COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2020)
A record number of children and youth are not attending school because of closures mandated by governments in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Low-cost emerging technologies as a tool to support informal environmental education in children from vulnerable public schools of southern Chile - Alò, Dominique; Castillo, Andrea; Marín Vial, Paula; Samaniego, Horacio (International Journal of Science Education, 2020)
Reform to the Chilean educational system seeks to improve public education, adapting the school curriculum to new technologies and the information revolution. Our study focused on highlighting potential issues with environmental and technological education, offering opportunities to complement the current Chilean curriculum with an interdisciplinary approach. During a five-week period interspersed through the school semester, 115 underprivileged children in seventh grade from five public schools of southern Chile participated in workshops based on Arduino technology to address current environmental problems caused by global change and anthropization. Surveys were conducted to participating students and included both open and closed-ended questions, which measured attitudes and perceptions towards science and the use of technology in classrooms and daily lives. Surveys were analysed quantitatively with basic statistics and qualitatively by building semantic networks of the relationships between different concepts expressed by the students. Results did not show significant changes in attitudes towards science or technology before and after the workshops but students reported mixed feelings about science. Indifference and fear emerged, coupled with the need for more interactive experiences. Curiosity and enthusiasm also surfaced when students were using new technologies. Since the school curriculum is generally focused exclusively towards the completion of specific curricular aims, highly vulnerable schools in Chile have few opportunities to access interactive, hands-on activities. Low-cost, emergent technologies, such Arduinos, have a high potential for improving student's attitude towards science and technology and their use should be considered when tailoring school curriculum in Chile and elsewhere.
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Keywords: 21CC abilities; Arduino; climate change; hands-on; information and communication technology; project-based learning

Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Report - Ericsson (Ericsson.com, 2020)
Our Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report includes all the highlights of our sustainability performance.
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Impact of use of technology on student learning outcomes: Evidence from a large-scale experiment in India - Naik, Gopal; Chitre, Chetan; Bhalla, Manaswini; Rajan, Jothsna (World Development, 2020)
One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-4) adopted by the United Nations focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Most research on impact of technology on learning outcomes depends on designs that require low student-to-computer ratio and extensive retraining of teachers. These requirements make the designs difficult to implement on a large scale and hence are limited in terms of inclusivity and ability to ‘provide equitable opportunity for all’. Our paper is the first to evaluate an intervention design that is aimed at dealing with these concerns. We conduct a large-scale randomised field experiment in 1823 rural government schools in India that uses technology-aided teaching to replace one-third of traditional classroom teaching. Even with high student-to-computer ratios and minimal teacher training, we observe a positive impact on student learning outcomes. The study thus presents a low cost, resource-light design, which can be implemented in a developing country on a large scale to address the problem of poor learning outcomes, thereby making the intervention inclusive and equitable in line with the spirit of SDG-4.
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Keywords: Field experiment; India; Quality of learning; SDG-4; School education; Technology-aided-teaching

Making Vision 2041 a Reality: Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2021-2041 - General Economics Division, Bangladesh Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2020)
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GSMA Connected Women: the mobile gender gap report 2020 - GSMA (2020)
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Government–donor relations in Sierra Leone: Who is in the driving seat? - Harris, David; Conteh, Felix Marco (The Journal of Modern African Studies, 2020)
Since the cessation of conflict in 2002, Sierra Leone has experienced extraordinary levels of involvement from Western donors. Paradoxically, while relationships are often portrayed on the ground as strong with significant donor influence, our research shows considerable fluidity in individual and institutional relationships. The article disaggregates donor–government relations at various levels over a short but crucial period, 2010–16, asking in each case who occupies the driving seat. In so doing, the article interrogates the concept of ‘extraversion’, investigating to what extent government – and indeed donors – has space in which to manoeuvre and how and why government and donors act as they do in this space. The period 2010–16 is of particular interest due to extreme iron ore price volatility and the Ebola epidemic of 2014–15. The article adds much-needed critique and empirical evidence to the debate on donor influence and ‘extraversion’.
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Making Vision 2041 a Reality: Perspective plan of Bangladesh 2021-2041 - Ministry of Planning (Ministry of Planning,Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 2020)
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Education: From disruption to recovery - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2020)
A record number of children and youth are not attending school because of closures mandated by governments in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption - UNESCO IITE (UNESCO IITE, 2020)
As COVID-19 continues spreading in many countries of the world, how to keep learning in disruption has become a major challenge to the global education community. As stated by UNESCO... Read more Handbook on Facilitating Flexible Learning During Educational Disruption
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UNICEF Yemen Country Office Humanitarian Situation Report (Reporting Period: 1 - 31 March 2020) [EN/AR] - Yemen - UNICEF (ReliefWeb, 2020)
Arabic Situation Report on Yemen about Contributions, Coordination, Children, IDPs, Epidemic, Flash Flood and more; published on 12 May 2020 by UNICEF
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Viet Nam: Secondary Education Sector Assessment, Strategy and Road Map - Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2020)
This report provides an assessment of Viet Nam’s secondary education sector, including technical and vocational education training programs.
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Mobile Phone Technologies in Coping with the Challenges and Opportunities of CPEC by the Youth of Rural Mountainous Areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Rahim, Sabit; Qutoshi, Sadruddin Bahadur; Sahar, Gul; Jabeen, Gul; Ali, Imran (Mobile Information Systems, 2020)
The study aims to explore the access of mobile phone, emerging technologies, and use of the mobile phone by the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan, for learning and safety and security purposes. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data. The descriptive statistics was employed to test the research model. Among the 300 distributed sample size, 272 participants responded back including 133 male and 139 female students of Karakoram International University (KIU) from eight districts of GB as research participants for data collection. Only 1 male and 6 females responded that they do not have their own mobile phone, comprising of 90.6% response rate. The results show that 97% of students of rural mountainous areas own a mobile phone. The study contributes valuable findings about the access and positive use of mobile phones for learning and safety and security purposes. The result also shows that the youth of GB have enough skills of mobile phone technologies to cope with the future challenges of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by taking advantages of China Pakistan Information Corridor (CPIC is a fiber optics cable laid down from the China border to Islamabad Pakistan for the purpose of providing the fast internet facility including 5G). This is the baseline survey and future study will be based on this survey.
Publisher: Hindawi KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1155/2020/5816803 2339240:T7Y9UQTC 2405685:46LFGCZC
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Classification of Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations - World Bank (2020)
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UIS releases more timely country-level data for SDG 4 on education - UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2020)
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has just updated its global database with more recent country-level data to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on education (SDG 4). UIS global education database While the global numbers and regional averages on key indicators such as out-of-school rates have not changed since the previous release in September 2019, we have added new country-level data to provide a more complete and timely picture of the education situation facing children, youth and adults around the world....
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Do civil service performance incentives work: Evidence from Ghana and Zambia - Williams, Martin (International Growth Centre, 2020)
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Twelve African EdTech Companies Named as First Fellows at Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT - Mastercard Foundation (2020)
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Twelve African EdTech Companies Named as First Fellows at Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning in ICT - Mastercard Foundation (Mastercard Foundation, 2020)
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Learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS): Defining a new macro measure of education - Filmer, Deon; Rogers, Halsey; Angrist, Noam; Sabarwal, Shwetlena (Economics of Education Review, 2020)
The standard summary metric of education-based human capital used in macro analyses is a quantity-based one: The average number of years of schooling in a population. But as recent research shows, students in different countries who have completed the same number of years of school often have vastly different learning outcomes. We therefore propose a new summary measure, the Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling (LAYS). This measure combines quantity and quality of schooling into a single easy-to-understand metric of progress, revealing considerably larger cross-country education gaps than the standard metric. We show that the comparisons produced by this measure are robust to different ways of adjusting for learning and that LAYS is consistent with other evidence, including other approaches to quality adjustment. Like other learning measures, LAYS reflects learning, and barriers to learning, both inside and outside of school; also, cross-country comparability of LAYS rests on assumptions related to learning trajectories and the validity, reliability, and comparability of test data. Acknowledging these limitations, we argue that LAYS nonetheless improves on the standard metric in key ways.
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Keywords: Education; Human capital; Learning; Returns to education; Schooling; Test Scores; ___working_potential_duplicate

Blended learning and Syrian refugees' empowerment through a capability approach lens - Abdelfattah Ahmed Younes, Mona (Lancaster University, 2020)
This study analyses the learning experiences of three Syrian refugee youth who enrolled in and completed blended learning (BL) programmes in Jordan, in order to explicate how BL has/or has not empowered those refugees. To achieve this objective, the following research questions framed this study: Does blended learning empower Syrian refugee youth living in Jordan? 1. Is blended learning, in the case of Syrian refugee youth, an empowering capability? 2. Does blended learning help Syrian refugee youth to overcome their restrictive ‘rules of the game’? 3. Does blended learning improve Syrian refugee youth’s resource portfolio? This study followed a case study approach. Three Syrian youth, each of whom attended a different BL programme, were interviewed between December 2018 and March 2019. While all three cases expressed aspirations that are education-bound, this study shows some difference in the aspirations of males and females and of urban refugees versus those residing in the camps. BL has been for all three cases a feasible learning opportunity. Programme providers designed the courses in a manner that accommodated to refugees’ locations, time, and economic status. Social media disseminated information about educational opportunities and possessing smartphones made following up with lectures and assignments possible and easy. The investigated BL programmes proved also to be enjoyable due to their constructive, learner-centred and collaborative approach, and competent facilitators. However, this finding does not indicate that those programmes were “empowering”. Restrictive legislations that constrain refugees’ work, movement, and lives, as well as patriarchal traditions that hampered females’ choices of education, were “rules of the game” that hindered students’ ability to fully benefit from the provided programmes. Despite the development of oral and public speaking, employability, and English language skills and despite the enhancement of self-esteem, confidence, and respect towards others, those programmes did not lead to refugees’ full empowerment.
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Keywords: Google Scholar/ "mobile learning" "refugee education"; RER theme_pedagogies and modalities

