Causal inference in statistics, social, and biomedical sciences - Imbens, G.W.; Rubin, D.B. (Cambridge University Press, 2015)

"Sowing Seeds" and Its Efficiency. Case Study about the Tanoda Programme of the Greek Catholic Church in the Huszár District in Nyíregyháza (Hungary) - Inántsy Pap, Ágnes; Morvai, Laura (Acta Universitatis Sapientiae. Social Analysis, 2015)
The general laws of the school career of disadvantaged students have been studied by Hungarian researchers for decades (Kozma 1975, Papp 1997, Liskó 2002, Imre 2002ab, etc.). In Hungary, there are several remedial education programmes for the disadvantaged and talent development programmes for the gifted Many tanodas (special afternoon schools offering extra-curricular activities) were established in Hungary when the country's accession to the European Union brought about an increase in the number of grant opportunities. Scientific interest in the effectiveness of compensatory/ remedial education programmes, and thus tanodas, increased enormously (Lányi 2008, Krémer 2008, Fejes 2014, etc.). Our case study examines the operation of a church-run tanoda in one of the most disadvantaged regions of the country, in an area with Roma majority population in a county seat Local children from 12 elementary schools go to this institution, primarily for remedial education and talent development We conducted our research in the autumn of 2014 at the request of the Hungarian Institute for Educational Research and Development (OFI), as members of the CHERDHungary research group. Our findings are based on the content analysis of the operational documents of the Tanoda (Organizational and Operational Regulations, House Rules, Pedagogical Programme), the analysis of the interviews with the teachers at the Tanoda (English teacher, Hungarian language and literature teacher, identity development coach, personal development coach, teacher of self-knowledge-spiritual guide, and the professional supervisor), and on the data from a focus group interview with 9 children from the Tanoda . Everyone expressing their opinion about the operation of the Tanoda confirmed that the complex activities of the Tanoda do not only help children to catch up, avoid dropping out of school, and even form plans about further education, but they also provide spiritual, psychological, and mental support to the children The environment provided by the Tanoda enables students to realize their human dignity and shape their everyday life, relationships, and future.
Keywords: _Added to LR; _T:reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Today's challenges for girls' education - King, Elizabeth; Winthrop, Rebecca (Brookings Global Working Paper Series., 2015)

Governance and Accountability in Nigeria: A Gender Analysis - Lawan, Mahmoud M.; Abdul-Ismail, Aisha; Dukku, Aminu (Democracy and Governance in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects, 2015)

Recommendation 7: Use ICT to provide access to content, professional development and professional learning communities - Lawrie, J.; Hennessy, Sara; Haßler, Björn; Bhandigadi, Phalachandra (Where it's needed most: Quality professional development for all teachers, 2015)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; Björn-CV-OECS; __C:filed:1; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; docs.opendeved.net; ⛔ No DOI found

Use ICT to provide access to content, professional development and professional learning communities (Chapter 7) - Lawrie, James; Hennessy, S.; Haßler, Björn; Bhandigadi, Phalachandra (Where It’s Needed Most: Quality Professional Development for All Teachers., 2015)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

‘Making do’: Teachers’ coping strategies for dealing with textbook shortages in urban Zambia - Lee, J.; Zuilkowski, S.S. (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2015)

What is improvement science? Do we need it in education? - Lewis, Catherine (Educational researcher, 2015)

Live video classroom observation: an effective approach to reducing reactivity in collecting observational information for teacher professional development - Liang, Jiwen (Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2015)
This paper examines the significance of live video classroom observations of teaching practice to reduce reactivity (the observer effect) so as to obtain more credible observational information for teacher professional development in a secondary school in the largest city in southern China. Although much has been discussed regarding the use of remote live video classroom observation for professional development, the advantage of remote live video classroom observation in reducing reactivity has often been overlooked. Using the case study method, the research reported here focuses on two components: conducting live video classroom observation and the use of the live video classroom observation in reducing reactivity. This paper suggests that live video classroom observation is effective in reducing reactivity and helps avoid subjective judgement and increase feedback sources, thus providing a solution to compensate for the limitations of traditional classroom observations.
Keywords: Administrator Attitudes; Case Studies; Case studies; China; Classroom Observation Techniques; Classroom observation; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Education; Effectiveness; Faculty Development; Feedback; Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Interviews; Principals; Professional development; Qualitative Research; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary schools; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher education; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Teaching methods; Video; Video Technology; Video recordings; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096967; __finaldtb

A Framework for Rigorously Identifying Research Gaps in Qualitative Literature Reviews - Mã, Christoph (2015)
Identifying research gaps is a fundamental goal of literature reviewing. While it is widely acknowledged that literature reviews should identify research gaps, there are no methodological guidelines for how to identify research gaps in qualitative literature reviews ensuring rigor and replicability. Our study addresses this gap and proposes a framework that should help scholars in this endeavor without stifling creativity. To develop the framework we thoroughly analyze the state-of-the-art procedure of identifying research gaps in 40 recent literature reviews using a grounded theory approach. Based on the data, we subsequently derive a framework for identifying research gaps in qualitative literature reviews and demonstrate its application with an example. Our results provide a modus operandi for identifying research gaps, thus enabling scholars to conduct literature reviews more rigorously, effectively, and efficiently in the future.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Status of usage of Information Communications Technology by academic staff at a selected nursing training institution in South Africa - Maharaj, S.; Mshunquane, N.; Puckree, Threethambal (International Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015)
Keywords: __C:filed:1

Dialogic Readers: Children talking and thinking together about visual texts - Maine, Fiona (Routledge, 2015)

Unleashing the potential: transforming technical and vocational education and training - Marope, Priscilla Toka Mmantsetsa; Chakroun, Borhène; Holmes, K. P (2015)
"UNESCO has recently published the third volume of its Education on the Move series, a series dedicated to the analysis of key trends in education with the hope of inspiring dialogue among policy makers, educators and other key stakeholders on the challenges of education for tomorrow. The latest publication, entitled Unleashing the Potential: Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training is focused entirely on issues related to technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It takes stock of the steadily increasing demands and expectations on TVET systems around the globe and presents recent policy trends in the field of TVET. In their analysis, the authors provide insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of TVET systems around the world. They propose an integrated analytical approach that takes into consideration such factors as economic growth, social equity and issues related to sustainability so that TVET can contribute more effectively to contemporary policy issues such as youth unemployment, gender disparities and climate change. Overall, the book calls for a transformation of TVET systems to enable them to respond to the demands of their contexts. This transformation should enable TVET systems to acquire agility to stay current and responsive to the rapidly changing demands of the twenty-first century."--Publisher's website.

RobotReviewer: evaluation of a system for automatically assessing bias in clinical trials - Marshall, I.J.; Kuiper, J; Wallace, B.C. (Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2015)
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

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

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

Teachers' Perceptions and Students' Lived Experiences in Vocational-Technical Subjects in a Rural High School in Zimbabwe - Masinire, Alfred (Gender and Education, 2015)
This paper explores the construction of dominant models of gender among students in the Vocational-Technical. In the backdrop of dominant narratives that structure gender policies and practices in schooling in Zimbabwe, the paper elaborates upon how students' daily experiences in workrooms perpetuate the feminisation and masculinisation of fields of study such as DT and HESs in ways that inhibit the learning and achievement of boys and girls in these subjects. The argument in this paper is that in order to understand gender inequality in the Voc-Tech curriculum, educators need to understand how sociocultural perceptions of gender are constructed and embodied at the level of classroom interaction among students and teachers. Such insights provide a deeper understanding for addressing gender inequality in Voc-Tech subjects that moves beyond current structural and institutional barriers within a rural African context.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Zimbabwe; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; F:achievement; F:attitude; F:curriculum; F:gender; F:girl; F:learning; F:policy; P:construction; P:environment; P:metal; P:teachers; R:evaluation; R:interview; R:observation; T:TVET; Z:Barriers; Z:Classroom Environment; Z:Critical Theory; Z:Curriculum Evaluation; Z:Educational Practices; Z:Feminism; Z:Foods Instruction; Z:Foreign Countries; Z:Gender Differences; Z:Gender Issues; Z:High School Students; Z:Institutional Characteristics; Z:Interviews; Z:Masculinity; Z:Metallurgy; Z:Nutrition Instruction; Z:Observation; Z:Rural Schools; Z:Sex Fairness; Z:Sex Role; Z:Student Attitudes; Z:Student Experience; Z:Teacher Attitudes; Z:Teacher Student Relationship; Z:Vocational Education; gender; publicImportV1

Continuing technology professional development: A technology learning preferences instrument to support teacher educators’ workplace learning - Maurice Schols, B. A. (Roehampton University, 2015)
Keywords: _C:Australia AUS; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:Cuba CUB; _C:France FRA; _C:Georgia GEO; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Greece GRC; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Luxembourg LUX; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:New Zealand NZL; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Zambia ZMB; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Fundamentals of Implementation Research - MEASURE Evaluation (2015)

Alternatives towards achieving Education For All (EFA): a case of the informal sector business institute (ISBI), Nairobi, Kenya - Momanyi, C (2015)
In 1948 the United Nations declared that everyone has a right to education in the universal declaration of human rights. Education for All (EFA) is an international initiative first launched in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990 to bring the benefits of education to “every citizen in every society’. To realize this aim, governments, civil society groups, and development agencies such as UNESCO and the World Bank have joined hands to achieve the EFA goals. Kenya is signatory to education for all initiative. Achieving the Education for All goals is critical for simultaneously attaining all 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The EFA strategies include the establishment of a policy on the re-entry of school-age mothers into the education system and the establishment of a non-formal education unit in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology. The recent implementation of free primary and secondary education is an effort by the government of Kenya to attain Universal primary Education (UPE) and the final attainment of EFA and MDGs. There are many suggestions both at the local and international levels on how to achieve this goal. Non-formal education and Technical and vocational education are some of the alternatives towards EFA, they lead participants to acquire practical skills in a particular occupation. Non formal education is flexible as more people who are out of the formal education system acquire skills. Strathmore Educational Trust (SET), a Public Charitable Trust incorporated in Kenya, established to promote educational initiatives started the Informal Sector Business Institute (ISBI) in 2004; a Non-formal education initiative to train jua kali artisans in ICT and business skills. Since its inception, more than 10,000 people have been trained in various skills. Data collected from artisans who have undergone the ISBI training showed that the artisans trained at ISBI are better than those form the same area that have not undergone the same training.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:East Africa; C:Kenya; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; F:access; HDR25; Q:community education; Q:degree; Q:open learning; Q:secondary education; T:Educação profissionalizante; T:Lehrlingsausbildung; T:TVET; T:continuing education; T:work-based learning; publicImportV1

English teacher education curriculum designing: A mixed methods analysis of the programme at the University of Zambia - Mulenga, Innocent (The University of Zambia, 2015)

Curriculum design in contemporary teacher education: what makes job analysis a vital preliminary ingredient?. - Mulenga, Innocent Mutale (2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A framework for rigorously identifying research gaps in qualitative literature reviews - Müller-Bloch, C; Kranz, J (2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Design of a braille learning application for visually impaired students in Bangladesh. Assistive Technology - Nahar, L.; Jaafar, A.; Ahamed, E.; Kaish, A. B. M. A. (2015)

Investigating the rationale for material selection in tropical housing projects in Uganda – a Case for Interlocking Stabilised Soil Blocks (ISSB) technology - Nambatya, Margret Mauricia (University of Cambridge, 2015)
Behind Uganda’s housing construction industry are conventional practices in the choice of building materials, particularly burned bricks (BBs) bonded together with thick mortar of up to 30 mm to erect walls for housing. Due to the growing population, the demand for houses in Uganda has increased in the recent years, increasing the demand for building materials. However, meeting this increased demand can speed up deforestation and worsen the effects of climate change since the firing of bricks in Uganda takes 5.7 times more energy than that recorded in the ICE database of general baked clay bricks in the UK.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Visual demands of modern primary classrooms and the impact of refractive anomalies on academic performance - Narayanasamy, Sumithira (Queensland University of Technology, 2015)

Evaluation of artisan training in metal silo construction for grain storage in Africa: Impact on uptake, entrepreneurship and income - Ndegwa, M.K.; de Groote, Hugo; Gitonga, Z.M. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
This study assesses the impact of training sheet metal workers in Kenya on their uptake of learned skills and their income. Fifty-eight artisans trained in the construction of metal silos for hermetic grain storage were compared to a random sample of 123 untrained artisans. Results show that two-thirds of the trained artisans were making the silos, half of these in their own workshops and half as employees. The probability of using the skills learned declined with age but increased with previous experience in technical work. The training did not significantly increase the income of employed artisans, but increased the annual income of those who made the silos in their own workshops by KSh315,173 (about US$3,600). The overall impact could be improved by better targeting of trainees, by using apprenticeships as an alternative mode of training, and by encouraging entrepreneurship through business training and provision of credit.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Kenya; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; P:artist; P:construction; P:metal; R:evaluation; R:impact; T:Lehrlingsausbildung; T:TVET; T:Training; T:trainee; Z:Adult education; Z:Benefits of education; Z:Employment skills; Z:Engineering education; Z:Intervention evaluation; Z:Vocational education and training; publicImportV1

Mastery of Active and Shared Learning Processes for Techno-Pedagogy (MASLEPT): A Model for Teacher Professional Development on Technology Integration - Ndongfack, Michael Nkwenti (Creative Education, 2015)

TPACK Constructs: A Sustainable Pathway for Teachers Professional Development on Technology Adoption - Ndongfack, Michael Nkwenti (Creative Education, 2015)

Shift from open distance learning to open distance e-learning - Ngubane-Mokiwa, Sindile; Letseka, Moeketsi (Open distance learning (ODL) in South Africa, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

iPads in higher education—Hype and hope - Nguyen, Lemai; Barton, Siew Mee; Nguyen, Linh Thuy (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015)

