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Download full textAzzouz, Azzedine; And Others – 1972
Annotations of articles, written in English, provide the content for an annotated bibliography of educational materials written in French useful to those with an interest in North Africa. Sections on Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia cover topics such as the philosophy and theory of education, educational organization, adult education, teacher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Cameron, John – 1970
The aim of this book is to try to describe collectively the educational situations in all three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania (exclusive of Zanzibar and Pemba), with special reference to teacher education. The book provides historical background and utilizes the social sciences in its comparative analyses. Beginning with a…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Educational Administration
Peer reviewedNzotta, Briggs C. – Education for Information, 1986
Describes a study of African library schools which was undertaken to determine number of teachers; teacher qualifications, experience, and other major characteristics; staffing adequacy; areas of discipline in which additional teachers are needed; and whether recruiting and other institution policies facilitate filling vacancies with suitable…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Christiaensen, Luc; Demery, Lionel; Paternostro, Stefano – 2002
This book reviews trends in household well-being in Africa during the 1990s. Using the better data sets now available, the main factors behind observed poverty changes are examined in eight countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritania, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. A broad view of poverty is taken, which includes income poverty and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Welfare, Economic Development, Economic Research
Jackson, Shirley – Journal of Caribbean Studies, 1991
Discusses the benefits of incorporating African-Caribbean contributions to U.S. history and culture at the level of higher education, such as promoting global interconnectedness, correcting misinformation about African Americans, recognizing and profiting from knowledge acquired by ancient civilizations, and strengthening economic competitiveness.…
Descriptors: African History, African Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedHinton, Samuel; Mowell, Barry; Brook, Diane L. – Social Education, 1997
Provides an annotated list of the many and varied educational resources on Sub-Saharan Africa. Briefly describes related university programs, African Studies Associations, nonprofit organizations, history and political studies, and biographies. A separate section outlines Internet resources including newsgroups, World Wide Web pages, and…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedMboya, Mzobanzi M. – Educational Psychology, 1995
Maintains that a significant positive relationship exists between perceived teacher support, interest, and encouragement and adolescents' self-concept in Africa. Utilized the Self-Description Inventory (SDI) to reveal that specific dimensions of adolescents' self-concepts were positively affected by specific teacher behaviors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, African Culture, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
Hyams, Melanie, Comp.; And Others – 1994
The following are among the 71 papers included: "Impacts of Transformative Leadership Education in a Professional Development Context" (Adrian et al.); "Toward a Sociology of Participation in Adult Education Programs" (Babchuk, Courtney); "Race, Gender, and the Politics of Professionalization" (Bailey, Tisdell,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Management and Technology are presented. Some were presented at a roundtable on audiovisual media, and others are from sessions on library buildings and equipment, information management, and statistics in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Information Management
Patel, Mahesh, Ed. – 1994
Using data primarily from United Nations Statistical Yearbooks, but from other sources as well, this Atlas provides an overview, in graphical form, of issues affecting children in Africa. Some of the issues covered, such as immunization, affect children directly. Others, such as economic progress, are included because they form part of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Health, Children, Elementary Education
Olmsted, Patricia P. – 1996
The Preprimary Project is a comprehensive comparative study of early childhood services in nations on four continents. This report describes the project, the instrument devised to measure the project's effectiveness, and some preliminary findings. The project is sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Association of African Universities, Accra-North (Ghana). – 1993
This document brings into focus the main ideas and action-oriented decisions emanating from the seminars of heads of African universities which took place on the themes of: the mission of the African university (Accra, 1991); restructuring the African university (Dakar, 1992); and the resources and management of the African university (Alexandria,…
Descriptors: College Administration, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Educational Development
Musana, Augustes, Ed.; Huttemann, Lutz, Ed. – 1993
From 1989 to 1991, the German Foundation for International Development has organized a series of seminars and training courses for Eastern African countries given in concert with national and regional partner organizations to assist in providing improved information and documentation services. Selected papers and lecture notes from three training…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Wagaw, Teshome G. – 1984
This study analyzes the dynamics of education and culture as modern schooling is introduced to Ethiopia, imposing on the existing religious education institutions. The first of 17 chapters presents an outline of Ethiopian history. Chapters II-IV present sections on indigenous and church education, renewed conceptions of education, and schooling…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences
SHIELDS, JAMES J., JR. – 1967
IN THIS STUDY, UNITED STATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES ARE EXAMINED IN TERMS OF THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS GIVE A SHORT HISTORY AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY HELD BY THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) AND THE FUNCTIONS OF AID COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Development, Consultants, Cross Cultural Training