The state of education in urban slums of Bangladesh - Khondoker, Zarine Anan (BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2020)
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Vietnam's Development Success Story and the Unfinished SDG Agenda - Baum, Anja (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2020)
Despite starting as one of the poorest countries in the mid-1980s, Vietnam has achieved rapid developmental progress, reaching lower middle-income status in 2010. In line with rapid economic growth, Vietnam has achieved impressive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during this time. This paper sheds light on some elements of Vietnam’s success story, highlighting crucial policies in education and electricity sectors. It undertakes a forward-looking costing exercise that focusses on five sectors – education, health, roads, water, and electricity infrastructure. Achieving the remaining SDGs in Vietnam will be a challenge, with total annual additional spending needs in the 5 subsectors estimated at 7 percent of GDP by 2030.
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Understanding access to education in Nigeria - GRID3 (GRID3, 2020)
To support Nigeria’s Universal Basic Educational Commission (UBEC) in improving access to education, GRID3 Nigeria used geospatial data to analyse the location of current schools to Nigeria's school-age population and recommend new school locations.
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Chinese education authorities to broadcast lessons on television - CGTN (2020)
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Developing theory through integrating human and machine pattern recognition - Lindberg, Aron (Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2020)
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Language counts when learning mathematics with interactive apps - Outhwaite, Laura A.; Gulliford, Anthea; Pitchford, Nicola J. (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020)
When available in multiple languages, educational apps can deliver the same mathematics instruction in the child’s first language or different language of instruction. This pilot study examined the ...
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Responding to Iraq’s learning crisis - Ali, Laila (UNICEF Connect, 2020)
Amidst the devastation in Mosul's Old City, UNICEF supports the rehabilitation of primary education for a safe environment that’s conducive to learning.
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Improving teacher accountability in Pakistan’s rural schools - Asad, Saher; Habib, Masooma; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Kosec, Katrina; Leaver, Claire; Ur Rehman, Attique (International Growth Centre, 2020)
Pakistan has extremely low learning levels and poor education service delivery is a driving factor. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has expressed a strong desire for evidence on how to design evaluation and oversight systems for the education sector, with the goal of improving learning. Accordingly, we conducted an International Growth Centre (IGC) supported study …
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Ghost schools can be traced through RTMS in Balochistan - Quetta Voice (Quetta Voice Breaking News, English News, Technology, Health, 2020)
The real time monitoring system (RTMS) proved to be an effective system in tracing of closed/ghost schools across Balochistan. The system was established
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The potential of Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) for conflict-ridden countries and regions: Lessons learned from an experience in Iraq - Bilagher, Moritz; Kaushik, Amit (International Review of Education, 2020)
Accelerated learning programmes (ALPs) provide a fast-track second-chance opportunity to complete formal education, enabling disadvantaged children and youth to catch up with their peers. In 2005, after a preliminary pilot phase, the Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) implemented an ALP initially in 10 of Iraq’s 18 governorates with the intention of providing an estimated 50,000 out-of-school, often traumatised and disenfranchised children aged 12–18 years with an opportunity to complete the six-year primary cycle in three years. This experience generated some insights which may still be of practical use today in other conflict-ridden countries and regions. In order to highlight how the lessons learned just over 10 years ago are relevant to similar situations elsewhere today, this article discusses the findings of an independent evaluation of the programme in 2008. The available evaluation data imply that this ALP addressed a significant need and was appreciated by the target group, with 75 % of learners stating that they liked the ALP very much. Around 90 % of ALP graduates continued either in secondary education, or studying in other programmes, joined an apprenticeship scheme or found employment. Both survey and interview data suggest that this ALP did more than create educational opportunities for young persons; it also helped young people obtain a confident perspective for their own future. Consequently, this made them less vulnerable to participation in subversive activities (such as, for example, being recruited into militias). This is a lesson not just relevant to Iraq at the time, but to a wide range of unstable contexts across the world.
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Keywords: Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs); Iraq; Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4; access to education; education in (post-)conflict environments; education in emergencies

Computational grounded theory: A methodological framework - Nelson, Laura K. (Sociological Methods & Research, 2020)
This article proposes a three-step methodological framework called computational grounded theory, which combines expert human knowledge and hermeneutic skills with the processing power and pattern recognition of computers, producing a more methodologically rigorous but interpretive approach to content analysis. The first, pattern detection step, involves inductive computational exploration of text, using techniques such as unsupervised machine learning and word scores to help researchers to see novel patterns in their data. The second, pattern refinement step, returns to an interpretive engagement with the data through qualitative deep reading or further exploration of the data. The third, pattern confirmation step, assesses the inductively identified patterns using further computational and natural language processing techniques. The result is an efficient, rigorous, and fully reproducible computational grounded theory. This framework can be applied to any qualitative text as data, including transcribed speeches, interviews, open-ended survey data, or ethnographic field notes, and can address many potential research questions.
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National Education Policy - Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education (Federal Republic of Somalia, 2020)
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Technology in education in low-income countries: Problem analysis and focus of the Hub's work - Hennessy, Sara; Jordan, Katy; Hassler, Bjoern; Hollow, David; Brugha, Meghan; Jamieson Eberhardt, Molly; Sabates, Ricardo (2020)
An output by the EdTech Hub - #EdTechHub, https://edtechhub.org
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Tablet-based Learning for Foundational Literacy and Math: An 8-month RCT in Malawi - Levesque, Karen; Bardack, Sarah; Chigeda, Antonie (2020)
Our 8-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) in government primary schools in Malawi shows significant positive effects for learners in overall literacy and in key early math skills, with similarly positive results for both girls and boys.
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African Economic Outlook 2020 - African Development Bank (2020)
African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement Amid COVID–19 Download supplement (english) Download supplement (french)
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Hub Heroes, our newest project. - Hello World (Hello World, 2020)
Hello World has a new programme, Hub Heroes. This programme will exponentially increase literacy and numeracy for children at our hubs AND empower mothers in our Hub communities to take advantage of the technology and connectivity at the Hello Hub.
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Viet Nam: Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector Assessment - Asian Development Bank (Asian Development Bank, 2020)
This report examines how technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Viet Nam can be improved to increase the country’s global competitiveness.
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Scientists at DSTI go the extra mile to make it easier for children to get to school - Directorate of Science, Technology & Innovation (Sierra Leone) (2020)
Mike Fabrikant, a software developer from Washington D.C., is embedded within the data science team at the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) to support systems delivery. His workRead More
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See states for Nigeria where schools no go resume on January 18 - BBC News Pidgin (BBC News Pidgin, 2020)
Some state governors, lawmakers no buy di idea of school resumption wey Ngeria government bin give go ahead to resume on January 18
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Keywords: Education; Nigeria

Thoughts on “Education and digitisation in development cooperation” - Unwin, Tim (Tim Unwin's Blog, 2020)
Recently I was asked by the GFA Consulting Group to provide some short comments and reflections (just a few sentences) in response to four questions, the answers to which will be incorporated as pa…
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The Digital Divide - Dijk, Jan van (John Wiley & Sons, 2020)
Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted for close to twenty-five years.In this textbook, Jan van Dijk considers the state of digital inequality and what we can do to tackle it. Through an accessible framework based on empirical research, he explores the motivations and challenges of seeking access and the development of requisite digital skills. He addresses key questions such as: Does digital inequality reduce or reinforce existing, traditional inequalities? Does it create new, previously unknown social inequalities? While digital inequality affects all aspects of society and the problem is here to stay, Van Dijk outlines policies we can put in place to mitigate it.The Digital Divide is required reading for students and scholars of media, communication, sociology, and related disciplines, as well as for policymakers.
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Keywords: Social Science / Popular Culture; Social Science / Sociology / General

Error rates of human reviewers during abstract screening in systematic reviews - Wang, Zhen; Nayfeh, Tarek; Tetzlaff, Jennifer; O’Blenis, Peter; Murad, Mohammad Hassan (PLOS ONE, 2020)
Background Automated approaches to improve the efficiency of systematic reviews are greatly needed. When testing any of these approaches, the criterion standard of comparison (gold standard) is usually human reviewers. Yet, human reviewers make errors in inclusion and exclusion of references. Objectives To determine citation false inclusion and false exclusion rates during abstract screening by pairs of independent reviewers. These rates can help in designing, testing and implementing automated approaches. Methods We identified all systematic reviews conducted between 2010 and 2017 by an evidence-based practice center in the United States. Eligible reviews had to follow standard systematic review procedures with dual independent screening of abstracts and full texts, in which citation inclusion by one reviewer prompted automatic inclusion through the next level of screening. Disagreements between reviewers during full text screening were reconciled via consensus or arbitration by a third reviewer. A false inclusion or exclusion was defined as a decision made by a single reviewer that was inconsistent with the final included list of studies. Results We analyzed a total of 139,467 citations that underwent 329,332 inclusion and exclusion decisions from 86 unique reviewers. The final systematic reviews included 5.48% of the potential references identified through bibliographic database search (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.38% to 8.58%). After abstract screening, the total error rate (false inclusion and false exclusion) was 10.76% (95% CI: 7.43% to 14.09%). Conclusions This study suggests important false inclusion and exclusion rates by human reviewers. When deciding the validity of a future automated study selection algorithm, it is important to keep in mind that the gold standard is not perfect and that achieving error rates similar to humans may be adequate and can save resources and time.
Publisher: Public Library of Science KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227742 2405685:VUCXTFY8 2486141:3E2S7D8J 2486141:VT9P82V4
Keywords: Automation; Cardiovascular medicine; Citation analysis; Database searching; Health screening; Mental health and psychiatry; Primary care; Systematic reviews

Software tools to support title and abstract screening for systematic reviews in healthcare: an evaluation - Harrison, Hannah; Griffin, Simon J.; Kuhn, Isla; Usher-Smith, Juliet A. (BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020)
Systematic reviews are vital to the pursuit of evidence-based medicine within healthcare. Screening titles and abstracts (T&Ab) for inclusion in a systematic review is an intensive, and often collaborative, step. The use of appropriate tools is therefore important. In this study, we identified and evaluated the usability of software tools that support T&Ab screening for systematic reviews within healthcare research.
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Keywords: Feature analysis; Screening; Software tools; Systematic reviews; Title and abstract; _Added-ailr-2024

Community of practice (Wikipedia, 2020)
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a craft or a profession. The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in their 1991 book Situated Learning (Lave & Wenger 1991). Wenger then significantly expanded on the concept in his 1998 book Communities of Practice (Wenger 1998). A CoP can evolve naturally because of the members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created deliberately with the goal of gaining knowledge related to a specific field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop personally and professionally (Lave & Wenger 1991). CoPs can exist in physical settings, for example, a lunch room at work, a field setting, a factory floor, or elsewhere in the environment, but members of CoPs do not have to be co-located. They form a "virtual community of practice" (VCoP) (Dubé, Bourhis & Jacob 2005) when they collaborate online, such as within discussion boards and newsgroups, or a "mobile community of practice" (MCoP) (Kietzmann et al. 2013) when members communicate with one another via mobile phones and participate in community work on the go. Communities of practice are not new phenomena: this type of learning has existed for as long as people have been learning and sharing their experiences through storytelling. The idea is rooted in American pragmatism, especially C. S. Peirce's concept of the "community of inquiry" (Shields 2003), but also John Dewey's principle of learning through occupation (Wallace 2007).
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Curriculum flexibility in a blended curriculum - Jonker, Herma; März, Virginie; Voogt, Joke (Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2020)
This study offers insights into the processes that play a role in realising curriculum flexibility. Curriculum flexibility is conceptualised in terms of adaptability and accessibility of the curriculum to students’ needs and capabilities. To realise curriculum flexibility, the teacher education institution in this study designed a blended curriculum with face-to-face and online components. This flexible curriculum aimed at increasing student enrolment and allowing for variety in students’ graduation portfolios. Through semi-structured interviews with 10 teacher educators, conditions that could foster or hinder the realisation of flexibility were investigated. Results indicate that different contextual, teacher-, and student-related conditions were perceived to affect (further) curriculum flexibility. Furthermore, teacher educators identified several challenges related to these influential conditions, which were recognised as tensions. Based on a discussion of these findings, recommendations for research and practice are given.
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Keywords: blended curriculum; case study research; collaborative design; curriculum flexibility; curriculum implementation; perceived curriculum; qualitative research

