthan-Hill, Petra (Sustainability, 2021)
Countries in the developing world are increasingly vulnerable to climate change effects and have a lesser capacity to adapt. Consideration can be given to their indigenous knowledge systems for an integrated approach to education, one which is more holistic and applicable to their context. This paper presents a systematic review of the indigenous knowledge systems (IKSs) deployed for climate change adaptation in the developing world and advances implications for climate change education. A set of inclusion criteria was used to screen publications derived from two databases and grey literature searches, and a total of 39 articles constituted the final selection. Postcolonial theory’s lens was applied to the review of the selected publications to highlight indigenous people’s agency, despite IKSs’ marginalization through colonial encounters and the ensuing epistemic violence. The categories of social adaptation, structural adaptation, and institutional adaptation emerged from the IKS-based climate change adaptation strategies described in the articles, with social adaptation being the most recurrent. We discussed how these strategies can be employed to decolonise climate change education through critical, place-based, participatory, and holistic methodologies. The potential outcome of this is a more relatable and effective climate change education in a developing world context.
Publisher: MDPI openalex: W3158575593 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/su13094811 2129771:I3QLNKWW 5072953:NSRVHAFX
Keywords: C:Bangladesh; C:Benin; C:Bolivia; C:Brazil; C:Colombia; C:Ethiopia; C:Fiji; C:Ghana; C:India; C:Indonesia; C:Iran; C:Malawi; C:Malaysia; C:Namibia; C:Nepal; C:Nigeria; C:Peru; C:Philippines; C:South Africa; C:Tanzania; C:Uganda; C:Vietnam; C:Zimbabwe; _z:class:countries; _z:class:themes; oa:keyword:climate change; oa:keyword:climate change adaptation; oa:keyword:indigenous knowledge systems; oa:topic:T10898 Factors Influencing Pro-environmental Behavior; oa:topic:T12656 Impact of Climate Change on Human Migration; oa:topic:T14007 Place-Based Education in Rural Communities; openalex:n:1; openalex:yes

The effects of continuing professional development (CPD) though sprint on teacher classroom practices and student learning outcomes - Mazala, Chileya Mbasilu (2009)
This study looked at the effects of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) through School Programmes for In -Service for the Term (SPRINT) on teacher classroom practices and student learning outcomes. The purpose of the study was to find out if SPRINT had any effect on teacher classroom practice and student learning outcomes. The target population was all Ndola high schools. The sample consisted of 196 respondents that is, five head teachers, five deputy heads, fifteen heads of department, five School In- Service Providers (SIP), five Zone INSET Providers (ZIP) and twelve teachers from each of the five schools and one Resource Centre Coordinator. The sample also included one hundred grade twelve pupils, twenty randomly picked from each of the five schools Purposive sampling was used to select the schools, head teachers, heads of department, INSET providers and the subject coordinator. Teachers and pupils were selected using simple random sampling. Questionnaires, observations, interviews, Focus Group Discussions and documentary evidence were the research instruments used to gather information. A review of relevant literature and its implication for CPD was undertaken to provide interrogation framework for this study. Guskey's five levels of evaluation were used to structure the framework Data were analyzed by identifying and categorizing significant themes relevant to research objectives. The data were presented in form of tables, percentages,graphs and charts. Qualitative data from interviews were coded and emerging themes grouped into categories The themes and categories of initial data were compared with those of subsequent interviews. Categories were then regrouped to get the most significant categories and themes.The findings from this study indicated that teachers at all career stages expressed the desire to take part in Continuing Professional Development through SPRINT.Research findings also showed that SPRINT activities did impact on teacher classroom practice basing on the twelve observable skills recommended by The Ministry of Education. The findings from this study further revealed that SPRINT had an impact on student learning outcomes as shown by the average scores of students whose teachers took part in CPD and those whose teachers did not.Average scores for the latter were lower than the former category of students.The findings further revealed that although there was evidence of the effect of CPD through SPRINT on teacher classroom practices and student learning outcomes, this programme was hindered by weak organisational support.The results of the study showed that teachers were not enthusiastic about continuing with the CPD programme as it lacked adequate funding and support from both local administrators and the Ministry of Education. Teachers were not involved in identifying training needs and as such did not feel they were the owners of CPD Teachers also felt that this kind of CPD did not help in career progression as the credit system was not effective. At organizational level, this study found that policies and guidelines on how to organize and manage CPD were lacking.CPD leaders also did not have adequate training to prepare them for their roles. Because of this lack of training, CPD leaders could not carry out assessment of the effects of CPD through SPRINT on teacher classroom practices and student learning outcomes.On the basis of these findings, it is recommended that teachers should be in charge of their own CPD and be involved in needs assessment .Secondly, CPD leaders should be properly trained for their role and they should have clear job specifications. In addition, adequate funding for the programme should be made available by both the Government and the School Administration. The Ministry of Education also needs to formulate national policies and guidelines on management and evaluation of SPRINT .A standardized accreditation system which would enable teachers to experience career progression through SPRINT should also be put in place. Lastly, CPD through SPRINT should be made research based with teachers having access to INTERNET and good library facilities.
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School closure, COVID-19 and lunch programme: Unprecedented undernutrition crisis in low-middle income countries - Mayurasakorn, Korapat; Pinsawas, Bonggochpass; Mongkolsucharitkul, Pichanun; Sranacharoenpong, Kitti; Damapong, Sa-nga (Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2020)
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has affected nearly 70% of children and teenagers around the world due to school closure policies. School closure is implemented widely in order to prevent viral transmission and its impact on the broader community, based on preliminary recommendations and evidence from influenza. However, there is debate with regard to the effectiveness of school closures. Growing evidence suggests that a child's SARS-CoV-2 infection is often mild or asymptomatic and that children may not be major SARS-CoV-2 transmitters; thus, it is questionable if school closures prevent transmission significantly. This question is important as a majority of children in low- and middle-income countries depend on free school meals; unexpected long-term school closure may adversely impact nutrition and educational outcomes. Food insecurity is expected to be higher during the pandemic. In this viewpoint, we argue for a more thorough exploration of potential adverse impacts of school closures in low- and middle-income countries and recommend actions to ensure that the health and learning needs of vulnerable populations are met in this time of crisis.
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Supporting Teachers Moving Online, Using a MOOC, During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Mays, Tony John; Ogange, Betty; Naidu, Som; Perris, Kirk (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Following campus closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Ministries of Education around the world requested teachers to move their teaching online. This case study reflects on how the Commonwealth of Learning responded to requests from two countries to provide support in pedagogical and curricular change for online learning in this process. A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform was used to upskill 11,568 teachers in two regions of the Commonwealth. Analytics from within the course, together with pre-, mid- and end- course surveys of participants’ perceptions indicated that while there was, and is scope for improvement, the short course largely reached its objective of providing immediate support on an introductory level and that the approach adopted was largely appropriate for the purpose.
Number: 1
Keywords: COVID-19; MOOC; OER; online; teaching; ⛔ No DOI found

Theory of Change Analysis: Building Robust Theories of Change - Mayne, John (Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2017)
Models for theories of change vary widely as do how they are used. What constitutes a good or robust theory of change has not been discussed much. This article sets out and discusses criteria for robust theories of change. As well, it discusses how these criteria can be used to undertake a vigorous assessment of a theory of change. A solid analysis of a theory of change can be extremely useful, both for designing or assessing the designs of an intervention as well as for the design of monitoring regimes and evaluations. The article concludes with a discussion about carrying out a theory of change analysis and an example.

Multimedia learning and games - Mayer, Richard E. (Computer games and instruction, 2011)
Many strong claims are made for the educational value of computer games, but there is little strong empirical evidence to back up those claims. For example, in a recent review, Hannifin and Vermillion observed: "Games are very motivating and have tremendous potential in education, but despite a rapidly growing research base, there is yet insufficient evidence to draw definitive conclusions." Similarly, O'Neil and Perez noted: "Computer games were hypothesized to be potentially useful for instructional purposes [but]... there is almost no guidance for game designers and developers on how to design games that facilitate learning." In order to provide guidance to game developers, it would be useful to have research-based principles for how to design educational computer games (i.e., a science of instruction) and a research-based theory of how people learn from educational computer games (i.e., a science of learning). The goal of this chapter is to examine how best to build a scientifically rigorous research base relevant to the design of effective educational computer games. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Keywords: Computer Games; Learning; Multimedia; Research and Development

The Physics Teachers Acceptance of Multimedia Applications-Adaptation of the technology acceptance model to investigate the influence of TPACK on physics teachers acceptance behaviour of multimedia applications. - Mayer, Peter; Girwidz, Raimund (Frontiers in Education, 2019)
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A Comparison of National Enterprise Architecture and e-Government Perspectives - Mayakul, Theeraya; Sa-Nga-Ngam, Prush; Srisawat, Wasin; Kiattisin, Supaporn (2019 4th Technology Innovation Management and Engineering Science International Conference (TIMES-iCON), 2019)
Enterprise Architecture (EA) has been adopted as a framework for all tier of the organization to deliver effective IT services and management. E-Government is a public service for all citizens. The basic needs are accessibility, equity and engagement. Thus, EA is relevant to e-Government because it establishes all stakeholder's participation leading to governance. Citizen also requires transparency and participation in monitoring process of the government project. EA ensures the best practices in business alignment with IT implementation and integration. It results in the efficient management of e-Government services including the shared resources/ services and the rational use of technology. This study selected the world front-runners are Denmark, Australia, South Korea, Estonia, and Singapore to compared the EA approach with e-Government perspectives. It found that there is no best approach for all countries. Each nation should develop and customize the specific detail or context to align with the nationwide vision. The EA should be legislated as the digital transformation/ e-Government policy. The fundamental IT initiatives are electronic identification, communication and core infrastructure given as national cloud. The EA approach leads governance and standard of sharing and integration for the entire enterprise including business, data, service and technology across the country.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1109/TIMES-iCON47539.2019.9024591 4804264:L6HQ84BA
Keywords: EA; Electronic government; Enterprise Architecture; Final_citation; Indexes; Interoperability; Monitoring; National Enterprise Architecture; Standards; eGov

Systems approach to tourism training and education: The Kenyan case study - Mayaka, Melphon; Akama, John S. (Tourism Management, 2007)
Abstract Kenya's tourism industry is relatively well developed (with first class hospitality establishments and tourist facilities that are juxtaposed in close proximity to pristine glistering tropical sand beaches and world renowned wildlife attractions in protected parks and reserves). Hence the country, in recent years, has become a popular destination for international visitors, especially European and North American tourists, haggling for safari tourism experience combined with relaxation in pristine glistering tropical sand beaches. Thus, Kenya provides a good case study in the examination of deficiencies in tourism training that characterises many countries in Africa and other emerging tourist destinations in different regions of the world. As this study shows Kenya, as the case is with many other Third World countries, lacks a well-coordinated tourism training strategy and educational institutions capable of providing much needed human resource training and capacity building, especially at supervisory and managerial level. This paper identifies existing deficiencies in tourism education and training in Kenya, and provides a framework that can be applied in the development of a well-coordinated national tourism training strategy and initiation of education programmes. Indeed, systems approach can be replicated elsewhere in Africa and other Third World countries where tourism is increasingly gaining momentum as a major socio-economic phenomenon.
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A Quality assessment of education and for Kenya's tour-operating sector - Mayaka, M; King, B (Current Issues in Tourism, 2002)
This study examines the provision of tourism education and training in Kenya in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa and developing countries. Specifically the paper examines the human resource skills needed by Kenya’s tour-operating sector and the extent to which current training provision is adequate. The approach used in the present study is a modified version of WTO’s Tourism Education and Quality (TEDQUAL) methodology. The results indicate considerable convergence between the perceptions of industry operators and education providers concerning quality gaps in the development of skills. A number of systemic training shortcomings are identified including curriculum deficiencies and the inadequate development and enhancement of workplace skills. In view of the resource constraints facing most developing countries, it is argued that tourism trainingandeducation should consciously address the needs of the locally-based industry and that such an approach should result in a more effective education and training system.
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Improving Education Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Outcomes-Based Contracting and Early Grade Literacy - Mawoyo, Monica; Vally, Zaahedah (Journal of Learning for Development, 2020)
Fifty-three percent of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning in low- and middle-income countries despite an investment of between 33-49% of education expenditure on primary education. Teaching children to read in the early grades is fundamental to building resilient education systems, as the ability to read early in life is a great predictor for education success, and will minimise learning loss during education emergencies similar to COVID-19 school closures, for children who can read for meaning can carry on learning outside of school buildings. Further, the predicted financing gaps in the next few years, as a result of COVID-19, will require governments to utilise limited financial resources effectively and efficiently by implementing literacy programmes proven to be impactful, using financial instruments like outcomes-based contracting that can mobilise and coordinate non-traditional educational finance and incentivise service providers to improve results by paying for achievement of agreed outcomes.
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Keywords: early grade literacy; education outcomes; outcomes-based contracting; ⛔ No DOI found

