A longitudinal study of learning, progression, and personal growth in Sierra Leone - Johnson, David; Hsieh, Jenny (University of Oxford, 2019)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

A longitudinal study of learning, progression, and personal growth in Sierra Leone: Final report - Johnson, David; Hsieh, Pei-Tseng Jenny (University of Oxford, 2019)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Technical and vocational education and training in sub-Saharan Africa: a comprehensive review of the current state of the research (AfriTVET) - Kigwilu Changilwa, Peter; Haßler, Björn; Marsden, Melissa; Watson, Joseph; Schaffer, Jens; Kagambega, Asseta; Iseje, Fatuma; Maseko, Vusi; Orji, Chibueze Tobias; Deodonne, Kunwufine; Amina, Idris; Ewnetu, Tamene; et al. (2019)
Research funded by Federal Ministry for Research and Education, Germany
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3976864 2129771:JCQQCLAY
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd

Effects of game‐based learning on students' mathematics achievement: A meta‐analysis - Tokac, Umit; Novak, Elena; Thompson, Christopher G. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/jcal.12347 4804264:4ZMLBSY3
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Opinion: Remember Pergau - Mason, Phil (Devex, 2019)
For those politicos tempted to kill off the U.K. Department for International Development, this word alone should warn against it, writes DFID veteran Phil Mason.
Library Catalog: www.devex.com KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:5X7WFXTD

What Does the Evidence Tell Us about ‘Thinking and Working Politically’ in Development Assistance? - Dasandi, Niheer; Laws, Ed; Marquette, Heather; Robinson, Mark (Politics and Governance, 2019)
Number: 2 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.17645/pag.v7i2.1904 2129771:GCHI6NK4
Keywords: aid effectiveness; development assistance; donors; evidence; governance; politics; thinking and working politically

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

Mapping the landscape of education research by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa Insights from the African Education Research Database - Rose, Pauline; Downing, Pheobe; Asare, Samuel; Mitchell, Rafael (Zenodo, 2019)
This report outlines key features of education research undertaken by scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa, as represented in the African Education Research Database. The database catalogues social science research with implications for education policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa, published in reputable journals and written by at least one researcher based in the region. In exclusively cataloguing research conducted by researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa, the African Education Research Database is a unique resource for educational development research and policy in the region.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Project Information Document (PID): Sierra Leone Free Education Project (P167897) - World Bank (World Bank Group, 2019)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

The relationship between classroom temperature and children’s performance in school - Wargocki, Pawel; Porras-Salazar, Jose Ali; Contreras-Espinoza, Sergio (Building and Environment, 2019)
The present paper reports a meta-analysis of published evidence on the effects of temperature in school classrooms on children's performance in school. The data from 18 studies were used to construct a relationship between thermal conditions in classrooms and children's performance in school. Psychological tests measuring cognitive abilities and skills, school tasks including mathematical and language-based tasks, rating schemes, and tests used to assess progress in learning including end-of-year grades and the examination results were considered as indicators of children's performance Due to the lack of complete measurements, thermal conditions were characterized by measured classroom temperatures. To create the relationship, the fractional change in performance of psychological tests and school tasks was regressed against the average temperature at which the change was recorded; all published data were used regardless of whether the change in learning outcome changed significantly with temperature. For other learning outcomes, no relationship was created because the data were insufficient. The relationship derived in the analysis shows that the performance of psychological tests and school tasks can be expected to increase on average by 20% if classroom temperatures are lowered from 30 °C to 20 °C and that the temperature for optimal performance is lower than 22 °C. The relationship is valid only for temperate climates. It requires verification for other climates and extensions to temperatures lower than 20 °C and higher than 30 °C.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.04.046 2129771:ICZYEJ3K 4682641:4RW2PIM6
Keywords: BE:Annotated; BE:RELEVANT; BE:temperature; Children; Cognitive performance; Elementary schools; Learning; Temperature; Thermal environment

Announcement of the EdTech Hub: UK aid funds world’s biggest educational technology research project – Open Development & Education (2019)
Library Catalog: opendeved.net KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:TJYWF4NC
Keywords: __C:filed:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Challenges of Using Icibemba in the Learning of Initial Literacy in Selected Primary Schools in Serenje District of Zambia: An Analysis of Views of Teachers and Learners - Chibesakunda, Mwimba; Mulenga, Innocent Mutale (Multidisciplinary Journal of Language and Social Sciences Education (2664-083X, Online ISSN: Print ISSN: 2616-4736), 2019)
The purpose of this study was to establish views and investigate challenges faced by teachers and learners in the use of Icibemba in teaching initial literacy in primary schools in Serenje district. A descriptive research design supported by qualitative data collection techniques was employed. A purposive sampling procedure was used to select all the participants giving the study a sample size of 56 comprising of 40 grade four learners and 16 of their teachers sampled from 10 primary schools. Researchers decided to have more learners in this study since they were the direct beneficiaries of the curriculum. And thus the need to have a wider view from them. This was also done so as to have enough participants from each school. Data was collected through interviews, focus group discussions and classroom observations of literacy lessons. Lesson observation was used to get first hand information on the learning experiences and helped the researchers to triangulate with what participants expressed during interviews and focus group discussions. Focus group discussions and interviews enabled participants to provide their detailed views of the exact situation learners and teachers encountered. Thematic analysis was used to analyze all the data. It involved organizing data through use of open, axial and selective coding before presenting the emerging themes. The findings revealed that although the Ministry of General Education zoned Serenje district under Icibemba instead of Icilala in teaching initial literacy, learners’ performance was low because the language used in school was unfamiliar to learners. Additionally, findings also showed that there was a lack of teacher’s guide books and learners’ text books to use in teaching initial literacy hence teacher’s delivery of lessons was negatively affected. Researchers concluded that learners performed poorly in literacy due to the fact that the zoned language was unfamiliar to learners in that area where it was used as a medium of teaching literacy. It is therefore recommended that the Ministry of General Education through the Curriclum Development Center should develop and produce and distribute learning materials for the teaching of literacy in grades one to four. Furthermore, lessons for literacy should be taught using concrete and real teaching and learning resources that can enhance learning. Additionally, there is a need to start thinking about the possibility of rezoning the whole country.
Number: 1 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:856UQLBM 2129771:NU87YDL4 2129771:SUQ28UP5 2129771:SXYWSC5C
Keywords: Familiar language; Initial literacy; Language of Instruction; Local language; ⛔ No DOI found

The potential of MOOCs for large-scale teacher professional development in contexts of mass displacement - Kennedy, Eileen; Laurillard, Diana (London Review of Education, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.18546/lre.17.2.04 4804264:YBD7VSMW
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

SAINT LUCIA Voluntary National Review Report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - MoEIGRSD (Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, 2019)
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The impact of Galli Galli Sim Sim on Indian preschoolers - Borzekowski, Dina L. G.; Singpurwalla, Darius; Mehrotra, Deepti; Howard, Donna (Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2019)
While educational media can affect young children's development, rigorous studies rarely occur in low and middle income countries. Using an experimental design, researchers investigated the effect of an educational television series (Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the Indian version of Sesame Street) with 1340 children in 99 preschools in Lucknow, India. Boys and girls, ages three to seven and mostly from low income households, saw 30 min of television five days a week for twelve weeks, varying how much Galli Galli Sim Sim versus other programming children watched. Assessments occurred at baseline, endline, and six weeks later. Hierarchical models showed that Galli Galli Sim Sim receptivity, an independent variable that combines exposure and recall, significantly improved literacy, numeracy, socio-emotional strategies, and nutritional knowledge. Locally-produced educational media should be encouraged as it can positively affect potential school success and child development.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101054 4804264:Y2HM62KX
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) to Develop an Adaptive K–2 Literacy Intervention With Personalized Print Texts and App-Based Digital Activities - Kim, James S.; Asher, Catherine A.; Burkhauser, Mary; Mesite, Laura; Leyva, Diana (AERA Open, 2019)
This study employs a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) design to develop an adaptive intervention with personalized print and digital content for kindergarten to Grade 2 children (n = 273). In Stage 1, we ask whether it is better for children to receive an adaptive intervention based on (a) 10 conceptually coherent texts or (b) 10 leveled texts on a range of topics. In Stage 2, we ask how best to encourage nonresponding children. Findings indicate that children who received either conceptually coherent texts or leveled texts performed similarly on reading comprehension posttests, while augmenting and intensifying follow-up with gamification of the app and text messages to parents improved comprehension outcomes for nonresponders. Descriptively, we find that only 26% (n = 71) of parents accessed the app, highlighting the need for better implementation procedures to increase take up of app-based digital activities.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/2332858419872701 2129771:JZVT248T 4426965:ZRF7Z832