Moving beyond the predictable failure of Ed-Tech initiatives - Sancho-Gil, Juana M.; Rivera-Vargas, Pablo; Miño-Puigcercós, Raquel (Learning, Media and Technology, 2020)
The development of Information and Communication Technology has created waves of excitement about its power to fix educational problems and improve learning results, prompting a succession of policy efforts to integrate digital technology into education. Educators, schools and corporations are increasingly driving these initiatives. This article makes the argument that a narrow vision of digital technology, which both ignores the complexity of education and wastes valuable public resources, is becoming an obstacle to significant improvement and transformation in education. Utilising our research and experience in the field of educational technology, this paper problematises the common elision of ‘technology’ and ‘digital technology’. From this basis, we then critically reflect on various common approaches to introducing digital technology in education under the guise of promoting equality and digital inclusion. These include national government-led programmes, more recent trends for local school-led initiatives, and the role of non-formal education initiatives led by corporations/foundations. Amidst the varying surface-level ‘failure’ and/or ‘success’ of these approaches, we point to limited underpinning ‘information and knowledge society’ logics in framing the application of digital technology to education. As such we conclude by considering the educational challenges for future Ed-Tech initiatives.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1666873 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17439884.2019.1666873 2339240:GCR3V5QP 2405685:86I72796 4656463:48WL9B8V 4656463:M4NW5YGX
Keywords: Educational change; digital technology corporations; educational challenges; educational policies; school improvement

Unlocking Data to Tell the Story of Education in Africa: Webinar Summary and Synthesis - Adam, Taskeen; Agyapong, Samuel; Asare, Samuel; Heady, Lucy; Wacharia, Wairimu; Mjomba, Renaldah; Mugo, John; Mukiria, Faith; Munday, Gemma (Zenodo, 2020)
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Self-regulated learning in online learning environments: strategies for remote learning - Carter, Jr Richard Allen; Rice, Mary; Yang, Sohyun; Jackson, Haidee A. (Information and Learning Sciences, 2020)
Purpose Many teachers and students in the USA and various parts of the world are migrating some aspects of education online out of necessity. The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe strategies of the self-regulated learning (SRL) framework for K-12 students learning in online environments to support remote learning with online and digital tools during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approach The SRL framework (Zimmerman, 2008) has been used consistently to support students in learning to work independently. This framework highlights three phases: planning, performing and evaluating. Previous research in K-12 online learning has yielded specific strategies that are useful. The paper identified and described the strategies to an audience seeking answers on how to meet the needs of students in online learning environment.Findings The main types of strategies that have emerged from previous studies include asking students to consider how they learn online, providing pacing support, monitoring engagement and supporting families.Originality/value Although the social crisis of COVID-19 is unique, prior research in online learning may be useful for supporting teacher practice and suggesting future research. Developing SRL skills of students will ensure the effectiveness of online learning that the field of education may ultimately focus on in the future.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/ils-04-2020-0114 10/gmfk2z 2339240:H82DHQ9Q 2405685:A79IHLVH

“Being on the wrong side of the digital divide”: seeking technological interventions for education in Northeast Nigeria - Martens, Marianne; Hajibayova, Lala; Campana, Kathleen; Rinnert, Gretchen Caldwell; Caniglia, Joanne; Bakori, Isa Garba; Kamiyama, Tsukuru; Mohammed, Liman Audu; Mupinga, Davison M.; Oh, Olivia Jeonghwa (Aslib Journal of Information Management, 2020)
Purpose This paper aims to report the initial findings of a project aiming to re-establish basic education in conflict-ravaged states in Northeastern Nigeria and to improve education providers' ability to plan and deliver basic educational services. The authors present a preliminary analysis of Nigerian teachers' access to information communication technology (ICT), their technology skills, as well associated national ICT policies. Design/methodology/approach This case study uses results from two co-designed tools, administered using KoboToolbox to Education Managers in the first instance, and teachers in the second. The data from the tools form the basis for analysis. Findings In the first instance, educational managers reported a lack of access to technology, the internet and to training and professional development. In the second instance, teachers reported issues present in the classroom environment, including poor infrastructure, a lack of resources and over-crowded classrooms. Very few teachers had access to computers or to the internet. Research limitations/implications The 33 educational managers represent a small sample size and may not be fully representative of the region covered. The ICT Capacity Audit tool listed Excel in two different areas – basic Excel skills and using Excel for data analysis – which could have caused confusion for participants. The data collection should be repeated, expanded and compared for consistency. For the team, changes to the proposed (SENSE) box content meant that we were not able to deliver low-tech tools, such as Boogie Boards, or high-tech tools, such as tablets, to schools. Originality/value Despite seemingly insurmountable challenges, the research team identified low-tech tools as a feasible resource in the classroom. Existing tools, such as teachers' smartphones and use of the WhatsApp application, can be used for sharing educational resources and providing teacher training. This paper argues that Nigeria needs up-to-date national ICT policies to guide in-country efforts to develop implementation of information technology initiatives for education.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/AJIM-05-2020-0172 2405685:22BWUUMS 2486141:45ZUH4NA

Online teaching-learning in higher education during lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic - Mishra, Lokanath; Gupta, Tushar; Shree, Abha (International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2020)
The whole educational system from elementary to tertiary level has been collapsed during the lockdown period of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) not only in India but across the globe. This study is a portrayal of online teaching-learning modes adopted by the Mizoram University for the teaching-learning process and subsequent semester examinations. It looks forward to an intellectually enriched opportunity for further future academic decision-making during any adversity. The intended purpose of this paper seeks to address the required essentialities of online teaching-learning in education amid the COVID-19 pandemic and how can existing resources of educational institutions effectively transform formal education into online education with the help of virtual classes and other pivotal online tools in this continually shifting educational landscape. The paper employs both quantitative and qualitative approach to study the perceptions of teachers and students on online teaching-learning modes and also highlighted the implementation process of online teaching-learning modes. The value of this paper is to draw a holistic picture of ongoing online teaching-learning activities during the lockdown period including establishing the linkage between change management process and online teaching-learning process in education system amid the COVID-19 outbreak so as to overcome the persisting academic disturbance and consequently ensure the resumption of educational activities and discourses as a normal course of procedure in the education system.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2020.100012 2339240:DBZ4WDCG 2405685:HD29E6QQ
Keywords: COVID-19; Lockdown period; Online education; Online teaching-learning modes; Outbreak; Pandemic; Perception

Economic role of education in agriculture: evidence from rural Vietnam - Ninh, Le Khuong (Journal of Economics and Development, 2020)
Purpose This paper investigates the impact of education on output of rice farming households in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach Given the literature review, this paper specifies three empirical models (i.e. linear constant coefficient model, partially nonlinear model and linear varied coefficient model) with variables that well describe the mechanism through which education affects output. The data were collected from 901 rice farming households randomly selected out of ten provinces and city in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) of Vietnam. The models are estimated using ordinary least squares (OLS) and Robinson's (1988) double residual estimators. Findings Estimates of the empirical models show that seed, fertilizer, labor and farm size have significant impacts on output of rice farming households while pesticide and herbicide do not. Education is also found to have a positive effect on output of rice farming households because it helps them better manage farms of larger size via combining various inputs in a more desirable way. Originality/value This paper confirms the positive impact of education on agricultural output, which implies that policies aiming to provide better education to rural people will greatly enhance their income as well as trigger long-term economic and agricultural growth.
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/JED-05-2020-0052 2339240:8WVZQKDR 2405685:Y25ZN4GM 4656463:N9ECH866
Keywords: Agriculture; Education; Household; Input; Output; Rice; Rural; Schooling; Vietnam

Challenges in the online component of blended learning: A systematic review - Rasheed, Abubakar Rasheed; Kamsin, Amirrudin; Abdullah, Nor Aniza (Computers & Education, 2020)
Blended learning is widely regarded as an approach that combines the benefits afforded by face-to-face and online learning components. However, this approach of combining online with face-to-face instructional components have raised concerns over the years. Several studies have highlighted the overall challenges of blended learning mode of instruction as a whole, but there has been no clear understanding of the challenges that exist in the online component of blended learning. Thus, a systematic review of literature was conducted with the aim of identifying the challenges in the online component of blended learning from students, teachers and educational institutions perspectives. Self-regulation challenges and challenges in using learning technology are the key challenges that students face. Teachers challenges are mainly on the use of technology for teaching. Challenges in the provision of suitable instructional technology; and effective training support to teachers are the main challenges faced by educational institutions. This review highlights the need for further investigations to address students, teachers and educational institutions challenges in blended learning. In addition, we proposed some recommendations for future research.
shortDOI: 10/ggvp7s KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2019.103701 10/ggvp7s 2405685:UE2MZK4X
Keywords: Adult learning; Improving classroom teaching; Pedagogical issues; Teaching/Learning strategies

Valuation of incentives to recruit and retain teachers in rural schools: Evidence from a choice experiment in Cambodia and Laos - Sisouphanthong, Viriyasack; Suruga, Terukazu; Kyophilavong, Phouphet (Cogent Education, 2020)
To provide an appropriate incentive for teaching profession, the important questions are “how much should we pay?” and “which factors influence potential teachers’ decision the most?” This research evaluates the factors that discourage and encourage potential teachers to join the profession in Cambodia and Laos by applying a discrete choice experiment to analysis teacher trainees’ preferences for school location, classroom condition, non-teaching professions, and indirect monetary incentives. The result highlights reasons and a possibility of potential teachers to leave the educational system.
Publisher: Cogent OA _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2020.1724243 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/2331186X.2020.1724243 2339240:BDKIEGUU 2405685:XW8FT34K
Keywords: Cambodia; Laos; discrete choice experiment; incentives; teacher recruitment

Women's empowerment in action: Evidence from a randomized control trial in Africa - Bandiera, Oriana; Buehren, Niklas; Burgess, Robin; Goldstein, Markus; Gulesci, Selim; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020)
We evaluate a multifaceted policy intervention attempting to jump-start adolescent women's empowerment in Uganda by simultaneously providing them vocational training and information on sex, reproduction, and marriage. We find that four years postintervention, adolescent girls in treated communities are more likely to be self-employed. Teen pregnancy, early entry into marriage/cohabitation, and the share of girls reporting sex against their will fall sharply. The results highlight the potential of a multifaceted program that provides skills transfers as a viable and cost-effective policy intervention to improve the economic and social empowerment of adolescent girls over a four-year horizon.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1257/app.20170416 2339240:BW3HX5HC 2405685:ZQIFS8C9 4656463:WCISNIER
Keywords: Child Care; Children; Domestic Abuse; Fertility; Education and Economic Development; Marriage; Family Planning; Family Structure; Human Development; Income Distribution; Labor Productivity; Economic Development: Human Resources; Marital Dissolution; Migration; Non-labor Discrimination; Labor Demand; Human Capital; Occupational Choice; Skills; Youth; Economics of Gender