Continuing technology professional development: A technology learning preferences instrument to support teacher educators’ workplace learning - Maurice Schols, B. A. (Roehampton University, 2015)
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Field-based models of primary teacher training; case studies of student support systems form sub-Saharan Africa - Mattson, E (DfID, 2006)
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Approaches to providing psycho -social support for children, teachers and other school staff, and social and emotional learning for children in protracted conflict situations - Mattingly, Jacqui (2017)
Whilst the provision of psychosocial activities is regularly mentioned in documents referring to the humanitarian response to education, there is a dearth of literature that refers to exactly what these programmes consist of, and how effective they are. There is, however, widespread recognition of the importance of providing psycho-social interventions to counter the impact of traumatisation on children and youth’s well-being and mental health, which can manifest in depression, shame, withdrawal or aggression.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Investigating the effectiveness of a comprehensive literacy coaching program in schools with high teacher mobility - Matsumura, L.C.; Garnier, H.E.; Correnti, R.; Junker, B.; Bickel, D.D. (The Elementary School Journal, 2010)

Making Kolibri an All-Around Inclusive EdTech - Matic, Radina (Medium, 2018)
Interactive Components, Documentation and Beyond
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Teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching computer studies in rural Zambian secondary schools of North-western province. - Masumba, Collins Kasoka; Mulenga, Innocent Mutale (2019)
Publisher: Zambia Journal of Library & Information Science (ZAJLIS)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Secondary Education in Africa - Mastercard Foundation (Mastercard Foundation, 2020)
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Training community healthcare workers on the use of information and communication technologies: a randomised controlled trial of traditional versus blended learning in Malawi, Africa - Mastellos, Nikolaos; Tran, Tammy; Dharmayat, Kanika; Cecil, Elizabeth; Lee, Hsin-Yi; PengWong, Cybele C.; Mkandawire, Winnie; Ngalande, Emmanuel; Tsung-ShuWu, Joseph; Hardy, Victoria; Chirambo, Baxter Griphin; O'Donoghue, John Martin (BMC Medical Education, 2018)
Background: Despite the increasing uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT) within healthcare services across developing countries, community healthcare workers (CHWs) have limited knowledge to fully utilise computerised clinical systems and mobile apps. The ` Introduction to Information and Communication Technology and eHealth' course was developed with the aim to provide CHWs in Malawi, Africa, with basic knowledge and computer skills to use digital solutions in healthcare delivery. The course was delivered using a traditional and a blended learning approach. Methods: Two questionnaires were developed and tested for face validity and reliability in a pilot course with 20 CHWs. Those were designed to measure CHWs' knowledge of and attitudes towards the use of ICT, before and after each course, as well as their satisfaction with each learning approach. Following validation, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the two learning approaches. A total of 40 CHWs were recruited, stratified by position, gender and computer experience, and allocated to the traditional or blended learning group using block randomisation. Participants completed the baseline and follow-up questionnaires before and after each course to assess the impact of each learning approach on their knowledge, attitudes, and satisfaction. Per-item, pre-post and between-group, mean differences for each approach were calculated using paired and unpaired t-tests, respectively. Per-item, between-group, satisfaction scores were compared using unpaired t-tests. Results: Scores across all scales improved after attending the traditional and blended learning courses. Self-rated ICT knowledge was significantly improved in both groups with significant differences between groups in seven domains. However, actual ICT knowledge scores were similar across groups. There were no significant differences between groups in attitudinal gains. Satisfaction with the course was generally high in both groups. However, participants in the blended learning group found it more difficult to follow the content of the course. Conclusions: This study shows that there is no difference between blended and traditional learning in the acquisition of actual ICT knowledge among community healthcare workers in developing countries. Given the human resource constraints in remote resource-poor areas, the blended learning approach may present an advantageous alternative to traditional learning.
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Impossible generalisations: meta‐analyses of education interventions in international development. - Masset, Edoardo (RISE Annual Conference, 2019)

OpenCitations Meta - Massari, Arcangelo; Mariani, Fabio; Heibi, Ivan; Peroni, Silvio; Shotton, David (2023)
OpenCitations Meta is a new database that contains bibliographic metadata of scholarly publications involved in citations indexed by the OpenCitations infrastructure. It adheres to Open Science principles and provides data under a CC0 license for maximum reuse. The data can be accessed through a SPARQL endpoint, REST APIs, and dumps. OpenCitations Meta serves three important purposes. Firstly, it enables disambiguation of citations between publications described using different identifiers from various sources. For example, it can link publications identified by DOIs in Crossref and PMIDs in PubMed. Secondly, it assigns new globally persistent identifiers (PIDs), known as OpenCitations Meta Identifiers (OMIDs), to bibliographic resources without existing external persistent identifiers like DOIs. Lastly, by hosting the bibliographic metadata internally, OpenCitations Meta improves the speed of metadata retrieval for citing and cited documents. The database is populated through automated data curation, including deduplication, error correction, and metadata enrichment. The data is stored in RDF format following the OpenCitations Data Model, and changes and provenance information are tracked. OpenCitations Meta and its production. OpenCitations Meta currently incorporates data from Crossref, DataCite, and the NIH Open Citation Collection. In terms of semantic publishing datasets, it is currently the first in data volume.
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Keywords: Digital Libraries (cs.DL); FOS: Computer and information sciences

A Framework for Evaluating Appropriateness of Educational Technology Use in Global Development Programs - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016)
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The role of the household in the social inclusion of children with special needs in Uganda–a photovoice study - Masquillier, Caroline; De Bruyn, Sara; Musoke, David (BMC pediatrics, 2021)
Publisher: Springer

Opinion: Remember Pergau - Mason, Phil (Devex, 2019)
For those politicos tempted to kill off the U.K. Department for International Development, this word alone should warn against it, writes DFID veteran Phil Mason.
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Catering for Diversity in Psychosocial and Learning Needs in a Low-Income Country - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David; Joyce-Gibbons, Andrew (Diversifying Learner Experience: A kaleidoscope of instructional approaches and strategies, 2020)
This chapter reviews the work of three largely residential schools run by EducAid, a small NGO in Sierra Leone. Thousands of children had missed out on schooling following the rebel war (1991–2002). Marginalised children included child soldiers, children whose parents had died in the fighting and children returning from refugee camps. The post-conflict context was one in which many students had been exposed to violence, trauma and tragedy. The challenge was to provide a loving, learning community with appropriate teaching and learning methods for a wide range of ages, educational experience, competence and confidence. Some students have missed years of schooling, but others arrive at EducAid having missed little or none of their education. Consequently, some teenagers are illiterate on admission, with attainments below those of much younger children. EducAid, therefore, devised a personalised learning system that encourages children to take responsibility for their own learning, and to learn with and from peers, supported by teachers. Progression depends on reaching a specified standard in each module. The purpose-written modules cover the content of the national exams but provide opportunities for students to interact with each other in ways that challenge their previous negative and violent experiences. In other words, catering for diversity in learning can not be carried out independently of diversity in psychosocial experiences.
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Keywords: Low-income country; Marginalised children; Non-government organisation; Personalised learning

Closing the Attainment Gap: Collaboration between Schools in Sierra Leone - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David; Joyce-Gibbons, Andrew (Educational & Child Psychology, 2018)
Background: UK government policy views collaboration with outstanding schools as a way of helping apparently less successful schools to close the attainment gap. However, there has been little debate about criteria for defining a school's success or failure. Moreover it is unclear which aspects of outstanding schools could readily transfer to other schools. These questions applied when EducAid, an NGO with schools for disadvantaged children in Sierra Leone, was asked to provide a programme of workshops for teachers in neighbouring schools. Aims: (i) To establish whether EducAid's results justified agreeing to the request; (ii) To identify key features of EducAid schools that could be transferable to neighbouring schools; (iii) To propose key features of an evaluation. Methods: Collection of national and local data and analysis of key features of EducAid schools that could, and could not, transfer to other schools. Findings: The limited available data supported a decision that EducAid schools should offer workshops for other schools. Key components of the programme are identified, with a design including an ambitious evaluation framework. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first time that teachers in successful schools have been asked to provide a structured programme of workshops for teachers in neighbouring schools. Discussion focuses on the challenge of inter-school collaboration in a low-income country. This includes the tension between the models of pedagogy and interpersonal relations promoted in the CPD and the constraints imposed by the public examination system.
Publisher: British Psychological Society ERIC Number: EJ1247348 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4869029:P8HC3J4Z 4869029:V2897MQ4
Keywords: Achievement Gap; Data Collection; Developing Nations; Disadvantaged Youth; Elementary School Teachers; Exit Examinations; Foreign Countries; Institutional Cooperation; Nongovernmental Organizations; Outcomes of Education; Professional Continuing Education; Program Design; Replication (Evaluation); School Closing; School Effectiveness; Workshops; ⛔ No DOI found

Knowledge mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: an impact evaluation of CPDL in improving primary school children’s performance - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David (Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2021)
Purpose A non-governmental organisation (NGO) with schools in Sierra Leone prioritises admission of the most disadvantaged children but nevertheless achieves high educational and social standards. These schools were asked to provide continuing professional development and learning (CPDL) for other schools. This paper aims to report the design, development and delivery of CPDL which aimed to mobilise effective practices more widely. It also reports the design and results of an impact evaluation. Design/methodology/approach It was recognised that CPDL delivered by foreigners would be (1) unaffordable in this impoverished West African country and (2) culturally inappropriate. It was therefore delivered by local teachers from the NGO's own schools. Most had obtained no formal teaching qualification. They were trained to collect data using a quasi-experimental design for an impact evaluation of children's attendance and literacy. A total of five schools participated in the CPDL, with ten control schools. Findings A largely unqualified team succeeded in mobilising knowledge in the experimental schools. Children's attendance in experimental schools improved over that in control schools. Performance in literacy also improved significantly and was maintained at follow-up. Research limitations/implications Findings of the impact evaluation are seen as indicative rather than causal because a quasi-experimental study was conducted rather than a randomised controlled trial. Originality/value This lies in (1) teachers in schools with a severely disadvantaged intake providing a structured programme of CPDL for teachers in other schools; (2) school improvement through knowledge mobilisation in CPDL; (3) an impact evaluation with a quasi-experimental design showing improvement in children's performance.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/JPCC-09-2020-0074 4869029:5BPDUKRR 4869029:9VXPD2PG 4869029:SH64FGRZ 4869029:WYD89XDB 4893635:AVYKQFV4 4893635:GAJKHRPK
Keywords: Continuing professional development; Donors and NGOs; Equity; Inclusive education; Knowledge mobilisation; Professional learning networks; School improvement; Standards of attainment; Student attendance; Student financial support; Sub-Saharan Africa; Teacher education; _C:Sierra Leone; _authorsString:Second; A.B.; _checkedWith:AERD; _research:Quantitative; _type:Peer-reviewed article