Randomized impact evaluation of education interventions: Experiences and lessons from a reading to learn intervention in East Africa - Ngware, M.W.; Abuya, B.; Oketch, M.; Admassu, K.; Mutisya, M.; Musyoka, P. (International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2015)

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training - Key Messages and Country Summaries - OECD (2015)
Full country policy reviews have been conducted, as part of the two OECD studies on VET, in Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (England and Wales), and the United States (with case studies of Florida, Maryland and Washington State) and also the U.S states of South Carolina and Texas.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; CC:Australia; CC:Austria; CC:Chile; CC:China; CC:Costa Rica; CC:Czech Republic; CC:Denmark; CC:Egypt; CC:Germany; CC:Kazakhstan; CC:Korea; CC:Mexico; CC:Netherlands; CC:Norway; CC:South Africa; CC:Sweden; CC:Switzerland; CC:UK; CC:United States; CLL:en; Hungary; publicImportV1

Bridging the gap between research and practice: Implementation science - Olswang, Lesley B.; Prelock, Patricia A. (Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2015)

Governance and Change in Educational Policy Systems in Technical Vocational Education - Oluwafemi, CO; Martins, OR; Adebiaye, HO (2015)
From time immemorial, people have been controlled (ruled) by others in order to maintain law and order. This process is what is called governance. Governance is the act of exercising power and making decisions for a group of people by a selected few granted the authority to do so. Different human era called for different ‘curricular’ of teaching since it is believed that the needs of the society are one of the major determinants of the content of the curriculum. The authorities at each of such times only help to articulate the curriculum and provide the environment for teaching and learning to take place. In this pursuit, the Nigerian government has not been an exception. Over the years, the Governments have brought in one change or the other to the educational sector all with the utmost aim of making the nation better through her educational processes. This paper through the methodology of literature review and the authors’ observations focuses on some of the changes brought into the sector particularly in Technical Vocational Education. It looked at how these changes have benefited or otherwise affected the country and makes suggestions based on the findings.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Central Africa; C:Nigeria; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; F:policy; P:administration; Q:distance learning; T:TVET; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Methods for estimating the size of Google Scholar - Orduña-Malea, Enrique; Ayllón, Juan M.; Martín-Martín, Alberto; López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado (Scientometrics, 2015)

Towards Safer School Construction: A community-based approach - Paci-Green, Rebekah; Pandey, Bishnu (2015)

O Uso Pedagógico do Tablet no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Rondônia (IFRO) - Pereira, Dauster Souza; Bueno, José Lucas Pedreira (EDUCA-Revista Multidisciplinar em Educação, 2015)
Keywords: _C:Canada CAN; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Pro-Poor PRIMR: Improving early literacy skills for children from low-income families in Kenya - Piper, B.; Jepkemei, E.; Kibukho, K. (Africa Education Review, 2015)

Kenya's ICT Policy in Practice: The Effectiveness of Tablets and E-readers in Improving Student Outcomes - Piper, Benjamin; Jepkemei, Evelyn; Kwayumba, Dunston; Kibukho, Kennedy (FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2015)
Kenya is investing in information and communication technology (ICT) to improve children’s learning outcomes. However, the literature on ICT is pessimistic about the ability of ICT alone to improve outcomes, and few ICT programs have created the instructional change necessary to increase learning. The Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative implemented a randomized controlled trial of three ICT interventions to enhance learning outcomes: tablets for instructional supervisors, tablets for teachers, and e-readers for students. All three showed significant impacts in English and Kiswahili above the results of the control group. The impacts of the three interventions were not statistically significantly different from each other. Based on the findings, we recommend that Kenyan policy makers embed ICT interventions in a larger instructional reform, using ICT to support particular instructional improvement challenges. We also suggest that policy makers incorporate empirically derived cost-effectiveness analysis into investment decisions, to ensure that ICT provides value for money.

Kenya's ICT policy in practice: the effectiveness of tablets and e-readers in improving student outcomes - Piper, Benjamin; Jepkemei, Evelyn; Kwayumba, Dunston; Kibukho, Kennedy (FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2015)
Kenya is investing in information and communication technology (ICT) to improve children's learning outcomes. However, the literature on ICT is pessimistic about the ability of ICT alone to improve outcomes, and few ICT programs have created the instructional change necessary to increase learning. The Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative implemented a randomized controlled trial of three ICT interventions to enhance learning outcomes: tablets for instructional supervisors, tablets for teachers, and e-readers for students. All three showed significant impacts in English and Kiswahili above the results of the control group. The impacts of the three interventions were not statistically significantly different from each other. Based on the findings, we recommend that Kenyan policy makers embed ICT interventions in a larger instructional reform, using ICT to support particular instructional improvement challenges. We also suggest that policy makers incorporate empirically derived cost-effectiveness analysis into investment decisions, to ensure that ICT provides value for money.
Keywords: African Languages; Control Groups; Cost Effectiveness; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Experimental Groups; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Intervention; Kenya; Literacy; Outcomes of Education; Program Effectiveness; Randomized Controlled Trials; Reading Achievement; Student Improvement; Technology Uses in Education; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096974; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb

Development of early mathematical skills with a tablet intervention: a randomized control trial in Malawi - Pitchford, Nicola J. (Educational Psychology, 2015)
Evaluation of educational interventions is necessary prior to wide-scale rollout. Yet very few rigorous studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of tablet-based interventions, especially in the early years and in developing countries. This study reports a randomized control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a tablet intervention for supporting the development of early mathematical skills in primary school children in Malawi. A total sample of 318 children, spanning Standards 1–3, attending a medium-sized urban primary school, were randomized to one of three groups: maths tablet intervention, non-maths tablet control, and standard face-to-face practice. Children were pre-tested using tablets at the start of the school year on two tests of mathematical knowledge and a range of basic skills related to scholastic progression. Class teachers then delivered the intervention over an 8-weeks period, for the equivalent of 30-min per day. Technical support was provided from the local Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). Children were then post-tested on the same assessments as given at pre-test. A final sample of 283 children, from Standards 1–3, present at both pre- and post-test, was analyzed to investigate the effectiveness of the maths tablet intervention. Significant effects of the maths tablet intervention over and above standard face-to-face practice or using tablets without the maths software were found in Standards 2 and 3. In Standard 3 the greater learning gains shown by the maths tablet intervention group compared to both of the control groups on the tablet-based assessments transferred to paper and pencil format, illustrating generalization of knowledge gained. Thus, tablet technology can effectively support early years mathematical skills in developing countries if the software is carefully designed to engage the child in the learning process and the content is grounded in a solid well-constructed curriculum appropriate for the child’s developmental stage.

Development of early mathematical skills with a tablet intervention: a randomized control trial in Malawi - Pitchford, Nicola J. (Frontiers in psychology, 2015)

Ebola: beyond the health emergency - Plan International (Plan International, 2015)

A refined compilation of implementation strategies: results from the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project - Powell, Byron J.; Waltz, Thomas J.; Chinman, Matthew J.; Damschroder, Laura J.; Smith, Jeffrey L.; Matthieu, Monica M.; Proctor, Enola K.; Kirchner, JoAnn E. (Implementation Science, 2015)

Creating Education Systems Coherent for Learning Outcomes: Making the Transition from Schooling to Learning. - Pritchett, Lant (Research on Improving Systems of Education, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Teachers’ Learning Circle in Afghanistan:-A new experience of Professional Development of Male and Female School Teachers in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. - Qarizada, Zabihullah (2015)
Keywords: _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Iran IRN; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Transformations in Teachers' Discourse About Their Students During a School-Led Pedagogic Intervention - Rainio, Anna Pauliina; Hofmann, Riikka (The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences, 2015)
Keywords: _C:Finland FIN; _C:United Kingdom GBR; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Supporting teacher development: literature review. - Reid, Kate; Kleinhenz, Elizabeth; Australia; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2015)
This literature review identifies and evaluates evidence on the effectiveness of approaches to improving teacher quality in developing countries. It examines four categories of assistance for improving teacher quality: teacher development policies; pre-service education and training; in-service professional development; and school-based support. As far as possible the review highlights practices that demonstrat effectiveness. The review describes examples from different countries, of practices in educational policy and teacher development focused on enhancing teacher quality. It identifies policies that support teacher development as well as the characteristics of effective pre-service teacher education programs and of high-quality professional learning programs for teachers. It acknowledges the need to modify and adapt intervention approaches to suit particular country contexts. [Executive summary].
Keywords: _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Burundi BDI; _C:Cambodia KHM; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Chad TCD; _C:Chile CHL; _C:China CHN; _C:Egypt EGY; _C:Eritrea ERI; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Finland FIN; _C:France FRA; _C:Gambia GMB; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Guinea GIN; _C:Guyana GUY; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Israel ISR; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Korea, Republic KOR; _C:Laos LAO; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Mali MLI; _C:Mauritius MUS; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Myanmar MMR; _C:Namibia NAM; _C:Nauru NRU; _C:Nepal NPL; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Niger NER; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Papua New Guinea PNG; _C:Peru PER; _C:Philippines PHL; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:South Sudan SSD; _C:Sri Lanka LKA; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Trinidad and Tobago TTO; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; _C:Vanuatu VUT; _C:Viet Nam VNM; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Digital equity and intercultural education - Resta, Paul; Laferrière, Thérèse (Education and Information Technologies, 2015)
Keywords: Final_citation

Teacher retention in refugee and emergency settings: The state of the literature - Ring, Hannah Reeves; West, M Y (The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015)
Keywords: _C:Afghanistan AFG; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Bhutan BTN; _C:Cambodia KHM; _C:Chad TCD; _C:China CHN; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:France FRA; _C:India IND; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Lebanon LBN; _C:Nepal NPL; _C:Nicaragua NIC; _C:Papua New Guinea PNG; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:Switzerland CHE; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

E-Learning as a Vehicle for the Development of Rural Girls in Ghana, West Africa - Roberts-Lewis, Kristie; Orok, Michael E. (Information Communication Technology (ICT) Integration to Educational Curricula: A New Direction for Africa, 2015)
Keywords: Equity through Access; ⛔ No DOI found

Leadership development for technical and vocational education and training college leaders in South Africa: A post-graduate curriculum framework - Robertson, Catherine A; Du Plessis, CA (2015)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges have experienced considerable change in the past 20 years. Recently, these colleges have become the focal point of education and training, ever since the publication of the Green Paper on Post-School Education and Training in 2012, transferring the colleges to the higher education and training system. These colleges are expected to increase their enrolments from 650 000 to 2.5 million by 2030. Leaders in these institutions have been faced with constant challenges in a rapidly changing environment. It has been internationally acknowledged that in order for leaders at all levels of vocational education and training institutions to be capable of and effective in transforming their institutions, leadership development is essential. Even though a leadership development programme was advocated in the Green Paper on Further Education and Training in South Africa (RSA, 2012), this training was not mentioned specifically in the subsequent White Paper (RSA, 2014). This lack of leadership development prioritisation of leaders in this sector differs from governments in other countries where customised leadership development in this complex sector has not only been prioritised but has become a matter of urgency. The purpose of this study was thus to develop a leadership development curriculum framework specifically for leaders, present and future, of public TVET colleges in South Africa. These colleges have also been examined as activity systems with their cultural and historical influences, according to Engeström’s (1987) version of activity theory. Through interactive qualitative analysis (IQA), an interpretive methodology grounded in systems theory (Northcutt & McCoy, 2004) which uses an interpretive approach by means of focus group and individual interviews with different constituency populations, an attempt was made to gain an understanding of what challenges these college leaders face and what knowledge, skills, attributes and attitudes they may need to achieve the mandate of the White Paper (RSA, 2014). AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die openbare tegniese en beroepsgerigte onderwys-en-opleidingskolleges in Suid-Afrika het die afgelope 20 jaar groot veranderings ervaar. Hierdie kolleges het onlangs die hoof-fokuspunt van onderwys en opleiding geword vandat die Groenskrif vir Na-skoolse Onderwys en Opleiding in 2012 gepubliseer is, wat die kolleges verskuif het na die hoër onderwys-en-opleidingstelsel met die verwagting om teen 2030 inskrywings van 650 000 tot 2.5 miljoen te vermeerder. Leiers in hierdie instellings ondervind voortdurende uitdagings in ’n vinnig-veranderende omgewing. Daar word internasionaal erken dat om leiers op alle vlakke by beroepsgerigte onderwys-en-opleidingsinstellings in staat te stel om hierdie instellings effektief te transformeer, leierskapontwikkeling essensieel is. Al word leierskapontwikkeling in die Groenskrif vir Na-skoolse Onderwys en Opleiding voorgestel, word daar nie vir hierdie opleiding in die daaropvolgende Witskrif (2014) voorsiening gemaak nie, wat verskil van die optrede van regerings in ander lande wat leierskapsontwikkeling in hierdie komplekse sektor prioritiseer. Gepaste leierskapskwalifikasies en -programme is oral ter wêreld vir leiers in dié sektor beskikbaar, maar nie in Suid-Afrika nie. Hierdie kolleges is ook as aktiwiteitstelsels ondersoek en daardeur is ’n analise van die kulturele en historiese invloede gemaak volgens Engeström (1987) se weergawe van Aktiwiteitsteorie. Die doel van hierdie studie was dus om ’n leierskapkurrikulumraamwerk vir huidige en toekomstige leiers van openbare tegniese en beroepsgerigte onderwys-en-opleidingskolleges in Suid-Afrika te ontwikkel. Deur interaktiewe kwalitatiewe analise, ’n interpretatiewe metodologie wat sy basis in stelselsteorie het (Northcutt & McCoy, 2004) en wat ’n interpretatiewe benadering toepas, is daar gepoog om deur middel van fokusgroep- en individuele onderhoude vas te stel wat leiers in die sektor glo in so ’n kurrikulumraamwerk ingesluit moet word, sodat die mandaat van die Witskrif (RSA, 2014) uitgeoefen kan word.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:South Africa; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:T; F:curriculum; F:leadership; T:TVET; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Baseline Study for Distance Technical and Professional Education in Mozambique - Romiszowski, A (2015)
This baseline study has been undertaken to describe and analyse the current situation with respect to TVET, in order to evaluate the needs and the viability of employing open and distance Learning (ODL), and in particular eLearning in a flexible and blended approach. The main focus of the study is directed to that part of the system that is under the responsibility of the National Directorate for Technical and Professional Education (DINET) – namely the pre-tertiary level public-sector TVET institutions. These institutions are classified into three levels, equivalent to the subdivisions of the general education system: elementary, basic and medium, the last being equivalent to high school – the 11th and 12th grades. Elementary level courses are offered in 36 technical schools, 28 offer basic level courses and 19 offer courses at the medium level, a total of 85.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Mozambique; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; P:manufacture; P:teachers; P:technology; Q:ICT; Q:ODEL; Q:distance education; Q:open education; T:Ausbildung; T:Educação Profissional Técnica de Nível Médio; T:TVET; T:competency-based training; T:professional and vocational education; T:trainee; publicImportV1