Rethinking education in the digital age - Braun, Anette; März, Anna; Mertens, Fabian; Nisser, Annerose (European Parliamentary Research Service, 2020)
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Compendium of Social Protection Research in Bangladesh - Government of Bangladesh (The General Economics Division (GED), Bangladesh Planning Commission, 2020)
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The Last-Mile Internet Connectivity Toolkit: Solutions to Connect the Unconnected in Developing Countries - International Telecommunication Union (2020)
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Summative Evaluation of GPE's Country-level Support to Education. Bangladesh - Results for Development (Universalia, 2020)
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Reducing distance through online international collaboration - Schreiber, Brooke R.; Jansz, Mihiri (ELT Journal, 2020)
Online and hybrid courses offer many benefits for ESL teacher education, but can be hampered by 'transactional distance', a lack of interpersonal closeness which can cause misunderstanding and disengagement. This article describes a pedagogical project in which in-service teachers studying in a distance-learning MA TESL programme in Sri Lanka participated in an asynchronous discussion forum with peers from a university in New York City to discuss varieties of World Englishes. The project increased dialogue between learners, and between learners and the instructor, providing space for informal interactions through text, images, and video, as well as multiple methods for responding to feedback, ultimately reducing transactional distance. This article discusses the benefits of the project as well as the pedagogical and technological challenges, offering suggestions for other MA TESL educators about implementing such collaborations.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2396850563?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1093/elt/ccz045 2339240:RG8CJKWL 2405685:3RSVXH8U 2534378:5SN3PVQJ 2534378:BNKTXCE8 2534378:JK2SK2F6
Keywords: Asynchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; DISTANCE education; Distance Education; ENGLISH as a foreign language; ENGLISH language education; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Benefits; Educational Cooperation; English (Second Language); Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Higher Education; IN-service training of teachers; Inservice Teacher Education; International Cooperation; LEARNING; Language Variation; Masters Programs; New York (New York); Online Courses; Peer Groups; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Sri Lanka; TEACHER education; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099817; __finaldtb

Motivation and social cognitive theory - Schunk, Dale H.; DiBenedetto, Maria K. (Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020)
This article discusses motivation from the perspective of Bandura’s social cognitive theory. Motivation refers to processes that instigate and sustain goal-directed activities. Motivational processes are personal/internal influences that lead to outcomes such as choice, effort, persistence, achievement, and environmental regulation. Motivation has been a prominent feature of social cognitive theory from the early modeling research to the current conception involving agency. The conceptual framework of reciprocal interactions is discussed, after which research is summarized on behavioral, environmental, and personal influences on motivation. Key internal motivational processes are goals and self-evaluations of progress, self-efficacy, social comparisons, values, outcome expectations, attributions, and self-regulation. Critical issues confronting the theory include diversity and culture, methodology, and long-term effects of interventions. The article concludes with additional recommendations for future research on contexts, conceptual clarity, and technology.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101832 2339240:E7GLDC2X 2405685:A6NCUBQS
Keywords: Motivation; Self-efficacy in education; Social cognitive theory

Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (2020)
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Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data (2020)
This Joint Cybersecurity Advisory was coauthored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC).
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equip Tanzania (2020)
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Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI) / African Digital Schools Initiative (ADSI) (2020)
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Instant Network Schools (Vodafone, 2020)
Library Catalog: www.vodafone.com KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:7IGB96BF

Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (2020)
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Kenya Institute of Special Education (2020)
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Liquid Telecom Kenya (Liquid telecom, 2020)
Liquid Telecom in Kenya is a full-service data communications carrier offering a host of services including IP, broadband transport, infrastructure services and co-location services.
Library Catalog: www.liquidtelecom.com KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:P2386RRU

Local Content for African Libraries (Worldreader, 2020)
The LOCAL project aims to bring local books to libraries and ensure that children can learn in their mother-tongue language.
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Loon (Loon, 2020)
Loon is a network of stratospheric balloons designed to bring Internet connectivity to rural and remote communities worldwide.
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mCourser (2020)
Try our Learning Management System for free. mCourser supports online schools, free courses, real-time evaluation, private classes and more...
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Mezzanine (Vodacom Ghana, 2020)
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Microsoft (2020)
Microsoft, en tant qu’acteur de la transformation numérique en France, aide les individus et les entreprises du monde entier à exploiter pleinement leur potentiel.
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MIT Solve (2020)
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Mobile School Report Card (mSRC, 2020)
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O'Genius Priority Ltd (O'Genius Priority, 2020)
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One Billion (2020)
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ProFuturo (2020)
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Re:Coded (Re:Coded, 2020)
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Rumie Initiative (Rumie Initiative, 2020)
Here at Rumie we are doggedly passionate about addressing the UN’s sustainable development goal of Quality Education. We are always excited to work with partners who share our vision of using affordable technology to deliver innovative, digital learning solutions to communities who need it ...
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ShuleDirect (2020)
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Teachers Service Commission (2020)
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Worldreader (2020)
With low-cost technology, culturally-relevant digital books, and a network of partners, we’re helping millions of people read more and read better.
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Final Report on: Assessment of Distance Learning Initiative of the Government of Bangladesh during COVID-19 Pandemic - a2i (2020)
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Cambridge University Press & Cambridge Assessment. (2020). The Learning Passport Research and Recommendations Report: Summary of Findings. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press & Cambridge Assessment. - Abdul, Zahara (2020)
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Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Sub-Saharan Africa - Aborode, A; Anifowoshe, O; Ifeoluwapo T, Ayodele; Rebecca A, Iretiayo; Oluwafemi O., David (Preprints, 2020)
The eruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sphere of life and may forever change how we have always lived and conducted our businesses, and no one can resist the wind of change that is blowing. Of all the sectors of governance, the educational sector, particularly at the tertiary level, appears to have been most greatly affected and therefore requires a more pragmatic approach to resolution. As of 29th June, Sub-Sahara Africa has reported 382,190 cases of COVID-19. In rejoinder to the virus epidemic, several Sub Sahara African governments implement the resolution to slam learning institutions to enclose the infection. Consequently, advanced schooling institutions obliged to reorganize their loom, becoming more digitally become forward, and changing to online platforms
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.20944/preprints202007.0027.v1 2405685:Z5AGTX7N
Keywords: Africa; COVID-19; Deadly disease; Education; Governments; Resolution; Sub- Sahara

Between Social Justice and Decolonisation: Exploring South African MOOC designers’ conceptualisations and approaches to addressing injustices [O-143] - Adam, Taskeen (OER20, 2020)
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Keywords: dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode; ⛔ No DOI found

African Economic Outlook 2020: Developing Africa's workforce for the future - African Development Bank (African Development Bank Group, 2020)
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Advancing education and speech recognition in Nigeria with AI and machine learning - Agajo, J; Shuaibu, A; Guda, B (2020)
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Semi-supervised learning to perceive children's affective states in a tablet tutor - Agarwal, Mansi; Mostow, Jack (Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2020)
Number: 09 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1609/aaai.v34i09.7057 2339240:3L6Z5HX7 2405685:HP5Q26MU

With the largest share of funding, test prep startups leading the EdTech charge in India - Agarwal, Meha (2020)
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Online learning in higher education during COVID-19 pandemic: A case of ghana - AGORMEDAH, Edmond Kwesi; HENAKU, Eugene ADU; AYİTE, Desire Mawuko Komla and ANSAH, Enoch APORİ (Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2020)
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Mental health and learning: BRAC’s response in Bangladesh during Covid-19 - Ahmad, J; Mariam, E; Sadaf, B; Sarwar, S; Siddique, S; Zaman, S (2020)
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Evaluating Pre-Service Teaching Practice for Online and Distance Education Students in Pakistan: Evaluation of Teaching Practice - Ahmed Abdullah, Nauman; Sultana Mirza, Munawar (International review of research in open and distance learning, 2020)
In addition to conventional modes, teacher education programs in Pakistan are also offered through online and distance education. Teaching practice is a significant component of pre-service teacher education programs. Assessing the quality of teaching practice for pre-service student teachers is important, as these modules train the prospective teachers for their professional teaching careers. Virtual University of Pakistan (VU), an online university, offers pre-service teacher education programs. This research is an investigation into the learning opportunities and practices of VU student teachers in their teaching practice modules. Students enrolled in different teacher education programs served as the population of this study. Those in the fall 2018 semester who were enrolled in teaching practice modules were selected as a sample. Data sources included lesson plans prepared, lessons delivered, administrative and co-curricular duties performed by the students, as well as evaluation reports by supervisors, cooperating teachers, and school principals. There were improvements in the student teachers’ lesson plan formation and their overall learning. Data obtained through personal visits by VU faculty was used to verify and assess actual classroom teaching. Lack of regular attendance and punctuality by student teachers was observed as a result. Internal review of the VU system as it relates to the teaching practice modules was conducted to address any shortcomings in the course(s), its procedures, and its controls. Recommendations for improving the system, such as grading the modules, peer-assessment, and orientation workshops for student teachers are provided, as well as suggestions for developments in the teaching practice modules themselves.
Publisher: Athabasca University Press AU Press KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19173/irrodl.v21i2.4606 2339240:6D6GUQFG 2405685:GTJHJZRJ

The Role of Evidence in Policymaking in Pakistan: Political Economy Analysis Report - Ahmed, K; Ahmed, V; Javed, S.A.; Jillani, A; Khan, A; Khaver, A.A; Nadeem, U; Pellani, A; Shah, Q; Shaxson, L; Suleri, A.Q; Zaidi, A; et al. (Oxford Policy Management, 2020)
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Education and Covid-19 response: bringing schools and learning back on track - Ahmed, Manzoor; Rahaman, Mostafizur; Hossain, Syed Shahadat; Ahmed, Ghiasuddin (Education Watch/Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), 2020)
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Teacher Training Programs - AIMS Rwanda (2020)
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Akello Digital Classroom | Home - Akello Digital Classroom (2020)
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Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures: Insights from Frontline Organizations - Akmal, Maryam (2020)
COVID-19 school closures pose significant operational and financial risks to frontline organizations delivering vital education services, including non-governmental organizations, school operators, and other service providers. In this survey, we ask these organizations about the challenges they are facing in light of COVID-19 closures, particularly for girls. The responses shed light on how COVID-19 is affecting education service operations—and what providers are doing in response. We uncover three major findings. First, 69 percent of the respondents believe that girls are at a greater risk than boys from COVID-19 school closures, with more than half of those respondents citing girls’ exposure to gender-based violence as a major concern. Second, close to half (42 percent) of the respondents report that their organization is experiencing budget cuts, with 73 percent of those respondents citing a drop in funding from private and philanthropic donors. Third, despite the financial and operational disruptions due to school closures and lockdowns, 89 percent of the respondents report planning and delivering additional vital interventions during the pandemic. It is crucial, now more than ever, that donors and policymakers support and engage with frontline organizations delivering vital services for girls and their communities.
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Education Financing - Al-Samarrai, Samer (World Bank, 2020)
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Tackling inequity in education during and after COVID-19 - Alasuutari, Hannah (UKFIET, 2020)
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From Assessment to Action: Lessons from the Development of Theories of Change with the People's Action for Learning Network - Alcott, Benjamin; Rose, Pauline; Sabates, Ricardo; Ellison, Christine (Global Education Review, 2020)
In recent years, much attention has been given to extremely poor levels of learning outcomes in low-and lower-middle income countries. Citizen-led assessments have played a vital role in highlighting this "learning crisis." Having developed these citizen-led assessments, members of the People's Action for Learning (PAL) Network are now increasingly devising and implementing actions aimed at tackling the learning crisis in different country contexts. This article documents the process we undertook of developing theories of change with PAL Network members across 10 countries to inform their shift from assessment of children's learning to action aimed at raising learning outcomes. The article highlights, in particular, the importance for theories of change to take account of context in identifying appropriate actions. Based on their country circumstances, the actions identified by PAL Network members vary, for example, from using assessment data to influence national government reform, to more localized activities associated with "teaching at the right level." For appropriate actions to tackle the learning crisis to be identified and successfully implemented, an important lesson from the PAL Network experience is the need to enable South-to-South learning and adaptation. As such, the article highlights a pressing need for flexible and iterative theories of change that reflect contextual realities.
Publisher: Mercy College New York KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:ZRWHRI86 2405685:GZEXQEF6
Keywords: Agency Cooperation; Change Strategies; Citizen Participation; Cultural Differences; Educational Assessment; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Low Income Groups; Middle Class; Networks; Parent Role; School Role; Socioeconomic Influences; Theories; ⛔ No DOI found

