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Direct linkTheoneste Manishimwe; DeWayne P. Frazier; Hassan Yusuf – Discover Education, 2024
The concept of frugal innovation has gained significant traction in low middle-income countries due to its potential to contribute to sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study examines the role of universities in promoting frugal innovation and their capacity to drive socio-economic development through entrepreneurial initiatives. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development
Download full textBalme, Christopher B., Ed.; Hakib, Abdul Karim, Ed. – Online Submission, 2023
Theatre for Development is one of the most dynamic and controversial theatre movements on the global South. Emerging in Southern Africa in the 1970s to address social and economic problems using theatrical techniques, today it is taught in theatre departments across sub-Saharan Africa and employed in numerous contexts from health care to…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Financial Support
Haaranen, Ari; Saarti, Jarmo – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2020
The aim of this case study was to evaluate whether there had been educational changes and if so, in which phases of implementation and institutionalization in three African higher education institutions. The changes were evaluated from the point-of-view of trainees in the field of e-learning and library services during the project conducted in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Electronic Learning, Library Services
Zholdoshalieva, Rakhat, Ed.; Teng, Jian Xi, Ed.; Ayyappan, Annapurna, Ed.; Tu, Boxuan, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2022
Poor literacy skills can result in exclusion and reduce people's capacity to participate in political, social, cultural and economic life. This is important for migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who seek to live and work in a dignified, safe and fair environment and to be engaged members of their new communities. The…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Technology Uses in Education, Literacy Education, Refugees
Bohonos, Jeremy; Chuma, Phenious; Lutomia, Anne N.; Henderson, Eboni W.; Pittendrigh, Barry Robert; Bello-Bravo, Julia – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
This paper reports on a case study that explores how the integrative model of program planning can be applied to better understand the process of mobile learning efforts in diverse African contexts. The authors discuss how, Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO), a Purdue University-based program, creates educational videos accessible in…
Descriptors: Program Development, Animation, Video Technology, International Cooperation
Lynch, Renee; Young, Jason C; Jowaisas, Chris; Boakye-Achampong, Stanley; Sam, Joel – Applied Linguistics, 2022
This study investigates 'partnership' as a key discursive tool for extending neoliberalism in the field of international development. As a case study, it examines the language-in-use among development organizations when discussing public libraries as potential partners in Africa. Critical discourse analysis of 20 interviews with development…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Power Structure, Economic Development, Case Studies
Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M., Ed.; Martin-Hansen, Lisa, Ed.; Song, Youngjin, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2023
This edited book explores different international practices in reforming science teacher education programs for STEM education. Incorporating case studies in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, North America and South America, the contributors emphasise the large variety in STEM teacher preparation. Including science-centric versions of STEM…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Instruction
Stutchbury, Kris; Woodward, Clare – Journal of Learning for Development, 2017
YouTube now has more searches than Google, indicating that video is a motivating and, potentially, powerful learning tool. This paper investigates how we can embrace video to support improvements in teacher education. It will draw on innovative approaches to teacher education, developed by the Open University UK, in order to explore in more depth…
Descriptors: Social Media, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs
Gary, Lee Presley, Jr.; Richmond, Scott – Online Submission, 2022
This presentation is a roadmap with a one-mode transition and subsequent application of selected higher education classroom materials to field research for learning, which has been a challenge for college faculty members for ages. The essential components of such a process are delineated, using the field experience gained by the authors with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, College Faculty, Diseases
Ryu, Jisu; Walls, Jeff; Seashore Louis, Karen – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how context shapes leaders' caring approach in ways that influence organizational learning and the cultivation of professional capital. Design/methodology/approach: This exploratory study draws on case study data from two schools. Within each school, the authors draw primarily on semi-structured…
Descriptors: Caring, Instructional Leadership, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Stern, David; Stern, Roger; Parsons, Danny; Musyoka, James; Torgbor, Francis; Mbasu, Zach – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2020
The African Data Initiative started as a crowd-sourced campaign to improve the teaching of statistics in African universities. The analysis of climate data provides one suitable context to illustrate ideas that lead to a radical new form of teaching. The problem within the context comes first, the technicalities are largely reduced -- mathematics…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Kiravu, Cheddi; Diaz-Maurin, François; Giampietro, Mario; Brent, Alan C.; Bukkens, Sandra G.F.; Chiguvare, Zivayi; Gasennelwe-Jeffrey, Mandu A.; Gope, Gideon; Kovacic, Zora; Magole, Lapologang; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; Ruiz-Rivas Hernando, Ulpiano; Smit, Suzanne; Vázquez Barquero, Antonio; Yunta Mezquita, Felipe – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to present a new master's programme for promoting energy access and energy efficiency in Southern Africa. Design/methodology/approach: A transdisciplinary approach called "participatory integrated assessment of energy systems" (PARTICIPIA) was used for the development of the curriculum. This approach is based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Energy, Interdisciplinary Approach
Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; Nasser, Ilham; Ouboulahcen, Seddik – Religious Education, 2016
Quranic schools (QS) play a central role in the education system in the Islamic world. Despite their relatively small numbers, QS teachers play a major role in introducing Islamic values to the public. Thus, working with QS becomes a key strategy in influencing local Islamic discourse. This article introduces a case study of a program integrating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Peace, Global Education
Voogt, Joke; Laferrière, Therese; Breuleux, Alain; Itow, Rebecca C.; Hickey, Daniel T.; McKenney, Susan – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2015
Increasingly, teacher involvement in collaborative design of curriculum is viewed as a form of professional development. However, the research base for this stance is limited. While it is assumed that the activities teachers undertake during collaborative design of curricular materials can be beneficial for teacher learning, only a few studies…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development
George Mwangi, Chrystal A. – Review of Higher Education, 2017
Scholarship on international higher education partnerships is often framed by strategic management and organization theories. These approaches are useful, but can minimize how power dynamics and positioning of partners impact engagement and outcomes. This study uses qualitative inquiry to examine 60 international higher education partnerships…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Power Structure
