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Etomaru, Irene; Bisaso, Ronald; Nakayiwa-Mayega, Florence – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Universities are increasingly expected to produce scientifically robust research that has the propensity to deliver societal benefits. However, disconnect between the production of research in universities and its real-world application is apparent in Africa. Knowledge translation (KT) unlocks the potential of academic research to yield the widest…
Descriptors: Universities, Case Studies, Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty
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Mulumba, Mathias Bwanika; Masaazi, Fred Masagazi – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2012
Education, whether formal or informal, is perceived as development and language is the major medium of instruction and communication through which knowledge is transmitted. Documented substantial evidence indicates that Africa was on a positive trend to steady development before colonialism set in. Colonialism ushered in a foreign medium of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, African Languages, Language of Instruction
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This compilation offers global examples of innovative and promising literacy and numeracy programmes that link the teaching and learning of literacy to sustainable development challenges such as health, social equality, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. This publication is a timely contribution to the 2030 Agenda for…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Literacy, Numeracy, Lifelong Learning