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Brown, Brendan; Llewellyn, Rick; Nuberg, Ian – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2018
Purpose: To explore why substantial agricultural information gaps persist in African smallholder farming communities and how to reduce them. Design/methodology/approach: Using conservation agriculture (CA) as a case study, we deeply explore with 29 smallholder farmers why they are yet to obtain sufficient information to enable practice evaluation.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Access to Information, Conservation (Environment), Access to Education
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Semali, Ladislaus M.; Baker, Rose; Freer, Rob – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
Public and private universities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, and elsewhere in Africa, were experiencing all time high enrollments since the late 1990s. To address these demands, university administrators sought partnerships with universities of the global North to facilitate the necessary educational reform and curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Cooperation
Shoemaker, Jack C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study treats Mà'dí naming patterns, a system of names which developed in a specific socio-religious and political environment that practiced patrilocal residence and relied primarily on farming for subsistence. Most Mà'dí names are social commentary names, recalling some event or circumstance parents experienced around the time a child was…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Religious Factors
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Mjelde, Liv; Daly, Richard – International Journal of Training Research, 2012
This work is based on the experience of the authors' involvement in the development of a Masters of Vocational Pedagogy program in Uganda and Southern Sudan between 2007 and 2011. This is also grounded in work with Vocational Education and Culture (VET) over many years. The terms VET and Culture are interdependent; both terms are highly contested…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Masters Programs
Schafer, Jessica; Ezirim, Mgbechikwere; Gamurorwa, Anne; Ntsonyane, Phaello; Phiri, Mary; Sagnia, Jenieri; Salakana, Leoncia; Bairu, Wunesh Woldeselassie – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2004
There is currently a renaissance of interest in indigenous knowledges, after a long period of neglect and disdain by Western scientific and academic establishments. However, educational institutions have not made some of the more fundamental changes required to successfully integrate indigenous knowledges. Interventions and programs in ECD…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education, Child Development
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education