Elimu kwa teknolojia (A BridgeIT Program) summative evaluation executive summary - Enge, Kjell (Mobiles for Education Alliance, 2011)
The goal of the Bridgeit program in Tanzania was to significantly increase the educational quality and achievement among students at primary school level in mathematics, science and life skills through the innovative use of cell phones and digital technology. Principal evaluation findings: Test scores of BridgeIT students in maths and science were significantly higher, 10-20%,... Read more
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The Classroom Practices of Primary and Secondary School Teachers Participating in English in Action - English in Action (2011)
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Decentralisation policy and practice in Ghana: the promise and reality of community participation in education in rural communities - Essuman, Ato; Akyeampong, Kwame (Journal of Education Policy, 2011)
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Manual on sources and methods for the compilation of COFOG Statistics : Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) - Eurostat (European Commission, 2011)
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Learning futures: Education, technology and social change - Facer, Keri (Taylor & Francis, 2011)
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Development entrepreneurship - Faustino, J; Fabella, V.R (Built on dreams, grounded in reality: Economic policy reform in the Philippines, 2011)
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Tablet PCs, academic results and educational inequalities - Ferrer, Ferran; Belvís, Esther; Pàmies, Jordi (Computers & Education, 2011)
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Country profile – Lao People's Democratic Republic - Food and Agriculture Organization (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (GOV.UK, 2011)
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Bilingual Education in the 21st Century - García, Ofelia (Blackwell, 2011)
'Bilingual Education in the 21st Century' examines language and bilingualism as individual and societal phenomena, presents program types, variables, and polici
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Consumer toy or corporate tool: the iPad enters the workplace - Geyer, Megan; Felske, Frances (interactions, 2011)
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On critical pedagogy - Giroux, Henry A. (Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011)
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Early reading: Igniting education for all - Gove, A.; Cvelich, P. (RTI, 2011)
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Teacher Motivation: Theoretical Framework, Situation Analysis of Save the Children Country Offices, and Recommended Strategies - Guajardo, Jarret (Save the Children, 2011)
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A Study of the Application of Information Technology in Distance Education in Pakistan - Gujjar, Aijaz Ahmed; Ahmed, Saira Ijaz; Ramzan, Muhammad (Journal of Educational Technology, 2011)
Education plays a vital role to develop the nation culturally, economically and socially. That is why every nation focuses on this sector. For its improvement all endeavors are being made through formal education, Non-formal education and Distance Education. The trend of distance education has developed considerably in developed countries and developing countries. Information technology plays a pivotal role for the development of Distance Education. Keeping in view the importance of I.T. in education, this study was developed. The main aim of this study was to investigate the use of information technology in distance education in Pakistan. Population comprised of the I.T. users, person helping, operating or supervising the I.T. tools as planners, academicians, designers, programmers, producers, operators, regional directors and Deans of AIOU. Questionnaire on five point Likert scale was prepared. Collected data was tabulated and analyzed. The main conclusions of the study are: The use of information technology is still limited. Computer net work was not used for distance learners, Radio, T.V. programs and relevant audio material, videocassettes were prepared and CDs, software still not in use. University library was not computerized. Staff got training from time to time in I.T. Education in their specialization. But there is need to make I.T. system more sophisticated according to new trends and students' needs. There is also need to develop regional centers, which should serve as resource centers to the facilitation of distance learners.
Publisher: i-manager Publications KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.26634/jet.7.4.1389 2339240:GMBSS6P7 2405685:F2XC3TFE
Keywords: Access to Information; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Distance Education; Electronic Libraries; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Likert Scales; Nonformal Education; Open Universities; Questionnaires; Radio; Scores; Statistical Analysis; Student Needs; Technology Uses in Education; Television; Trend Analysis; Use Studies

Health-related rehabilitation services: assessing the global supply of and need for human resources - Gupta, Neeru; Castillo-Laborde, Carla; Landry, Michel D. (BMC Health Services Research, 2011)
Human resources for rehabilitation are often a neglected component of health services strengthening and health workforce development. This may be partly related to weaknesses in the available research and evidence to inform advocacy and programmatic strategies. The objective of this study was to quantitatively describe the global situation in terms of supply of and need for human resources for health-related rehabilitation services, as a basis for strategy development of the workforce in physical and rehabilitation medicine.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-276 2339240:ZMDVUMKV 2405685:B5VIRCLF
Keywords: Health Workforce; Medical Workforce; Rehabilitation Health; Rehabilitation Personnel; Rehabilitation Service

Developing a systemic approach to teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging lessons from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - Hardman, Frank; Ackers, Jim; Abrishamian, Niki; O’Sullivan, Margo (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011)
While many countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are on track for meeting the Education for All targets, there is a growing recognition of the need to improve the quality of basic education and that a focus on pedagogy and its training implications needs to be at the heart of this commitment. By drawing on three East African countries, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, which are at different stages of development with regard to the reforming of teacher education, this paper explores the challenges and the lessons learned from each of the countries with regard to the development and strengthening of pre- and in-service training. The tension between quality, breadth and cost-effectiveness is explored together with a broader discussion of key principles to be taken into account when enhancing teacher education in the region as a whole.
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Keywords: C:Kenya / Uganda / Tanzania; Education; Education for All; Education reform; Kenya; Pedagogy; Principles; Quality of education; Tanzania; Teacher education; Uganda; ___working_potential_duplicate; basic education; pre-service and in-service training; quality education; sub-Saharan Africa; teacher education reform

An investigation of appropriate new technologies to support interactive teaching in Zambian schools (ANTSIT). A joint report from Aptivate and the Centre for Commonwealth Education (University of Cambridge). Final Report to DfID. - Haßler, Björn; Hennessy, S.; Lord, T.; Cross, A.; Jackson, A.; Simpson, M. (Aptivate and University of Cambridge, 2011)
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

The Rise of K–12 Blended Learning - Horn, Michael B; Staker, Heather (2011)
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Research trends in mobile and ubiquitous learning: A review of publications in selected journals from 2001 to 2010 - Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Tsai, Chin-Chung (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011)
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Wiki Sign Dict: A Development of an Online Sharing Dictionary for Hearing Impaired. - Iam-Khong, N; Suksakulchai, S (Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2011)
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Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Community Engagement in Education Programs - Jessee, Cassandra (2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Taking responsibility for complexity - Jones, Harry (ODI, 2011)
This Briefing Paper reviews the implications of complexity for policy and programme implementation. It aims to give readers the tools to decide when a problem is complex, outline why this matters and provide guidance on how to achieve results in the face of complexity.
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Taking responsibility for complexity: how implementation can achieve results in the face of complex problems - Jones, Harry (ODI, 2011)
OCLC: 837825712 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:EGQINSQ2 2405685:7YN765SC
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Taking responsibility for complexity: how implementation can achieve results in the face of complex problems - Jones, Harry (ODI, 2011)
OCLC: 837825712 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:QQXBCULW 2405685:AF54SH5L
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Computer-based learning of spelling skills in children with and without dyslexia - Kast, Monika; Baschera, Gian-Marco; Gross, Markus; Jäncke, Lutz; Meyer, Martin (Annals of Dyslexia, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Changes in student motivation during online learning - Kim, Kyong-Jee; Frick, Theodore W (Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011)
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Mobile learning using mobile phones in Japan - Kimura, Midori (Open Source Mobile Learning: Mobile Linux Applications, 2011)
The past ten years has seen remarkable developments in mobile devices, especially mobile phones, and interest in the potential of using mobile phones in an educational setting has intensified recently. The author’s working group, in cooperation with eLPCO (e-learning Professional Competency) at Aoya...
Pages: 64-83 Publisher: IGI Global KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.4018/978-1-60960-613-8.ch005 2339240:9E2LIXAM 2405685:FFALMPSY

First Principles: Community Engagement in Education Programs Compendium - Kintz, Ginny (2011)
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Policy networks - Knoke, David (The SAGE handbook of social network analysis, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Communicating with children: principles and practices to nurture, inspire, excite, educate and heal - Kolucki, Barbara; Lemish, Dafna (UNICEF, 2011)
OCLC: 1027645053 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:JPJEEK76 2405685:FLICDSI2 4803016:E7VFKJWG

The Technological, Economic, and Social Contexts for Educational ICT Policy - Kozma, Robert B. (Transforming education: the power of ICT policies, 2011)
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Pushing the child centred approach in Myanmar: the role of cross national policy networks and the effects in the classroom - Lall, Marie (Critical Studies in Education, 2011)
shortDOI: 10/ffvjm9 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/17508487.2011.604072 10/ffvjm9 2405685:R89YSEAB
Keywords: C:Myanmar

A Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s Participation — a Preparatory Draft for Piloting - Lansdown, Gerison (Save the Children, 2011)
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Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

Using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory to understand community partnerships: A historical case study of one urban high school - Leonard, Jack (Urban Education, 2011)
Publisher: Sage Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0042085911400337 2339240:MJ3KTJ82 2405685:TQLJN86X

Affordance of Deep Infusion of One-to-One Tablet-PCs Into and Beyond Classroom. - Li, SC; Pow, JWC (International Journal of Instructional Media, 2011)
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Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries: building domestic capabilities in a global setting - Lundvall, Bengt-\AAke; Joseph, K. J.; Chaminade, Cristina; Vang, Jan (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)
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Keywords: DIAL-RDO

Inclusive educational practices in Kenya: Evidencing practice of itinerant teachers who work with children with visual impairment in local mainstream schools - Lynch, Paul; McCall, Steve; Douglas, Graeme; McLinden, Mike; Mogesa, Bernard; Mwaura, Martha; Muga, John; Njoroge, Michael (International Journal of Educational Development, 2011)
This article presents a findings from an investigation of the work of 38 specialist itinerant teachers (ITs) supporting the educational inclusion of children with visual impairment in Kenya. The research was designed around a participatory action research framework involving in-country researchers and participants (teachers) working in collaboration with researchers in the United Kingdom. Following an introductory training workshop, participants kept research journals over a 2-month period in which they recorded details of their itinerant duties (including the processes and content of their visits). Findings provide information about local practices of ITs support for children with visual impairment in mainstream schools and raise broader questions about the barriers to learning and development facing children with disabilities in mainstream schools in Kenya and other developing countries.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.08.006 2339240:99E5PNBZ 2405685:F3M4BRIW
Keywords: Inclusive education; Itinerant teachers; Kenya; Participatory action research; Visual impairment

