Gauging the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Integration in Education: What the Best-Quality Meta-Analyses Tell Us - Bernard, Robert; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard; Tamim, Rana (Learning, design, and technology, 2018)
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Gastrointestinal and urinary parasitic infections amongst schoolchildren in Rumde, Yola - GUNDIRI, M.A.; Akogun, Oladele B (The Nigerian Journal of Parasitology, 2000)
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Gamification of student peer review in education: A systematic literature review - Indriasari, Theresia Devi; Luxton-Reilly, Andrew; Denny, Paul (Education and Information Technologies, 2020)
We present the first systematic review of the use of gamification in educational peer review activities. The goal of this work is to understand how gamification has been used to engage students in peer review activities and to summarize the empirical evidence for its effectiveness. Our main contribution is the presentation of a general model of the peer review process that captures the students’ activities and an examination of the specific actions within this model that have been gamified in the current literature. We also summarize the commonly used game mechanics and the context and year level of courses in which prior research has been conducted, along with the reported effects on student behavior. We find that artifact assessment and artifact creation are the two most commonly gamified actions with respect to our peer review model and that the quantity and quality of both the artifacts and the generated feedback are the most popular reward criteria. In addition, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are the discipline areas in which gamified peer review activities are most often reported. In general, while the existing peer review literature reports mostly positive effects of gamification on student engagement, the range of student actions which have been incentivized remains narrow. Key activities, such as student reflection on the feedback received, have been largely unexplored with respect to gamification and thus present useful avenues for future work.
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Gamification of health professions education: a systematic review - van Gaalen, A. E. J.; Brouwer, J.; Schönrock-Adema, J.; Bouwkamp-Timmer, T.; Jaarsma, A. D. C.; Georgiadis, J. R. (Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2021)
Gamification refers to using game attributes in a non-gaming context.Health professions educators increasingly turn to gamification to optimize students’ learning outcomes. However, little is known about the concept of gamification and its possible working mechanisms. This review focused on empirical evidence for the effectiveness of gamification approaches and theoretical rationales for applying the chosen game attributes. We systematically searched multiple databases, and included all empirical studies evaluating the use of game attributes in health professions education. Of 5044 articles initially identified, 44 met the inclusion criteria. Negative outcomes for using gamification were not reported. Almost all studies included assessment attributes (n = 40), mostly in combination with conflict/challenge attributes (n = 27). Eight studies revealed that this specific combination had increased the use of the learning material, sometimes leading to improved learning outcomes. A relatively small number of studies was performed to explain mechanisms underlying the use of game attributes (n = 7). Our findings suggest that it is possible to improve learning outcomes in health professions education by using gamification, especially when employing game attributes that improve learning behaviours and attitudes towards learning. However, most studies lacked well-defined control groups and did not apply and/or report theory to understand underlying processes. Future research should clarify mechanisms underlying gamified educational interventions and explore theories that could explain the effects of these interventions on learning outcomes, using well-defined control groups, in a longitudinal way. In doing so, we can build on existing theories and gain a practical and comprehensive understanding of how to select the right game elements for the right educational context and the right type of student.
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Gamification in Science Education. A Systematic Review of the Literature - Kalogiannakis, Michail; Papadakis, Stamatios; Zourmpakis, Alkinoos-Ioannis (Education Sciences, 2021)
The implementation of gamification in education has attracted many researchers to increase engagement and achieve learning more effectively. Implementing technology in science curricula has seen a massive influx over the past years to stop the decline in students’ motivation towards science learning and promote scientific thinking. This study’s objective is to present the empirical findings of the state-of-the-art literature on the use of gamification in science education. Therefore, we performed a systematic literature review of 24 empirical research papers published in various electronic databases and the web search engine for scholarly literature and academic resources, Google Scholar, between 2012 and 2020. This review reveals the latest emerging trends of gamification in science education while revealing the literature gap, challenges, impediments, and extending the possibilities for future research directions. It examines the conflicting findings of other studies and provides a framework and insight for future researchers regarding content areas, educational levels, theoretical models, outcomes, methodologies, game elements, and assessment tools.
Number: 1 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/educsci11010022 2129771:Z34JUTII
Keywords: _genre:LR-literature_review; engagement; gamification; motivation; science education; systematic literature review

Gamification for climate change engagement: review of corpus and future agenda - Fernández Galeote, Daniel; Rajanen, Mikko; Rajanen, Dorina; Legaki, Nikoletta-Zampeta; Langley, David J; Hamari, Juho (Environmental Research Letters, 2021)
Abstract Both bottom-up and top-down initiatives are essential for addressing climate change effectively. These include initiatives aiming to achieve widespread behavioral change towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as pursuing education regarding adaptation measures. While awareness of the issue of climate change is now pervasive, and actions are being taken at all levels of society, there is still much to do if international goals are to be met. Games and gamification offer one approach to foster both behavioral change and education. In this paper, we investigate the state-of-the-art of game-based climate change engagement through a systematic literature review of 64 research outputs comprising 56 different gamified approaches. Our analysis of the literature reveals a trend of promising findings in this nascent and growing area of research, suggesting the potential to impact multiple engagement dimensions simultaneously, as well as create an engaging gameful experience. Overall, the corpus appears to offer a fruitful balance in foci between climate science, mitigation, and adaptation, as well as a variety of formats in game-based approaches (i.e. digital, analog, and hybrid). However, shortcomings were also observed, such as geographic and demographic imbalances and the short duration of interventions. The reviewed studies yield a large number of results indicating climate change engagement through gamification, especially in the form of cognitive engagement, affect towards climate change-related topics, and in-game behavioral engagement with others. Nevertheless, heterogeneity in terms of contexts, designs, outcomes, and methods, as well as limited rigor in research designs and reporting, hinders drawing overall conclusions. Based on our review, we provide guidelines regarding contexts, interventions, results, and research quality and internal validity for advancing the space of game-based interventions for climate change engagement.
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GABLE Double Shifts Pilot Study - Kadzamira, Esme C.; Kunje, Demis (University of Malawi, Centre for Educational Research & Training, 1996)
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Futures under glass: A recipe for people who hate to predict - Robinson, John B. (Futures, 1990)
The backcasting methodology is proposed for scenario analysis of changes over 20–100 years into the future. Backcasting can be applied to areas of human activity; here it is assumed that the method will be used to analyse environment and development problems at the national level as part of studies undertaken within the Human Dimensions of Global Change Program. Some indications are given as to how to integrate natural system considerations into the human system scenarios.
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Future Tools - Find The Exact AI Tool For Your Needs
FutureTools Collects & Organizes All The Best AI Tools So YOU Too Can Become Superhuman!
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Future-Proofing Teacher Education: Voices from South Africa and Beyond - Gravett, Sarah; Petersen, Nadine (Routledge, 2022)
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Future opportunities for education technology in England - Vicentini, Letizia; Day, Laurie; Gill, Valdeep; Lillis, Johnny; Komers, Selina; Olausson, Niklas (Department for Education, 2022)
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Future of Testing in Education: Artificial Intelligence (Center for American Progress, 2021)
Technology and artificial intelligence can vastly improve the types of assessments teachers use to guide students in their learning.
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Future Education Magazine - a2i

Further Training Needs for TVET Trainers: Lessons from a National Survey on Rwandan TVET Trainers' Instructional Competencies - Kim, Woocheol; Shin, Heh Youn; Woo, Heajung; Kim, Jiyoung (Journal of Technical Education and Training, 2019)
Recently the Republic of Rwanda has expanded the national TVET system in response to the country's growing need for a skilled youth population. However, policymakers have generally overlooked that the quality of the TVET. system as a whole largely depends on the quality of TVET trainers. Recognising this lack, we conducted a national survey on TVET trainer's instructional competencies to gather information about the current status of TVET trainers' teaching quality. Additionally, after operating a pilot training program for TVET trainers at the RTTI, the national training institution for TVET trainers, we executed the same survey to the training participants to examine their instructional competencies. Then we compared its results in comparison to the results attained from the national survey. All assessments were done by measuring TVET trainers - and students' perceptions of TVET trainers' teaching behaviors. This research represents the first efforts to understand the current level of TVET trainers' teaching skills in Rwanda. Also, the survey results of the teaching behaviors of TVET trainers who received the training indicated the positive effect of the training. Implications of this research at the individual (trainers), institutional, and national levels are discussed at the end.\n
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Further Education and Training Act nº16, 2006 - Government of South Africa (2006)
Also known as Continuing Education and Training Act.
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Funding of Anti-Modern Slavery Interventions - Idris, Iffat (2017)
This review looks at the availability of funds to tackle modern slavery1 and human trafficking2, and the availability of data in this regard. It seeks to move beyond the findings of Martina Ucnikova’s 2014 paper, OECD and Modern Slavery: How much aid money is spent to tackle the issue?, and identify updated (post-2013) data on funding by governments as well as private sector and philanthropic organisations. The review found a very limited peer-reviewed academic literature in this regard and drew largely on reports by development organisations and think tanks (though these too were limited). The query called for a specific focus on LMICs, in particular 12 identified countries. However, most anti-modern slavery funding is directed globally and/or data is not disaggregated by country. This and time constraints meant it was not possible to address this aspect of the query.
Accepted: 2017-08-03T11:59:09Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:2PD354RX 4869029:K432U8V2
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Funding for African education research–What do we know from the African Education Research Database? - Asare, Samuel; Mitchell, Rafael; Rose, Pauline (2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Fundamentals... Session 1 - Vocational Education and Training: basics for teaching and research in Vocational Education and Training at universities - Papier, Joy; Hartmann, Martin D.; Ogwo, Benjamin A.; Ezekoye, Benadeth N.; Gessler, Michael (W. Bertelsmann Verlag, 2017)
This session highlights the basics of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Each university has its own characteristics. The contributions seek to encourage various forms of VET. Challenges for universities and other institutions are emphasised. The contributions help draw conclusions for the Further structuring of VET in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other country-specific articles from the session concentrate on the characteristics and orientation of VET systems, thereby helping create an overall picture of the status of VET in all participating countries. The participants endeavored to analyze the current situation of VET in Sub-Saharan Africa by exploring the character and individual design of the current VET systems in the participating countries. Contributions by: Duncan Ken Downing Jillian D'Oliveira Singo Brígida Papier Joy Hartmann Martin D. Ogwo Benjamin A. Ezekoye Benadeth N. Gessler Michael
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Cameroon; C:Ghana; C:South Africa; C:Tanzania; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CL:fr; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; F:access; F:pedagogy; F:policy; F:qualification; F:teaching; P:construction; P:culture; P:economy; P:teacher education; Q:ICT; Q:degree; Q:e-learning; Q:flexible; Q:masters; T:Ausbildung; T:Educação profissionalizante; T:Lehrlingsausbildung; T:TVET; T:dual TVET; T:in-service TVET; T:occupational education; T:trainee; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Fundamentals of the development of Vocational Education and Further Education of VET pedagogues in Sub-Saharan Africa - Eicker, Friedhelm (2017)
For many years, the University of Rostock/Technical Education has supported three universities from Mozambique, Ethiopia and South Africa in their effort to establish a modern educational and further educational programme for VET pedagogues. A Further Education network was established in the first steps. If more German universities support it, this network can expand to various other Sub-Saharan African countries. This still poses the essential question which scientific approach will be the basic position. Furthermore the question is how the Further Education network of universities, vocational schools and other VET institutions should be developed locally in Sub-Saharan Africa. A constructivist approach, which is positioned between academic discipline and vocational science, will be proposed here. In the first place, university lecturers and selected teachers will be able to acquire shaping competence. A “Train the Trainer Further Education System” will be proposed.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Ethiopia; C:Mozambique; C:South Africa; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:T; F:pedagogy; T:TVET; T:in-service TVET; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Fundamentals of Implementation Research - MEASURE Evaluation (2012)
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Fundamentals of Implementation Research - MEASURE Evaluation (2015)
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Functional approaches for applying workbased learning into electrical and electronic technology education in Nigeria - Haruna, Rabiu; Kamin, Yusri Bin; Buntat, Yahya Bin; Shuaibu, Halliru; Cledumas, Abdullahi Musa (International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2019)
© 2019, Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication. All rights reserved. The study examined functional approaches for applying work-based learning (WBL) into Electrical and Electronic Technology (EET) in northwest Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted to carry out the study. Random sampling technique was used to select two tertiary institutions offering Electrical and Electronic Technology. The entire 32 lecturers of EET from the two tertiary institutions and 64 supervisors of registered Electrical Technology firms in the two states making a total of 96 respondents were used for the study. Data were obtained using structured 48-item questionnaire titled ‘Functional Approaches for Applying Work-based Learning Questionnaire (FAAWBLQ)'. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentages and mean ratings. In interpreting the results, work-based learning experience with percentage score of 50% and above were interpreted as ‘Practiced’ while those with less than 50% were interpreted as ‘Not Practiced’. Using 2.50 as the cut-off point, items with mean values of 2.50 and above were interpreted as ‘Agreed’. The results of the study showed that only 2 out of the 17 identified work-based learning components were practiced for skill acquisition in Electrical Technology in Northwest Nigeria. In addition, the study identified administrative, school-industry and resource inputs approach for effective application of WBL that will guarantee skill acquisition in Northwest Nigeria. The study recommended policies to strengthen a dynamic and robust WBL in technical and vocation education (TVE) in Nigeria and that work-based learning framework in Nigeria be carefully developed and overseen by Industrial Training Unit (ITU) of education sector to coordinate the synergy between training institutions and industry for improved skill acquisition of the teaming Nigerian youths.
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Fulani nomadic communities manage malaria on the move - Akogun, Oladele B; Adesina, A.O.; Njobdi, S.; Ogundahunsi, O. (International, 2012)
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fs46-more-than-half-children-not-learning-en-2017.pdf
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Front matter - Haßler, Björn; Haseloff, Gesine; Adam, Taskeen; Akoojee, S.; Allier-Gagneur, Zoé; Ayika, S.; Bahloul, K.; Kigwilu, P. Changilwa; Costa, D. Da; Damani, Kalifa; Gordon, Rebecca; Idris, A.; et al. (Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the Research Landscape, 2020)
This chapter forms part of the full report: Haßler et al. (2020). Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the Research Landscape (1st ed.). VET Repository, Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4264612. The document is available under Creative Commons Attribution, and both a PDF and a Word document are avaialable.
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _publish; _yl:a00

