Teaching (with) disability: Pedagogies of lived experience - Anderson, Robert C. (Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 2006)

Teacher Education at a Distance: Impact on Development in the Community - Binns, Felicity; Wrightson, Tony (DFID, 2006)
Keywords: C:Low- and middle-income countries; ⛔ No DOI found

The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins and Effectiveness - Bybee, R; Taylor, J. A; Gardner, A; Van Scotter, P (BSCS (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study), 2006)

Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons and challenges - Cassidy, T (Inter-American Development Bank, 2006)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Application of a Systems Approach to Distance Education - Daniel, Teresa A. (2006)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Meeting EFA: Reaching the underserved through complementary models of effective schooling - DeStefano, Joseph; Hartwell, A.; Schuh-Moore, A.; Balwanz, D. (Academy for Educational Development (AED), 2006)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Malawi National ICT for Development (ICT4D) Policy - Government of Malawi (2006)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Using mixed-methods sequential explanatory design: From theory to practice - Ivankova, Nataliya V.; Creswell, John W.; Stick, Sheldon L. (Field Methods, 2006)
This article discusses some procedural issues related to the mixed-methods sequential explanatory design, which implies collecting and analyzing quantitative and then qualitative data in two consecutive phases within one study. Such issues include deciding on the priority or weight given to the quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis in the study, the sequence of the data collection and analysis, and the stage/stages in the research process at which the quantitative and qualitative data are connected and the results are integrated. The article provides a methodological overview of priority, implementation, and mixing in the sequential explanatory design and offers some practical guidance in addressing those issues. It also outlines the steps for graphically representing the procedures in a mixed-methods study. A mixed-methods sequential explanatory study of doctoral students’ persistence in a distance-learning program in educational leadership is used to illustrate the methodological discussion.

Teacher motivation and incentives in Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme Chipo (Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, 2006)
Keywords: C:Malawi; _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

Teacher motivation and incentives in Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme Chipo (Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, 2006)
Keywords: C:Malawi; _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

Teacher motivation and incentives in Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme Chipo (2006)

Teacher motivation and incentives in Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme Chipo (Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, 2006)
Keywords: C:Malawi; _C:Malawi MWI; ⛔ No DOI found

DEEP IMPACT: an investigation of the use of information and communication technologies for teacher education in the global south - Leach, Jenny (DFID, 2006)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

DEEP IMPACT: an investigation of the use of information and communication technologies for teacher education in the Global South - Leach, Jenny; Ahmed, Atef; Makalima, Shumi; Power, Tom (DFID, 2006)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; auto_merged

Quality of education and teacher learning: a review of the literature - Leu, Elizabeth; Price-Rom, Alison (American Institutes for Research under the EQUIP1 LWA; U.S. Agency for International Development, 2006)

Quality of Education and Teacher Learning: A Review of the Literature - Leu, Elizabeth; Price-Rom, Alison (American Institutes for Research under the EQUIP1 LWA Academy for Educational Development, 2006)

Quality of education and teacher learning: a review of the literature - Leu, Elizabeth; Price-Rom, Alison (American Institutes for Research under the EQUIP1 LWA; U.S. Agency for International Development, 2006)

English Language Teaching in Mauritius: A Need for clarity of vision regarding English Language Policy - Mahadeo, Satish Kumar (The International Journal of Language, Society and Culture, 2006)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Field-Based Models of Primary Teacher Training: Case Studies of Student Support Systems from Sub-Saharan Africa - Mattson, Elizabeth (Department for International Development, 2006)
Keywords: C:sub-Saharan Africa; ⛔ No DOI found

National Information and Communication Technology Strategy for Education and Training - Ministry of Education, Kenya (2006)

The Athens of West Africa: A History of International Education at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone - Paracka, Daniel J. (2006)
This book is about Fourah Bay College (FBC) and its role as an institution of higher learning in both its African and international context. The study traces the College's development through periods of missionary education (1816-1876), colonial education (1876-1938), and development education (1938-2001).

Systematic reviews in the social sciences: A practical guide - Petticrew, Mark; Roberts, Helen (Systematic reviews in the social sciences: A practical guide, 2006)
This book is a guide to planning and conducting a particular type of literature review, one that is increasingly used as a scientific tool: the systematic literature review. The book is aimed at social science researchers, but it provides a more general discussion of systematic reviews for those who want to use and understand them, but don't necessarily want to do one themselves. Most of the recent interest in systematic reviews focuses on reviews of the effectiveness of interventions, reflected in the growth of initiatives like the Campbell and Cochrane Collaborations. This book therefore focuses on reviews of effectiveness, but not exclusively. Systematic reviews are also widely used to synthesize other sorts of evidence, for example in order to answer questions about etiology (causes of problems), or about people's experiences, and we discuss and present examples of such reviews. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Keywords: Literature Review; Social Sciences

Rethinking Education Management Information Systems: Lessons from and Options for Less Developed Countries - Powell, Marcus (2006)
Donors and planners often have unrealistic expectations about what can be achieved in a short time period and underestimate the challenges facing EMIS.

Rethinking Education Management Information Systems: lessons from and options for less developed countries - Powell, Marcus (InfoDev Working Papers, 2006)

Rethinking Education Management Information Systems: Lessons from and Options for Less Developed Countries - Powell, Marcus (2006)
Donors and planners often have unrealistic expectations about what can be achieved in a short time period and underestimate the challenges facing EMIS.

Tools for knowledge and learning: a guide for development and humanitarian organizations - Ramalingam, Ben (Overseas Development Institute, 2006)

Aspirations, poverty, and economic change - Ray, Debraj (Understanding Poverty, 2006)
This essay discusses a particular aspect of poverty: its close and brutal association with a failure of aspirations. This is not an assertion about individuals who are poor; it is a statement about the condition of poverty itself. Poverty stifles dreams, or at least the process of attaining dreams. Thus, poverty and the failure of aspirations may be reciprocally linked in a self-sustaining trap. This essay seeks to draw out various aspects of this theme and, in the process, to introduce and discuss an aspirations-based view of individual behavior.
Keywords: aspirations failure; aspirations window; collective action; individual behavior; poor; social polarization

Universal Design for Learning: Is It for Everyone? - Rose, D; Meyer, A (2006)
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) stands at the forefront of contemporary efforts to create universal access to educational curricula for all students, including those with disabilities. The "universal" in UDL does not mean there is a single optimal solution for everyone. Instead, it underscores the need for flexible approaches to teaching and learning that meet the needs of different kinds of learners. In this first UDL Reader, Anne Meyer and David H. Rose, cofounders of CAST, the educational nonprofit that developed the UDL framework, bring together a collection of articles on the practical, classroom dimensions of the UDL revolution in education. The authors offer insights on learner differences, the capacities of new media in the classroom, and effective teaching and assessment practices. The volume also includes lessons from teacher professional development workshops, classroom-based research, and UDL practitioners themselves. A highly readable volume aimed particularly at school teachers and administrators, this book is also an uncommonly accessible introduction to UDL for all readers committed to creating improved and universal access to educational materials for all students. Following a preface (Anne Meyer and David H. Rose), this book contains the following chapters: (1) Applying Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom (Peggy Coyne, Patricia Ganley, Tracey Hall, Grace Meo, Elizabeth Murray, and David Gordon); (2) A UDL Case Story and Model Lesson: Reading Challenges in Geography and Social Studies (The Staff at CAST); (3) Frequent Questions about Universal Design for Learning (Grace Meo); (4) A Level Playing Field: UDL in the Classroom (Lani Harac); (5) Teacher Perspectives: UDL in the Elementary Classroom (Kirsten Lee Howard); (6) Teacher Perspectives: Strategy Instruction Goes Digital (Nicole Strangman); (7) Implications of Universal Design for Learning for Classroom Assessment (David H. Rose and Robert P. Dolan); (8) The Promise of New Learning Environments for Students with Disabilities (Bart Pisha and Skip Stahl); (9) Transforming the Textbook to Improve Learning (Skip Stahl); (10) Engaging the Text: Brain Research and the Universal Design of Reading Strategy Supports (David H. Rose and Bridget Dalton); and (11) Teaching Internet Literacy Strategies: The Hero Inquiry Project (Maya B. Eagleton, Kathleen Guinee, and Karen Langlais). An index is also included.