Compounded Disadvantage: Race, Incarceration, and Wage Growth - Lyons, Christopher J.; Pettit, Becky (Social Problems, 2011)
Spending time in prison has become an increasingly common life event for low-skill minority men in the United States. The Bureau of Justice Statistics now estimates that one in three black men can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime. A growing body of work implicates the prison system in contemporary accounts of racial inequality across a host of social, health, economic, and political domains. However, comparatively little work has examined the impact of the massive increase in the prison system—and growing inequality in exposure to the prison system—on racial inequality over the life course. Using a unique data set drawn from state administrative records, this project examines how spending time in prison affects wage trajectories for a cohort of men over a 14-year period. Multilevel growth curve models show no evidence of racial divergence in wages in quarters leading up to incarceration. However, after release, wages grow at a 21 percent slower rate for black compared to white ex-inmates. Blacks also enjoy fewer wage returns to work history compared to their white counterparts. This research broadens our understanding of the sources of racial stratification over the life course and underscores the relevance of recent policy interventions in the lives of low-skilled minority men.
Publisher: [Oxford University Press, Society for the Study of Social Problems] KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1525/sp.2011.58.2.257 2339240:QIHJMA2I 2405685:3DUBDA85

Home computer use and the development of human capital - Malamud, Ofer; Pop-Eleches, Cristian (The Quarterly journal of economics, 2011)
Publisher: MIT Press KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1093/qje/qjr008 2339240:AEBRXVGQ 2405685:KDJACE64

Stratégie Nationale de Modernisation de l’Administration et des TICs - Ministère délégué auprès du Ministre d’Etat à l’Education Nationale chargé de l’Emploi de la Formation Professionnelle et des Nouvelles Technologies; Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de la Modernisation de l’Administration (République de Mauritanie, 2011)
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Plano Tecnológico da Educação - Ministério da Educação e Desenvolvimento Humano (2011)
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Lao PDR National Strategy Plan of Action on Inclusive Education 2011–2015 - Ministry of Education and Sports (Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

National Education Strategic Plan 2011–2030 - Ministry of Education; República Democrática de Timor-Leste (2011)
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Lessons learnt: Synthesis of literature on the effectiveness of investments in education - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (2011)
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2011 Rwanda TeacherMate Report - Mruz, Kari (2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Assessing value for money - National Audit Office UK (2011)
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Identité numérique et éducation: enseignement des langues camerounaises grâce aux TIC - Nkenlifack, Marcellin; Demsong, Bethin; Nangue, Raoul (International Journal of Information Sciences for Decision Making, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

An approach for teaching of national languages and cultures through ICT in Cameroon - Nkenlifack, Marcellin; Demsong, Bethin; Teko, A.; Nangue, Raoul (International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 2011)
This article describes the input of ICT to the modernization of teaching national languages and cultures in order to promote cultural diversity as well as dissemination of scientific knowledge through national languages. This will also reinforce the understanding capacities of the population. This project will serve as the guideline towards development of scientific knowledge and know-how. It presents numerous psychological, pedagogic, scientific and social advantages, among which there is a sensitization of our languages and cultures, the deployment of a platform in some schools, the training of teachers in using ICT in language teaching, the distribution selflearning aids, the development of a website for analysis and dissemination of cultural data, of conservation of linguistic and cultural heritage, and worthiness of pre-requisites and local predispositions towards the emergence and development of technology. It will contribute to make concrete the introduction of teaching national languages in the school curricula in Cameroon.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.14569/IJACSA.2011.020701 2405685:7SA8WE8M 4042040:9YX9TSJS

Learning English Language by Radio in Primary Schools in Kenya - Odera, Florence (2011)
Learning English Language by Radio in Primary Schools in Kenya By Florence Y. Odera (PhD) P.O.Box 2303, Kisumu, Kenya Introduction and background information One of the
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Technological determinism in educational technology research: some alternative ways of thinking about the relationship between learning and technology - Oliver, M. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011)
This paper argues that research on the educational uses of technology frequently overemphasizes the influence of technology. Research in the field is considered a form of critical perspective, and assumptions about technology are questioned. Technological determinism is introduced, and different positions on this concept are identified. These are used to discuss the ways in which work within the field might be described as technologically deterministic. Four theoretical perspectives (activity theory, communities of practice, actor–network theory, and the social construction of technology) are then briefly characterized, demonstrating that alternative positions are viable, and positioning each in relation to the earlier discussion of technological determinism. The paper concludes by arguing that research, building on such alternative conceptions of technology, is important in developing our understanding of the relationship between technology and learning, as well as identifying potential methodological implications.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00406.x KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2011.00406.x 2339240:KJEKCKHZ 2405685:GJSF8KVX
Keywords: affordance; educational technology; science and technology studies; technological determinism

One laptop per child in Rwanda - One Laptop per Child. (2011)
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Conceptualizing teacher professional learning - Opfer, V. Darleen; Pedder, David (Review of Educational Research, 2011)
Publisher: SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA Extra URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0034654311413609 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.3102/0034654311413609 2339240:K7VCJNKP 2405685:8GP9P3IJ 2405685:RFTSSBXB 2534378:ECXANTI8
Keywords: Important; Read

Les Langues Africaines a L'ere Numerique: Defis Et Opportunites de L'informatisation Des Langues Autochtones - Osborn, Don (IDRC, 2011)
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Optimising learning, education and publishing in Africa: the language factor; a review and analysis of theory and practice in mother-tongue and bilingual education in sub-Saharan Africa - Ouane, Adama; Glanz, Christine (2011)
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ASEAN, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary - Oxford English Dictionary (2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Tiblo: a tangible learning aid for children with dyslexia - Pandey, Sumit; Srivastava, Swati (Procedings of the Second Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Design, 2011)
Dyslexia is a learning disability, which affects the ability to read and spell correctly. Special schools for children with dyslexia focus on individual growth, learning and psychological difficulties faced by the child. In this paper, we describe the design, development and testing of Tiblo (Tangible Interactive BLOcks), a tangible learning aid for children with dyslexia in the age group of 8 to 12 years. Tiblo has been specifically designed keeping in mind the psychological and emotional effects of dyslexia. We explain the process and results of an ethnographic study conducted at a school for children with dyslexia; the resulting concept development and prototyping. Further, we outline the testing process with the students at the school and the results of the same. The results showed that the children have a greater engagement in their classroom activities and there is an improvement in their retention abilities on using Tiblo. Also, they had a very strong sense of attachment and ownership towards the blocks and like to personalize it. This was in sharp contrast with other digital learning aids which offer a symptomatic and subject specific approach to aiding children with dyslexia and hence do not develop a personal one to one relationship with the child.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1145/2079216.2079247 2339240:99N4A4R8 2405685:ACZ65MR7
Keywords: collaborative learning; design case study; dyslexia; emotional design; interaction design; learning aids; play and learn; tangible user interfaces

Good Practice Report: Blended Learning. - Partridge, Helen; Ponting, Deborah; McCay, Meryl (Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC), 2011)
This good practice report, commissioned by the ALTC, provides a summative evaluation of useful outcomes and good practices from ALTC projects and fellowships on blended learning. The report contains: a summative evaluation of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from completed ALTC projects and fellowships; a literature review of the good practices and key outcomes for teaching and learning from national and international research; the proposed outcomes and resources for teaching and learning which will be produced by current incomplete ALTC projects and fellowships; identifies areas in which further work or development are appropriate.
OCLC: 7831821412 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:CBHXFBX7
Keywords: C:Australia

Governance Reforms in three South East Asian countries: the Role of Research-based Evidence in Promoting Innovations - Pellini, Arnaldo; Bachtiar, P.P; Alician, M.D; Nguyen, Thi Thu Hang (Innovation Trends in Public Governance in Asia, 2011)
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Television, Language, and Literacy Practices in Sudanese Refugee Families: "I learned how to spell English on Channel 18" - Perry, Kristen H.; Moses, Annie M. (Research in the Teaching of English, 2011)
This ethnographic study explored the ways in which media, particularly television, connected with English language and literacy practices among Sudanese refugees in Michigan. Three families with young children participated in this study. Data collection included participant observation, interviews, and collection of artifacts over 18 months, with a focus on television events as the units of analysis. Data analysis focused on television practices connected with literacy practices for adults and children. Results indicated that television offered important cultural connections with participants' beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding their Sudanese heritage, the new U.S. context, and religious practices. Both adults and children believed television was an important resource for learning and recognized potential problems with too much viewing. Most significantly, analysis suggested important connections between television practices and the development of both English language abilities for all family members and the development of real-world literacy practices, especially for the children.
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5PKJ7ENQ 2405685:IKLTTJQD 4803016:LPTQMX59
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Making a difference with smart tablets - Price, Amy (Teacher Librarian, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Zero to eight: children’s media use in America - Rideout, Victoria (Common Sense Media, 2011)
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Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners - Ritchhart, Ron; Church, Mark; Morrison, Karin (Jossey-Bass, 2011)
"Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking that develops students' thinking dispositions, while at the same time deepening their understanding of the topics they study. Rather than a set of fixed lessons, Visible Thinking is an extensive and adaptable collection of practices that include thinking routines and the documentation of student thinking. The routines are a central element of the practical, functional and accessible nature of Visible Thinking. Thinking routines are easy to use mini-strategies that are repeatedly used in the classroom. They are a small set of questions or a short sequence of steps that can be used across various grade levels and content. Each routine targets a different type of thinking and by bringing their own content, teachers can integrate the routines into the fabric of their classrooms. Thinking Routines help direct student thinking and structure classroom discussion. Thinking becomes visible as the students' different viewpoints are expressed, documented, discussed and reflected upon"–
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:LBY7LB9L
Keywords: Cognition in children; Critical thinking; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General; Study and teaching; Thought and thinking

Learner-centred education in developing country contexts: From solution to problem? - Schweisfurth, Michele (International Journal of Educational Development, 2011)
shortDOI: 10/cnfz43 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.03.005 10/cnfz43 2405685:LDEHPJCR