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

Digital neocolonialism and massive open online courses (MOOCs): colonial pasts and neoliberal futures - Adam, Taskeen (Learning, Media and Technology, 2019)
Through evaluating dominant MOOC platforms created by Western universities, I argue that MOOCs on such platforms tend to embed Western-centric epistemologies and propagate this without questioning their global relevance. Consequently, such MOOCs can be detrimental when educating diverse and complex participants as they erode local and indigenous knowledge systems. Arguing that the digital divide is an exacerbation of historical inequalities, I draw parallels between colonial education, specifically across Sub-Saharan Africa, and ‘digital neocolonialism’ through Western MOOC platforms. I analyse similarities in ideology, assumptions, and methods of control. Highlighting evolving forms of coloniality, I include contemporary problems created by neoliberal techno-capitalist agendas, such as the commodification of education. Balance is needed between the opportunities offered through MOOCs and the harms they cause through overshadowing marginalised knowledges and framing disruptive technologies as the saviour. While recommending solutions for inclusion of marginalised voices, further problems such as adverse incorporation are raised.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17439884.2019.1640740 2129771:GICLIPT3 4804264:5D2NHMP4
Keywords: Author:OpenDevEd; Decolonising education; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Korea; Democratic People's Republic PRK; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Somalia SOM; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Syrian Arab Republic SYR; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Tonga TON; _C:Turkey TUR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; decolonising technology; digital neocolonialism; epistemic injustice; neoliberal education

Impact of serious games on science learning achievement compared with more conventional instruction: an overview and a meta-analysis - Riopel, Martin; Nenciovici, Lucian; Potvin, Patrice; Chastenay, Pierre; Charland, Patrick; Sarrasin, Jérémie Blanchette; Masson, Steve (Studies in Science Education, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/03057267.2019.1722420 4804264:U4HWR4C5
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

An exploration of agency in the localisation of open educational resources for teacher development - Wolfenden, Freda; Adinolfi, Lina (Learning, Media and Technology, 2019)
This study examines the practice of adaptation and translation (localisation) of Open Educational Resources (OER). It employs a sociocultural perspective to focus on the experiences of practitioners (localisers) who undertook the localisation of a suite of 125 OER created as part of a teacher professional development programme in India. This localisation process generated eight unique versions of the OER in five languages. Drawing on project reports, practitioner interviews and analysis of the adapted OER, the study explores how localisers created meaning for the task, the situational and linguistic factors that influenced and mediated their decisions to adapt the materials – or not – and the skills and experiences that emerged through the process. Although the findings revealed that changes to the materials were limited, suggesting that enacting localisation is more difficult than perhaps suggested by OER proponents, the analysis indicated forms of localisers’ emerging professional agency through this endeavour.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 Extra URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17439884.2019.1628046 2405685:D4SI9BWU 2534378:ALXXMXLY 2534378:ZPP9MH8V
Keywords: India; Open educational resources (OER); __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2457357; __finaldtb; localisation; professional agency

Achieving the Promise to Leave No Girl behind in Commonwealth Countries - Gordon, Rebecca; Marston, Lauren; Rose, Pauline; Zubairi, Asma (The Round Table, 2019)

User or student: constructing the subject in Edtech incubator - Ramiel, Hemy (Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019)
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Keywords: Stefanie

Sierra Leone: Economic Development Documents-National Development Plan, 2019-23 - International Monetary Fund (IMF, African Department, 2019)
ISBN: 9781498324960 ISSN: 1934-7685 Issue: 218 Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND Volume: 2019 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5089/9781498324960.002.A001 2129771:2MR58KI3 2339240:6RP4BCNR 2405685:LICLRGV3
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Sierra Leone : Economic Development Documents-National Development Plan, 2019-23 - International Monetary Fund. African Dept. (2019)
The Government of Sierra Leone’s new Medium-term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2019–2023 has been founded on a strong political commitment to deliver devel-opment results that would improve the welfare of Sierra Leone’s citizens. The plan charts a clear path towards 2023 en route to the goal of achieving middle-income status by 2039 through inclusive growth that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. For the next five years, the Free Quality School Education Programme is the government’s flagship programme to provide a solid base to enhance human capital development and to facilitate the transformation of the economy.
9781498324960/1934-7685 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:7SQ8YQ8J 2405685:DJ4XD4HB
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesis - Marshall, Iain J.; Wallace, Byron C. (Systematic Reviews, 2019)
Technologies and methods to speed up the production of systematic reviews by reducing the manual labour involved have recently emerged. Automation has been proposed or used to expedite most steps of the systematic review process, including search, screening, and data extraction. However, how these technologies work in practice and when (and when not) to use them is often not clear to practitioners. In this practical guide, we provide an overview of current machine learning methods that have been proposed to expedite evidence synthesis. We also offer guidance on which of these are ready for use, their strengths and weaknesses, and how a systematic review team might go about using them in practice.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/s13643-019-1074-9 2129771:2YIRHL9Z 2129771:BV2ZY65M 2405685:APRCIQMH 2486141:J73ILZH9 2486141:RNYWM2AZ
Keywords: Evidence synthesis; Machine learning; Natural language processing; _Added-ailr-2024

Envisioning AI for K-12: What Should Every Child Know about AI? - Touretzky, David; Gardner-McCune, Christina; Martin, Fred; Seehorn, Deborah (Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2019)
The ubiquity of AI in society means the time is ripe to consider what educated 21st century digital citizens should know about this subject. In May 2018, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) formed a joint working group to develop national guidelines for teaching AI to K-12 students. Inspired by CSTA's national standards for K-12 computing education, the AI for K-12 guidelines will define what students in each grade band should know about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics. The AI for K-12 working group is also creating an online resource directory where teachers can find AI- related videos, demos, software, and activity descriptions they can incorporate into their lesson plans. This blue sky talk invites the AI research community to reflect on the big ideas in AI that every K-12 student should know, and how we should communicate with the public about advances in AI and their future impact on society. It is a call to action for more AI researchers to become AI educators, creating resources that help teachers and students understand our work.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1609/aaai.v33i01.33019795 2486141:GYRJKI7R 2486141:N5VZFQNR

21st Century Skills: Evidence of Issues in Definition, Demand and Delivery for Development Contexts - Joynes, Chris; Rossignoli, Serena; Amonoo-Kuofi, Esi Fenyiwa (2019)
The purpose of this study is to provide a summary of the evidence related to issues associated with the definition, demand, and delivery of 21st Century Skills, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In looking at definitions of ‘21st Century Skills’, Section 2 of this study finds that there is a broad range of available literature discussing 21st Century Skills, including a number of key synthesis studies. Within the examined literature, there is general agreement across the commentators on the need for new forms of learning to tackle global challenges. However, despite this consensus, there is no unique and single approach to the definition of ‘21st Century Skills’. In looking at the levels of demand for 21st Century Skills, evidence gathered in Section 3 suggests that the need for 21st Century Skills at the global level is dictated by a combination of factors including the change in societies resulting from the rapid spread of technology; increasing globalisation and internationalisation; and the shift from industrial social economies to information and knowledge-based social economies (Voogt & Roblin, 2010). Accordingly, evidence of demand at regional rather than the global level suggests a significant diversity in demand based on differences in developmental context. Findings presented in Section 4 suggest that approaches to the delivery of 21st Century Skills are currently impacted by ongoing discussions over the definition and understanding of 21st Century Skills (Care, Anderson & Kim, 2016). On this basis, while there is a broad range of documented interventions from around the world, many commentators conclude that it is currently little or no substantial evidence available on the most effective tools and approaches to delivering those skills. Section 5 concludes with a number of recommendations for proposed action in the development of regional and national programming for 21st Century Skills, and future research designed to strengthen the evidence base associated with levels of demand and approaches to the delivery of 21st Century Skills, particularly in LMICs.
Accepted: 2019-09-03T09:16:15Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:NRADX8A3 4869029:K98CU8F8
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Social Protection and Disability in Rwanda - Kidd, Stephen; Kabare, Krystle (2019)

