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Direct linkTeklu Abate Bekele; Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru; Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis – Innovative Higher Education, 2024
Higher education institutions pursue three distinct yet interrelated missions of education, knowledge production, and community engagement. Until the last decades of the twentieth century, the third mission, also known as community engagement, has received little attention. Although the third mission generally aims to contribute to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Community Involvement, School Community Relationship
Long, Elenore – Community Literacy Journal, 2022
The women's talking group featured in this article theorizes the community literacy practice of thanduk--"setting something aside"--that members practice together. Sanduk--with an s and translated as Arabic for "box"--has a long, well documented history involving informal, rotary credit and savings associations practiced among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Empowerment, Community
Brock-Utne, Birgit – International Review of Education, 2018
This article has its basis in the author's own growing annoyance at so-called "sandwich" programmes, where young academics from developing countries study and learn theories at universities in the Global North, then go to their own countries for fieldwork -- only to return to the host country to fit their data into the theories of the…
Descriptors: African Languages, African Culture, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Hoffman, James V.; Sailors, Misty; Aguirre, Sarah H. – Reading Teacher, 2016
Literacy is a basic right of all children around the world. In this article, we describe our work in promoting literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa. We frame our work in contrast to much of the deficit-oriented work in international aid, offer suggestions for ways that the reader might engage in work around literacy that is international in character,…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged, International Education
Download full textNakell, Patsy – UNICEF, 2019
"Child Alert" is a briefing series that presents the core challenges for children in a given crisis location at a given time. This issue examines attacks on children's right to education in West and Central Africa, and provides examples of efforts to protect children and their learning opportunities in conflict-affected parts of the…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, School Safety, Conflict, Access to Education
Odora Hoppers, Catherine A. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2013
It is clear that there is a wide range of arguments that reflect varying degrees of disaffection with the university worldwide. A great deal of understandable effort is directed at the impact of globalisation, especially the way it is making universities engage in academic capitalism (Slaughter and Leslie, 1997). The alternative arguments…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Community Involvement, Global Approach, Higher Education
Ndofirepi, Amasa Philip; Shanyanana, Rachel N. – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This paper is a critical conceptual exploration of the contribution of the "ukama" ethic in the context of "Philosophy for Children" (The "Philosophy for Children" movement is also variously known as "philosophy in schools," "philosophy with children" and "philosophical inquiry in the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
McAleavy, Tony – Education Development Trust, 2020
As education systems around the world begin to emerge from COVID-19-related lockdown, governments are facing the difficult decision of when and how to reopen schools, balancing the risks of widespread learning loss -- and the impact this will have on a generation of learners -- with the risks of virus transmission, which are more significant in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, School Schedules
van de Laar, Mindel; Rehm, Martin; Achrekar, Shivani – Transformation in Higher Education, 2017
African PhD fellows who are interested in completing (part of) their research in Europe cannot always afford to leave their place of residency for prolonged periods of time. Yet, young researchers from African countries might be searching for particular guidance from experts in their field that might not be accessible in their home countries.…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries
Jenkins, Carolyn; Arulogun, Oyedunni Sola; Singh, Arti; Mande, Aliyu T.; Ajayi, Eric; Benedict, Calys Tagoe; Ovbiagele, Bruce; Lackland, Daniel T.; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Akinyemi, Rufus; Akpalu, Albert; Obiako, Reginald; Melikam, Enzinne Sylvia; Laryea, Ruth; Shidali, Vincent; Sagoe, Kwamena; Ibinaiye, Philip; Fakunle, Adekunie Gregory; Owolabi, Lukman F.; Owolabi, Mayowa O. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Stroke is the leading cause of neurological hospital admissions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the second leading cause of death globally. The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network [SIREN] seeks to comprehensively characterize the genomic, sociocultural, economic, and behavioral risk factors for stroke and to build effective teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neurological Impairments, Medical Research, Health Education
Alla-Mensah, Joyceline – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2019
The virtual conference on inclusive education was held from July 1-12, 2019. It was open to all members of the UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, an online community with more than 6100 members. The conference provided a platform for participants to share their knowledge and experiences about inclusive TVET in their countries. In addition, it sought to…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Share the Love: Why Not Celebrate Valentine's Day by Encouraging Kids to Give Back to the Community?
Jackson, Nancy Mann – Instructor, 2011
February is a natural time to teach students that love involves more than hearts and candy--it also means giving of oneself. According to Terri Kennamer, a third-grade teacher at West Elementary School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, it is the responsibility of educators to help students recognize that they are citizens of the world. Children have…
Descriptors: Altruism, Intimacy, Cultural Differences, Problem Solving
Crichton, Susan – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2014
At a time of substantial change, globalization, and ubiquitous access to information, educators struggle to change even the most basic aspects of their classrooms. This is especially true for those in challenging contexts where many perpetuate the "mind numbing" practice of rote instruction. This paper describes a collaborative…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Creativity
Bulat, Jennae; Hayes, Anne M.; Macon, Wykia; Tichá, Renáta; Abery, Brian H. – RTI International, 2017
Having a disability can be one of the most marginalizing factors in a child's life. In education, finding ways to meet the learning needs of children with disabilities can be challenging, especially in schools, districts, regions, and countries with severely limited resources. Inclusive education--which fully engages all children in quality…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Developing Nations
Hoffman, Adria R. – Music Educators Journal, 2012
This article describes a culturally responsive music curriculum through which students and teachers affirmed diverse stories of individuals present in our public school community. An arts-integrated curriculum project helped make learning more meaningful while concurrently creating a safe learning space for students. This grant-funded project…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Music Education, Music, Cultural Pluralism
