The 50 MW Garissa Solar Power Plant - Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation

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.

2Dsearch: Facilitating reproducible and valid searching in evidence synthesis - Russell-Rose, T; Shokraneh, F (BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Blockchain in schools and colleges - Rustagi, Nimish; Chakraborti, Anirban

Leveraging mathematics software data to understand student learning and motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic - Rutherford, Teomara; Duck, Kerry; Rosenberg, Joshua M.; Patt, Raymond (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022)

Ruzivo Digital Learning | Home - Ruzivo Digital Learning (2020)

e-Learning Platform - Rwanda Education Board (2019)

Rwanda Education Board - Rwanda Education Board (2018)

Welcome to RISA - Rwanda Information Society Authority (2019)

2018 Education Statistics - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2018)

Education Sector Strategic Plan 2018/2019 to 2023/2024 - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2018)

ICT in Education Policy - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2016)

Implementation Framework for ICT in Education - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2016)

Keeping the Doors Open for Learning: Response Plan of Ministry of Education to the COVID-19 Outbreak - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2020)

Official Gazette nº 39 of 24/09/2018 - Rwanda Ministry of Education (2018)

7 Years Government Programme: National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) - Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (2017)

Smart Rwanda 2020 Master Plan - Rwanda Ministry of ICT and Innovation (2015)

ICT : Rwanda and Republic of Korea Sign $7 Million to Support IT Development in Schools - Rwanda Podium (2017)

Elearning- Rwanda Polytechnic - Rwanda Polytechnic (2020)

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions - Ryan, Richard M.; Deci, Edward L. (Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2020)

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: classic definitions and new directions - Ryan, Richard M.; Deci, Edward L. (Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2000)
Intrinsic and extrinsic types of motivation have been widely studied, and the distinction between them has shed important light on both developmental and educational practices. In this review we revisit the classic definitions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in light of contemporary research and theory. Intrinsic motivation remains an important construct, reflecting the natural human propensity to learn and assimilate. However, extrinsic motivation is argued to vary considerably in its relative autonomy and thus can either reflect external control or true self-regulation. The relations of both classes of motives to basic human needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness are discussed.

Targeted Remedial Education: Experimental Evidence from Peru - Saavedra, Juan E; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, Mariana (Inter-American Development Bank, 2017)
Improving learning among low-achieving students is a challenge in education. We present results from the first randomized experiment of an inquiry-based remedial science education program for low-performing elementary students in a developing-country setting. Third-grade students in 48 low-income public elementary schools in Metropolitan Lima who score at the bottom half of their school distribution in a science test taken at the beginning of the school year are randomly assigned to receive up to 16 remedial science tutoring sessions of 90 minutes each. Control group compliance with assignment is close to perfect. Treatment group compliance is 40 percent, equivalent to 4.5 tutoring sessions, or a 4 percent increase in total science instruction time. Despite the low treatment intensity, students assigned to the remedial sessions score 0.12 standard deviations higher on a science endline test, with all gains concentrated among boys. We find no evidence of remedial education producing within-student spillovers to other subject areas (math or reading) or spillovers on other students in the classroom. We conclude that low-intensity remedial education can have an effect on science learning among low-achieving students.

Pakistan’s Award-winning Learning Apps for Kids - SABAQ

Pakistan’s Award-winning Learning Apps for Kids - SABAQ (2020)

Free Videos & Tests, Grades K-12, Pakistan - Sabaq Foundation
Sabaq Foundation provides more than 14000 FREE video lectures and tests for grades K-12 Pakistani students. It was founded in 2012 as a non-profit Trust.

Free Videos & Tests, Grades K-12, Pakistan - Sabaq Foundation (2020)
Sabaq Foundation provides more than 14000 FREE video lectures and tests for grades K-12 Pakistani students. It was founded in 2012 as a non-profit Trust.

The permanent input hypothesis : the case of textbooks and (no) student learning in Sierra Leone - Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Evans, David K.; Marshak, Anastasia (Policy research working paper : WPS, 2014)

Better Than Most: Teacher Beliefs about Effort and Ability in Uganda - Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Kacker, Kanishka; Habyarimana, James (World Bank, 2018)
Do teachers have accurate beliefs about their effort and ability? This paper explores this through a survey experiment in public-private partnership schools in Uganda, wherein teacher self-beliefs are contrasted with their beliefs about other teachers in the same school. The study finds that, on average, teachers tend to rate ability, effort, and job satisfaction more positively for themselves than for other teachers. This tendency is called high relative self-regard. The study finds no systematic evidence of high relative self-regard around perceptions of student engagement quality and available support structures. More experienced teachers are less likely to exhibit high relative self-regard, while teachers showing low effort are more likely to exhibit it. This is analogous to the Dunning-Kruger effect in psychology, except respondents rate themselves as better than most (not better than average) and variation is explored over effort (not cognitive ability). High relative self-regard is less pronounced in owner-managed public-private partnership schools, suggesting that when principle-agent problems are less severe, schools find ways to correct for inaccurate teacher self-beliefs. These results provide suggestive evidence of cognitive biases that help teachers rationalize suboptimal effort in the classroom. This in turn points to the importance of providing objective feedback to teachers about their effort and performance as one potential way to improve their performance. Teacher self-beliefs are important areas of intervention because they are likely to affect how teachers optimize their effort and training investments. Self-beliefs are also likely to affect how teachers respond to changes in incentive and accountability regimes.
Keywords: Absenteeism; Accountability; Education; Incentives; Public-Private Partnerships; Self-Belief; Self-Regard; Subjective Assessment; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Effort