Insights on ESL student teachers reflecting collaboratively online - Suppiah, Shubashini; Wah, (PhD), Lee Kean; Swanto, (PhD), Suyansah; Lajium, (PhD), Denis Andrew (The English Teacher, 2019)
The concept of a collaborative based reflective practice approach is grounded within the theoretical argument that critical reflection can be fostered through the presence of the "knowledgeable other" (Vygotsky, 1978). The present study was a pilot initiative in utilizing EDMODO (a closed educational learning management system) as a platform to explore reflection in a communal approach within a group of pre-service ESL teachers and their teacher educator mentor during a teaching practice placement in the context of the TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) degree programme in an institute of teacher education (ITE) in Malaysia. The aims of the study are: (1) to examine the nature of the online reflection posts; and (2) to explore the nature of interactions that occurred online and the extent it supported collaborative reflection practices. The study employed a qualitative case study design in which five pre-service teachers (n=5) and their teacher educator mentor used EDMODO to post their reflections and carry out discussions for four weeks (n=4). The sources of data were the online reflection posts, the threaded discussion posts and a semi-structured group interview. Despite initial ambiguities and constraints, the EDMODO learning site as a platform for reflective practice showed positive results in that it allowed collaboration and dialogue to take place. Nevertheless, the facilitation of the reflection process requires further inquiry. The findings of the study suggest the need to establish a more systematic and structured approach when fostering critical reflection practices in a communal setting.
Place: Seri Kembangan Publisher: Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2534378:DFCJXPJ2 2534378:VI3TK6EI 2534378:VWP4487Z
Keywords: Collaboration; Distance learning; English as a second language–ESL; Linguistics; Malaysia; Problem solving; Professional development; Reflective practice; Researchers; Social research; Student teachers; Teacher education; Teaching; Web 2.0; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2095770; __finaldtb; ⛔ No DOI found

Decolonisation in Universities: The politics of knowledge - Jansen, Jonathan (NYU Press, 2019)
In this collection of case studies and stories from the field, South African scholars come together to trade stories on how to decolonise the universityShortly after the giant bronze statue of Cecil John Rhodes came down at the University of Cape Town, student protestors called for the decolonisation of universities. It was a word hardly heard in South Africa’s struggle lexicon and many asked: What exactly is decolonisation? This edited volume brings together the best minds in curriculum theory to address this important question. In the process, several critical questions are raised: Is decolonisation simply a slogan for addressing other pressing concerns on campuses and in society? What is the colonial legacy with respect to curriculum and can it be undone? How is the project of curriculum decolonisation similar to or different from the quest for postcolonial knowledge, indigenous knowledge or a critical theory of knowledge? What does decolonisation mean in a digital age where relationships between knowledge and power are shifting?The book combines strong conceptual analyses with novel case studies of attempts to ‘do decolonisation’ in settings as diverse as South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius. Such a comparative perspective enables reasonable judgements to be made about the prospects for institutional take-up within the curriculum of century-old universities.
Google-Books-ID: DgKiDwAAQBAJ
Keywords: Political Science / History & Theory

Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania* - Mbiti, Isaac; Muralidharan, Karthik; Romero, Mauricio; Schipper, Youdi; Manda, Constantine; Rajani, Rakesh (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019)
We present results from a large-scale randomized experiment across 350 schools in Tanzania that studied the impact of providing schools with (i) unconditional grants, (ii) teacher incentives based on student performance, and (iii) both of the above. After two years, we find (i) no impact on student test scores from providing school grants, (ii) some evidence of positive effects from teacher incentives, and (iii) significant positive effects from providing both programs. Most important, we find strong evidence of complementarities between the programs, with the effect of joint provision being significantly greater than the sum of the individual effects. Our results suggest that combining spending on school inputs (the default policy) with improved teacher incentives could substantially increase the cost-effectiveness of public spending on education.
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Animal Sourced Foods (ASF): Evidence on Stunting and Programmes to Increase Consumption - Bolton, Laura (2019)
Animal source foods (ASF) are an important source of nutrients. They are a particularly good source of iron and zinc which prevents stunting. The main factors affecting ASF consumption that were discussed in the literature identified were nutritional knowledge, price, and livestock production. Broader links between poverty and ASF were not discussed within the scope of this report. Nutritional knowledge should first be assessed before education programmes are devised. Many communities have nutritional knowledge and the cost of ASFs was found to be the biggest barrier. Price ratios show how unaffordable ASFs are in poorer regions. Livestock production tends to be positively associated with increased ASF consumption. Increased risk of diseases passed on by animals should be considered. Information may also need to be given so that breast-feeding is not replaced by milk consumption in households that own cows. A small number of intervention evidence was identified in this rapid review though the list is unlikely to be exhaustive. ASF consumption was found to increase in Nepal following a poverty alleviation programme with a focus on livestock production. A health and nutrition education programme in India found a significant increase in egg consumption. A school-feeding programme which supplemented children with eggs found positive results on stunting. There are concerns over the environmental impact of animal production which warrant attention. There wasn’t scope within this report to explore ASF alternatives which may also improve stunting.
Accepted: 2019-08-22T13:04:33Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:XGAAMM5Z 4869029:8IPT9QQI
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‘Without Education You Can Never Become President’: Teenage Pregnancy and Pseudo-empowerment in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone - Menzel, Anne (Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 2019)
This article analyses the emergence of ‘teenage pregnancy’ as a new policy focus in post-Ebola Sierra Leone and explores how Sierra Leoneans interpret the problem of ‘teenage pregnancy’. I argue that the new policy focus is not indicative of changing or new problems. Rather, ‘teenage pregnancy’ has created opportunities for donors and the Government of Sierra Leone to continue cooperation in gender politics. At the same time, Sierra Leoneans are clearly concerned about ‘teenage pregnancy’, and many agree with sensitization campaigns that responsibilize young women and girls while downplaying structural factors that render them vulnerable to arrangements involving transactional sex.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2019.1612992 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17502977.2019.1612992 2129771:S4K2JMQ3 2129771:VERU8P94 2405685:MKDQ3K53
Keywords: Sierra Leone; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; aid and development; gender politics; neoliberalism; sexual violence; teenage pregnancy

Computerized Speechreading Training for Deaf Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Pimperton, Hannah; Kyle, Fiona; Hulme, Charles; Harris, Margaret; Beedie, Indie; Ralph-Lewis, Amelia; Worster, Elizabeth; Rees, Rachel; Donlan, Chris; MacSweeney, Mairéad (Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019)
Purpose We developed and evaluated in a randomized controlled trial a computerized speechreading training program to determine (a) whether it is possible to train speechreading in deaf children and (b) whether speechreading training results in improvements in phonological and reading skills. Previous studies indicate a relationship between speechreading and reading skill and further suggest this relationship may be mediated by improved phonological representations. This is important since many deaf children find learning to read to be very challenging. Method Sixty-six deaf 5- to 7-year-olds were randomized into speechreading and maths training arms. Each training program was composed of a 10-min sessions a day, 4 days a week for 12 weeks. Children were assessed on a battery of language and literacy measures before training, immediately after training, and 3 months and 11 months after training. Results We found no significant benefits for participants who completed the speechreading training, compared to those who completed the maths training, on the speechreading primary outcome measure. However, significantly greater gains were observed in the speechreading training group on one of the secondary measures of speechreading. There was also some evidence of beneficial effects of the speechreading training on phonological representations; however, these effects were weaker. No benefits were seen to word reading. Conclusions Speechreading skill is trainable in deaf children. However, to support early reading, training may need to be longer or embedded in a broader literacy program. Nevertheless, a training tool that can improve speechreading is likely to be of great interest to professionals working with deaf children. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.8856356
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Elements Shaping the South African Education System of the Future - Barends, Heidi (2019)
The South African education system is deeply unjust because a child’s place of birth, skin colour and family’s income largely determines their educational attainment. Understanding future trends and developments can assist stakeholders in planning and decision making. Better decisions could ultimately improve the education system. Therefore, this research aims to answer three questions: What trends could impact the South African education system? What opportunities and threats arise due to these trends? Who could influence the system? To address these questions, a mixed-method approach was adopted. First, conceptual systems diagrams were developed to depict the current education system and its stakeholders. Then, semi-structured expert interviews were used to identify future trends, threats and opportunities. This study found that the trends impacting South Africa broadly align with global trends. Examples include an increase in privatisation, technology in schools and climate change. More violence in schools is the main outlier. The study found that the risks related to technology and climate change are not being planned or accounted for. Similarly, violence is currently not a priority. The study also found that participants agreed on who the major stakeholders are, but disagreed on what actions stakeholders should take.
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Keywords: Actor Diagram; Basic Education; CLD; Causal Loop Diagram; Education System; Foresight Study; Future Study; Future Trends; South African Education System; Systems Approach

