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Direct linkSeetanah, Boopendra; Teeroovengadum, Viraiyan – Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 2019
This study investigates the impact of higher education on economic growth and is based on a sample of 18 African economies over the time period 1980-2015. The research makes use of a Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) framework to account for potential dynamic and endogenous relationship in modelling of the tertiary education-growth nexus. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Download full textGriswold, Wendy, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2021
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These "Proceedings" are from the Commission of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
Mohamedbhai, Goolam – Journal of Learning for Development, 2014
There are two well-known and often-quoted facts about Sub-Saharan Africa. One is that, in spite of significant progress made in recent years, Africa remains the least developed region in the world and is unlikely to achieve all the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The other is that Africa fares very poorly in terms of research and innovation;…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Developing Nations, Poverty, Innovation
Langthaler, Margarita; Witjes, Nina; Slezak, Gabriele – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the discussion about the developmental value of knowledge by reflecting on the "knowledge for development" (K4D) paradigm. In particular, it draws attention to the interaction between linguistic and communicative processes and the areas of power, knowledge and education. This is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Poda, Ibrahim; Murry, John W., Jr.; Miller, Michael T. – International Education Journal, 2006
The internet has become an indispensable tool in the twenty first century. However, the development may be slowed by a lack of appropriate facilities in less developed nations. A study of existing facilities in Burkina Faso was undertaken to answer five questions on the participants' perspectives on internet usage: (a) how do the participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Computer Literacy, Internet
Muhirwa, Jean-Marie – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Distance education and information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been marketed as cost-effective ways to rescue struggling educational institutions in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study uses classroom video analysis and follow-up interviews with teachers, students, and local tutors to analyse…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Conflict, Interaction, Foreign Countries