Methodological Guidance Paper: The Art and Science of Quality Systematic Reviews - Alexander, Patricia A. (Review of Educational Research, 2020)
The purpose of this article is to overview various challenges that prospective authors of quality systematic reviews should be prepared to address. These challenges pertain to all phases of the review process: from posing a critical question worthy of pursuit and executing a search procedure that is appropriately framed and transparently recorded, to discerning patterns and trends within the resulting data that speak directly to the critical question framing the review. For each of these challenges, suggestions are offered as to how authors might respond so as to enhance the quality of the review process and increase the value of findings for educational research, practice, and policymaking.
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Balloons to Deliver Emergency Internet Across Kenya - Alison, Buckholtz (2020)
Telkom Kenya-Loon partnership will result in country-wide 4G connectivity during pandemic, boosting government services.
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Effectiveness of Multimodal Microlearning for In-Service Teacher Training - Allela, Melisa Achoko; Ogange, Betty Obura; Junaid, Muhammad Ibn; Charles, Prince Brainard (Journal of Learning for Development, 2020)
To meet the growing demand for continuing professional development of practising teachers, the integrated in-service teacher training (INSET) programme aims at making permanent improvements on the quality of teaching and learning for Junior Secondary School (JSS) Teachers in Sierra Leone. Within this context, a toolkit for School-Based Teacher Development was created and microlearning identified as an ideal mode to deliver the toolkit content. In this paper, we present the design considerations that informed this decision as well as challenges and lessons learned from the first implementation of the INSET project for junior secondary school teachers in Sierra Leone. A multimodal approach was considered and implemented to mitigate Internet access challenges and to expand learning opportunities. These include a mobile app version of the Toolkit, offline access to microlearning resources on the TeacherFutures platform via the Moodle mobile app, a mobile app version of one INSET module, an e-portfolio to be used by participants in sharing their learnings as demonstrated and practised during a face-to-face roll-out seminar, and finally, WhatsApp groups in which different schools engaged in discussions based on the questions on the Toolkit. Preliminary findings indicate a strong preference among participants for the use of WhatsApp as the main channel of communication within the communities of practice; and very limited use of the main e-learning Moodle platform and e-Portfolio. This necessitates a need to critically evaluate the effectiveness of the design of a multimodal approach for delivering microlearning content. From this, we seek to establish a set of design considerations, capacity building and technical support issues derived from analysis of data emerging from the ongoing project rollout. This will inform future integration of Microlearning resources in the teacher training project.
Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.56059/jl4d.v7i3.387 2339240:98GSBC3X 2405685:Z794TZUM
Keywords: Barriers; Communities of Practice; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Inservice Teacher Education; Integrated Learning Systems; Internet; Multimedia Materials; Portfolios (Background Materials); Professional Continuing Education; Professional Development; Program Effectiveness; Secondary School Teachers; Social Media; Synchronous Communication; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Competencies; Workshops

From luxury to lifeline: Reducing the cost of mobile devices to reach universal internet access. - Alliance for Affordable Internet (Web Foundation, 2020)
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Exploring the critical challenges and factors influencing the e-learning system usage during COVID-19 pandemic - Almaiah, Mohammed Amin; Al-Khasawneh, Ahmad; Althunibat, Ahmad (Education and Information Technologies, 2020)
The provision and usage of online and e-learning system is becoming the main challenge for many universities during COVID-19 pandemic. E-learning system such as Blackboard has several fantastic features that would be valuable for use during this COVID-19 pandemic. However, the successful usage of e-learning system relies on understanding the adoption factors as well as the main challenges that face the current e-learning systems. There is lack of agreement about the critical challenges and factors that shape the successful usage of e-learning system during COVID-19 pandemic; hence, a clear gap has been identified in the knowledge on the critical challenges and factors of e-learning usage during this pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to explore the critical challenges that face the current e-learning systems and investigate the main factors that support the usage of e-learning system during COVID-19 pandemic. This study employed the interview method using thematic analysis through NVivo software. The interview was conducted with 30 students and 31 experts in e-learning systems at six universities from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The findings of this study offer useful suggestions for policy-makers, designers, developers and researchers, which will enable them to get better acquainted with the key aspects of the e-learning system usage successfully during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Towards e-learning in basic schools during Covid-19: Insights from Ghanaian teachers - Amanor-Mfoafo, Naa Kai; Edonu, Kwamina Kurefi; Akrofi, Olivia; Dowuona, Ebenezer Nortei (2020)
In the wake of the current closure of schools in Ghana, basic schools have been tasked to deliver teaching and learning using e-learning. This study seeks to explore the readiness of teachers in Ghanaian basic schools to undertake e-learning. Using an online questionnaire, data was collected from 108 teachers in both private and public basic schools in Ghana. A factor analysis was conducted to identify the challenges that influenced the ability of basic school teachers to teach using e-learning. The study findings indicated that a majority of the teacher participants preferred face-to-face teaching as compared to online teaching. The study recommends that basic schools adopt a blended approach to teaching where teachers can combine both face-to-face methods with e-learning methods. The study contributes to discussions on the transition from conventional teaching methods to E-learning methods in educational institutions across Ghana.
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COVID-19 and education: The digital gender divide among adolescents in sub Saharan Africa - Amaro, D.; Pandolfelli, L.; Sanchez-Tapia, I.; Brossard, M. (UNICEF, 2020)
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Maintaining learning continuity during school closure: Community Health Volunteer support for marginalised girls in Kenya - Amenya, Donvan; Fitzpatrick, Rachael; Page, Ella; Naylor, Ruth; Jones, Charlotte; McAleavy, Tony (Education Development Trust, 2020)
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Can an Integrated Technology-Aided Instruction Program Lead to Improved Learning Outcomes in Low-Income, Rural Zambia? Midline Findings from a Mixed-Methods Experimental Study - American Institutes for Research (2020)
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Emergency remote-oriented learning and assessment in teacher education (EROLA) - Anamuah-Mensah, Jophus; Ananga, Eric; Noble-Rogers, Bea; Awuku, Samuel; Fletcher, Jonathan (2020)
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Loss of brick-and-mortar schooling: How elementary educators respond - Anderson, Emma; Hira, Avneet (Information and Learning Science, 2020)
Purpose: This paper aims to understand how elementary school educators who teach subjects that traditionally require hands-on work in schools are rising to the challenge of losing brick-and-mortar facilities in the wake of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. Design/methodology/approach: The authors interviewed six elementary school educators and developed iterative grounded codes from the interviews to understand how the teachers are rising to the challenge of teaching online, what supports they need, and how they are viewing their roles and student learning in the present landscape. Findings: In response to losing brick-and-mortar schools, teachers are rising to the challenge by creating creative assignments and communicating with students and parents via multiple platforms. They are learning to use technology to create meaningful, socially distant learning experiences and, in the process, blurring their own boundaries between work and life. They exercise compassion for their students while providing the best education they can in these circumstances. Practical implications: This work provides administrators, educators, policymakers and technology developers insight into the challenges teachers are facing. Originality/value: In addition to the timeliness of this study in light of the COVID 19 crisis, the focus on elementary school students, who often need support from parents or guardians to use Web technologies, and subjects traditionally requiring face-to-face interactions and hands-on work contribute to the originality of the study.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1108/ILS-04-2020-0085 2405685:Y348J52F
Keywords: COVID-19; Compassionate teachers; Educational technology; Elementary school; Hands-on learning; Pandemic; Social distance learning

Human Capital Accumulation and Disasters: Evidence from the Pakistan Earthquake of 2005 - Andrabi, Tahir; Daniels, Benjamin; Das, Jishnu (UKAID, Australian Aid, Gates Foundation, and Oxford Policy Management, 2020)
We trace the effects of a devastating earthquake that occurred in Northern Pakistan in 2005. Using a new dataset from a survey conducted four years after the earthquake, we first show that the distance of the household from the fault line was not correlated with pre-existing household characteristics, while it was strongly predictive of earthquake-related damage and mortality. Through emergency relief aid, households living close to the fault line reported receiving substantial cash compensation that amounted to as much as 150 percent of their annual household consumption expenditure. Four years after the earthquake, there were no differences in public infrastructure, household or adult outcomes between areas close to and far from the fault line. However, children in their critical first thousand days at the time of the earthquake accumulated large height deficits, with the youngest the most affected. Children aged 3 through 15 at the time of the earthquake did not suffer growth shortfalls, but scored significantly worse on academic tests if they lived close to the fault line. Finally, children whose mothers completed primary education were fully protected against the emergence of a test score gap. We estimate that if these deficits continue to adult life, the affected children could stand to lose 15 percent of their lifetime earnings. Even when disasters are heavily compensated, human capital accumulation can be critically interrupted, with greater losses for already disadvantaged populations
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Limiting Learning Loss using Phone-based Programming during Covid-19 in Botswana - Angrist, Noam; Bergman, Peter; Brewstar, Caton; Matsheng, Moitshepi (The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), 2020)
Working in Botswana, researchers rapidly evaluated a phone-based remote learning program aimed at keeping children engaged with math during the Covid-19 pandemic. Students who received weekly SMS messages and phone calls to review math exercises increased their math skills after twelve weeks, while students who received only SMS messages did not.
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Stemming learning loss during the pandemic: A rapid randomized trial of a low-tech intervention in Botswana - Angrist, Noam; Bergman, Peter; Brewster, Caton; Matsheng, Moitshepi (SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools for over 1.6 billion children, with potentially long-term consequences. This paper provides some of the ﬁrst experimental evidence on strategies to minimize the fallout of the pandemic on education outcomes. We evaluate two low-technology interventions to substitute schooling during this period: SMS text messages and direct phone calls. We conduct a rapid trial in Botswana to inform real-time policy responses collecting data at four- to six-week intervals. We present results from the ﬁrst wave. We ﬁnd early evidence that both interventions result in cost-eﬀective learning gains of 0.16 to 0.29 standard deviations. This translates to a reduction in innumeracy of up to 52 percent. We ﬁnd increased parental engagement in their child’s education and more accurate parent perceptions of their child’s learning. In a second wave of the trial, we provide targeted instruction, customizing text messages to the child's learning level using data from the ﬁrst wave. The low-tech interventions tested have immediate policy relevance and could have long-run implications for the role of technology and parents as substitutes or complements to the traditional education system.
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Keywords: Education; Human Capital; Technology; _COVID_DEAA-List; __C:filed:1; ___working_potential_duplicate