From transmission to collaborative learning: Best evidence in continuing professional development (CPD) - Cordingley, P; Rundell, B; Temperey, J; McGregor, J (2004)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

From the Field: Education Research During a Pandemic - DeMatthews, David; Knight, David; Reyes, Pedro; Benedict, Amber; Callahan, Rebecca (Educational Researcher, 2020)
Education researchers have been impacted by COVID-19 as school closures interrupted ongoing education research, including clinical trials, case study and ethnographic inquiry in schools, and longitudinal studies using federal, state, or district administrative data. The recommendations we present here focus on immediate and future actions education researchers can take to support public health and educational institutions dealing with a pandemic. Clearly not exhaustive, our recommendations are intended to prompt the education research community to collectively consider how the field’s efforts can both inform the knowledge base and support frontline educators and health care researchers dealing with COVID-19.
Publisher: American Educational Research Association KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0013189X20938761 2129771:3FGUWV36
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From teacher oriented to student centered learning, developing an ICT supported learning approach at the Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique - Muianga, Xavier; Klomsri, Tina; Tedre, Matti; Mutimucuio, Inocente (TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2018)
Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) is in the process of modernizing its teaching and learning approaches. As one of the pedagogical reform projects, student-centred learning (SCL) in combination with web 2.0 tools was introduced as a pilot in the course ‘ICT in Environmental Education’ in the Faculty of Education. This study explored - using action research strategy - to what extent the new pedagogical approach contributed to students’ competency development. Twenty-nine students were involved in the course, eight semi-structured interviews with students were combined with sixteen classroom observations and 8 weeks how students used the Learning Management System (LMS) and web 2.0 tools. Results showed that collaborative E-learning supported the development of students’ information management and problem solving skills as well as their metacognitive strategies for self-regulated learning. ICT supported problem based learning contributed to an increased intrinsic motivation. However, not all students were ready to adopt an active role. At the start they looked upon teaching as a one-way knowledge transfer. This study recommends that E-learning initiatives in Mozambique should always go together with an ICT literacy course and training in 21st-century learning skills.
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Keywords: Action Research; Action research; Classroom communication; College Students; College students; Colleges & universities; Content Analysis; Content analysis; Cooperative Learning; Cooperative learning; Distance learning; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Education; Education–Teaching Methods And Curriculum; Educational Change; Electronic Learning; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Independent Study; Information Management; Information Technology; Information management; Information technology; Integrated Learning Systems; Interviews; Knowledge management; Learning; Learning Strategies; Literacy; Management Systems; Metacognition; Modernization; Motivation; Mozambique; Observation; Online instruction; Outcomes of Education; Pedagogy; Pilot Projects; Problem Solving; Problem based learning; Problem solving; Semi Structured Interviews; Skill Development; Skills; Student Attitudes; Student Centered Learning; Student Motivation; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Teaching methods; Technological Literacy; Universities; Web 2.0; Web 2.0 Technologies; Webs; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2097827; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, With an Application. - Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Berry, James; Duflo, Esther; Kannan, Harini; Mukerji, Shobhini; Shotland, Marc; Walton, Michael (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017)

From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application - Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Berry, James; Duflo, Esther; Kannan, Harini; Mukerji, Shobhini; Shotland, Marc; Walton, Michael (Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2017)
The promise of randomized controlled trials is that evidence gathered through the evaluation of a specific program helps us—possibly after several rounds of fine-tuning and multiple replications in different contexts—to inform policy. However, critics have pointed out that a potential constraint in this agenda is that results from small "proof-of-concept" studies run by nongovernment organizations may not apply to policies that can be implemented by governments on a large scale. After discussing the potential issues, this paper describes the journey from the original concept to the design and evaluation of scalable policy. We do so by evaluating a series of strategies that aim to integrate the nongovernment organization Pratham's "Teaching at the Right Level" methodology into elementary schools in India. The methodology consists of reorganizing instruction based on children's actual learning levels, rather than on a prescribed syllabus, and has previously been shown to be very effective when properly implemented. We present evidence from randomized controlled trials involving some designs that failed to produce impacts within the regular schooling system but still helped shape subsequent versions of the program. As a result of this process, two versions of the programs were developed that successfully raised children's learning levels using scalable models in government schools. We use this example to draw general lessons about using randomized control trials to design scalable policies.
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Keywords: Design of Experiments: General; Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation; Analysis of Education; Education: Government Policy; Nonprofit Institutions; Final_citation; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration; NGOs; Social Entrepreneurship; Economic Development: Human Resources; anystyle; cited; existing

From Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an Application - Banerjee, Abhijit; Banerji, Rukmini; Berry, James; Duflo, Esther; Kannan, Harini; Mukherji, Shobhini; Shotland, Marc; Walton, Michael (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2016)
The promise of randomized controlled trials is that evidence gathered through the evaluation of a specific program helps us—possibly after several rounds of fine-tuning and multiple replications in different contexts—to inform policy. However, critics have pointed out that a potential constraint in this agenda is that results from small “proof-of-concept” studies run by nongovernment organizations may not apply to policies that can be implemented by governments on a large scale. After discussing the potential issues, this paper describes the journey from the original concept to the design and evaluation of scalable policy. We do so by evaluating a series of strategies that aim to integrate the nongovernment organization Pratham’s “Teaching at the Right Level” methodology into elementary schools in India. The methodology consists of re-organizing instruction based on children’s actual learning levels, rather than on a prescribed syllabus, and has previously been shown to be very effective when properly implemented. We present evidence from randomized controlled trials on the designs that failed to produce impacts within the regular schooling system but helped shape subsequent versions of the program. As a result of this process, two versions of the programs were developed that successfully raised children’s learning levels using scalable models in government schools. We use this example to draw general lessons about using randomized control trials to design scalable policies.
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

From preparation to practice: Designing a continuum to strengthen and sustain teaching - Feiman-Nemser, Sharon (The Teachers College Record, 2001)
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From Modernisation, Dependency and Soft Power Toward a Commonwealth of Learning - Evans, Terry; Jakupec, Victor (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
This article reflects on some influential theories, concepts and institutions that have shaped the nature and substance of international development since the mid-20th century. In particular, theories of modernisation and dependency are deployed to reflect on the ways in which the International Financial Institutions, such as, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have adopted a ‘Washington Consensus’ concerning the social and economic development of ‘developing’ nations. ‘Soft power’ national agencies, such as, the British Council and USAID are brought into consideration, especially, for their interests and influences over matters of learning for development. The multi-national Commonwealth of Learning’s particular contribution to learning for development is discussed with suggestions made for developing member nations’ capacities to produce new local knowledge and to bring their existing local knowledge to the fore to share as part of a (Lockean) ‘commonwealth of learning’.
Number: 3
Keywords: dependency theory; learning for development; modernisation theory; soft power; the Washington Consensus.; ‘commonwealth of learning’; ⛔ No DOI found

From internet access to internet skills: digital inequality among older adults - Hargittai; Piper, Anne Marie; Morris Ringel, Meredith (Universal Access Information Society, 2019)
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From Evidence to Scale: Lessons Learned from the Quality Education India Development Impact Bond. - Gustafsson-Wright, Emily; Osborne, Sarah; Shankar, Aditi (Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2022)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:KCHASA45
Keywords: Final_citation; ⛔ No DOI found

From Distance Education to Open and Distance Learning: A Holistic Evaluation of History, Definitions, and Theories - Bozkurt, Aras; Bozkurt, Aras (http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-8431-5.ch016, 2001)
As pragmatist, interdisciplinary fields, distance education (DE) and open and distance learning (ODL) transform and adapt themselves according to changing paradigms. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to examine DE and ODL from different perspectives to discern their future directions. The study concludes that DE and ODL are constantly developing interdisciplinary fields where technology has become a significant catalyst and these fields become part of the mainstream education. However, mainstreaming should be evaluated with caution, and there is a need to revisit core values and fundamentals where critical pedagogy would have a pivotal role. Besides, there is no single theory that best explains these interdisciplinary fields, and therefore, there is a need to benefit from different theoretical approaches. Finally, as a result of constant changes, we should keep the definition of both DE and ODL up-to-date to better explain the needs of the global teaching and learning ecosystem.
Archive Location: from-distance-education-to-open-and-distance-learning ISBN: 9781522584315 Library Catalog: www.igi-global.com Publisher: IGI Global KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:GVDIBGFT

From data quality to big data quality - Batini, C.; Rula, A.; Scannapieco, M. (Journal of Database Management, 2015)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4018/JDM.2015010103 2129771:KNRFHGLX 2486141:E27X3VQJ

From counting women to ensuring women count: A qualitative study of university and early career experiences of women secondary school teachers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from a capabilities perspective - Abay, Negar Ashtari (2016)
At the heart of this study is a concern with moving from counting women—from a quantitative focus on gender parity—to having women count—ensuring conditions exist that allow women teachers to fully participate in quality teaching and the positive transformation of the teaching profession. Women comprise less than 20% of secondary school teachers in Ethiopia (MoE, 2014), reflecting similar patterns of under-representation elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study uses in-depth interviews and field observations over a period of 15 months in Addis Ababa to shed light on why many women in Ethiopia who enter university do not make it into secondary school teaching and why many of those who enter teaching, in urban areas where most teachers are concentrated, do not stay in the profession. Drawing on a capabilities perspective, the study goes further to examine the cumulative disadvantage—in terms of well-being and agency—that women experience during the process of their university (undergraduate and teacher) training and in their early years of working in urban secondary schools, as well as the ways in which women contend with disadvantage. This study shows that such disadvantage and the responses to it have implications not only for whether women enter and stay in teaching but also for how they engage in their work. Utilizing the rich qualitative data collected and the analysis afforded by using the capability approach, the study concludes by recommending how different actors, including government, universities and schools, can foster institutional conditions of possibility (Walker, 2006a) and educational arrangements that enhance rather than limit full and equal participation in the teaching profession. Foregrounded throughout this study are the voices and experiences of young women, offering a perspective which disrupts the presumed norm of the single male teacher and highlights some of the limits of gender-neutral teacher policies.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:Z4ISYM3H 2317526:5S7STSEQ LOCAL-PQ-1873007472
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Ethiopia; CA:AandC; CL:en; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:R; CT:T; F:gender; F:policy; F:teaching; F:women; P:measurement; P:school teacher; P:teacher education; P:teachers; Q:higher education; R:interview; R:observation; R:qualitative; R:quantitative; T:Ausbildung; T:career; Z:Higher education; Z:Teacher education; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

From classification to causality: advancing understanding of mechanisms of change in implementation science - Lewis, Cara C.; Klasnja, Predrag; Powell, Byron J.; Lyon, Aaron R.; Tuzzio, Leah; Jones, Salene; Walsh-Bailey, Callie; Weiner, Bryan (Frontiers in public health, 2018)
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00136 2129771:K4F9YZN6

Friends or foes? Examining platform owners’ entry into complementors’ spaces - Zhu, Feng (Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2019)
As platform owners continue to expand their ecosystems, many of them have started to provide consumers with their own complementary applications. These moves position the platform owners as direct competitors to their complementors. This paper surveys empirical studies that examine the direct entry of platform owners into complementors’ product spaces. It finds that both the motivation and impact of such entries on complementors are multifaceted. The motivation behind platform owners’ direct entry goes beyond value capture, and the impact of platform entry on complementors varies across empirical settings. It identifies several future research directions that can help advance our understanding of the relationships between platform owners and complementors.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jems.12303 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/jems.12303 4804264:82K8EZAB
Keywords: Final_citation; multisided markets; platform-owner entry

Freudbot: An investigation of chatbot technology in distance education - Heller, Bob; Proctor, Mike; Mah, Dean; Jewell, Lisa; Cheung, Bill (EdMedia+ innovate learning, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Free Education: Origins, Achievements, and Current Situation - Kretzer, Michael M. (Quality Education, 2020)
Publisher: Springer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-3-319-95870-5_93 2129771:QBSBWRCY