Process for iterative and adaptive implementation of government policy in order to utilise educational technology - Haßler, Björn; Khalayleh, Abdullah (Zenodo, 2019)
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Process for iterative and adaptive implementation of government policy in order to utilise educational technology - Haßler, Björn; Khalayleh, Abdullah (Activating EdTech Jordan, 2019)
An output of Activating EdTech Jordan.
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:l

Sprint 4 report - Abed, Reema; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Alawamleh, Nour; Metni, Eliane; Haßler, Björn (Activating EdTech, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Sprint 4 report - Arabic - Abed, Reema; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Alawamleh, Nour; Metni, Eliane; Haßler, Björn (Activating EdTech, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Evidence for Soft Power Created Via Scholarship Schemes - Enfield, Sue (2019)
While there is widespread endorsement of a view that scholarships are effective tools in promoting and enhancing a country’s soft power, investing in future leaders, providing access and equity, and increasing research excellence in a nation’s academic institutions it is at least possible that in part this derives in past from positive reinforcing trends amongst those delivering and receiving scholarships (for example Wilton Park conference attendees, 2016). Published, stand-alone evaluations of specific country scholarship programmes were not easily located, although there are references in the academic literature to several such studies. The most comprehensive commentary on evaluation research published between 2006 and 2016 (Mawer, 2018) is, therefore, an important summative document. This notes that the quality of evidence and the methods used to assess scholarship programmes vary enormously and that there is lack of evidence to substantiate the link that is claimed for such programmes and any soft power created.
Accepted: 2019-09-27T09:55:22Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:HH7HX6IW 4869029:9B2TGD6I
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Elements Shaping the South African Education System of the Future [Poster] - Barends, Heidi (2019)
A poster summarising the findings of the dissertation titles 'Elements Shaping the South African Education System of the Future' (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3370973)
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Keywords: Basic Education; Education System; Foresight Study; Future Study; Future Trends; South African Education; South African Education System

Elements Shaping the South African Education System of the Future [Presentation] - Barends, Heidi (2019)
A summary presentation of the dissertation titled 'Elements Shaping the South African Education System of the Future' (DOI:10.5281/zenodo.3370973)
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Keywords: Actor Diagram; Basic Education; Causal Loop Diagram; Education System; Foresight Study; Future Study; Future Trends; South African Education; South African Education System; Systems Approach

Problem Analysis. A Global Public Good produced by the EdTech Hub (https://EdTechhub.org, #EdTechHub). - Hennessy, Sara; Jordan, Katy; Haßler, Björn; Hollow, David; Brugha, Meaghan; Eberhardt, Molly Jamieson; Sabates, Ricardo (EdTech Hub, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; __C:filed:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Adoption of AI-Chatbots to Enhance Student Learning Experience in Higher Education in India - Sandu, Nitirajsingh; Gide, Ergun (2019 18th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), 2019)
Today, every organisation depends on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the efficient service delivery and cost-effective application of technological resources. With growing preference towards faster services and acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools in business operations globally as well as in India, the global Chatbot market is going to accelerate in the next decade. In the era of AI, the Chatbot market is witnessing extraordinary growth with the increased demand for smartphones and increased use of messaging applications. In the past few years, the food delivery business, finance and the E-commerce industry have embraced Chatbot technology. One of the industries which can really benefit from using this technology is the educational sector. Education can benefit from Chatbot development. It can improve productivity, communication, learning, efficient teaching assistance, and minimize ambiguity from interaction. A new education platform can solve next-level problems in education using this technology as the engagement tool. The aim of this research paper is to find out the factors which affect the adoption of Chatbot technology in order to enhance the student learning experience in the Indian higher education sector. In this research, a Quantitative method is used through data collection from surveys of some of the prominent higher education institutes using Chatbot technology in India. It is expected that the research outcome will help Chatbot developers and higher education providers to better understand the requirements of students while providing an interactive learning and communication platform for them.
ISSN: 2380-1603
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Chatbot; Communication channels; Education; India; Student-centred learning; Task analysis; Time factors; higher education

New methodology shows 258 million children adolescents and youth are out school - UNESCO (2019)

Social media and teacher professional learning communities - Goodyear, Victoria A.; Parker, Melissa; Casey, Ashley (Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019)
Background: An extensive and international evidence base positions professional learning communities (PLCs) as an effective continued professional development (CPD) mechanism that can impact on teachers’ practices and, in turn, students’ learning. The landscape of teacher PLCs is continuously developing; notably through teachers’ uses of social media. Yet, there is limited robust evidence identifying the characteristics of social media PLCs that impact on teachers’ learning and practice.Purpose: This exploratory study examined the characteristics of a specific Twitter-based professional learning community – #pechat. The research questions were: (i) what is the nature of a Twitter-based professional learning community? and (ii) what characteristics of a Twitter-based professional learning community develop learning and practice?Methods: Data were generated from 901 tweets between 100 participants; and 18 in-depth semi-structured elicitation interviews with participants and moderators of the Twitter-based professional learning community. Data were analysed through a process of deliberation, and a relativist approach informed quality.Findings: Two themes are reported to explain the nature of the Twitter-based professional learning community and the different types of characteristics of #pechat that developed learning and practice. The first theme engagement shows how different participants of #pechat engaged with discussions and how moderators played a key role in facilitating discussions between participants. The second theme shared practices shows how discussions between participants of #pechat led to the development of new practices that some teachers were able to use to accomplish particular objectives in their physical education lessons.Conclusion: The analysis of the data provided evidence to suggest that #pechat is a PLC and is representative of an established group of practitioners. These characteristics should be considered in the design of future online professional development experiences. Facilitator or moderator training could support the development of social media based PLCs that subsequently and positively impact on teachers’ practices.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2019.1617263
Keywords: Communities of practice; constructivism; professional learning; situated learning

Technical and vocational education and training in sub-Saharan Africa: a comprehensive review of the current state of the research (VETNET @ ECER) - Haßler, Björn; Marsden, Melissa; Iseje, Fatuma; Deodonne, Kunwufine; Changilwa, Peter; Maseko, Vusi (2019)
Research funded by Federal Ministry for Research and Education, Germany VETNET @ ECER, September 2019
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:j

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

Sierra Leone turns to technology and analytics to put quality back into education - Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation (Sierra Leone) (2019)
Today, an estimated 2 million students return to school for the second year of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE) Program. The Government of Sierra Leone commits 21% of theRead More
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Building resilience in education to the impact of climate change - Anderson, Allison (Brookings, 2019)
The Bahamas and other countries can learn from work in Nepal to keep learners safe by reducing disaster risk to natural and manmade disasters.
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Moving beyond the predictable failure of Ed-Tech initiatives - Sancho-Gil, Juana M.; Rivera-Vargas, Pablo; Miño-Puigcercós, Raquel (Learning, Media and Technology, 2019)
The development of Information and Communication Technology has created waves of excitement about its power to fix educational problems and improve learning results, prompting a succession of policy efforts to integrate digital technology into education. Educators, schools and corporations are increasingly driving these initiatives. This article makes the argument that a narrow vision of digital technology, which both ignores the complexity of education and wastes valuable public resources, is becoming an obstacle to significant improvement and transformation in education. Utilising our research and experience in the field of educational technology, this paper problematises the common elision of ‘technology’ and ‘digital technology’. From this basis, we then critically reflect on various common approaches to introducing digital technology in education under the guise of promoting equality and digital inclusion. These include national government-led programmes, more recent trends for local school-led initiatives, and the role of non-formal education initiatives led by corporations/foundations. Amidst the varying surface-level ‘failure’ and/or ‘success’ of these approaches, we point to limited underpinning ‘information and knowledge society’ logics in framing the application of digital technology to education. As such we conclude by considering the educational challenges for future Ed-Tech initiatives.
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Keywords: Educational change; digital technology corporations; educational challenges; educational policies; school improvement