Competency-based curriculum - Summary of curriculum framework pre-primary to upper secondary - Rwanda Ministry of Education; Rwanda Education Board (2015)

“If I can be a helper, one day I be a boss”–A case study of informal apprenticeship in Lusaka - Ryan, S (2015)
Despite recent high levels of economic growth, many young people in Zambia are trapped by poverty, unemployment or underemployment, and lack of access to skills development opportunities. Vocational training institutions cannot accommodate the vast numbers of school leavers every year, and often charge fees that are prohibitive to young people from poorer families. Young people remain significantly overrepresented in Zambia’s unemployment statistics. For those that do manage to secure work, it is predominantly in the informal economy, which currently accommodates over 90 of employed Zambians. Zambia faces a clear challenge to translate the economic gains of the past few years into improved livelihood conditions and decent work outcomes. With over 46 per cent of the population being under the age of 15, there is an urgent need for programs that provide young people in particular with skills development and employment opportunities. In this climate, informal apprenticeships may offer young people access to both affordable training and future employment. Informal apprenticeship, as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO), is a written or oral training agreement under which a master craftsperson (MC) provides an apprentice (a young person) with training in all skills relevant to a trade. An apprentice gains tacit skills by working alongside a master craftsperson in a micro or small enterprise in the informal economy. Informal apprenticeships are anchored in the norms and traditions of a society, which shape the obligations and incentives for MCs to train others, and for apprentices to seek this kind of training. Costs and benefits are shared between the apprentice and master craftsperson (ILO, 2012). This study seeks to identify the norms and characteristics of informal apprenticeship in Zambia’s capital city, Lusaka. The study aims to provide guidance on how informal apprenticeships in Zambia can be supported and strengthened within the ILO’s mandate to improve the quality of apprenticeships within the informal economy. The study also aims to contribute to ILO’s body of knowledge on informal apprenticeship, describing both the local specificities of informal apprenticeship in urban Zambia, and how the training relates to ILO’s broader findings on informal apprenticeship in Africa. This study found that training within the informal economy is widely undertaken in the Lusaka region. However, the informal institutional framework for apprenticeships in Lusaka’s informal economy is currently less well established, compared to informal apprenticeships in West Africa. Written contracts were found to be non-existent, and verbal training agreements were considerably undefined. There is no specific term used for apprentices within the informal economy – young people join businesses as othandiza (helpers), but this term may apply both to those in an apprenticeship role, and casual workers brought in for temporary work. This study also determined a variety of training arrangements within the informal economy including fluid models of group-based learning, whereby a young person may learn from several experienced craftspeople in a ‘cluster’ of selfemployed operators. Despite these issues, vast numbers of Zambian young people still gain skills through working and learning in informal economy enterprises. The majority of apprentices reported that they join businesses with the key objective of acquiring all relevant trade skills - training within an informal enterprise was also found to be the primary source of skills development for MCs. While the lack of clear norms surrounding informal apprenticeship may be seen as problematic, many MCs and apprentices felt that the flexibility of terms supported, rather than hindered the apprentice - for instance, by the apprentice being able to progress quickly through the learning process. Incentive and obligation operate as strong binding mechanisms for both MCs and apprentices to complete the training in the absence of fixed institutional frameworks. Furthermore, the fluid nature of Zambian informal apprenticeships may mean that any future targeted interventions may be incorporated more easily. There is currently an enabling institutional environment for upgrading informal apprenticeship in Zambia. With the 2011 election of the Patriotic Front (PF) party to government, there is a renewed focus on the issues of youth, job creation, skills training, self-employment opportunities and the quality of jobs. The PF government has stated that they seek to involve youths in national development by ‘expanding educational facilities and vocational training to absorb all school leavers’, ‘collaborating with industry to provide learnership/apprenticeship practical training’, and ‘facilitating access to finance and to markets’ for young people (The Patriotic Front, 2011). Considering informal apprenticeship as a mode of vocational training in Zambia would clearly support government’s aim of creating a vocational training system capable of absorbing all school leavers. Recognition of informal training is further supported by reforms in TEVET policy, which call for a greater focus on training within and for the informal sector, and seek to diversify the modes in which training is delivered. Key interventions are required to upgrade informal apprenticeship to a robust mode of vocational training leading to gainful and decent employment for young people in Zambia. This report argues that TEVET policy needs to become more responsive to the informal economy, with the Apprenticeship Act revitalized, trade testing promoted more effectively, and informally acquired skills recognized. The quality of training needs to be improved, such as through providing MCs with skills development opportunities, introducing competency assessment measures, and strengthening training agreements. Decent work outcomes also need to be strengthened through supporting trade associations, providing greater access to finance for MCs and graduating apprentices, improving health and safety outcomes, and creating greater links between the formal and informal training and employment sectors.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; A:West Africa; C:Zambia; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; F:learning; F:policy; HDR25; P:economy; R:case study; T:Ausbildung; T:Formal apprenticeship; T:Lehrlingsausbildung; T:TVET; T:Training; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Professional learning communities and the diffusion of pedagogical innovation in the Chinese education system - Sargent, Tanja Carmel (Comparative Education Review, 2015)

Higher education and development: Critical issues and debates - Schendel, Rebecca; McCowan, Tristan (Education and international development: an introduction, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Technology and education – Why it's crucial to be critical - Selwyn, Neil (Critical Perspectives on Technology and Education, 2015)

Interpreting qualitative data - Silverman, David (Sage, 2015)
Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; DL4D cited; Done:ReferenceFixed; TPD@Scale-cited; TPD@Scale_1; eCubed

Interventions for Improving Learning Outcomes and Access to Education in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic - Snilstveit, Birte; Stevenson, Jennifer; Phillips, Daniel; Vojtkova, Martina; Gallagher, Emma; Schmidt, Tanja; Jobse, Hannah; Geelen, Maisie; Pastorello, Maria Grazia; Eyers, John (Review. 3ie Systematic Review, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

What works in girls' education: Evidence for the world's best investment - Sperling, Gene B.; Winthrop, Rebecca; Sperling, Gene B (Brookings, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Cultivating a Personal Learning Network that Leads to Professional Change - Stewart, Benjamin L. (2015)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

Cultivating a personal learning network that leads to professional change - Stewart, Benjamin L. (Northcentral University, 2015)
Teacher professional development opportunities in Mexico are currently lacking. The traditional approaches of professional development such as workshops and conferences are commonplace but do little to bridge the gap between abstract concepts about teaching and learning and the practicalities teachers face in the classroom. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to describe how ideas, materials, and social interactions form a PLN through online, informal pedagogical dialogues among English language educators as it relates to professional learning. The five participants of this study were selected from a total of 10 based on their willingness to complete an informed consent form, complete an initial online survey, interact with other professionals publically online, and participate in a final interview. The online survey contained demographic information about each case and included both open and closed items; a content analysis was done on public interactions that tool place online; and a final in-depth interview used open questions to inquire about how respective PLNs changed over time. All data was coded, categorized, and placed into themes based on the ideational, material, and social aspects of each PLN. The findings show that professional knowledge, skills sets, and overall dispositions emerge in unique ways based on how ideas, technologies, and personal contacts interrelate with each other over time, and that an individual’s PLN provides unanticipated benefits when sharing publicly online.
Keywords: 0444:Foreign language education; 0449:Educational leadership; 0710:Educational technology; Actor-network theory; Complexity; Content analysis; Education; Educational leadership; Educational technology; English; Foreign Language; Learning; Personal learning network; Polls & surveys; Teacher education; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096277; __finaldtb

(untitled) - T-TEL (Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ministry of Education (Ghana), 2015)

Benefits and Pitfalls of Multimedia and Interactive Features in Technology-Enhanced Storybooks: A Meta-Analysis - Takacs, Zsofia K.; Swart, Elise K.; Bus, Adriana G. (Review of Educational Research, 2015)
A meta-analysis was conducted on the effects of technology-enhanced stories for young children’s literacy development when compared to listening to stories in more traditional settings like storybook reading. A small but significant additional benefit of technology was found for story comprehension (g+ = 0.17) and expressive vocabulary (g+ = 0.20), based on data from 2,147 children in 43 studies. When investigating the different characteristics of technology-enhanced stories, multimedia features like animated pictures, music, and sound effects were found beneficial. In contrast, interactive elements like hotspots, games, and dictionaries were found to be distracting. Especially for children disadvantaged because of less stimulating family environments, multimedia features were helpful and interactive features were detrimental. Findings are discussed from the perspective of cognitive processing theories.
Keywords: Final_citation

Sierra Leone research and knowledge systems: a rapid literature review - Tarawallie, Mamoud Idriss (INASP, 2015)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Education 2030: Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action Towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all - UNESCO (UNESCO IITE, 2015)
“The Incheon Declaration was adopted on 21 May 2015 at the World Education Forum (WEF 2015) held in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Incheon Declaration constitutes the commitment of the... Read more Education 2030: Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action Towards inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

St Vincent and the Grenadines Education for All 2015 review - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2015)

Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2015)

District Profile: Bombali (Sierra Leone) - UNOCHA (2015)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

District Profile: Tonkolili (Sierra Leone) - UNOCHA (2015)
English News and Press Release on Sierra Leone about Education, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 03 Dec 2015 by OCHA
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

Meta-analysis of multiple outcomes: A multilevel approach - Van den Noortgate, Wim; López-López, José Antonio; Marín-Martínez, Fulgencio; Sánchez-Meca, Julio (Behavior research methods, 2015)

Country Gender Assessment (CGA): St. Vincent & the Grenadines - Vassell, Linnette; Baksh, Rawwida (Caribbean Development Bank, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

What do we know about primary teachers’ mathematical content knowledge in South Africa? An analysis of SACMEQ 2007 - Venkat, Hamsa; Spaull, Nic (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)

Os Desafios Das Reformas Na Formação De Professores Na África Subsariana - Vieira, Arlindo (2015)
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:SSA; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Quantitative Analysis of the Distribution of Professional Staff with Advanced Degrees in 2014 Missouri Public School Districts by Student Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status - Wall, T J (2015)
Keywords: Lebanon_event_2021; _C:Finland FIN; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Sweden SWE; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Cumulative Risk and Teacher Well-Being in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wolf, Sharon; Torrente, Catalina; McCoy, Marissa; Rasheed, Damira; Aber, J. Lawrence (Comparative Education Review, 2015)
Keywords: C:DRC; __C:filed:1

Open Data Readiness Assessment: Sierra Leone - World Bank (2015)
Keywords: _C:Sierra Leone SLE

ICT Integrations in TVET: Is it up to Expectations? - Yasak, Zurina; Alias, Maizam (Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015)
In today’s world where information and communication technology is playing a major role in people’s daily lives, how a student learns is dependent on how the student reacts to the sophisticated system offered by these technologies. Thus, it is not surprising that online learning is accepted as an important tool in the general education sector. However its adoption in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is yet to reach the equivalence of the general education sector. With the availability of state of the art online learning technology, there is greater opportunity for acquiring the technology that can support TVET practices. The aim of this paper is to discuss the trend of ICT integration in teaching and learning in TVET based on a systematic review of ICT integration in post-secondary TVET. The focus is mainly on the “what’ and “how” aspects of ICT integration in TVET. The literature reviewed indicates that while ICT integration can be aimed at the learning goals in the three domains, the affective, cognitive and psychomotor domain; its effectiveness is more noted where learning goals are of the cognitive domains. More effective integration is also indicated where the blended mode is adopted as compared to the fully ICT mediated mode. Lessons learnt in light of these findings are discussed for future ICT integration in TVET.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; CLL:en; ICT integration in TVET; Postsecondary Education; Review of ICT role in TVET; publicImportV1

Sharma 2014 Borkum and Linden 2013 Wong - Yoshikawa (et al. 2013 Aturupane et al. 2013 Visaria et al. 2016 Ozler et al, 2015)

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

Factors influencing teachers’ level of participation in online communities - Khalid, Fariza; Joyes, Gordon; Ellison, Linda; Daud, Md Yusoff (International Education Studies, 2014)
The use of an online learning community is one possible approach to teachers’ professional development that can enhance the opportunity for collaboration. Discussions in online learning communities not only allow community members to share resources, ideas and expertise, but also contribute to the fulfilment of teachers’ needs in terms of continuous learning and professional development. This paper reports the findings of a study that aimed to explore the factors that influence the way teachers behave in online communities. The research participants were 16 teachers from five secondary schools in Malaysia who were teaching English, science and mathematics. These teachers were involved in online learning communities via blogs in which they exchanged stories and experiences related to their teaching and learning activities. Data were generated through one-to-one interviews. Based on thematic analysis, the overall findings indicate that teachers’ levels of participation in their online learning communities were largely influenced by cultural issues. Other factors that impacted upon their engagement were time, enforcement by school administrators and their need for an online community.
Keywords: __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096356; __finaldtb

An intersectionality-based policy analysis framework: critical reflections on a methodology for advancing equity - Hankivsky, Olena; Grace, Daniel; Hunting, Gemma; Giesbrecht, Melissa; Fridkin, Alycia; Rudrum, Sarah; Ferlatte, Olivier; Clark, Natalie (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2014)
In the field of health, numerous frameworks have emerged that advance understandings of the differential impacts of health policies to produce inclusive and socially just health outcomes. In this paper, we present the development of an important contribution to these efforts – an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework.
Keywords: Equity; Health; Intersectionality; Policy analysis; Reflexivity

Child rights impact assessment (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation

Critical Digital Pedagogy: a Definition - Stommel, Jesse (Hybrid Pedagogy, 2014)
We are better users of technology when we are thinking critically about the nature and effects of that technology. What we must do is work to encourage students and ourselves to think critically about new tools (and, more importantly, the tools we already use).