The Effect of Family Literacy Interventions on Children's Acquisition of Reading: From Kindergarten to Grade 3 - Senechal, Monique (American Psychological Association, 2006)
Goal. Educators believe that parents can help their children learn to read. But what evidence supports this belief? And if parent involvement does matter, what kinds of parent involvement are most efficient? The goal of this report was to review the scientific literature on parent involvement in the acquisition of reading from kindergarten to grade 3. Method. In the present review, parent involvement in literacy acquisition was narrowly defined to include parent-child activities that focus on reading. Moreover, the 14 studies that were analyzed were those that included an intervention where researchers tested whether parent involvement enhanced children’s literacy. Standard meta-analytic procedures were used to analyze the study outcomes.
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Beyond Instructional Design: Making Learning Design a Reality - Sims, Rod (Journal of Learning Design, 2006)
When we reflect on the emergence of online education and e-learning as the leading contender to confront the traditions of face-to-face teaching and learning, it is not only a case of better understanding the characteristics of online environments, but also timely to assess the relevance of theories and frameworks informing the design and implementation of those environments. Over the past twenty five years, the value of technology to education has been a significant focus of teachers, learners and institutional administration; it is also a period that has been characterised by lighthouse success stories, rigorous research, technological determinism and unfulfilled promises. As each new generation of technology appeared in the classroom (microcomputers, colour monitors, hypermedia, multimedia, internet), a new generation of early adopters appeared, each seemingly unaware of the research and knowledge gained by the previous generation. In this paper the argument is proposed that even with the strong foundation of knowledge that informs the appropriate ways to use technology for teaching and learning, too often that knowledge has been misunderstood or misused or ignored. The paper is based on the keynote presentation to the Online Learning and Teaching Conference held in Brisbane on September 23rd, 2005. The theme of the conference, "Beyond Delivery," was extremely timely as it marked the assertion that it was time to put the simple digitisation of materials behind us and focus on the active, engaging learning opportunities that effectively put the learning back into e-learning to take advantage of collaborative tools, learning communities and mediated conversation for new millennial learners. More importantly the statement that we are "beyond delivery" also suggests that it is time to embrace change and reflect on new ways to conceptualise the design of online learning environments. Through this paper an argument is presented for a proactive approach to the conceptualisation, formation and maintenance of online environments that cater specifically for the individual learner. Through an analysis of design strategies, proactive modelling and interactive metrics, a new framework is presented to address the pedagogy of online environments and present an alternative to common instructional design practices. For those committed to online teaching and learning environments populated with collaborating and reflective participants, this framework goes well beyond delivery to a pedagogy centred on emancipation and empowerment for the engaged learner.
Keywords: Active Learning; Audio Equipment; Cognitive Style; Communities of Practice; Computer Mediated Communication; Conferences (Gatherings); Cooperative Learning; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Empowerment; Epistemology; Feedback (Response); Guidelines; Instructional Design; Models; Online Courses; Student Role; Teacher Role; Teaching Methods; Video Technology; ⛔ No DOI found

A guide to developing the ICT curriculum for early childhood education. - Siraj-Blatchford, I; Siraj-Blatchford, J (Stylus Publishing, LLC., 2006)

Learning from evidence in a complex world - Sterman, John D. (American journal of public health, 2006)

Law on Gender Equality - The National Assembly, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2006)

Increasing student motivation: strategies for middle and high school teachers - Theobald, Margaret A. (Corwin Press, 2006)
This unique resource provides a wealth of theories and strategies for teachers to help spark students' motivations to learn and succeed beyond their formal schooling years.
Keywords: Education / General

Equivalency Programmes (EPs) for Promoting Lifelong Learning - UNESCO (2006)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - United Nations (United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, 2006)
Convention Ratifications/Accessions: 182 Signatories*: 164 Optional Protocol Ratifications/Accessions: 96 Signatories*: 94 (* Signatories include countries or regional integration organizations that have signed the Convention and its Optional Protocol) 10th Anniversary of the adoption of CRPD: 2006 to 2016 Infographic on the CRPD and the COSP (prepared October 2016: (Word, PDF) Status of Ratifications to the CRPD (prepared May 2016) (JPG, […]
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Learning styles and formative assessment strategy: enhancing student achievement in Web-based learning - Wang, K. H.; Wang, T. H.; Wang, W. L.; Huang, S. C. (Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006)
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of formative assessment and learning style on student achievement in a Web-based learning environment. A quasi-experimental research design was used. Participants were 455 seventh grade students from 12 classes of six junior high schools. A Web-based course, named BioCAL, combining three different formative assessment strategies was developed. The formative assessment strategies included Formative Assessment Module of the Web-Based Assessment and Test Analysis system (FAM-WATA) (with six Web-based formative assessment strategies), Normal Module of Web-Based Assessment and Test Analysis system (N-WATA) (only with partial Web-based formative assessment strategy) and Paper and Pencil Test (PPT) (without Web-based formative assessment strategy). Subjects were tested using Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, and assigned randomly by class into three groups. Each group took Web-based courses using one of the formative assessment strategies. Pre- and post-achievement testing was carried out. A one-way ANCOVA analysis showed that both learning style and formative assessment strategy are significant factors affecting student achievement in a Web-based learning environment. However, there is no interaction between these two factors. A post hoc comparison showed that performances of the FAM-WATA group are higher than the N-WATA and PPT groups. Learners with a ‘Diverger’ learning style performed best followed by, ‘Assimilator’, ‘Accommodator’, and ‘Converger’, respectively. Finally, FAM-WATA group students are satisfied with six strategies of the FAM-WATA.
Keywords: Kolb's learning style; WATA system; Web-based formative assessment; biology; e-learning effects; middle school

The Social Life of Technology: An Ecological Analysis of Technology Diffusion in Schools - Zhao, Yong; Lei, Jing; Frank, Kenneth A. (Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2006)

Monitoring works: Getting teachers to come to school - Duflo, Esther; Hanna, Rema (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2005)
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

The Other Blended Learning: A Classroom-Centered Approach - Wilson, Diann; Smilanich, Ellen M. (Pfeiffer, 2005)
In The Other Blended Learning, Diann Wilson and Ellen Smilanich explain how to successfully blend a variety of learning methods?including mentoring, coaching, on-the-job training, and e-learning?around classroom-delivered content. Though blended learning is most often associated with e-learning, this ?other? blend shows how to maximize the classroom experience to aid learning transfer and improve performance.  Written in an easy-to-use format, The Other Blended Learning offers a practical guide for understanding and implementing a successful blended learning approach in any organization no matter what its size or mission.

Teachers matter: attracting, developing and retaining effective teachers - OECD (Education and training policy, 2005)

Towards a framework for the use of ICT in teacher training in Africa - Unwin, Tim (Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 2005)
There is a gulf between the rhetoric of those advocating the use of ICT in education in Africa and the reality of classroom practice. This paper explores some of the reasons for this, and outlines a possible framework for the successful implementation of teacher training programmes that make advantageous use of appropriate ICTs. It argues that six fundamental principles of good practice must be addressed for such programmes to be effective: a shift from an emphasis on ‘education for ICT’ to the use of ‘ICT for education’; an integration of ICT practice within the whole curriculum; a need for integration between pre‐service and in‐service teacher training; a need for the development of relevant and locally produced content; a need for appropriate educational partnerships; and an emphasis on the development of sustainable costing models. The paper concludes with a framework for action to deliver the very real benefits of ICT for teacher training in Africa.
Keywords: Africa; Education policy; ICT; Teacher training

Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students - Boyd, Donald; Lankford, Hamilton; Loeb, Susanna; Wyckoff, James (American Economic Review, 2005)
Keywords: Analysis of Education; Public Sector Labor Markets

Teacher shocks and student learning : evidence from Zambia - Das, Jishnu; Dercon, Stefan; Habyarimana, James; Krishnan, Pramila (Policy Research Working Paper Series, 2005)
A large literature examines the link between shocks to households and the educational attainment of children. The authors use new data to estimate the impact of shocks to teachers on student learning in mathematics and English. Using absenteeism in the 30 days preceding the survey as a measure of these shocks they find large impacts: A 5 percent increase in the teacher's absence rate reduces learning by 4 to 8 percent of average gains over the year. This reduction in learning achievement likely reflects both the direct effect of increased absenteeism and the indirect effects of less lesson preparation and lower teaching quality when in class. The authors document that health problems-primarily teachers'own illness and the illnesses of their family members-account for more than 60 percent of teacher absences; not surprising in a country struggling with an HIV/AIDS epidemic. The relationship between shocks to teachers and student learning suggests that households are unable to substitute adequately for teaching inputs. Excess teaching capacity that allows for the greater use of substitute teachers could lead to larger gains in student learning.
Keywords: Educational Sciences; Gender and Education; Girls Education; Primary Education; Teaching and Learning

ICT Policy for Lesotho - Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (2005)

Improving educational quality with interactive radio instruction : a toolkit for policymakers and planners - Anzalone, Stephen; Bosch, Andrea (Africa Region Human Development Working Papers Series No.52, 2005)
This toolkit offers a timely compilation and analysis of recent experience of interactive radio instruction (IRI) in Africa and elsewhere. It explains the IRI concept. It guides the reader through the process of determining when IRI might be appropriate in a given context, and it describes the steps in setting up an IRI program. The authors emphasize the critical factors for success, including appropriate policy frameworks as well as planning for the necessary investment and sustainability. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 generally describes the IRI methodology and discusses the effectiveness, scale, and sustainability of the IRI approach. Chapter 2 then outlines steps for assessing the potential and appropriateness of IRI for improving educational quality in primary school classrooms in a given country, and chapter 3 leads the reader through a guided decision-making process for identifying the issues involved in applying the IRI methodology in particular country contexts. Two appendixes give summary data and illustrate, through brief vignettes, how IRI programs have worked in Sub-Saharan African countries. The Resources section contains further useful information, much of it available online.
Keywords: Commitment; ___working_potential_duplicate; broadcasting; cost

Dialogue: A theoretical framework for distance education instructional systems - Gorsky, Paul; Caspi, Avner (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2005)
This paper presents a theoretical framework for viewing elements that comprise distance education instructional systems in terms of dialogue. It is assumed that learning is mediated by intrapersonal dialogue and facilitated by interpersonal dialogue. Every resource in a distance education instructional system (eg, instructor availability, asynchronous communication networks, self-instruction texts, etc) is analysed in terms of the dialogue mode it supports. The framework offers three advantages: (1) a unified, simple, and coherent description of the mechanisms at play in distance education systems, (2) clear-cut operational definitions, and (3) hypotheses that may be investigated empirically.