Frank-International Journal of Contemporary writing and Art (Paris - Heirs; Poems (1990)
Pages: 164– 166 Issue: 12 Volume: 11 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:4NAGGJ6G 2129771:YCTSRI9C 2486141:BC8D7EHT

Framing the News:From Human Perception to Large Language Model Inferences - del Barrio, David Alonso; Gatica-Perez, Daniel (Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval, 2023)
Identifying the frames of news is important to understand the articles' vision, intention, message to be conveyed, and which aspects of the news are emphasized. Framing is a widely studied concept in journalism, and has emerged as a new topic in computing, with the potential to automate processes and facilitate the work of journalism professionals. In this paper, we study this issue with articles related to the Covid-19 anti-vaccine movement. First, to understand the perspectives used to treat this theme, we developed a protocol for human labeling of frames for 1786 headlines of No-Vax movement articles of European newspapers from 5 countries. Headlines are key units in the written press, and worth of analysis as many people only read headlines (or use them to guide their decision for further reading.) Second, considering advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP) with large language models, we investigated two approaches for frame inference of news headlines: first with a GPT-3.5 fine-tuning approach, and second with GPT-3.5 prompt-engineering. Our work contributes to the study and analysis of the performance that these models have to facilitate journalistic tasks like classification of frames, while understanding whether the models are able to replicate human perception in the identification of these frames.
arXiv:2304.14456 [cs]
Keywords: Computer Science - Computation and Language; Computer Science - Human-Computer Interaction

Framing Open Educational Practices from a Social Justice Perspective - Bali, Maha; Cronin, Catherine; Jhangiani, Rajiv S. (Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020)
OEP (open educational practices), inclusive of open pedagogy, is often understood with respect to the use of OER (open educational resources) but can be conceived with more expansive conceptualisations (see Cronin & McLaren 2018; DeRosa & Jhangiani 2017; Koseoglu & Bozkurt 2018). This article attempts to build on existing OEP research and practice in two ways. First, we provide a typology of OEP, giving examples of practices across a continuum of openness and along three axes: from content-centric to process-centric, teacher-centric to learner-centric, and practices that are primarily for pedagogical purposes to primarily for social justice (Bali 2017). Second, we employ Hodgkinson-Williams and Trotter’s (2018) conceptual framework, which builds on Fraser’s model of social justice, to critically analyse the ways in which the use/impact of OEP might be considered socially just, with a particular focus on expansive, process-centric OEP. We analyze for whom and in which contexts OEP can (i) support social justice along economic, cultural and political dimensions, and (ii) do so in transformative, ameliorative, neutral or even negative ways. We use the typology and framework to analyse specific process-centric forms of OEP including collaborative annotation, Wikipedia editing, open networked courses, Virtually Connecting, public scholarship, and learner-created OER. Analysing specific practices highlights diversity across the axes and subtle differences among them, such as when a particular practice is considered good pedagogy and how it can be modified to be more oriented towards social justice. We discuss limitations of each practice not just from its discourse and design, but also how it works in practice.
Number: 1 Publisher: Ubiquity Press KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5334/jime.565 2129771:7PMYAH2L 2447227:JXX7NQB4
Keywords: Open educational practices; __C:filed:1; open education; open pedagogy; social justice

Framework for Reopening Schools Supplement - UNICEF

Framework for reopening of schools in the Caribbean including schools for learners with special education needs - UNESCO (2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:H3EIG2WB 2486141:E8N7HZ66

Framework for Innovation - Design Council

FQSE – MBSSE

Four Ways Technology Has Negatively Changed Education - Alhumaid, Khadija (Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:BDVMUL5N
Keywords: _C:Bulgaria BGR; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Poland POL; _C:Romania ROU; _C:Saudi Arabia SAU; _C:United Arab Emirates ARE; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ❓ Multiple DOI

Four Surveillance Technologies Creating Challenges for Education - Pea, Roy D.; Biernacki, Paulina; Bigman, Maxwell; Boles, Kelly; Coelho, Raquel; Docherty, Victoria; Garcia, Jorge; Lin, Veronica; Nguyen, Judy; Pimentel, Daniel; Pozos, Rose; Reynante, Brandon; et al. (AI in Learning: Designing the Future, 2023)
“Ubiquitous AI”—embodied in cloud computing web services, coupled with sensors in phones and the physical world—is becoming infrastructural to cultural practices. It creates a surveillance society. We review the capabilities of four core surveillance technologies, all making headway into universities and PreK-12 schools: (1) location tracking, (2) facial identification, (3) automated speech recognition, and (4) social media mining. We pose primary issues educational research should investigate on cultural practices with these technologies. We interweave three priority themes: (1) how these technologies are shaping human development and learning; (2) current algorithmic biases and access inequities; and (3) the need for learners’ critical consciousness concerning their data privacy. We close with calls to action—research, policy and law, and practice.
Keywords: Algorithmic biases; Automated speech recognition; Facial identification; Location tracking; Privacy policy; Social media mining; Surveillance society; Ubiquitous AI

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

Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Teddlie, C.; Tashakkori, A. (Sage, 2009)
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; Done:ReferenceFixed; eCubed

FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM CHANGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - Guthrie, Gerard
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Foundational skills | RISE Programme
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:KRD7G9Z8

Foundational Mathematics Education in Developing Countries - Bolton, Laura (2019)
There is concern that children in developing countries are not learning sufficient mathematics skills. Focus on enrolment and literacy may have led to neglect of mathematics learning and less is known about the status in this area. According to a UNESCO study in 2014 fewer than 50 per cent of grade 6 students have achieved a minimum level in mathematics in three quarters of eastern and southern African countries (UNESCO, 2014). In the remaining quarter of countries, between 56 and 62 per cent of students had learned basic mathematics skills. To obtain information on mathematics progress this report extracts data from the World Bank database. Section 2 describes the different data scales and section 3 reports results. Section 4 includes some case studies from further research into different countries. The following sections 5 to 9 discuss findings on teacher capacity, barriers, curricula, and technology. Section 10 outlines recommendations and research gaps. Factors affecting mathematics progress tend to mirror issues affecting educational attainment in general. Studies identify socio-economic factors as commonly associated with learning in mathematics. There is a consensus that making improvements in overall school quality will likely improve mathematics attainment. One problem specific to mathematics is cultural attitude. Some cultures do not value mathematics and have expectations of failure. Attitudes need to be changed within the public and education sector highlighting the benefits, accessibility and achievability of mathematics for everyone. Some evidence is found that teaching mathematics in English or French rather than local languages may impede learning. Translating shared materials into local languages may be resource intensive. Some teachers do not know the local language where they are teaching. Some case studies are found where technologies have been shown to improve mathematics results. Technologies are particularly cost-effective as they can be shared more easily but language of instruction would not be mother-tongue. Early childhood development interventions are a good place to start to improve foundational numeracy learning. Positive examples are identified in Botswana, South Africa, and Rwanda.
Accepted: 2019-10-08T12:24:24Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:ACS3MUMJ 4869029:9AFTGZ7J
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Foundation and large language models: fundamentals, challenges, opportunities, and social impacts - Myers, Devon; Mohawesh, Rami; Chellaboina, Venkata Ishwarya; Sathvik, Anantha Lakshmi; Venkatesh, Praveen; Ho, Yi-Hui; Henshaw, Hanna; Alhawawreh, Muna; Berdik, David; Jararweh, Yaser (Cluster Computing, 2023)
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Fostering Rapid Institution-wide Curricular Change in Response to COVID-19 - Werth, Eric; Williams, Katherine; Werth, Lori (Journal of Learning for Development, 2020)
To aid students during COVID-19, the University of Pikeville transitioned all undergraduate classes to no-cost alternatives for course textbooks. Additionally, the academic calendar was modified for the first time in the institution’s 130-year history from a traditional 16-week semester to 8-week block scheduling. This case study explores strategies, approaches to corresponding with constituents, and lessons learned in leading an institution through two major curricular changes in under six months in response to a global pandemic.
Number: 3 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:F8YUML5X
Keywords: Open Educational Resources; calendar changes; coronavirus; ⛔ No DOI found

Fostering Early Math Comprehension: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay - Naslund-Hadley, Emma; Parker, Susan W; Hernandez-Agramonte, Juan Manuel (Global Education Review, 2014)
Research indicates that preschool children need to learn pre-math skills to build a foundation for primary- and secondary-level mathematics. This paper presents the results from the early stages of a pilot mathematics program implemented in Cordillera, Paraguay. In a context of significant gaps in teacher preparation and pedagogy, the program uses interactive audio segments that cover the entire preschool math curriculum. Since Paraguayan classrooms tend to be bilingual, the audio and written materials use a combination of Spanish and Guaraní. Based on an experimental evaluation since the program’s implementation, we document positive and significant improvements of 0.16 standard deviations in standardized test scores. The program helped narrow learning gaps between low- and high-performing students, and between students with trained teachers and those whose teachers lack formal training in early childhood education. Moreover, the program improved learning equally among both Guaraní- and Spanish-speaking students. But not all learning gaps narrowed as a result of the program. Although girls improved significantly, boys improved much more, ultimately increasing the gender gap. To close this gender gap, the program has been modified to encourage girls’ increased participation in the classroom and general interest in math.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:6XL49ADC 2405685:HRIPFXGZ
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Forms of knowledge and modes of innovation - Jensen, Morten Berg; Johnson, Björn; Lorenz, Edward; Lundvall, Bengt-Åke; Lundvall, B. A. (The learning economy and the economics of hope, 2007)
Publisher: Anthem Press London, New York
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Formalising the informal: Ghana's National Apprenticeship Programme - Palmer, Robert (Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2009)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/13636820902820048 10/ft4gr7 2129771:GL45HCQQ 2249382:5XAD4H45 2317526:47VFE747

Formal Education Pathways (Uganda) - Government of Uganda
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:EAIS8L4K 2317526:R2DV7M6X
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; CC:Uganda; publicImportV1

Forging New Partnerships: Lessons from the Dissemination of Agricultural Training Videos in Benin - Okry, Florent; Van Mele, Paul; Houinsou, Felix (The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014)
Purpose: This article evaluates the dissemination and use of rice training videos by radio stations, farmers, farmer associations and extension services in Benin. It pays attention to positive deviants and process innovation within a 'hands-off experiment'. Design/methodology/approach: Using questionnaires and checklists we interviewed leaders of radio stations, extension services of nine municipalities and organized focus discussions with 13 farmer associations. Interviews focused on the processes of video dissemination/acquirement and the use and usefulness of the video. Findings: The commercial radio of Glazoué developed persuasive adverts and sold most of the 240 VCDs to farmers and extension services, whereas the community radios distributed most VCDs free of charge. About 20% of all the VCDs were sold, suggesting that farmers are eager to invest in acquiring knowledge. Extension services acquired the rice videos in various ways, indicating the need to inject videos via multiple pathways into the agricultural innovation system. Watching the farmer-to-farmer videos during staff meetings gave extension agents more confidence to interact with farmers. Practical implications: Videos do not need to be distributed to all farmer associations in the same village, as dissemination may take place between different associations. Farmers appreciate watching videos with their families if they are available in their local language. When suitable language versions are not available, group viewing is more appropriate. Originality/value: The farmer-to-farmer rice videos have created a momentum in Benin and across Africa, especially in the current context of rapid changes in the agricultural systems. The newly established non-governmental organization Access Agriculture aims at further supporting video-mediated learning in developing countries. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/1389224x.2013.783495 10/gf62k7 2129771:HKPGFNHX 2317526:3SKW69JC
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Benin; CA:AandC; CL:en; CL:fr; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:D; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; D:developing country; F:access; F:learning; F:pay; P:agricultural; P:agriculture; P:media; P:service industry; P:technology; R:focus groups; R:interview; R:questionnaire; T:Ausbildung; T:Training; publicImportV1

Forced Disruption of Anatomy Education in Australia and New Zealand: An Acute Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic - Pather, Nalini; Blyth, Phil; Chapman, Jamie A.; Dayal, Manisha R.; Flack, Natasha A. M. S.; Fogg, Quentin A.; Green, Rodney A.; Hulme, Anneliese K.; Johnson, Ian P.; Meyer, Amanda J.; Morley, John W.; Shortland, Peter J.; et al. (Anatomical Sciences Education, 2020)
Australian and New Zealand universities commenced a new academic year in February/March 2020 largely with “business as usual.” The subsequent Covid-19 pandemic imposed unexpected disruptions to anatomical educational practice. Rapid change occurred due to government-imposed physical distancing regulations from March 2020 that increasingly restricted anatomy laboratory teaching practices. Anatomy educators in both these countries were mobilized to adjust their teaching approaches. This study on anatomy education disruption at pandemic onset within Australia and New Zealand adopts a social constructivist lens. The research question was “What are the perceived disruptions and changes made to anatomy education in Australia and New Zealand during the initial period of the Covid-19 pandemic, as reflected on by anatomy educators?.” Thematic analysis to elucidate “the what and why” of anatomy education was applied to these reflections. About 18 anatomy academics from ten institutions participated in this exercise. The analysis revealed loss of integrated “hands-on” experiences, and impacts on workload, traditional roles, students, pedagogy, and anatomists' personal educational philosophies. The key opportunities recognized for anatomy education included: enabling synchronous teaching across remote sites, expanding offerings into the remote learning space, and embracing new pedagogies. In managing anatomy education's transition in response to the pandemic, six critical elements were identified: community care, clear communications, clarified expectations, constructive alignment, community of practice, ability to compromise, and adapt and continuity planning. There is no doubt that anatomy education has stepped into a yet unknown future in the island countries of Australia and New Zealand.
_eprint: https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ase.1968 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1002/ase.1968 2129771:N2RPJFNX
Keywords: Australia; Covid-19 pandemic; New Zealand; __C:filed:1; active learning; gross anatomy education; medical education; online delivery; online practical anatomy; reflective practices; remote learning; student well-being; workload