Learning in the Time of Ebola - Education Development Center (2014)

Delegates' Experience of a Professional Development Workshop for Staff of Nigerian Independent Schools: An Appreciative Inquiry - Steyn, Gm (Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)
Keywords: _AcademicRecoveryOECS

Using the Capability Approach to improve female teacher deployment to rural schools in Nigeria - Tao, Sharon (International Journal of Educational Development, 2014)
This study focuses on the socio-cultural and institutional factors that affect female teacher deployment in rural primary schools in Nigeria. In Kwara State, there are extreme imbalances in teacher distribution between rural and urban areas due to female teachers’ active avoidance and/or attrition from rural posts. Given these problems, this article discusses an innovative use of the Capability Approach that informed a rural teacher deployment policy that addressed a number of issues that were specifically identified through female teachers’ values and lived experiences. This research not only had the positive analytical and political effects of prioritising the knowledge, participation and empowerment of female teachers; but it also provided a more fine-grained and holistic understanding of issues hindering effective deployment and retention of female Nigerian teachers, which informed the development of comprehensive and relevant strategies to address these.
Keywords: Lebanon_event_2021; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:India IND; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Lesotho LSO; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Norway NOR; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Tanzania TZA; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide - Santos, Boaventura de Sousa (Routledge, 2014)
This book explores the concept of 'cognitive injustice': the failure to recognise the different ways of knowing by which people across the globe run their lives and provide meaning to their existence. Boaventura de Sousa Santos shows why global social justice is not possible without global cognitive justice. Santos argues that Western domination has profoundly marginalised knowledge and wisdom that had been in existence in the global South. She contends that today it is imperative to recover and valorize the epistemological diversity of the world. Epistemologies of the South outlines a new kind of bottom-up cosmopolitanism, in which conviviality, solidarity and life triumph against the logic of market-ridden greed and individualism.

OER Guidance for Schools - Haßler, Björn; Neo, Helen; Fraser, Josie (Leicester City Council, 2014)
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _bjoern_cv; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence; _yl:c

Establishing an Empirical Link between Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and SLA: A Meta-Analysis of the Research - Lin, Huifen (Language Learning & Technology, 2014)
Drawing on interactionist and socio-cultural theories, tools provided in computer-mediated communication (CMC) environments have long been considered able to create an environment that shares many communicative features with face-to-face communication. Over the past two decades, researchers have employed a variety of strategies to examine the asserted advantages and possible limitations of learning a second language in such a computer mediated environment. Despite its seeming appeal to language educators, the literature on the effectiveness of CMC in SLA is unable to conclusively support its benefits. This meta-analysis aims to systematically synthesize findings from (quasi-) experimental studies conducted between 2000-2012 to examine whether there was a link between the use of CMC and second language acquisition (SLA). Results from 59 primary studies show a positive and medium effect from CMC interventions. Additionally, communication taking place either asynchronously or synchronously does not seem to have a differential effect on SLA. Furthermore, learners' proficiency level, interlocutor type, research context and task type were found to be variables that would significantly moderate the effectiveness of interaction in such an environment. The above results, however, were interpreted as tentative due to the small n-size of some categories of variables under comparison.
Keywords: Asynchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Correlation; Educational Benefits; Effect Size; Language Acquisition; Literature Reviews; Meta Analysis; Program Effectiveness; Quasiexperimental Design; Second Language Learning; Synchronous Communication; ⛔ No DOI found

The World Bank Group A to Z 2015 - Group, World Bank (World Bank Publications, 2014)
Note: Information in this title reflected the institution at the time of publication and may be subject to change... The World Bank Group (also known as the "Bank Group") is the largest anti-poverty institution in the world, offering loans, advice, knowledge, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries and countries in transition. Established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington DC, the Bank Group is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is made up of 188 member countries. It works with country governments, the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs), regional development banks, think tanks, and other international institutions on a range of issues--from climate change, conflict, and food crises to education, agriculture, finance, and trade--with the sole purpose of meeting two goals: ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity of the bottom 40 percent of the population in all developing countries. The World Bank Group A to Z provides ready-reference insight into the history, mission, organization, policies, financial services, and knowledge products of the institution's five agencies. Each of the more than 200 entries are arranged in encyclopedic A-to-Z format and are extensively cross-referenced to related information in the book. This volume also has a detailed index, reference materials on World Bank Group country membership, organizational charts of the five agencies, and information about how to connect with or work for the institution. Building on previous editions of A Guide to the World Bank, The World Bank Group A to Z has been completely revised and updated to reflect the wide ranging reforms of recent years, including the new World Bank Group Strategy; new approaches to development assistance; the establishment of new Global Practice Groups and Cross Cutting Solutions Areas; and the goal of becoming a "Solutions Bank", one that will marshal the vast reserves of evidence and experiential knowledge across the five World Bank Group agencies and apply them to local problems. An indispensable guide for anyone interested in understanding what the World Bank Group does and how it does it, this book shows readers who want to learn more where to begin.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Banks & Banking; Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development; Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development; Business & Economics / International / Economics & Trade; Business & Economics / Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / General; Final_citation; Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy; Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries; Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness; Social Science / Sociology / General

Inequitable Dispersion: Mapping the Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers in St. Louis Metropolitan Elementary Schools - Schultz, Lyndsie Marie (Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014)
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 required all schools, including those located in historically disadvantaged areas, to employ highly qualified teachers. Schools in areas with higher levels of poverty and students of color have historically employed a higher percentage of less qualified teachers (Clotfelter, Ladd, & Vidgor, 2005, 2006; Hill & Lubienski, 2007; Lankford, Loeb, & Wyckoff, 2002). This study examines the distribution, location, and exceptions to highly qualified teachers in St. Louis metropolitan elementary schools. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this study demonstrates how the distribution of highly qualified teachers remains relevant to urban education policy discussions.
Keywords: Educational Legislation; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Schools; Federal Legislation; Lebanon_event_2021; Minority Group Students; Poverty; Predictor Variables; Socioeconomic Status; Teacher Certification; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Qualifications; Urban Education; Urban Schools; _C:Argentina ARG; _C:Bolivia BOL; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Chad TCD; _C:Chile CHL; _C:China CHN; _C:Colombia COL; _C:India IND; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Peru PER; _C:Portugal PRT; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United States USA; _C:Venezuela VEN; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Examining the effectiveness of technology use in classrooms: A tertiary meta-analysis - Archer, Karin; Savage, Robert; Sanghera-Sidhu, Sukhbinder; Wood, Eileen; Gottardo, Alexandra; Chen, Victoria (Computers & Education, 2014)
Identifying effective literacy instruction programs has been a focal point for governments, educators and parents over the last few decades (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2004, 2006; Council of Ontario Directors of Education, 2011). Given the increasing use of computer technologies in the classroom and in the home, a variety of information communication technology (ICT) interventions for learning have been introduced. Meta-analyses comparing the impact of these programs on learning, however, have yielded inconsistent findings (Andrews et al., 2007, Torgerson and Zhu, 2003, Slavin et al., 2008, Slavin et al., 2009). The present tertiary meta-analytic review re-assesses outcomes presented in three previous meta-analyses. Four moderator variables assessed the impact of the systematic review from which they were retrieved, training and support, implementation fidelity and who delivered the intervention (teacher versus researcher). Significant results were found when training and support was entered as a moderator variable with the small overall effectiveness of the ICTs (ES = 0.18), similar to those found in previous research, increasing significantly (ES = 0.57). These findings indicate the importance of including implementation factors such as training and support, when considering the relative effectiveness of ICT interventions.
Keywords: Elementary education; Evaluation of CAL systems; Improving classroom teaching; Media in education; Pedagogical issues

Using Technology to Support At-Risk Students’ Learning - Darling-Hammond, Linda; Zielezinski, Molly; goldman, shelley (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

USAID/Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative: Final Report - RTI International (RTI International, 2014)

Can computers increase human capital in developing countries? An evaluation of Nepal’s one laptop per child program. - Sharma, Uttam (Annual Meeting of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2014)

Systematic review automation technologies - Tsafnat, Guy; Glasziou, Paul; Choong, Miew Keen; Dunn, Adam; Galgani, Filippo; Coiera, Enrico (Systematic Reviews, 2014)
Systematic reviews, a cornerstone of evidence-based medicine, are not produced quickly enough to support clinical practice. The cost of production, availability of the requisite expertise and timeliness are often quoted as major contributors for the delay. This detailed survey of the state of the art of information systems designed to support or automate individual tasks in the systematic review, and in particular systematic reviews of randomized controlled clinical trials, reveals trends that see the convergence of several parallel research projects.
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Learner orientation through professional development of teachers? Empirical results from cascade training in Anglophone Cameroon - Lange, Sarah (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014)
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Cameroon; CA:AandC; CCZ:Cameroon; CL:en; CL:fr; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:D; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; D:low-income country; F:attitude; F:learning; F:teaching; P:measurement; P:service industry; P:teacher training; P:teachers; R:quantitative; T:Ausbildung; T:trainee; T:work-based learning; Z:cascade training; Z:learner orientation; Z:professional development; Z:sub-Saharan Africa; Z:teachers; publicImportV1

The role of video in teacher professional development - Marsh, Brian; Mitchell, Nick (Teacher Development, 2014)

Developing world MOOCs: A curriculum view of the MOOC landscape - Czerniewicz, Laura; Deacon, Andrew; Small, Janet; Walji, Sukaina (Journal of Global Literacies, Technologies, and Emerging Pedagogies, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing; ⛔ No DOI found

Improving reading outcomes in Kenya: First-year effects of the PRIMR Initiative - Piper, Benjamin; Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons; Mugenda, Abel (International Journal of Educational Development, 2014)
While educational participation is high in Kenya, literacy outcomes remain poor. The PRIMR Initiative aims to improve literacy learning by aligning curriculum and teacher practices with current research, providing ongoing instructional support and observation, and supplying basic instructional materials and English and Kiswahili books for students. In a randomized control trial in more than 400 schools in three counties in Kenya, the intervention improved oral reading fluency and in grade 1 formal and nonformal schools and grade 2 nonformal schools for both English and Kiswahili. The findings support the importance of in-classroom teacher support in program implementation to improve literacy outcomes.
Keywords: AWP2; Bilingual education; CitedIn:AKFC; International education; Kenya; Literacy; PRIMR; Reading; heterogeneity

Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis - Hedges, Larry V.; Olkin, Ingram (Academic Press, 2014)
The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and preparing data for a meta-analysis , and we do not deal with these. Because this book concerns methodology, the content necessarily is statistical, and at times mathematical. In order to make the material accessible to a wider audience, we have not provided proofs in the text. Where proofs are given, they are placed as commentary at the end of a chapter. These can be omitted at the discretion of the reader.Throughout the book we describe computational procedures whenever required. Many computations can be completed on a hand calculator, whereas some require the use of a standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS, or BMD. Readers with experience using a statistical package or who conduct analyses such as multiple regression or analysis of variance should be able to carry out the analyses described with the aid of a statistical package.
Keywords: Education / Testing & Measurement; Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General; Social Science / Research

The Role of Parent-Teachers Association in the Sustainable Development of Education in Kano State - Aisha Abdu-Ismail (Lappai International Journal of Politics, 2014)

Matching practices of teachers to Schools – France – Matching in Practice - Terrier, Camille (2014)
Keywords: Lebanon_event_2021; _C:Belgium BEL; _C:Estonia EST; _C:Finland FIN; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Hungary HUN; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Italy ITA; _C:Spain ESP; _C:Ukraine UKR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Programme Evaluation - University of Fort Hare; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Center (AIMSSEC); Kelello Consulting (2014)

Mobiles For Reading: A Landscape Research Review (USAID, 2014)

Vicarious Resilience: An Exploration of Teachers and Children’s Resilience in Highly Challenging Social Contexts - Acevedo, Victoria Eugenia; Hernandez-Wolfe, Pilar (Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2014)
This study explores the formulation of vicarious resilience as a useful concept in the middle school age school educational arena. It addresses the question of how teachers who work with learners who experienced dislocation and adversity are affected by the children’s stories of resilience. It focuses on the teachers’ interpretations of their learners’ stories, and how they make sense of the impact these stories have had on their lives. Twenty-one teachers who work in accelerated learning programs in Cali, Colombia, were interviewed about their perceptions of their learners’ overcoming of adversity. Data were analyzed through the Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) methodology to describe the themes that speak about the effects of witnessing how learners coped constructively with adversity. These themes are discussed to advance the concept of vicarious resilience and how it can contribute to sustaining and empowering teachers dealing with challenging children and trauma.
Keywords: HQ; LMIC; Latin America; Qual; Support; _AcademicRecoveryOECS; __C:filed:1; adult; article; children; consciousness; coping behavior; data analysis; education; equity and access; female; gender identity; human; human experiment; human relation; injury; interview; lowest income group; male; middle school; personal experience; primary school; recognition; resilience; small sample=21; social environment; teacher; trauma; vicarious resilience