Lessons in School Improvement from Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing Professional Learning Networks and School Communities - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David (Emerald Group Publishing, 2021)
Why do programmes of continuing professional development and Learning (CPDL) for teachers so frequently fail to deliver sustained improvement in children’s social behaviour and academic performance? How can schools that prioritise the most disadvantaged children in one of the world’s poorest countries consistently achieve among the best academic results in the country? How can teachers in these schools, most of whom have received little or no formal training, provide CPDL that leads to improvement in other schools? These questions are as relevant in high income countries as in Sierra Leone, where the research for this book was carried out. Lessons in School Improvement from Sub-Saharan Africa addresses them head-on by describing the planning, delivery and evaluation of a school improvement programme in which development of professional learning networks (PLNs) was a key component. The evaluation showed that children whose teachers had taken part in the programme made significantly more progress in attendance, literacy and behaviour than children in control schools. The book’s professional relevance is strengthened by an accompanying Practitioners’ Manual with full details of the CPDL. This enables replication of the results and provides a guide for future school improvement programmes and PLNs, both in low and high income countries.
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Keywords: Education / Administration / General; Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education / Professional Development; Education / Teaching / General

Using Evidence-Informed Practice in Primary School Improvement in an Under-Achieving School System: A Case Study in Sierra Leone - Mason, Miriam; Galloway, David (The Emerald Handbook of Evidence-Informed Practice in Education, 2022)
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Devising New Models for School Improvement in Developing Nations: Sierra Leone, a case study - Mason, Miriam Theresa (Durham University, 2019)
Abstract Background and Introduction: This research describes the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of a (Continuous Professional Development & Learning) CPDL-based programme for schools in Sierra Leone, a low-income country with low educational standards. Aims: The research aimed to: (i) assess evidence of EducAid schools’ effectiveness; (ii) identify features of EducAid practice that government schools might adopt; (iii) design a CPDL programme for Sierra Leonean teachers; (iv) report the programme’s impact on students’ progress; (v) explore the possibility of programme delivery by local and largely untrained teachers; (vi) throw light on aspects of the programme that participants saw as strengths and weaknesses. Design and Methods: Within an innovative quasi-experimental design, an impact evaluation drew on data from five intervention and ten comparison schools, and a process evaluation drew on data on information from programme participants and the trainers. The impact evaluation was based on public exam results, literacy test scores and attendance data collected pre- and post-CPDL. Process data included information from lesson observations, semi-structured interviews, focus groups and a post-intervention evaluation workshop. Results: The impact evaluation showed larger improvements in student attendance and literacy test results in the intervention schools than in the comparison schools. The process evaluation identified challenges in embedding changes in pedagogic practice, and in data collection. However, it also identified consistent evidence of improvements in student behaviour. These were supported by head teachers and community groups and were seen as a necessary but not sufficient condition for the literacy score improvements. Discussion and Conclusions: Discussion focuses on how far the six aims were met and on how the research adds to understanding of CPDL and school improvement in a low-income country. The impossibility of randomisation in sample selection prevents any strong causal claims for the CPDL’s impact. The possibility of a larger scale roll-out is considered, subject to changes in the programme suggested by the process evaluation.
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Qualitative researching - Mason, Jennifer (Sage, 2002)
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Teachers' Perceptions and Students' Lived Experiences in Vocational-Technical Subjects in a Rural High School in Zimbabwe - Masinire, Alfred (Gender and Education, 2015)
This paper explores the construction of dominant models of gender among students in the Vocational-Technical. In the backdrop of dominant narratives that structure gender policies and practices in schooling in Zimbabwe, the paper elaborates upon how students' daily experiences in workrooms perpetuate the feminisation and masculinisation of fields of study such as DT and HESs in ways that inhibit the learning and achievement of boys and girls in these subjects. The argument in this paper is that in order to understand gender inequality in the Voc-Tech curriculum, educators need to understand how sociocultural perceptions of gender are constructed and embodied at the level of classroom interaction among students and teachers. Such insights provide a deeper understanding for addressing gender inequality in Voc-Tech subjects that moves beyond current structural and institutional barriers within a rural African context.
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University education in Zambia in the face of austerity: history, trends and financing. - Masaiti, Gift; Simuyaba, Eunifridah (UNZA Press, 2018)

Strategies to retain and motivate employees in Africa: Examining the case of the ministry of education in Zambia - Masaiti, Gift; Naluyele, Pamela Nachona (African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 2011)
Publisher: Academic Journals
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Peer-reviewed article Faculty productivity in Zambian higher education in the face of internationalization: unpacking research, publication and citation at the University of Zambia - Masaiti, Gift; Mwila, Kennedy; Kulyambanino, Cecilia; Njobvu, Tommie
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Shifting from government bursaries to a loan scheme in higher education: Exploring the Zambian experience in student financial Aid - Masaiti, Gift; Mwelwa, Kapambwe; Mwale, Nelly (International Journal of African Higher Education, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The relationship between education, economy and employment: is higher education curriculum an ingredient?. - Masaiti, Gift; Mulenga, Innocent Mutale (Keurkopie, 2014)

THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME: IS IT RESPONSIVE TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES’ASPIRATIONS? - Masaiti, Gift; Manchishi, Peter Chomba (European Journal of Educational Studies, 2011)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Zambia: An overview of formal education - Masaiti, Gift; Chita, Joseph (Education in East and Central Africa, 2014)
Publisher: Bloomsbury London
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Faculty productivity in Zambian higher education in the face of internationalization: Unpacking research, publication and citation at the University of Zambia - Masaiti, Gift Masaiti; Mwila, Kennedy; Kulyambanino, Cecilia; Njobvu, Tommie (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, 2021)
Keywords: ❓ Multiple DOI

Education as currently provided in Zambia. - Masaiti, Gift (UNZA Press, 2018)

Education in Zambia at fifty years of independence and beyond: history, current status and contemporary issues. - Masaiti, Gift (Unza Press, 2018)

Effectiveness and viability of revenue diversification in sub-saharan africa’s higher education: examining Zambia’s public universities. - Masaiti, Gift (2015)
Publisher: International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Students’ Perceptions of Financing Public Universities in Zambia: Toward a More Sustainable and Inclusive Policy Strategy - Masaiti, Gift (Funding Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2013)

Evaluation of professional learning communities in TVET: Implications for leadership development and teacher motivation in Ecuador - März, Virginie; Lauwers, Ingrid; Moreno, Oscar; Patiño, Isabel; Frenay, Mariane (Comparative and International Education Society Annual Conference, 2018)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Science Education for Students with Special Needs in Indonesia: From Definition, Systematic Review, Education System, to Curriculum - Maryanti, Rina; Nandiyanto, Asep Bayu Dani; Hufad, Achmad; Sunardi, S. (Indonesian Journal of Community and Special Needs Education, 2021)
The purpose of this study is to determine the teaching, curriculum, and methods used by teachers in the science learning process for students with special needs in Indonesia. We use qualitative research methods. The subjects in this study are students with special needs (children with visual impairments, children with hearing impairments, children with intellectual disabilities, and children with physical impairments) at one of the special schools (SLB) in Kuningan, Indonesia. The results show that most of the teachers use the curriculum from teacher books provided by the government. In addition, some teachers used the lecture and question and answer method in the science learning process. The results in low student achievement because students with special needs need concrete media and methods that accommodate student needs.
Number: 1
Keywords: Curriculum; Science education; Students with special needs; Teaching; Teaching method

Preschool and Child Development Under Extreme Poverty: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Rural Mozambique. - Martinez, Sebastian; Naudeau, Sophie; Pereira, Vitor (World Bank, 2017)

Meta-framework of digital literacy: a comparative analysis of 21st-century skills frameworks - Martínez, María Cristina; Sádaba, Charo; Serrano-Puche, Javier (Revista Latina de Comunicacion Social, 2021)
Introduction: Faced with an imminent digital era marked by globalization and technological innovation, different organizations raised the importance of innovating education with the so-called 21st-century competencies. The need for new skills to participate in digital culture is highlighted in the different proposals, where digital competence is fundamental to live, work and participate in Knowledge Society. Methodology: This work aims to generate an integrated proposal of digital literacy through a comparative analysis of digital competence in eight frameworks of 21st-century skills (ATCS, enGauge, Naep, Nets, OECD, P21, UNESCO, European Union), which they are studied in three main thematic blocks: a) definition, b) objectives and vision, c) competencies and abilities. Results: Digital literacy encompasses a holistic approach, nurtured by different literacies, from which a meta-framework with nine competencies is built: three direct competencies, 1) information and data, 2) communication and collaboration, and 3) technical; five transversal competencies, 4) problem solving, 5) global citizenship and multicultural awareness, 6) interpersonal, 7) future thinking, 8) creative thinking and 9) critical thinking; and 53 cognitive, critical, technical, social, emotional and projective digital skills. Conclusions: Multidimensional digital literacy consolidates the techno-social perspective for empowerment and technological appropriation, which exceeds the operational use of tools and guarantees the broad, meaningful, and innovative use of technology for the construction of an equitable society, decent employment, social participation, among other purposes that are connected with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Dimensions of digital literacy in the 21st century competency frameworks - Martínez-Bravo, María Cristina; Sádaba Chalezquer, Charo; Serrano-Puche, Javier (Sustainability, 2022)
Publisher: MDPI KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/su14031867 2129771:FZCF772V

Telehealth in an Increasingly Virtual World - Martinelli, Katherine; Cohen, Yakira; Kimball, Harry; Sheldon-Dean, Hannah (Child Mind Institute, 2020)
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Here and now mobile learning: An experimental study on the use of mobile technology - Martin, Florence; Ertzberger, Jeffrey (Computers & Education, 2013)
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Women’s Education and Fertility: Results from 26 Demographic and Health Surveys - Martin, Castro; Teresa (Studies in Family Planning, 1995)

Exploring the impact of the design of the physical classroom environment on young children with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) - Martin, Caren S. (Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2016)
In 2010, the C enters for D isease C ontrol ( CDC ) reported a 1600% increase in the number of individuals between the ages of 6 and 22 years with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ). Knowledge about educational interventions for children with ASD is substantial; however, less is known about the design of supportive classroom environments where they learn. ASD experts believe that the early years in school, namely preschool through 6th grade, are critical in reaching children and establishing a foundation for their life‐long learning and general well‐being. In context of the human ecosystem theory that models the interaction between people and the natural, social and designed environments, this literature review of refereed sources (2000–2012) documented findings about interventions, that is, design criteria ( DC ) for incorporation into the physical classroom environment used by children with ASD . The majority of the studies was exploratory and presented DC that subsequently were not tested. Due to research method and/or sampling design, efficacy, reliability and validity of findings varied. Limited research (19 articles, 1 conference proceeding) addressing classroom DC leaves designers, teachers and school administrators substantially reliant on anecdotal information in terms of creating optimal learning environments to support inclusion of children with ASD . Additional research is needed to examine this critical design/human behaviour relationship via identification of evidence‐based DC to guide classroom design solutions that support learning by children with ASD .