Behavioural Innovation: embracing behavioural science for lasting impact - Simpson, Lea (Brink blog, 2019)
Behavioural Innovation applies classic innovation methodologies along with psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social…
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Teacher absenteeism | Education | IIEP Policy Toolbox (2019)
The reasons for teacher absenteeism can be encompassed in three main categories: authorized leaves, absences due to official duties, and those without reason.
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Impact of assistive technology on education performance of learners with visual impairment at the University of Rwanda - College of Education - BOLINGO, Amurani (2019)

How Does Enriched Differentiated Small-Group Instruction At The Middle-School Level Accelerated Learning And Promote Community? - Bernard, Kathleen (School of Education Student Capstone Projects, 2019)
The question addressed in this capstone project was guided by the demanding need for customized differentiated enriched learning experiences at the middle-school level. It documents why providing customized enriched learning experiences through small-group instruction for all students is necessary to help close educational opportunity gaps, improve academic growth and to create stronger communities of understanding and connectedness. It is founded in the learning and understanding of differentiation and self-determination theory. The frame of the project guides middle-school teachers through the process of understanding the importance of small-group instruction, provides them with structural classroom framework options and cultivates time for collaboration to develop enriched differentiated learning experiences. The goal is to strengthen classroom learning communities, but also collaborative professional learning communities.
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Keywords: Pedagogy; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; ⛔ No DOI found

Improving teacher professional development for online and blended learning: a systematic meta-aggregative review - Philipsen, Brent; Tondeur, Jo; Pareja Roblin, Natalie; Vanslambrouck, Silke; Zhu, Chang (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019)
In order to fully realise the potential of online and blended learning (OBL), teacher professional development (TPD) strategies on how to teach in an online or blended learning environment are needed. While many studies examine the effects of TPD strategies, fewer studies target the specific important components of these strategies. This study addresses that gap by conducting a systematic review of qualitative data consisting of 15 articles on TPD that targets OBL. Using a meta-aggregative approach, six different synthesised findings were identified and integrated into a visual framework of the key components of TPD for OBL. These synthesised findings are the base for the action recommendations which present specific and contextualised suggestions. Taken together, the findings can inform in-service teachers and trainers, together with further research and development efforts that are concerned with TPD for OBL.
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Analyzing messages with typographic errors due to phonemic spellings using text-to-speech and speech-to-text algorithms - Pore, Meenal; Sengeh, David Moinina (2019)
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Keywords: api; audio file; speech; text; text message

Using design-based research to bring partnership between researchers and practitioners - Getenet, Seyum (Educational Research, 2019)
Background: A key aim of educational research is for findings to inform practice, thereby bringing about improvements in teaching and learning. However, the relationship between research and practice is complex, and there is often no clear link between changes in practice and research findings. One of the challenges for research and practice is breaking down barriers and finding effective and sustainable ways to translate research findings into practical solutions in the classroom.Purpose: This discursive paper focuses on describing the nature of the partnership working involved when a design-based research (DBR) approach was employed to bring researchers and practitioners together. The researchers and practitioners worked in collaboration to design a professional development (PD) programme, in order to solve classroom problems and enhance practitioners’ research engagement.Sources of evidence: This paper describes the author’s experience of using DBR to co-design a PD programme that was responsive to a particular context and practitioners’ needs. It illustrates and exemplifies the ways in which the researcher–practitioner collaboration itself sits at the heart of the design process and enabled solutions to be found. The paper also considers the epistemological positions of the practitioners and researchers in the different stages of DBR. The context for the description is a mixed-methods intervention study conducted in two colleges of teacher education, which documented the design and refinement of a PD programme to facilitate teachers’ effective use of technology to teach mathematics.Discussion and conclusions: The examples presented and discussed here suggest how a DBR process is able to facilitate fruitful collaborations between researchers and practitioners and increase engagement in research. By working with practitioners to design interventions such as PD programmes, DBR can provide a practical approach for improving practice and deepening the relationship between educational research and classroom practice.
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Keywords: Design-based research; evidence-informed practice; practice; practitioners; professional development; teacher education

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information - Cairo, Alberto (W. W. Norton & Company, 2019)
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The EdTech Hub: Building a global community of practice of researchers and implementers - Haßler, Björn; Brugha, Meaghan; Loj, Gosia; Proctor, Jamie (2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3445376 10/gf8g33 2129771:GMUG7Z4Z 2339240:2F4VXWIQ
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Synthesis of Reviews on Teacher Professional Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - Haßler, Björn; D’Angelo, Sophia; Walker, Hannah; Marsden, Melissa (Open Development & Education, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _bjoern_cv; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:i

Effects of gesture-based match-to-sample instruction via virtual reality technology for Chinese students with autism spectrum disorders - Hu, Xiaoyi; Han, Zhuo Rachel (International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019)
Effective strategies to address academic performance are critical to students with disabilities in inclusive settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of using gesture-based instruction via Leap Motion-aided virtual reality (VR) technology to teach matching skills to school-aged students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in China. Three participants with ASD from general education schools participated in this study. A multiple probe design across participants was used. The results indicated that all participants acquired the target match-to-sample skills and maintained the acquired skills at a high level for up to 12 weeks. Results of this study provide important implications to special education and general education teachers working with students with ASD.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2019.1602350 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/20473869.2019.1602350 2129771:5WG42ZF9
Keywords: China; autism spectrum disorders; computer-assisted instruction; gesture-based; match-to-sample; virtual reality technology

Sierra Leone invests $1.5 million to bring education innovation to schools for better learning outcomes - DSTI Media (Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation, 2019)
A national education dashboard released last month by Sierra Leone’s agency for technology and innovation and the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) showed that schools and studentsRead More
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Sprint 5 report - Abed, Reema; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Alawamleh, Nour; Metni, Eliane; Haßler, Björn (Activating EdTech, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.5281/zenodo.3638935 2129771:FFMTM7VZ 2292090:ILAXGZE3
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Sprint 5 report - Arabic - Abed, Reema; Khalayleh, Abdullah; Alawamleh, Nour; Metni, Eliane; Haßler, Björn (Activating EdTech, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Submitted to TETFund, Abuja - State, Zamfara; S.M. Ali (2019)

The effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems on K‐12 students' reading comprehension: A meta‐analysis - Xu, Zhihong; Wijekumar, Kausalai (Kay); Ramirez, Gilbert; Hu, Xueyan; Irey, Robin (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/bjet.12758 4804264:SGYRM9P7
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Sierra Leone National Innovation and Digital Strategy (2019-2029): Digitization for all: Identity, Economy, and Governance - Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation (2019)
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Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Keyword inventory for: Berufsbildung in Sub-Sahara Afrika - Eine systematische Aufarbeitung des Forschungsstandes - Haßler, Björn (Zenodo, 2019)
Keyword inventory for the literature review described in: Haßler, B., Stock, I., Schaffer, J., Winkler, E., Kagambèga, A., Haseloff, G., Watson, J., Marsden, M., Gordon, R., Damani, K. (2019). Berufsbildung in Subsahara-Afrika: Eine systematische Aufarbeitung des Forschungsstandes. VET Repository, Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung, Bonn, Germany. Creative-Commons-Lizenz CC BY 4.0. URN: urn:nbn:de:0035-vetrepository-775510 -9. VET Repository: https://lit.bibb.de/vufind/Record/DS-184013. Also available here: https://zenodo.org/record/3334690
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:d