The Hospitals / Residents Problem with Couples: Complexity and Integer Programming Models - Biro, P.; Manlove, D. F.; McBride, I. (arXiv:1308.4534 [cs], 2014)
The Hospitals / Residents problem with Couples (HRC) is a generalisation of the classical Hospitals / Resident problem (HR) that is important in practical applications because it models the case where couples submit joint preference lists over pairs of (typically geographically close) hospitals. In this paper we give a new NP-completeness result for the problem of deciding whether a stable matching exists, in highly restricted instances of HRC. Further, we present an Integer Programming (IP) model for HRC and extend it the case where preference lists can include ties. Also, we describe an empirical study of an IP model or HRC and its extension to the case where preference lists can include ties. This model was applied to randomly generated instances and also real-world instances arising from previous matching runs of the Scottish Foundation Allocation Scheme, used to allocate junior doctors to hospitals in Scotland.
Keywords: Computer Science - Data Structures and Algorithms; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Hungary HUN; _C:Japan JPN; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Teacher educators' digital competence - Krumsvik, Rune Johan (Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation

A conceptual framework for examining HRD and NHRD linkages and outcomes: Review of TVET literature - Kim, Sehoon; Kotamraju, Pradeep; Alagaraja, Meera (European Journal of Training and Development, 2014)
This paper aims to review technical vocational education and training (TVET) literature, identify different components of the TVET system and develop a conceptual framework that integrates human resource development (HRD) and national human resource development (NHRD) outcomes. The renewed focus on technical vocational education and training (TVET) is important for human resource development (HRD), as it expands current understanding of its role in economic development through workforce training. National human resource development (NHRD) perspectives recognize the role of TVET in linking regional and national economic development strategies. Furthermore, TVET’s focus on literacy education, poverty alleviation and inclusion of marginalized and vulnerable populations emphasizes social development outcomes that are critical for NHRD. Using this background, the integration of HRD and NHRD outcomes into one conceptual TVET framework for addressing workforce, economic and social development outcomes has been proposed.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; CLL:en; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Austria AUT; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Canada CAN; _C:China CHN; _C:France FRA; _C:Germany DEU; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Hungary HUN; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Ireland IRL; _C:Israel ISR; _C:Kenya KEN; _C:Korea XKOR; _C:Netherlands NLD; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Russian Federation RUS; _C:Saudi Arabia SAU; _C:Singapore SGP; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; publicImportV1

Allostatic Load Model Associated with Indoor Environmental Quality and Sick Building Syndrome among Office Workers - Jung, Chien-Cheng; Liang, Hsiu-Hao; Lee, Hui-Ling; Hsu, Nai-Yun; Su, Huey-Jen (PLoS ONE, 2014)

Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making - Kaner, Sam (John Wiley & Sons, 2014)
Unleash the transformative power of face to face groups The third edition of this ground-breaking book continues to advance its mission to support groups to do their best thinking. It demonstrates that meetings can be much more than merely an occasion for solving a problem or creating a plan. Every well-facilitated meeting is also an opportunity to stretch and develop the perspectives of the individual members, thereby building the strength and capacity of the group as a whole. This fully updated edition of The Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making guides readers through the struggle and the satisfaction of putting participatory values into practice, helping them to fulfill the promise of effective group decision-making. With previous editions already embraced by business and community leaders and consulting professionals around the world, this new book is even more insightful and easy to use. New for this edition: 60 pages of brand new skills and tools Many new case examples Major expansion and reorganization of the advanced sections of the book. New chapter: Teaching A Group About Group Dynamics Doubled in size: Classic Facilitator Challenges. Substantially improved: Designing Realistic Agendas – now three chapters, with wise, insightful answers to the most vexing questions about meeting design.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Decision-Making & Problem Solving; Business & Economics / General; Business & Economics / Management; Business & Economics / Organizational Development

Stepwise organization of the β-structure identifies key regions essential for the propagation and cytotoxicity of insulin amyloid fibrils - Chatani, Eri; Imamura, Hiroshi; Yamamoto, Naoki; Kato, Minoru (The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014)
Amyloid fibrils are supramolecular assemblies, the deposition of which is associated with many serious diseases including Alzheimer, prion, and Huntington diseases. Several smaller aggregates such as oligomers and protofibrils have been proposed to play a role in early stages of the fibrillation process; however, little is known about how these species contribute to the formation of mature amyloid fibrils with a rigid cross-β structure. Here, we identified a new pathway for the formation of insulin amyloid fibrils at a high concentration of salt in which mature fibrils were formed in a stepwise manner via a prefibrillar intermediate: minute prefibrillar species initially accumulated, followed by the subsequent formation of thicker amyloid fibrils. Fourier transform infrared spectra suggested the sequential formation of two types of β-sheets with different strength hydrogen bonds, one of which was developed concomitantly with the mutual assembly of the prefibrillar intermediate to form mature fibrils. Interestingly, fibril propagation and cellular toxicity appeared only after the later step of structural organization, and a comparison of β-sheet regions between the prefibrillar intermediate and mature fibrils using proteolysis led to the proposal of specific regions essential for manifestation of these properties.
Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence; Amyloid; Animals; Cytotoxicity; Hot Temperature; Hydrogen Bonding; Insulin; Mass Spectrometry; Microscopy, Atomic Force; Molecular Sequence Data; PC12 Cells; Prefibrillar Intermediate; Propagation; Protein Aggregation; Protein Misfolding; Protein Structure; Protein Structure, Secondary; Rats; Salts; Sodium Chloride; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Temperature; Time Factors

International Aid and the Making of a Better World: Reflexive Practice - Eyben, Rosalind (Routledge, 2014)
How can international aid professionals manage to deal with the daily dilemmas of working for the wellbeing of people in countries other than their own? A scholar-activist and lifelong development practitioner seeks to answer that question in a book that provides a vivid and accessible insight into the world of aid – its people, ideas and values against the backdrop of a broader historical analysis of the contested ideals and politics of aid operations from the 1960s to the present day. Moving between aid-recipient countries, head office and global policy spaces, Rosalind Eyben critically examines her own behaviour to explore what happens when trying to improve people’s lives in far-away countries and warns how self-deception may construct obstacles to the very change desired, considering the challenge to traditional aid practices posed by new donors like Brazil who speak of history and relationships. The book proposes that to help make this a better world, individuals and organisations working in international development must respond self-critically to the dilemmas of power and knowledge that shape aid’s messy relations. Written in an accessible way with vignettes, stories and dialogue, this critical history of aid provides practical tools and methodology for students in development studies, anthropology and international studies and for development practitioners to adopt the habit of reflexivity when helping to make a better world.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development; Business & Economics / Development / Sustainable Development; Business & Economics / Environmental Economics; Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries

A meta-analysis of blended learning and technology use in higher education: from the general to the applied - Bernard, Robert M.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Schmid, Richard F.; Tamim, Rana M.; Abrami, Philip C. (Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation; cited; existing

Impact of using cool paints on energy demand and thermal comfort of a residential building - Dias, Diana; Machado, João; Leal, Vítor; Mendes, Adélio (Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014)
This work studies the impact of using cool paints and/or thermal insulation on the thermal behavior and energy demand of a residential building. Buildings with thermal characteristics representing both old and new constructions are considered. The results were obtained using the dynamic computer simulator ESP-r. Recommendations for designers and/or house-owners in terms of deciding the best thermal comfort solution are withdrawn. For a case-study building in Portugal, in the summer, it was found that an increase in roof and façade value of total solar reflectance (TSR) from 50% to 92% reduced the maximum indoor free-float temperature between 2.0 °C and 4.7 °C in old construction (without thermal insulation), and between 1.2 °C and 3.0 °C in new construction (with thermal insulation). This had as a trade-off effect the decrease of the minimum indoor temperature of up to 1.5 °C. The results of annual energy demand for heating showed a maximum penalty of about 30% when using cool paints. However, it was demonstrated that the cooling demand almost vanishes, eliminating the need to install air-conditioning devices. The analysis of specific real hot weather time periods showed that the maximum altitude of the sun, which is related to the month of the year, determines the solution that originates the highest temperature reduction. As the maximum sun altitude decreases the cool paints show comparatively better results.
Keywords: Cool paints; Emissivity; Residential building; Thermal comfort; Thermal insulation; Total solar reflectance

Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it: Implementation research is a growing but not well understood field of health research that can contribute to more effective public health and clinical policies and programmes. This article provides a broad definition of implementation research and outlines key principles for how to do it - Peters, David H.; Adam, Taghreed; Alonge, Olakunle; Agyepong, Irene Akua; Tran, Nhan (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014)
The field of implementation research is growing, but it is not well understood despite the need for better research to inform decisions about health policies, programmes, and practices. This article focuses on the context and factors affecting implementation, the key audiences for the research, implementation outcome variables that describe various aspects of how implementation occurs, and the study of implementation strategies that support the delivery of health services, programmes, and policies. We provide a framework for using the research question as the basis for selecting among the wide range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods that can be applied in implementation research, along with brief descriptions of methods specifically suitable for implementation research. Expanding the use of well designed implementation research should contribute to more effective public health and clinical policies and programmes. Implementation research attempts to solve a wide range of implementation problems; it has its origins in several disciplines and research traditions (supplementary table A). Although progress has been made in conceptualising implementation research over the past decade,1 considerable confusion persists about its terminology and scope.2–,4 The word “implement” comes from the Latin “implere,” meaning to fulfil or to carry into effect.5 This provides a basis for a broad definition of implementation research that can be used across research traditions and has meaning for practitioners, policy makers, and the interested public: “Implementation research is the scientific inquiry into questions concerning implementation—the act of carrying an intention into effect, which in health research can be policies, programmes, or individual practices (collectively called interventions).” Implementation research can consider any aspect of implementation, including the factors affecting implementation, the processes of implementation, and the results of implementation, including how to introduce potential solutions into a health system or how to promote their large scale use and …

Systematic review finds overlapping reviews were not mentioned in every other overview - Pieper, Dawid; Antoine, Sunya-Lee; Mathes, Tim; Neugebauer, Edmund A. M.; Eikermann, Michaela (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2014)
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine if the authors mention overlapping reviews in overviews (reviews of reviews). In addition, we aimed to calculate the actual overlap in published overviews using newly introduced, validated measures. Study Design and Settings We systematically searched for overviews from 2009 to 2011. Reviews included in the overviews were obtained. Tables (review×primary publication) were generated for each overview. The first occurrence of a primary publication is defined as the index publication. We calculated the “corrected covered area” (CCA) as a measure of overlap by dividing the frequency of repeated occurrences of the index publication in other reviews by the product of index publications and reviews, reduced by the number of index publications. Subgroup analyses were performed to investigate further differences in the overviews. Results Only 32 of 60 overviews mentioned overlaps. The median CCA was 4.0. Validation of the CCA and other overlap measures was in accordance with our predefined hypotheses. The degree of overlap tended to be higher in health technology assessment reports than in journal publications and was higher with increasing numbers of publications. Conclusions Overlaps must be reported in well-conducted overviews, and this can comprehensively be accomplished using the CCA method.
Keywords: Evidence-based medicine; Information science; Meta-analysis; Methods; Research design; Systematic review

A Systematic Review of Effective Interventions for Reducing Multiple Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescence - Hale, Daniel R; Fitzgerald-Yau, Natasha; Viner, Russel Mark (American Journal of Public Health, 2014)
We systematically searched 9 biomedical and social science databases (1980–2012) for primary and secondary interventions that prevented or reduced 2 or more adolescent health risk behaviors (tobacco use, alcohol use, illicit drug use, risky sexual behavior, aggressive acts). We identified 44 randomized controlled trials of universal or selective interventions and were effective for multiple health risk behaviors. Most were school based, conducted in the United States, and effective for multiple forms of substance use. Effects were small, in line with findings for other universal prevention programs. In some studies, effects for more than 1 health risk behavior only emerged at long-term follow-up. Integrated prevention programs are feasible and effective and may be more efficient than discrete prevention strategies.

The Policy of Universal Secondary Education: Its Influence on Secondary Schooling in Grenada - Knight, Verna (Research in Comparative and International Education, 2014)
In an era of increasing access to secondary education in the Caribbean, it becomes critical that we understand the effect that Universal Secondary Education (USE) has had on our education systems in order to inform current educational reform efforts and future educational planning. This study explores the experience of the country of Grenada with the policy of USE. The study embraces the use of mixed methodologies which included document analysis, surveys and interviews in eight secondary schools throughout the tri-island state. The study builds on previous works and contributes to a greater understanding of how policies, such as USE, can create challenges for secondary schooling if not effectively managed. The findings reveal that the implementation of USE in Grenada was challenged by literacy weaknesses and poor teacher support, and impacted school organisational practices, as well as risk factors to educational success, such as student retention, student dropout, and student discipline in schools. The findings also establish the need for further study into the practice of students' non-attendance of classes as being related to USE.