(coming soon) - Martin, Anna; Grace, Macharia; Ombeta, Magwari Charles (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
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(coming soon) - Martin, Anna; Grace, Macharia; Ombeta, Magwari Charles (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

List of references - Martin, Anna; eKitabu; Open Development & Education (Open Development & Education)
A list of references.
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Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus, Dimensions, Web of Science, and OpenCitations’ COCI: a multidisciplinary comparison of coverage via citations - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Thelwall, Mike; Orduna-Malea, Enrique; Delgado López-Cózar, Emilio (Scientometrics, 2021)
New sources of citation data have recently become available, such as Microsoft Academic, Dimensions, and the OpenCitations Index of CrossRef open DOI-to-DOI citations (COCI). Although these have been compared to the Web of Science Core Collection (WoS), Scopus, or Google Scholar, there is no systematic evidence of their differences across subject categories. In response, this paper investigates 3,073,351 citations found by these six data sources to 2,515 English-language highly-cited documents published in 2006 from 252 subject categories, expanding and updating the largest previous study. Google Scholar found 88% of all citations, many of which were not found by the other sources, and nearly all citations found by the remaining sources (89–94%). A similar pattern held within most subject categories. Microsoft Academic is the second largest overall (60% of all citations), including 82% of Scopus citations and 86% of WoS citations. In most categories, Microsoft Academic found more citations than Scopus and WoS (182 and 223 subject categories, respectively), but had coverage gaps in some areas, such as Physics and some Humanities categories. After Scopus, Dimensions is fourth largest (54% of all citations), including 84% of Scopus citations and 88% of WoS citations. It found more citations than Scopus in 36 categories, more than WoS in 185, and displays some coverage gaps, especially in the Humanities. Following WoS, COCI is the smallest, with 28% of all citations. Google Scholar is still the most comprehensive source. In many subject categories Microsoft Academic and Dimensions are good alternatives to Scopus and WoS in terms of coverage.
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Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries

Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: A systematic comparison of citations in 252 subject categories - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduna-Malea, Enrique; Thelwall, Mike; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (Journal of informetrics, 2018)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.joi.2018.09.002 2129771:ZKFZRYUP

Coverage of highly-cited documents in Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: a multidisciplinary comparison - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduna-Malea, Enrique; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (Scientometrics, 2018)
Publisher: Springer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11192-018-2820-9 2129771:3HEMK5TM

Can we use Google Scholar to identify highly-cited documents? - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Harzing, Anne-Wil; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (Journal of informetrics, 2017)
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Does Google Scholar contain all highly cited documents (1950-2013)? - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Ayllón, Juan Manuel; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.8464, 2014)
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A two-sided academic landscape: portrait of highly-cited documents in Google Scholar (1950-2013) - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduna-Malea, Enrique; Ayllón, Juan M.; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.02861, 2016)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The counting house: Measuring those who count. Presence of bibliometrics, scientometrics, informetrics, webometrics and altmetrics in the Google Scholar citations, Researcherid, ResearchGate, Mendeley & Twitter - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Ayllón, Juan M.; Lopez-Cozar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.02412, 2016)
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Large coverage fluctuations in Google Scholar: a case study - Martín-Martín, Alberto; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (arXiv:2102.07571 [cs], 2021)
Unlike other academic bibliographic databases, Google Scholar intentionally operates in a way that does not maintain coverage stability: documents that stop being available to Google Scholar's crawlers are removed from the system. This can also affect Google Scholar's citation graph (citation counts can decrease). Furthermore, because Google Scholar is not transparent about its coverage, the only way to directly observe coverage loss is through regular monitorization of Google Scholar data. Because of this, few studies have empirically documented this phenomenon. This study analyses a large decrease in coverage of documents in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics that took place in 2019 and its subsequent recovery, using longitudinal data from previous analyses and a new dataset extracted in 2020. Documents from most of the larger publishers in the field disappeared from Google Scholar despite continuing to be available on the Web, which suggests an error on Google Scholar's side. Disappeared documents did not reappear until the following index-wide update, many months after the problem was discovered. The slowness with which Google Scholar is currently able to resolve indexing errors is a clear limitation of the platform both for literature search and bibliometric use cases.
arXiv: 2102.07571 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XT6UQWA6
Keywords: Computer Science - Digital Libraries; ⛔ No DOI found

Evidence of open access of scientific publications in Google Scholar: A large-scale analysis - Martín-Martín, Alberto; Costas, Rodrigo; van Leeuwen, Thed; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (Journal of Informetrics, 2018)
Publisher: Elsevier KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.joi.2018.06.012 2129771:AX2HRCKF

Creation of bibliometric tools for evaluation based on data from Google Scholar - Martín-Martín, Alberto (2019)
(This is a thesis by compilation of studies. Article co-authors are listed at the beginning of each article) Google Scholar (GS) is a freely-accessible academic search engine that indexes academic literature from a wide range of disciplines, document types, and languages. Unlike Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus, which have a selective approach to document indexing (they only index documents published in certain venues), GS follows an inclusive approach. Apart from being the most frequently used tool by researchers to find scholarly information, what made GS stand out was that it builds its own citation graph by processing the references at the end of each document and matching them to documents already identified in their index. These citation counts are now widely consulted by researchers, because up to the point when GS was launched (2004), the main citation index (WoS) was only accessible via subscription. In subsequent years, GS launched several services based on data from its document base: Google Scholar Citations (an author profile service), Google Scholar Metrics (a journal ranking service), and GSCP (a short-lived service that listed highly-cited documents). Despite its opacity (not much information on the coverage is available officially) and lack of native data exporting capabilities, many studies have tried to analyse the main characteristics of GS, and compare it to WoS and Scopus. These studies show that GS has a much more comprehensive coverage, especially in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS), although GS also presents errors and limitations that other citation indexes do not have. The general goal of this thesis was to explore whether it is feasible and sustainable to re-use data available in GS to generate data products or tools of a bibliometric nature that provide functionalities that GS does not provide. In order to do this, we followed two approaches that have ran side by side. In our first approach, we endeavored to carry out studies that analysed the general characteristics of Google Scholar as a source of data: its strengths and weaknesses related to size, coverage, errors, bibliometric indicators. In order to do this, we analysed the characteristics of various of samples of GS data (the largest samples of GS data analysed to date), in some cases benchmarking it against the data available in WoS or Scopus. The studies that resulted from this first approach show that GS has an extensive coverage of academic documents. Its coverage includes most of the documents covered in the multidisciplinary citation databases WoS and Scopus, as well as theses, dissertations, books, conference papers, and other unpublished materials (preprints, reports). Spearman correlation coefficients of citation counts between GS and WoS, or between GS and Scopus are generally very high. Thus, if GS is used for research evaluations then its data would be unlikely to produce large changes in the results, despite the additional citations found. It is also shown that, despite the limitations to control which documents are returned for a query, it is possible to identify in GS the most highly-cited documents in a given discipline, given how GS generally presents documents with high citation counts first. Even when considering only highly-cited documents, GS appears to have a more extensive coverage than GS or Scopus, especially in the areas of AHSS. In our second approach, we tested the knowledge obtained in the previous studies in practical real-life situations. These projects took the form of tailored web applications built for a variety of purposes, and open to everyone. The applications display data extracted from Google Scholar (and sometimes also other services) in ways that the native GS, GSC and GSM interfaces do not, thus expanding the range of ways in which users can interact with this information. Three different types of prototype applications were developed and are presented here. The first application presents journal-level bibliometric indicators for a large collection of journals in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS): Journal Scholar Metrics (http://www.journal-scholar-metrics.infoec3.es). The second application presents data from a specific academic community at various levels of aggregation (author-, document-, journal-, and publisher-level), combining data not only from GS but from other sources: Scholar Mirrors (http://www.scholar-mirrors.infoec3.es). In the third application, a large sample of data from GS is used to analyse Open Access levels by country, subject category, journal, and publication year. Lastly, we describe the work carried out so far for a fourth, more ambitious application capable of displaying information about all researchers working in Spain with a public GS profile. For the second approach, a new methodology was developed which allowed us to combine information from several scholarly sources: the MADAP method (Multifaceted Analysis of Disciplines through Academic Profiles). The data extracted using this method allowed us to compare a large number of author-level bibliometric indicators from various sources. Author-level indicators in GS (all based on citations) correlated well with other production and citation-based indicators from ResearchGate and ResearcherID, and also with Mendeley’s “Reader” indicator. On the other hand, GS indicators did not correlate well with conectivity-based metrics (followers). The results of this thesis consistently find that GS data, and especially its citation data, can be useful for bibliometric analyses. Nevertheless, throughout all the analyses that have been performed, it has also become clear that there are important limitations that have to be considered when deciding whether to use data from GS for these purposes. Many of these limitations arise from the desire to use this tool for a purpose that falls outside the original scope intended by its creators. errors derived from completely automated processing of documents from a great variety of sources and in a great variety of formats.
Keywords: Google Scholar; Scopus; Web of Science; academic search engines; bibliometrics; citation analysis; coverage; errors; open access; web applications

El uso de las tabletas y su impacto en el aprendizaje. Una investigación nacional en centros de Educación Primaria1 The use of tablets and their impact on learning. A national research in Primary Education schools - Martí, Mar Camacho; Mon, Francesc Marc Esteve (Revista de educación, 2017)
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The use of tablets and their impact on learning. A national research in Primary Education schools1 El uso de las tabletas y su impacto en el aprendizaje. Una investigación nacional en centros de Educación Primaria - Martí, Mar Camacho; Mon, Francesc Marc Esteve (Revista de Educación, 2018)
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Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesis - Marshall, Iain J.; Wallace, Byron C. (Systematic Reviews, 2019)
Technologies and methods to speed up the production of systematic reviews by reducing the manual labour involved have recently emerged. Automation has been proposed or used to expedite most steps of the systematic review process, including search, screening, and data extraction. However, how these technologies work in practice and when (and when not) to use them is often not clear to practitioners. In this practical guide, we provide an overview of current machine learning methods that have been proposed to expedite evidence synthesis. We also offer guidance on which of these are ready for use, their strengths and weaknesses, and how a systematic review team might go about using them in practice.
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Keywords: Evidence synthesis; Machine learning; Natural language processing; _Added-ailr-2024

ijmarshall/robotreviewer - Marshall, Iain (2024)
Automatic synthesis of RCTs
original-date: 2016-07-21T19:23:35Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:Z8B2T5B9 2405685:PQL34IN7 2486141:K5QNVJ2N
Keywords: bias; clinical-trials; cochrane; icasr; rcts; systematic-reviews; trial

RobotReviewer: evaluation of a system for automatically assessing bias in clinical trials - Marshall, I.J.; Kuiper, J; Wallace, B.C. (Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2015)
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The role of video in teacher professional development - Marsh, Brian; Mitchell, Nick (Teacher Development, 2014)
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Rice husk ash as a supplementary cementitious material in Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks (ISSB): pilot study on an industrially sourced ash - Marsh, Alastair; Nambatya, Mauricia; Brett, Ed; Bernal, Susan (2020)
Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks (ISSB) are an emerging construction material in Uganda that offer a more sustainable, locally produced alternative to fired clay bricks. Rice husk waste is an under-utilised by-product from rice production in Uganda, and its ash offers potential for lowering the Portland cement requirement of ISSB whilst maintaining mechanical properties. As a prelude to laboratory testing of ash sources accompanied by on-site production and testing of ISSB, a pilot study was carried out to characterise an industrial source of ash. The recently developed R3 heat release test was used to determine ash reactivity. The physical and chemical characteristics of the ash indicate that the industrial combustion process used was sub-optimal. However, its heat release performance suggests it has sufficient pozzolanic reactivity to deserve consideration for use as a supplementary cementitious material in ISSB production.

Unleashing the potential: transforming technical and vocational education and training - Marope, Priscilla Toka Mmantsetsa; Chakroun, Borhène; Holmes, K. P (2015)
"UNESCO has recently published the third volume of its Education on the Move series, a series dedicated to the analysis of key trends in education with the hope of inspiring dialogue among policy makers, educators and other key stakeholders on the challenges of education for tomorrow. The latest publication, entitled Unleashing the Potential: Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training is focused entirely on issues related to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It takes stock of the steadily increasing demands and expectations on TVET systems around the globe and presents recent policy trends in the field of TVET. In their analysis, the authors provide insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of TVET systems around the world. They propose an integrated analytical approach that takes into consideration such factors as economic growth, social equity and issues related to sustainability so that TVET can contribute more effectively to contemporary policy issues such as youth unemployment, gender disparities and climate change. Overall, the book calls for a transformation of TVET systems to enable them to respond to the demands of their contexts. This transformation should enable TVET systems to acquire agility to stay current and responsive to the rapidly changing demands of the twenty-first century."–Publisher's website.
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Deployment of Offline Learning Management Systems: Comparing the Performance of Selected Micro-servers in Tanzania - Maro, Salome; Kondoro, Aron; Haßler, Björn; Mtebe, Joel; Proctor, Jamie (Journal of Learning for Development, 2023)
Low-powered mobile devices such as Raspberry Pis and tablets can be used as micro-servers to implement offline Learning Management Systems (LMS). Despite their potential, especially for low-income countries, such as Tanzania, no research is available detailing the affordances of these devices for supporting LMS features. This study investigated the suitability of various low-cost micro-servers for deploying LMSs. It compared the performance of the Raspberry Pi, Android tablet, and Chromebook in terms of LMS benchmarking, response time, and resource utilisation. Results showed all devices had sufficient hardware resources to support the LMS, however, software stacks, I/O performance, and platform optimisations affected the micro-servers' performance. The Chromebook had the best performance in terms of response time, followed by the Raspberry Pi and tablets. In terms of cost, the Raspberry PI was the cheapest option. The installation process for tablets was more cumbersome than the other devices, meaning the devices with better tooling and a more conventional software stack were a better option for deploying offline micro-servers.
Number: 2

