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Awaah, Fred; Okebukola, Peter; Shabani, Juma; Arkorful, Helen; Addo, Dorcas Adomaa – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: Students' career choices and programmes of study are perceived to influence student understanding of many courses. Yet, research attention is limited on entrepreneurship education that is a panacea for unemployment. Thus, this paper aims to assess the influence of students' career interests on students' comprehension of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Entrepreneurship, Vocational Interests
Olsen, Brad – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2021
Interest in scaling promising innovations to effect systemic change in education around the world has grown over the last decade. The work of scaling education innovations (up, out, down, and into deep and lasting impact) has always required nimble attention to the unpredictability of implementation. Much has been written about the need for…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, COVID-19
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Ndibalema, Placidius – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2022
This paper addresses the paradox of transition to online distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in developing countries. The systematic review methodological procedures were employed to draw some limitations and possible opportunities that may inform future practices on online distance learning. The…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Higher Education, COVID-19
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Adarkwah, Michael Agyemang – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Globally, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is regarded as a dependable vehicle for facilitating educational reform and development, a platform for communication, and as a means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4). Since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and declaration of the SDG 4, many…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Integration, Sustainable Development, Educational Policy
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Sharon Wolf; Elisabetta Aurino; Noelle Suntheimer; Esinam Avornyo; Edward Tsinigo; Jere Behrman; J. Lawrence Aber – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Background/Context: The COVID-19 pandemic led to historically unparalleled global school closures, increasing risks to child development through inadequate access to learning at school and increased poverty and food insecurity (Egger et al., 2021). Robust evidence shows that attending high-quality ECE improves short- and longer-term outcomes for…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
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Hamad, Wahid Bakar – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2022
The study aims to understand the foremost challenges in the transition to online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study adopts the PRISMA approach to screening the selection of journal articles and review papers according to the research aims and the inclusion criteria. The journal articles and review papers were extracted…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Tichaona Buzy Musikavanhu; Elizabeth Isabel Scheepers – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2024
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to online learning, with synchronous e-learning becoming a critical modality in higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide. This shift, while ensuring educational continuity, has unveiled numerous challenges, especially in developing nations where resources and infrastructure…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Barriers, College Students
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McBurnie, Chris; Adam, Taskeen; Kaye, Tom – Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
Since the onset of COVID-19, governments have launched technology-supported education interventions to ensure children learn. This paper offers a narrative synthesis of emerging evidence on technology-based education to understand the current experiences of learners, teachers and families. Studies find that few students in low- and middle-income…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Access to Education
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Griswold, 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