Using educational transitions to estimate learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures: The case of Complementary Basic Education in Ghana - Sabates, Ricardo; Carter, Emma; Stern, Jonathan M.B. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2021)
• Estimate learning losses during grade transition for disadvantaged and previously out of school students in Ghana. • The estimated average learning loss is around 66 % of previous learning gains in foundational numeracy during this transition period. • Widening gaps in learning loss are found according to availability of home learning support, as well as home learning resources. • Learning at home and in communities has to be reimagined if gains are to be achieved and losses are to be mitigated in the post-COVID 19 era. Learning loss is expected for millions of children who have been out of school as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, it is uncertain how much learning will be lost and how wide the gaps may be for disadvantaged children. This paper uses a unique longitudinal dataset to estimate learning loss during a three-month transition from Complementary Basic Education to government schools in Ghana. Our results show an average learning loss of 66 % of previous learning gains in foundational numeracy during this transition period. More importantly, we estimate widening gaps in learning loss according to lack of home learning support, as well as lack of home learning resources. Our results have implications for the provision of learning activities and support at home, not just during current school closures due to COVID-19, but also during transitions between academic years.
Keywords: BASIC education; CHILDREN with social disabilities; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 school closure; EDUCATIONAL outcomes; Equity; Ghana; Learning; Literacy; Numeracy; SCHOOL closings

School drop out in Bangladesh: insights using panel data - Sabatés, Ricardo; Hossain, Altaf; Lewin, Keith M. (International Journal of Educational Development, 2013)
This paper examines the relative strength of different factors associated with school drop out using data collected between 2007 and 2009 in Bangladesh. A sample of 9046 children, aged 4-15, was selected across six districts for a household survey focusing on children's school access and experiences. Two groups of children were identified: those who were enrolled in school in both 2007 and 2009 and those who dropped out by 2009. Using a multivariate logit model, results show age and gender, together with financial constraints, such as lack of income and school expenditure, as the top predictors of school drop out. Two other important predictors are lack of parental support for children's school work and school absenteeism. This paper identifies some possible interventions that could reduce school drop out. These include campaigns to reduce late entry and overage enrolment, reductions in direct costs of schooling, and more support for low achieving children to compensate for lack of educational support at home.

Assessing cost-effectiveness with equity of a programme targeting marginalised girls in secondary schools in Tanzania - Sabates, Ricardo; Rose, Pauline; Alcott, Benjamin; Delprato, Marcos (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2020)

Assessing cost-effectiveness with equity of a programme targeting marginalised girls in secondary schools in Tanzania - Sabates, Ricardo; Rose, Pauline; Alcott, Benjamin; Delprato, Marcos (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2021)
Cost-effectiveness studies rarely pay explicit attention to whether resources are used effectively to benefit the most marginalised. By linking a quasi-experimental design with detailed financial information, we analyse the cost-effectiveness of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)’s programme in Tanzania. The programme provides targeted, multi-dimensional support to marginalised girls in government secondary schools in deprived rural areas. We find the cost-effectiveness of CAMFED’s programme to be similar to interventions designed for more advantaged populations who are easier (and less costly) to reach. There is further evidence of positive spill-over effects to boys in the schools supported by CAMFED.
Keywords: Cost effectiveness; Girls’ Education; Tanzania; equity

Assessing cost-effectiveness with equity of a programme targeting marginalised girls in secondary schools in Tanzania - Sabates, Ricardo; Rose, Pauline; Alcott, Benjamin; Delprato, Marcos (Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2021)
Cost-effectiveness studies rarely pay explicit attention to whether resources are used effectively to benefit the most marginalised. By linking a quasi-experimental design with detailed financial information, we analyse the cost-effectiveness of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED)’s programme in Tanzania. The programme provides targeted, multi-dimensional support to marginalised girls in government secondary schools in deprived rural areas. We find the cost-effectiveness of CAMFED’s programme to be similar to interventions designed for more advantaged populations who are easier (and less costly) to reach. There is further evidence of positive spill-over effects to boys in the schools supported by CAMFED.
Keywords: Cost effectiveness; Girls’ Education; Tanzania; equity

Cost-effectiveness with equity: Raising learning for marginalised girls through Camfed's programme in Tanzania - Sabates, Ricardo; Rose, Pauline; Delprato, Marcos; Alcott, Benjamin (Policy Paper No. 18/2 (REAL Centre, University of Cambridge, 2018), 2018)
This policy paper provides a cost-effectiveness analysis of Camfed’s programme in Tanzania. Camfed’s programme adopts a multidimensional approach that is aimed at reaching marginalised girls at risk of dropping out from secondary schools by using interventions that are aimed at both increasing their chances of staying in school and learning.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; _not_EdTechHub

Embracing EdTech: four critical questions answered through a rapid prototype programme on teachers’ professional development (TPD) - Sabbab, Salman; Shakil, Abdullah All; Alam, Faria (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Seventy-one teachers participating in the ‘Onneshon’ prototype were flooding the WhatsApp group with messages about the challenges and hiccups they were experiencing, either with watching the video content or with taking a quiz in the first two weeks. Problems were pouring in and so were solutions being innovated and offered through diverse channels. In the space of two weeks, the…
Keywords: _EdTechHub_Output

From OLPC XO to Positivo: Rwanda Sets the Bar Higher - Sabiiti, Daniel (KT PRESS, 2019)
Rwanda is set to distribute a new model computers that will change the ways in which primary school children learn and practice information communication and technology (ICT) lessons under the one laptop per child (OLPC) program. This move comes ahead of the review of the four year-ICT in educati

Student Privacy and Educational Data Mining: Perspectives from Industry. - Sabourin, Jennifer; Kosturko, Lucy; FitzGerald, Clare; McQuiggan, Scott (International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Interview with the Statistics, Research & Information Management Directorate on data governance practices within the Ghana Ministry of Education. - Sackey, Robert (2023)

