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Digitalization of Higher Education in Ethiopia
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Abebaw Yirga Adamu – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
This paper examines the digitalization of higher education in Ethiopia. It mainly focuses on better understanding the policies, practices, and challenges of digitalization of higher education in the country. The necessary data were mainly generated from continental, national, and institutional policy and strategy documents. Publicly available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Higher Education
Living Autonomy of Ethiopian Public Research Universities: The Case of Jimma University
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Mesay Gerbi Bogale; Jeilu Oumer Hussien – Educational Planning, 2024
This study aims to assess the practice of institutional autonomy at Jimma University in Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed approach by collecting research data through a questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and document analysis. Two hundred and thirty-two randomly selected instructors and academic leaders were contacted through the…
Descriptors: State Universities, Research Universities, Institutional Autonomy, Foreign Countries
Status of Geoinformatics Education and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Initiatives Taken and Challenges
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Sumari, Neema S.; Shao, Zhengfeng; Van Genderen, John L.; Musakwa, Walter; Ujoh, Fanan; Washaya, Prosper; Gumbo, Trynos – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2019
This paper presents an update on some of the activities that have taken place since a World Bank report; "Guidelines for Education and Training in Environmental Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Key Issues" was published and provides details on the current situation. It shows how organizations such as the African…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Geography Instruction, Foreign Countries, Private Sector
Enduring the Impacts of COVID-19: Experiences of the Private Higher Education Sector in Ethiopia
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Tamrat, Wondwosen – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
This study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the private higher education (PHE) sector in Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed-methods design and used diary and survey questionnaires as key data generation tools. The results of the study revealed that the pandemic has severely affected the academic and business operations of PHE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Private Colleges
Exploring the Context of Ethiopian Higher Education System Using Clark's Triangle of Coordination
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Gebremeskel, Haftu Hindeya; Feleke, Kibrom Mengistu – Tertiary Education and Management, 2016
Over the last two decades, Ethiopian higher education has been undergoing considerable changes in response to government reforms. This accelerated change has affected the system, its mode of operation and its academics. Accordingly, this article examines how the reforms have affected the ways in which the system is coordinated by using Clark's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Change
Neo-Liberal Policy Agendas and the Problem of Inequality in Higher Education: The Ethiopian Case
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Molla, Tebeje – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
Under the influence of the external policy pressure of donors such as the World Bank, higher education in Ethiopia has witnessed a series of institutional and system-wide reforms. This article reviews selected policy documents to show key neo-liberal policy agendas endorsed in the reforms and explicate how they have affected social equity in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Public Policy, Educational Policy