Digital Dystopia The Danger in Buying What the EdTech Surveillance Industry is Selling - Marlow, C. (American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 2023)
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Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

The effects of language-and literacy-focused professional development on early educators and children: A best-evidence meta-analysis - Markussen-Brown, Justin; Juhl, Carsten B.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Bleses, Dorthe; Højen, Anders; Justice, Laura M. (Early childhood research quarterly, 2017)
Publisher: Elsevier

GPTeach: Interactive TA Training with GPT-based Students - Markel, Julia Mae; Opferman, Steven G.; Landay, James A.; Piech, Chris (EdArXiv, 2023)
Interactive and realistic teacher training is hard to scale. This is a key issue for learning at scale, as inadequate preparation can negatively impact both students and teachers. What if we could make the teacher training experience more engaging and, as a downstream effect, reduce the potential for harm that teachers-in-training could inflict on students? We present GPTeach, an interactive chat-based teacher training tool that allows novice teachers to practice with simulated students. We performed two studies to evaluate GPTeach: one think-aloud study and one A/B test between our tool and a baseline. Participants took the role of a teaching assistant conducting office hours with two GPT-simulated students. We found that our tool provides the opportunity for teachers to get valuable teaching practice without the pressures of affecting real students, allowing them to iterate their responses both during and across sessions. Additionally, participants enjoyed flexibility in tailoring their responses according to the varied personas, needs, and learning goals. In this paper, we provide quantitative results and qualitative observations to inform future work in this area. We conclude with a discussion of actionable design ideas for such systems, as well as other ways to use this tool for evaluating teachers and students. GPTeach has recently been deployed into the teacher training component of an online course with over 800 novice teachers.
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Social isolation and aging in Zambia: examining the possible predictors - Mapoma, Christopher Chabila; Masaiti, Gift (Journal of Aging Research, 2012)
Publisher: Hindawi

Learning from Intelligent Social Agents as Social and Intellectual Mirrors - Maples, Bethanie; Pea, Roy D.; Markowitz, David (AI in Learning: Designing the Future, 2023)
The interaction capabilities of Intelligent Social Agents, made possible by advances in artificial intelligence, are eliciting deep emotional bonding with users, leading researchers to reexamine the impact and potential uses of these human-machine relationships in education. In this work, we examine how one best-in-class ISA, Replika, might be affecting users socially, emotionally, and cognitively. Our results indicate that many use Replika as a social and cognitive mirror, facilitating their learning and development this way. The confluence of new functionality, product narrative, and user life stressors make ISAs an emerging tool for not only emotional support, but also cognitive support and development.
Keywords: Anthropomorphism; Chatbot; Digital therapy; Displacement hypothesis; Embodied artificial intelligence; Extended mind; Intellectual mirror; Intelligent social agents; Virtual agents

Between Level Up and Game Over: A Systematic Literature Review of Gamification in Education - Manzano-León, Ana; Camacho-Lazarraga, Pablo; Guerrero, Miguel A.; Guerrero-Puerta, Laura; Aguilar-Parra, José M.; Trigueros, Rubén; Alias, Antonio (Sustainability, 2021)
Educational gamification consists of the use of game elements and game design techniques in the educational context. The objective of this study is to examine the existing evidence on the impact of educational gamification on student motivation and academic performance in the last five years in order to analyze its distribution over time, educational level, variables, and most used game elements, and know the advantages of its implementation in the classroom. For this, a systematic review is proposed through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology in three multidisciplinary databases, through an exhaustive search with inclusion and exclusion criteria on quantitative experimental studies that explore gamification in educational centers, which provide information about the most current lines of research. Fourteen studies were included in this review. These used experimental or quasi-experimental designs. Most of them report gamification as a valid learning strategy. The results support the conclusion that educational gamification has a potential impact on the academic performance, commitment, and motivation of students. Therefore, this study implies the need to expand research on the needs and challenges of students when learning with gamified techniques.
Number: 4 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: academic achievement; engagement; gamification; motivation; systematic literature review

Systematic review to quantify the impacts of heat on health, and to assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce these impacts - Manyuchi, Albert; Dhana, Ashar; Areal, Ashtyn; Erasmus, Barend; Wright, Caradee; Wang, Chongying; Peter, Devind; Rees, Helen; Harden, Lois; Chersich, Matthew F.
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Development and validation of a measure to assess head start children's appraisals of teacher support - Mantzicopoulos, Panayota; Neuharth-Pritchett, Stacey (Journal of School Psychology, 2003)
In this study, we present data on the development of Young Children's Appraisals of Teacher Support (Y-CATS), a measure designed to explore children's perceptions of their relations with teachers along dimensions that comprise warmth, conflict, and autonomy. Three cohorts of Head Start children and prior Head Start attendees (N=364) served as the sample. Cohort 1 children (n1=108) were in first grade, cohort 2 children (n2=123) were in kindergarten, and cohort 3 children (n3=133) attended the Head Start program. Factor analyses supported a three-factor solution, with acceptable internal consistency, along hypothesized dimensions. Males, compared to females, reported more conflictual relationships with their teachers. Conflict scores were particularly pronounced for African American males. Children's reports on the Y-CATS were significantly associated with academic achievement and with teachers' ratings of social skills and behavior problems.
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Beyond Data - Mantelero, Alessandro (Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI, 2022)
In a technology context dominated by data-intensive AI systems, the consequences of data processing are no longer restricted to the well-known privacy and data protection issues but encompass prejudices against a broader array of fundamental rights. Moreover, the tension between the extensive use of these systems, on the one hand, and the growing demand for ethically and socially responsible data use on the other, reveals the lack of a framework that can fully address the societal issues raised by AI.
Keywords: AI; Data protection; Ethical Impact Assessment; Human rights; Privacy Impact Assessment; Risk-based approach; Self-determination; Social Impact Assessment

Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI - Mantelero, Alessandro (T.M.C. Asser Press, 2022)
Keywords: AI Regulation; Artificial Intelligence; Data Protection; Ethics; Fundamental Rights; Human Rights; Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA); Impact Assessment; Open Access

Human Rights Impact Assessment and AI - Mantelero, Alessandro (Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI, 2022)
The recent turn in the debate on AI regulation from ethics to law, the wide application of AI and the new challenges it poses in a variety of fields of human activities are urging legislators to find a paradigm of reference to assess the impacts of AI and to guide its development. This cannot only be done at a general level, on the basis of guiding principles and provisions, but the paradigm must be embedded into the development and deployment of each application. To this end, this chapter suggests a model for human rights impact assessment (HRIA) as part of the broader HRESIA model. This is a response to the lack of a formal methodology to facilitate an ex-ante approach based on a human-oriented design of AI. The result is a tool that can be easily used by entities involved in AI development from the outset in the design of new AI solutions and can follow the product/service throughout its lifecycle, providing specific, measurable and comparable evidence on potential impacts, their probability, extension, and severity, and facilitating comparison between possible alternative options.
Keywords: Data ethics; Democracy; Human Rights Impact Assessment; Human rights by design; Participation; Precautionary principle; Smart cities; Smart toys; Transparency

Open Issues and Conclusions - Mantelero, Alessandro (Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI, 2022)
Having discussed in previous chapters the valuable contribution that an assessment model encompassing human rights, ethical and societal issues can provide to the development and regulation of AI, these concluding remarks address some of the challenges we face in implementing this approach in tangible reality. The focus on future global regulatory scenarios in the field of AI shows how the holistic HRESIA model, which includes the contextualisation of human rights and socio-ethical values in a given area, could be an effective answer for both the countries which have a human rights-based AI regulation and those who do not. In addition, holistic assessment and values-oriented design procedures can build trust in the development of AI, addressing the increasing public concern for invasive and pervasive AI applications, as well as the growing attention of policy makers to the side effects of AI use in the presence of concentration of power in digital services.
Keywords: AI regulation; Data protection; Digital ecosystems; Human rights; Risk assessment; Trust

Regulating AI - Mantelero, Alessandro (Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI, 2022)
Although the debate on AI regulation is still fluid at a global level and the European initiatives are in their early stages, three possible approaches to grounding AI regulation on human rights are emerging. One option is a principles-based approach, comprising guiding principles derived from existing binding and non-binding international human rights instruments, which could provide a comprehensive framework for AI. A different approach focuses more narrowly on the impacts of AI on individual rights and their safeguarding through rights-based risk assessment. This is the path followed by the Council of Europe in its ongoing work on AI regulation. Finally, as outlined in the EU proposal, greater emphasis can be placed on managing high-risk applications by focusing on product safety and conformity assessment. Despite the differences between these three models, they all share a core concern with protecting human rights, recognised as a key issue in all of them. However, in these proposals for AI regulation, the emphasis on risk management is not accompanied by effective models for assessing the impact of AI on human rights. Analysis of the current debate therefore confirms that the HRESIA could not only be an effective response to human-rights oriented AI development that also encompasses societal values, but it could also bridge a gap in the current regulatory proposals.
Keywords: AI regulation; Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI); Artificial Intelligence Act; Co-regulation; Conformity assessment; Democracy; Technology assessment

The Social and Ethical Component in AI Systems Design and Management - Mantelero, Alessandro (Beyond Data: Human Rights, Ethical and Social Impact Assessment in AI, 2022)
The extensive and frequently severe impact of AI systems on society cannot be fully addressed by the human rights legal framework. Many issues involve community choices or individual autonomy requiring a contextual analysis focused on societal and ethical values. The social and ethical consequences of AI represent a complementary dimension, alongside that of human rights, that must be properly investigated in AI assessment, to capture the holistic dimension of the relationship between humans and machines. This assessment is more complicated than that of human rights, as it involves a variety of theoretical inputs on the underlying values, as well as a proliferation of guidelines. This requires a contextualised and, as far as possible, a participative analysis of the values of the community in which the AI solutions are expected to be implemented. Here the experts play a crucial role in detecting, contextualising and evaluating the AI solutions against existing ethical and social values. Ethics committees in scientific research, bioethics and clinical trials, as well as corporate AI ethics boards, can provide inputs for future AI expert committees within the HRESIA model. Based on the experience of these committees, the assessment cannot be entrusted entirely to experts, but it should also include a participatory dimension, which is essential to effective democratic decision-making process concerning AI.
Keywords: Clinical Ethics Committees; Clinical trials; Data ethics; Ethical values; Ethics boards; Ethics committee; Participation; Research Ethics Committees; Social values

Travel without visas: teacher perception of a technology intervention in the Dadaab refugee camp - Mansour, Rebecca Grace Telford (University of Leicester, 2018)
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Predicting global patterns of long-term climate change from short-term simulations using machine learning - Mansfield, Laura A.; Nowack, Peer J.; Kasoar, Matt; Everitt, Richard G.; Collins, William J.; Voulgarakis, Apostolos (npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2020)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK London

International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society - Mansell, Robin; Ang, Peng Hwa; Steinfield, Charles; Graaf, Shenja van der; Ballon, Pieter; Kerr, Aphra; Ivory, James D.; Braman, Sandra; Kleine, Dorothea; Grimshaw, David J. (John Wiley & Sons, 2015)
The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society offers critical assessments of theoretical and applied research on digitally–mediated communication, a central area of study in the 21st century. • Examines topics with unprecedented breadth and depth, with the aim of bringing together international and interdisciplinary perspectives • Organized in an accessible A–Z format with over 150 entries on key topics ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 words • Addresses a full range of topics including digitally–mediated social media, commercial applications and online gaming, to law and policy analysis and information and communication technologies for development • Published with a regularly updated online edition which will ensure readers are kept abreast of the latest developments in research
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Collegial interaction and reflective practice - Manouchehri, A. (Action In Teacher Education, 2007)
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A Global Framework to Measure Digital Literacy - Manos Antoninis (2018)
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How Can Micro and Small Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa Become More Productive? The Impacts of Experimental Basic Managerial Training - Mano, Yukichi; Iddrisu, Alhassan; Yoshino, Yutaka; Sonobe, Tetsushi (World Development, 2012)
Summary The vast majority of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in developing countries are located in industrial clusters, and the majority of such clusters have yet to see their growth take off. The performance of MSE clusters is especially low in Sub-Saharan Africa. While existing studies often attribute the poor performance to factors outside firms, problems within firms are seldom scrutinized. In fact, entrepreneurs in these clusters are unfamiliar with standard business practices. Based on a randomized experiment in Ghana, this study demonstrates that basic-level management training improves business practices and performance.
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Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing - Manning, CD; Schütze, H; Press March, ST; Allen, GN (Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 1999)
Place: Cambridge, MA Publisher: MIT KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:65GNDL9J 2486141:MM5KN77U
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