The futility of attempting to codify academic achievement standards | SpringerLink - Sadler, Royce (2009)

Systematic Review using a Spiral approach with Machine Learning - Saeidmehr, Amirhossein; Steel, Piers; Samavati, Faramarz (2023)
With the accelerating growth of the academic corpus, doubling every nine years, machine learning is a promising avenue to make systematic review manageable. Though several notable advancements have already been made, the incorporation of machine learning is less than optimal, still relying on a sequential, staged process designed to accommodate a purely human approach, exemplified by PRISMA. Here, we test a spiral, alternating or oscillating approach, where full-text screening is done intermittently with title/abstract screening, which we examine in three datasets by simulation under 360 conditions comprised of different algorithmic classifiers, feature extractions, prioritization rules, data types, and information provided (e.g., title/abstract, full-text included). Overwhelmingly, the results favored a spiral processing approach with Logistic Regression, TF-IDF for vectorization, and Maximum Probability for prioritization. Results demonstrate up to a 90% improvement over traditional machine learning methodologies, especially for databases with fewer eligible articles. With these advancements, the screening component of most systematic reviews should remain functionally achievable for another one to two decades.
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Co-creation of OER by teachers and teacher educators in Colombia - Sáenz Rodríguez, María del Pilar; Pino, Ulises Hernandez; Hernández, Yoli Marcela (Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South, 2017)
This chapter, based on research conducted by members of the Collaborative CoCreation of Open Educational Resources by Teachers and Teacher Educators in Colombia (coKREA) project, assesses whether and how a contextually based, bottomup approach to the promotion and advocacy of Open Educational Resources (OER) – in which teachers are encouraged to collaboratively co-create resources – supports the adoption of OER in Colombian schools. The study, conducted with public school teachers in southwestern Colombia, used a Participatory Action Research approach, in which the object of study is not external to the researchers, as the social practices under study are performed by the same subjects who are conducting the investigation. This allows teachers to identify possibilities of OER in their own educational practices, as well as the conditions required for their adoption, based on collective thinking processes immersed in their own sociocultural contexts. A call for research participation was issued to teachers who were experienced in using information and communication technologies (ICT) in their teaching. The data collection process was undertaken through administration of a series of online questionnaires (completed by 19 teachers), a survey (completed by 248 teachers), webinars (in which 28 teachers connected and 14 participated actively), unstructured telephone interviews (with 30 teachers) and a series of focus group discussions (with a cohort of 49 teacher educators, teachers and students). A face-to-face workshop was also conducted with teachers to provide an introduction to OER, after which they identified challenges to incorporating OER into their pedagogical practices and discussed their own OER-related activities.
Keywords: __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:3123702; __finaldtb; auto_merged

Co-creation of OER by teachers and teacher educators in Colombia - Sáenz Rodríguez, María del Pilar; Pino, Ulises Hernandez; Hernández, Yoli Marcela (Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South, 2017)
This chapter, based on research conducted by members of the Collaborative CoCreation of Open Educational Resources by Teachers and Teacher Educators in Colombia (coKREA) project, assesses whether and how a contextually based, bottomup approach to the promotion and advocacy of Open Educational Resources (OER) – in which teachers are encouraged to collaboratively co-create resources – supports the adoption of OER in Colombian schools. The study, conducted with public school teachers in southwestern Colombia, used a Participatory Action Research approach, in which the object of study is not external to the researchers, as the social practices under study are performed by the same subjects who are conducting the investigation. This allows teachers to identify possibilities of OER in their own educational practices, as well as the conditions required for their adoption, based on collective thinking processes immersed in their own sociocultural contexts. A call for research participation was issued to teachers who were experienced in using information and communication technologies (ICT) in their teaching. The data collection process was undertaken through administration of a series of online questionnaires (completed by 19 teachers), a survey (completed by 248 teachers), webinars (in which 28 teachers connected and 14 participated actively), unstructured telephone interviews (with 30 teachers) and a series of focus group discussions (with a cohort of 49 teacher educators, teachers and students). A face-to-face workshop was also conducted with teachers to provide an introduction to OER, after which they identified challenges to incorporating OER into their pedagogical practices and discussed their own OER-related activities.
Keywords: __:import:02; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:3123702; __finaldtb