The impact of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) - Murimba, S (Prospects, 2005)

Monitoring basic skills acquisition through rapid learning assessments: A case study from Peru - Abadzi, Helen; Crouch, Luis; Echegaray, Marcela; Pasco, Consuelo; Sampe, Jessyca (PROSPECTS, 2005)

Information and communication technology (ICT) education in the city school, Pakistan - A success story in the large-scale introduction of the UK National Curriculum's ICT component in Pakistan - Ali, I.; Proctor, J. (Aslib Proceedings, 2005)
Purpose - In an age of information technology some developing countries are more vulnerable than others to international competition through failure to utilize fully the benefits of an ICT culture. The authors suggest that the strategies in response must include a radical review of attitudes and methods of delivery of ICT in schools and give as an example the recent experience of The City School, the nationwide schools' organisation in Pakistan with whom they are employed. Design/methodology/approach - The authors review the current position of ICT in schools in Pakistan and suggest as a model of development, for schools of a corresponding standing, that of The City School. They describe how The City School responded to ICT, ensuring that all its pupils would have access to the most modem of ICT courses. Discusses how the decision to implement a complete change, or revolution, in teaching ICT was brought about in a relatively short time. It discusses the nature of the programme, how it was organised, the materials required and the outcomes of its implementation including its outstanding success with pupils and their parents. Findings - The authors chronicle the historical developments within The City School that brought about radical change within a comparatively short period and identify careful planning, training, and the motivation of stakeholders, i.e. pupils, teachers and parents, as key elements in its successful implementation. Originality/value - The authors suggest that The City School experience provides a model that may be emulated by schools elsewhere in both developing and industrially developed countries.
Keywords: Pakistan; communication technologies; design and development; schools

Formative assessment of learning: A review of publications in French. CERI. 2005. 241-264. - Allal, Linda; Lopez, Lucie (OECD, 2005)

Brokerage and closure: An introduction to social capital - Burt, Ronald S. (Oxford university press, 2005)

Langue et éducation en Afrique: enseigner à lire et écrire en langue maternelle - Chatry-Komarek, Marie (Langue et éducation en Afrique, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes - Drummond, M.F.; Sculpher, M.J.; Torrance, G.W.; O'Brien, B.J.; Stoddart, G.L. (Oxford University Press, 2005)
Keywords: auto_merged

Gender and wealth disparities in schooling: evidence from 44 countries - Filmer, Deon (International Journal of Educational Research, 2005)
This paper uses internationally comparable household data sets (Demographic and Health Surveys) to investigate how gender and wealth interact to generate within-country inequalities in educational enrollment and attainment. The paper highlights that girls are at a great educational disadvantage in particular regions: South Asia and North, Western, and Central Africa. There are two main new findings. First, while gender gaps are large in a subset of countries, wealth gaps are large in almost all of the countries studied--and typically larger than corresponding gender gaps. Second, and of special concern, is the finding that in particular countries where there is a large female disadvantage in enrollment, wealth interacts with gender to exacerbate the gap in educational outcomes.
Keywords: Comparative Analysis; Educational Attainment; Enrollment; Evidence; Females; Fiscal Capacity; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Outcomes of Education

A systems approach for developing technological literacy - Frank, Moti (Volume 17 Issue 1 (fall 2005), 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Permutation, Parametric, and Bootstrap Test of Hypotheses - Good, Philip (Springer, 2005)

2005 Strategic Programme for the Information Society: New Development Opportunities - Governo de Cabo Verde (2005)

A conceptual systems dynamics model of research and development activities in South Africa - Grobbelaar, S. S.; Buys, Andre J. (The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2005)

Assessing academic motivation among elementary school children: the Elementary School Motivation Scale (ESMS) - Guay, Frederic; Marsh, Herbert W.; Dowson, Martin; Larose, Simon (Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Data collection, primary vs. secondary - Hox, Joop J; Boeije, Hennie R (Encyclopedia of social measurement, 2005)

The Universities Act - Kabbah, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan (2005)

NATIONAL POLICIES THAT CONNECT ICT-BASED EDUCATION - Kozma, Robert (Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments, 2005)
Keywords: _imported

National Policies that Connect ICT-Based Education Reform to Economic and Social Development - Kozma, Robert B. (Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments, 2005)
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a principal driver of economic development and social change, worldwide. In many countries, the need for economic and social development is used to justify investments in educational reform and in educational ICT. Yet the connections between national development goals and ICT-based education reform are often more rhetorical than programmatic. This paper identifies the factors that influence economic growth and shows how they supported economic and social development in three national case studies: Singapore, Finland, and Egypt. It describes a systemic framework of growth factors and types of development that can be used to analyze national policies and connect ICT-based education reform to national economic and social development goals. And it discusses how the coordination of policies within and across ministries can support a nation’s efforts to improve economic and social conditions. The paper highlights special concerns and challenges of developing countries.

Can you hear me?: the right of young children to participate in decisions affecting them - Lansdown, Gerison (2005)
Keywords: CitedIn:eCubed; eCubed

The evolving capacities of the child - Lansdown, Gerison (Save the children, 2005)

The effect of gender differences in primary school access, type, and quality on the decision to enroll in rural Pakistan - Lloyd, Cynthia B.; Mete, Cem; Sathar, Zeba A. (Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005)

A systems definition of educational technology in society - Luppicini, Rocci (Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 2005)
Conceptual development in the field of Educational Technology provides crucial theoretical grounding for ongoing research and practice. This essay draws from theoretical developments both within and external to the field of Educational Technology to articulate a systems definition of Educational Technology in Society. A systems definition of Educational Technology in Society is characterized as a goal oriented problem-solving approach utilizing tools, techniques, theories, and methods from multiple knowledge domains to: (1) design, develop, and evaluate, human and mechanical resources efficiently and effectively in order to facilitate and leverage all aspects of learning, and (2) guide change agency and transformation of educational systems and practices in order to contribute to influencing change in society. This paper offers valuable theoretical grounding to help guide researchers and leaders in the field.
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI; ⛔ No DOI found

Kenya Education Sector Support Programme 2005 - 2010 - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2005)

Designing Open and Distance Learning for Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A toolkit for educators and planners - Moon, Bob; Leach, Jenny; Stevens, Mary-Priscilla (World Bank, 2005)

Regression to the mean: treatment effect without the intervention - Morton, Veronica; Torgerson, David J. (Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2005)

From formative assessment to assessment FOR learning: a path to success in standards-based schools - Stiggins, Rick (The Phi Delta Kappan, 2005)
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Bridging research and policy: a UK perspective - Taylor, Matthew (Journal of International Development, 2005)

Knowledge Maps: ICTs in Education - Trucano, M. (2005)
Recent work at infoDev created a series of Knowledge Maps of what is known and what isnt about ICT use in education.

The quality imperative - UNESCO; Education for All (EFA global monitoring report, 2005)

Monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education projects: A handbook for developing countries - Wagner, Daniel A.; Day, Bob; James, Tina; Kozma, Robert B.; Miller, Jonathan; Unwin, Tim (InfoDev / World Bank, 2005)
an infoDev publication www.infodev.org Pre-publication draft for circulation at the World Summit on the Information Societ
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education projects. A handbook for developing countries - Wagner, Daniel A.; Day, Bob; James, Tina; Kozma, Robert B.; Miller, Jonathan; Unwin, Tim (Washington DC: infoDev. Retrieved July, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Design-based research and technology-enhanced learning environments - Wang, Feng; Hannafin, Michael J. (Educational Technology Research and Development, 2005)

Understanding by design - Wiggins, Grant P.; McTighe, Jay (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005)
Keywords: Comprehension; Curriculum planning; Curriculum-based assessment; Learning; United States

Dewey goes digital: Scaling up constructivist pedagogies and the promise of new technologies - Wiske, M. S.; Perkins, D. (Scaling up success: Lessons learned from technology-based educational innovation. New York: Jossey-Bass, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Improving Educational Quality through Interactive Radio Instruction - World Bank (2005)

State of Hearing & Ear Care in the South-East Asia Region - World Health Organization (World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, 2005)
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

What makes the difference? A practical analysis of research on the effectiveness of distance education - Zhao, Yong; Lei, Jing; Yan, Bo; Tan, Sophia; Zhao, Yong (2005)

Qualitative Metasynthesis: Reflections on Methodological Orientation and Ideological Agenda - Thorne, Sally; Jensen, Louise; Kearney, Margaret H.; Noblit, George; Sandelowski, Margarete (Qualitative Health Research, 2004)
In an era of pressure toward evidence-based health care, we are witnessing a new enthusiasm for qualitative metasynthesis as an enterprise distinct from conventional literature reviews, secondary analyses, and the many other scholarly endeavors with which it is sometimes confused. This article represents the reflections of five scholars, each ofwhom has authored a distinct qualitative metasynthesis strategy. By providing the reader a glimpse into the tradition of their various qualitative metasynthesis projects, these authors offer a finely nuanced examination of the tensions between comparison and integration, deconstruction and synthesis, and reporting and integration within the metasynthesis endeavor. In so doing, they account for many of the current confusions about representation and generalization within the products of these inquiries. Through understanding the bases of their unique angles of vision, the reader is invited to engage in their commitment to scholarly integrity and intellectual credibility in this emerging methodological challenge.