Computer-Aided Learning and Mentoring for Improvement of Teaching Quality: An Assessment of BRAC Interventions - Sharmin, Nazia; Roy, Goutam (SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011)
Methods and materials 3 Research area and sampling 3 Variables 4 Data collection techniques and tools 4 Field operation 4 Ethical consideration 4 Data management and analysis 4 Results 5 Computer-aided learning (CAL) 5 Mentoring 10 Conclusion
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Reading with iPads–the difference makes a difference - Sheppard, Dale (Education Today, 2011)
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Dropout Trend Analysis: Timor-Leste - Shin, Jennifer; Shrestha, Rajani; Tietjen, Karen (2011)
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Open-source platform: exploring the opportunities for offline mobile learning - Shrestha, Sujan; Moore, John; Nocera, José Abdelnour (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, 2011)
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New technologies in cash transfer programming and humanitarian assistance - Smith, Gabrielle; Macauslan, Ian; Butters, Saul; Tromme, Mathieu (The Cash Learning Partnership, 2011)
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Curriculum and assessment policy statement English home language. Foundation phase Grades R-3 Grades R-3 - South Africa; Department of Basic Education (Department of Basic Education, 2011)
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Guided interaction as intercultural learning: designing internationalisation into a mixed delivery teacher education programme - Spiro, Jane (Higher Education Research and Development, 2011)
In this paper the process of building an international student community is explored. Strategies discussed include guided interaction within a virtual environment between home students studying in their own culture and international students studying at a distance. The context includes both the state and private sector in South East Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. The subject is a Master of Arts in Education for practising in-service teachers of English. Through exchanging teacher narratives, students identify shared concerns and values about their profession and recognise connections with their peers in apparently widely different cultural settings. Student and tutor evaluations suggest that participants developed the competence of recognising connections between their own meanings and behaviours and those of others. They also deconstructed their assumptions and unexamined beliefs through engagement with others. The paper concludes by analysing how these competences impacted on the self-knowledge and practice of the participants, and suggests the generative principles which made this learning effective. (Contains 1 table.)
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Keywords: Asia; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Education Majors; Europe; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Higher Education; Interaction; Latin America; Masters Degrees; Middle East; Multicultural Education; Personal Narratives; Private Sector; Southeast Asia; Student Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; United Kingdom; Virtual Classrooms; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2097655; __finaldtb

On systems thinking and the systems approach - “Stell” Kefalas, Asterios G. (World Futures, 2011)
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Accelerating STEM capacity: A complex adaptive system perspective - Stephens, Rick; Richey, Michael (Journal of Engineering Education, 2011)
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Computer-Adaptive Testing for Students with Disabilities: A Review of the Literature - Stone, Elizabeth; Davey, Tim (ETS Research Report Series, 2011)
There has been an increased interest in developing computer-adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage assessments for K-12 accountability assessments. The move to adaptive testing has been met with some resistance by those in the field of special education who express concern about routing of students with divergent profiles (e.g., some students with math-based learning disabilities may have difficulty with basic computation but not high level problem solving) and poor performance on early test questions. This paper consists of a literature review focusing on adaptive testing issues for students with disabilities in the K-12 sector. While it is clear that there are issues that will present obstacles to administering accountability tests adaptively to students with disabilities, this synthesis of research and policy developments with respect to this topic will be useful both for development of research agendas and to inform states that are currently using or are considering moving to CAT.
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Towards a framework for researching the quality of education in low‐income countries - Tikly, Leon (Comparative Education, 2011)
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EDUsummIT 2011 report from TWG3: teacher professional development - Twining, Peter; Albion, Peter; Knezek, Don (UNESCO, 2011)
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Financing Education in sub-Saharan Africa : Meeting the Challenges of Expansion, Equity and Quality - UNESCO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2011)
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UNESCO ICT COMPETENCY FRAMEWORKFOR TEACHERS - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2011)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

World Data on Education: Bhutan - UNESCO (2011)
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The Technological, Economic, and Social Contexts for Educational ICT Policy - UNESCO; Kozma, Robert B. (Transforming education: the power of ICT policies, 2011)
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Child Safety Online: Global challenges and strategies - UNICEF (Innocenti Publications, 2011)
The Internet, mobile phones and other electronic media provide children and young people with levels of access to information, culture, communication and entertainment impossible to imagine just 20 years ago. With many of their extraordinary benefits
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Malawi Teacher Professional Development Support Program: Baseline Report - USAID (2011)
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Secondary data analysis - Vartanian, Thomas P. (Oxford University Press, USA, 2011)
In recent decades, social work and other social science research disciplines have become increasingly reliant on large secondary data sets, which have increased in both number and accessibility. When starting a new research project, how does one determine whether to use a secondary data set? Which of the thousands available should be used? This invaluable and expertly written guide provides an in-depth introduction to 29 of the most widely used data sets in social work, such as the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and the U.S. Census. This book also examines the years covered by these cross-sectional and longitudinal data sets, the units of analysis, and the sample sizes.Readers will learn where to find the data and the key variables contained within, and how to use them in SAS and Stata. Screen shots guide researchers through data sets in a step-by-step process: how to download the data, how to merge it with other data sets, and how to program it when necessary. Each section also profiles studies that have used the respective data sets, giving researchers a clear feel for the depth and range of questions that a given data source can be used to answer, like the use of government data to explore issues ranging from pathways out of poverty to the relationship between marital dissolution and women's health and well-being.Exceptionally well calibrated and filled with real-world examples, this pocket guide will give beginning and advanced researchers a comprehensive understanding of these data sets that they can use in their research on clinical, policy, and other types studies.
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Keywords: Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Science / General; Social Science / Social Work

Smaller, quicker, cheaper: Improving learning assessments in developing countries - Wagner, D.A. (UNESCO-IIEP/FTI-Global Partnership for Education, 2011)
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Open Content - Wiley, David (2011)
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Systems Theory - Wilkinson, Lee A. (Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development, 2011)
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ICT integration in Teacher Education - A study of University of Education, Winneba - Wilson, Kofi Bentum; Ayebi-Arthur, Kofi; Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah (Ghana Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011)
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Grant Funding Proposal (FY11- Round 33) - World Bank (World Bank, 2011)
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World Report on Disability - World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2011)
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Patronage of Educational Broadcasts and its Effects on Academic Growth of Students of Winneba and Apam Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana. - Yelkpieri, Daniel; Kweku, Wilson Esia-Donkoh; Kwesi (Academic Leadership: The Online Journal, 2011)
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The potential impact of mobile-assisted language learning on women and girls in Africa: A literature review - Zelezny-Green, Ronda (Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 2011)
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Keywords: Equity through Access; ___working_potential_duplicate

The Potential Impact of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning on Women and Girls in Africa: A Literature Review - Zelezny-Green, Ronda (Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 2011)
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The potential impact of mobile-assisted language learning on women and girls in Africa: A literature review - Zelezny-Green, Ronda (Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal, 2011)
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Effective Use of Assistive Technologies for Inclusive Education in Developing Countries: Issues and challenges from two case studies - Grönlund, Åke; Lim, Nena; Larsson, Hannu (International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 2010)
Developing countries face many obstacles in the process of implementing inclusive education (IE). Effective use of assistive technologies (AT) can help governments in developing countries achieve inclusive education by helping children with disabilities in schools. Despite the importance and positive impact of AT, prior research on the use of AT in inclusive education especially in developing countries is limited. To fill the research gap in this area, this paper investigates the research question of, How can AT be effectively used for IE in developing countries? To address this question,...
Publisher: Open Campus, The University of the West Indies, West Indies KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:MQSJ66AT 2405685:AYQJEEVW
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Inclusive education and students without special educational needs - Ruijs, Nienke; Van der Veen, Ineke; Peetsma, Thea (Educational Research, 2010)
Background: In the debate on inclusive education, students without special educational needs (SEN) are an important topic. However, there is a lot unknown about differences between these typical students in inclusive and non-inclusive classes. For example, the neutral results that are often found in earlier research could be caused by positive effects for some students, and negative effects for others.Purpose: This study investigated whether there is a relation between inclusive education and the academic achievement and socio-emotional functioning of typical students, and, more importantly, whether inclusive education affects the achievement and socio-emotional functioning of more and less intelligent typical students differently. Furthermore, we investigated whether differences occur by type of SEN of the included students. Here, we made a distinction between students with behavioural, cognitive and other problems.Sample: A representative sample of 27,745 students without SEN in Dutch primary education from a large cohort study in the Netherlands was used.Design and methods: Language and arithmetic tests were used to assess academic achievement. For socio-emotional functioning, both teacher and student questionnaires were used. A non-verbal IQ test was used to assess student intelligence. Based on the number of students with diagnosed SEN, the students without SEN were divided into several groups: typical students with no, a few and more than a few students with (certain types of) SEN in their class. Multi-level regression analyses were used to compare these groups.Results: For academic achievement, no differences were found between students without SEN in inclusive and non-inclusive classes. In this, we found no differences between intelligent and less intelligent typical students. For socio-emotional functioning, some differences were found, but the practical importance of these differences is unclear, since the effect sizes were small. The functioning of typical students does not meaningfully differ by type of SEN of the included students.Conclusions: The findings of this study are interesting in the light of the ongoing inclusion debate. Arguments against inclusive education often concern an assumed adverse effect on typical students. As in this study, hardly any differences were found between typical students in inclusive and non-inclusive primary school classes, this research strengthens the scientific evidence in support of inclusive education.
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Health outcomes in economic evaluation: the QALY and utilities - Whitehead, S. J.; Ali, S. (British Medical Bulletin, 2010)
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Interactive Radio Instruction : A Successful Permanent Pilot Project? - Trucano, Michael (World Bank Blogs, 2010)
Despite their increased diffusion through rich and poor communities around the world, many people still have serious reservations about large scale investments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) within education systems. Spirited and long-running related debates related to their costs ("too expensive", their critics say), appropriateness ("students needs lots of ...
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School perspectives on collaborative inquiry: lessons learned from New York City, 2009-2010 - Robinson, Marian; Passantino, Claire; Acerra, Marsha; Bae, Lauren; Tiehen, Katie; Pido, Eric; Kannapel, Patricia; Duffy, Mark; Langland, Connie (2010)
The New York City Department of Education has supported collaborative inquiry as a potentially powerful process for helping administrators and teachers use student data to improve instruction and raise student achievement. Beginning with a pilot project in 2006, teams of teachers have learned to work together to diagnose the needs of students who have not been successful in their classrooms and to develop strategies to improve their learning. Collaborative inquiry sits at the heart of the Department's larger Children First initiative and aims to help educators close the achievement gap in their schools. Each year New York City schools have engaged higher proportions of faculty in the inquiry work. The goal is at least 90% participation in collaborative inquiry. The purpose of this research report is to share lessons learned about the conditions, structures, relationships, and leadership practice that support teacher participation in inquiry. The report also presents perceived benefits of collaborative inquiry as reported by school leaders and teachers. Data come from site visits to 13 schools actively engaged in collaborative inquiry. The research team conducted 213 interviews with principals, assistant principals, instructional support staffs, and teachers participating in inquiry and 37 observations of inquiry team meetings.
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Introducing mobile technology for enhancing teaching and learning in Bangladesh: teacher perspectives - Shohel, M. Mahruf C.; Power, Tom (Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2010)
This paper reviews the themes emerging from Bangladeshi teachers’ experiences of taking part in the initial research and the development stage of a professional development programme they were involved with. The Secondary Teaching and Learning Programme is an information and communications technologies‐enhanced supported open distance learning programme of professional development in English‐language teaching. This paper presents evidence arising from semi‐structured interviews carried out with teachers from a pre‐pilot study for the English in Action project. The teachers participating in this study reflect upon six months’ experience of using professional development materials (course material of audio podcasts enhanced with text and images; videos of classroom practice; audio of classroom language) and classroom resources (audio recordings of text‐book reading passages, songs, poems and stories), all accessed via portable digital media players (iPods).
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Keywords: Bangladesh; C:Bangladesh; English in Action support model; ___working_potential_duplicate; mobile learning; mobile technology; technology intervention