"For us it was a learning experience": design, development and implementation of blended learning - Onguko, Brown; Jepchumba, Lucy; Gaceri, Petronilla (European Journal of Training and Development, 2013)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share reflections of the three authors on the process of instructional design and implementation of blended learning for teachers' professional development (PD) in rural western Kenya. It proposes reforms in provision of teachers' professional development to enable professional development providers to access specialized skills in instructional design (ID) and blended learning. Design/methodology/approach - The paper resulted from a design-based research including 12 entry and 12 exit interviews, observations of three face-to-face meetings of blended learning sessions and ten classroom observations of teachers implementing new teaching approaches learned through blended learning. Findings - The paper provides insights into the authors' experiences in this research. They shared the following reflections: engagement in ID empowered them and they are confident that they can engage in systematic instructional design on a larger scale; they gained technical knowledge and skills in authoring content in HTML on eXe open source platform; uploading the content and processing audio and video content was equally enthralling to them. Research limitations/implications - Because of the chosen research approach, the research results may lack generalisability. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to consider incorporating the design-based research, instructional design and blended learning approaches used in this study while conducting related research in their dissimilar contexts. Practical implications - The paper includes implications for the design, development and implementation of teachers' professional development for challenging contexts as a contribution towards achievement of both Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA). Originality/value - This paper fulfils an identified need to study provision of professional development for teachers who lack opportunities for professional development.
Place: Limerick Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1430572667?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/ejtd-10-2012-0052 2339240:XN53EQR3 2405685:AFTT7Q76 2534378:32ICX4DB 2534378:UTXP2X7Q
Keywords: 5220:Information technology management; 8306:Schools and educational services; 9177:Africa; Appropriate technology; Audio recordings; Business And Economics–Management; Instructional design; Kenya; Personal development; Professional development; Research; Rural schools; Teaching; Technological change; Training; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096396; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb

for Local Government Departments of Agriculture - Tudunwada I.Y. (Social Development Center, 2007)

Fogarty International Center (Fogarty International Center)
Library Catalog: www.fic.nih.gov KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:RVSWMF99 2317526:B9EBY4SS

Focusing on the Science of Teaching to improve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy | SharEd
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:D4JVPGEK

Flood Vulnerability Mapping and Prediction for Early Warning in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria, Using Geospatial Techniques - Tudunwada, I.Y.; Abbas, A. (International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022)

Flood Vulnerability across Watersheds in Kano State - Tudunwada, I.Y.; Aduojo, A.; Dakagan, J.B. (Nigeria African Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Flipped Classroom in Teacher Education: A Scoping Review - Han, Han; Røkenes, Fredrik Mørk (Frontiers in Education, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/feduc.2020.601593 4804264:EDDJKCJW
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Fixing Ed-Tech’s Investment Model - Labun, Jakub (2023)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:ATCEIGSY
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

Five ways geospatial analysis can help visualize and solve some of education’s biggest challenges - the Education Commission (the Education Commission, 2021)
As the education community continues to mobilize efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), stakeholders at all levels of the system are grappling with questions on how to deliver inclusive quality education. What communities will benefit most...
Section: Updates KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:QDUZU3YQ
Keywords: _yl:c

Five lessons learnt from Bangladesh's experience responding to COVID-19 - Sarwar, Mohammad Afzal Hossain; Hossain, Iqbal; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2020)
In recent months, the EdTech Hub has produced a range of documents to support and guide countries as they develop and implement plans to help students keep learning during school closures. Some of the work we have produced includes: a […]
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:ES7HENP6 2339240:PISQI3AG 2405685:PH8ICW77
Keywords: _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Five foundational considerations when using technology for teacher professional development in low-resource countries

Five Findings from a New Phone Survey in Senegal - Le Nestour, Alexis; Moscoviz, Laura (Center For Global Development, 2020)
Better data can help us have a better response for COVID, so we piloted a mobile phone survey on 1,000+ respondents in Senegal in partnership with the Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Économique et Social. We published the results of the survey yesterday and we are now publishing some of the key findings.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:DVDMXAFA 2405685:UTN7KDK7
Keywords: _COVID_DEAA-List

Fiscal Policy Options for Resilient and Sustainable Development - Secretariat, Commonwealth (Commonwealth iLibrary, 2023)
Creating enabling environments and the capacity to access and generate multidimensional financing for development, climate change and enhanced resilience, remains challenging amid global pressures. One feasible approach is to revisit the criteria for financing allocation and the management of earmarked international transfers and debt relief. This paper focuses on fiscal policy options for resilient and sustainable development. An appropriate design and mix of national taxes would help raise revenues efficiently, reduce the cost of doing business and the barriers to exports, and encourage economic integration to counteract disruptions in global value chains.

First Principles: Designing Effective Education Programs For In-Service Teacher Professional Development (Compendium) - Miller-Grandvaux, Yolande; Jessee, Cassandra (US Agency for International Development, American Institutes for Research, 2011)
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First KaiOS smart feature phone drops in Malawi - Gilbert, Paula; Editor; Africa, Connecting (Connecting Africa, 2020)
Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has rolled out the first 4G KaiOS-enabled smart feature phone in the country.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:9RQJG9ML

First-grade teachers’ response to three models of professional development in reading - Carlisle, J.F.; Cortina, K.A.; Katz, L.A. (Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Difficulties, 2011)

Fine motor skills predict maths ability better than they predict reading ability in the early primary school years - Pitchford, Nicola J.; Papini, Chiara; Outhwaite, Laura A.; Gulliford, Anthea (Frontiers in psychology, 2016)
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00783 2129771:2S4FMUQJ

Findings from a Mobile Tablet Project Implementation in Rural South Africa. - Herselman, Marlien; Botha, Adele; Dlamini, Sifiso; Marais, Mario; Mahwai, Nare (International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:9RD2NSUC
Keywords: _C:Japan JPN; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Finding unmapped schools from space with AI - Yi, Zhuangfang NaNa (Medium, 2019)
Accurate data about schools is critical to provide quality education and promote lifelong learning, ensure equal access to opportunity…

Financing Primary Education for All: Public expenditure and education outcomes in Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme C.; Nthara, Khwima; Kholowa, Foster (Institute of Development Studies, 2004)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:RJCKABJV 4752638:E4JZA2RR 4752638:QEV67AD5
Keywords: _C:Malawi MWI

Financing Education in Africa through Diaspora Bonds - Olanrewaju, Gideon Seun; Olaniran, Sunday Olawale (African Journal of Development Studies, 2020)
Publisher: Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Financial Incentives to Reduce Female Infanticide, Child Marriage and Promote Girl’s Education: Institutional and Monitoring Mechanisms - Birch, Izzy (2020)
The focus of this paper is on the complementary mechanisms and interventions likely to increase the effectiveness and impact of conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes in South Asia that aim to reduce female infanticide and child marriage and promote girls’ education. The literature on the institutional aspects of these particular schemes is limited, but from this and from the wider literature on CCT programmes in similar contexts, the following institutional mechanisms are likely to enhance success: a strong information and communication strategy that enhances programme reach and coverage and ensures stakeholder awareness; advance agreements with financial institutions; a simple and flexible registration process; appropriate use of technology to strengthen access, disbursement, and oversight; adequate implementation capacity to support processes of outreach, enrolment, and monitoring; monitoring and accountability mechanisms embedded in programme design; coordination mechanisms across government across social protection schemes; an effective management information system; and the provision of quality services in the sectors for which conditions are required. There is a very limited body of evidence that explores these institutional issues as they apply to the specific CCT programmes that are the focus of this report, however, there is more available evidence of the potential impact of ‘cash-plus’ programmes, which complement the transfers with other interventions designed to enhance their results or address the structural barriers to well-being
Accepted: 2021-01-15T11:26:39Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19088/K4D.2021.005 2129771:I85V7ULU 4869029:QEXVGYCN

Financial Incentives to Reduce Female Infanticide, Child Marriage and Promote Girl’s Education: Impact - Haider, Huma (2020)
This review examines evidence on the key design features and impact of programmes that use Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) or baby bonds to reduce female infanticide, child marriage and promote girl’s education. Conditional cash transfer (CCT) schemes have been adopted to promote the survival and well-being of girls. They provide parents with financial incentives to raise daughters; to delay marrying them until age 18, and to reduce the gender imbalance in school. Given that many CCT programmes aimed at addressing girl children are relatively new, it has in many cases been too early to evaluate their effectiveness. There is thus limited evidence of the impact of their implementation and outcomes. This helpdesk report focuses on recent studies, published in the past five years, on select programmes implemented in South Asia, particularly in India, for which there is the most available information. Evidence suggests that CCT programmes aimed at supporting the girl child have succeeded in promoting school enrolment and delaying marriage in South Asia. It is less clear, however, the extent to which these transfers have affected gender-biased sex selection.
Accepted: 2021-01-14T17:53:31Z Publisher: Institute of Development Studies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19088/K4D.2021.004 2129771:JX9I8JDX 4869029:6GKANETG

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Final Report for Evaluation of RTT - Centre for Research and Integrated Development (Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe),; UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa; Open Development and Education (OpenDevEd, 2022)
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Final report: Beta testing and recommendations for scaling - Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; McBurnie, Chris; Regis, Callista; D’Angelo, Sophia; Gonsalves, Sarah-Lee; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2021)
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Final Report and Recommendations - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
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Final Report and Recommendations - Haßler, Björn; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Regis, Callista; Blower, Tom (Open Development & Education, 2021)
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Final report - Khalayleh, Abdullah; El-Serafy, Yomna; Megha-Bongnkar, Ghislaine; Haßler, Björn (Open Development & Education, 2021)
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Final Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Africa Educational Trust’s Speak Up II in South Sudan - Schulze, Charles (2019)
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Final Evaluation of the Project: Increasing Access, Retention and Performance in Primary Education: Implemented by Child to Child & the Pikin-To-Pikin Movement Kailahun District, Sierra Leone, 2011-2016 - Institute for Development
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

FINAL 010420 Joe Hallgarten 793 mitigating_education_effects_of_disease_outbreaks.docx
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Figure 4.7: The iterative processes of qualitative data analysis... (ResearchGate)
Download scientific diagram | 7: The iterative processes of qualitative data analysis through grounded theory data analysis techniques from publication: PhD Thesis: Exploring the role of Short Food Supply Chains in Enhancing the livelihoods of small-scale food producers: Evidence from The UK and The Gambia | PhD Thesis (2011-2015), Coventry University | Livelihoods, Food Supply and Supply Chain | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.

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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Feynman AI - Feynman AI
Feynman - An AI assistant to make reading, writing and understanding academic literature easier.
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FETI - Further Education and Training Institute - Government of South Africa
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Feminist Standpoint Theory - Bowell, Tracy (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2019)
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Feeding Our Future: Policy Options For Establishing And Expanding School Meal Programs In Bulilima District, Zimbabwe - Bakani, Mathe
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Federal Polytechnics Act
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Federal Ministry of Education
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Federal Ministry of Education - Government of Nigeria
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Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB) - Germany - BIBB (BIBB - Tasks of the Inter-company vocational training centres)
Das Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB) ist das anerkannte Kompetenzzentrum zur Erforschung und Weiterentwicklung der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung in Deutschland.