The relationships between teachers’ emotional labor and their burnout and satisfaction: A meta-analytic review - Yin, Hongbiao; Huang, Shenghua; Chen, Gaowei (Educational Research Review, 2019)
Teaching is an emotional endeavor. Unlike mass service employees, teachers enjoy considerable autonomy in their teaching and maintain relatively stable relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. This study is a meta-analytic review of the associations between teachers' emotional labor strategies (i.e., surface acting, deep acting, and the expression of naturally felt emotions) and other relevant constructs. The meta-analysis is based on 85 empirical articles and 86 independent samples, with the experiences of 33,248 teachers represented in the articles reviewed. The meta-correlations are generally in the expected direction. Surface acting is positively related to the individual and interpersonal components of burnout and negatively related to teaching satisfaction. Deep acting is not significantly related to the individual or interpersonal components of burnout, but positively related to teaching satisfaction and the efficacy component of burnout. The expression of naturally felt emotions is negatively related to teachers’ burnout and reduced teaching satisfaction. The moderation analysis of relevant correlates also provides some insights about the research development.
Keywords: Burnout; Emotional labor; Lebanon_event_2021; Meta-analysis; Satisfaction; Teacher; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Finland FIN; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Greece GRC; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Korea; Republic KOR; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Oman OMN; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Sri Lanka LKA; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Berufliche Hochschule Hamburg soll 2021 starten - HIBB (Pressestelle des Senats, 2019)
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Teachers for rural schools – a challenge for South Africa - Plessis, Pierre du; Mestry, Raj (South African Journal of Education, 2019)
Poverty is rife in many African countries and this has serious implications for the provision of quality education. Rural schools face severe challenges that are unique to their environment. A lack of parental interest in children’s education, insufficient funding from the state, a lack of resources, underqualified teachers, and multi-grade teaching are some of the barriers to effective education. These challenges can be attributed to numerous sources, from within school structures and from the external environment, including local communities and education authorities. After 25 years of democracy, educational standards and learner performance in rural schooling has shown little improvement. This study illustrates the complexity and inter-connectedness of the problems faced by teachers in South African rural schools. Using qualitative research within the interpretivist paradigm, this article explores the perceptions and experiences of teachers in rural schools located in White River in the Mpumalanga province. This grounded-theory research focuses on effective teaching and learning. The findings reveal that most rural schools do not have water, sanitation, or electricity, and classrooms are in a terrible state. These issues have serious implications for effective teaching and learning.Keywords: deployment; education level; education quality; recruitment; rural schools
Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Canada CAN; _C:France FRA; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:eSwatini SWZ; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; deployment; education level; education quality; recruitment; rural schools; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Examination Malpractice in Low-Income Contexts - Boateng, Pearl (2019)
This non-standard helpdesk report found that there was little research evidence detailing the types of examination malpractice and even fewer studies focusing on effective strategies to mitigate these issues. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic and the implications for corruption and bribery across entire education systems, this is unsurprising. As a result, from the outset it was agreed with the requester that expert comments and inputs would form the basis of the response to this query. Where evidence was found, this focused on Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and India. In this report, ‘malpractice’ is defined as purposeful actions intended to influence the marks/grades achieved by individual students or groups of students rather than considering other potential reasons for malpractice (e.g. to influence national policy, working terms and conditions etc.). Malpractice can have different motives and take different forms in different types of examinations (e.g. national assessments for system monitoring which are high stakes for individual schools or regions but not high stakes for individual learners). This report focuses on national exams taken under exam conditions rather than other components that may contribute to the final grades of students (e.g. coursework, School Based Assessment, continuous assessment). As a result, the information presented focuses on national summative examinations in pre-tertiary education. This report has two parts. First, a typology outlining the most common forms of examination malpractice. The typology uses sources from newspaper articles, unpublished conference papers, blogs and other forms of grey literature. Second, a table addressing potential strategies to combat forms of examination malpractice. This was largely made up of expert comments and inputs with some references to research literature. The purpose of this report is to help refine and reframe the policy debate around this issue in Sierra Leone, drawing on evidence from other low-income contexts.
Accepted: 2019-11-14T12:38:52Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:TN3TWG87 4869029:9THLYUTH
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Hello, I’m Björn, Director of Research – The EdTech Hub - Haßler, Björn (EdTech Hub Research and Innovation to fulfill the potential of EdTech, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:r

Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism?: Children's Television and Globalized Multicultural Education - Moland, Naomi A. (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Sesame Street has taught generations of Americans their letters and numbers, and also how to better understand and get along with people of different races, faiths, ethnicities, and temperaments. But the show has a global reach as well, with more than thirty co-productions of Sesame Street that are viewed in over 150 countries. In recent years, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided funding to the New York-based Sesame Workshop to create international versions of Sesame Street. Many of these programs teach children to respect diversity and tolerate others, which some hope will ultimately help to build peace in conflict-affected societies. In fact, the U.S. government has funded local versions of the show in several countries enmeshed in conflict, including Afghanistan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Jordan, and Nigeria.Can Big Bird Fight Terrorism? takes an in-depth look at the Nigerian version, Sesame Square, which began airing in 2011. In addition to teaching preschool-level academic skills, Sesame Square seeks to promote peaceful coexistence-a daunting task in Nigeria, where escalating ethno-religious tensions and terrorism threaten to fracture the nation. After a year of interviewing Sesame creators, observing their production processes, conducting episode analysis, and talking to local educators who use the program in classrooms, Naomi Moland found that this child-focused use of soft power raised complex questions about how multicultural ideals translate into different settings. In Nigeria, where segregation, state fragility, and escalating conflict raise the stakes of peacebuilding efforts, multicultural education may be ineffective at best, and possibly even divisive. This book offers rare insights into the complexities, challenges, and dilemmas inherent in soft power attempts to teach theideals of diversity and tolerance in countries suffering from internal conflicts.
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education - Vegas, Emeliana; Ziegler, Lauren; Zerbino, Nicolas (Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2019)
This brief analyzes the use of ed-tech innovations around the world.
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Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

How ed-tech can help leapfrog progress in education - Vegas, Emeliana; Ziegler, Lauren; Zerbino, Nicolas (Brookings, 2019)
This brief analyzes the use of ed-tech innovations around the world.
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School clusters and teacher resource centres (IIEP-UNESCO, 2019)
In the context of Education for All, teacher resource centres and school cluster strategies are increasingly incorporated into programmes to improve the quality of education. But what are they meant to achieve at the school level? School clusters and resource centres aim to channel education resources more effectively by making them available to groups of schools rather than individual schools.

Mobile Literacy among Syrian Refugee Women Teachers - Bradley, Linda; Bahous, Rima; Albasa, Ali (Research-publishing, 2019)
This research project investigates mobile literacy of Syrian refugee women teachers settled in Lebanon and Sweden. Our research provides input into Syrian refugee women teachers' professional aspirations and their connection to informal mobile learning. In both countries, training programs are used for these newly arrived teachers, enabling them to move forward in their careers, where digital and mobile learning play an important part. The purpose is to investigate how Syrian refugee women teachers are blending their teaching profession and vocational training with mobile literacy and digital technology. A qualitative method approach was applied, interviewing 20 refugee women in Lebanon and Sweden, all teachers from Syria. The outcomes show that the teachers are developing their vocational abilities in getting more career-oriented training in their areas of education by means of enhancing their language skills through mobile technology. [For the complete proceedings, see ED600837.]
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Keywords: Career Development; Cross Cultural Studies; Faculty Development; Females; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Informal Education; Information Technology; Land Settlement; Literacy; Occupational Aspiration; Refugees; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teacher Attitudes; Telecommunications; Videoconferencing; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Dominica DMA; _C:France FRA; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Lebanon LBN; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:Syrian Arab Republic SYR; _C:United Arab Emirates ARE; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

