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Direct linkAbdeljalil Akkari; Valérie Vinuesa – Prospects, 2024
This article examines the educational and teacher-related policies in the Sahel region countries over the past decade and highlights main issues that hinder their ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. The discrepancy between the current situation and the desired pace of change can be attributed to the lack of prioritization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Barriers, Sustainable Development
Theoneste 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
Bryan Penprase; Noah Pickus – Princeton University Press, 2023
Higher education is perpetually in crisis, buffeted by increasing costs and a perceived lack of return on investment, campus culture that is criticized for stifling debate on controversial topics, and a growing sense that the liberal arts are outmoded and irrelevant. Some observers even put higher education on the brink of death. "The New…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Akkari, Abdeljalil; Radhouane, Myriam – Prospects, 2023
The article is structured into five parts. The first part explains the concept of education in emergencies (EiE) and highlights the challenge of applying it in countries with a fragile education system, particularly in Africa. The second part emphasizes the humanitarian foundation of EiE and recognizes the efforts of international organizations…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Access to Education, International Organizations, Refugees
Download full textGanter 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
Chinaza Uleanya; Suraiya R. Naicker – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2025
This study explored a future-fit scoping review from the perspective of leadership in schools within the context of Africa. A qualitative method was adopted for the study following a search of four databases, using specific key terms. Sequel to the search, articles were retrieved, coded and thematically analyzed. The findings of the study showed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Educational Innovation
Ramsey, P. L.; Khan, S. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2021
Tertiary educators may seek innovative ways to meet the needs of their learners. However, due to the conservative environment of most universities, innovative tertiary teachers often find themselves facing dilemmas: situations in which they must decide between apparently contradictory objectives. This paper reports findings from thematic analysis…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Innovation
Lysenko, Iryna; Stepenko, Serhii; Dyvnych, Hanna – Education Sciences, 2020
Under globalization conditions, the main priority of the state education policy in many countries of the world is to ensure higher education quality. This is possible through close and efficient cooperation between the state, higher education institutions, future specialists, employers and innovative structures (clusters). This study focuses on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Indicators, Competition
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2023
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET actively supports Member States in strengthening and upgrading their technical and vocational education and training systems. This booklet provides up-to-date information on UNESCO-UNEVOC's capacity-building programmes and projects, key thematic areas, online knowledge resources and databases, and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Technical Education, Sustainable Development, Objectives
Peter Neema-Abooki, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book delves into the role of higher education as a means of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Contributions from across the region examine the strategies and technological advances available to enable students to deal with an uncertain future and are organised under two key themes: Curriculum and Teaching and Higher Education and…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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
Parrish, Dominique, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2020
Higher education contributes to the development of countries and their competitiveness in a global marketplace. However, to remain relevant and meet the demands of an ever-changing world, institutions and their operations must progress in unison with the changing world in which they function. Innovation can play a critical role in transforming and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Change
Fomunyam, Kehdinga George – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
Machine learning technology is currently a new frontier for higher education globally, and the African higher education system needs to change in tandem with this technological trend in order to combat challenges faced by the system. These challenges include lack of institutional research to discover new knowledge, unfavorable methods of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Educational Technology
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
Boyle, Mary-Ellen – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2019
Liberal education as a form of higher education is increasing globally even as it struggles for support and legitimacy in the USA. Its emergence and spread are only partially attributable to the growth in the tertiary sector worldwide: although the sharpest spike has been in Asia, new programs have opened in Western Europe, Russia and the Middle…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Educational Trends, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