Federal Colleges of Education Act
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Febrile illness experience among Nigerian nomads - Akogun, O.B; Gundiri, M.A; Badaki, J.A.; Njobdi, S.Y; Adesina, Adedoyin; Ogundahunsi, O.T. (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012)
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Febrile illness experience among Nigerian nomads - Gundiri, M.A; Badaki, J.A.; Njobdi, S.Y; Adesina, A.A; Ogundahunsi, O.T.; Akogun, Oladele B (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Features of iPad language applications for speech-language therapy with children - Heyman, Nikki (2017)
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Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Austria AUT; _C:Canada CAN; _C:India IND; _C:Japan JPN; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Switzerland CHE; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Feather
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Feasibility of training Zambian nurse–midwives to perform postplacental and postpartum insertions of intrauterine devices - Prager, Sarah; Gupta, Pratima; Chilambwe, Jully; Vwalika, Bellington; Neukom, Josselyn; Siamwanza, Nomsa; Eber, Maxine; Blumenthal, Paul D. (International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2012)
Abstract ObjectiveTo explore the feasibility of competency-based training of Zambian nurse–midwives in postplacental and postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) insertion and to estimate learning curves for this procedure. MethodsA pilot service-delivery project was conducted, involving 9 nurse–midwives who participated in a 10-day PPIUD insertion training course at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. US and Zambian clinicians taught the didactic and practical curriculum. Checklists were used for standardization and a pelvic model was developed to achieve PPIUD insertion competency in the classroom before moving to clinical practice. Patients were recruited during prenatal visits, in early labor, and postpartum. Informed, voluntary consent was obtained. All clinical PPIUD insertions were supervised or performed by experienced trainers. ResultsAll 9 nurse–midwives achieved competency on the pelvic model after 3 attempts. During the training period, 38 PPIUDs were inserted in postpartum women; no complications occurred. By the end of training, 4 of the nurse–midwives were deemed competent to independently insert PPIUDs. On average, 4 PPIUD insertions were needed to achieve clinical competency. ConclusionsConcentrated, competency-based training in PPIUD insertion is feasible in an African setting. Replication of such training could increase the popularity and prevalence of PPIUD use among African women.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.01.013 10/f2hgm7 2129771:PV67NDUD 2317526:22IE8B28
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Feasibility of satellite image and GIS sampling for population representative surveys: a case study from rural Guatemala - Miller, Ann C.; Rohloff, Peter; Blake, Alexandre; Dhaenens, Eloin; Shaw, Leah; Tuiz, Eva; Grandesso, Francesco; Mendoza Montano, Carlos; Thomson, Dana R. (International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020)
Population-representative household survey methods require up-to-date sampling frames and sample designs that minimize time and cost of fieldwork especially in low- and middle-income countries. Traditional methods such as multi-stage cluster sampling, random-walk, or spatial sampling can be cumbersome, costly or inaccurate, leading to well-known biases. However, a new tool, Epicentre’s Geo-Sampler program, allows simple random sampling of structures, which can eliminate some of these biases. We describe the study design process, experiences and lessons learned using Geo-Sampler for selection of a population representative sample for a kidney disease survey in two sites in Guatemala.
Keywords: Guatemala; Population-representative study; Sample selection; Sampling frame; Simple random sample

FAWE - Forum for African Women Educationalists (Forum for African Women Educationalists: FAWE)
Who We Are The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African Non-Government Organisation founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women’s education in sub-Saharan Africa in line with Education for All. The organisation’s members include female ministers of education, university vice-chancellors, education policy-makers,
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Farmers’ Characteristics and Cropping Diversity in Smallholder Farms in a Rural Community of Kano Close – Settled Zone, Nigeria - Tudunwada, I.Y.; Momale, S.B.Badamasi; M.M., Jibrin; J.M.; Ajeigbe, H.A. (The Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2018)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Family matters: Impacts of family background on educational attainments - Ermisch, John; Francesconi, Marco (Economica, 2001)

Family conditions and the accessibility of online education: the digital divide and mediating factors - Gu, Jiafeng (Sustainability, 2021)
Publisher: MDPI KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3390/su13158590 2129771:N2TBLTRJ

Fallacy of summer overheating in the hot-dry climate: a case study of learning environments in Kano, Nigeria - S.M. Ali (AJEES, African Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2021)
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Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education - Reich, Justin (Harvard University Press, 2020)
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Failing to Plan? Estimating the Impact of Achieving Schooling Goals on Cohort Learning - Kaffenberger, Michelle; Pritchett, Lant (Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE), 2020)
The Sustainable Development Goals have targets for both expansion of schooling to achieve universal completion of primary and secondary schooling, and for learning, to reach universal basic proficiency in reading and mathematics. Yet today not a single developing country has an empirical estimate of how much reaching their schooling goal would contribute to reaching their learning goals. We build a simple, formal, parameterized model of the learning process and calibrate the parameters to replicate observed learning outcomes in developing countries. We then use this model to simulate the progress on global learning goals that would result from achieving universal completion of grade 10. Our simulations suggest that in a “typical” low income country increasing completion of grade 10 from its current level of roughly 30 percent to 100 percent increases cohort learning by only 9 points on a PISA-like scale (mean of 500, standard deviation 100), an effect size of less than one tenth of one standard deviation. More strikingly, in our simulations this massive expansion of enrollment has zero impact on the proportion of youth reaching the SDG targets for learning. The reason for this perhaps counter-intuitive finding is that our simulation model allows for children who fall behind the curriculum to stop learning while in school and assumes that those learning the least dropout first. Therefore, expanding enrollment simply shifts most children from not learning while out of school to not learning while in school. In contrast to the weak impact of expanding enrollment at existing levels of learning, even modest changes to the learning process such as reorienting the curriculum to children’s learning levels can have massive effects. With an improved learning process, achieving universal grade 10 completion has ten times the impact on average scores than under the existing learning process.
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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

Faculty Members’ Communication Needs with Regards to Technology - Uzorka, Afam (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Educators are interested in the impact of technology on education and are supported by regulatory bodies promoting technology standards, recruiters seeking teachers with technology skills, legislated technology in the curriculum, and a demand for a technology skilled workforce. In response to the interest in technology in education, and faculty members incorporating technology in their work, this study was launched to investigate the communication needs of faculty members. This qualitative study selected a convenience sample of 120 faculty and administrators. Using an interview guide, interviewers met with 100 participants. Data was transcribed and entered into a database for analysis. Findings reported were about technology in communication. Concluding statements report that participants use technology in their communication. Faculty members look to early enablers to share best technology practices.
Number: 1
Keywords: communication; e-mail; faculty members; technology; ⛔ No DOI found

Factors shaping lecturers’ adoption of OER at three South African universities - Cox, Glenda; Trotter, Henry (2017)
The research presented here focuses on understanding the obstacles, opportunities and practices associated with Open Educational Resources (OER) adoption at three South African universities. It addresses the question: Why do South African lecturers adopt – or not adopt – OER? In trying to answer this, the authors also attempt to identify which factors shape lecturers’ OER adoption decisions, and how lecturers’ institutional cultures influence their OER use and creation choices. This study employed a qualitative research approach through in-depth personal interviews with 18 respondents at three different universities which together broadly represent the characteristics of South Africa’s university sector. Unique analytical tools – the OER adoption pyramid and OER adoption readiness tables – were developed to help with analysing and synthesising the data. Findings indicate that whether and how OER adoption takes place at an institution is shaped by a layered sequence of factors – infrastructural access, legal permission, conceptual awareness, technical capacity, material availability, and individual or institutional volition – which are further influenced by prevailing cultural and social variables. This study has value and application for researchers and institutions pursuing an OER agenda, policy-makers seeking tools to assess OER readiness in institutional contexts, and funding agencies aiming to boost institutional OER engagement. The dataset arising from this study can be accessed at: https://www.datafirst.uct.ac.za/dataportal/index.php/catalog/555
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Factors Related to Teacher Absenteeism in Sierra Leone: Literature Review - Vijil, Alejandra; Bellinger, Amy; Godwin, Katie; Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2022)
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Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Factors Related to Teacher Absenteeism in Sierra Leone: Literature Review - Vijil, Alejandra; Bellinger, Amy; Godwin, Katie; Haßler, Björn; McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2022)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Factors Inhibiting Sports Lecturer’s Publication Productivity in International Journals - Hanief, Yulingga Nanda; Haqiyah, Aridhotul; Winarno, Mashuri Eko; Pratama, Budiman Agung; Sinulingga, Albadi (Journal of Learning for Development, 2021)
Scientific publication is an essential part of research dissemination, irrespective of the productivity effects on lecturers' careers. Therefore, this study aims to determine the internal and external factors inhibiting the productivity of sports lecturers' publication in international journals. This is qualitative descriptive research with a survey method and questionnaire used to collect data from 74 sports lecturers in Indonesia by using Google form. The data were further analyzed to reduce the number of the original variables using the factor analysis method with the validity tests includes KMO (Kaiser Meyer Olkin), Bartlett, and MSA (Measure of Sampling Adequacy) used for reliability. The results showed that the sports lecturer’s writing ability and cost are responsible for inhibiting publications' productivity in international journals as opposed to gender analysis. The majority had limited time to write because most of their activities were carried out in the field. Grants offered by both the government and universities are expected to be absorbed to support the sports lecturers' publication activities in Indonesia. Further studies need to be carried out by analyzing the college type, academic position, and age as considerations for stakeholders to take strategic steps to overcome publication challenges.
Number: 3
Keywords: inhibitors; lectures; publications; sports; ⛔ No DOI found

Factors Influencing The Adoption Of Flexible Teaching Approaches In Technical Training Institutions In Kenya - Tiony, AK; Ferej, A; Kitainge, K (2016)
The goal of training in technical training institutions is to produce highly skilled graduates with competencies to handle various challenges in technology oriented fields. The continuing need to improve the quality of education in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is ever present. Therefore, effective teaching at these institutions is important to enhance quality of its graduates. This paper highlights the factors influencing the adoption of flexible approaches to teaching in technical training institutions in Kenya. Two specific objectives; establish how the syllabus content influences the adoption of flexible approaches to teaching; evaluate how institutional factors influence the adoption flexible approaches to teaching. The study was guided by a conceptual framework developed by the author. This study was conducted through descriptive research design. Data were collected from seven technical training colleges in Western Kenya. The method of data collection was through open and closed-ended structured questionnaires, and interview schedules. Collected data were coded in SPSS 17.0, (2008) and analysed using descriptive statistics. The study established that institutional managers had no authority to develop their own courses tailor made to suit specific needs in the market. The teaching resources that influence the adoption of flexible learning and teaching were also found to be unavailable in classrooms. Most institutions however had put in place strategic objectives to improve the quality of learning and teaching. Outputs from this study are expected to enhance the adoption of flexible learning in technical training institutions. In light of the findings of the study, it was recommended that the government of Kenya should establish a clear policy aimed at greater adaptability to flexibility. Institutions need to be granted authority to develop or reorganise syllabi for provision of industry specific solutions while being regulated to meet set international standards.
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Factors influencing teachers’ level of participation in online communities - Khalid, Fariza; Joyes, Gordon; Ellison, Linda; Daud, Md Yusoff (International Education Studies, 2014)
The use of an online learning community is one possible approach to teachers’ professional development that can enhance the opportunity for collaboration. Discussions in online learning communities not only allow community members to share resources, ideas and expertise, but also contribute to the fulfilment of teachers’ needs in terms of continuous learning and professional development. This paper reports the findings of a study that aimed to explore the factors that influence the way teachers behave in online communities. The research participants were 16 teachers from five secondary schools in Malaysia who were teaching English, science and mathematics. These teachers were involved in online learning communities via blogs in which they exchanged stories and experiences related to their teaching and learning activities. Data were generated through one-to-one interviews. Based on thematic analysis, the overall findings indicate that teachers’ levels of participation in their online learning communities were largely influenced by cultural issues. Other factors that impacted upon their engagement were time, enforcement by school administrators and their need for an online community.
Original URL: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies/article/view/43598 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5539/ies.v7n13p23 2405685:VMFM6CSP 2534378:EDAZA3Z4 2534378:ZN92H5YX
Keywords: __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096356; __finaldtb

Factors influencing female undergraduate students' acceptance of, and motivation to, use tablet computers for learning - Alomary, Azza (University of Southampton, 2017)
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Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Ecuador ECU; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Finland FIN; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Korea; Republic KOR; _C:Lebanon LBN; _C:Libya LBY; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Philippines PHL; _C:Saudi Arabia SAU; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:United Arab Emirates ARE; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Factors affecting youth entrepreneurship development within Kibera, Kenya: The perspective of entrepreneurship education - Sambo, Wise (Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2016)
© Wise Sambo, 2016. All over the world there has been an increased interest in entrepreneurship education and the society in general. Kenya was among the first countries in Africa to introduce aspects of entrepreneurship education in its education and training systems. Entrepreneurship and business creation are a growing alternative for young people in different economies whose age group often faces a labor market with double digit unemployment rates. This study seeks to investigate and report on the factors affecting youth entrepreneurship development with specific reference to entrepreneurship education in Kibera, a district of Kenya. Two objectives are identified, namely (i) to determine the government's provision and access to the entrepreneurship education and training among the Kenyan youth, and (ii) to determine whether there is a relationship between the level of education, training and development of youth entrepreneurship. A sample of three hundred entrepreneurs (aged 18-35) within the Kibera district in Kenya is drawn to participate in this study. Structured survey questionnaires are used to collect primary data from business owners in the Kibera district. Findings revealed a strong positive correlation between the provision of entrepreneurship education and development of youth entrepreneurship and the level of education has a very weak positive correlation to youth entrepreneurship development. This study concludes with recommendations on how youth entrepreneurship can be improved in Kibera and the rest of Kenya. A total of 300 questionnaires were administered via emails with a total response rate of 83.3% (250) returned for analysis.
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Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Kenya; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; F:access; P:economy; R:questionnaire; R:survey; T:Training; T:entrepreneurship education; Z:Entrepreneurship education; Z:Kibera; Z:Unemployment; Z:Youth entrepreneurship; publicImportV1; ❓ Multiple DOI