College-Level Sex Education Courses: A Systematic Literature Review - Manning-Ouellette, Amber; Shikongo-Asino, Josephine (American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2022)
Understanding college-level sex education can help campus stakeholders understand student knowledge, inform policies, and influences on culture. Although there is a large amount of research on sexual health programming, little is known about the types of sex education curriculum on college campuses. This systematic literature review evaluates the breadth of postsecondary sex education research over the last 10 years. Three sex education course themes indicate research spans the following areas: philosophical and pedagogical considerations, perceived student knowledge and learning, and cultural and feminist-informed sex education. Finally, the results also indicate there are six types of courses taught at the college-level.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2022.2026850
Keywords: College; higher education; sex education

A Skills Gap Analysis for Private Sector Development in Sierra Leone 2012 Economic Sector Work - Mannah, Emmanuel; Ngadi Gibril, Yvonne (2012)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

A comparative study between Telegram and Whatsapp in respect of library services - Manna, Rubi Acherjya; Ghosh, Shyamal (International Journal of Library & Information Science (IJLIS), 2018)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The Role of Place, Geography, and Geographic Information Systems in Educational Research - Mann, Bryan; Saultz, Andrew (AERA Open, 2019)
Despite the strong relationship between geography and education policy, educational research tends to draw from other fields of inquiry such as economics, political science, and history. This special topics collection centers the usefulness of geography and place in educational policy research. The introduction explains the rationale for the collection and discusses the themes and articles in the collection. We conclude with a call for researchers, policy makers, and colleges of education to enhance their capacity in incorporating geographic thinking into educational policy research.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Keywords: Lebanon_event_2021; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; geographic information systems; geography

A study on mobile devices used by individuals for formal learning - Mangu, Hohepa (2019)
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Emerging Technology in Modelling and Graphics - Mandal, Jyotsna Kumar; Bhattacharya, Debika

Is it a tool suitable for learning? A critical review of the literature on Facebook as a technology-enhanced learning environment - Manca, S.; Ranieri, M. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013)
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Is it a tool suitable for learning? A critical review of the literature on Facebook as a technology-enhanced learning environment - Manca, S.; Ranieri, M. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2013)
Despite its continuing popularity as the social network site par excellence, the educational value of Facebook has not been fully determined, and results from the mainstream educational paradigms are contradictory, with some scholars emphasizing its pedagogical affordances (e.g., widening context of learning, mixing information and learning resources, hybridization of expertise) and others cautioning against its use for educational purposes. Moreover, systematic reviews about documented educational usage of Facebook as a learning environment are lacking. This article attempts to provide a critical overview of current studies focusing on the use of Facebook as a technology-enhanced learning environment, with the aim of exploring the extent to which its pedagogical potential is actually translated into practice. Only empirical studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals with a specific focus on Facebook as a learning environment have been considered for the review. The authors conducted a comprehensive literature search that identified 23 relevant articles that were subsequently analysed according to a simplified list of guidelines. These articles were further analysed and recoded through a set of emerging categories. The results show that pedagogical affordances of Facebook have only been partially implemented and that there are still many obstacles that may prevent a full adoption of Facebook as a learning environment such as implicit institutional, teacher and student pedagogies, and cultural issues. Finally, a broad observation on the implications of the study is developed with some suggestions for future research.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jcal.12007 Extra URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcal.12007
Keywords: Facebook; Q =M; R = L; ___working_potential_duplicate; cultural issue; implicit pedagogies; social networking sites; technology-enhanced learning

Does supply matter? Initial schooling conditions and the effectiveness of conditional cash transfers for grade progression in Nicaragua - Maluccio, John A.; Murphy, Alexis; Regalia, Ferdinando (Journal of development, 2010)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

(untitled) - Maluccio (2010)

Inclusiveness in the Vocational Education Policy and Legal Frameworks of Kenya and Tanzania - Malle, Abebe Yehualawork (Journal of Education and Learning, 2016)
This study examines the status of inclusiveness in the education and training policies of Ethiopia in comparison to those of selected East African countries. The focus is on vocational education in terms of the special educational and training needs of students with disabilities. Focus group discussions and interviews conducted in Kenya and Tanzania, relevant policy document analysis and the findings of Article 1 of the study were used as primary sources for the research. A total of 18 representatives of DPOs from Kenya and Tanzania participated in two sessions of focus group discussions, and 15 high-profile figures and experts from concerned government bodies of these study countries were interviewed. Most of the study participants agreed that the issue of disability was not adequately addressed in the education and training policies or the legal and implementation instruments of the study countries. The participants also proposed valuable recommendations.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:East Africa; C:Ethiopia; C:Kenya; C:Tanzania; CA:AandC; CL:en; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; F:disability; F:inclusion; F:policy; P:measurement; R:focus groups; R:interview; T:TVET; T:Training; T:training needs; Z:Comparative Education; Z:Disabilities; Z:Educational Legislation; Z:Educational Needs; Z:Educational Policy; Z:Focus Groups; Z:Foreign Countries; Z:Inclusion; Z:Interviews; Z:Special Education; Z:Specialists; Z:Vocational Education; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Effect of Classroom Learning Environment on Students' Academic Achievement in Mathematics at Secondary Level - Malik, Riaz Hussain; Rizvi, Asad Abbas (2018)
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of the perceptions of students about classroom learning environment on their academic achievement at secondary level in the Mathematics classrooms. The participants were selected from the secondary and higher secondary schools located in Tehsil Rawalpindi and Islamabad (Federal Area), Pakistan. Twenty four schools were selected randomly. A total of five hundred sixteen students of 10th grade studying Mathematics in twenty seven classrooms, were included in the sample. Classroom Environment Instrument (Personal Form) was used to measure the students' perceptions after translating it into Urdu for Urdu medium schools. The pilot testing was carried out before the actual application of this instrument. The reliability of the instrument was determined by the use of Cronbach Alpha which was found as 0.85. The marks obtained by students in the subject of Mathematics in annual examination in 10th grade conducted by both BISE Rawalpindi and FBISE Islamabad were taken as achievements in Mathematics. The data was analyzed using multiple regression, Pearson r and ANOVA to find out the effect of perception of students about classroom learning environment on their academic achievement. The results of study revealed that the subscales, `Involvement', `Personal relevance', `Emphasis on understanding', were major predictors contributing towards classroom learning environment and students' academic achievement whereas subscales `Investigation' and `Autonomy' have negative effect on students' academic achievement. The researcher recommends that active involvement of the low achievers may affect their learning more positively.
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Keywords: BE:RELEVANT; ⛔ No DOI found

National Education Sector Investment Plan 2020-2030 - Malawi Ministry of Education (2020)

Girls' education and COVID-19 in Pakistan - Malala Fund (Malala Fund, 2020)
In Girls’ education and COVID-19 in Pakistan, Malala Fund and our Education Champions highlight the impact of school closures on students in all four provinces with an emphasis on girls’ experiences.
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Enhancing teacher development through 'teacher learning circles' in Malaysian primary schools - Malakolunthu, Suseela (2015)
Literature reiterates that collaborative inquiry and cooperation with colleagues enhance teacher learning. The experiences and encounters of a two-year Teacher Learning Circle (TLC) project in Malaysia, affirms that teachers do achieve higher levels of pedagogical proficiency through peer observation, joint planning, and post lesson evaluation that allow critical review and reinterpretation of their own teaching.Three major characteristic dimensions-detached talk to collegiality,adoption of key principles, and depths of pedagogical talks did indicate the nature of teacher interactions and the complex dynamics of the teacher learning circles.Judiciously implemented TLC would make a difference in teacher learning.
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Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review - Makri, Agoritsa; Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios; Martina, Richard A. (Sustainability, 2021)
This paper aims to present a systematic literature review on state-of-the-art Educational Escape Rooms (EERs) with the use of digital technologies. More specifically, the focus of the study is to present the current developments and trends concerning Digital Educational Escape Rooms (DEERs) and investigate how they foster learning outcomes for online learners. Additionally, the present study provides insights into the design process of such technology enhanced EERs. This review is attributed to identifying and covering research gaps since the current literature has focused on the pedagogical aspects of Escape Rooms (ERs) in education, but no studies seem to have been conducted in regard to the pedagogical implications of Digital Escape Rooms (DERs) in educational environments. Based on the exhaustive literature review, an agenda for future research is promised and the implications for designing innovative ER approaches have been highlighted. The anatomy of the fundamental components of conducting systematic literature reviews was followed. The results of the review could be addressed to multidisciplinary teams related to education, game researchers, educational researchers, faculty members, scholars, instructors, and protagonists of educational systems to encourage them to thoroughly study the core elements of DEERs and how they can be applied in virtual educational contexts to facilitate students’ learning achievements.
Number: 8 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: digital escape rooms; digital technologies; educational escape rooms; engagement; escape rooms; game-based learning; gamification; motivation; systematic literature review; technology enhanced learning

Leadership for Development: Re-shaping Higher Education Futures and Sustainability in Africa - Makoe, Mpine; Olcott, Don (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Leading change in higher education has been a major challenge in countries of limited resources, such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most African universities have struggled with this transition mainly due to lack of the requisite information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, inadequate expertise for online pedagogies and inability to provide computers to their students and staff. When faced with the recent changes, caused mainly by the COVID-19 pandemic that forced every person to work and learn remotely, many academic leaders were completely ill-prepared to deal with changes of this magnitude. The aim of this paper is to provide recommendations for shaping the future of higher education in Africa going forward. This will be done by analysing trends and opportunities created by these changes with the aim of accentuating the need for a renewed Pan-African Ubuntu that embraces the future, respects the unique dignity, cultures, languages and heritage of nations pre- and post-colonialism, and inspires the African Union Agenda 2063, The Africa we Want.
Number: 3 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:PWQ9F2W9
Keywords: Africa; Higher Education; Leadership; Ubuntu; _genre:PR-primary_research; digital technologies; ⛔ No DOI found

Knowledge and identity: An African Vision of Higher Education Transformation - Makgoba, Malegapuru; Seepe, Sipho (Towards an African Identity of Higher Education, 2004)
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School Lessons Will Be Broadcast on Radio & TV Ahead of Exams - Makanda, Simbongile (Careers Portal, 2020)
In efforts to prepare learners for June exams, the SABC and the department of Basic Education have launched radio and television programmes to broadcast educational material. Broadcasting is scheduled to start on April 9 2020.
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Early in the epidemic: impact of preprints on global discourse about COVID-19 transmissibility - Majumder, Maimuna S.; Mandl, Kenneth D. (The Lancet Global Health, 2020)
Publisher: Elsevier

