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Download full textAl Weshahi, Saif – Higher Education Studies, 2023
Oman Vision 2040 strives to continue shifting the country from an oil to a non-oil-based economy by emphasizing the value of diversification in HEIs. This study aims to provide in-depth insights into implementing the knowledge economy strategy in Oman's higher education system and uses a case study methodology, draws on thematic analysis, and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Higher Education, Case Studies, Neoliberalism
Direct linkIshengoma, Esther; Vaaland, Terje I. – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify important university-industry linkage (UIL) activities that can stimulate the likelihood of employability among students. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 404 respondents located in Tanzania, comprising students, faculty members and employees from 20 companies operating within the oil and…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Universities, Industry, Employment Potential
Vaaland, Terje I.; Ishengoma, Esther – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceptions of both universities and the resource-extractive companies on the influence of university-industry linkages (UILs) on innovation in a developing country. Design/Methodology/Approach: A total of 404 respondents were interviewed. Descriptive analysis and multinomial logistic regression…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, School Business Relationship, Universities
Batisani, Nnyaladzi; Ndiane, Abijah – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: This paper aims to report on the results of a case study in Botswana, aimed at raising awareness on climate issues. Higher-education institutions play a leading role in sustainability efforts, as their research role often lays the groundwork for social transformation. Design/methodology/approach: The Clean Air-Cool Planet (CACP) campus…
Descriptors: Climate, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Consciousness Raising
Peer reviewedDaSilva, Edgar J. – Impact of Science on Society, 1979
Discussed is the recycling of agricultural residues, either through fermentation or bioconversion processes, to help meet the energy requirements of the developing countries. (BT)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Energy, Fuels
Barnes, B. R.; Mathee, A.; Krieger, L.; Shafritz, L.; Favin, M.; Sherburne, L. – Health Education Research, 2004
Indoor air pollution is responsible for the deaths and illness of millions of young children in developing countries. This study investigated the acceptability (willingness to try) and feasibility (ability to perform) of four indoor air pollution reduction behaviors (improve stove maintenance practices, child location practices, ventilation…
Descriptors: Fuels, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Pollution
Crews, Kimberly A. – 1987
One of the challenges that face humanity is how to manage resource and environmental endowments in a way that will guarantee continued survival and ensure the well-being of future generations. Those resources most important to human survival are food, water, and energy. When the population of the world reached 5 billion in 1987, approximately 87…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Conservation (Environment), Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Sanyal, Bikas C.; And Others – 1990
A study analyzed how the oil industry in Cameroon developed and influenced the expansion, structure, and content of Cameroon's formal and nonformal education and training system. A survey of 213 employees and 8 enterprises was supplemented by a review of government reports and official published and unpublished documents. The economy of Cameroon…
Descriptors: Coordination, Developing Nations, Educational Cooperation, Educational Development
Hayes, Denis – 1977
Focusing on the need for energy to sustain economic development on a long-term basis, the document examines energy options of the post-petroleum era in developing nations. Nuclear power and solar power are the most important among proposed alternative energy sources. Limited applicability of nuclear technology to the Third World is discussed.…
Descriptors: Climate, Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Economic Development