How to Improve Education Outcomes Most Efficiently? A Comparison of 150 Interventions Using the New Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling Metric - Angrist, Noam; Evans, David K.; Filmer, Deon; Glennerster, Rachel; Rogers, F. Halsey; Sabarwal, Shwetlena (The World Bank, 2020)
Many low- and middle-income countries lag far behind high-income countries in educational access and student learning. Limited resources mean that policymakers must make tough choices about which investments to make to improve education. Although hundreds of education interventions have been rigorously evaluated, making comparisons between the results is challenging. Some studies report changes in years of schooling; others report changes in learning. Standard deviations, the metric typically used to report learning gains, measure gains relative to a local distribution of test scores. This metric makes it hard to judge if the gain is worth the cost in absolute terms. This paper proposes using learning-adjusted years of schooling (LAYS)—which combines access and quality and compares gains to an absolute, cross-country standard—as a new metric for reporting gains from education interventions. The paper applies LAYS to compare the effectiveness (and cost-effectiveness, where cost is available) of interventions from 150 impact evaluations across 46 countries. The results show that some of the most cost-effective programs deliver the equivalent of three additional years of high-quality schooling (that is, schooling at quality comparable to the highest-performing education systems) for just $100 per child—compared with zero years for other classes of interventions.
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Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Education Outcomes; Government Policy; Impact Evaluation; Learning Loss; Learning-Adjusted Years of Schooling; Public Expenditure; Years of Schooling; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Impact Evaluation of Funda Wande Coaching Intervention Midline Findings: Midline I - Ardington, Cally; Meiring, Tiaan (SALDRU, 2020)
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Análisis comparativo de las prácticas educativas implementadas en Chile y México durante la pandemia de COVID-19 | Guayana Moderna - Arizmendi Loredo, Karla Fabiola; Fernández Hidalgo, Mariana; Núñez Rivadeneira, Scott (2020)
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Coronavirus Outbreak, Schooling and Learning: Study on Secondary School Students in Bangladesh - Asadullah, N; Bhattacharjee, A; Tasnim, M; Mumtahena, F (2020)
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COVID-19, schooling and learning - Asadullah, Niaz (BRAC, 2020)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Remote-learning, Time-Use, and Mental Health of Ecuadorian High-School Students during the COVID-19 Quarantine - Asanov, Igor; Flores, Francisco; McKenzie, David; Mensmann, Mona; Schulte, Mathis (World Bank, 2020)
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Improving the Mouse Skills of Basic School Learners Using the Optical Mouse and Self Instructional Software. A Case of a Ghanaian Basic School - Asare, Samuel; Leticia, Agyemang (Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research, 2020)
The study came about as a result of poor performance showed by Bosofour R\C primary 6 learners' during practical sessions. The general objective of the study is to examine the causes of learner's poor mouse skills and provide an immediate solution to it. The research was conducted at Bosofour R\C primary school from the month of December, 2019 to June, 2020. The study was critically analyzed, though ICT is a core subject offered by all learners' in the school, but due to time constraint, nature of the research and inadequate financial support, all the classes could not be covered but few were sampled to represent the whole school. The study adopted a random sampling technique for its appropriateness in reaching out to a large representative sample and generalization of the findings. The target population included five hundred and twenty (520) learners, comprising of two hundred and forty-eight (248) boys and two hundred and seventy-two (272) girls. Random sampling techniques was used to select twenty (20) learners'. Test, interview and observation were the main instruments used for data collection. The main design for the study was action research. The collected data was analyzed with the help of frequency distribution table, using pre-test and post-test as a method of obtaining data. The challenges of the study include; insufficient time for practical activity lessons, abstract methods of teaching, inadequate teaching\ learning resources and teachers' pedagogical knowledge about the course. The results of the study showed that learners' mouse skills may be improved by the use of optical mouse, self-instructional software and giving students enough time during practical sessions. It is therefore recommended that, Ghana Education Service should equip all Basic schools across the country with several types of educational software's, in addition in-service training on ICT should be provided for all teachers, and finally, much time should be allotted for ICT practical activity lessons.
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

How equitable are South-North partnerships in education research? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa - Asare, Samuel; Mitchell, Rafael; Rose, Pauline (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020)
This article explores equity with respect to South-North partnerships in the context of education research involving scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on large-scale bibliometric analysis of over 1,000 publications published in English between 2010 and 2018, it finds that participation in such partnerships favours a relatively small number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These collaborations appear to be reproducing gender imbalances in authorship. Complemented by interviews with 31 researchers based in the region, it further identifies examples of asymmetrical relationships alongside more positive partnerships and practices. Scholars based in sub-Saharan Africa were more likely to view partnerships initiated by researchers based in the region as equitable.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2020.1811638 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/03057925.2020.1811638 2339240:IDPL76GX 2405685:C54NGNMP
Keywords: Education; South-North research partnerships; sub-Saharan Africa; sustainable development goals

The problem with Lao’s education system - ASEAN Post (The ASEAN Post, 2020)
Lao’s education system is suffering and the country’s lack of freedom might have something to do with it.
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Annual Status of Education Report: ASER-Pakistan 2019 (National) - ASER (2020)
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Annual Status of Education Report ASER-PAKISTAN 2019 Urban - ASER (2020)
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Annual Status of Education Report 2019 - ASER Pakistan (2020)
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Atlassian Team Playbook - Build strong teams with Plays - Atlassian (Atlassian, 2020)
Plays are free workshop resources for addressing common team challenges and starting important conversations.
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System (In)Coherence: Quantifying the Alignment of Primary Education Curriculum Standards, Examinations, and Instruction in Two East African Countries - Atuhurra, Julius; Kaffenburger, Michelle (RISE, 2020)
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Check GES Ghana Learning TV (GLTV) Timetable For JHS, Primary, KG: How To Scan For GLTV - Avenuegh Online Portal (2020)
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially released the Ghana Learning TV (GLTV) timetable for
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How could COVID-19 hinder progress with Learning Poverty? Some initial simulations - Azevedo, João Pedro (2020)
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Learning poverty in the time of COVID-19: a crisis within a crisis - Azevedo, Joao Pedro (World Bank, 2020)
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Learning Poverty: Measures and Simulations - Azevedo, João Pedro (World Bank Group, 2020)
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Adolescence in the Time of Covid-19: Evidence from Bangladesh - Baird, Sarah; Seager, Jennifer; Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Guglielmi, Silvia; Sultan, Maheen (2020)
This note examines the effects of COVID-19 and subsequent economic and educational disruptions on adolescent well-being in Bangladesh. The analysis is based on data from 2,095 in-school adolescents aged 10–18 collected preCOVID-19 (February–March 2020) through a field survey for an ongoing impact evaluation, and a follow-up virtual survey undertaken early in the pandemic (May–June 2020). Findings show large household-level economic impacts associated with increased food insecurity, anxiety, and mental health issues among adolescents. In addition, school closures have decreased adolescents’ access to learning, increased time spent on household chores, and affected future job aspirations. The impacts are particularly large for girls and for adolescents from more vulnerable households. Policy makers need to consider policies that facilitate school return, targeting girls and the most vulnerable. They also need creative school-based programming to address the likely long-run physical and mental health effects of COVID-19 on young people.
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Understanding Pandemic Pedagogy: Differences between emergency remote, remote, and online teaching - Barbour, Michael K.; LaBonte, Randy; Hodges, Charles B. (2020)
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Governance of student data - Barrett, Lindsey (UNICEF, 2020)
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Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Pivot Stories: BEC Members Continue to Meet New Learner Needs during COVID-19 - Basic Education Coalition (Basic Education Coalition, 2020)
The Basic Education Coalition (BEC) developed this document to highlight how international education programs are adapting to meet new learner needs that have emerged due to the COVID-19 crisis. This new, updated version of the document includes even more examples of adaptations from implementers.
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Transition to online education in schools during a SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Georgia - Basilaia, Giorgi; Kvavadze, David (Pedagogical Research, 2020)
The situation in general education in Georgia has changed in the spring semester of 2020, when the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 infection was detected rising to 211 local and more than 1,5 million infection cases worldwide by the Apr. 8. 2020. Georgia became one of 188 countries worldwide that has suspended the education process. The paper studies the capacities ofthe country and its population to continue the education process atthe schools in the online form of distance learning, study reviews the different available platforms and indicates the ones that were used by the support of the government, such as online portal, TV School and Microsoft teams for public schools and the alternatives like Zoom, Slack and Google Meet, EduPage platform that can be used for online education and live communication and gives examples of their usage. Authors made a case study, where the Google Meet platform was implemented for online education in a private school with 950 students, shows the usage statistics generated by the system for the first week of the online education process. Results confirm that the quick transition to the online form of education went successful and gained experience can be used in the future. The experience and studies can be useful for other countries that have not found the ways of transition yet. The lesson learned from the pandemic of 2020 will force a generation of new laws, regulations, platforms and solutions for future cases, when the countries, government and population will be more prepared than today.
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What does Tanzania’s move to lower-middle income status mean? - Battaile, William G. (World Bank Blogs, 2020)
On July 1, 2020, the World Bank announced that the Tanzanian economy had been upgraded from low to lower-middle income status. So, what does that mean? Below, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about this global exercise and what it means for Tanzania.
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Coronavirus: John Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Covid-19 - BBC (BBC News, 2020)
President John Magufuli says prayers have helped eliminate the deadly virus from the country.
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Modelling the learning process #1: What is a pedagogical production function—and how does it help us understand student learning? - Belafi, Carmen (RISE Programme, 2020)
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Escasez de docentes en Latinoamérica: ¿Cómo se puede medir y que políticas están implementando los países para resolverlo? - Bertoni, Eleonora; Elacqua, Gregory; Marotta, Luana; Martínez, Matias; Méndez, Carolina; Montalva, Veronica; Olsen, Anne Sofie; Santos, Humberto; Soares, Sammara (Inter-American Development Bank, 2020)
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Supporting teachers during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic - Beteille, Tara (2020)
Supporting teachers during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
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Three Principles to Support Teacher Effectiveness During COVID-19 - Beteille, Tara; Ding, Elaine; Molina, Ezequiel; Pushparatnam, Adelle; Wilichowski, Tracy (World Bank, 2020)
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Ready to Learn: Before School, in School, and beyond School in South Asia - Béteille, Tara; Tognatta, Namrata; Riboud, Michelle; Nomura, Shinsaku; Ghorpade, Yashodhan (World Bank Publications, 2020)
Countries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the primary-school-age cohort (ages 6-11), except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secondary enrollment shows an upward trend as well. Beyond school, many more people have access to skill-improving opportunities and higher education today. Although governments have consistently pursued policies to expand access, a prominent feature of the region has been the role played by non-state actors, private nonprofit and for-profit entities, in expanding access at every level of education. Though learning levels remain low, countries in the region have shown a strong commitment to improving learning. All countries in South Asia have taken the first step, which is to assess learning outcomes regularly. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in the number of large-scale student learning assessments conducted in the region. But to use the findings of these assessments to improve schooling, countries must build their capacity to design assessments and analyze and use findings to inform policy.
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Keywords: 21st Century Skills; Access to Education; Administrator Role; Barriers; Child Development; Child Health; Early Childhood Education; Educational Attainment; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; Global Approach; Governance; Government Role; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Job Skills; Nutrition; Parenting Skills; Preschool Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Principals; Private Schools; Public Education; Public Policy; Readiness; Skill Development; Teacher Competencies; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Salaries; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education