Promoting academic literacy with technology: successful laptop programs in K-12 schools - Warschauer, Mark; Grant, David; Real, Gabriel Del; Rousseau, Michele (System, 2004)
One of the main challenges that US schools face in educating English language learners is developing their academic literacy. This paper presents case studies of two K-12 schools that successfully employ high-technology environments, including laptop computers for each student, toward the development of English language learners’ academic language proficiency and academic literacy. In the first school, Latino fourth-grade students use laptops and other new technologies for a wide variety of pre- and post-reading tasks as part of their effort to transition from learning to read to reading to learn. In the second school, diverse immigrant and refugee students at the middle school level combine technology use with Expeditionary Learning to carry out community projects leading to the development of sophisticated products. In both schools, technology is used to engage students in cognitively demanding activity, motivate independent reading, and provide scaffolding for language development, while the researchers also made use of technology to document learning processes and outcomes. Taken together, the schools offer valuable lessons for utilization of technology to promote academic literacy among culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Keywords: Laptops; Literacy; Technology

Maitlamo Botswana's National ICT Policy: Legislative Framework & Change Report - Government of Botswana (2004)

Bangladesh educational assessment: pre-primary and primary Madrasah education in Bangladesh - Abdalla, Amr; Raisuddin, A. N. M.; Hussein, Suieiman (Basic Education and Policy Support (BEPS) Activity, United States Agency for International Development, 2004)

Despite the Odds - Grindle, Merilee (2004)

Designing and implementing performance technology for teachers - Moore, Joi (Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / La revue canadienne de l’apprentissage et de la technologie, 2004)
This paper synthesizes research findings from a performance analysis of teacher tasks and the implementation of performance technology. These findings are aligned with design and implementation theories to provide understanding of the complex factors and events that occur during the implementation process. The article describes the necessary elements and conditions for designing and implementing performance tools in school environments that will encourage usage, efficient performance, and positive attitudes. Two models provide a visual representation of causal relationships between the...

Development of a cadre of teacher educators: some lessons from Pakistan - Khamis, Anil; Sammons, Pamela (International Journal of Educational Development, 2004)
This article is based on an educational innovation, the creation of a cadre of teacher educators, in the developing world. Professional development teachers (PDT) were trained in an in-service two-year teacher education programme leading to a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) degree. The PDTs were expected to play three roles in their home schools upon completion of the degree programme: (a) exemplary teachers; (b) teacher educators; and (c) change agents within their home schools to effect improvement. This article reviews education in Pakistan and the innovations that have come to inform the need to focus on teacher education as a primary area of investment and presents findings of a three-year longitudinal study of a selection of PDTs trained at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED). The main findings of the study indicate that teachers benefited significantly as individuals with enhanced career prospects, identified themselves more and preferred the role of teacher educators as opposed to classroom-based teachers, and sought opportunities outside their own schools but their role as change agents was more limited. Those teachers who maintained links with their schools beyond the three-year bonding period (a condition of being admitted to study for the M.Ed.) varied in the extent to which they managed to initiate and sustain school improvement efforts as indicated by changes in the structures and relationships within schools affecting the teaching–learning offered to pupils.
Keywords: Development; Educational policy; International education; Pakistan; School improvement; Teacher education

Local capture: Evidence from a Central Government Transfer Program in Uganda - Reinikka, R.; Svensson, J. (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004)

Individual differences in executive functioning and theory of mind: An investigation of inhibitory control and planning ability - Carlson, Stephanie M; Moses, Louis J; Claxton, Laura J (Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2004)
This research examined the relative contributions of two aspects of executive function—inhibitory control and planning ability—to theory of mind in 49 3- and 4-year-olds. Children were given two standard theory of mind measures (Appearance–Reality and False Belief), three inhibitory control tasks (Bear/Dragon, Whisper, and Gift Delay), three planning tasks (Tower of Hanoi, Truck Loading, and Kitten Delivery), and a receptive vocabulary test (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test [PPVT-3]). Multiple regression analyses indicated that two inhibition tasks (Bear/Dragon and Whisper) were significantly related to theory of mind after accounting for age, receptive vocabulary, and planning. In contrast, the planning tasks did not share unique variance with theory of mind. These results increase our understanding of the specific nature of executive function–theory of mind relations during early childhood.
Keywords: Executive function; Inhibition; Planning; Theory of mind

The Education Act, 2004 - Kabbah, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan (2004)

The Patterns and Purposes of School-based and Cluster Teacher Professional Development Programs - Leu, ELizabeth (USAID/EQUIP1, 2004)

Student learning motivation and psychological hardiness: interactive effects on students' reactions to a management class - Cole, Michael S.; Feild, Hubert S.; Harris, Stanley G. (Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2004)
We propose here that simultaneously considering the combined effects of students' learning motivation and psychological hardiness can increase understanding of the learning experience and its impact on important learning outcomes. Specifically, we hypothesized that the relationship between learning motivation and learning outcomes would be moderated by individuals' psychological hardiness. We collected data in two studies. The first established the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale, the second tested related research hypotheses. After controlling for socially desirable responding and dispositional learning orientations, our hypothesized interaction between participants' initial motivation to learn and their psychological hardiness explained differences in participants' postlearning motivation, depressive symptomatology, and reactions to their classroom experience assessed 2 months later. The study's findings have particular relevance for anyone who has ever taught or been involved in teaching. At times, for example, students can feel overwhelmed by the numerous responsibilities associated with being a college student. As a result, some will suffer a loss in motivation to perform and, even worse, a few will experience a severe state of depressed mood. Consequently, in this study we address these concerns and offer specific recommendations that could be implemented by universities and instructors to circumvent these detrimental outcomes.
Keywords: EDUCATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION (Psychology); PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES & colleges

What the best college teachers do - Bain, Ken (Harvard University Press, 2004)
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. In stories both humorous and touching, Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students' discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential.

A review of the research literature on barriers to the uptake of ICT by teachers - Becta (2004)

Distance Learning for Teacher Training in Brazil - Bof, Alvana (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004)
Keywords: C:Brazil

Sustainability and interactive radio instruction: why some projects last - Bosch, Andrea (Adapting Technology for School Improvement A Global Perspective, 2004)
This book presents a compilation of articles based on the premise that the move to advanced technology use in primary and secondary schools offers great hope for improving the access, quality, and efficiency of basic education. The aim of the book is to identify and examine how information technologies can be, and are being, used to strengthen the quality of primary and secondary education. The articles take a global focus, drawing on examples from a wide range of countries. The book analyzes the challenges that teachers and educational planners face as they make this move, and shares how those challenges are being met in some of the countries now engaged in this effort. Several major themes are explored: the role of technology in school improvement, top-down versus bottom-up approaches, interactive radio instruction in schools, computers in the classroom, technology in teacher education, and adopting and implementing technology. The conclusions of the book examine strategies such as the cross-national sharing of curriculum development and instructional materials, and the training and support of teachers and administrators. The need for new partnerships, such as public-private and central-local, to make continued developments in technology sustainable, are also examined. The book divides into 14 chapters: (1) The Role of Technology in School Improvement (David W. Chapman, Amy Garrett, and Lars O. Mahlck); (2) Are New Technologies Better Technologies? For Whom? (Claudio de Moura Castro); (3) International Uses of Education Technology Threats and Opportunities (Stephen P. Heyneman and Katherine Taylor Haynes); (4) Using Instructional Technology as a Bridge to the Future: Palau's Story (Gregory C. Sales and Masa-Aki N. Emesiochl); (5) The Introduction of Computers in Secondary Schools in Jamaica: A Case of Bottom-Up Reform (Errol Miller); (6) Distance Education in Ethiopia (Teshome Nekatibeb and Thomas Tilson); (7) Sustainability and Interactive Radio Instruction: Why Some Projects Last (Andrea Bosch); (8) Is Constructivism Universal? In Search of Meaningful Technology in Morocco and Namibia (Jeffrey Coupe, Jeffrey Goveia, Houcine El Haichour, and Alfred Ilukena); (9) Technology and Educational Change at the Local Level: The Case of the Campana Schools Network in Argentina (Cecilia Braslavsky and Laura Fumagalli); (10) The Pedagogical Uses of Web-Based Chat: The Brazilian Experience (Vera Atsuko Suguri, Maria de Lourdes Matos, Noara M. de Resende e Castro, Rosal va Ieda V. Guimaraes de Castro, Lurdes Marilene da Silva Jung, and Eric Rusten); (11) Utilizing Technology in a Rural Teacher Certification Programme in Iceland (Ingolfur Asgeir Johannesson and Anna Thora Baldursdottir); (12) Integrating Technology into Education: The Czech Approach (Bozena Mannova); (13) The School Online Initiative in German Schools: Empirical Results and Recommendations to Improve School Development (Renate Schulz-Zander); and (14) Effective Use of Technology to Improve Education: Lessons for Planners (Lars O. Mahlck and David W. Chapman). This book is intended for educational policymakers, administrators, planners, and curriculum development specialists concerned with how technology can be used to extend access and raise the quality of education in their countries. It is also intended for international organizations, development assistance agencies and NGOs that are often most responsible for advocating the use of technology as a solution to education problems in low and middle-income countries. (Individual chapters contain references.).
Keywords: Commitment; Cost; content

Collaboration and self-regulation in teachers’ professional development - Butler, Deborah L; Lauscher, Helen Novak; Jarvis-Selinger, Sandra; Beckingham, Beverly (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2004)

Self-worth and the Filipino child - Carandang, Maria Lourdes Arellano (Anvil Publishing, 2004)
Keywords: Child development; Child psychology; Parent and child; Philippines; Self-esteem in children

Bridging Research and Policy in International Development: An Analytical and Practical Framework - Court, J.; Young, J. (Overseas Development Institute, 2004)
This paper outlines some of the theory behind, and practical application of the RAPID Analytical and Practical Framework.