Professional learning with ICT in the southern African context: The UNISA-Cambridge collaboration on Advanced Diplomas in Education. - Hennessy, S.; Dreyer, J.; Paulsen, R.; Haßler, Björn; Loubser, C.; Beardon, T.; Mays, T. (5th Higher Education & ICT Forum: 21st Century Learning and Collaborative Teaching, 2014)
It is clear from the recent 2013 conference of the Distance Education Teachers’ Association hosted at the University of Nairobi that an increasing number of the developing countries of Africa are exploiting the potential of distance and school-based learning for the development of more and better teachers in pursuit of agendas informed by the EFA mandate and the MDGs. This requires access in turn to more and better resources that can help new teachers to conceptualise their emerging practice and also help existing teachers to think about how they might need to adapt their current practices to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in an increasingly information rich global knowledge society made possible through increasingly accessible and aff ordable ICT. This presentation off ers insights into how both distance teacher education and schooling itself can be revolutionised through exploiting powerful new technologies and harnessing the potential of OER. We report on the progress of a collaboration between UNISA and the Centre for Commonwealth Education (University of Cambridge, UK), on the new Advanced Diplomas in Education (ADEs). The ADE is a new qualifi cation in the South African national qualifi cations framework that was introduced as part of a comprehensive national review of minimum requirements for teacher education [3]; these place increased emphasis on the teacher’s role as a knowledge worker encompassing disciplinary, pedagogic, fundamental and contextual learning. The ADE is targeted at qualifi ed teachers who wish to deepen their understanding of the teaching of particular subjects in particular phases. Drawing on the resources, networks and expertise of UNISA, AIMSSEC and the OER4Schools project, we seek to develop new ADE qualifi cations for mathematics and science. Specifi c examples include modules on Shape and Space, the Earth and Beyond, and Biodiversity. The ADEs: • provide students with a deeper understanding of pedagogical subject knowledge for eff ective and inclusive teaching in diverse contexts, • concretely apply pedagogical theories and action research within their teaching, • demonstrate competence in subject teaching through problem solving, • develop the ability to teach subjects drawing on a coherent, deep conceptual understanding, of both subjects and subject pedagogy, • broaden teaching and learning horizons by using appropriate technology/ICT eff ectively, and • increase understanding of the role of the various subjects (such as science, mathematics, technology) in society
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Everything You Need to Know about Ridge Vents | AMCO - Yorgason, Andrew (American Roofing Company, 2014)
A ridge vent is low profile vent that follows the entire ridge line of your roof creating fresh air to move through the attic. Check out our blog post for more.

Unlocking Talent: Evaluation of a tablet-based Masamu intervention in a Malawian Primary School - Pitchford, Nicola (2014)

asksource.info - Education (Source- International online resource centre on disability and inclusion, 2014)
Inclusive Education is a process for increasing participation and reducing exclusion, in a way that effectively responds to the diverse needs of all learners. This means adapting the educational system to meet the needs of individuals, rather than changing the individual to fit the system. This section of Source places a focus on disability-inclusive education and is organised to reflect the concept that education is something much broader than school for children.

Roles and student identities in online large course forums: Implications for practice - Baxter, Jacqueline Aundree; Haycock, Jo (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2014)
The use of large online discussion forums within online and distance learning continues to grow. Recent innovations in online learning such as the MOOC (massive open online course) and concomitant growth in the use of online media for the delivery of courses in traditional campus based universities provide both opportunity and challenge for online tutors and learners alike. The recognition of the role that online tutors and student identity plays in the field of retention and progression of distance learners is also well documented in the field of distance learning. Focusing on a course forum linked to a single Level 2 undergraduate module and open to over 1,000 students, this ideographic case study, set in a large distance learning university, uses qualitative methodology to examine the extent to which participation in a large forum can be considered within community of practice (COP) frameworks and contributes to feelings of efficacy, student identity, and motivation. The paper draws on current theory pertaining to online communities and examines this in relation to the extent to which the forum adds to feelings of academic and social integration. The study concludes that although the large forum environment facilitates a certain degree of academic integration and identity there is evidence that it also presents a number of barriers producing negative effects on student motivation and online identity.
Keywords: C: United Kingdom; e-learning; higher education; online forums; online identities; online learning

Children, Learning and Chronic Natural Disasters: How Does the Government of Dominica Address Education During Low-Intensity Hurricanes? - Serrant, Ted Donaldson (2014)
By the time today’s Grade K students graduate high school in the Commonwealth of Dominica, they will have experienced five major and many low-intensity hurricanes (LIH). Between August and November each year, each hurricane, major or low-intensity, represents a major threat to their safety and schooling. This mixed-method case study investigated how the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GOCD) addressed education during low-intensity hurricanes. I identified and discussed government’s assertions, actions and consequences associated with education and LIH. I reviewed ten official documents to identify government’s policies and assertions about education and LIH. I interviewed nine key senior or elite officers in the Ministries of Finance, Public Works and Education responsible for handling low-intensity hurricanes to identify their perspectives and actions. I also interviewed ten school principals who experienced Hurricane Dean in 2007 and Hurricane Ophelia in 2011 on their experiences and perspectives. Finally, I inspected ten school buildings to assess the extent to which repairs adhered to building codes and standards as mitigation strategy for LIH. Theoretically, this study proposed an adaptive developmental approach as an anticipatory approach that sustainably incorporates LIH into educational development, planning and operations. Results of this study indicated that government and its agencies adopted a response-recovery approach based on the perception of disasters as “Acts of God” and insufficient local funds to address them. This resulted in proposed externally-based funding strategies that have not been implemented since announced in 2006. There appears to be the desire to shift to anticipatory mitigation-risk reduction approaches rather than the present response-recovery approach. This would have to be articulated in language that is binding. Institutional and administrative frameworks for addressing low-intensity hurricanes and education were described as not meeting their mission and objectives. The result was a set of administrative failures that cascaded from the national to the ministerial level and onto schools putting children at risk as LIH events unfolded. Principals were left mostly on their own without the appropriate training, support and working communication links to address LIH; unable to safely evacuate students in the case of Hurricane Ophelia. The Ministry of education must become a lead agency in LIH management. The Ministry of Education needs to put in place policies, institutional and financial frameworks for managing education during LIH. This should include LIH professional development for teachers, principals and elite officers; development of school disaster plans; the conduct of regular disaster drills and exercises at schools, and rescheduling lost instruction days. Finally, LIH as chronic events must be incorporated into the plans, budget and operations of the Ministry of Education using the adaptive developmental approach. Keywords: education in emergencies, mixed-method case study; low-intensity hurricanes, adaptive developmental approach, disasters.
Keywords: _Added to LR; _G:reviewed

World Yearbook of Education 2014: Governing Knowledge: Comparison, Knowledge-Based Technologies and Expertise in the Regulation of Education - Fenwick, Tara; Mangez, Eric; Ozga, Jenny (Routledge, 2014)
This latest volume in the World Yearbook of Education Series focuses on a major and highly significant development in the governing of education across the globe: the use of knowledge-based technologies as key policy sources. A combination of factors has produced this shift: first, the massive expansion of technological capacity signalled by the arrival of ‘big data’ that allows for the collection, circulation and processing of extensive system knowledge. The rise of data has been observed and discussed extensively, but its role in governing and the rise of comparison as a basis for action is now a determining practice in the field of education. Comparison provides the justification for ‘modernising’ policy in education, both in the developed and developing world, as national policy makers (selectively) seek templates of success from the high performers and demand solutions to apparent underperformance through the adoption of the policies favoured by the likes of Singapore, Finland and Korea. In parallel, the growth of particular forms of expertise: the rise and rise of educational consultancy, the growth of private (for profit) involvement in provision of educational goods and services and the increasing consolidation of networks of influence in the promotion of ‘best practice’ are affecting policy decisions. Through these developments, the nature of knowledge is altered, along with the relationship between knowledge and politics. Knowledge in this context is co-constructed: it is not disciplinary knowledge, but knowledge that emerges in the sharing of experience. This book provides a global snapshot of a changing educational world by giving detailed examples of a fundamental shift in the governing and practice of education learning by: • Assessing approaches to the changing nature of comparative knowledge and information • Tracking the translation and mobilisation of these knowledges in the governing of education/learning; • Identification of the key experts and knowledge producers/circulators/translators and analysis of how best to understand their influence; • Mapping of the global production of these knowledges in terms of their range and reach the interrelationships of actors and their effects in different national settings. Drawing on material from around the world, the book brings together scholars from different backgrounds who provide a tapestry of examples of the global production and national reception and mediation of these knowledges and who show how change enters different national spaces and consider their effects in different national settings.
Keywords: Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education / General; Education / Higher

Conjecture Mapping: An Approach to Systematic Educational Design Research - Sandoval, William (Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014)
Design research is strongly associated with the learning sciences community, and in the 2 decades since its conception it has become broadly accepted. Yet within and without the learning sciences there remains confusion about how to do design research, with most scholarship on the approach describing what it is rather than how to do it. This article describes a technique for mapping conjectures through a learning environment design, distinguishing conjectures about how the design should function from theoretical conjectures that explain how that function produces intended outcomes.

Impact of training on teachers competencies at higher education level - Aziz, Fakhra (Researchers World – Journal of Arts Science & Commerce, 2014)
The present survey study aimed to diagnose the impact of training on teachers competencies. The study was of descriptive nature. The Competencies of teachers having no training and trained teachers were compared. Teachers Competencies Measurement Scale (TCMS) was used to compare competencies of both cohorts. To measure the impact of FPDP (a training program) on teacher competencies three categories of competencies: pedagogical, assessment & management and research competencies were made. After applying descriptive statistics, t -test was used to find out the difference. Trained teachers showed a significant difference in pedagogical competencies, management and assessment competencies and research competencies. It depicts that in all the categories trained teachers were more competent than teachers having no training were The present study suggests that training program of this type should be continue to enhance the teachers competencies. Keywords: Competencies, Pedagogical competencies, Assessment & Management competencies, Research competencies, Professional development
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Teacher Education in Anglophone West Africa: Does Policy Match Practice? - Colley, Kabba E. (Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2014, 2014)
This chapter focuses on a study, which investigates the question: How do teacher education policies match teacher education practices in Anglophone West Africa? Teacher education policy in this chapter refers to action statements in verbal or written form made by national education authorities/agencies about teacher education, while teacher education practice refers to the work that teachers do. Using the method of research synthesis, multi-layered, purposeful sampling of various data sources, Boolean and non-Boolean search strategies, qualitative and quantitative analytical procedures, the study identified over a hundred documents. Out of these, 77 documents met the criteria for inclusion in the study. The distribution of research outcomes by Anglophone West African countries were as follows: 18.2% were on Gambia, 27.3% were on Ghana, 10.4% were on Liberia, 24.7% were on Nigeria, and 19.5% were on Sierra Leone. From this research synthesis, it is evident that there is a gap between teacher education policy and practice in Anglophone West Africa. Most teacher education policies are “add-on,” meaning that they were formulated as part of a larger national policy framework on basic, secondary and tertiary education. In addition, the research synthesis found that Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone are very similar in terms of their pre-service teacher training models, but differ in their in-service and professional development systems, while Liberia has a slightly different in-service model with varying durations. The limitations and implications of the findings for further comparative and international education research are discussed in the chapter.
Keywords: Education; Policy; Supply; Teacher; Training; West Africa

Evaluating the impact of teacher professional development: an evidence-based framework - King, Fiona (Professional Development in Education, 2014)
Does teacher professional development make a difference? How do we know? While researchers and policy-makers acknowledge that teacher professional development (PD) needs to be assessed and evaluated, there is often little clarity as to how this can be achieved. Evaluation of teacher PD by schools has been described as the weak link in the PD chain despite it being linked with improved PD experiences and pupil outcomes. A lack of skills and tools to carry out such evaluations may be contributing to this or indeed it may be linked to how PD is conceptualized. This article explores extant literature and models of evaluation revealing gaps in existing evaluation frameworks. Resulting from this a provisional PD evaluation framework was developed for use in a study that set out to formally evaluate the impact of a PD initiative on teachers’ professional learning in five urban primary disadvantaged schools in the Republic of Ireland. Following application within this study, the framework was critiqued and revised. This resulted in a new PD Impact Evaluation Framework that may support teachers, schools, departments and policy-makers to carry out systematic and focused evaluations of teacher PD.
Keywords: C:Ireland

Digital storytelling and reflection in higher education: a case of pre-service student teachers and their lecturers at a university of technology - Ivala, Eunice; Gachago, Daniela; Condy, Janet; Chigona, Agnes (Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2014)
Employers in South Africa are calling for students graduating from higher education institutions (HEIs) to exhibit the capacity for reflection. However, many tertiary institutions fall short in allowing opportunities for reflection. As a result, HEIs are grappling to find ways of fostering reflection amongst their students. This paper argues that digital storytelling if implemented properly is one of the ways which can be used to help HEIs in this accomplishment. It documents results of production of digital stories by 29 final-year pre-service student teachers at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa, as part of their assessment in their professional development course. The study was informed by structuration theory and levels of reflection and cognitive processing to help the researchers understand the potential of digital storytelling in enhancing reflection. Qualitative methods of collecting data were utilized. Focus group interviews were conducted with the students and their facilitators to elicit whether production of digital stories led to reflection. Findings showed that the production of digital stories promoted the three levels of reflection and thus deep learning and higher-order thinking skills.
Keywords: Case Studies; Cognitive Processes; College Faculty; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Technology; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Personal Narratives; Postsecondary Education; Preservice Teachers; Professional Development; Qualitative Research; Reflection; Skill Development; South Africa; Story Telling; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2096367; __finaldtb

The Role of General Public in the Development of Technical and Vocational Education in Primary Schools in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya - Simiyu, John Wanyonyi; Sambu, Lenah (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2014)
The study sought to examine the role the general public play in the development of technical and vocational education in Primary schools. These subjects were: Home science, Art and Craft and Agriculture as offered in Primary schools in the urban and rural setting of Eldoret Municipality and the surrounding areas in Kenya A random sample of eight (8) schools was selected for the study. The respondents included eighty (80) standard eight (Std VIII) pupils, thirty-one (31) teachers and ten (10) parents of the pupils studying these subjects. From the study, a large proportion of the respondents, most of whom were made up of teacher-respondents, affirmed that the local communities were supposed to contribute to the provision of equipment and facilities in the development of technical and vocational education in Primary schools while some of them indicated that the communities were supposed to establish and manage the schools. As such, parents and the general public should be sensitized on the importance of technical and vocational component in the Primary school curriculum so that they can give it the support it deserves be it materially or morally in the task of national development. In addition, the government makes the technical and vocational subjects more attractive by providing adequate facilities and resources to Primary schools. The informal sector of the economy should be strongly supported so as to attract Primary school-leavers who achieve relevant practical skills. The study is useful to all education stakeholders as it highlights the need to incorporate socio-economic contextual factors in improving performance in technical and vocational subjects in individual schools.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A new solution for the roommate problem: The Q-stable matchings (2014)
Keywords: _C:Hungary HUN; _C:Spain ESP; _C:United States USA; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1