Does EdTech Substitute for Traditional Learning? Experimental Estimates of the Educational Production Function - Bettinger, Eric; Fairlie, Robert; Kapuza, Anastasia; Kardanova, Elena; Loyalka, Prashant; Zakharov, Andrey (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020)
Experimental studies rarely consider the shape and nature of the education production function, which is useful for deriving optimal levels of input substitution in increasingly resource constrained environments. Because of the rapid expansion of EdTech as a substitute for traditional learning around the world and against the backdrop of full-scale temporary substitution due to the coronavirus pandemic, we explore the educational production function by using a large randomized controlled trial that varies dosage of computer-assisted learning (CAL) as a substitute for traditional learning. Results show production is concave in CAL. Moving from zero to a low level of CAL, the marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTS) of CAL for traditional learning is greater than one. Moving from a lower to a higher level of CAL, production remains on the same or a lower isoquant and the MRTS is equal to or less than one. The estimates are consistent with the general form of a Cobb-Douglas production function and imply that a blended approach of CAL and traditional learning is optimal. The findings have direct implications for the rapidly expanding use of educational technology worldwide and its continued substitution for traditional learning.
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EdTech in Indonesia: Ready for Take-off? - Bhardwaj, Riaz; Yarrow, Noah; Calì, Massimiliano (World Bank Group, 2020)
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E-readiness of senior secondary school learners to online learning transition amid COVID-19 lockdown - Bhaumik, Rikisha; Priyadarshini, Anita (Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020)
In the backdrop of recent COVID-19 lockdown, the school learners across the country have had the opportunity to experience online mode of learning. This study attempts to find out e-readiness of senior secondary school learners for transition to online learning along with their views on this mode of learning transaction. Quantitative descriptive survey method was used for the purpose of this study. A questionnaire comprising 20 Likert-type items covering four dimensions, viz. access, digital literacy and e-readiness, delivery of online learning, and online load, was administered on a 100-student sample from different schools of Delhi using non-probability sampling. Access to online learning and online load on learners were found to be high. The study also revealed that only 35.2% learners found online classes as effective as face-to-face classes. The delivery of online learning by teachers and digital skills of learners were found lacking. The geographical scope of the study is limited to National Capital Region of Delhi which has better smartphone penetration and internet access as compared to other states in India. The study concludes that online pedagogy and digital skills of teachers and learners need to be strengthened for a possible roadmap ahead. The study may provide useful insights into the challenges of online learning and areas for further improvement. Keywords:
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Keywords: covid-19; digital access; e-readiness; online delivery; online learning

Bolo Bhi’s Analysis of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2020 - Bhi, Bolo (Bolo Bhi, 2020)
On April 10, 2020, the Ministry of Information and Technology and Telecommunications (MOITT) invited input from stakeholders on a draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2020 via email by May 15, 2020. Putting up a draft seeking stakeholder input is certainly a good step towards transparency and a collaborative, consultative process, unlike the approach adopted with …
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TV-Based Learning in Bangladesh: Is it Reaching Students? - Biswas, Kumar; Asaduzzaman, T.M.; Evans, David; Fehrler, Sebastian; Ramachandran, Deepika; Sabarwal, Shwetlana (World Bank, 2020)
Is TV-based learning during COVID-19 school closures in Bangladesh reaching students? Most students (86 percent) within our sample of more than 2,000 Grade 9 stipend recipients are aware of government provided TV-based learning programs; yet only half of the students with access to these programs choose to access them. Also, very few students (21 percent) have access to government provided online learning programs, and among those that do, only about 2 percent choose to access them. There is a perceptible decline in the time students spend studying at home after school closures. This may be linked to the fact that 1 in 2 parents claim they are unable to help their children with new topics. Despite lower education, mothers are significantly more likely to be involved in the child’s education compared to fathers. Most students (90 percent) claim they have a supportive environment at home for studying. This is true for both boys and girls. Finally, nearly 65 percent of households in our sample report declines in income and 28 percent had to decrease the amount of food consumed within the household in the previous week.
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Keywords: Access to Education; Distance Learning; Education; Online Learning; School Closure; Secondary Education; ___working_potential_duplicate

Educational inequalities in Europe and physical school closures during Covid-19 - Blaskó, Zsuzsa; Schnepf, Sylke V (2020)
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Digital collaborative learning in elementary and middle schools as a function of individualistic and collectivistic culture: The role of ICT coordinators’ leadership experience, students’ collaboration skills, and sustainability - Blau, I.; Shamir-Inbal, T.; Hadad, S. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020)
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Displaced and dismayed: how ICTs are helping refugees and migrants, and how we can do better - Bock, Joseph G.; Haque, Ziaul; McMahon, Kevin A. (Information Technology for Development, 2020)
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Keywords: Google Scholar/ "education technology" refugees; RER theme_pedagogies and modalities

Education Reform through a Systems Approach for Sustainable Development - Borsari, Bruno; Mora, Cristhian (Quality Education, 2020)
Change/s in education; Study program; Systemic approach Educational reform The process of changing public education in order to empower all learners, and to adapt it to the changes occurring in...
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Examining the Impact of Akili and Me’s New Content on Tanzanian Children - Borzekowski, Dina L. G.; Kauffman, L; Dura, E; Chale, M; Bauer, C (School of Public Health, University of Maryland, 2020)
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Women's access to cash transfers in light of COVID-19: The case of Pakistan - Bourgault, Shelby; O'Donnell, Megan (Center for Global Development, 2020)
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Legislating gender and sexuality in Africa: Human rights, society, and the state - Boyd, Lydia; Burrill, Emily (University of Wisconsin Pres, 2020)
In recent decades, a more formalized and forceful shift has emerged in the legislative realm when it comes to gender and sexual justice in Africa. This rigorous, timely volume brings together leading and rising scholars across disciplines to evaluate these ideological struggles and reconsider the modern history of human rights on the continent. Broad in geographic coverage and topical in scope, chapters investigate such subjects as marriage legislation in Mali, family violence experienced by West African refugees, sex education in Uganda, and statutes criminalizing homosexuality in Senegal. These case studies highlight the nuances and contradictions in the varied ways key actors make arguments for or against rights. They also explore how individual countries draft and implement laws that attempt to address the underlying problems. Legislating Gender and Sexuality in Africa details how legal efforts in the continent can often be moralizing enterprises, illuminating how these processes are closely tied to notions of ethics, personhood, and citizenship. The contributors provide new appraisals of recent events, with fresh arguments about the relationships between local and global fights for rights. This interdisciplinary approach will appeal to scholars in African studies, anthropology, history, and gender studies.
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Keywords: History / Africa / General; Political Science / Human Rights; Social Science / Gender Studies

Emergency remote teaching in a time of global crisis due to CoronaVirus pandemic - Bozkurt, A; Sharma, R C (Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2020)
At the end of the day, the lesson learnt was so simple... With online and offline connections, the world is a global village (McLuhan, 1962) and a butterfly flapping its wings in Asia can cause a hurricane all around the world (Lorenz, 1972). Currently, it seems that the global education system is in the middle of this hurricane. These times, where we are all witnessing developments warily, are certainly interesting and strange, but the hope is that lessons will have been learned once things hopefully return to normal. Though there were early warnings to be prepared (White, Ramirez, Smith, & Plonowski, 2010) and already ongoing interruptions to education (Briggs, 2018; GCPEA, 2018), this is the first crisis to occur on the global scale in the digital knowledge age, and there will be socio-cultural, economic, and political consequences in the wake of this crisis. In other words, the educational landscape will feel the rush of air from the butterfly’s flapping wings to the full extent.
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Keywords: & Sharma; 15(1); A.; Bozkurt; R. C. (2020). Emergency remote teaching in a time; i-vi. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3778083

BRCK | KioKit - BRCK (2020)
Library Catalog: www.brck.com KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:TRVYGXS9

Bridge International | Liberian Education Advancement Program (LEAP) - Bridge International (Bridge International Academies, 2020)
Delivering transformation at scale is more effective if achieved through the local Ministry of Education. The Liberian Education Advancement Programme …
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Bridge International Academies- Home Learning - Bridge International Academies (Bridge International Academies, 2020)
If your child is at one of our schools, then their lessons will have been interrupted because schools are temporarily closed. Please access the weekly class specific lesson plan for your child so they can continue learning at home.
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Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning - British Council (2020)
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In moments of crisis, Broadband Commissioners come together to offer immediate support to communities worldwide - Broadband Commission (2020)
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Can’t Wait to Learn: A quasi-experimental mixed-methods evaluation of a digital game-based learning programme for out-of-school children in Sudan - Brown, Felicity L; Farag, Alawia I; Hussein Abd Alla, Faiza; Radford, Kate; Miller, Laura; Neijenhuijs, Koen; Stubbé, Hester; De Hoop, Thomas; Abdullatif Abbadi, Ahmed; Turner, Jasmine S.; Jetten, Andrea; Jordans, Mark J.D. (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2020)
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The relative eﬀectiveness of teachers and learning software: Evidence from a field experiment in El Salvador - Buchel, Konstantin; Jakob, Martina; Kuhnhanss, Christoph; Steﬀen, Daniel; Brunetti, Aymo (University of Bern, 2020)
This study provides novel evidence on the relative eﬀectiveness of computer-assisted learning (CAL) software and traditional teaching. Based on a randomized controlled trial in Salvadoran primary schools, we evaluate three interventions that aim to improve learning outcomes in mathematics: (i) teacher-led classes, (ii) CAL classes monitored by a technical supervisor, and (iii) CAL classes instructed by a teacher. As all three interventions involve the same amount of additional mathematics lessons, we can directly compare the productivity of the three teaching methods. CAL lessons lead to larger improvements in students’ mathematics skills than traditional teacher-centered classes. In addition, teachers add little to the eﬀectiveness of learning software. Overall, our results highlight the value of CAL approaches in an environment with poorly qualiﬁed teachers.
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Keywords: Quality: H; Relevance: H; computer-assisted learning; primary education; productivity in education; teacher content knowledge; ⛔ No DOI found