How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better - Mourshed, Mona; Barber, Michael; Chijioke, Chinezi (McKinsey & Company, 2010)
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Introducing mobile technology for enhancing teaching and learning in Bangladesh: teacher perspectives - Shohel, M. Mahruf C.; Power, Tom (Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2010)
This paper reviews the themes emerging from Bangladeshi teachers' experiences of taking part in the initial research and the development stage of a professional development programme they were involved with. The Secondary Teaching and Learning Programme is an information and communications technologies-enhanced supported open distance learning programme of professional development in English-language teaching. This paper presents evidence arising from semi-structured interviews carried out with teachers from a pre-pilot study for the English in Action project. The teachers participating in this study reflect upon six months' experience of using professional development materials (course material of audio podcasts enhanced with text and images; videos of classroom practice; audio of classroom language) and classroom resources (audio recordings of text-book reading passages, songs, poems and stories), all accessed via portable digital media players (iPods). (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Publisher: Routledge, Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/815957037?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/02680513.2010.511953 10/brrchv 2339240:9GRACLAU 2405685:BFA3BZUN 2534378:HMHCMR9X 2534378:KT2WCVFZ 2534378:QXQHZY9I 2534378:UJQAALFW 2534378:ZJT5CTY3
Keywords: BANGLADESH; Bangladesh; COMPUTER assisted language instruction; COMPUTERS in education; CONTINUING education; Computer Assisted Instruction; DISTANCE education; Developing Nations; Digital audio players; Distance Education; Distance learning; ENGLISH language – Study & teaching – Foreign speakers; ERIC; Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Education–Teaching Methods And Curriculum; Educational Development; Educational Technology; Educational technology; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); English in Action support model; English language; Foreign Countries; Handheld Devices; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Interviews; LANGUAGE teachers; Language instruction; Multimedia Instruction; OPEN learning; Open Universities; Pilot Projects; Postsecondary Education; Professional development; Program Descriptions; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Protocol Materials; SECONDARY education; Second Language Instruction; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Studies; TEACHER development; TEACHERS – Attitudes; TELEMATICS; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Technology Integration; United Kingdom; Video Technology; _Source:Intuitive; _THEME: Curriculum and resources; _THEME: Teacher Professional Development; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2098161; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; auto_merged; mobile learning; mobile technology; technology intervention

Reexamining technology’s role in learner-centered professional development - Polly, Drew; Hannafin, Michael J. (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010)
The American Psychological Association’s Learner-Centered Principles provide empirically-based approaches to improving teaching and learning. However, in order to facilitate learner-centered, technology-rich instruction to K-12 students, teachers must be afforded opportunities to develop key understandings and skills, rarely evident in most professional development programs. In this paper, we synthesize empirically-based studies and recommendations for teacher learning and propose a learner-centered professional development (LCPD) framework to guide both professional development and empirical work on teacher learning. We describe LCPD components, discuss ways that technology can support LCPD, and highlight implications for research and practice.
shortDOI: 10/fwd4wz KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11423-009-9146-5 10/fwd4wz 2405685:E28QZPQQ

Reexamining technology’s role in learner-centered professional development - Polly, Drew; Hannafin, Michael J. (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010)
The American Psychological Association’s Learner-Centered Principles provide empirically-based approaches to improving teaching and learning. However, in order to facilitate learner-centered, technology-rich instruction to K-12 students, teachers must be afforded opportunities to develop key understandings and skills, rarely evident in most professional development programs. In this paper, we synthesize empirically-based studies and recommendations for teacher learning and propose a learner-centered professional development (LCPD) framework to guide both professional development and empirical work on teacher learning. We describe LCPD components, discuss ways that technology can support LCPD, and highlight implications for research and practice.
Extra URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-009-9146-5 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/s11423-009-9146-5 2339240:F24I3ZNF 2405685:87VETGDX

Female leadership and school effectiveness in junior high schools in Ghana - Kwadzo Agezo, Clement (Journal of Educational Administration, 2010)
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine female principal leadership practices that are considered crucial in the effectiveness and improvement of schools and school administration in Ghanaian junior high schools.
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Determinants of ICT Usage among Low-Income Groups in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru - Gutiérrez, Luis H.; Gamboa, Luis F. (The Information Society, 2010)
The authors examine the determinants of information and communications technology (ICT) usage among low-income people in three developing countries: Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Using two composite indicators, they focus on cross-country differences and similarities in ICT usage across gender, age, education, and income levels. The authors’ analysis indicates that the single most important factor limiting the digitalization of low-income people in all three countries was lack of education. The impact of income itself was low although positive. Their ﬁndings also suggest that comprehensive measures that mix standard ICTs with very advanced ones can be misleading.
shortDOI: 10/cdbk9j KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10/cdbk9j 2405685:KI5MYZCC

The emergence of language as a complex adaptive system - Ellis, Nick C. (The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics, 2010)
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Personalization in the curriculum: A view from learning theory - Beetham, Helen (Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century, 2010)
Personalizing Learning in the 21st Century brings together contributions from a wide range of educationalists interested in the idea of personalizing learning.…
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The role of Kilimani Sesame in the healthy development of Tanzanian preschool children - Borzekowski, Dina L. G.; Macha, Jacob E. (Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2010)
Kilimani Sesame, a media intervention that employs print, radio, and television, was developed to entertain and educate preschool children in Tanzania. This study examined the effects of a six-week intervention delivering Kilimani Sesame material to 223 children in the rural district of Kisarawe and the city of Dar es Salaam. Results offer evidence that literacy and numeracy, social and emotional development, and health and hygiene significantly improved from baseline to post-intervention; those with the greatest receptivity to Kilimani Sesame performed the best after the intervention, controlling for baseline scores, sex, age, location, and general media receptivity. This study shows that an educational media intervention directed towards very young children can have an impact on their healthy development, even in locales where populations have minimal resources and face extreme hardships.
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Keywords: African children; Educational television; Literacy; Media receptivity; Preschool children; Sesame Street

When does ICT support education in South Africa? The importance of teachers' capabilities and the relevance of language - Gudmundsdottir, G. B. (Information Technology for Development, 2010)
The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the challenges of information and communication technology (ICT) integration in a South African classroom setting. The main focus is on the concept of a digital divide, and how cultural complexity with special emphasis on language can affect the divide in schools that already have material access to ICT. The study is based on fieldwork in seventh-grade classes in four primary schools in Cape Town, South Africa. The learners answered a questionnaire regarding their ICT use and skills, and interviews were conducted with learners, teachers, and principals. In conclusion, it is argued that the challenges of language in South African schools can exacerbate or maintain the digital divide among learners who are already disadvantaged due to a range of social inequalities. For learners to fully master the use of ICT in today's global knowledge society, it needs to be put in a local context, which includes use in a familiar language. Moreover, it is suggested that greater opportunities for teacher training are needed in order to enhance culturally sensitive and appropriate ICT integration based on local needs and capacity.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2010.498409 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/02681102.2010.498409 2405685:U9M2N3BV 4042040:YQYVKVPN
Keywords: ICT integration; digital divide; disadvantaged learners; language of teaching and learning; teacher training

The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction designed according to 7E Model of Constructivist Learning on Physics Student Teachers' Achievement, Concept Learning, Self-Efficacy Perceptions and Attitudes - Kocakaya, S; Gonen, Selahattin (Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Tanzania: ICT in education: situational analysis - Swarts, Patti; Wachira, Esther Mwiyeria (Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative, 2010)
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Improving Child Literacy in Africa: Experiments with an Automated Reading Tutor - Korsah, G. Ayorkor; Mostow, Jack; Dias, M. Bernardine; Sweet, Tracy Morrison; Belousov, Sarah M.; Dias, M. Frederick; Gong, Haijun (Information Technologies & International Development, 2010)
This paper describes Project Kan é , a research endeavor aimed at exploring the role that technology can play in improving child literacy in developing communities. An initial pilot study and a subsequent four-month-long controlled field study in Ghana investigated the viability and effectiveness of an automated reading tutor in helping urban children enhance their reading skills in English. In addition to quantitative data suggesting that automated tutoring can be useful for some children in this setting, these studies and an additional preliminary pilot study in Zambia yielded useful qualitative observations regarding the feasibility of applying technology solutions to the challenge of enhancing child literacy in developing communities. This paper presents the findings, observations, and lessons learned from the field studies.
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Keywords: Ghana; Zambia; child literacy; developing countries; field studies; technology solutions; ⛔ No DOI found

Death of mixed methods? Or the rebirth of research as a craft - Symonds, Jennifer E.; Gorard, Stephen (Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010)
The classification by many scholars of numerical research processes as quantitative and other research techniques as qualitative has prompted the construction of a third category, that of ‘mixed methods’, to describe studies that use elements from both processes. Such labels might be helpful in structuring our understanding of phenomena. But they can also inhibit our activities when they serve as inaccurate or limiting descriptors. Based on the observation that mixed methods are fast becoming a common research approach in the social sciences, this paper questions whether the assumptions that are used and perpetuated by mixed methods are valid. The paper calls for a critical change in how we perceive research, in order to better describe actual research processes. A ‘core’ design typology of the mechanisms underlying research structures and processes is posited to encourage creative thinking around alternatives to the three purported paradigms of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. This ‘return to basics’ seeks to encourage new and innovative research designs to emerge, and suggests a rebirth of research from the ashes of mixed methods.
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Keywords: mixed methods; paradigm; qualitative; quantitative; research methods; research philosophy