A practical guide to working with Education Management Information Systems: guidance for DFID advisers (first draft) - Ellison, R (2004)

Politique nationale des technologies de l'information et de la communication - European Commission; Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement; Nations Unies. Commission économique pour l'Afrique; République de Mali (2004)

Website offers fake degrees for £165 - Gillan, Audrey (2004)

Dyslexia in Malaysia - Gomez, Caroline (International book of dyslexia: A guide to practice and resources, 2004)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found; ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come - R. Burke Johnson, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, 2004 - Johnson, R.B.; Onwuegbuzie, A.J. (2004)
The purposes of this article are to position mixed methods research (mixed research is a synonym) as the natural complement to traditional qualitative and quantitative research, to present pragmatism as offering an attractive philosophical partner for mixed methods research, and to provide a framework for designing and conducting mixed methods research. In doing this, we briefly review the paradigm “wars” and incompatibility thesis, we show some commonalities between quantitative and qualitative research, we explain the tenets of pragmatism, we explain the fundamental principle of mixed research and how to apply it, we provide specific sets of designs for the two major types of mixed methods research (mixed-model designs and mixed-method designs), and, finally, we explain mixed methods research as following (recursively) an eight-step process. A key feature of mixed methods research is its methodological pluralism or eclecticism, which frequently results in superior research (compared to monomethod research). Mixed methods research will be successful as more investigators study and help advance its concepts and as they regularly practice it.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Logic Model Development Guide - Kellogg Foundation (2004)

Procedures for Undertaking Systematic Reviews - Kitchenham, B (2004)

Ten Steps to a Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System - Kusek, Jody Zall; Rist, Ray C. (World Bank, 2004)

Coming to terms: A discussion of John Ogbu’s cultural-ecological theory of minority academic achievement - Michael Foster, Kevin (Intercultural education, 2004)

E-Education White Paper: Transforming Learning and Teaching through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) - Ministry of Education (Government of South Africa, 2004)

Theoretical Saturation - Morse, Janice M. (The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods, 2004)

Literature review in mobile technologies and learning - Naismith, Laura; Sharples, Mike; Vavoula, Giasemi; Lonsdale, Peter (2004)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Distance education in Ethiopia - Nekatibeb, Teshome; Tilson, Thomas (D. W. Chapman & L. O. Mahlck (Eds.). Adapting technology for school improvement: a global perspective, 2004)

Construct Validity of Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices for African and Non-African Engineering Students in South Africa - Rushton, J. Philippe; Skuy, Mervyn; Bons, Trudy Ann (International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 2004)
We test the hypothesis that the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices has the same construct validity in African university students as it does in non-African students by examining data from 306 highly select 17- to 23-year olds in the Faculties of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of the Witwatersrand (177 Africans, 57 East Indians, 72 Whites; 54 women, 252 men). Analyses were made of the Matrices scores, an English Comprehension test, the Similarities subscale from the South African Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, end-of-year university grades, and high-school grade point average. Out of the 36 Matrices problems, the African students solved an average of 23; East Indian students, 26; and White students, 29 (p<.001), placing them at the 60th, 71st, and 86th percentiles, respectively, and yielding IQ equivalents of 103, 108, and 118 on the 1993 US norms. The same pattern of group differences was found on the Comprehension Test, the Similarities subscale, university course grades, and high-school grade-point average. The items on the Matrices ‘behaved’ in the same way for the African students as they did for the non-African students, thereby indicating the test's internal validity. Item analyses, including a confirmatory factor analysis, showed that the African/non-African difference was most pronounced on the general factor of intelligence. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by correlating the Matrices with the other measures, both individually and in composite. For the African group, the mean r=.28, p<.05, and for the non-African group, the mean r=.27, p<.05. Although the intercepts of the regression lines for the two groups were significantly different, their slopes were not. The results imply that scores on the Raven's Matrices are as valid for Africans as they are for non-Africans.

Achieving Equality of Student Internet Access Within Schools. - Schofield, Janet Ward; Davidson, Ann Locke (American Psychological Association, 2004)

Civil society and right to information: a perspective on India’s experience - Sharma, P (Eldis, 2004)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Technology and equity in schooling: Deconstructing the digital divide - Warschauer, Mark; Knobel, Michele; Stone, Leeann (Educational policy, 2004)
Keywords: equity; technology

Computerized Adaptive Testing for Effective and Efficient Measurement in Counseling and Education - Weiss, David J. (Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2004)

An instrument to elicit teachers' beliefs and assumptions - Donaghue, Helen (ELT Journal, 2003)
Teachers' beliefs influence the acceptance and uptake of new approaches, techniques, and activities, and therefore play an important part in teacher development. Consequently, trainers running teacher education courses should consider encouraging participants to think about their personal beliefs and theories about teaching before providing input. This article proposes the use of an instrument designed to elicit teachers' beliefs based on Kelly's (1969) theory of personal constructs, using an adapted version of his repertory grid technique.

Towards a theory of curriculum implementation with particular reference to science education in developing countries - Rogan, John M.; Grayson, Diane J. (International Journal of Science Education, 2003)
Improving science education is often regarded as a priority for developing countries in order to promote longterm economic development. Thus initiatives, both government and foreign-aid sponsored, aimed at improving science education in developing countries abound. However, all too often the focus of such initiatives is limited to the development of science curricula, while the details of how the curricula will be implemented at school level are often neglected. This paper represents an effort to lay the groundwork for a theory of curriculum implementation with particular reference to developing countries. We have drawn on school development, educational change, and science education literature in order to develop three constructs that could form the heart of such a theory, namely, Profile of Implementation, Capacity to Innovate, and Outside Support. Six propositions are offered to suggest how the constructs may inter-relate as a basis for the development of the theory. The implementation of the natural sciences learning area of the South African Curriculum 2005 is used to illustrate the emerging theory.

National Information and Communication Technology Policy - Ministry of Works, Housing and Communications (Government of the Republic of Uganda, 2003)

Can free primary education meet the needs of the poor?: evidence from Malawi - Kadzamira, Esme; Rose, Pauline (International Journal of Educational Development, 2003)
Following elections in 1994, the Government of Malawi embarked on an ambitious programme of free primary education (FPE), resulting in a dramatic increase in enrolment. The paper argues that the policy did not sufficiently consider the ways in which direct and indirect costs of schooling continue to be prohibitive for some households, or the effects that the expansion would have on quality. The relevance of education for the majority of children who receive only a few years of primary schooling is also questioned. The paper suggests that FPE might not be contributing to the achievement of poverty alleviation goals, as intended.
Keywords: Development; Educational policy; Gender; International education; Malawi; Poverty

National Education For All Action Plan 2003-2015 - Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam (2003)

The Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development Policy - The Republic of Ghana (2003)

Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence - Singer, Judith D.; Willett, John B. (Oxford University Press, USA, 2003)
Change is constant in everyday life. Infants crawl and then walk, children learn to read and write, teenagers mature in myriad ways, the elderly become frail and forgetful. Beyond these natural processes and events, external forces and interventions instigate and disrupt change: test scores may rise after a coaching course, drug abusers may remain abstinent after residential treatment. By charting changes over time and investigating whether and when events occur, researchers reveal the temporal rhythms of our lives. Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis is a much-needed professional book for empirical researchers and graduate students in the behavioral, social, and biomedical sciences. It offers the first accessible in-depth presentation of two of today's most popular statistical methods: multilevel models for individual change and hazard/survival models for event occurrence (in both discrete- and continuous-time). Using clear, concise prose and real data sets from published studies, the authors take you step by step through complete analyses, from simple exploratory displays that reveal underlying patterns through sophisticated specifications of complex statistical models.Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis offers readers a private consultation session with internationally recognized experts and represents a unique contribution to the literature on quantitative empirical methods.Visit http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/examples/alda.htm for:DT Downloadable data setsDT Library of computer programs in SAS, SPSS, Stata, HLM, MLwiN, and moreDT Additional material for data analysis
Keywords: Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General; Medical / Epidemiology; Psychology / Statistics

Designing a research project: randomised controlled trials and their principles - Kendall, J. M. (Emergency Medicine Journal, 2003)
The sixth paper in this series discusses the design and principles of randomised controlled trials.
Keywords: randomised controlled trials; research

Education management information system (EMIS): integrated data and information systems and their implications in educational management - Hua, Haiyan; Herstein, Jon (Annual Conference of Comparative and International Education Society, 2003)
Successful management of today’s education systems requires effective policymaking and system monitoring through data and information. To this end, countries around the world have invested significant resources into collecting, processing, and managing more and better data through education management information systems (EMIS). However, all too often EMIS design and development has been limited to information technology enhancements, and/or data storage and maintenance, with insufficient attention paid to the management environment in which EMIS operates and data utilization for policy decisions. This paper will examine the technical, organizational, and institutional conditions that must be met in order to enable information-based decision-making for effective system management. It will highlight the fact that technical capacity building must be accompanied by the creation of the demand for information and the nurturing of a culture of open communication, information sharing, and information use.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

The new dynamics of strategy: Sense-making in a complex and complicated world - Kurtz, C.F.; Snowden, David (Engineering Management Review, IEEE, 2003)
In this paper, we challenge the universality of three basic assumptions prevalent in organizational decision support and strategy: assumptions of order, of rational choice, and of intent. We describe the Cynefin framework, a sense-making device we have developed to help people make sense of the complexities made visible by the relaxation of these assumptions. The Cynefin framework is derived from several years of action research into the use of narrative and complexity theory in organizational knowledge exchange, decision-making, strategy, and policy-making. The framework is explained, its conceptual underpinnings are outlined, and its use in group sense-making and discourse is described. Finally, the consequences of relaxing the three basic assumptions, using the Cynefin framework as a mechanism, are considered.
Keywords: _THEME: Teacher Professional Development

EPPI-Centre Guidelines for extracting data and quality assessing primary studies in educational research (EPPI-Centre, 2003)
Keywords: -FullBiblioUHMLgen; -GeneralCitations; publicImportV1

Systems inquiry and its application in education - Banathy, Bela H.; Jenlink, Patrick M. (Handbook of research for educational communications and technology, 2003)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Culture and Classroom Reform: The case of the District Primary Education Project, India - Clarke, Prema (Comparative Education, 2003)
Reform in teaching and learning forms one of the basic dimensions of educational reform. This study explores the impact of the reform process on teacher thinking and classroom practice in the multi-donor supported District Primary Education Project in Karnataka, India. Using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, a variety of aspects dealing with teaching and learning are examined in order to understand the extent to which changes are taking place in the classroom. The study analyses the impact of four cultural constructs, which frame teaching and learning in India: holism as a shared worldview that encourages openness to regulation; the hierarchical structure as a regulative social framework; knowledge as discovered and attested collectively; and the ‘sense of duty’ that deﬁnes the role of the teacher (and student). The conclusion of the study is that while there are observable changes in the classroom in the use of instructional aids and activities during instruction, the essential characteristics of traditional practice, namely rote and repetition has not changed. Both teachers’ openness and resistance to reform are portrayed as embedded in the cultural construction of teaching and learning.