REPENSER L’ÉDUCATION ET LA PÉDAGOGIE DANS UNE PERSPECTIVE AFRICAINE - SAGAYAR, MOUSSA MOHAMED; AKKARI, ABDELJALIL; GANDOLFI, STEFANIA
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Using Digital Video in Rural Indian Schools: A Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement - Sahni, Urvashi; Gupta, Rahul; Hull, Glynda; Javid, Paul; Setia, Tanuja; Toyama, Kentaro; Wang, Randy (2008)
This research explores the deployment of model lessons through digital video as part of an in-service effort to engage teachers in government and private rural Indian schools and non-formal educational settings. Our mixed method design combined tests of skills in English and math with participant observation and videotaping of English and math instruction for 100 children in 3 rural schools and 1 non-formal setting over eight months. In this paper we present analyses of test score data and interactional patterns, followed by a qualitative examination of how one teacher appropriated pedagogical and subject matter knowledge from the model video lessons. Specifically, the data show gains in test scores of subject matter knowledge; children in classes that were part of the intervention scored almost 400% higher in English and almost 300% higher in math than did children in a comparison school. There were changes as well in classroom interactional patterns, suggesting that teachers became more student-centered in their approaches. The qualitative data illustrate how one teacher used and learned from the model lessons over time—for example, acquiring pedagogical strategies for interacting with the children and learning to connect classroom topics to the children’s local social worlds. Most generally, the data demonstrate how a network of teachers, schools, computer professionals, and teacher educators can reconfigure flows of information, tools, people, and texts, creating a band of geospatial opportunity within which the educational and social spaces of inhabitants of remote villages can be improved, allowing them hopeful entry to some of the advantages of a digital information age.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Using Digital Video in Rural Indian Schools: A Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement - Sahni, Urvashi; Gupta, Rahul; Hull, Glynda; Javid, Paul; Setia, Tanuja; Toyama, Kentaro; Wang, Randy (2008)
This research explores the deployment of model lessons through digital video as part of an in-service effort to engage teachers in government and private rural Indian schools and non-formal educational settings. Our mixed method design combined tests of skills in English and math with participant observation and videotaping of English and math instruction for 100 children in 3 rural schools and 1 non-formal setting over eight months. In this paper we present analyses of test score data and interactional patterns, followed by a qualitative examination of how one teacher appropriated pedagogical and subject matter knowledge from the model video lessons. Specifically, the data show gains in test scores of subject matter knowledge; children in classes that were part of the intervention scored almost 400% higher in English and almost 300% higher in math than did children in a comparison school. There were changes as well in classroom interactional patterns, suggesting that teachers became more student-centered in their approaches. The qualitative data illustrate how one teacher used and learned from the model lessons over time—for example, acquiring pedagogical strategies for interacting with the children and learning to connect classroom topics to the children’s local social worlds. Most generally, the data demonstrate how a network of teachers, schools, computer professionals, and teacher educators can reconfigure flows of information, tools, people, and texts, creating a band of geospatial opportunity within which the educational and social spaces of inhabitants of remote villages can be improved, allowing them hopeful entry to some of the advantages of a digital information age.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Using Digital Video in Rural Indian Schools: A Study of Teacher Development and Student Achievement - Sahni, Urvashi; Gupta, Rahul; Hull, Glynda; Javid, Paul; Setia, Tanuja; Toyama, Kentaro; Wang, Randy (Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 2008)
This research explores the deployment of model lessons through digital video as part of an in-service effort to engage teachers in government and private rural Indian schools and non-formal educational settings. Our mixed method design combined tests of skills in English and math with participant observation and videotaping of English and math instruction for 100 children in 3 rural schools and 1 non-formal setting over eight months. In this paper we present analyses of test score data and interactional patterns, followed by a qualitative examination of how one teacher appropriated pedagogical and subject matter knowledge from the model video lessons. Specifically, the data show gains in test scores of subject matter knowledge; children in classes that were part of the intervention scored almost 400% higher in English and almost 300% higher in math than did children in a comparison school. There were changes as well in classroom interactional patterns, suggesting that teachers became more student-centered in their approaches. The qualitative data illustrate how one teacher used and learned from the model lessons over time—for example, acquiring pedagogical strategies for interacting with the children and learning to connect classroom topics to the children’s local social worlds. Most generally, the data demonstrate how a network of teachers, schools, computer professionals, and teacher educators can reconfigure flows of information, tools, people, and texts, creating a band of geospatial opportunity within which the educational and social spaces of inhabitants of remote villages can be improved, allowing them hopeful entry to some of the advantages of a digital information age.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Sierra Leone series: Plan International and the importance of community support for distance teacher professional development programmes - Saidu, Arthur; Casado, Eusebio Rincon; Shergill, Maggie; McBurnie, Chris (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Over the past few months, the EdTech Hub team has analysed and mapped the EdTech research landscape in Sierra Leone. In doing so, we have met a number of individuals and organisations that are exploring if and how technology can support the country’s education sector.  In week four, we met with Arthur Saidu, Eusebio Rincon Casado and Maggie Shergill from…
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodoETH

Demonstrating a situated learning approach for in-service teacher education in rural India: The Quality Education Programme in Rajasthan - Saigal, Anju (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2012)
Recent educational policy in India has repositioned elementary school teachers as active, reflective practitioners, not just ‘deliverers’ of syllabus material. This article examines innovations in teacher support in Rajasthan's government schools through the ‘Quality Education Program.’ Drawing on qualitative research of collaborative learning processes, the paper discusses two support strategies used by the program: professional dialogic interactions and modeling of pedagogic strategies, which paralleled introductory or developmental phases within a ‘collaborative apprenticeship model’ of teacher professional development. In doing so, the paper outlines the potential of situated, collaborative approaches for Indian in-service teacher education and education development reform, more broadly.

Improving Student Teachers' Digital Pedagogy through Meaningful Learning Activities - Sailin, Siti Nazuar; Mahmor, Noor Aida (Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2018)
Purpose: This study aims to examine the attributes of meaningful learning that student teachers perceived as enabling them to improve their digital pedagogy. It is concerned with how the meaningful learning activities help to prepare student teachers to successfully integrate digital technologies in their future teaching practice. Methodology: This study adopted a qualitative research design and was underpinned by a meaningful learning theory as the theoretical and analytical framework. A total of 24 final year student teachers participated in this study. Data were mainly collected through student teachers' reflections regarding their learning experience. Thematic analysis was utilized to analyze and present the findings. Findings: The findings offer some important insights into how the learning activities carried out in this Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project have directly and indirectly accelerated the acquisition of all the five attributes of meaningful learning. The findings of this study reveal that meaningful learning activities contribute to the improvement of the student teachers' knowledge of and skills in using Web 2.0. This improvement has boosted their confidence to integrate digital pedagogy in future teaching practices. The findings also indicate that although student teachers value their experiences in meaningful learning activities, they have some concerns regarding firstly, their capacities in applying digital pedagogy and secondly, the practicality of integrating Web 2.0 tools in the school setting because of several inherent limitations. Significance: Meaningful learning activities when incorporated into teacher training programmes will expose student teachers to authentic experiences which will be beneficial for their own learning and future teaching practice.
Keywords: Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; Learning Activities; Preservice Teachers; Self Esteem; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Technological Literacy; Technology Integration; Technology Uses in Education; Web 2.0 Technologies