Interactive Radio Instruction : a successful permanent pilot project? - Trucano, Michael (2010)
Despite their increased diffusion through rich and poor communities around the world, many people still have serious reservations about large scale investments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) within education systems. Spirited and long-running related debates related to their costs ("too expensive", their critics say), appropriateness ("students needs lots of ...
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5WTDA9AE 2405685:SYEHVF8F
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The (Perceived) Returns to Education and the Demand for Schooling - Jensen, Robert (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010)
Economists emphasize the link between market returns to education and investments in schooling. Though many studies estimate these returns with earnings data, it is the perceived returns that affect schooling decisions, and these perceptions may be inaccurate. Using survey data for eighth-grade boys in the Dominican Republic, we find that the perceived returns to secondary school are extremely low, despite high measured returns. Students at randomly selected schools given information on the higher measured returns completed on average 0.20–0.35 more years of school over the next four years than those who were not.
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Two decades of SIMCE: an overview of the National Assessment System in Chile - Meckes, Lorena; Carrasco, Rafael (Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2010)
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/09695941003696214 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/09695941003696214 2339240:G36ES3PH 2405685:PTYGL28B

Who’s teaching math to our most needy students? A descriptive study - Rosas, Clarissa; Campbell, Lisa (Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010)
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) mandates that every classroom be staffed with a “highly qualified teacher.” Research supports that teachers’ content knowledge affects student achievement. However, the special education population continues to be taught by teachers who do not have the content area background they teach. In addition, accountability reports indicate that the special education population did not meet the adequate yearly progress in reading and mathematics as required under NCLB. The purpose of this study is to determine the mathematical background, beliefs, and perceptions of future intervention specialists. Results of this study indicate a disconnect between the participants’ beliefs and perceptions of their ability to provide math instruction and their limited mathematical background as measured by mathematical courses completed at the undergraduate level and by the Ohio Achievement Test—Practice Eighth Grade Mathematics.
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1177/0888406409357537 2339240:7V955V2Q 2405685:YHKAEKGD
Keywords: math; special education; standardized tests; teacher’s perception

Worst practice in ICT use in education - Trucano, Michael (World Bank Blogs, 2010)
In business and in international development circles, much is made about the potential for 'learning from best practice'. Considerations of the use of educational technologies offer no exception to this impulse. That said, 'best practice' in the education sector is often a rather elusive concept (at best! some informed observers would say it ...
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The 18th Amendment and Pakistan’s Political Transitions - Cookman, Colin (Center for American Progress, 2010)
The passage of Pakistan’s 18th amendment to its constitution could mark a shift to a more representative federal system, writes Colin Cookman.
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E-learning in secondary Schools in Kenya: A Case of the NEPAD E-schools - Ayere, Mildred; Odera, F; Agak, John (Educational Research and Reviews, 2010)
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) schools were set up as centres of excellence in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration, so that other schools could copy their model in e-learning. It was for this reason that they were provided with computers, e-materials, internet appliances and trained personnel. But to gauge their levels of success as e-learning centres there was need to compare them to other schools offering ICT education in Kenya. It was for this reason that this study compared the application of the e-learning in NEPAD and non-NEPAD schools in Kenya. Specifically, the study: Identified significant differences in levels of integration of ICT in curriculum subjects; surveyed the differences in use of e-materials in education research; examined availability of e-libraries; identified significant differences in academic performance of NEPAD and non-NEPAD schools attributed to e-learning. The study used a combination of an exploratory approach using descriptive survey and ex-post-facto design. It was carried out in six of the eight provinces in Kenya, where the NEPAD schools are located. It targeted 1600 form four students from 35 secondary schools involved in ICT education (NEPAD schools included). Saturated sampling was used for the six NEPAD schools while six non-NEPAD schools were selected through simple random sampling. The sample consisted of three officials from the ministry of education, twelve principals and twelve heads of ICT department (HODs), and 570 of the form four students. The main data collection instrument was the questionnaire; administered to the students, the principals, and the HODs. The interview schedule was administered to the ministry of education personnel while an observation checklist was used as a confirmatory tool. Analysis was done using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that, there was a significant difference in the application of e-learning in NEPAD and non-NEPAD schools. Based on these findings, it was recommended that schools involved in ICT education should intensify teacher facilitation and support teacher roles that are required in e-learning Key words: E-Learning, ICT integration, ICT education, new partnership for Africa's development (NEPAD).
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Using mobile phones to improve educational outcomes: An analysis of evidence from Asia - Valk, John-Harmen; Rashid, Ahmed T.; Elder, Laurent (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2010)
Despite improvements in educational indicators, such as enrolment, significant challenges remain with regard to the delivery of quality education in developing countries, particularly in rural and remote regions. In the attempt to find viable solutions to these challenges, much hope has been placed in new information and communication technologies (ICTs), mobile phones being one example. This article reviews the evidence of the role of mobile phone-facilitated mLearning in contributing to improved educational outcomes in the developing countries of Asia by exploring the results of six mLearning pilot projects that took place in the Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh. In particular, this article examines the extent to which the use of mobile phones helped to improve educational outcomes in two specific ways: 1) in improving access to education, and 2) in promoting new learning. Analysis of the projects indicates that while there is important evidence of mobile phones facilitating increased access, much less evidence exists as to how mobiles promote new learning.
shortDOI: 10/gf5f5b KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.19173/irrodl.v11i1.794 10/gf5f5b 2339240:F5U9J9FX 2405685:I6IN2PZY 2405685:UM2C54QN
Keywords: distance learning; educational outcomes; information and communication technologies; mobile learning; mobile phones; new learning

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS) correct theta scores for the kindergarten through eighth grade data collections errata - Chapman, Chris (National Center for Education Statistics, 2010)
Find information about and locate all publications and data products on education information from the National Center for Education Statistics–NCES–. In most cases you may also browse the content of publications or download data files.
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Educational production and the distribution of teachers in Uruguay - Luschei, Thomas F.; Carnoy, Martin (International Journal of Educational Development, 2010)
In this paper we discuss results from an analysis of a large dataset that includes virtually all sixth-grade students in Uruguay in 1996. We analyze the relationship between teacher attributes and student achievement scores and we explore the distribution of teachers according to characteristics identified as important by this analysis. We find that teachers with “important” attributes are distributed in a way that systematically favors schools with higher average achievement and socioeconomic context. Policy-related factors that may explain these patterns include Uruguay's system of teacher compensation, teachers’ working conditions, the level and locus of educational decision making in Uruguay, and teacher recruitment and assignment policies. The results are particularly interesting because Uruguay is a relatively equal society in Latin American terms, so the unequal distribution of teacher attributes is probably more accentuated in other Latin American societies.
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Keywords: Comparative education; Educational policy; Teacher distribution; Teacher quality; Uruguay

Evaluating the Implementation Fidelity of Technology Immersion and its Relationship with Student Achievement - Shapley, Kelly S.; Sheehan, Daniel; Maloney, Catherine; Caranikas-Walker, Fanny (The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment, 2010)
In a pilot study of the Technology Immersion model, high-need middle schools were “immersed” in technology by providing a laptop for each student and teacher, wireless Internet access, curricular and assessment resources, professional development, and technical and pedagogical support. This article examines the fidelity of model implementation and associations between implementation indicators and student achievement. Results across three years for 21 immersion schools show that the average levels of school support for Technology Immersion and teachers’ Classroom Immersion increased slightly, while the level of Student Access and Use declined. Implementation quality varied across schools and classrooms, with a quarter or less of schools and core-content classrooms reaching substantial implementation. Using hierarchical linear modeling, we found that teacher-level implementation components (Immersion Support, Classroom Immersion) were inconsistent and mostly not statistically significant predictors of student achievement, whereas students’ use of laptops outside of school for homework and learning games was the strongest implementation mediator of achievement.
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Improving public school teachers in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities. Improving Schools - Hussain, Rana; Ali, Sajid (Improving Schools, 2010)
This article tries to respond to a basic question: ‘can in-service teachers of public sectors in Pakistan be reformed?’The authors ’ response to this question is: ‘yes, public teachers can be reformed, if contextual possibilities are exploited efficiently’. Although a straightforward and simplistic response to the question, this was felt necessary to counter an unfavourable bias against public sector teachers in Pakistan without recognizing the challenges that they face, and without recognizing the potential of many of the public teachers who continuously strive to change these negative perceptions. This article recognizes the potential of public teachers and shares a relatively successful example of improving competencies among public teachers to support the response – the Cluster-Based Mentoring Programme (CBMP). Important features of the programmes are described along with discussion on its effective-ness and sustainability.
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Pitfalls of Participatory Programs: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Education in India - Banerjee, Abhijit V; Banerji, Rukmini; Duflo, Esther; Glennerster, Rachel; Khemani, Stuti (American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010)
Participation of beneficiaries in the monitoring of public services is increasingly seen as a key to improving their quality. We conducted a randomized evaluation of three interventions to encourage beneficiaries' participation to India: providing information on existing institutions, training community members in a testing tool for children, and training volunteers to hold remedial reading camps. These interventions had no impact on community involvement, teacher effort, or learning outcomes inside the school. However, in the third intervention, youth volunteered to teach camps, and children who attended substantially improved their reading skills. This suggests that citizens face constraints in influencing public services. (JEL H52, I21, I28, O15)
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Training with ICT for ICT from the trainee’s perspective. a local ICT teacher training experience - Kalogiannakis, Michail (Education and Information Technologies, 2010)
The introduction of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) presents new challenges for teachers and often meets with their belief that ICT, as well as other changes present a factor, which can cause several changes in school. Although there have been many education reforms regarding teachers’ training policy in recent years and the number of training programs has been increased, they have not been able to satisfy teachers’ needs to a substantial degree. In this research the results from an exploratory study conducted within the framework of a national training programme in Greece on ICT known as "In-service teacher training in the use of ICT in Education" are presented. Based on a specially constructed questionnaire intended for the educators, this research elicits teachers’ attitudes towards this programme. Some of the main results point out the preparedness of these teachers to use ICT in the daily school practice. Furthermore, they expressed their wish for further in-training programmes concerning the pedagogical development of the ICT use in class practice. KeywordsIn-service training-Teachers-ICT-Greece
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Digital learning management systems in Africa: myths and realities - Unwin, Tim; Kleessen, Beate; Hollow, David; Williams, James B.; Oloo, Leonard Mware; Alwala, John; Mutimucuio, Inocente; Eduardo, Feliciana; Muianga, Xavier (Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2010)
This paper reports on a survey of 358 respondents across 25 African countries into their usage of learning management systems. It concludes that while there are some enthusiastic advocates of such systems, the reality is that most African educators as yet have little knowledge about, or interest in, their usage. There remain very considerable infrastructural constraints to be overcome before they can be widely adopted for open and distance learning across the continent, and there is still reluctance in many institutions to develop systems that can enable learning resources to be made available in this way. This does not mean that the potential of high‐quality digital learning management systems should be ignored in Africa, but rather that much more sustained work needs to be done in human capacity development and infrastructural provision if African learners are truly to benefit from the interactive learning experiences that such systems can deliver.
shortDOI: 10/cdqw26 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10/cdqw26 2339240:RR3PWQF9 2405685:MUXPSWA7
Keywords: Africa; ICT; LMS; OER; universities