Using video to support in-service teacher professional development: the state of the field, limitations and possibilities - Major, Louis; Watson, Steven (Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2018)
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Tablet use in schools: impact, affordances and considerations - Major, Louis; Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, Sara (Handbook on Digital Learning for K-12 Schools, 2017)
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The effectiveness of technology-supported personalised learning in low- and middle-income countries: A meta-analysis - Major, Louis; Francis, Gill A.; Tsapali, Maria (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021)
Digital technology offers the potential to address educational challenges in resource-poor settings. This meta-analysis examines the impact of students' use of technology that personalises and adapts to learning level in low- and middle-income countries. Following a systematic search for research between 2007 and 2020, 16 randomised controlled trials were identified in five countries. Studies involved 53,029 learners aged 6–15 years. Coding examined learning domain (mathematics and literacy); personalisation level and delivery; technology use; and intervention duration and intensity. Overall, technology-supported personalised learning was found to have a statistically significant—if moderate—positive effect size of 0.18 on learning (p = 0.001). Meta-regression reveals how more personalised approaches which adapt or adjust to learners' level led to significantly greater impact (an effect size of 0.35) than those only linking to learners' interests or providing personalised feedback, support, and/or assessment. Avenues for future research include investigating cost implications, optimum programme length, and teachers' role in making personalised learning with technology effective. Practitioner notes What is already known about this topic? Promoting personalised learning is an established aim of educators. Using technology to support personalised learning in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) could play an important role in ensuring more inclusive and equitable access to education, particularly in the aftermath of COVID-19. There is currently no rigorous overview of evidence on the effectiveness of using technology to enable personalised learning in LMICs. What this paper adds? The meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the effectiveness of technology-supported personalised learning in improving learning outcomes for school-aged children in LMICs. Technology-supported personalised learning has a statistically significant, positive effect on learning outcomes. Interventions are similarly effective for mathematics and literacy and whether or not teachers also have an active role in the personalisation. Personalised approaches that adapt or adjust to the learner led to significantly greater impact, although whether these warrant the additional investment likely necessary for implementation at scale needs to be investigated. Personalised technology implementation of moderate duration and intensity had similar positive effects to that of stronger duration and intensity, although further research is needed to confirm this. Implications for practice and/or policy: The inclusion of more adaptive personalisation features in technology-assisted learning environments can lead to greater learning gains. Personalised technology approaches featuring moderate personalisation may also yield learning rewards. While it is not known whether personalised technology can be scaled in a cost-effective and contextually appropriate way, there are indications that this is possible. The appropriateness of teachers integrating personalised approaches in their practice should be explored given ‘supplementary’ uses of personalised technology (ie, additional sessions involving technology outside of regular instruction) are common.
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; computer-assisted learning; existing; learning outcomes; low- and middle-income; meta-analysis; personalisation; personalised adaptive learning

Technology-supported personalised learning: Rapid Evidence Review - Major, Louis; Francis, Gill A. (Zenodo, 2020)
This publication is one part of a series of rapid evidence reviews that has been produced by the EdTech Hub. The purpose of the rapid evidence reviews is to provide education decision-makers with accessible evidence-based summaries of good practice in specific areas of EdTech. They are focused on topics which are particularly relevant in the context of widespread global challenges to formal schooling as a result of COVID-19. All the rapid evidence reviews are available at edtechhub.org.
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Classroom dialogue and digital technologies: A scoping review - Major, L.; Warwick, P.; Rasmussen, I.; Ludvigsen, S.; Cook, V. (Education and Information Technologies, 2018)
This article presents a systematic scoping review of the literature focusing on interactions between classroom dialogue and digital technology. The first review of its type in this area, it both maps extant research and, through a process of thematic synthesis, investigates the role of technology in supporting classroom dialogue. In total, 72 studies (published 2000–2016) are analysed to establish the characteristics of existing evidence and to identify themes. The central intention is to enable researchers and others to access an extensive base of studies, thematically analysed, when developing insights and interpretations in a rapidly changing field of study. The discussion illustrates the interconnectedness of key themes, placing the studies in a methodological and theoretical context and examining challenges for the future.
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Participatory Management as an Enabler of Articulation in the Post-School Environment: A case study of a University of Technology and Technical and Vocational Education and Training College - Maistry, Anandh; Durban University of Technology; Lortan, Darren Brendan; Grobbelaar, Heleen (2019)
This paper is based on a study which aimed to explore factors which enable articulation and are challenges to successful articulation from a management perspective between two kinds of higher educational institutions: Universities of Technology and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges. The study assumed that participatory management could contribute to improving the quality of management and the uneven quality of articulation possibilities and cooperation, as identified in the White Paper for Post School Education and Training (Republic of South Africa, DHET, 2013). Individuals from senior management and academic staff of both institutions formed the sample for this qualitative study. Interview schedules were used as data collection instruments and analysis of data was thematic. The findings highlighted the existing management systems within and between the two institutions; enablers of and challenges to articulation; and an understanding of participatory management within and between the two institutions. One of the objectives of this study, which is covered in the final part of this paper, was a framework for participatory management of articulation processes between the two institutions.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Agencies for International Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Guide to Sources of Information - Maintz, Julia; Krönner, Hans (UNESCO-UNEVOC, 2008)
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Study on the feasibility of provision of distance learning programmes in surgery to Malawi - Mains, Edward A.A.; Blackmur, James P.; Dewhurst, David; Ward, Ross M.; Garden, O. James; Wigmore, Stephen J. (The Surgeon, 2011)
Abstract Medical educational opportunities and resources are considerably limited in the developing world. The expansion of computing and Internet access means that there exists a potential to provide education to students through distance learning programmes.This study investigated the feasibility of providing distance learning course in surgery in Malawi. The study investigated the user requirements, technical requirements and Internet connections in two teaching hospitals in Malawi. In addition the appropriateness of current course material from the Edinburgh Surgical Sciences Qualification to Malawi trainees was assessed.The study found a high degree of interest from Malawian trainees in distance learning. The provision of basic science modules such as anatomy and physiology and the ability to access journals were considered highly desirable. The current ESSQ course would require extensive re-modelling to make it suitable to an African trainee’s requirements. Internet speeds remain slow and access is currently expensive.There is considerable interest in distance learning programmes in Malawi but access to them is limited partly because of slow and expensive Internet access.Understanding the needs of trainees in countries such as Malawi will allow better direction of educational aid and resources to support surgical training.
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Dialogic Readers: Children talking and thinking together about visual texts - Maine, Fiona (Routledge, 2015)
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How children talk together to make meaning from texts: a dialogic perspective on reading comprehension strategies - Maine, Fiona (Literacy, 2013)
This study considers reading comprehension as a dialogic transaction of making meaning from text. The concept of text and reading is taken to include the visual and multimodal as well as written forms. Case studies of children discussing texts are analysed to explore how children engage in inter‐mental and intra‐mental processes of reading, between themselves as readers and between themselves and the text. The findings show that children's use of language, which is open, hypothetical and questioning, enables different interpretations and priorities for discussion. The use of imagination and empathy, to enter the world of the text to understand it, trigger creative responses as the children make meaning together. More than merely promoting the teaching of comprehension skills to children, the paper demonstrates how meaningful and exciting responses can be promoted through children reading together and teachers encouraging creative dialogue.
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Improving Home Economics Education: A Review of Factors Militating Inclusion of Home Economics Studies in Kenyan Secondary Schools - Maina, Robert; Kitainge, Kisilu (Arts and Social Sciences Journal, 2018)
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Open educational practices (OEP) in the design of digital competence assessment - Maina, Marcelo Fabián; Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Mancini, Federica; Ortiz, Lourdes Guàrdia (Distance Education, 2020)
This article presents the implementation of an assessment model for generic competences in K-12 enabled by open educational practices. It showcases a digital competence assessment model that outlines the design of competence assessment scenarios constructed by means of a collaborative process involving teachers from six European countries, learning designers, and researchers. Our study draws attention to the concept of open educational practices as a broad descriptor of four areas of teacher practice regarding design, content, teaching, and assessment. The process unfolds through three phases, where teachers’ engagement with collaborative processes and network-based tools facilitate the construction of active shared learning. It analyzes the joint creation of open practices, and the production of open educational resources. The scalability, flexibility, and adaptability of competence assessment scenarios underline their transferability to similar contexts. The experience may benefit educational institutions and communities of teachers interested in innovating and opening up education.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1757407
Keywords: K-12 assessment; collaborative teaching; digital competence; open educational practices; pedagogy of integration

Enhancing access to education and training for persons with disabilities in Somalia and Somaliland - Maina, , L. (2016)
Ongoing civil war and extreme poverty has substantially increased the prevalence of disability in Somalia. Estimates suggest that 15-20% of the population have disabilities, with the average family having at least one member with disabilities. However, support for people with disabilities in Somalia remains low. Widespread discrimination leaves people with disabilities excluded from education and employment, and vulnerable to violence and abuse. This impacts on their participation in decision making and advocacy for their rights. In this article, Lucy introduces the work of the Africa Educational Trust (AET) project ‘Enhancing access to education and training for people with disabilities’, funded by the EU between 2012 and 2015.
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Entrepreneurial skills in technical vocational education and training as a strategic approach for achieving youth empowerment in Nigeria - Maigida, JF; Saba, TM (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013)
Entrepreneurial studies are inter-displinary training that focuses on the tools needed to start a new business or vocation. Because Nigeria is fast becoming a predominantly youthful society with high rate of unemployment requires training the youth in entrepreneurial skills in Technical Vocational Education and Training to tackle the unemployment which has reached alarming proportions. This is because the youth represents a tremendous potentials development of human capital which the society cannot afford to neglect. Young people’s situation and future prospects are of vital concern to all. Many youth face high unemployment, joblessness and difficulties in getting a firm foothold into the labour market. These have led to problem of unemployment especially among youth leaving various educational institutions. The youth graduate from school without the needed skills or competencies that would enable them function in today’s emerging society. Therefore, this paper examined how entrepreneurial skills in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) can be used as a strategic approach for achieving youth empowerment in Nigeria.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Nigeria; CA:AandC; CL:en; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:T; F:assessment; P:measurement; T:Ausbildung; T:TVET; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Mobile Lernumgebungen und Handlungsansätze für die internationale Berufsbildungszusammenarbeit - Mahrin, Bernd (bwp@, 2013)
Auf einer Vielzahl von Baustellen in Ländern des mittleren Ostens und Nordafrikas besteht ein erheblicher Bedarf, das bauausführende Personal für die Tätigkeiten, die es aktuell auszuführen hat, anzulernen. Nur so kann erreicht werden, dass die notwendige Arbeit zumindest einigermaßen fachgerecht erfolgt. Denn die nach dem hire and fire Prinzip häufig wechselnden Bauarbeiter verfügen nicht über ausreichende praktische Erfahrung und häufig kaum über erforderliche Basiskompetenzen.
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Status of usage of Information Communications Technology by academic staff at a selected nursing training institution in South Africa - Maharaj, S.; Mshunquane, N.; Puckree, Threethambal (International Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015)
Publisher: Kamla-Raj Publications KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/09751122.2015.11890273 2129771:2XDCS24A 2129771:QJ7BZMNY
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Technical and implementation issues in reading literacy interactive games - Mahalingam, G.R.; Samah, N.A.; Rahman, K.A.A.; Ali, D.F.; Abdullah, A.H.; Ashari, Z.M.; Jumaat, N.F.; Harikrishnan, H. (International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2019)
The technology-based learning process is able to influence pupils on learning and teaching, especially the use of interactive games can transform the way learning of problematic learners in reading skills. Although interactive games are said to be very effective in learning but there are still many technical and implementation shortcomings on remedial education students which identified as slow learners. This paper focuses on technical and implementation issues which restrict the effective integration of Reading Literacy Interactive Games (RLIG) in learning of reading skill among slow learners. The aim of this study is to investigate the critical issues and develop the effective RLIG in order to fulfill the slow learners’ needs. Therefore, a need-analysis was conducted to investigate the issues of technical and implementation of RLIG among slow learners. The findings revealed that there are many technical and implementation issues that restricted slow learners from adapting RLIG in the process of teaching and learning. The findings of this research can assist educators to improve the development of RLIG by incorporating relevant pedagogical approaches and game-based features in the development process. © 2019, Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication. All rights reserved.
Publisher: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.35940/ijeat.E1161.0585C19 2129771:FX263YSW 2339240:7Z9GPFTR 2486141:2QP6JE66
Keywords: Interactive games; Reading literacy; Slow learners; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; edtech; remedial