Karlan and Leiden (2014)

Kenya National Qualifications Framework Act (2014)

Learning to Improve Learning: Lessons from Early Primary Interventions and Evaluations in India and Sub-Saharan Africa (Hewlett Foundation, 2014)

Organizational Agility (2014)

PG Day_Literature Review_10062013_Library Presentation.pdf (2014)

Piper & Mugenda (2014)

Real-Time Evaluation of World Vision's Response to the Syrian Crisis (World Vision, 2014)
Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (Principles to actions: Ensuring mathematical success for all, 2014)

'The Impact of an Adolescent Girls Employment Program. The EPAG Project in Liberia. ', Policy Research Working Paper, The World Bank (2014)

Building mental health workforce capacity through training and retention of psychiatrists in Zimbabwe - Abas, Melanie A.; Nhiwatiwa, Sekai M.; Mangezi, Walter; Jack, Helen; Piette, Angharad; Cowan, Frances M.; Barley, Elizabeth; Chingono, Alfred; Iversen, Amy; Chibanda, Dixon; Barley, Elizabeth; Barley, Elizabeth; et al. (International Review of Psychiatry, 2014)
Despite the need to improve the quantity and quality of psychiatry training in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), very little is known about the experiences of psychiatric trainees in the region. This is the first study examining psychiatric trainees in a low-income country in SSA. It was carried out as part of the needs assessment for a unique Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programme to find African solutions for medical shortages in Africa. We approached all doctors who had trained in post-graduate psychiatry in Zimbabwe in 2010 and conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with all except one (n = 6). We analysed the data using constant comparison and thematic analysis. Trainees described the apprenticeship model as the programme's primary strength, through providing clinical exposure and role models. Programme weaknesses included shortages in information sources, trainee salaries, trainers, public health education, and in the mental health service. Most respondents were, however, eager to continue practising psychiatry in Zimbabwe, motivated by family ties, national commitment and helping vulnerable, stigmatized individuals. Respondents called for sub-speciality training and for infrastructure and training to do research. Resources need to be made available for psychiatric trainees in more SSA settings to develop public health competencies. However, investment in psychiatry training programmes must balance service provision with trainees' educational needs. Directing investment towards needs identified by trainees may be a cost-effective, context-sensitive way to increase retention and learning outcomes. © 2014 Institute of Psychiatry.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Zimbabwe; CA:AandC; CL:en; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:D; CT:F; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; D:low-income country; F:assessment; F:learning; F:outcomes; F:salary; P:health; P:measurement; P:media; P:services; R:interview; R:qualitative; T:Lehrlingsausbildung; T:Training; T:trainee; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Mexico MEX; _C:Nicaragua NIC; _C:South Africa ZAF; _C:United Kingdom GBR; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; publicImportV1

What matters most for education management information systems: A framework paper - Abdul-Hamid, Husein (2014)
Keywords: _C:Antigua and Barbuda ATG; _C:Australia AUS; _C:Bahrain BHR; _C:Bangladesh BGD; _C:Benin BEN; _C:Botswana BWA; _C:Brazil BRA; _C:Canada CAN; _C:Djibouti DJI; _C:Dominica DMA; _C:Ethiopia ETH; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Grenada GRD; _C:Guinea GIN; _C:India IND; _C:Indonesia IDN; _C:Japan JPN; _C:Jordan JOR; _C:Liberia LBR; _C:Malawi MWI; _C:Malaysia MYS; _C:Mali MLI; _C:Mozambique MOZ; _C:Nicaragua NIC; _C:Nigeria NGA; _C:Pakistan PAK; _C:Philippines PHL; _C:Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA; _C:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT; _C:Senegal SEN; _C:State of Palestine PSE; _C:Sudan SDN; _C:Thailand THA; _C:Tunisia TUN; _C:Turkey TUR; _C:Uganda UGA; _C:United States USA; _C:Yemen YEM; _C:Zambia ZMB; _C:Zimbabwe ZWE; __C:filed:1; __C:scheme:1; ⛔ No DOI found

Examining factors affecting beginning teachers’ transfer of learning of ICT-enhanced learning activities in their teaching practice - Agyei, Douglas D.; Voogt, Joke (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2014)
This study examined 100 beginning teachers’ transfer of learning when utilising Information Communication Technology-enhanced activity-based learning activities. The beginning teachers had participated in a professional development program that was characterised by ‘learning technology by collaborative design’ in their final year of their pre-service preparation program.  Transfer of learning was proposed as characteristic of (i) the professional development program,(ii) beginning teachers and (iii) school environment. Beginning teachers held positive views about active learning and ICT use developed during the professional development program, which seemed the strongest predictor in transfer of their learning. The study also showed that a significant amount of explained differences in the level of transfer of ICT-enhanced activity-based learning innovation could be attributed to range of factors across individual beginning teachers and school environment characteristics. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords: __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2425905; __finaldtb

Gender Inequalities and the Question of Human Rights Among the Hausa/Fulani Muslim Women - Aisha Abdu-Ismail (Bayero Journal of Political Science, Maiden Edition, 2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Muslim Women and The Balancing Act: Planning and Time Management to the Rescue - Aisha Abdu-Ismail (Journal of Policy and Development Studies, 2014)

Religion and Politics: The Debate with Reference to Nigeria - Aisha Abdu-Ismail (International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Secularism and The Secular State - Aisha Abdu-Ismail (International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

'Apoptosis in City Systems: A Biomimetic Approach to City Regeneration' - Ajadi, S.B. (Journal of Planning and Construction Management, 2014)
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI

'Lady Marina: Proposed Skyscraper in Lagos Nigeria', Off the coast international poetry journal - Ajadi, S.B. (Resolute Bear Press, 2014)

Impact of a Workplace-based Malaria Treatment Program on Earnings, Labor Supply and Productivity of Agricultural Workers in Nigeria - Akogun, Oladele B; Dillon, A.; Friedman, J.; Serneels, P. (Mimeo, 2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Informing the scale-up of Kenya's nursing workforce: A mixed methods study of factors affecting pre-service training capacity and production - Appiagyei, Ashley A.; Kiriinya, Rose N.; Gross, Jessica M.; Wambua, David N.; Oywer, Elizabeth O.; Kamenju, Andrew K.; Higgins, Melinda K.; Riley, Patricia L.; Rogers, Martha F. (Human Resources for Health, 2014)
© 2014 Appiagyei et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Given the global nursing shortage and investments to scale-up the workforce, this study evaluated trends in annual student nurse enrolment, pre-service attrition between enrolment and registration, and factors that influence nurse production in Kenya.Methods: This study used a mixed methods approach with data from the Regulatory Human Resources Information System (tracks initial student enrolment through registration) and the Kenya Health Workforce Information System (tracks deployment and demographic information on licensed nurses) for the quantitative analyses and qualitative data from key informant interviews with nurse training institution educators and/or administrators. Trends in annual student nurse enrolment from 1999 to 2010 were analyzed using regulatory and demographic data. To assess pre-service attrition between training enrolment and registration with the nursing council, data for a cohort that enrolled in training from 1999 to 2004 and completed training by 2010 was analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression was used to test for factors that significantly affected attrition. To assess the capacity of nurse training institutions for scale-up, qualitative data was obtained through key informant interviews.Results: From 1999 to 2010, 23,350 students enrolled in nurse training in Kenya. While annual new student enrolment doubled between 1999 (1,493) and 2010 (3,030), training institutions reported challenges in their capacity to accommodate the increased numbers. Key factors identified by the nursing faculty included congestion at clinical placement sites, limited clinical mentorship by qualified nurses, challenges with faculty recruitment and retention, and inadequate student housing, transportation and classroom space. Pre-service attrition among the cohort that enrolled between 1999 and 2004 and completed training by 2010 was found to be low (6%).Conclusion: To scale-up the nursing workforce in Kenya, concurrent investments in expanding the number of student nurse clinical placement sites, utilizing alternate forms of skills training, hiring more faculty and clinical instructors, and expanding the dormitory and classroom space to accommodate new students are needed to ensure that increases in student enrolment are not at the cost of quality nursing education. Student attrition does not appear to be a concern in Kenya compared to other African countries (10 to 40%).
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Kenya; CA:AandC; CCZ:Kenya; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:P; CT:R; CT:T; P:health; P:logistics; P:nurse; P:production; P:services; R:interview; R:mixed method; R:qualitative; R:quantitative; R:regression; T:Training; Z:Nursing workforce; Z:Scale-up; Z:Training; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1

Using the Infrastructure of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program to Deliver a Scalable Integrated Early Child Development Program in Colombia: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. - Attanasio, Orazio P.; Fernández, Camila; Fitzsimons, Emla O.A.; Grantham-McGregor, Sally M.; Meghir, Costas; Rubio-Codina, Marta (BMJ, 2014)

An assessment of the impacts of Sri Lanka’s programme for school improvement and school report card programme on students’ academic progress - Aturupane, Harsha; Glewwe, Paul; Ravina, Renato; Sonnadara, Upul; Wisniewski, Suzanne (The Journal of Development Studies, 2014)

Is theory king?: questioning the theory fetish in Information Systems - Avison, D; Malaurent, J (Journal of Information Technology, 2014)

Design-based research: a methodological toolkit for engineering change - Barab, S. (Handbook of the Learning Sciences, 2014)

Development of an emergency nursing training curriculum in Ghana - Bell, Sue Anne; Oteng, Rockefeller; Redman, Richard; Lapham, Jeremy; Bam, Victoria; Dzomecku, Veronica; Yakubu, Jamila; Tagoe, Nadia; Donkor, Peter (International Emergency Nursing, 2014)
Abstract The formal provision of emergency health care is a developing specialty in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana. While emergency medicine training programs for physicians are on the rise, there are few established training programs for emergency nurses. The results of a unique collaboration are described between a university in the United States, a Ghanaian university and a Ghanaian teaching hospital that has developed an emergency nursing diploma program. The expected outcomes of this training program include: (a) an innovative, interdisciplinary, team-based clinical training model, (b) a unique and low-resource emergency nursing curriculum and (c) a comprehensive and sustainable training program to increase in-country retention of nurses.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; CA:AandC; CCZ:Ghana; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:T; F:curriculum; F:outcomes; F:teaching; P:health; P:media; P:nurse; Q:diploma; T:Training; Z:Curriculum; Z:Emergency Nursing; Z:Sub-Saharan Africa; Z:Training; _C:Ghana GHA; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1

A Systematic Review of One-to-One Access to Laptop Computing in K-12 Classrooms: An Investigation of Factors That Influence Program Impact - Bethel, Edward C. (2014)
Keywords: Final_citation; anystyle; existing

Training of School Teachers in West Africa: Remediation of Reading Difficulties through Training in Phonological Awareness and Letter Names - Briquet-Duhazé, Sophie (FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2014)
The training of teachers of West Africa is carried out by the Academy of Rouen (France) and organized around an annual training plan approved by the AEFE. Each trainer only supervises twenty teachers for 5 days. Teachers from eight countries (Mauritania, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso), come to Dakar for a week. We have been asked four times tn Dakar (Senegal) to provide training for teachers of West Africa. It is all about being trained in order to resolve reading difficulties for students using our scientific research. This paper presents the theoretical framework of phonological awareness and letter names and the 0 phase and the beginning of Phase 1 of our research. We use these predictors as remedial reading difficulties among students aged 8 to 11 years. We present the first results.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:West Africa; C:Burkina Faso; C:Cape Verde; C:Gambia; C:Guinea; C:Ivory Coast; C:Mali; C:Mauritania; C:Senegal; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CL:fr; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:T; F:Improvement; P:teachers; T:TVET; T:Training; T:trainee; Z:Alphabets; Z:Elementary School Students; Z:Faculty Development; Z:Foreign Countries; Z:Longitudinal Studies; Z:Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence; Z:Phonological Awareness; Z:Predictor Variables; Z:Professional Continuing Education; Z:Reading Difficulties; Z:Relevance (Education); Z:Remedial Reading; Z:Teacher Improvement; __C:filed:1; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Strengthening systems for integrated early childhood development services: a cross-national analysis of governance - Britto, Pia Rebello; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; van Ravens, Jan; Ponguta, Liliana Angelica; Reyes, Maria; Oh, Soojin; Dimaya, Roland; Nieto, Ana María; Seder, Richard (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2014)
While there has been substantial growth in early childhood development (ECD) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is considerable inequity in their distribution and quality. Evidence-based governance strategies are necessary, but currently they are insufficient for widespread, quality implementation. In particular, there is a limited understanding of the use of systems approaches for the analysis of ECD services as they go to scale. The aim of this paper is to present findings from four countries, using a cross-national case study approach to explore governance mechanisms required to strengthen national systems of ECD services. While different sets of governance strategies and challenges were identified in each country, overarching themes also emerged with implications for systems strengthening. Study results focus on local, mid-level and central governance, with recommendations for effective coordination and the integration of ECD services in LMICs.
Keywords: coordination; early childhood; governance; low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); systems strengthening

Great teachers: How to raise student learning in Latin America and the Caribbean - Bruns, Barbara; Luque, Javier (World Bank Group, 2014)
Keywords: C:Latin America and the Carribeans