Indonesian educators’ knowledge and beliefs about teaching children with autism - Budiyanto; Sheehy, Kieron; Kaye, Helen; Rofiah, Khofidotur (Athens Journal of Education, 2020)
There is a large number of children with autism who need to be taught within the Indonesian education system. A significant influence on how their needs are perceived are the epistemological and cultural beliefs of teachers. This research is the first to examine these issues in the context of the Indonesian government’s intention to develop an inclusive education system. An analysis of 136 questionnaire responses from teachers and educational therapists indicated that although only a minority was aware of, or had been trained in, established autism interventions, children with autism are being taught within Indonesian schools. This included being taught within regular schools. The data suggest that having access to information about autism in the Bahasa Indonesia language plays a role in educators’ beliefs about the stigmatization of teachers and parents of autistic children. Teachers’ epistemological beliefs were found to be linked to their beliefs in inclusive education. This research suggests that is essential for educational research to acknowledge the influence of the cultural milieu within which inclusive education is being developed. The implications of this research for how the development of inclusive education can be supported within Indonesia are discussed.
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Releasing the potential of teachers in the COVID response in low-income countries - Bullard, Katy; Sonnenberg, Krystyna (Global Partnership for Education, 2020)
How can teachers in low income countries be involved to support learning and student well-being during the COVID-19 crisis? Drawing lessons from past disease outbreaks and from current examples of the COVID-19 education response, we look at tools and practices to help teachers continue doing their work during the crisis.
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Leveraging community partnerships to engage digitally foreign learners in response to COVID-19 - Burgess, W Keith; Anderson, Jimmeka L (Middle Grades Review, 2020)
This practitioner perspective discusses how creating and leveraging community partnerships in response to COVID-19 enhanced remote learning with science curriculum in an urban middle school with digitally foreign learners. The term digitally foreign learners was coined by the authors to contextualize the experiences of students with limited digital learning both at home and in school as a result of the digital divide. By developing a partnership with the nonprofit organization, I AM not the MEdia, Inc., along with parents and an external educator, the authors describe how a classroom blog site was created that enhanced remote learning engagement with students and families in a high poverty community. Strategies for addressing technology inequities and engaging digitally foreign learners through digital curriculum is provided.
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School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19 - Burns, Mary (Global Partnership for Education, 2020)
Take a look at the four most common distance technology for contractors, donors and educators who find themselves needing to explore distance-learning options, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
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Public-Private Virtual-School Partnerships and Federal Flexibility for Schools during COVID-19 POLICY BRIEF - Butcher, Jonathan (2020)
The coronavirus has altered the daily lives of families around the world. In the United States, one of the most significant changes for millions of families is that most K-12 pupils have become homeschool or virtual-school students for the foreseeable future. As of March 25, state and local officials in every state have closed some or all brick-and-mortar K-12 schools for at least two weeks, affecting approximately 55 million students. 1 More announcements about extended closures may be coming: Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was the first to close schools in the state for the remainder of the school year. 2 Educators in Kansas are turning to online instruction, as are schools around the country, facing the choice of providing virtual courses or forgoing schoolwork entirely, perhaps until the fall. Making effective partnerships with existing online schools and virtual content providers will be critical for students in the coming weeks. Furthermore, policymakers should afford district and charter schools more flexibility with existing resources so that schools can direct taxpayer spending to areas of need. Finally, the US Department of Education has issued guidance that removes regulatory barriers to schools attempting to provide online course material. Schools and districts should not be allowed to cite rules and point to obstacles that prevent any attempts at offering virtual instruction. The pandemic offers an opportunity to see just how quickly, and how extensively , public and private educators can expand virtual instruction-which may change the way society considers all of education in the future.
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Keywords: internet; online education; schools; virtual schools

Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing League | Cost of 1GB in 230 countries - Cable (Cable, 2020)
Analysis of over 6,300 mobile plans in 230 countries reveals the cost of mobile data in 230 countries.
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Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing League | Cost of 1GB in 230 countries - Cable (Cable, 2020)
Analysis of over 6,300 mobile plans in 230 countries reveals the cost of mobile data in 230 countries.
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The Learning Passport: Curriculum Framework (Maths, Science, Literacy) - Cambridge Assessment (Cambridge Assessment, 2020)
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Viet Nam: Secondary Education Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road map - Cammaert, Ron (Asian Development Bank, 2020)
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Keywords: Education; Secondary; Vietnam; Vocational education

Así consumíamos medios en El Salvador antes de la COVID-19 - Carballo, Willian; Marroquín, Amparo (2020)
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Mother tongue and literature teaching in smart cities: How technology is reshaping the frontiers of education - Cardoso, Luis (European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics Studies, 2020)
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Sustaining literacy from mother tongue instruction in complementary education into official language of instruction in government schools in Ghana - Carter, Emma; Sabates, Ricardo; Rose, Pauline; Akyeampong, Kwame (International Journal of Educational Development, 2020)
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Planning for School Reopening and Recovery After COVID-19 - Carvalho, Shelby; Rossiter, Jack; Angrist, Noam; Hares, Susannah; Silverman, Rachel (Center for Global Development, 2020)
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Planning for School Reopening and Recovery After COVID-19: An Evidence Kit for Policymakers - Carvalho, Shelby; Rossiter, Jack; Angrist, Noam; Hares, Susannah; Silverman, Rachel (Center for Global Development, 2020)
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Can Text Message Nudges Improve Academic Outcomes in College? Evidence from a West Virginia Initiative - Castleman, Benjamin; Meyer, Katharine (The Review of Higher Education, 2020)
Although socioeconomic disparities in college enrollment have declined, gaps in college completion persist by income and geography. We investigate a text messaging campaign in West Virginia, which addressed informational barriers and behavioral obstacles to college persistence by providing college students with simplified information, encouragement, and access to individualized advising. Using descriptive and matching methods, we find participating students were more likely to remain enrolled throughout their first year of college, and completed more course credits with suggestive evidence of improved academic performance. This evidence suggests colleges play an important role communicating information about academic expectations, support resources, and norms.
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Understanding the professional learning and support needs of educators during the initial weeks of pandemic school closures through search terms and content use - Cavanaugh, Catherine; DeWeese, Abraham (Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2020)
Beginning in February and March of 2020, school closures impacted at least 90% of the world’s population of students, according to UNESCO estimates. As educators swiftly shifted to teaching online, they sought information to guide their initial planning and teaching in new environments with new tools. Analysis of educators’ search terms and their use of support content during this period indicates the needs felt by educators globally and informs content and professional development support for preservice educators. The authors compared the volume of searches, frequency of search terms, and patterns of content use during this period to the previous year by educators using an education support website. Re- sults show that site use multiplied six times in volume, use of video increased by 30 times, and among the search terms and content topics used during and prior to this period, focus nar- rowed to digital and distance learning. Implications of these findings are that professional development providers can meet educators’ needs with video and a focus on the specific teaching practices that educators are learning as they transi- tion to distance teaching at an entry level. Keyword
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Keywords: Communicable Diseases; Disease Control; Distance Education; Educational Needs; Educational Technology; Faculty Development; Online Courses; Online Searching; Teaching Methods; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; Web Sites; ⛔ No DOI found

Schools during the COVID-19 pandemic - CDC (2020)
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Africa: Tanzania — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency - Central Intelligence Agency (Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook website, 2020)
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Nigeria | The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency (2020)
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Central Square Foundation website - Central Square Foundation (2020)
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Know Zone - Centre for Education Innovations (2020)
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Innovation Fund Graduate: OS City - Cepeda, Jesús (2020)
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Eastern and Southern Africa Region Working Paper – Structured Pedagogy: For Real-Time Equitable Improvements in Learning Outcomes - Chakera, Shiraz; Haffner, Deborah; Harrop, Elizabeth (UNICEF, 2020)
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Summary of the CCM election manifesto 2020-2025 - Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, 2020)
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Education for all in the time of COVID-19: how EdTech can be part of the solution - Chebib, Kinda (GSMA, 2020)
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Deconstructing EdTech frameworks based on their creators, features, and usefulness - Cherner, Todd; Mitchell, Chyrstine (Learning, Media and Technology, 2020)
Several theoretical frameworks have been released in recent years to inform how educational technology (edtech) can be used in the classroom. These frameworks range from providing a holistic view of the role edtech plays in education at a macrolevel to analyzing how edtech is used by students and teachers. With a growing number of them now available, researchers have yet to systemically collect and analyze a set of these frameworks, which can result in edtech not being used effectively by practitioners and researchers alike. In response, this study employed a content analysis methodology to analyze nine frameworks designed for using edtech. This study will report its findings regarding the creators of these frameworks, features used to draw attention to the frameworks, and which frameworks key stakeholders may find most useful. To conclude, implications for contextualizing these frameworks within the EdTech Ecosystem will be offered along with critical considerations for practitioners and researchers to use when selecting edtech frameworks for their work.
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Keywords: Critical Media Literacy; EdTech; Frameworks

Responding to emergencies - Children, Save the (2020)
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“Urban slum education”: a case study of children’s experience in Jakarta - Cho, InJung (Comparative International & Education Society (CIES), 2020)
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#LearningNeverStops(?): A teacher and refugee student’s reflections on Covid-19 school closures in Lebanon | INEE - Chopra, Vidur; Talhouk, Joumana (Inter-agency Network for Educatio in Emergencies, 2020)
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Challenges and Developments in the Higher Education System of Bangladesh: Keys to Way Forward - Chowdhury, Mahfuzul Hoque; Absar, Mir Mohammed Nurul; Quader, Syed Manzur (Handbook of Education Systems in South Asia, 2020)
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How BRAC is supporting Bangladesh to continue education in a pandemic - Chowdhury, Zaian; Islam, Rubab; Saltmarsh, Sarah-Jane (2020)
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Preparing K-12 Schools for a Pandemic before It Occurs - Christensen, Rhonda; Alexander, Curby (Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2020)
While almost all K-12 schools closed for the COVID-19 pandemic with little or no preparation, one school began to prepare 12 years ago for a time such as this. In 2006, the school leadership team began to consider what would happen to teaching and learning in the event of a large-scale pandemic causing the buildings to be closed. The school implemented a Distance Learning Day (DLD) in fall 2007 and continued it for one day each of five years. This paper describes the rationale, implementation, and outcomes of the endeavor, as well as its impact on students, teachers and parents. Implications for professional development are also included for those seeking to replicate this approach.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Communicable Diseases; Distance Education; Educational Benefits; Electronic Learning; Elementary Secondary Education; Emergency Programs; Instructional Design; Pandemics; Parent Attitudes; Planning; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; School Closing; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

East Asia/Southeast Asia: Mongolia - CIA Factsheet (2020)
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