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Direct linkAllais, Stephanie – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2022
This paper examines three interrelated factors outside of formal provision of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa that have undermined TVET systems. The first is the process, pace, and levels of industrialisation, which has had a direct effect on TVET provision: low numbers of well-paying jobs requiring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Industrialization
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Huang, Ronghuai, Ed.; Xin, Bing, Ed.; Tlili, Ahmed, Ed.; Yang, Feng, Ed.; Zhang, Xiangling, Ed.; Zhu, Lixin, Ed.; Jemni, Mohamed, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2022
This book aims to highlight science education in countries along the Belt and Road. It consists of 30 chapters divided into three main parts, namely Arab and African countries, Asian countries and European countries. We invited science education experts from 29 "Belt and Road" countries to introduce the current status of science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Science Instruction
Ngoasong, Michael Zisuh – Journal of Management Education, 2022
Drawing on three action research case studies involving several African universities, this article critically explores how academics converted their previously pure classroom-based courses for delivery through blended learning. The case studies reflect resource-scarce contexts where limited access to digital technology and the internet poses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Blended Learning, Business Administration Education, Educational Change
Stephanie Calley – Christian Higher Education, 2024
Intercultural competence (IC) development has been highlighted in academia as an essential educational outcome for all constituents. Over the last few decades, extensive research has been conducted regarding both the components of IC and how it is developed. Yet research is scant on the experiences of international graduate students regarding…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness
Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng; Maxmos Walasi Servoh – Cogent Education, 2023
This study employed a concurrent embedded design to compare the accounting curricula of selected universities in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe, guided by International Education Standards (IES) 2, 3, 4, and 5. Fourteen universities from different continents were conveniently selected, and a descriptive content analysis was conducted to analyse…
Descriptors: Accounting, Curriculum, Benchmarking, Foreign Countries
Adams, Byron Gregory; Wiium, Nora; Abubakar, Amina – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: Overall, youth well-being is crucial, particularly in developmental contexts, such as sub-Saharan Africa, which is experiencing the largest growth in the youth population internationally. The Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework considers the importance of positive experiences, positive relationships and positive environments…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Youth
Download full textJanice D’souza – Institute of International Education, 2024
The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP), which commemorated its 10th anniversary in 2023, epitomizes the enduring commitment of Carnegie Corporation of New York to higher education in Africa. CADFP has bridged continents, enabling African-born scholars residing in the United States or Canada to contribute significantly to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fellowships, International Programs, Alumni
Care, Esther; Kim, Helyn; Anderson, Kate; Gustafsson-Wright, Emily – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2017
The Skills for a Changing World project presents evidence of a movement of education systems globally toward a more explicit focus on a broad range of skills that our 21st century society needs and demands. This movement can be seen in the vision and mission statements of education systems as well as through their curricula. Although clearly…
Descriptors: Skills, Educational Needs, Skill Analysis, Skill Development
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
Mulongo, Godfrey; Amod, Zaytoon – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2019
Utilizing the theory of change, this study analyzes the extent to which the participation in cross-national learning assessments by Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa has contributed to educational policy and curriculum reforms. Data collection involved in-depth interviews with key informants and summative content analysis of policy/strategic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Content Analysis, Educational Change
Seetanah, 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
Ganter de Otero, Jan Peter – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2019
The following report presents the results of the trends mapping study on innovation in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) conducted by UNESCO-UNEVOC. The study aimed to improve the understanding on innovation in TVET among the international community, as well as to map current trends and showcase different types and experiences…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
Jemutai, Sarah; Webb, Paul – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019
Background: Literature reveals that guided play promotes the development of visuospatial abilities essential for learning to read, write and do mathematics. However, most of these findings have focused on older children who are already literate, and the tests and the instruments used were designed for children in Western contexts. Aim: As there is…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Play, Cross Cultural Studies, Pretests Posttests
Commonwealth of Learning, 2022
The present report is the outcome of a study on the status of OER in the Commonwealth conducted in late 2021. Considering the importance of OER in the context of the challenges posed by COVID-19, the findings shall be useful for Member States and educational institutions to mainstream OER. The overall objective is to help countries across the…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Resource Units, International Cooperation