A framework for an ICT-based development program for science teachers in state universities and colleges in region VI - Magallanes, Amel Lavezores; Lavezores, Amel (Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014)
Curriculum reform is central to the aspirations of many developing countries as they strive to deliver a quality education to their citizens. In State Universities and Colleges in Region VI, with its remarkable achievement of a high literacy rate in a few decades, the next step is bringing its resources to bear on providing a quality education so that Filipino science professors and students may take their places in the global labor force. This study concerns the integration of information and communications technologies (ICT) into the science curriculum of Higher Education Institutions in State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines particularly in Region VI, and the training and development requirements of science professors in this regard. A mixed methodology was employed to obtain qualitative data from 11 policy makers as represented by the Vice President of Academic Affairs of the SUC's in region VI, and quantitative data from a questionnaire for which 139 replies were received from SUC's science professors in Region VI.The findings of this study confirmed those citations in the literature that inefficient management planning and inadequate resources influence the integration of ICT in the science curriculum. Furthermore, the qualitative and quantitative findings confirmed that teachers' access to training is affected by time constraints, ineffective ICT course material, unavailability of ICT infrastructures and facilities, and high cost of ICT trainings. The policy makers interviewed in this study perceived the teachers as having a positive attitude toward ICT integration in the science curriculum, quantitative data from the teachers pointed to a high interest in ICT integration, and their willingness to pursue further professional development in the effective use of ICT in the science curriculum. Furthermore, age factor exhibited a significant difference in ICT skills, utilization and individual barriers of science teachers in SUC's Region VI. The length of service also showed a very significant difference as to the ICT skills, utilization attitudes, and individual barriers of the teacher respondents. However, as to their gender and highest educational attainment, home location and school location, there was no such factor implicating a non-significant difference in the attitudes, skills, utilization and perceived barriers.
Publisher: Horizon Research Publishing, 506 North Garfield Avenue #210, Alhambra, CA 91801 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1697502673?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.13189/ujer.2014.020909 2405685:FXQZCGHG 2534378:CCZ6ZKIL
Keywords: Barriers; College Faculty; College Science; Computer Literacy; Computer Uses in Education; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Information Technology; Mixed Methods Research; Philippines; Postsecondary Education; Science Teachers; State Colleges; State Universities; Teacher Attitudes; Technology Integration; Training

Sociocultural factors of malnutrition among under-fives in Adamawa state, Nigeria - MADUSOLUMUO, M.A.; Akogun, Oladele B (Nutrition and Health)
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Implementation science - Madon, Temina; Hofman, Karen J.; Kupfer, Linda; Glass, Roger I. (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2007)
Issue: 5857 Pages: 1728–1729 Publication Title: Science Volume: 318 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:KNQ6XIPK

International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work: Bridging Academic and Vocational Learning - Maclean, Rupert; Wilson, David (Springer Science & Business Media, 2009)
The aim of this Handbook is to review the developments that have occurred in Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and that may help improve the field. The Handbook provides information on TVET models that occur in different parts of the world; reflects best and innovative practice; and, wherever possible, uses case studies as examples. The 220 authors are representative of the various regions of the world and major international organisations involved in TVET. This volume presents the work of established researchers as well as the work of promising young researchers. Intended as the universally-accepted resource for the field, the Handbook provides a comprehensive coverage of cutting edge developments in research, policy and practice in TVET within a single source. It will assist those involved in TVET at any level in making informed decisions and further advance and improve the field and to bridge the gap between vocational and academic education in the 21st century.
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Editorial - Maclean, Rupert; Lai, Ada (The future of technical and vocational education and training: Global challenges and possibilities, 2011)
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; CLL:en; publicImportV1

Making a difference in the real world? A meta-analysis of the quality of use-oriented research using the Research Quality Plus approach - MacLean, Robert; Sen, Kunal (Research Evaluation, 2019)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Education Workforce Supply and Needs in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (2020)
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Education Workforce Costed Options Paper - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Commission, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BSJCUVG2
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Education Workforce Management in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:KJBKRJHJ 4556019:MCH59CS3
Keywords: _yl:e; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Management in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Commission, 2020)
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Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Chile CHL; _C:China CHN; _C:Eritrea ERI; _C:France FRA; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Iceland ISL; _C:India IND; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Lebanon LBN; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Togo TGO; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:Zambia ZMB; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Management in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Commission, 2020)
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Education Workforce Recruitment and Matching in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Commission, 2020)
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Keywords: _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:France FRA; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Recruitment and Matching in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramírez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:2JR2FXVK 4556019:S8AD6237
Keywords: _yl:b; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Spatial Analysis in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Workforce Initiative, 2020)
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Keywords: _C:India IND; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Spatial Analysis in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XF3I7T7Y 4556019:S386467K
Keywords: _yl:a; ⛔ No DOI found

Education Workforce Spatial Analysis in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:TX9AQNGV 2486141:LT3RDHM5

Education Workforce Supply and Needs in Sierra Leone - Mackintosh, Alasdair; Ramirez, Ana; Atherton, Paul; Collis, Victoria; Mason-Sesay, Miriam; Bart-Williams, Claudius (Education Workforce Initiative, 2020)
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Keywords: _C:Canada CAN; _C:Chile CHL; _C:Finland FIN; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Korea; Republic KOR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Peru PER; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Viet Nam VNM; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _yl:c; ⛔ No DOI found

Blended Learning in the Vocational Education and Training System in Tanzania: Understanding Vocational Educators' Perceptions - Machumu, HJ; Zhu, C; Sesabo, JK (International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding, 2016)
In a constructivist world of teaching and learning, opportunities to acquire and develop the knowledge and practical skills necessary to design, establish, and deploy blended learning in vocational education and training (VET) programs delivery is a labour-market-driven. The paper examines VET educator’s pleas about the need for the design, adoption and deployment of blended learning in VET programs delivery in Tanzania. A single case study design with an in-depth interview and focus group discussion was conducted with 15 VET educators in three VET colleges in both Morogoro and Dar es Salaam regions. Snowball and purposive sampling were used to obtain sample respondents. For the data analysis, content analysis was employed to condense data obtained from interviews and focus group discussion. It was found that continuous professional development, institutional arrangements, and support should be provided online to facilitate the design, adoption and use of blended learning in VET. We recommend that locally designed blended learning should be relevant to the environment of both students and teachers. In reality, the interplay between blended learning, imparting knowledge and practical skills remain the key focus of future research.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Tanzania; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; F:learning; F:teaching; HDR25; P:technology; Q:e-learning; Q:mobile learning; Q:open education; T:Ausbildung; T:TVET; publicImportV1

South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave - Machol, Deng (AP News, 2024)
South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks.
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Reengineering mass career acquisition through technical vocational education training counseling in Kenya - Macharia, Muriu Stephen; Department of Human Resource Development. School of Business, Kenya, Karatina University (International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science, 2019)
Vocational and Technical Education forms a very key foundation in enabling a nation to achieve aspired MDGs and SDG. Kenya as a country highly depends on technical skills to achieve The Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. However, this can only be achieved through proper and realistic career counseling information provided by the counseling teachers at secondary school level. According to KCSE results released every year, majority of the candidates score below grade C+ especially in 2016 and 2017 though above D- which is the requirements for entrance for proficiency level for TVET courses. However, majority of students do not join Vocational or Technical Education due to a missing link between the natures of career counseling services offered at secondary school level. Counselors has expectations and premise that majority of the candidates join trainings at university levels thus package their counseling information on the few ignoring other students. The objective behind this study was to examine the final results scored by students and the subject choice at secondary school, various career theories and models that guide career choices formed foundation for the study. The study used a descriptive design where data was collected through past existing data review from KNEC and one Technical Training Institute over a period of four years. Data was analyzed and presented in tables and figures. Findings revealed that majority of the candidates (86.92%) of the KCPE candidates scored less than C+ and had no career information on Vocational and Technical Education. The study recommends reengineering of the career guidance in Kenya education system to involve the Ministry, professionals and Human Resource Management experts.
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Digital Literacy Assessment Tool Report - Macharia, Grace; Walker, Hannah; Waziri, Nafisa; Martin, Anna; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Inception Report - Digital Literacy (Smart Africa) - Macharia,, Grace; Haßler, Björn; Martin,, Anna; Omboto,, Charles (Open Development & Education, 2023)
An output of the Open Development & Education, https://.opendeved.net/
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Keywords: _comingsoon; _r:AddedByMyEducationEvidence

Comparative Analysis Summary Report of Digital Literacy Skills Frameworks. - Macharia, Grace; Martin, Anna; Omboto, Charles; Waziri, Nafisa; Walker, Hannah; Haßler, Björn (Open Development and Education, 2023)
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Pedagogical Demands in Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy: A Case of Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy Teachers and Facilitators - Machaba, France Masilo (EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017)
The purpose of this article is to examine teachers’ and facilitators’ (subject advisors) views of the approaches to teaching mathematics and mathematical literacy (ML). Using Bernstein’s (1996) constructs of recognition and realisation rules, I analysed data from interviews conducted with mathematics and ML teachers and facilitators. The analysis shows that some teaching strategies are associated with mathematics and others with ML. That is, teachers and facilitators refer to teaching strategies that are domain specific (mathematics and ML). I therefore ask what it means for teaching strategies to be domain specific, particularly in the context of mathematics and ML.
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Participatory visual methods and school-based responses to HIV in rural South Africa: insights from youth, preservice and inservice teachers - MacEntee, Katie (Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020)
This paper explores students', preservice teachers' and inservice teachers' perceptions of the contributions and challenges of using participatory visual methodologies (PVM) to enhance HIV education in rural schools. Drawing on findings from three research projects conducted in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, four positive contributions are identified: 1) novelty, fun and engagement; 2) amplifying youth voices; 3) the facilitation of teachers' reflexive learning; and 4) the production of local resources in under-resourced schools. Challenges include: 1) limited technology access; 2) teacher discomfort; and 3) resistance to PVM integration. Teachers and young people, especially in under resourced rural settings, can benefit from integrating such methodologies into their responses to HIV and AIDS. However, sustainable integration must rely on choosing the most appropriate participatory visual methodologies given the technological resources available in school. The paper concludes with recommendations to optimise participatory visual methodologies integration into rural school-based HIV responses.
Publisher: Routledge, Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/14681811.2019.1661833 2534378:2R8BXPSR 2534378:EMFZWYAL 2534378:TQ38MU35 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2396852077?accountid=9851
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Children And Youth - About; Disadvantaged Schools; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Resources; Foreign Countries; HIV; Health Education; Higher Education; Media Selection; Photography; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Rural Schools; Secondary Education; Secondary School Students; Sex Education; South Africa; Story Telling; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Visual Aids; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096729; __finaldtb; participatory visual methodology; rural education; sexual health education

Classroom Environment: a literature review - MacAulay, Dolina J. (Educational Psychology, 1990)
The literature on classroom environment from 1980 onwards is reviewed. Special reference is made to elementary settings and to students with behavioral deficits. Structure and organization, cognitive processes, student characteristics and teacher characteristics are all seen as being capable of modification. It is concluded that the achievement of a match between students' preferences and instructional settings is a necessary condition for maximizing their cognitive, social and affective outcomes.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144341900100305 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/0144341900100305 2129771:6K3SWY58 4682641:9U5EVL7H 4682641:GERE6GE8
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Data-driven meets theory-driven research in the era of big data: opportunities and challenges for Information Systems research - Maass, W.; Parsons, J.; Purao, S. (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2018)
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A Framework for Rigorously Identifying Research Gaps in Qualitative Literature Reviews - Mã, Christoph (2015)
Identifying research gaps is a fundamental goal of literature reviewing. While it is widely acknowledged that literature reviews should identify research gaps, there are no methodological guidelines for how to identify research gaps in qualitative literature reviews ensuring rigor and replicability. Our study addresses this gap and proposes a framework that should help scholars in this endeavor without stifling creativity. To develop the framework we thoroughly analyze the state-of-the-art procedure of identifying research gaps in 40 recent literature reviews using a grounded theory approach. Based on the data, we subsequently derive a framework for identifying research gaps in qualitative literature reviews and demonstrate its application with an example. Our results provide a modus operandi for identifying research gaps, thus enabling scholars to conduct literature reviews more rigorously, effectively, and efficiently in the future.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found