Factors affecting the women's empowerment in disaster risk governance structure in Sri Lanka - Hemachandra, Kinkini; Amaratunga, Dilanthi; Haigh, Richard (International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2020)
Women have been disproportionately affected by natural hazards due to many reasons. Minimum representation of women in disaster decision-making has been identified as such reasons for their high vulnerabilities in disasters. Hence, women's empowerment in disaster decision-making has been proposed by researchers and many international frameworks as a strategy to address vulnerabilities. Because women's empowerment in disaster risk governance is expected to reduce their vulnerabilities and strengthen overall societal resilience to future hazards. However, limited evidence is available on how to achieve women's empowerment in disaster risk governance. Hence, this chapter aims to explore the challenges that prevent their empowerment in disaster risk governance structure as input for policy makers of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka was selected due to its increasing risks for disasters and the status of women's empowerment within the risk governance structure. Using a semi-structured interview guideline, which was developed based on the literature review, nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with the experts in the field of the study. Interview data were analysed qualitatively to identify the challenges that limit women's empowerment in disaster risk governance structure in Sri Lanka. The identified challenges are presented in this paper with the suggestions made by experts as inputs for the policymaking process. Accordingly, twenty challenges were identified within five broad themes as legal, institutional, individual, social & cultural and nature of the job. Accordingly, three suggestions were presented to overcome the identified challenges to enhance women's empowerment in disaster risk governance structure in Sri Lanka.
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Keywords: Disaster risk governance; Disasters; Governance; Sri Lanka; Women's empowerment; _z:class:countries

Factors Affecting Students' Acceptance of Tablet PCs: A Study in Italian High Schools - Cacciamani, Stefano; Villani, Daniela; Bonanomi, Andrea; Carissoli, Claudia; Olivari, Maria Giulia; Morganti, Laura; Riva, Giuseppe; Confalonieri, Emanuela (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018)
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Keywords: __C:filed:1

Factor Analysis of the Challenges and Strategies for Effective Work-Based Learning in Nigerian Technical and Vocational Education - Rabiu Haruna; Yusri Bin Kamin (Jurnal Pendidikan Teknologi dan Kejuruan, 2019)
This study investigated challenges and strategies for effective work-based learning in Nigerian technical and vocational education (TVE) using a factor analysis approach. Through the use of structured questionnaire, the opinions of 385 respondents consisting of 227 TVE lecturers and 158 supervisors of technical and vocational firms were sought. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and varimax rotated principal component factor analysis with factor loading of 0.40. The result showed that about 25% of the TVE firms in Northwest Nigeria are industrial technical firms, 22% are computer/ICT, 19% are business/distributive trade, 18 % are home economics while about 16% are agricultural based. Using principal component factor analysis, the study identified: policy, funding, attitudinal and linkage as challenging factors undermining effectiveness of work-based learning in Nigerian TVE. On the other hand, training, administrative, institutional and facility/curriculum are strategic factors for effectiveness of work-based learning in Nigerian TVE. Based on the findings, the study among others recommended strong technical and vocational education linkage with industry for skills training of students through work-based learning framework and approach
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Facing the challenges of the One-Tablet-Per-Child policy in Thai primary school education. - Viriyapong, Ratchada; Harfield, Antony (International Journal of Advanced Computer Science & Applications, 2013)
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Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making - Kaner, Sam (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
Unleash the transformative power of face to face groups The third edition of this ground-breaking book continues to advance its mission to support groups to do their best thinking. It demonstrates that meetings can be much more than merely an occasion for solving a problem or creating a plan. Every well-facilitated meeting is also an opportunity to stretch and develop the perspectives of the individual members, thereby building the strength and capacity of the group as a whole. This fully updated edition of The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making guides readers through the struggle and the satisfaction of putting participatory values into practice, helping them to fulfill the promise of effective group decision-making. With previous editions already embraced by business and community leaders and consulting professionals around the world, this new book is even more insightful and easy to use. New for this edition: 60 pages of brand new skills and tools Many new case examples Major expansion and reorganization of the advanced sections of the book. New chapter: Teaching A Group About Group Dynamics Doubled in size: Classic Facilitator Challenges. Substantially improved: Designing Realistic Agendas – now three chapters, with wise, insightful answers to the most vexing questions about meeting design.
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Keywords: Business & Economics / Decision-Making & Problem Solving; Business & Economics / General; Business & Economics / Management; Business & Economics / Organizational Development

Facilitating Students’ Digital Competence: Did They Do It? - Lucas, Margarida (European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, 2019)
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Facilitating flexible learning by replacing classroom time with an online learning environment: A systematic review of blended learning in higher education - Müller, Claude; Mildenberger, Thoralf (Educational Research Review, 2021)
Higher education institutions are trying to provide more flexibility and individualization, which is mainly realized through the use of new technologies and implemented in online or blended learning designs. This systematic review aims to investigate the impact of replacing classroom time with an online learning environment. The meta-analysis (k = 21 effect sizes) applied strict inclusion criteria concerning research design, measurement of learning outcomes and implementation of blended learning. The estimated effect size (Hedge's g) was positive, although not significantly different from zero and the confidence interval [-0.13, 0.25], suggesting that overall differences between blended and conventional classroom learning are small, and, at best, very small negative or moderate positive effects are plausible. This means that despite a reduction in classroom time between 30 and 79 per cent, equivalent learning outcomes were found. Consequently, blended learning with reduced classroom time is not systematically more or less effective than conventional classroom learning.
Keywords: Blended learning; Flexible learning; Higher education; Learning effectiveness; Meta-analysis

Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz - BAMF (BAMF - Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge)
Das am 1. März 2020 in Kraft getretene Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz (FEG) ist ein Meilenstein der Bundesregierung zur Stärkung der qualifizierten Zuwanderung aus dem Ausland.
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Eye tracking methodology for studying teacher learning: A review of the research - Beach, Pamela; McConnel, Jen (International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2019)
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Eye Lesions, blindness and visual impairment in the Taraba River Valley Nigeria and their relation to onchocercal Microfilariae in skin - Akogun, Oladele B (Acta Tropica, 1992)
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Extracting business objects and activities from labels of German process models - Hake, P.; Fettke, P.; Neumann, G. (Proceedings of the international conference on design science research in information system and technology, 2017)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

External Validity: Four Models of Improving Student Achievement - Duflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020)
Randomized controlled trials in lower-income countries have demonstrated ways to increase learning, in speciﬁc settings. This study uses a large-scale, nationwide RCT in Ghana to show the external validity of four school-based interventions inspired by other RCTs. Even though the government implemented the programs within existing systems, student learning increased across all four models, more so for female than male students, and many gains persisted one year after the program ended. Three of the four interventions had a similar cost eﬀectiveness. The intervention that directly targeted classroom teachers increased the likelihood that teachers were engaged with students.
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External Validity and Policy Adaptation: From Impact Evaluation to Policy Design - Williams, Martin J (The World Bank Research Observer, 2020)
With the growing number of rigorous impact evaluations worldwide, the question of how best to apply this evidence to policymaking processes has arguably become the main challenge for evidence-based policymaking. How can policymakers predict whether a policy will have the same impact in their context as it did elsewhere, and how should this inﬂuence the design and implementation of policy? This paper introduces a simple and ﬂexible framework to address these questions of external validity and policy adaptation. I show that failures of external validity arise from an interaction between a policy’s theory of change and a dimension of the context in which it is being implemented, and develop a method of “mechanism mapping” that maps a policy’s theory of change against salient contextual assumptions to identify external validity problems and suggest appropriate policy adaptations. In deciding whether and how to adapt a policy in a new context, I show there is a fundamental informational trade-o↵ between the strength and relevance of evidence on the policy from other contexts and the policymaker’s knowledge of the local context. This trade-o↵ can guide policymakers’ judgments about whether policies should be copied exactly from elsewhere, adapted, or invented anew.
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Extensive reading in a challenging environment: A comparison of extensive and intensive reading approaches in Saudi Arabia - Al-Homoud, F.; Schmitt, N. (Language Teaching Research, 2009)
Many studies have shown that reading can have a beneficial effect on second language learning, but relatively few of these have focused on extensive reading in classroom environments over a period of time. This study compares an extensive reading class against a more traditional class involving intensive reading and vocabulary exercises. The classes were part of a Saudi college presessional course, and this classroom setting posed several problems for the extensive reading approach, including relatively weak students, an environment where pleasure reading is atypical, and the course being of short duration. The result is that the reported extensive reading class was carried out in what could be considered challenging conditions. Nevertheless, gain scores in reading comprehension ability, reading speed, and vocabulary acquisition showed that the extensive reading approach was just as effective as the intensive approach, even though some of the measurement instruments for these variables should have favored the intensive approach. Moreover, the extensive reading participants reported much more positive attitudes toward reading, their class, and their learning than the participants in the intensive reading group. Overall, these results indicate that, for the variables studied, the extensive reading approach was as good as, or better than, the more focused intensive reading approach. © The Author(s), 2009.
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Keywords: Extensive reading; Intensive reading; Learner attitudes; Reading comprehension; Reading speed; Vocabulary acquisition; _AcademicRecoveryOECS

Extending the Experience to Sub-Saharan Africa - James, Jeffrey (The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development: Internet, Literacy and Digital Skills, 2020)
The two previous chapters have been concerned with various aspects of a revolutionary new technology, that lies somewhere between a basic mobile phone and a relatively expensive smartphone. Before the advent of the new smart feature phone in India, users were required to buy smartphones in order to access the Internet. Now they are able to do so at a much lower cost. This chapter, however, deals with a different issue, namely, of whether and to what extent, the Indian experience can be replicated in other developing regions and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular. On the basis mainly of available data, I argue that the biggest obstacle to replication lies in affordability: in the price of handsets, data and incomes, Sub-Saharan Africa is at a disadvantage and with respect to device costs, a severe disadvantage. Other dimensions of replicability, however, were less clear-cut, partly because of a paucity of data. What is clear, though, is that associations between KaiOS Technologies and MTN and Orange have resulted in a strong African demand for mobile money through smart feature phones.
Keywords: India; Replication; Smart feature phones

Extending a conventional chatbot knowledge base to external knowledge source and introducing user based sessions for diabetes education - Hussain, Shafquat; Athula, Ginige (2018 32nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), 2018)

Exploring young students’ talk in iPad-supported collaborative learning environments - Falloon, Garry; Khoo, Elaine (Computers & Education, 2014)
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Exploring the Use of Tweets and Word Clouds as Strategies in Educational Research - Cooshna-Naik, Dorothy (Journal of Learning for Development, 2022)
This paper presents personal insights and discussions on the exploration of specific strategies which relate to data collection and analysis used to support the focus group discussion data collection and preliminary analysis of a doctoral research entitled Undergraduate students’ experiences of learning with digital multimodal texts. The main objective of the doctoral research was to understand the different ways undergraduate students experienced learning with digital multimodal texts (DMTs) within the context of a history module included in their first-year programme of studies both as readers (consumers) and authors (producers). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, written reflection accounts, a focus group discussion and consideration given to the DMT (a video) produced by the participants. The focus group discussion event included a hands-on task whereby participants were requested to write their views in response to a given prompt question in the form of tweets. Also, the written tweets were visualised as word clouds for the purpose of initial analysis. The findings reported in this paper, which are based on observation notes and investigation of the word clouds, suggest that the tweet-related, hands-on task acted as a good ice breaker, making the participants feel at ease and more relaxed about sharing their views amongst each other while eliciting discussions and fostering deeper thinking. Also, the word clouds were revealed to be an effective data visualisation tool allowing emerging and salient themes to stand out from the participants’ written tweets and reflections.
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Keywords: Educational research; Multimodal Texts; Tweets; Word Clouds; ⛔ No DOI found

Exploring the use of Augmented Reality in a Kinesthetic Learning Application Integrated with an Intelligent Virtual Embodied Agent - Iqbal, Muhammad Zahid; Mangina, Eleni; Campbell, Abraham G. (2019 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), 2019)
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Exploring the Role of Distributed Learning in Distance Education at Allama Iqbal Open University: Academic Challenges at Postgraduate Level - Bukhsh, Qadir; Chaudhary, Muhammad Ajmal (Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015)
Distributed learning is derived from the concept of distributed resources. Different institutions around the globe connected through network and the learners are diverse, located in the different cultures and communities. Distributed learning provides global standards of quality to all learners through synchronous and asynchronous communications and provides the opportunity of flexible and independent learning with equity, low cost educational services and has become the first choice of the dispersed learners around the globe. The present study was undertaken to investigate the challenges faced by the Faculty Members of Department of Business Administration and Computer Science at Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad Pakistan. 25 Faculty Members were taken as sample of the study from both Departments (100% Sampling). The study was qualitative in nature and interview was the data collection tool. Data was analyzed by thematic analysis technique. The major challenges faced by the Faculty Members were as: bandwidth, synchronous learning activities, irregularity of the learners, feedback on individual work, designing and managing the learning activities, quality issues and training to use the network for teaching learning activities.
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Exploring the Potential of 3D-printing in Biological Education: A Review of the Literature - Hansen, Alexandria K; Langdon, Taylor R; Mendrin, Lukyon W; Peters, Kaylin; Ramos, Jose; Lent, David D (Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2020)
Science education is most effective when it provides authentic experiences that reflect professional practices and approaches that address issues relevant to students’ lives and communities. Such educational experiences are becoming increasingly interdisciplinary and can be enhanced using digital fabrication. Digital fabrication is the process of designing objects for the purpose of fabricating with machinery such as 3D-printers, laser cutters, and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines. Historically, these types of tools have been exceptionally costly and difficult to access; however, recent advancements in technological design have been accompanied by decreasing prices. In this review, we first establish the historical and theoretical foundations that support the use of digital fabrication as a pedagogical strategy to enhance learning. We specifically chose to focus attention on 3D-printing because this type of technology is becoming increasingly advanced, affordable, and widely available. We systematically reviewed the last 20 years of literature that characterized the use of 3D-printing in biological education, only finding a total of 13 articles that attempted to investigate the benefits for student learning. While the pedagogical value of student-driven creation is strongly supported by educational literature, it was challenging to make broad claims about student learning in relation to using or creating 3D-printed models in the context of biological education. Additional studies are needed to systematically investigate the impact of student-driven creation at the intersection of biology and engineering or computer science education.