Rethinking Scale: Moving Beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change - Coburn, Cynthia E. (Educational Researcher, 2003)

The impact of parental involvement, parental support and family education on pupil achievements and adjustment: a literature review - Desforges, Charles; Abouchaar, Alberto (DfES, 2003)

Core Keywording Strategy - EPPI Centre (2003)

Guidelines for extracting data and quality assessing primary studies in educational research Version 0.9.7 - EPPI-Centre (2003)

Education Management Information System (EMIS): Integrated data and information systems and their Implications in educational management - Hua, Haiyan; Herstein, Jon (2003)
Successful management of today’s education systems requires effective policymaking and system monitoring through data and information. To this end, countries around the world have invested significant resources into collecting, processing, and managing more and better data through education management information systems (EMIS). However, all too often EMIS design and development has been limited to information technology enhancements, and/or data storage and maintenance, with insufficient attention paid to the management environment in which EMIS operates and data utilization for policy decisions. This paper will examine the technical, organizational, and institutional conditions that must be met in order to enable information-based decision-making for effective system management. It will highlight the fact that technical capacity building must be accompanied by the creation of the demand for information and the nurturing of a culture of open communication, information sharing, and information use.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Data Collection Strategies in Mixed Methods Research - Johnson, Burke; Turner, Lisa A. (SAGE, 2003)
Johnson, B. and Turner, L.A. (2003) Data Collection Strategies in Mixed Methods Research. In: Tashakkori, A.M. and Teddlie, C.B., Eds., Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social and Behavioral Research, SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, 297-319.
Keywords: Social Science / Folklore & Mythology; Social Science / Research

Preparing a Workforce for the Evolving Information Economy: A Survey on ICT Access and Use in Kenya Secondary Schools. Summit Strategies Limited, Nairobi. - Kenya Schoolnet (2003)

The Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development Policy - Ministry of Communications (2003)

National Information and Communications Technologies Policy - Ministry of Communications and Transport (2003)

National Information and Communications Technologies policy - Ministry of Communications and Transport (The United Republic of Tanzania, 2003)

National information and communications technology policy 2003 - Ministry of Communications and Transport (2003)

Education Strategic Plan 2003–2015 - Ministry of Education, Ghana (2003)

Education Strategic Plan 2003-2015 - Ministry of Education, Ghana (Government of Ghana, 2003)

The Development of Effective Strategies to Teach Reading among Unqualified Primary Teachers in a Developing Country Context - O'Sullivan, Margo (International Journal of Early Years Education, 2003)
The teaching of reading in primary classrooms in developing countries, particularly, the teaching of English reading to second-language pupils, receives very little attention in the literature. One notable study that highlighted the low standard of reading in developing countries claimed that the teaching of reading in these countries is in crisis (Williams, 1993). This can be attributed to teachers’ reliance on a rote memory approach to teaching reading. There is, however, very little research available on efforts that attempt to address this problem. This article emerged from a research study of an in-service programme in Namibia and it begins to address this gap. The programme, for mainly unqualiﬁed primary teachers, sought to develop teachers’ capacity to teach reading more effectively. It explored the usefulness of various Western strategies to teach reading, bearing the transfer issue in mind. The study highlighted the usefulness of an instructional structured reading lesson and explored the issue of prescription inherent in it. It also found that structured and bottom-up strategies were more effective than top-down strategies. However, the main lesson to be learned is that an eclectic approach to teaching reading, using strategies adapted to the realities within which teachers work, is useful in developing country contexts.

Literature Review in Science Education and the Role of ICT: Promise, Problems and Future Directions - Osborne, J.; Hennessy, S. (Nesta FutureLab, 2003)

The Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy - Republic of Ghana (2003)
ghana ict for accelerated development policy
Keywords: ⛔ No INSPIRE recid found

Diffusion of innovations - Rogers, Everett M. (Free Press, 2003)

Quality in Qualitative Evaluation: A framework for assessing research evidence - Spencer, Liz; Ritchie, Jane; Lewis, Jane; Dillon, Lucy (GOV.UK, 2003)
Guidance on maintaining the quality of qualitative evaluation for use in Government research

An EMIS for Palestine – the Education Management Information System in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - Sultana, Ronald G. (Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 2003)
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI; ⛔ No DOI found

Narional Information and Communications Technologies policy - The United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Communications and Transport (2003)

Education Management Information Systems (EMIS): a guide for young managers - Wako, Tegegn Nuresu (2003)

Technology and social inclusion: rethinking the digital divide - Warschauer, Mark (MIT Press, 2003)
Keywords: Digital divide; Marginality, Social

Factors Affecting Technology Uses in Schools: An Ecological Perspective - Zhao, Yong; Frank, Kenneth A. (American Educational Research Journal, 2003)
Why is technology not used more in schools? Many researchers have tried to solve this persistent puzzle. The authors of this article report on their study of technology uses in 19 schools. They suggest an ecological metaphor, using the example of the introduction of the zebra mussel into the Great Lakes, to integrate and organize sets of factors that affect implementation of computer uses. Their findings suggest that an ecological perspective can provide a powerful analytical framework for understanding technology uses in schools. That perspective points out new directions for research and has significant policy and practical implications for implementing innovations in schools.
Keywords: computers in schools; diffusion of innovation; educational technology; school ecology; teacher development

A revision of Bloom's taxonomy: An overview - Krathwohl, David R. (Theory Into Practice, 2002)

Developing an HIV/AIDS Education Curriculum for Takalani Sesame, South Africa's Sesame Street - Segal, Lauren; Cole, Charlotte Frances; Fuld, Janice (Early Education and Development, 2002)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic in South Africa has prompted a need for extensive efforts to educate citizens of all ages about the disease and ways of coping with its impact. This paper describes the process of developing an HIV/AIDS education curriculum for Takalani Sesame, an educational media project for young South African children. The process began with formative research with adults and children, and extensive discussions with HIV/AIDS health specialists. Guided by the research and advice from specialists, a team of educators developed a comprehensive curriculum that the Takalani Sesame production team will use to create HIV/AIDS education messages for television, radio and outreach materials for children ages 3-7 and the adults who care for them.

Distance Learning: Promises, Problems, and Possibilities - Valentine, Doug (Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2002)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Short screening scales to monitor population prevalances and trends in non-specific psychological distress - Kessler, Ronald; Andrews, Gavin; Colpe, Lisa; Hiripi, E; Mroczek, Daniel; Normand, Sharon-Lise; Walters, Ellen; Zaslavsky, Alan (Psychological Medicine, 2002)
A 10-question screening scale of psychological distress and a six-question short-form scale embedded within the 10-question scale were developed for the redesigned US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Initial pilot questions were administered in a US national mail survey (N = 1401). A reduced set of questions was subsequently administered in a US national telephone survey (N = 1574). The 10-question and six-question scales, which we refer to as the K10 and K6, were constructed from the reduced set of questions based on Item Response Theory models. The scales were subsequently validated in a two-stage clinical reappraisal survey (N = 1000 telephone screening interviews in the first stage followed by N = 153 face-to-face clinical interviews in the second stage that oversampled first-stage respondents who screened positive for emotional problems) in a local convenience sample. The second-stage sample was administered the screening scales along with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID). The K6 was subsequently included in the 1997 (N = 36116) and 1998 (N = 32440) US National Health Interview Survey, while the K10 was included in the 1997 (N = 10641) Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. Both the K10 and K6 have good precision in the 90th-99th percentile range of the population distribution (standard errors of standardized scores in the range 0.20-0.25) as well as consistent psychometric properties across major sociodemographic subsamples. The scales strongly discriminate between community cases and non-cases of DSM-IV/SCID disorders, with areas under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve of 0.87-0.88 for disorders having Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores of 0-70 and 0.95-0.96 for disorders having GAF scores of 0-50. The brevity, strong psychometric properties, and ability to discriminate DSM-IV cases from non-cases make the K10 and K6 attractive for use in general-purpose health surveys. The scales are already being used in annual government health surveys in the US and Canada as well as in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Routine inclusion of either the K10 or K6 in clinical studies would create an important, and heretofore missing, crosswalk between community and clinical epidemiology.