Supporting Change in Literacy Instruction in Malawi - Sailors, Misty; Hoffman, James V.; Pearson, P. David; McClung, Nicola; Shin, Jaran; Phiri, Liveness Mwale; Saka, Tionge (Reading Research Quarterly, 2014)
In this study, we examined the effectiveness of an innovative approach to literacy instruction in Malawi on teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and instructional practices. Two groups participated in the study: Treatment teachers received complementary teaching and learning materials, workshops, and directive coaching, and control teachers received no intervention. After this five-month intervention, treatment teachers were significantly more comfortable with their languages of instruction and were more positive about their teaching ability, beliefs about the learning materials in their classroom, and beliefs about the culture of reading in their communities than control teachers were. There were no significant differences between groups when we analyzed their teaching practices or the engagement of their students. The coaching model proved to be associated with changes in teachers' beliefs and perceptions on many of our variables. These findings suggest that the program under examination was successful in promoting the conditions for success (teacher beliefs and perceptions). Further, the findings suggest that the implementation of coaching was an important source of support in implementing changes.
Keywords: Adult; C:Malawi; Childhood; Coaching; Decoding; Discussion; Early childhood; English as a second language; English for speakers of other languages; English language learners; English learners; Experimental; Fairy tales; Family literacy; Home language; Home-school connections; In-service; Instructional models; Language learners; Literature; Literature-based instruction; Oral language; Parental involvement; Phonics; Program evaluation; Reading strategies; Research methodology; School based; Sight words; Sociocultural; Socioeconomic factors; Strategies; Supplementary resources; Teacher education; Textbooks; and materials; folk tales; methods; phonemic awareness; phonological awareness; professional development; quasi-experimental; word recognition

Not just for special occasions: supporting the professional learning of teachers through critical reflection with audio-visual information - Saito, Eisuke; Khong, Thi Diem Hang (Reflective Practice, 2017)
Despite increased use of professional learning communities in the teacher education field, they do not necessarily guarantee change in teachers’ daily practice. This study is a multiple case study of three school leaders in Vietnam to connect their teachers’ learning and practice by utilising visual records. In the cases studied, we see a progression of models of joint reflection based on visual information, from only occasional reflection to daily critical reflection, the latter of which the authors call ‘vide-flection’ referring to a process for people to consider their actions, thoughts, or experiences by utilising video-recorded images. For joint vide-flection, school leaders visit every classroom for several minutes every day to observe the wellbeing and learning of pupils and video-record struggles or breakthroughs in children’s learning; they share those images with teachers to jointly reflect on the situations. Through this vide-flection, teachers develop more detailed awareness of pupils needs.
Keywords: Reflective practice; Vietnam; critical reflection; professional learning; teacher professional development; vide-flection

Not just for special occasions: supporting the professional learning of teachers through critical reflection with audio-visual information - Saito, Eisuke; Khong, Thi Diem Hang (Reflective Practice, 2017)
Despite increased use of professional learning communities in the teacher education field, they do not necessarily guarantee change in teachers’ daily practice. This study is a multiple case study of three school leaders in Vietnam to connect their teachers’ learning and practice by utilising visual records. In the cases studied, we see a progression of models of joint reflection based on visual information, from only occasional reflection to daily critical reflection, the latter of which the authors call ‘vide-flection’ referring to a process for people to consider their actions, thoughts, or experiences by utilising video-recorded images. For joint vide-flection, school leaders visit every classroom for several minutes every day to observe the wellbeing and learning of pupils and video-record struggles or breakthroughs in children’s learning; they share those images with teachers to jointly reflect on the situations. Through this vide-flection, teachers develop more detailed awareness of pupils needs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Keywords: ADULTS; AUDIOVISUAL aids in education; AUDIOVISUAL materials; CRITICAL thinking studies; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EDUCATION; FOCUS groups; INTERVIEWING; PROFESSIONAL education; PROFESSIONAL employee training; REFLECTION (Philosophy); RESEARCH funding; Reflective practice; SCHOOL administrators; TEACHER training; TEACHING; THEMATIC analysis; VIETNAM; Vietnam; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099873; __finaldtb; critical reflection; professional learning; teacher professional development; vide-flection

Digitalization in teaching and education in Malawi - Saka, Tionge Weddington (2021)

The effect of using Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) cooperative technique for learning mathematics in secondary schools of Bangladesh - Salam, Abdus; Hossain, Anwar; Rahman, Shahidur (Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 2015)

ICT and students' performance in Pakistan - Salam, Shafaq; Yang, Mengke; Shaheen, Aliya; Movahedipour, Mahmood; Zeng, Jianqiu (Human Systems Management, 2017)
Traditionally, education emphasizes on the use of textbooks for the acquisition of knowledge. However, educational settings around the world are now emphasizing on digital curricula that promote competences and performance. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on students' performance. Knowing the importance of ICT for education, the private schools of Pakistan emphasize the use of ICT; however, public schools lag behind in the ICT infrastructure, thereby producing a digital divide. This research conducted a survey with 150 public and private school students of Peshawar District, in the KP province of Pakistan. The results show that the use of ICT acts as a catalyst for improving the quality of education and the students' performance. The study's findings can benefit policy makers who design ICT-based curricula and provide ICT infrastructure for public schools. Moreover, the study's results can help narrow the current digital divide, by providing a high-quality education to public school students.
Keywords: Public schools; comparative analysis; impact of ICT; performance; private; private schools; public-schools; skills