Managing for results in primary education in Madagascar: evaluating the impact of selected workflow interventions - Lassibille, Gérard; Tan, Jee-Peng; Jesse, Cornelia; Van Nguyen, Trang (The World Bank Economic Review, 2010)
The impact of specific actions designed to streamline and tighten the workflow processes of key actors in Madagascar's primary education sector are evaluated. To inform the strategy for scaling up, a randomized experiment was carried out over two school years. The results show that interventions at the school level, reinforced by interventions at the subdistrict and district levels, succeeded in changing the behavior of the actors toward better management of key pedagogical functions. In terms of education outcomes, the interventions improved school attendance, reduced grade repetition, and raised test scores (particularly in Malagasy and mathematics), although the gains in learning at the end of the evaluation period were not always statistically significant. Interventions limited to the subdistrict and district levels proved largely ineffective.
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Genetic Identity in Mauritius - Maurer, Sylvie (Antrocom, 2010)
Mauritius is a small island of 1,865 square kilometres. This is equivalent to a third of the surface of Savoy. It is situated in the Indian Ocean at 20° south of the equator, on the east of Madagascar. Mauritius is a land without any evidence of human habitation until the seventeenth century. As a result, Mauritius has no indigenous population in the traditional sense, according to the definition from the United Nations: Indigenous peoples have been defined by U.N. as those having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their own territories, consider themselves distinct from the other sectors of society prevailing in those territories, or parts of them. They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institution and legal systems (http://esaconf.un.org/WB/default.asp? action=9&boardid=30&read=1826&fid=309).
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Towards a classroom pedagogy for learner autonomy: a framework of independent language learning skills - Reinders, Hayo (Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2010)
In recent years there has been a growing recognition of the importance of learner autonomy and the role of individual learners in directing their own learning process, both inside and outside the classroom (Alford & Pachler, 2007; Benson, 2000; Breen, 2001; Conacher & Kelly-Holmes, 2007). However, in practice it is not always clear how to support learners in this role, and how to ensure they are ready to assume it. This paper explores some of the teaching aspects related to the development of learner autonomy and proposes a framework of skills that could be used by teachers as a guide to increasing learner responsibility. Although this framework was developed in the context of language education, its underlying theories apply to all educational settings.
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Technology and Mother-Tongue Literacy in Southern India: Impact Studies among Young Children and Out-of-School Youth - Wagner, Daniel; Daswani, C.; Karnati, Romilla (International Technologies & International Development, 2010)
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Dynamics in Management of Open Schooling: a case of Open School of Bangladesh Open University - Alam, Shafiul; Rahman, M (2010)
The Open School (OS) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) runs three pre-University programs namely Junior School Certificate (JSC) for Grade 6-8, Secondary School Certificate (SSC) for Grade 9-10, and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) for grade 11-12 through open and distance learning (ODL) mode. Management of these programs is highly influenced by the government policy particularly at the time of political change in Bangladesh. Normally, formal school syllabus and curriculum are subject to change as per the wills of the current government although BOUOS has the autonomy to design its curriculum. This change affects total management of open school because BOU Open School also maintains the curriculum for its school programs which is at par to the formal curriculum. This discusses the dynamics of open school management at the time of educational policy change in Bangladesh.
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Pedagogical renewal in sub‐Saharan Africa: the case of Uganda - Altinyelken, Hülya K. (Comparative Education, 2010)
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Keywords: C:sub-Saharan Africa

Increasing Interactivity in Distance Educations: Case Studies Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - Andersson, Annika; Hatakka, Mathias (Information Technology for Development, 2010)
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Educational equity for children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in the early years - Ball, Jessica (2010)
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The Teacher's Soul and the Terrors of Performativity - Ball, Stephen (Journal of Education Policy, 2010)
This paper is the latest in a short series on the origins, processes and effects of performativity in the public sector. Performativity, it is argued, is a new mode of state regulation which makes it possible to govern in an ‘advanced liberal’ way. It requires individual practitioners to organize themselves as a response to targets, indicators and evaluations. To set aside personal beliefs and commitments and live an existence of calculation. The new performative worker is a promiscuous self, an enterprising self, with a passion for excellence. For some, this is an opportunity to make a success of themselves, for others it portends inner conflicts, inauthenticity and resistance. It is also suggested that performativity produces opacity rather than transparency as individuals and organizations take ever greater care in the construction and maintenance of fabrications.
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Using mixed methods in monitoring and evaluation: experiences from international development - Bamberger, Michael; Rao, Vijayendra; Woolcock, Michael (SAGE handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research, 2010)
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Educational outcomes and research from 1:1 computing settings - Bebell, D.; O'Dwyer, L. M. (Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2010)
Despite the growing interest in 1:1 computing initiatives, relatively little empirical research has focused on the outcomes of these investments. The current special edition of the Journal of Technology and Assessment presents four empirical studies of K-12 1:1 computing programs and one review of key themes in the conversation about 1:1 computing among advocates and critics. In this introduction to our 1:1 special edition, we synthesize across the studies and discuss the emergent themes. Looking specifically across these studies, we summarize evidence that participation in the 1:1 programs was associated with increased student and teacher technology use, increased student engagement and interest level, and modest increases in student achievement.
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Evaluating an adaptive multi-user educational tool for low-resource environments - Brunskill, Emma; Garg, Sunil; Tseng, Clint; Pal, Joyojeet; Findlater, Leah (Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2010)
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Access to and exclusion from primary education in slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh - Cameron, Stuart (2010)
OCLC: 749900177 Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:5C85GC9N 2405685:9GI5WMTR

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects - CCSSO; NGA (National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010)
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Assessment, technology, and change - Clarke-Midura, Jody; Dede, Chris (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2010)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/15391523.2010.10782553 2339240:CPXR4MNB 2405685:QM5ZHDJQ

The influence of ecological theory in child and youth care: A review of the literature - Derksen, Teri (International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 2010)
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International review of the literature of evidence of best practice models and outcomes in the education of blind and visually impaired children - Douglas, Graeme; McLinden, Mike; Steve, McCall; Pavey, Susan; Ware, J; Farrell, A (National Council for Special Education (NCSE), 2010)
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Governance, complexity, and resilience - Duit, Andreas; Galaz, Victor; Eckerberg, Katarina; Ebbesson, Jonas (Elsevier, 2010)
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Working for my dreams - a Tanzanian OLPC experience - Duveskog, M.; Sedano, C. I.; Sutinen, E. (2010 IST-Africa, 2010)
Students at Tumaini University in Tanzania won a prestigious OLPC project where Ukombozi primary school in Tanzania was given 100 XO laptops for the children at the school. After teachers and students had undertaken basic training in using the laptops the workshop “Working for my Dreams” was organized at the school. The XO laptop, specially designed for young learners in developing countries showed a number of short comings including the poor functionality of the mouse, difficulties in installing additional applications and the limited storage space, which raised several questions around the technology and its usefulness. Much time was spent on figuring out solutions on how to use the XO laptops for basic things such as showing recorded videos in the browser which would have been minor tasks on any other commercially available platform. The outcome of the workshop was however a success and XO was eventually able to perform according to our needs for the workshop. We will evaluate the XO platform based on the context of Ukombozi primary school and on the tasks required of the XO laptop for the success of the workshop. The technical challenges encountered during the workshop and our solutions in overcoming the challenges will be discussed.
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Keywords: Conferences; Context; Educational institutions; Human immunodeficiency virus; Materials; OLPC; OLPC project; Portable computers; Tanzania; Tumaini University; Ukombozi primary school; XO; XO laptops; application installation; computer based training; context; developing countries; dreams; educational institutions; laptop computers; mouse; mouse controllers (computers); storage space; training; working for my dreams; workshop; ⛔ No DOI found

Stakeholder Analysis for Educators: Obtaining Support and Reducing Obstacles - Ebitz, David (Journal of Museum Education, 2010)
Stakeholder analysis is a tool that can help museum edu cators identify and assess the potential influence of key people, groups of people, constituencies, and institutions on the success of their plans and programs. Educators, skilled at working with people, can use their well honed interpersonal skills to understand networks of relationships to an ticipate the kind of influence, positive or negative, individuals or groups may render to support or hinder initiatives in the face of potential oppor tunities or reduced budgets.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/10598650.2010.11510665 2339240:DL5YDJC9 2405685:IS9BMREJ

Toward a Successful Plan for Educational Technology for Low-Income Communities: A Formative Evaluation of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Projects in Nigeria and Ghana - Ezumah, Bellarmine Anthonia (Howard University, 2010)
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Toward a Successful Plan for Educational Technology for Low-income Communities: A Formative Evaluation of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Projects in Nigeria and Ghana - Ezumah, Bellarmine Anthonia (Howard University, 2010)
Copious educational technology projects have been implemented in several low-income communities by multilateral institutions, individuals, and governmental agencies. Statistics show that the majority of these initiatives fail to accomplish their objectives, thereby wasting colossal amounts of money, talent, and resources. Scholars aver that poor planning and implementation are the major deterrents to a successful technology project (Flagg, 1990; Osin, 1998; Warschauer, 2006). Responding to this problem, the current work seeks to provide a model for an effective plan for introducing educational technology that will yield a better result for elementary education. Using as a case the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), a computer program initiated by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte to enhance education in low-income communities, this study specifically evaluates the planning and implementation strategies employed in the OLPC pilot projects in Abuja, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana. A participatory research approach was employed and qualitative data were collected in situ using in-depth interviews and questionnaires with parents, school leaders, students, public educational officials, community leaders, subject-matter experts, and OLPC personnel involved in the OLPC projects at LEA Galadima Primary School, Abuja, Nigeria and Kanda Primary School, Accra, Ghana. The project under study is a Western initiative; thus, the dominant paradigm of development communication theory and its alternative, the participatory action research, were employed as the theoretical framework. Results from the study allowed the researcher to posit a model toward a better plan for educational technology adoption in low-income communities. Some highlights include the need for every country to establish a standardized educational technology objective, ability to raise funds enough to keep it going, the need to incorporate local materials as major content, and acknowledging input of local experts, and the teachers' role in the entire process.
ISBN: 9781124554051 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:3C5KL7WE 2405685:UGU8C7RW
Keywords: Applied sciences; Communication and the arts; Constructivist pedagogy; Education; Educational technology; Formative evaluation; Ghana; Low-income; Nigeria; One Laptop Per Child; ___working_potential_duplicate