Exploring the Perspectives of Participants of Two Mathematics Professional Development Courses in South Africa: Personal, Professional and Community Outcomes - Joubert M.; Kenny S. (African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018)
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Exploring the mismatch between teacher demand-supply in sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana as case study - Ntim, , S. (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2013)
This study presents an analysis of the factors affecting the supply and demand of school teachers in Ghana. The findings suggest that the major pull causing the mismatch in teacher supply-demand equation can be summed up under: a) economic demand, b) demographic factors and c) market forces. Sixty percent of those sampled constituting 162 of the respondents were of the view that there was a significant correlation between remuneration and supply while the other 40% (108) not attributing it to remuneration per se, nevertheless saw a link between supply and other economic issues such as end of service benefit. Ninety five percent of respondents were of the view that teacher upgrading in higher market premium courses in institutions of higher learning exacerbate teacher attrition into other better paid jobs: an indication of non-incentives pulling teachers from the teaching profession. The objective of the study is to contribute to advocacy on teacher issues, especially increased resources as well as innovative funding for the employment of sufficient number of teachers.
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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 .

Exploring the Emergence of Community Support for School and Encouragement of Innovation for Improving Rural School Performance: Lessons Learned at Kitamburo in Tanzania - Ngalawa, Athanas August; Simmt, Elaine; Glanfield, Florence (Global Education Review, 2015)
This article describes a qualitative exploration of a primary school in a remote rural community of Tanzania, whose students showed promising performance in mathematics, as measured by the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE). Case study methods were used to conduct research about the school and community in order to understand the dynamics that shape the school and village as community and communities. Interviews, focus groups, and observations were conducted. The paper identifies the role of village leadership in generating a learning community (Warren, 2005), that initiated community support of the school, which in turn prompted teachers’ innovations for developing in their work as professionals, that improved teaching and learning practices in mathematics and contributed to the noted promising performance on the PSLE. The article concludes that although school principals and teachers are regarded as keys in generating professional learning communities (DuFour, DuFour, & Eaker, 2008; Fullan, Hill &Crévola, 2006 ), under good community leadership communities may be essential catalysts in establishing and sustaining professional learning communities and contribute to school improvement.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Exploring the EdTech Testbed Ecosystem (European Edtech Alliance)
Exploring the necessary components of the European Edtech Testbed Ecosystem
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Exploring the dynamics of female rural-urban migration for secondary education in Ethiopia - Yorke, Louise; Gilligan, Robbie; Alemu, Eyerusalem (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021)
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, we explore the rural-urban migration of 27 girls and young women who leave their rural communities and move to the city to pursue their secondary education, in the ethnically diverse Southern Region of Ethiopia. We consider the nature and extent of the inequalities that they face in rural areas which limit their education opportunities and outcomes and underpin their expected entry into marriage. We compare their experiences in their rural communities with their lives in the city, where they have greater access to resources and greater freedom and decision-making power and the opportunity to continue their secondary education, although their futures are still uncertain. Through our analysis we reveal some of the tensions between the promise of girls’ secondary education promoted at the international and national level and the lived realities of rural girls and women, many of whom are unable to realise this promise.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1951665 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:3GRSIMNZ 2129771:PSDUISSU
Keywords: Ethiopia; Girls’ secondary education; empowerment; female rural-urban migration; marriage

Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Using Laptop Computers in Higher Education Classrooms: A Formative Analysis - Kay, Robin; Lauricella, Sharon (Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie, 2011)
Because of decreased prices, increased convenience, and wireless access, an increasing number of college and university students are using laptop computers in their classrooms. This recent trend has forced instructors to address the educational consequences of using these mobile devices. The purpose of the current study was to analyze and assess beneficial and challenging laptop behaviours in higher education classrooms. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 177 undergraduate university students (89 males, 88 females). Key benefits observed include note-taking...
Publisher: Canadian Network for Innovation in Education KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.21432/T2S598 2129771:I6H3W8QX

Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of AI-Language Learning Tools - Rebolledo Font de la Vall, Roxana; Gonzalez Araya, Fabian (International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, 2023)
AI language learning tools are computer programs or software applications that use artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to help users learn and improve their skills in a foreign language. These technologies have a lot of benefits, such as the ability to save time and speed up learning, to give students personalized learning experiences, and to help them learn about other cultures. In this study, the scientific literature was looked at to find out the pros, cons, opportunities, and challenges of using AI language learning tools, such as the need for more human interaction, the complexities of language in context, and the fact that training needs a lot of data. In the future, these AI tools could be used to make changes, like combining VR and AR, developing better algorithms for processing natural language, and using more advanced algorithms for adaptive learning. By addressing these problems and limitations, AI learning systems could become even more powerful and valuable tools for learning languages. Their integration is critical to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of learning user experience solutions.
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Exploring technical vocational education and training systems in emerging markets: A case study on Ghana - Alagaraja, Meera; Arthur-Mensah, Nana (European Journal of Training and Development, 2013)
Purpose - The purpose of this study was to explore trends and changes in technical vocational education and training (TVET) in emerging economies as a national human resource development (NHRD) approach and its practical applications using Ghana as an example. Design/methodology/approach - A case study approach was used to develop an in-depth analysis of TVET practices in Ghana. The study utilizes a targeted review of literature, analysis of government documents and interviews with key informants as illustrative sources of evidence for developing the case study. Findings - TVET has been identified as a major contributor to skills development in Ghana. Capitalizing on the potential of TVET requires addressing the challenges of increasing employer participation in TVET, improving TVET curriculum to enhance student's employability and reflect labor market needs. Additionally, informal TVET plays a major role in skills development therefore it is recognized as part of the TVET planning process. Research limitations/implications - Data for this research were gathered from key informant interviews and archival records. Additional methods such as observations would further enhance this study. Further research of trends in Ghana to validate implications drawn from this research is recommended. Practical implications - This research provides an overview for HRD professionals to understand the potential of TVET as an approach to human capital development within emerging markets. This is because developing comprehensive plans that address national and employer needs regarding talent acquisition, development and retention will re-emerge as a critical objective for TVET system as nations compete in the global market place. Originality/value - This study provides a unique perspective of current TVET practices in Ghana and its implications for human resource development (HRD). Furthermore, it adds to the small but growing literature on HRD in Ghana and in the African context.
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Exploring Students' Perceptions of Academic Disengagement and Reengagement in a Dropout Recovery Charter School Setting - Iachini, Aidyn L.; Buettner, Cynthia; Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Reno, Rebecca (Children & Schools, 2013)
Abstract. The purpose of this exploratory case study was to understand the academic disengagement and reengagement process from the perspective of students enro
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Exploring selected theories applicable to educational disciplines and social sciences research. - Nkhata, Bentry; Mkandawire, Sitwe Benson; Nachiyunde, Kabunga; Phiri-Nalube, Patricia; Kaani, Bestern; Mulenga, Innocent Mutale; Phiri, Chidongo; Chileshe, Bernard; Sichula, Noah Kenny; Sikayomya, Patrick (2019)
Publisher: International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Exploring relationships between teachers and students with diagnosed disabilities: A multi-informant approach - Zee, Marjolein; de Bree, Elise; Hakvoort, Britt; Koomen, Helma M. Y. (Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2020)
This study explored unique associations of student disabilities (ADHD, ASD, dyslexia) with teacher-, student- and peer-perceptions of student–teacher relationship quality. Sixty-three teachers, 510 students, and classmates from 24 Dutch mainstream elementary schools completed questionnaires about the student–teacher relationship quality. Teachers indicated whether students were diagnosed with disabilities. Multilevel models indicated that both teachers and classmates, but not students with ADHD themselves, reported higher levels of conflict in relationships. Additionally, teachers experienced less closeness and more conflict in relationships with children with ASD. The lower levels of closeness were also reported by classmates, but not by students with ASD themselves. Last, students with dyslexia experienced less closeness and conflict with their teacher, whereas their classmates and teachers reported more closeness and less conflict in relationships.
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Keywords: ADHD; ASD; Dyslexia; Multi-informant approach; Student–teacher relationship

Exploring relationships between Kolb's learning styles and mobile learning readiness of pre-service teachers: a mixed study - Ata, Rıdvan; Cevik, Mustafa (Education and Information Technologies, 2019)
The aim of this research is to reveal relations between Kolb's learning styles and mobile learning readiness of pre-service teachers in depth in regard to different variables and identify their mobile learning perspectives. The study group consisted of 352 students enrolled in undergraduate programs in education faculties of different universities in Turkey. The convergent parallel design was used as a mixed method strategy. The survey model, as a quantitative component, was used to describe the present situation and embedded interviews, as a qualitative component, were carried out to deeply reveal pre-service teachers' perspectives on mobile learning depending on their learning styles. The "Learning Styles Inventory - Version III" as well as the "Mobile Learning Readiness Scale" were administered to participants. ANOVA, Tukey-HSD test and Structural Equation Modelling were used to analyze the quantitative data. The qualitative data were analyzed by the content analysis method. Results suggest that 126 (36%) of the pre-service participating in the study were with the assimilating learning style, 92 (26.29%) participants were with the diverging learning style, 73 (20.85%) were with the converging learning style and 59 (16.85%) were with the accommodating learning style. Furthermore, it was observed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the learning styles of the pre-service teachers and their m-learning readiness. In addition, it was observed that while optimism, self-directed learning and self-efficacy have a strong effect on m-learning; mother education, monthly income, gender, internet use frequency have a moderate effect on m-learning within different learning styles. Qualitative data were also in line with the results of quantitative data. Findings were discussed in light of relevant literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Exploring Math Education Relations by Analyzing Large Data Sets II. Research Memorandum. ETS RM-21-02. - Weeks, Jonathan; Baron, Patricia (Educational Testing Service, 2021)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 4804264:BIWU7Z9D
Keywords: Final_citation; ⛔ No DOI found

Exploring machine learning potential for climate change risk assessment - Zennaro, Federica; Furlan, Elisa; Simeoni, Christian; Torresan, Silvia; Aslan, Sinem; Critto, Andrea; Marcomini, Antonio (Earth-Science Reviews, 2021)
Publisher: Elsevier

Exploring iPad Integration in Primary Schools: The Interaction of Policy-Initiated Reforms, Availability Assemblages, and Non-Digital Materials - Hembre, Oda Julie (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2019)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/15391523.2019.1646680 2129771:PRQHT8AA
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Exploring How Preschoolers Use IPads to Develop Phonemic Awareness: A Case Study - Scalf, Patricia Pounds (2020)
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Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Croatia HRV; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Exploring Five Online Collaboration Tools to Facilitate a Professional Learning Community - Moore, Julie A. (TechTrends, 2018)
Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) are a form professional learning community that has been used for teacher learning in K-12 environments for many years. In order to foster community and learning amongst distributed participants, CFGs are beginning to make their way online. This article describes the expereience of a four-year old online CFG whose goal was to explore how different technologies can support the work of a virtual CFG by being an online CFG. This article describes the technologies used to host this CFG, the attributes of those technologies to support this collaborative work and the lessons learned from the group’s experience.
Num Pages: 612-617 Place: Washington, Netherlands Publisher: Springer Nature B.V.
Keywords: Critical friends group; Online learning; Professional development; Professional learning community; Virtual community