Inclusive early childhood education in Nigeria: the journey so far - Salami, Ishola Akindele (The Journal of International Association of Special Education, 2014)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

COVID-19: impacto psicosocial en la escuela en Chile. Desigualdades y desafíos para Latinoamérica - Salas, Gonzalo; Santander, Priscilla; Precht Gandarillas, Andrea; Scholten, Hernán; Moretti, Renato; López-López, Wilson (Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 38(2), 1-17, 2020)
La pandemia de Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) ha superado los cinco millones de casos en todo el mundo y sus consecuencias han sido devastadoras para la salud y la sociedad en general. Como parte de los protocolos sanitarios que buscan mitigar los efectos de la pandemia, se implementó el cierre de escuelas en la mayoría de los países; Chile no fue la excepción. En el marco de este artículo, se busca dar cuenta del impacto psicosocial de esta medida en las escuelas chilenas y ampliar la reflexión a Latinoamérica. En este sentido, se analizan fundamentalmente las decisiones gubernamentales a partir de la creación del programa Aprendo en Línea y se propone una contextualización y un contraste con las iniciativas adoptadas en otros países, para luego explorar las condiciones del ejercicio de la actividad docente y sus consecuencias en el contexto familiar, para terminar con el impacto en la relación entre las familias y las escuelas. Esto permite visualizar, una vez más, no solo la desigualdad estructural del sistema educativo chileno, sino también su mantenimiento y eventual profundización. Las discusiones y medidas por implementar a partir de la coyuntura actual plantean retos que, más allá del contexto particular de Chile, pueden hacerse extensivos a otros países de Latinoamérica.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

COVID-19: impacto psicosocial en la escuela en Chile. Desigualdades y desafíos para Latinoamérica - Salas, Gonzalo; Santander, Priscilla; Precht Gandarillas, Andrea; Scholten, Hernán; Moretti, Renato; López-López, Wilson (Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 38(2), 1-17, 2020)
La pandemia de Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) ha superado los cinco millones de casos en todo el mundo y sus consecuencias han sido devastadoras para la salud y la sociedad en general. Como parte de los protocolos sanitarios que buscan mitigar los efectos de la pandemia, se implementó el cierre de escuelas en la mayoría de los países; Chile no fue la excepción. En el marco de este artículo, se busca dar cuenta del impacto psicosocial de esta medida en las escuelas chilenas y ampliar la reflexión a Latinoamérica. En este sentido, se analizan fundamentalmente las decisiones gubernamentales a partir de la creación del programa Aprendo en Línea y se propone una contextualización y un contraste con las iniciativas adoptadas en otros países, para luego explorar las condiciones del ejercicio de la actividad docente y sus consecuencias en el contexto familiar, para terminar con el impacto en la relación entre las familias y las escuelas. Esto permite visualizar, una vez más, no solo la desigualdad estructural del sistema educativo chileno, sino también su mantenimiento y eventual profundización. Las discusiones y medidas por implementar a partir de la coyuntura actual plantean retos que, más allá del contexto particular de Chile, pueden hacerse extensivos a otros países de Latinoamérica.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

COVID-19: impacto psicosocial en la escuela en Chile. Desigualdades y desafíos para Latinoamérica - Salas, Gonzalo; Santander, Priscilla; Precht, Andrea; Scholten, Hernán; Moretti, Renato; López-López, Wilson (Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2020)
The Coronavirus-19 (covid-19) pandemic has exceeded five million cases worldwide, and its consequences have been devastating for health and society in general. As part of the health protocols that seek to mitigate the pandemic’s effects, school closures were implemented in most countries, where Chile was no exception. In the framework of this article, we seek to give an account of the psychosocial impact of this initiative on Chilean schools and to broaden the reflection to the rest of Latin America. In this sense, we analyze government decisions since the creation of the Aprendo en Línea [I Learn Online] program and propose a contextualization and a contrast with the measures adopted in other countries. We then explore the conditions of the exercise of the teaching activity, its consequences in the family context, and the impact on the relationship between families and schools. This allows us to visualize, once again, not only the structural inequality of the Chilean education system but also its maintenance and eventual deepening. The discussions and measures to be implemented in the current situation pose challenges that, beyond the context of Chile, can be extended to other Latin American countries.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

COVID-19: impacto psicosocial en la escuela en Chile. Desigualdades y desafíos para Latinoamérica - Salas, Gonzalo; Santander, Priscilla; Precht, Andrea; Scholten, Hernán; Moretti, Renato; López-López, Wilson (Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2020)
The Coronavirus-19 (covid-19) pandemic has exceeded five million cases worldwide, and its consequences have been devastating for health and society in general. As part of the health protocols that seek to mitigate the pandemic’s effects, school closures were implemented in most countries, where Chile was no exception. In the framework of this article, we seek to give an account of the psychosocial impact of this initiative on Chilean schools and to broaden the reflection to the rest of Latin America. In this sense, we analyze government decisions since the creation of the Aprendo en Línea [I Learn Online] program and propose a contextualization and a contrast with the measures adopted in other countries. We then explore the conditions of the exercise of the teaching activity, its consequences in the family context, and the impact on the relationship between families and schools. This allows us to visualize, once again, not only the structural inequality of the Chilean education system but also its maintenance and eventual deepening. The discussions and measures to be implemented in the current situation pose challenges that, beyond the context of Chile, can be extended to other Latin American countries.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

This organization is creating access to virtual classrooms for children in slums - Salaudeen, Aisha; Patrick, Anita (CNN, 2020)
Slum2school is providing access to online learning for underprivileged students in Lagos, Nigeria