Nigeria Vision 20: 2020 - Federal Government of Nigeria (2010)
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The NICI-2010 Plan - Government of Rwanda (2010)
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Limitations of Malaysia’s Data Protection Bill - Greenleaf, Graham (2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Always connected: the new digital media habits of young children - Gutnick, A.; Robb, Michael; Takeuchi, Lori; Kotler, Jennifer (The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2010)
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Evaluating system change: A planning guide - Hargreaves, Margaret B. (2010)
Publisher: Citeseer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:AXZ8XGT6 2405685:TUJCU3WK
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Bridging the Bandwidth Gap: Open Educational Resources and the Digital Divide - Haßler, Björn; Jackson, Alan McNeil (IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2010)
http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TLT.2010.8
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Keywords: Author:Haßler; dode_eth-src-dode; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Developing use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning in East African schools: a review of the literature - Hennessy, S.; Onguko, B.; Ang'ondi, E.K.; Harrison, D.; Namalefe, S.; Naseem, A.; Wamakote, L. (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development - Eastern Africa., 2010)
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Teacher factors influencing classroom use of ICT in sub-Saharan Africa - Hennessy, Sara; Harrison, David; Wamakote, Leonard (Itupale Online Journal of African Studies, 2010)
This paper synthesises the research literature on teachers‟ use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in primary and secondary schools in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular emphasis on improving the quality of subject teaching and learning. We focus on the internal factors of influence on teachers‟ use, or lack of use, of technology in the classroom. Our discussion attends to perceptions and beliefs about ICT and their motivating effects, technological literacy and confidence levels, pedagogical expertise related to technology use, and the role of teacher education. These factors are discussed in light of significant infrastructure and other external issues. We conclude by drawing out a number of pedagogical implications for initial teacher education and professional development to bring schooling within developing contexts into the 21 st century.
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Keywords: Schools; Secondary; Scientific literature; ⛔ No DOI found

Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain: The 17th ICMI Study - Hoyles, Celia; Lagrange, Jean-Baptiste (Springer US, 2010)
Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain revisits the important 1985 ICMI Study on the influence of computers and informatics on mathematics and its teaching. The focus of this book, resulting from the seventeenth Study led by ICMI, is the use of digital technologies in mathematics teaching and learning in countries across the world. Specifically, it focuses on cultural diversity and how this diversity impinges on the use of digital technologies in mathematics teaching and learning. Within this focus, themes such as mathematics and mathematical practices; learning and assessing mathematics with and through digital technologies; teachers and teaching; design of learning environments and curricula; implementation of curricula and classroom practice; access, equity and socio-cultural issues; and connectivity and virtual networks for learning, serve to organize the study and bring it coherence. Providing a state-of-the-art view of the domain with regards to research, innovating practices and technological development, Mathematics Education and Technology-Rethinking the Terrain is of interest to researchers and all those interested in the role that digital technology plays in mathematics education.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0146-0 2339240:WT42ZDIR 2405685:IXWTT5D6

INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery - Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), 2010)
The Handbook is designed to give governments and humanitarian workers the tools that they need to address both local and global goals. It is the first step toward ensuring that education initiatives in emergency situations provide a solid and sound basis for post-conflict and disaster reconstruction. The INEE Minimum Standards express a commitment that all individuals – children, youth, and adults – have a right to education during emergencies and fragile contexts. They echo the core beliefs of the Sphere Project: that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of calamity and conflict, and that people affected by disaster have a right to life with dignity.
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Guidebook for Planning Education in Emergencies and Reconstruction - International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)-UNESCO (2010)
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World Migration Report 2010: The future of migration—Building capacities for change - International Organization for Migration (International Organization for Migration, 2010)
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eSkwela project - eSchool for out-of-school youths and adults, Philippines - Kamei, M (2010 International Conference on Technology for Education, 2010)
There are 774 million non-literates globally (UNESCO, 2009) and there is the acute problem of illiteracy grave in South Asian region. The paper discusses the implementation of eSkwela project as Alternative Learning System (ALS) in Philippines. The initiative responds directly to a national development priority to bring elearning opportunities and Information Communication Technology (ICT) for learning resources to mobile teachers / instructional managers and out-of-school learners in the Philippines. The paper assesses how the eSkwela project initiatives have provided opportunities for remote and elearning, blended learning and how Alternative Learning System (ALS) has been supported by innovative use of ICT for content development. It presents a macro view, case study of the strategic approach, design, challenges and successes faced by the eSkwela project which is still a work in progress. Rudiments in ICT for Education for citizens to attain the new-age literacy and lifelong learning opportunities are also evaluated.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1109/T4E.2010.5550039 2339240:5TXX2NK2 2339240:AI3YLAUJ 2405685:6XUSKM7F 2405685:BF8QY5QG
Keywords: Aging; Alternative Learning System (ALS); Blended Learning; Collaboration; Communications technology; Computer science education; Educational institutions; Educational products; Electronic learning; Learning Management System (LMS); Learning systems; Space technology; Technology management; Virtual Learning Environment (VLE); ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Applying systems approach to educational-organizational change: Improvement of an interdisciplinary program - Karim, Sanaz (Uppsala University, 2010)
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Empowerment through ICT education, access and use: A gender analysis of Muslim youth in India - Khan, Farida; Ghadially, Rehana (Journal of International Development, 2010)
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Keywords: Equity through Access

Handbook on impact evaluation: quantitative methods and practices - Khandker, Shahidur R.; Koolwal, Gayatri B.; Samad, Hussain A. (World Bank, 2010)
This book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation. The formal literature on impact evaluation methods and practices is large, with a few useful overviews. Yet there is a need to put the theory into practice in a hands-on fashion for practitioners. This book also details challenges and goals in other realms of evaluation, including monitoring and evaluation (M&E), operational evaluation, and mixed-methods approaches combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. This book is organized as follows. Chapter two reviews the basic issues pertaining to an evaluation of an intervention to reach certain targets and goals. It distinguishes impact evaluation from related concepts such as M&E, operational evaluation, qualitative versus quantitative evaluation, and ex-ante versus ex post impact evaluation. Chapter three focuses on the experimental design of an impact evaluation, discussing its strengths and shortcomings. Various non-experimental methods exist as well, each of which are discussed in turn through chapters four to seven. Chapter four examines matching methods, including the propensity score matching technique. Chapter five deal with double-difference methods in the context of panel data, which relax some of the assumptions on the potential sources of selection bias. Chapter six reviews the instrumental variable method, which further relaxes assumptions on self-selection. Chapter seven examines regression discontinuity and pipeline methods, which exploit the design of the program itself as potential sources of identification of program impacts. Specifically, chapter eight presents a discussion of how distributional impacts of programs can be measured, including new techniques related to quantile regression. Chapter nine discusses structural approaches to program evaluation, including economic models that can lay the groundwork for estimating direct and indirect effects of a program. Finally, chapter ten discusses the strengths and weaknesses of experimental and non-experimental methods and also highlights the usefulness of impact evaluation tools in policy making.
Accepted: 2012-03-19T10:04:58Z KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1596/978-0-8213-8028-4 2339240:4WDB6M8F 2405685:WLXHGRA7
Keywords: Accountability; Audits; Beneficiaries; Capacity Building; Clinics; Community Development; Community Participation; Comparison Groups; Control Groups; Counterfactual; Counterfactuals; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Decision Making; Development Research; Economic Factors; Evaluation Design; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Studies; Evaluators; Ex Ante Analysis; Ex Post Evaluation; Ex Post Impact Evaluation; Exercises; Experimental Data; Experimental Design; Families; Final Indicators; Financial Support; Flexibility; General Practice; Gross Domestic Product; Household Income; Hygiene; Impact Assessment; Impact Evaluation; Impact Evaluation Tools; Impact Indicators; Income; Inequality; Instrumental Variables; Intermediate Indicators; Intermediate Outcomes; Intervention; Interviews; Labor Markets; Learning; M&e Systems; Matching Methods; Methodologies; Microdata Set; Modeling; Mortality; Nonexperimental Methods; Nongovernmental Organizations; Nonparticipant Groups; Nutrition; Performance Indicators; Policy Changes; Pollution; Poverty Alleviation; Poverty Impacts; Poverty Reduction; Poverty Reduction Programs; Program Beneficiaries; Program Effectiveness; Program Effects; Program Evaluation; Program Impacts; Program Implementation; Program Interventions; Program Outcomes; Programs; Project Management; Project Monitoring; Project Objectives; Propensity Score Matching; Qualitative Analysis; Qualitative Data; Qualitative Methods; Quantitative Data; Quantitative Evaluation; Quantitative Methods; Quantitative Research; Questionnaires; Reducing Poverty; Reflexive Comparisons; Reliability; Research Projects; Researchers; Secondary Schools; Selection Bias; Service Delivery; Simulation; Simulations; Social Networks; Survey Data; Survey Instruments; Targeting; Techniques