Exploring first-year students’ experiences of using Moodle in learning an accounting undergraduate module at a South African University - Cele, Siyabonga Alpheos (2019)
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Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Georgia GEO; _C:Greece GRC; _C:India IND; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Poland POL; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Exploring Business Studies teachers’ perspectives on teaching Grade 12 learners for Entrepreneurship. - Dube, Zinhle Thabisile Angeline (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:9R4Z7MW4
Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:China CHN; _C:Finland FIN; _C:India IND; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Serbia SRB; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Exploring Blended Learning for Science Teacher Professional Development in an African Context - Boitshwarelo, Bopelo (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2009)
This paper explores a case of teacher professional development in Botswana, where a blended learning solution was attempted. The analysis of the implementation environment reveals deficiencies in policy, schools (workplaces), and training providers. The paper concludes with three recommendations: 1) Schools should support on-going teacher learning in the workplace and should manage ICT resources for use by both teachers and students; 2) Government should support participatory and localised learning and institutionalise ICT access and use; and 3) Training providers should use blended methods and should model good ICT practices. The author also notes that change is needed in the culture of teaching and learning so that ongoing, situated, participatory, and collaborative approaches are accepted. Finally, collaboration between the training providers and the schools is necessary as is a change in beliefs about the use of ICTs in education.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19173/irrodl.v10i4.687 2129771:8BY4IISL 2405685:RP3KMTVU 2405685:THJLBADH 2534378:5C3ILQ5H 2534378:LSG5BCAP 2534378:PTQCJYNQ
Keywords: C:Botswana; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ___working_potential_duplicate

Exploring barriers to adoption of virtual reality through social media analytics and machine learning–an assessment of technology, network, price and trialability (Journal of Business Research, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.01.017 2129771:YES52NPW 2486141:SLBQNFI4

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Navigate the complex field of social and emotional learning.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:SF4FKK86

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Exploration of the Use of Computer-Mediated Communications to Support the Face-to-Face Collaborative Efforts of a Sixth-Grade Professional Learning Community
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Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students - Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; Wyckoff, James (American Economic Review, 2005)
Keywords: Analysis of Education; Public Sector Labor Markets; _C:Georgia GEO; _C:Norway NOR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Expert Consultation: Radio-based Education in the Philippines - McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3469739 2129771:IGCN5KBD 2405685:25G275PG 2405685:YRC7UKWE 2339240:4DKQGFTT
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

Expert comments on: Are children with low vision adapted to the visual environment in classrooms of mainstream schools? - Ganesh, Sandra; Narendran, Kalpana (Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018)
Publisher: Medknow
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Experimenting With Teacher Professional Development: Motives and Methods - Wayne, A. J.; Yoon, K. S.; Zhu, P.; Cronen, S.; Garet, M. S. (Educational Researcher, 2008)
A strong base of research is needed to guide investments in teacher professional development (PD). This article considers the status of research on PD and articulates a particular direction for future work. Little is known about whether PD can have a positive impact on achievement when a program is delivered across a range of typical settings and when its delivery depends on multiple trainers. Despite a consensus in the literature on the features of effective PD, there is limited evidence on the specific features that make a difference for achievement. This article explains the benefits offered by experiments in addressing current research needs and?for those conducting and interpreting such studies?discusses the unique methodological issues encountered when experimental methods are applied to the study of PD.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0013189X08327154 10/fhz33n 2129771:2S34L8CP 2129771:DT6R2YTD 2405685:FDVV5CN4 261495:D8BKHHPB
Keywords: C:United States / International

Experimental impacts of a teacher professional development program in Chile on preschool classroom quality and child outcomes - Gomez, J.; Moreno, Lorenzo; Rolla, Andrea; D'Sa, Nikhit (Developmental psychology, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Experimental Impacts of a Teacher Professional Development Program in Chile on Preschool Classroom Quality and Child Outcomes. - Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Leyva, Diana; Snow, Catherine E.; Ernesto Treviño, M.Barata; Weiland, Christina; J, Celia (Gomez et al, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement Among Schoolchildren. - Fairlie, Robert W.; Robinson, Jonathan (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013)

Experimental evidence on scaling up education reforms in Kenya - Bold, Tessa; Kimenyi, Mwangi; Mwabu, Germano; Ng’ang’a, Alice; Sandefur, Justin (Journal of Public Economics, 2018)
What constraints arise when translating successful NGO programs to improve public services in developing countries into government policy? We report on a randomized trial embedded within a nationwide reform of teacher hiring in Kenyan government primary schools. New teachers offered a fixed-term contract by an international NGO significantly raised student test scores, while teachers offered identical contracts by the Kenyan government produced zero impact. Observable differences in teacher characteristics explain little of this gap. Instead, data suggests that bureaucratic and political opposition to the contract reform led to implementation delays and a differential interpretation of identical contract terms. Additionally, contract features that produced larger learning gains in both the NGO and government treatment arms were not adopted by the government outside of the experimental sample.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.08.007 2129771:E864862Q 2486141:IUMRYMT8
Keywords: Contract teachers; Education; External validity; Kenya; Randomized evaluation; State capacity

Experimental evidence on learning using low-tech when school is out - Angrist, Noam; Bergman, Peter; Matsheng, Moitshepi (Nature Human Behaviour, 2022)
School closures occurred extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, and occur in other settings, such as teacher strikes and natural disasters. The cost of school closures has proven to be substantial, particularly for households of lower socioeconomic status, but little evidence exists on how to mitigate these learning losses. This paper provides experimental evidence on strategies to support learning when schools close. We conduct a large-scale randomized trial testing two low-technology interventions—SMS messages and phone calls—with parents to support their child in Botswana. The combined treatment improves learning by 0.12 standard deviations, which translates to 0.89 standard deviations of learning per US$100, ranking among the most cost-effective interventions to improve learning. We develop remote assessment innovations, which show robust learning outcomes. Our findings have immediate policy relevance and long-run implications for the role of technology and parents to support education provision during school disruptions.
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1038/s41562-022-01381-z 4804264:E6Q82JZH 4804264:TLDM2B3K
Keywords: Development studies; Economics; Education; Final_citation

Experimental Evidence on Alternative Policies to Increase Learning at Scale - Duflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3386/w27298 2129771:Y2CERDU7
Keywords: C:Ghana; _C:Ghana GHA

Experienced teacher learning within the context of reciprocal peer coaching - Zwart, R.C.; Wubbels, T.; Bergen, T.C.M.; Bolhuis, S. (Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/13540600601152520 10/c22ctv 2129771:2SJH9DV8 261495:HZKPTAR9

Expecting the unexpected: effects of data collection design choices on the quality of crowdsourced user-generated content - Lukyanenko, R.; Parsons, J.; Wiersma, Y.F. (MIS Quarterly, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.25300/MISQ/2019/14439 2129771:WGJ95DUP 2486141:HRH3FY9M
Keywords: _z:no_pdf

Expanding Teacher Support through Mobile Mentoring in Kakuma Refugee Camp: Benefits and Challenges. - Mendenhall, Mary; Skinner, Makala; Collas, Sophia; French, Sarah (Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2018)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:QY9SRGKS 2405685:D5DWS5VN 2534378:2UDLI6HN 2534378:WARY35X2
Keywords: __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2425895; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Expanding educational opportunities or widening learning inequalities? Evidence from national reform of pre-primary education in Ethiopia - Kim, Janice; Sabates, Ricardo (Oxford Review of Education, 2022)
Since a nationwide reform of pre-primary education in 2010, Ethiopia has experienced a massive expansion of pre-primary enrolment that increased tenfold in six years. Our paper aims to assess the distribution of early literacy outcomes between children who attended preschool and those who did not and explore how that distribution has changed throughout the reform and by factors such as gender, location, and parental literacy. We find an overall increase in the achievement gaps associated with pre-primary participation between 2010 and 2016. There are also differential patterns in the learning gaps over the reform, with a particular disadvantage for rural students and a relative advantage for students with parents who are not literate. This study suggests that understanding a fuller picture of learning inequality is critical to designing policy to leave no one behind aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2022.2072824 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/03054985.2022.2072824 2129771:MMWK9MH7
Keywords: Educational reform; Ethiopia; early childhood education; educational inequality; nonparametric statistics

Expanding Access to Early Childhood Development Using Interactive Audio Instruction - World Bank (World Bank Group, Education Development Center, 2016)
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Executive Secretary's Office (2017)
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EXBOX-Digital–Praxisorientiertes Unterrichtskonzept zum Einsatz digitaler Medien im Chemie-und Physikunterricht - Fleischer, Timo; Deibl, Ines; Strahl, Alexander; Moser, Stephanie; Maier, Simone Christine; Zumbach, Jörg (Neue Impulse in der Naturwissenschaftsdidaktik, 2020)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:89X2VSBM
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Examples, Good Practices and Recommendations for Engaging Girls in Sudan With E-learning - AlSheikh Theeb, Thaer (EdTech Hub, 2021)
An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Keywords: Helpdesk Response; _r:AddedByZotZen

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Examining the service quality of administrative practices in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in South Africa - Nomzamo, Monica Mpanza; Green, Paul; Sentoo, Naresh; Cecile N. Gerwel Proches (African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2019)
The purpose of the research was to evaluate administrative practices in three selected Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In the higher education sector, students are the clients who are to be given service and whose needs are to be satisfied. A SERVQUAL theoretical framework was employed in this study. The study drew on a mixed method research design. Questionnaires were administered to students, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with administrative clerks and administrative managers. A stratified sampling technique was used when collecting data from staff, and a convenience sample was applied when collecting data from students. Content analysis was used to analyse data from the interviews and the responses from questionnaires were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). The results of the research indicated a need for TVET Colleges to implement an appropriate set of processes for administrative practices and how critical it is that all employees should adhere to principles of quality customer service.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.31920/1750-4562/2019/14n2a9 2129771:2DIVW323 2129771:H64BVA76

Examining the Practices and Challenges of Distance Education of PhD Candidates in the Context of COVID-19 - Fast, Olha; Semenog, Olena; Vovk, Myroslava; Buhaichuk, Nazar; Golya, Galyna (Journal of Learning for Development, 2022)
The distance education system is actively developing in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sharp transition of PhD candidates to distance education caused difficulties in organising the educational process. The aim of this study was to analyse the methods of distance education for postgraduate students in the context of a COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of graduate students was conducted through specially- designed and semi-standardised interviews of focus groups of producers and consumers of educational services. The study showed that the process of adaptation of postgraduate students majoring in Physical Culture and Sports and Biology was much more difficult than in the major Educational, Pedagogical Sciences and Philology. The reasons for the problems of distance education of PhD candidates included the complexity of creating educational and methodological materials for distance learning; lack of a centralised system of certification and accreditation of electronic courses; insufficient motivation of teachers; shortage of teachers who could competently develop distance learning courses in higher education. The study identified opportunities to implement promising areas of online learning in the system of training of academic and teaching staff: retraining of a large proportion of the teaching staff, implementation of a system approach to the development of the online environment of educational institutions, development of skills and abilities to use educational content. Prospects for further research include the study of problems of violation of academic integrity by postgraduate students in the course of distance learning.
Number: 1
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Distance Education/Learning; Health and Recreational Technologies; Online Learning Technologies; Training of PhD Candidates; ⛔ No DOI found

Examining the perceived impact of technology on teacher-student math discussions in early elementary classrooms - Weisel, Derek (University of California, Los Angeles, 2017)
00000 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:5ZJG6DS9 2129771:YDMWF6VV
Keywords: _C:Canada CAN; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:Dominican Republic DOM; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Examining the impact of instructional technology and material design courses on technopedagogical education competency acquisition according to different variables - Gokdas, Ibrahim; Torun, Fulya (Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri, 2017)
The need to integrate technology into education has made necessary a thorough examination of teachers’ technopedagogical competencies. While training preservice teachers, it is of particular importance that they acquire technopedagogical education competences during their preservice education. Practical and theoretical course content and Instructional Technology and Material Design (ITMD) courses are thought to be essential for preservice teachers’ technopedagogical education competency acquisition. However, the role of ITMD courses in preservice teachers’ technopedagogical education competency acquisition has remained obscure in the literature. As such, the study aims to describe the effect that ITMD courses have on technopedagogical education competency acquisition. The research was conducted with a total of 186 preservice teachers studying in the departments of classroom teaching and preschool teaching in a Faculty of Education in Turkey. The research data were gathered using the Technopedagogical Education Competency Scale (TPACK-deep), developed by Kabakci Yurdakul, Odabasi, Kilicer, Coklar, Birinci, and Kurt. This five-point Likert type scale consists of a total of four factors, i.e. design, proficiency, ethics, and exertion. The internal reliability coefficient of the 33-item scale was .95. The scale was applied by faculty members in-line with the course description designated by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) as a pre- and post-test at the beginning and end of the semester that the course was given. A paired samples t-test and CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection) analysis were incorporatedly employed to analyze the data. The research showed that ITMD courses influenced preservice teachers’ acquisition of technopedagogical education competencies. The following were observed to be critical predictor variables in technopedagogical education competency acquisition: having received computer training prior to taking the ITMD courses and the average time one spends using a computer per day.
Place: Istanbul Publisher: EDAM (Educational Consultancy Ltd.) KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.12738/estp.2017.5.0322 2405685:XJ6W8XN4 2534378:GJ3VLQ36 2534378:WA8MCE6F 2534378:XN65FFGQ
Keywords: Communication; Computers; Core curriculum; Early childhood education; Education; Educational technology; Knowledge; Learning; Mathematics; Pedagogy; Preschool education; Science education; Social research; Students; Teacher education; Teaching methods; Web 2.0; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095985; __finaldtb