SALCAB | Home - SALCAB (2020)

The coding manual for qualitative researchers - Saldana, J. (Sage, 2015)
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The coding manual for qualitative researchers - Saldana, J. (Sage, 2015)
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Technological Hazards in Classroom Instruction: Rebooting the School Education System in Pakistan - Saleem, Khalid; Farid, Shahid; Atiq, Hira (2019)
The classroom instruction had undergone radical changes since the introduction of computers in the 1990s for educational purposes. New techniques and methods of classroom instruction and student-teacher interaction have emerged. The use of ICTs has put forward new prospects for the teachers as well as students. But, the introduction of these media and methods has made it difficult for the teachers to collaborate efficiently with the ever-changing classroom applications. The present study is an effort to disinter the status of the use ICTs for classroom instruction. For this purpose a questionnaire consisting of most common interactive social media apps and classroom instructional materials was used to collect data from the elementary level school teachers. The analysis of data revealed that the teachers are rarely using these apps and materials during their classroom instruction. Moreover, no training had ever been arranged for the teachers to help them use these apps and materials. It is, therefore, recommended that extensive teacher training is needed to enable the teachers for the effective use of ICTs in the classroom. School education cannot be made successful unless the whole system is rebooted through effective measures and productive use of ICTs.
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Five technologies for educational change: Systems thinking, systems design, quality science, change management, instructional technology - Salisbury, David F. (Educational Technology, 1996)

Factors affecting the E-learning acceptance: A case study from UAE - Salloum, Said A.; Al-Emran, Mostafa; Shaalan, Khaled; Tarhini, Ali (Education and Information Technologies, 2019)
The main objective of this article is to study the factors that affect university students’ acceptance of E-learning systems. To achieve this objective, we have proposed a new model that aims to investigate the impact of innovativeness, quality, trust, and knowledge sharing on E-learning acceptance. Data collection has taken place through an online questionnaire survey, which was carried out at The British University in Dubai (BUiD) and University of Fujairah (UOF) in the UAE. There were 251 students participated in this study. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS and SPSS. The Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) has been used to validate the proposed model. The outcomes revealed that knowledge sharing and quality in the universities have a positive influence on E-learning acceptance among the students. Innovativeness and trust were found not to significantly affect the E-learning system acceptance. By identifying the factors that influence the E-learning acceptance, it will be more useful to provide better services for E-learning. Other implications are also presented in the study.

Meeting the challenges posed by per diem in development projects in southern countries: a scoping review - Samb, Oumar Mallé; Essombe, Christiane; Ridde, Valery (Globalization and Health, 2020)
This study presents the results of a review whose goal is to generate knowledge on the possible levers of action concerning per diem practices in southern countries in order to propose reforms to the existing schemes.
Keywords: Per diem; Policy dialogue; Reform; West Africa

PDIA toolkit: A DIY Approach to Solving Complex Problems - Samji, Salimah; Andrews, Matt; Pritchett, Lant; Woolcock, Michael (Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2018)

'Leave no one behind' - five years into Agenda 2030: Guidelines for turning the concept into action - Samman, Emma; Roche, Jose Manuael; Sarwar, Moizza Binat; Evans, Martin (Overseas Development Institute, 2021)

An Evaluative Study of a Distance Teacher Education Program in a University in Ghana - Sampong, Kwasi Addo (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2009)
The study used an adaptation of Provus’ discrepancy evaluation model to evaluate a distance teacher education program in the University of Cape Coast, the premier teacher education institution in Ghana. The study involved comparing performance data of the program as perceived by students and faculty/administrators to standards prepared from the program’s design. Performance data was obtained by administering two survey instruments to a random sample of students and faculty/administrators. Discrepancies between performance and standards were reported. The study concluded that although there were some discrepancies between program standards and performance the program is fulfilling its purpose of upgrading the professional and academic performance of a large number of teachers in the public K-8 schools in Ghana.

The EdTech Lab Series: Insights from rapid evaluations of EdTech products - Sampson, Rob; Johnson, Doug; Somanchi, Anmol; Barton, Hannah; Joshi, Ruchika; Seth, Madhav; Shotland, Marc (Central Square Foundation, 2019)

Innovating mobile solutions for refugees in East Africa: Opportunities and barrier to using mobile technology and the internet in Kakuma refugee camp and Nakivale refugee settlement - Samuel Hall (Samuel Hall, 2018)