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

Education and Stability: Synopsis Paper - Millican, Juliet (2019)
DFID are aware that there are strong connections between education and stability which have implications for programming in different country contexts. Fiftyseven percent of the total DFID ODA spend, and 93% of bilateral ODA spend, has been allocated to fragile states and regions since 2017 with a long-term goal of supporting the peaceful management of change. A growing body of research in this area confirms the “two faces of education in conflict,”1 i.e. the fact that education can both mitigate and exacerbate conflict. Until recently, this mainly concerned primary and secondary education, but there is a new recognition of the potential for universities to play a significant role in conflict mobilisation, conflict response and conflict recovery. The relationship is, however, complex and context dependent, affected by a number of key factors. For example, while much research shows that education has an overall pacifying effect on conflict, there is also evidence of above-average levels of education among terrorists and genocide perpetrators. There is also no “one size fits all” solution, but several important factors to be aware of. Education can contribute to divisiveness, as unequal access to education can add to the societal injustice underlying conflict and politicised curricula can cause indoctrination and negative stereotypes. However, education can also contribute to social cohesion, inclusive identities and reconciliation. The goals of different international policies, such as the global education agenda (focused on education for all), may not match with the specific needs of conflict-affected societies requiring interventions that prioritise minorities or work for societal change. Imbalances of power between international and local actors can also lead to tensions in national policy formulation and programme implementation. Those developing programmes for stability should begin with a thorough conflict and situational analysis and a deep understanding of context.
Accepted: 2019-12-17T12:57:12Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:FN6C6AXA 4869029:RM3EQ2J8
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Beyond Short-Term Learning Gains: The Impact of Outsourcing Schools in Liberia after Three Years - Sandefur, Justin; Romero, Mauricio (Center for Global Development, 2019)
After three years, outsourcing management of public schools to private providers raised test scores by 0.21 standard deviations in math and 0.16 standard deviations in English (equivalent to 4 words per minute additional reading fluency for the cohort that started in first grade). Looking beyond learning gains, the program reduced corporal punishment (by 4.6 percentage points from a base of 51%), but increased dropout (by 3.3 percentage points from a base of 15%) and failed to reduce sexual abuse. Results vary by provider: some produced uniformly positive results, while others present stark trade-offs between learning gains and other outcomes.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Application of Crime Risk Mapping Within the School Focus Area in Kota Kinabalu Using GIS - Kalang, Lizalin; Eboy, Oliver (2019)
Crime is an inevitable social problem that is facing by most countries around the world. Criminal behaviour brings a significant negative consequence of urban development. A lot of changes will occur to the economic, demographic, political, cultural, technological and social because of urbanization. The rise in crime issues due to urban development lead urban schools to be threatened with criminal activity. Regarding this, school safety should not be compromised for schools in the city, especially in high schools. Lack of research on criminal issues from many disciplines, especially in Geography is one of the major cause of ineffectiveness in crime prevention. Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system based on the use of computers for the purpose of obtaining, storing, analyzing and presenting spatial data. This paper focuses on the application of GIS as a tool used in geography for crime mapping. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations for high-risk crime mapping for schools in Kota Kinabalu area. The objectives of this study are identifying the type of crime in the study area and identify the behavioural patterns of the crime using GIS analysis. This study using the property and violent crime statistics data of Kota Kinabalu city for the year 2018 obtained from Sabah's Contingent Headquarters (IPK) in Kepayan. GIS analysis used in this study includes classification, interpolation using Inverse Distance Weight (IDW), buffering, and overlay. Based on the findings in this study, all zones in the study area are affected by property and violent crime. There are high schools located in areas with a high risk of property and violent crime Meanwhile, the high school that affected by both types of crime is Sekolah Menengah Agama Toh Puan Hajah Rahmah.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Rethinking the School Closure Research: School Closure as Spatial Injustice - Tieken, Mara Casey; Auldridge-Reveles, Trevor Ray (Review of Educational Research, 2019)
Recent mass closings of schools have rocked cities across the United States. Though these urban closures—and widespread community protests—have made headlines, rural schools have also long experienced and opposed the closure of their schools. A large body of research examines these urban and rural closures from a variety of perspectives, including their economic motivations and policy implications. This review reexamines this literature, looking across context to show how school closure can produce spatial injustice. Advocates argue that closures further academic opportunity, efficiency, and equality. But our analysis shows that closures are unevenly distributed, disproportionately affecting places where poor communities and communities of color live, and they can bring negative effects, harming students and adults and reducing their access to an important educational and community institution. We conclude with recommendations for research and practice.
Publisher: American Educational Research Association
Keywords: Lebanon_event_2021; _C:Georgia GEO; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; rural; school closure; spatial injustice; urban

Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: Which is best for me? (Impact of Social Sciences, 2019)
Being able to find, assess and place new research within a field of knowledge, is integral to any research project. For social scientists this process is increasingly likely to take place on Google…
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New report on TVET in Sub-Saharan Africa – Open Development & Education (2019)
Library Catalog: opendeved.net EdTechHub.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:RB8BQ5QN
Keywords: _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Donor Programming in Albania in Other (Non-justice and Security) Sectors Relevant to Organised Crime - Haider, Huma (2019)
This helpdesk report provides an overview of sectors relevant to the existence and prevalence of organised crime in Albania; and a mapping of donor work in these sectors. While the programmes and projects discussed are not necessarily designed and adopted specifically to counter organised crime, linkages can be inferred. Literature was selected through database searches (Google, Google Scholar, Web of Science) and by visiting multilateral and bilateral donor websites. Corruption and organised crime are prevalent in Albania and remain key problems in the country. Institutional and everyday petty corruption undermine social trust and creates an environment in which the rule of law is weak and higher order criminal activity can more easily flourish (UNODC, 2015). Corruption is closely interlinked with organised crime as many of the country’s senior state officials are involved in smuggling, contrabands, tax evasions and land grabbing (Sokoli and Resulaj, 2013). Corruption poses a major money laundering risk in Albania as it generates significant amounts of criminal proceeds (COE, 2018). Trafficking in human beings and drugs are also key problems. Albania has been the region’s top producer of cannabis (Global Initiative, 2019). Trafficking in humans for sexual exploitation occurs internally. Many girls and women, particularly Roma and other marginalised groups with low socio-economic backgrounds, are trafficked in main cities in Albania (Meçe, 2016). Organised crime and economic inequality and development are correlated (EC, 2018). Key areas of development requiring attention to tackle organised crime in Albania and elsewhere include: livelihoods and employment; rural development; governance reform; and service delivery. Improving the poor socio-economic conditions of vulnerable populations, for example, can help to prevent human trafficking (Meçe, 2016). This query uses these core areas to structure this report.
Accepted: 2020-01-09T13:46:40Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:8YSN59F4 4869029:U7KVFH3Q
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A Systematic Review on Literature-based Discovery: General Overview, Methodology, & Statistical Analysis - Thilakaratne, Menasha; Falkner, Katrina; Atapattu, Thushari (ACM Computing Surveys, 2019)
The vast nature of scientific publications brings out the importance of Literature-Based Discovery (LBD) research that is highly beneficial to accelerate knowledge acquisition and the research development process. LBD is a knowledge discovery workflow that automatically detects significant, implicit knowledge associations hidden in fragmented knowledge areas by analysing existing scientific literature. Therefore, the LBD output not only assists in formulating scientifically sensible, novel research hypotheses but also encourages the development of cross-disciplinary research. In this systematic review, we provide an in-depth analysis of the computational techniques used in the LBD process using a novel, up-to-date, and detailed classification. Moreover, we also summarise the key milestones of the discipline through a timeline of topics. To provide a general overview of the discipline, the review outlines LBD validation checks, major LBD tools, application areas, domains, and generalisability of LBD methodologies. We also outline the insights gathered through our statistical analysis that capture the trends in LBD literature. To conclude, we discuss the prevailing research deficiencies in the discipline by highlighting the challenges and opportunities of future LBD research.
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Keywords: LBD; Literature-based discovery; hypotheses generation; knowledge discovery; literature mining; systematic review; text mining

Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change - Díaz, Sandra; Settele, Josef; Brondízio, Eduardo S.; Ngo, Hien T.; Agard, John; Arneth, Almut; Balvanera, Patricia; Brauman, Kate A.; Butchart, Stuart H. M.; Chan, Kai M. A.; Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Ichii, Kazuhito; et al. (Science, 2019)
The time is now For decades, scientists have been raising calls for societal changes that will reduce our impacts on nature. Though much conservation has occurred, our natural environment continues to decline under the weight of our consumption. Humanity depends directly on the output of nature; thus, this decline will affect us, just as it does the other species with which we share this world. Díaz et al. review the findings of the largest assessment of the state of nature conducted as of yet. They report that the state of nature, and the state of the equitable distribution of nature's support, is in serious decline. Only immediate transformation of global business-as-usual economies and operations will sustain nature as we know it, and us, into the future. Science , this issue p. eaax3100 , BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a distance (telecoupling). However, evidence from different disciplines has largely accumulated in parallel, and the global effects of telecouplings have never been addressed comprehensively. Now, the first integrated global-scale intergovernmental assessment of the status, trends, and future of the links between people and nature provides an unprecedented picture of the extent of our mutual dependence, the breadth and depth of the ongoing and impending crisis, and the interconnectedness among sectors and regions. ADVANCES Human impacts on life on Earth have increased sharply since the 1970s. The world is increasingly managed to maximize the flow of material contributions from nature to keep up with rising demands for food, energy, timber, and more, with global trade increasing the geographic separation between supply and demand. This unparalleled appropriation of nature is causing the fabric of life on which humanity depends to fray and unravel: Most indicators of the state of nature, whether monitored by natural and social scientists or by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, are declining. These include the number and population size of wild species, the number of local varieties of domesticated species, the distinctness of ecological communities, and the extent and integrity of many terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. As a consequence, nature’s capacity to provide crucial benefits has also declined, including environmental processes underpinning human health and nonmaterial contributions to human quality of life. The costs are distributed unequally, as are the benefits of an expanding global economy. These trends in nature and its contributions to people are projected to worsen in the coming decades—unevenly so among different regions—unless rapid and integrated action is taken to reduce the direct drivers responsible for most change over the past 50 years: land and sea use change, direct harvesting of many plants and animals, climate change (whose impacts are set to accelerate), pollution, and the spread of invasive alien species. Exploratory scenarios suggest that a world with increased regional barriers—resonating with recent geopolitical trends—will yield more negative global trends in nature, as well as the greatest disparity in trends across regions, greater than a world with liberal financial markets, and much greater than one that prioritizes and integrates actions toward sustainable development. Evidence from target-seeking scenarios and pathways indicates that a world that achieves many of the global biodiversity targets and sustainability goals related to food, energy, climate, and water is not—yet—beyond reach, but that no single action can get us there. OUTLOOK Our comprehensive assessment of status, trends, and possible futures for nature and people suggests that action at the level of direct drivers of nature decline, although necessary, is not sufficient to prevent further deterioration of the fabric of life on Earth. Reversal of recent declines—and a sustainable global future—are only possible with urgent transformative change that tackles the root causes: the interconnected economic, sociocultural, demographic, political, institutional, and technological indirect drivers behind the direct drivers. As well as a pan-sectoral approach to conserving and restoring the nature that underpins many goals, this transformation will need innovative governance approaches that are adaptive; inclusive; informed by existing and new evidence; and integrative across systems, jurisdictions, and tools. Although the challenge is formidable, every delay will make the task even harder. Crucially, our analysis pinpoints five priority interventions (“levers”) and eight leverage points for intervention in the indirect drivers of global social and economic systems where they can make the biggest difference. Traditional diversity-rich human landscapes, and the livelihoods and identities that depend on them, face global threats. Mosaics of crops, forest, and pasture have been maintained for millennia around the world. Now, they are under increasing threat from climate change and large-scale land use change to accommodate global demands for commodities. So are the livelihoods and cultural identity of the peoples that live in them, such as this woman collecting fodder for her flock in the Checacupe district, Perú. Photo credit www.estebantapella.com , The human impact on life on Earth has increased sharply since the 1970s, driven by the demands of a growing population with rising average per capita income. Nature is currently supplying more materials than ever before, but this has come at the high cost of unprecedented global declines in the extent and integrity of ecosystems, distinctness of local ecological communities, abundance and number of wild species, and the number of local domesticated varieties. Such changes reduce vital benefits that people receive from nature and threaten the quality of life of future generations. Both the benefits of an expanding economy and the costs of reducing nature’s benefits are unequally distributed. The fabric of life on which we all depend—nature and its contributions to people—is unravelling rapidly. Despite the severity of the threats and lack of enough progress in tackling them to date, opportunities exist to change future trajectories through transformative action. Such action must begin immediately, however, and address the root economic, social, and technological causes of nature’s deterioration.
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Keywords: Final_citation

Meeting the Academic and Social-Emotional Needs of Nigeria’s Out-of-School Children | INEE - Miheretu, Adane (International Rescue Committee, 2019)
As part of their response to number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, with the support from UK Aid, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Creative Associates International developed the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) model in Nigeria. ALPs are flexible, age-appropriate educational programs which aim to address the needs of OOS children and youth by preparing them for entry or re-entry into the mainstream educational system. By enrolling these students, ALPs strive to make up for lost time and shore up the essential skills these students may have never developed or lost after their educations were derailed.
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Keywords: _C:Nigeria NGA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Literature reviews of educational technology research in low and middle-income countries: an audit of the field - Haßler, Björn; Adam, Taskeen; Brugha, Meaghan; Damani, Kalifa; Allier-Gagneur, Zoe; Hennessy, Sara; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Martin, Kevin; Murphy, Mary; Walker, Hannah (EdTech Hub, 2019)
One of the overall objectives of the EdTech Hub is to conduct a series of literature reviews on the state of educational technology in primary and secondary school settings within low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the variety of approaches which can be considered as ‘educational technology’ and the range of settings which are LMICs, the scale of the task presents an initial challenge. Furthermore, it would be valuable to design the initial literature search in such a way that would subsequently support detailed, systematic reviews on particular themes or topics depending upon trends within the body of literature. In order to learn from existing related studies and inform the practical direction of the literature review, a collection of documents was examined and analysed. The collection included seven methodological documents about conducting systematic reviews, and 15 recent systematic reviews, which addressed topics related to the focus of the Hub (including a range of EdTech-related topics or education for development, for example). In this report we have two objectives : 1. Summarise methodologies for systematic literature reviews in the field of educational technology in LMICs. 2. Provide specific methodological recommendations on conducting a systematic literature review of the state of research on educational technology in LMICs. To investigate systematic literature reviews in the field of interest (Objective 1), insights were drawn from an analysis of the sample of documents. The papers selected for inclusion were chosen either because they were existing literature reviews relevant to our theme of EdTech in LMICs, or because they were analyses of specific literature review methodologies. The papers were mapped onto a framework according to their methodological stance, approaches to data gathering, and data analysis. This paper also discusses the implications of the analysis in relation to the work of the EdTech Hub, and how to translate the findings of the analysis into practical considerations for addressing the Hub’s research questions through a systematic literature review (Objective 2). As such, this report also represents a case study in planning a literature review in this context, which may be a useful resource for others intending to undertake similar reviews in the future.
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; LP: English; R:Literature review; systematic review; _C:China CHN; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Russian Federation RUS; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _EdTechHub_Output; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; _cover:v1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:g; _zenodoODE; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode; educational technology; EdTech; low-income countries; literature review; ⛔ No DOI found

Research publication strategy and proposed publications - Haßler, Björn; McIntyre, Nora; Hollow, David; Jordan, Katy; Hennessy, Sara; Brugha, Meaghan; Mitchell, Joel (EdTech Hub, 2019)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; AuthorFirst:Haßler; __C:filed:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:n

Reviewing the research literature in educational technology for development: Balancing rigour and inclusivity - Jordan, Katy (EdTech Hub, 2019)
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Keywords: LP: English; R:Literature review; systematic review; _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; _zenodoETH

Gender Parity in Education in Ethiopia - Bolton, Laura (2019)
This report synthesises evidence on the trends in the gender gap in primary and secondary school, particularly for the emerging regions: Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambela, and Somali in 2000 to 2019. This report was completed in two parts, results from statistical research and extraction from four reports provided by the requester. Four reports were provided to review for this helpdesk with data extraction in section 8. A report on advancing women’s equality in Africa focussed on improving economic opportunities and noted that parity in work and society must come together. Ethiopia was deemed to be performing particularly badly on parity in ‘legal protection and political voice’. However, Ethiopia has an above average score on political representation. Research looking at the role of politics in relation to girls’ education gives important insight. Yorke, Rose, and Pankhurst (2019) explore this with discussion on why positive progress in official policy is not necessarily leading to changes on the ground. They recommend a focus on the meso-level, the space between policy and implementation.
Accepted: 2020-02-04T14:43:04Z Publisher: IDS KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:94GE8ANA 4869029:9GKHI85K
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Sierra Leone designs online portal to take long wait out of teacher recruitment - Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation (Sierra Leone) (2019)
A new teacher recruitment portal developed at the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) will make it easier and faster for education administrators to hire teachers, and allocate teachersRead More
Library Catalog: www.dsti.gov.sl KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2129771:CJS795T9 2405685:UWP4N7FT
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

ACCEPTABLE ILLUMINANCE LEVEL ATTRIBUTES TO LEARNING SATISFACTION IN CLASSROOM - Arabi, Fadli; mohd husini, Elina; Raja Mohd Yazit, Raja Nur Syaheeza; Dodo, Yakubu; Kandar, Mohd (2019)
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Enhancing Physical Learning Environment for Autism - Ghazali, Roslinda; Md. Sakip, Siti Rasidah; Samsuddin, Ismail (Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2019)
The designated learning environment for autism is unique and should consider sensory issues to overcome their needs. The purpose of this paper is to review related articles to gain a better understanding of autism needs regarding sensory design, sensory issues, sensory space, internal environment, and physical learning environment. This paper will outline the sensory design of the physical learning environment that would impact the sensory design towards the physical learning environment. This research paper concludes to be a guide for the designer to overcome sensory input so that autistic can learn more efficiently and develop with less stress.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.21834/ajbes.v4i17.180 2129771:ZS88MDQX 4682641:GCW5G6EX
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