Assessment and Development of Executive Function (EF) During Childhood - Anderson, Peter (Child Neuropsychology, 2002)
This review paper outlines the issues associated with the assessment of executive function (EF) in children and adolescents, and describes the developmental profile of executive processes across childhood. At the outset, EF is defined, and cognitive and behavioral impairments associated with executive dysfunction (EDF) are described. A developmental model of EF is proposed incorporating four discrete but inter-related executive domains (attentional control, cognitive flexibility, goal setting, and information processing) which operate in an integrative manner to enable “executive control”. Characteristics that constitute traditional EF measures are discussed, as are the problems associated with test interpretation. The ecological validity of EF tests and neuropsychological assessment procedures are examined, and adjunct methods of measurement are presented to enable a more comprehensive and valid assessment of EF. Based on developmental and normative studies, the maturation of executive domains is mapped. Attentional control appears to emerge in infancy and develop rapidly in early childhood. In contrast, cognitive flexibility, goal setting, and information processing experience a critical period of development between 7 and 9 years of age, and are relatively mature by 12 years of age. A transitional period is thought to occur at the beginning of adolescence, and shortly after “executive control” is likely to emerge. In order to confirm our current understanding of EF development and further enhance our understanding of brain-behavior relationships, longitudinal studies incorporating structural and functional neuroimaging are required.

Exploring the backgrounds and shaping of beginning student teachers in Ghana: toward greater contextualisation of teacher education - Akyeampong, Kwame; Stephens, David (International Journal of Educational Development, 2002)
Teacher education programmes are often quite similar in their framework and content but often lack sufficient reflection on the personal background and the socio-political forces that shape teachers’ roles and identity within the systems in which they operate. This paper explores this issue by using Ghana as a case study and discusses implications for its teacher education programmes and policies. Key characteristics of beginning student teachers found were: weak qualifying grades in two fundamental school subjects, mathematics and English, a waiting period of 2–5 years prior to entering teachers’ college, and apparently sharp differentials in trainees’ socio-economic background as compared to typical Ghanaian communities. They come to training with rich and varied images of teachers, teaching and the profession, but, in addition, many beginning trainees also express little desire to teach at primary school level, mainly for reasons of status and insufficient fringe benefits. These factors, we argue, should be taken into more account in the design of college programmes and the development of teacher education policies. The paper concludes with a call to teacher education systems, especially in Africa, to look more closely at, and learn from, who comes for training, what they bring with them, and how they perceive themselves in relation to teaching, training and future aspirations.
Keywords: Beginning student teachers; Ghana; Teacher education; Teacher identity; Teacher images

The importance of posting and interaction with the education bureaucracy in becoming a teacher in Ghana - Hedges, John (International Journal of Educational Development, 2002)
This paper addresses some of the issues surrounding the posting of newly trained teachers in Ghana. It specifically investigates the assertion that the posting system is ‘ineffective’ from the perspective of newly trained teachers who have been through the process. It emerged from analysis of the qualitative data that newly trained teachers’ experiences and perceptions of the posting process had a significant impact on their occupational culture. The research draws upon documents, interviews with members of the education bureaucracy, and interviews with 23 newly trained teachers posted to basic schools in rural areas in Central Region. The paper illuminates some of the problems involved in posting newly trained teachers to rural schools and looks for explanations as to why some teachers take up their postings and others do not.
Keywords: Basic education; C:Ghana; Deployment; Ghana; Induction; NQTs; Teacher education

Defining the Digital Divide: Developing a Theoretical Understanding of Inequalities in the Information Age - Selwyn, Neil (Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, 2002)

Does it make a difference? Evaluating professional development - Guskey, Thomas R (Education Leadership, 2002)
Using five critical levels of evaluation, you can improve your school's professional development program. But be sure to start with the desired result—improved student outcomes.
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Identity and schooling: Some lessons for the economics of education - Akerlof, G.A.; Kranton, R.E. (Journal of Economic Literature, 2002)

Teachers' and Pupils' Experiences of Integrated Education in Uganda - Arbeiter, Susanne; Hartley, Sally (International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2002)
Under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme in Uganda, which was implemented in 1997, the idea of integrated education was put into practice. Today children with disabilities are enrolled in regular primary schools in the whole country. After three years of experience with UPE, the aim of this study was to examine the views of teachers about their needs for training and support regarding the task of teaching children with disabilities in ordinary classrooms. A qualitative approach was chosen using individual interviews, focus group discussions with teachers, pupils and head teachers, and observations in classrooms. Three primary schools in different districts of Uganda were selected as research sites. For a number of reasons data collection from the pupils proved problematic but generally the ndings con rmed the information drawn from the review of literature. In addition to the high teacher–pupil ratio, there is an alarming lack of resources in the schools and an urgent need for teacher training to meet special needs in the classroom. Despite these dif cult conditions found in schools, many teachers had positive attitudes towards integrating children with disabilities, but only a few examples from the classroom observations showed good practice for meeting a diversity of needs.

Interactive Radio Instruction: An Update from the Field - Bosch, Andrea; Rhodes, Rebecca; Kariuki, Sera (Education Development Center, 2002)
Interactive radio instruction (IRI), a methodology developed to turn a typically one-way technology into a tool for active learning in and outside the classroom, continues to be an attractive educational strategy in developing countries after almost 30 years. The original model for IRI math, created in Nicaragua by a team from Stanford University in the early 1970s, sought to combine the low cost and high reach of the radio medium and a clear understanding of how people learn. Since that time, 20 countries around the world have developed IRI programs for a variety of subjects, audiences, and learning environments, many of which have been sustained for up to 10 years and counting. The methodology has been expanded and adapted to include different levels of math, science, health, English, Spanish and Portuguese, environmental education, early childhood development, and adult basic education for learners of all ages. In each case, the series has been designed specifically by local specialists to be engaging and to meet learning objectives in that country. After three decades, interest in IRI does not seem to be waning. (See the Annex at the end of this chapter for a list of IRI projects and their current status.) This chapter updates earlier information about interactive radio instruction over the past five years, and introduces two cases where IRI has had an impact in Africa in two ways not captured in the past.1 In Guinea, IRI has gone to scale on an unprecedented level in West Africa to reach students and teachers on a national level. The Guinean IRI series is integrated with teacher development initiatives and is used in almost all primary schools across the nation, with 880,000 students. In Zambia, a new IRI series is being developed that reaches out to students who otherwise would be without schools, and have become increasingly vulnerable due to poverty and the HIV/AIDs. This example shows how IRI can be used effectively to overcome obstacles of access in Africa and to increase the chances that students can receive an education. These examples show how IRI retains its core elements, yet continues to evolve to meet new educational and social challenges.

Using meta ethnography to synthesise qualitative research: A worked example - Britten, Nicky; Campbell, Rona; Pope, Catherine; Donovan, Jenny; Morgan, Myfanwy; Pill, Roisin (Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 2002)
Objectives: To demonstrate the benefits of applying meta ethnography to the synthesis of qualitative research, by means of a worked example. Methods:. Four papers about lay meanings of medicines were arbitrarily chosen. Noblit and Hare's seven-step process for conducting a meta ethnography was employed: getting started; deciding what is relevant to the initial interest; reading the studies; determining how the studies are related; translating the studies into one another; synthesising translations; and expressing the synthesis. Results: Six key concepts were identified: adherence/compliance; self-regulation; aversion; alternative coping strategies; sanctions; and selective disclosure. Four second-order interpretations (derived from the chosen papers) were identified, on the basis of which four third-order interpretations (based on the key concepts and second-order interpretations) were constructed. These were all linked together in a line of argument that accounts for patients' medicine-taking behaviour and communication with health professionals in different settings. Third-order interpretations were developed which were not only consistent with the original results but also extended beyond them. Conclusions: It is possible to use meta ethnography to synthesise the results of qualitative research. The worked example has produced middle-range theories in the form of hypotheses that could be tested by other researchers. © The Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd 2002.

Overcoming barriers to distance training and educatio - Cho, Soomyung; Berge, Zane (USDLA Journal, 2002)
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Sampling issues in design, conduct, and interpretation of international comparative studies of school achievement - Chromy, J.R. (In A.C. Porter, & A. Gamoran (Eds.), Methodological advances in cross-national surveys of educational achievement (pps. 80- 116)., 2002)

Preparing for culturally responsive teaching - Gay, Geneva (Journal of Teacher Education, 2002)

Complicated and complex systems: what would successful reform of Medicare look like? - Glouberman, Sholom; Zimmerman, Brenda (Romanow Papers, 2002)
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The Eritrean Science and Technology Development Agency Establishment Proclamation - Government of Eritrea (2002)

Professional Development and Teacher Change - Guskey, Thomas R. (Teachers and Teaching, 2002)
This article describes a model of teacher change originally presented nearly two decades ago (Guskey, 1986) that began my long and warm friendship with Michael Huberman. The model portrays the temporal sequence of events from professional development experiences to enduring change in teachers’ attitudes and perceptions. Research evidence supporting the model is summarized and the conditions under which change might be facilitated are described. The development and presentation of this model initiated a series of professional collaborations between Michael and myself, and led to the development of our co-edited book, Professional Development in Education: new paradigms and practices (Guskey & Huberman, 1995), which was named `Book of the Year’ by the National Staff Development Council in 1996.