Accessibility and Utilization of ICTs Among Secondary School Teachers in Kenya - Kiptalam, GK; Rodrigues, AJ (2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Empowering student learning through Tablet PCs: A case study - Li, Sandy C; Pow, Jacky WC; Wong, Emily ML; Fung, Alex CW (Education and Information Technologies, 2010)
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Geography and rural household income: A village level study in Henan Province, China - Li, Xiaojian; Fan, Xinsheng (Chinese Geographical Science, 2010)
This study uses the data from a sample survey conducted in April 2007 on 1 251 rural households in 11 villages of Henan Province, the largest less developed agricultural province in China, to examine how geography affects rural household income (RHI). The quantitative analysis indicates following results. 1) The significance of the traditional geographical factors reduces as RHI rank increases. 2) The landform does not affect the RHI significantly. The per capita income of rural household in a plain area is lower than that in a mountainous area. And 3) the capital endowment and status of non-farm economic activities contribute to the increase of RHI. But the probability and intensity of non-farm economic activities of rural households in urban outskirts villages are higher than that in non-urban outskirts villages. Based on the results, the paper further concludes that geography still plays a significant role in rural development, but it is changing over time. The agricultural resources (such as per capita arable land) significantly affect RHI with the relatively lower income level, while the geographical location shows a more significant impact on RHI with the relatively high income level. Along with economic development, the proximity replaces the traditional geographical factors such as landform and physical resources as the major determining factor in RHI.
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Policies, performance and panaceas: The role of international large-scale assessments in developing countries - Lockheed, M.E. (Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The native speaker and the mother tongue - Love, Nigel; Ansaldo, Umberto (Language Sciences, 2010)
This article presents a historical account of the role and function in linguistic theorising of the concepts ‘‘native speaker” and ‘‘mother tongue”, and serves to introduce a number of articles (Language Sciences vol. 32 no. 6) raising questions about various aspects of the idealised monolingualism that underlies much modern linguistics.
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National systems of innovation: Toward a theory of innovation and interactive learning - Lundvall, Bengt-\AAke (Anthem Press, 2010)
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Keywords: DIAL-RDO

Use of low cost wireless communication technology for education in rural Kenya | Proceedings of the 4th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions - Mayeku, B.; Kilwake, J.; Bertarelli, F (2010)
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International distance learning in special education: a program evaluation of a US-Ecuador collaboration - McPherson, Rebekah (University of North Texas, 2010)
The internationalization of distance learning in special education is at a pivotal point in expansion. Even with concerted efforts through traditional means to increase the supply of special educators, shortages persist; therefore, teacher preparation programs are turning to online education. This dissertation study was a formative program evaluation of a bilingual, two-course sequence within a web-based special education master’s program offered at the University of North Texas (UNT), in Denton, Texas, and at the Universidad Casa Grande (UCG) in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The research design was based on the unfolding model of program evaluation, and it included mixed-methods of data collection. The model focused attention on (1) scientific evidence, (2) cost-benefit differential, (3) underlying values, and, (4) unintended consequences. Data came from archived documents as well as six semi-structured interviews with stakeholders and survey data from 23 student participants. The findings for the general-orientation course, Special Education Programs and Practices, revealed mixed results concerning multicultural awareness on the part of student participants. However, it seemed to have influenced their lesson design and made a difference in other areas. Some multicultural awareness concepts frequented the discussion board. The specialized course, Assistive Technology, which had more frequent communication between UNT and UCG on the discussion board, suggested larger increases in students’ multicultural awareness. With respect to both courses, the stakeholders recommended that the structure be strengthened for non-bilingual instructors and students to be able to communicate more freely.
ISBN: 978-1-124-34768-4 Publication Title: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses 3436539 Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/818457302?accountid=9851 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:RU2VEJFD 2405685:37N9VRF7 2405685:PGTN56VE 2534378:3DJPRT2X 2534378:ERVGUH59 2534378:NSJ46FI4
Keywords: 0529:Special education; 0530:Teacher education; 0710:Educational technology; Curriculum Design; Data Collection; Disabilities; Distance Education; Distance learning; ERIC; Resources in Education (RIE); Ecuador; Education; Educational Technology; Educational technology; Evidence; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Higher Education; International collaboration; Interviews; Masters Programs; Online instruction; Online learning; Program Evaluation; Program evaluation; Research Design; Special Education; Special education; Surveys; Teacher education; Texas; Unfolding model; United States; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2098174; __finaldtb

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies - Means, Barbara; Toyama, Yukie; Murphy, Robert; Bakia, Marianne; Jones, Karla (US Department of Education, 2010)
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A Brief Review of Systems Theories and Their Managerial Applications - Mele, Cristina; Pels, Jacqueline; Polese, Francesco (Service Science, 2010)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1287/serv.2.1_2.126 2339240:PTMWF9VA 2405685:KNBTFISN

Looking to the future: M-learning with the iPad - Melhuish, K. & Falloon, G. (Computers in New Zealand Schools: Learning, Leading, Technology, 2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

National Education Policy 2010 - Ministry of Education (Ministry of Education, 2010)
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Tanzania secondary education development plan 2010-2015 - Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (The United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, 2010)
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National Education Policy - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Sierra Leone) (2010)
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National Information and Communications Strategy for Education in Pakistan, 2004–2005 - Ministry of Education; Education Sector Reform Assistance (ESRA) Program (Government of Pakistan, 2010)
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National Education Policy 2010 - MoE (Ministry of Education Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 2010)
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Scaling online education: Increasing access to higher education. - Moloney, Jacqueline F.; Oakley, Burks (Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2010)
Publisher: ERIC KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2339240:KX2AUEQV 2405685:RCM56VG3
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Creating new forms of teacher education: Open Educational Resources (OERs) and the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA) programme - Moon, Bob (Teacher education through open and distance learning, 2010)
Publisher: Citeseer KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 2405685:JQZG4SQP 2534378:PCFN73ZM
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Implemantation of the school programme of in service for the term (SPRINT) in selected basic schools of Chipata district of Zambia - Mwansa, Phillip (2010)
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Slum dwellers' response to free primary education: a case study of Kibera slum, Nairobi - Njeru, Caroline N. (University of Nairobi, 2010)
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The contribution of ICTs to the delivery of special educational needs in Ghana: practices and potent - Nkansah, Godfred Bonnah; Unwin, Tim (Information Technology for Development, 2010)
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/02681102.2010.497273 2339240:6W2XSNXE 2405685:GP3VLXGC

eGranary as a digital resource in Uganda: Preliminary findings - Norton, Bonny; Early, Margaret; Tembe, Juliet (Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication 2010 Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Cultural Attitudes towards Technology and Communication Vancouver, Canada, 15-18 June 2010, 2010)
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Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Are the new millennium learners making the grade? Technology use and educational performance in PISA 2006 - OECD (OECD, 2010)
OECD's dissemination platform for all published content - books, serials and statistics
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The successful education sector development in Tanzania – comment on gender balance and inclusive education - Okkolin, Mari-Anne; Lehtomäki, Elina; Bhalalusesa, Eustella (Gender and Education, 2010)
In this paper we discuss to what extent the international and national equality goals regarding gender balance and inclusive education have been reached in the education sector development in Tanzania. According to recent reports, the development trend has been generally positive, and the country is close to achieving its primary education targets. More detailed reviews suggest, however, that current monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are too narrow to catch the critical factors regarding equality, particularly in secondary education. Our comment concerns the achievements and challenges, and emphasises the significance of a multidimensional set of information including in‐depth qualitative research on connections between socio‐cultural factors and education.
Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250802555416 KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/09540250802555416 2339240:7Z3K4YGB 2405685:I6TUSX4P
Keywords: Tanzania; disability; education; educational outcomes; gender; inclusive education

Effects of computer-assisted instruction on performance of senior high school biology students in Ghana - Owusu, K. A.; Monney, K. A.; Appiah, J. Y.; Wilmot, E. M. (Computers & Education, 2010)
This study investigated the comparative efficiency of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and conventional teaching method in biology on senior high school students. A science class was selected in each of two randomly selected schools. The pretest-posttest non equivalent quasi experimental design was used. The students in the experimental group learned science concepts (cell cycle) through the CAI, whereas the students in the control group were taught the same concepts by the conventional approach. The conventional approach consisted of lecture, discussions and question and answer teaching methods. Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze students’ pretest and posttests scores. The results indicated that students that were instructed by the conventional approach performed better on the posttest than those instructed by the CAI. However, the performance of low achievers within the experimental group improved after they were instructed by the CAI. Even though the CAI group did not perform better than the conventional approach group, the students in the CAI group perceived CAI to be interesting when they were interviewed.
KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.compedu.2010.04.001 10/bk93cw 2339240:EMEYL9Z3 2405685:DECKMC2P
Keywords: Achievement; Cell cycle; Computer-assisted instruction; Conventional approach; ICT and senior high school

Literature searching for social science systematic reviews: Consideration of a range of search techniques - Papaioannou, Diana; Sutton, Anthea; Carroll, Christopher; Booth, Andrew; Wong, Ruth (Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2010)
Background: Literature for a systematic review on the student experience of e-learning is located across a range of subject areas including health, education, social science, library and information science. Objectives: To assess the merits and shortcomings of using different search techniques in retrieval of evidence in the social science literature. Methods: A conventional subject search was undertaken as the principal method of identifying the literature for the review. Four supplementary search methods were used including citation searching, reference list checking, contact with experts and pearl growing. Results: The conventional subject search identified 30 of 41 included references; retrieved from 10 different databases. References were missed by this method and a further 11 references were identified via citation searching, reference list checking and contact with experts. Pearl growing was suspended as the nominated pearls were dispersed across numerous databases, with no single database indexing more than four pearls. Conclusions: Searching within the social sciences literature requires careful consideration. Conventional subject searching identified the majority of references, but additional search techniques were essential and located further high quality references.
_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00863.x KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2009.00863.x 2405685:8DNWJW52 2486141:9NRSNVM9 2486141:CSZNDTJB
Keywords: _TBC for use ailr-2024

Personal Data Protection Act 2010 - Parliament of Malaysia (2010)
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A practical guide to multilevel modeling - Peugh, James L. (Journal of School Psychology, 2010)
Collecting data from students within classrooms or schools, and collecting data from students on multiple occasions over time, are two common sampling methods used in educational research that often require multilevel modeling (MLM) data analysis techniques to avoid Type-1 errors. The purpose of this article is to clarify the seven major steps involved in a multilevel analysis: (1) clarifying the research question, (2) choosing the appropriate parameter estimator, (3) assessing the need for MLM, (4) building the level-1 model, (5) building the level-2 model, (6) multilevel effect size reporting, and (7) likelihood ratio model testing. The seven steps are illustrated with both a cross-sectional and a longitudinal MLM example from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS) dataset. The goal of this article is to assist applied researchers in conducting and interpreting multilevel analyses and to offer recommendations to guide the reporting of MLM analysis results. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Place: Netherlands Publisher: Elsevier Science KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.jsp.2009.09.002 2339240:PZ2Y7AVZ 2405685:FZH78CSI
Keywords: Classrooms; Data Collection; Schools; Simulation