Distributed learning as a potential approach to distance education: prospects and challenges at Allama Iqbal Open University. - Bukhsh, Qadir (2014)

Rural development: Putting the last first - Chambers, Robert (Routledge, 2014)

Chesterton Tablet Learning Scheme - Evaluation Report - Chesterton Community College (2014)

Measuring the impacts of teachers II: Teacher valueadded and student outcomes in adulthood - Chetty, R.; Friedman, J.N.; Rockoff, J.E. (The American Economic Review, 2014)

Learning in a mobile age: an investigation of student motivation: Learning in a mobile age - Ciampa, K. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014)

Teacher education in anglophone west Africa: Does policy match practice? - Colley, Kabba E. (International Perspectives on Education and Society, 2014)
© 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved. This chapter focuses on a study, which investigates the question: How do teacher education policies match teacher education practices in Anglophone West Africa? Teacher education policy in this chapter refers to action statements in verbal or written form made by national education authorities/agencies about teacher education, while teacher education practice refers to the work that teachers do. Using the method of research synthesis, multi-layered, purposeful sampling of various data sources, Boolean and non-Boolean search strategies, qualitative and quantitative analytical procedures, the study identified over a hundred documents. Out of these, 77 documents met the criteria for inclusion in the study. The distribution of research outcomes by Anglophone West African countries were as follows: 18.2% were on Gambia, 27.3% were on Ghana, 10.4% were on Liberia, 24.7% were on Nigeria, and 19.5% were on Sierra Leone. From this research synthesis, it is evident that there is a gap between teacher education policy and practice in Anglophone West Africa. Most teacher education policies are "add-on," meaning that they were formulated as part of a larger national policy framework on basic, secondary and tertiary education. In addition, the research synthesis found that Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone are very similar in terms of their pre-service teacher training models, but differ in their in-service and professional development systems, while Liberia has a slightly different in-service model with varying durations. The limitations and implications of the findings for further comparative and international education research are discussed in the chapter.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:West Africa; AAZ:West Africa; C:Gambia; C:Liberia; C:Nigeria; C:Sierra Leone; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:R; CT:T; F:inclusion; F:outcomes; F:policy; P:services; P:teacher education; P:teacher training; P:teachers; Q:tertiary education; R:qualitative; R:quantitative; R:synthesis; T:Training; Z:Education; Z:Policy; Z:Supply; Z:Teacher; Z:Training; _C:Ghana GHA; _C:Sierra Leone SLE; publicImportV1

Identifying effective education interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of rigorous impact evaluations - Conn, K. (Columbia University, 2014)

21st century learning in Zambia - iSchool.zm and OER4Schools.org - Cook, Peter (2014)
This video features http://ischool.zm and http://www.oer4schools.org. It was produced by Björn Haßler (http://bjohas.de), directed by Peter Cook, and camera by Rich Peart. The video was part-funded by ARM, and part-funded by OER4Schools.
Keywords: Author:Haßler; Author:OpenDevEd; _bjoern_cv; _r:ImportedToMyEducationEvidence

Student acceptance of tablet devices in secondary education: A three-wave longitudinal cross-lagged case study - Courtois, Cédric; Montrieux, Hannelore; De Grove, Frederik; Raes, Annelies; De Marez, Lieven; Schellens, Tammy (Computers in Human Behavior, 2014)

Student-teacher relationships matter for school inclusion: school belonging, disability, and school transitions - Crouch, Ronald; Keys, Christopher B.; McMahon, Susan D. (Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 2014)
For students with disabilities, the process of school inclusion often begins with a move from segregated settings into general education classrooms. School transitions can be stressful as students adjust to a new environment. This study examines the adjustment of 133 students with and without disabilities who moved from a school that served primarily students with disabilities into 23 public schools in a large urban school district in the Midwest. These students and 111 of their teachers and other school staff rated the degree that students felt they belonged in their new schools and the quality of their social interactions. Results show that students who experienced more positive and fewer negative social interactions with school staff had higher school belonging. Teachers accurately noted whether students felt they belonged in their new settings, but were not consistently able to identify student perceptions of negative social interactions with staff. Implications for inclusion and improving our educational system are explored.
Keywords: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Data Collection; Disabled Children; Faculty; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Mainstreaming, Education; Male; Midwestern United States; Peer Group; Social Adjustment; Social Identification; Social Perception; Surveys and Questionnaires

iPads as instructional tools to enhance learning opportunities for students with developmental disabilities: An action research project - Cumming, Therese M; Strnadová, Iva; Singh, Sylvia (Action Research, 2014)

Simulations for STEM Learning: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - D’Angelo, Cynthia; Rutstein, Daisy; Harris, Christopher; Haertel, Geneva; Bernard, Robert; Borokhovski, Evgueni (SRI Education, 2014)

Outreach Activities by Universities as a Channel for Science Communication - Davis, Lloyd Spencer (Communicating Science to the Public, 2014)
Universities engage in outreach activities about science for a variety of reasons, including enhancing their reputation, recruitment and the personal satisfaction of those involved. Be that as it may, such activities are typically portrayed as a form of science communication whereby the public is informed about science. Outreach activities may be classified according to their costs, their reach (i.e. the audience size) and their persistence (i.e. the duration of the activity and how long it is available to the public). When costs of many activities traditionally favoured by universities as outreach for science are weighed against their reach and persistence, they prove not to be the most effective forms of outreach in terms of the value they provide. Encouraging and facilitating staff (and, where appropriate, students) to engage in interviews about science with the media as well as to popularise science – through writing books and articles for the popular press and, where possible, being involved in documentaries about science – are amongst the most effective means by which universities can communicate science to the public. Enhancing such practices will require universities to recognise and reward staff for popularising science, rather than rewarding only publications and citations in scientific journals. Online outreach activities are also an area of great potential when it comes to persistence and the size of the audience: promoting science on the university’s website, encouraging staff to write blogs or contribute to group blogs or forums about science and posting material about science to iTunes U are some of the most cost-effective ways to communicate science to the public. When using more traditional forms of outreach – such as public talks, café scientifiques and U3A – their effectiveness may be enhanced if they occur regularly or are packaged as a group of activities in a way that the public can subscribe to them. Talks in schools, often treated as a source of potential recruitment by universities, can also be viewed as critical for helping to reverse a developing trend in recent times of disinterest in science amongst secondary school pupils. Finally, there may be social reasons favouring outreach activities by universities that go beyond a simple cost-benefit analysis, such as engaging indigenous peoples in science.

TVET System Research - Deissinger, Thomas (Areas of Vocational Education Research, 2014)
Research on TVET systems now comes up with various theoretical approaches. Apart from methodological issues, such as ‘typologies’, comparative criteria are crucial theoretical components by which existing TVET systems can be analysed. It is against this background—and not just by looking at the institutional and/or organisational pattern typical of a given TVET system—that underlying factors, such as the evaluation given to TVET, the different cultural imprints, the meaning of TVET and the political attention states dedicate to the field of post-compulsory education in general, should be taken into account. Differences between the German-speaking countries and the Anglo-Saxon world are hereby obvious and a good example for depicting cultural and pedagogical diversity in the field of TVET. The article focusses on various methodological perspectives for the purpose of understanding, among others, these differences.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; CLL:en; Dual System; Vocational Pathway; Vocational School; Vocational Training; Workplace Learning; publicImportV1

Violence against primary school children with disabilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional study - Devries, Karen M.; Kyegombe, Nambusi; Zuurmond, Maria; Parkes, Jenny; Child, Jennifer C.; Walakira, Eddy J.; Naker, Dipak (BMC public health, 2014)

Orchestrating the XO computer with digital and conventional resources to teach mathematics - Diaz, A; Nussbaum, M; Varela, I (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2014)

Which World Bank Reports are Widely Read? - Doemeland, Doerte; Trevino, James (Policy Research Working Papers, 2014)

The Elements of Play: Towards a Philosophy and Definition of Play - Eberle, Scott G (American Journal of Play, 2014)
Scholars conventionally find play difficult to define because the concept is complex and ambiguous. The author proffers a definition of play that takes into consideration its dynamic character, posits six basic elements of play (anticipation, surprise, pleasure, understanding, strength, and poise), and explores some of their emotional, physical, and intellectual dimensions. He argues for a play ethos that recognizes play is evolution based and developmentally beneficial. He insists, however, that, at its most elemental, play always promises fun. In this context, any activity that lacks these six elements, he contends, will not fully qualify as play.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

You get what you pay for: Schooling incentives and child labor - Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor (Journal of Development Economics, 2014)

EEF Toolkit - Education Endowment Foundation (2014)

The importance of context in implementation research - Edwards, Nancy; Barker, Pierre M. (JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014)

The importance of context in implementation research - Edwards, Nancy; Barker, Pierre M. (JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014)

Mobile phone images and video in science teaching and learning - Ekanayake, Sakunthala; Wishart, Jocelyn (Learning Media and Technology, 2014)

The eLearning Africa Report 2014 - Elletson, H; MacKinnon,, A (ICWE, 2014)

Knowledge Production in the Knowledge Economy: Higher Education Institutions and the Application of Innovations in ICT for Capacity Development in Africa - Evoh, CJ; Mugimu, Christopher; Chavula, Hopestone (2014)
[FRGMNT] … 16.7 101.6 34.1 6 6.1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Pre-primary Primary secondary TVET Tertiary Fig. 1. Education Access in Sub-Saharan Africa (% GER), 2011. Sources: Nsapato, Limbani (2012). Knowledge Production in the Knowledge Economy 295 Page 12 … [...]… RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Data for the study was gathered through qualitative research method, and theory-driven multiple case study approach was adopted (Yin, 2004) to examine the higher education system in Kenya and Uganda (East Africa) … [...]… Data for the study was gathered through qualitative research method, and theory-driven multiple case study approach was adopted (Yin, 2004) to examine the higher education system in Kenya and Uganda (East Africa) … 120 Pre-primary Primary secondary TVET Tertiary Fig …
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:LOW; A:Africa; A:East Africa; A:Sub-Saharan Africa; C:Kenya; CA:AandC; CL:de; CL:en; CL:pt; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:R; CT:T; F:access; P:economy; P:measurement; P:production; Q:ICT; Q:higher education; R:case study; R:qualitative; R:research method; T:TVET; _C:Uganda UGA; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Cash transfers and teen education: evidence from South Africa - Eyal, Katherine; Woolard, Ingrid; Burns, Justine (Report, unpublished, 2014)

& - Eyal, Woolard (Burns, 2014)

iPads in the Primary School: Emerging Research - Falloon, Garry (ACEC 2014, 2014)
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Exploring young students’ talk in iPad-supported collaborative learning environments - Falloon, Garry; Khoo, Elaine (Computers & Education, 2014)

Stakeholders' Roles in Prioritizing Technical Vocational Education and Training in Postconflict Liberia - Forh, Edward (2014)

Stakeholders' Roles in Prioritizing Technical and Vocational Education and Training in PostConflict Liberia - Forh, Edward S. (Walden University, 2014)
Postconflict governments and counterparts have collaborated to provide skills training to communities as a critical postconflict development strategy. In these undertakings, the role of community members remains largely undefined. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to understand the perceptions held by rural community members regarding the role they played in influencing government's policy priority for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a local human development strategy in postconflict Liberia. The conceptual framework was based on human capital theory and concepts of motivation and achievement. Fourteen participants were purposefully selected for the study. Data were collected from interviews, focus group discussion, and documents and analyzed using constant comparison. Results indicated that increasing human capital, restoring self-esteem, encouraging civic participation, and building peace were among the community members' motivations for establishing a skills training institution. Leadership, advocacy, and ownership were major roles community stakeholders played in establishing their local skill training institution; voluntarism and collaboration were found to be strategies for support to the local TVET initiatives. Findings have positive social change implications for facilitating community-initiated TVET programs for youth employment as well as informing TVET policies in countries transitioning from conflict to development.
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -RRQ:H:final; -RRQ:U:final; A:Africa; C:Liberia; CA:AandC; CL:en; CLL:en; CLS:en; CT:A; CT:C; CT:F; CT:P; CT:Q; CT:R; CT:T; F:achievement; F:leadership; F:motivation; F:policy; P:administration; P:social; Q:higher education; R:case study; R:focus groups; R:interview; R:qualitative; T:TVET; T:Training; Z:Education Policy; Z:Higher Education Administration; Z:Higher education; Z:Sub Saharan Africa Studies; Z:Vocational education; publicImportV1; ⛔ No DOI found

Estimating Reading Growth Attributable to Accelerated Reader at One American School in the Caribbean - Foster, David K; Foster, Dean P (Reading Psychology, 2014)
This article provides a statistical analysis of the reading gains observed at one American school in the Caribbean that was using Accelerated Reader. It provides an estimate of the number of hours students needed to read to advance their reading performance an additional year. The authors estimate how much Accelerated Reader contributed to the advancement and determine how many points per grade a student needs to earn to make a year of reading growth. When points are converted to hours of time, the data show that it takes about 800 hours of time each year for students in grade 3 through grade 12 to achieve a year of growth. It is the conclusion then that students who read this much would spend about 9,600 total hours reading during their first 12 years of schooling.
Keywords: _Added to LR; _G:reviewed

Preparing for life in a digital age: The IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study international report - Fraillon, Julian; Ainley, John; Schulz, Wolfram; Friedman, Tim; Gebhardt, Eveline (Springer Nature, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation

Students’ Use of and Engagement with ICT at Home and School - Fraillon, Julian; Ainley, John; Schulz, Wolfram; Friedman, Tim; Gebhardt, Eveline (Preparing for Life in a Digital Age, 2014)
Keywords: Final_citation

Transforming education through teacher leadership - Frost, David (Leadership for Learning: The Cambridge Network, 2014)