Teacher learning for educational change: A systems thinking approach - Hoban, Garry Francis; Hoban, Garry F. (Open University Press Buckingham, 2002)

Definition of Dyslexia - International Dyslexia Association (2002)
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Information and communication technologies in teacher education: a planning guide - Khvilon, Evgueni; Patru, Mariana (UNESCO, 2002)
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Mother-tongue education in South Africa: the weight of history - Klerk, Gerda de (2002)

Policies and Guidelines - National Commission for Science and Technology (2002)

Action research and the transfer of reflective approaches to in-service education and training (INSET) for unqualified and underqualified primary teachers in Namibia - O’Sullivan, Margo C. (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2002)
The literature on training approaches for both pre-service and in-service teacher training has been dominated since the 1980s by reﬂective approaches. This has undoubtedly inﬂuenced the relatively recent introduction of reﬂective approaches in developing countries. This article explores efforts, within an action research study of a 3-year (1995–1997) In-service Education and Training (INSET) programme, to implement reﬂective approaches in the training of unqualiﬁed and underqualiﬁed primary teachers in Namibia. The study raises ‘transfer’ questions concerning the appropriateness of reﬂective approaches, as conceptualised in western contexts, for these teachers. It led to the adaptation of these approaches and ultimately the development of an approach termed the ‘structured reﬂection’ approach, which was within the professional capability of the teachers to implement at the time of the study. Action research was used to develop this approach. r 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Hierarchical linear models: applications and data analysis methods - Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Bryk, Anthony S. (Advanced quantitative techniques in the social sciences, 2002)
Keywords: Linear models (Statistics); Social sciences; Statistical methods

Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students. Technical and Administration Manual. - Renzulli, Joseph S.; Smith, Linda H.; White, Alan J.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Hartman, Robert K.; Westberg, Karen L. (ERIC, 2002)
This manual describes development and use of the revised "Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students" (SRBCSS-R), a teacher judgment instrument appropriate for use as one measure in the identification of gifted students. Part 1 explains the judgmental and empirical procedures used to revise the items on the original SRBCSS-R and the methods for conducting two field test administrations of the revised scales. It also presents the results from the analyses and the reliability and validity evidence. Two tables summarize the construct validity data and the criterion-related data on teacher judgment measures. Part 2 provides instructions for administering and interpreting the SRBCSS-R and describes purposes for using the scales, guidelines for using the scales correctly, a teacher training exercise, and how to establish local norms. Five appendices include: the second field test version of the SRBCSS-R, a brief scale for rating student performance in a gifted program, a sample SRBCSS-R, the full teacher-training exercise for using the SRBCSS-R, guidelines for calculating local percentile rank norms, and an article, "A Practical System for Identifying Gifted and Talented Students" by Joseph S. Renzulli. (DB)
Keywords: Ability Identification; Academically Gifted; Behavior Rating Scales; Elementary Secondary Education; Test Interpretation; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Testing

Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference - Shadish, William R; Cook, Thomas D; Campbell, Donald T (Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 2002)

Aid Effectiveness and Policy Ownership - Sobhan, R (Development and Change, 2002)

Two degrees of separation in complex food webs - Williams, Richard J.; Berlow, Eric L.; Dunne, Jennifer A.; Barabási, Albert-László; Martinez, Neo D. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002)

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF) - World Health Organization (2002)

What makes professional development effective? Results from a national sample of teachers - Garet, Michael; Porter, Andrew; Desimone, Laura; Birman, Beatrice; Yoon, Kwang Suk (American Educational Research Journal - AMER EDUC RES J, 2001)
This study uses a national probability sample of 1,027 mathematics and science teachers to provide the first large-scale empirical comparison of effects of different characteristics of professional development on teachers’ learning. Results, based on ordinary least squares regression, indicate three core features of professional development activities that have significant, positive effects on teachers’ self-reported increases in knowledge and skills and changes in classroom practice: (a) focus on content knowledge; (b) opportunities for active learning; and (c) coherence with other learning activities. It is primarily through these core features that the following structural features significantly affect teacher learning: (a) the form of the activity (e.g., workshop vs. study group); (b) collective participation of teachers from the same school, grade, or subject; and (c) the duration of the activity.

The Tertiary Education Commission Act - Kabbah, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan (2001)

The National Council for Technical , Vocational and other Academic Awards Act - Kabbah, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan (2001)

The Polytechnics Act - Kabbah, President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan (2001)

Affordability and cost-effectiveness: decision-making on the cost-effectiveness plane - Sendi, P. P.; Briggs, A. H. (Health Economics, 2001)
Much recent research interest has focused on handling uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis and in particular the calculation of confidence intervals for incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). Problems of interpretation when ICERs are negative have led to two important and related developments: the use of the net-benefit statistic and the presentation of uncertainty in cost-effectiveness analysis using acceptability curves. However, neither of these developments directly addresses the problem that decision-makers are constrained by a fixed-budget and may not be able to fund new, more expensive interventions, even if they have been shown to represent good value for money. In response to this limitation, the authors introduce the affordability curve which reflects the probability that a programme is affordable for a wide range of threshold budgets. The authors argue that the joint probability an intervention is affordable and cost-effective is more useful for decision-making since it captures both dimensions of the decision problem faced by those responsible for health service budgets.

The Relations of Early Television Viewing to School Readiness and Vocabulary of Children from Low-Income Families: The Early Window Project - Wright, John; Huston, Aletha; Murphy, Kimberlee; Peters, Michelle; Pinõn, M.; Scantlin, R.; Kotler, Jennifer (Child development, 2001)
For two cohorts of children from low- to moderate-income families, time-use diaries of television viewing were collected over 3 years (from ages 2-5 and 4-7 years, respectively), and tests of reading, math, receptive vocabulary, and school readiness were administered annually. Relations between viewing and performance were tested in path analyses with controls for home environment quality and primary language (English or Spanish). Viewing child-audience informative programs between ages 2 and 3 predicted high subsequent performance on all four measures of academic skills. For both cohorts, frequent viewers of general-audience programs performed more poorly on subsequent tests than did infrequent viewers of such programs. Children's skills also predicted later viewing, supporting a bidirectional model. Children with good skills at age 5 selected more child-audience informative programs and fewer cartoons in their early elementary years. Children with lower skills at age 3 shifted to viewing more general-audience programs by ages 4 and 5. The results affirm the conclusion that the relations of television viewed to early academic skills depend primarily on the content of the programs viewed.

Double-Shift Secondary Schools: Possibilities and Issues - Linden, Toby (2001)

Constructivist learning systems: a new paradigm - Weiqi Li (Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, 2001)
The educational enterprise is in the midst of a philosophical shift from a behaviorist to a constructivist paradigm. If constructivism is to be taken seriously as a new educational paradigm in the information age, learning technology R&D must pay more attention to learners instead of teachers. A constructivist learning environment (CLE) is a technology-rich, open place where a learner can use a variety of tools and information resources in his pursuit of learning goals and problem-solving activities. Wherein the learner can draw upon information resources and tools to actively construct knowledge, generate a diverse array of ideas, develop multiple modes of representation, engage in social interaction, and solve authentic problems. Four major elements are bound together by their roles in the establishment of a CLE: public knowledge system; distributed instructional system; learning community; constructivist learning system.
Keywords: Buildings; CLE; Collaborative work; Education; Educational technology; Information technology; Learning systems; Problem-solving; Process control; Research and development; Shape; constructivist learning environments; constructivist learning systems; constructivist paradigm; distributed instructional system; educational enterprise; educational paradigm; educational technology; human factors; information age; information resources; learning community; learning goals; learning technology R&d; philosophical shift; problem-solving activities; public knowledge system; social aspects of automation; social interaction; teaching; user interfaces

Digital Divide in Developing Countries - Lu, Ming-te (Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 2001)

IT and Education for the Poorest of the Poor: Constraints, Possibilities, and Principles - Wagner, Daniel (TechKnowLogia: International Journal for the Advancement of Knowledge and Learning, 2001)
Long before the term "Digital Divide" became a common term to describe gaps between the rich and poor in the effective access and use of information technology (IT), most policy makers, researchers and practitioners could at least agree on one thing: Reaching the poorest of the poor was going to be the most difficult of challenges.
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Individual Differences in Cognitive Planning on the Tower of Hanoi Task: Neuropsychological Maturity or Measurement Error? - Bishop, D. V. M.; Aamodt-Leeper, G.; Creswell, C.; McGurk, R.; Skuse, D. H. (The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 2001)
The Tower of Hanoi (ToH) task was given to 238 children aged from 7 to 15 years, and 20 adults. Individual variation within an age band was substantial. ToH score did not correlate significantly with Verbal IQ, nor with ability to inhibit a prepotent response. We readministered the ToH to 45 children after 30 to 40 days. The test-retest correlation of ·5 is low in relation to accepted psychometric standards, though at least as high as reliability of the related Tower of London (ToL) in adults. The reasons for low reliability remain unclear; task novelty did not seem to be involved, as children did not improve on retest. We conclude that it is not safe to use this test to index integrity or maturation of underlying neurological systems in children. We compared our results with three published studies using the ToL with children, and found similar levels of performance on problems involving the same number of moves. Another study using automated ToL obtained much poorer scores, suggesting that computerised presentation may impair children's performance.
Keywords: Assessment; executive function; psychometrics

Development as Freedom - Sen, Amartya (OUP Oxford, 2001)
In Development as Freedom Amartya Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence millions of people living in the Third World are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves, they are denied elementary freedoms and remain imprisoned in one way or another by economic poverty, social deprivation, political tyranny or cultural authoritarianism. The main purpose of development is to spread freedom and its 'thousand charms' to the unfree citizens. Freedom, Sen persuasively argues, is at once the ultimate goal of social and economic arrangements and the most efficient means of realizing general welfare. Social institutions like markets, political parties, legislatures, the judiciary, and the media contribute to development by enhancing individual freedom and are in turn sustained by social values. Values, institutions, development, and freedom are all closely interrelated, and Sen links them together in an elegant analytical framework. By asking 'What is the relation between our collective economic wealth and our individual ability to live as we would like?' and by incorporating individual freedom as a social commitment into his analysis Sen allows economics once again, as it did in the time of Adam Smith, to address the social basis of individual well-being and freedom.
Keywords: Business & Economics / Economics / General; Political Science / General

School Culture and School Performance: An Explorative Study into the Organizational Culture of Secondary Schools and Their Effects - Maslowski, Ralf (2001)
Thesis (doctoral)--University of Twente, 2001.
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