How to Design EdTech Programmes That Lead to Gender-Transformative Change - Samuels, Fiona; Leon-Himmelstine, Carmen; Marcus, Rachel; Myers, Christina (EdTech Hub, 2022)
This paper outlines how EdTech programming can adopt a gender-transformative approach to improve gender equity in access and learning outcomes. It explains what the term ‘gender-transformative change’ means, and why it is needed. Some key dimensions of gender-transformative approaches in the specific context of EdTech initiatives are outlined, looking at how different approaches can enhance access to education and learning opportunities and improve outcomes, and challenge discriminatory gender norms and stereotypes. Based on a desk review of grey and published materials, this paper then presents and discusses insights from the approaches taken by four EdTech programmes. Keywords: EdTech; gender-transformative; country case studies; education; girls’ education An output of the EdTech Hub, https://edtechhub.org
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Using System Dynamics to Model Student Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - Sanchez, H Alex; Wells, Brian; Attridge, Joanne M
This paper presents preliminary results of a Raytheon project that uses systems dynamics to understand the intricacies of the U.S. educational system and to assist in exploring the effects of policies and programs, with a goal of doubling the numbers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) college graduates by 2015. Specifically, a system dynamics model has been developed, the initial version of which targets increasing the number of students both capable and interested in pursuing careers in STEM disciplines. A few scenarios have been analyzed that examine changes for improving student capabilities. Initial results provide insight into the value and viability of a few proposed policies and indicate that with continued research, model development, and analysis it will be possible to further assess proposed improvements in the U.S education system.
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Using system dynamics to model student interest in science technology, engineering, and mathematics - Sanchez, H. Alex; Wells, Brian; Attridge, Joanne M. (2009)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Moving beyond the predictable failure of Ed-Tech initiatives - Sancho-Gil, Juana M.; Rivera-Vargas, Pablo; Miño-Puigcercós, Raquel (Learning, Media and Technology, 2019)
The development of Information and Communication Technology has created waves of excitement about its power to fix educational problems and improve learning results, prompting a succession of policy efforts to integrate digital technology into education. Educators, schools and corporations are increasingly driving these initiatives. This article makes the argument that a narrow vision of digital technology, which both ignores the complexity of education and wastes valuable public resources, is becoming an obstacle to significant improvement and transformation in education. Utilising our research and experience in the field of educational technology, this paper problematises the common elision of ‘technology’ and ‘digital technology’. From this basis, we then critically reflect on various common approaches to introducing digital technology in education under the guise of promoting equality and digital inclusion. These include national government-led programmes, more recent trends for local school-led initiatives, and the role of non-formal education initiatives led by corporations/foundations. Amidst the varying surface-level ‘failure’ and/or ‘success’ of these approaches, we point to limited underpinning ‘information and knowledge society’ logics in framing the application of digital technology to education. As such we conclude by considering the educational challenges for future Ed-Tech initiatives.
Keywords: Educational change; digital technology corporations; educational challenges; educational policies; school improvement

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

Schooling for All: Feasible Strategies to Achieve Universal Education - Sandefur, Justin (Center for Global Development, 2022)
This report debates the case for specific public investments in education in low- and lower-middle-income countries, drawing on evidence of what has worked not just in small-scale experiments but historically and in large-scale national programs. Its messages are intended more for economic policymakers than educators, as they speak to what can be accomplished with fiscal instruments (money) and where trade-offs must be made. CGD does not take institutional positions.

The political economy of bad data: Evidence from African survey and administrative statistics - Sandefur, Justin; Glassman, Amanda (The Journal of Development Studies, 2015)
Across multiple African countries, discrepancies between administrative data and independent household surveys suggest official statistics systematically exaggerate development progress. We provide evidence for two distinct explanations of these discrepancies. First, governments misreport to foreign donors, as in the case of a results-based aid programme rewarding reported vaccination rates. Second, national governments are themselves misled by frontline service providers, as in the case of primary education, where official enrolment numbers diverged from survey estimates after funding shifted from user fees to per pupil government grants. Both syndromes highlight the need for incentive compatibility between data systems and funding rules.

The Long-Run Decline of Education Quality in the Developing World | Center for Global Development | Ideas to Action - Sandefur, Justin; Le Nestour, Alexis; Moscoviz, Laura (Center for Global Development, 2022)

Mapping the Mixed Methods-Mixed Research Synthesis Terrain - Sandelowski, Margarete; Voils, Corrine I.; Leeman, Jennifer; Crandell, Jamie L. (Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2012)
Mixed methods-mixed research synthesis is a form of systematic review in which the findings of qualitative and quantitative studies are integrated via qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Although methodological advances have been made, efforts to differentiate research synthesis methods have been too focused on methods and not focused enough on the defining logics of research synthesis-each of which may be operationalized in different ways-or on the research findings themselves that are targeted for synthesis. The conduct of mixed methods-mixed research synthesis studies may more usefully be understood in terms of the logics of aggregation and configuration. Neither logic is preferable to the other nor tied exclusively to any one method or to any one side of the qualitative/quantitative binary. © The Author(s) 2012.
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; aggregation; configuration; mixed research synthesis; systematic review

Teacher change in technology-rich classrooms - Sandholtz, Judith H.; Ringstaff, Cathy (Education and technology: Reflections on computing in classrooms, 1996)
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Summary: Webinar on COVID-19 fallout on poverty and livelihoods in Bangladesh: results from SANEM’s nation-wide survey conducted in Nov-Dec 2020 - SANEM (SANEM, 2021)
The 10th episode of SANEM Shongzog on "COVID-19 Fallout on Poverty and Livelihoods in Bangladesh: Results from SANEM's Nationwide Survey (Nov-Dec 2020)" was held on 23 January 2021.

Learning ecologies through a lens: Ontological, methodological and applicative issues. A systematic review of the literature - Sangrá, Albert; Raffaghelli, Juliana Elisa; Guitert‐Catasús, Montse (British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019)
The concept of learning ecologies emerged in a context of educational change. While the “learning ecologies” construct has offered a broad semantic space for characterizing innovative ways of learning, it is also true that its potential to promote innovative educational interventions may have been hindered by this same broadness. Based on this assumption, in this paper the authors carried out a systematic review of the literature on learning ecologies with the aim of analysing: (1) the varying definitions given to the concept, including the ontological perspective underlying the phenomena studied; (2) the methodological approaches adopted in studying the phenomenon; and (3) the applications of the research on this topic. Throughout this analysis, the authors attempt to describe the criticalities of the existing research, as well as the potential areas of development that align well with the theoretical/ontological issues, methodological approaches and educational applications. The authors selected and analysed 85 articles, which they then classified in a set of 20 categories defined by them on a theoretical basis. Moreover, in order to triangulate the manual coding, a bibliometric map was created showing the co-citation activity of the 85 papers. The emerging picture showed significant variability in the ontological definitions and methodological approaches. In spite of this richness, few educational applications currently exist, particularly with regard to technology-enhanced learning developments. Most research is observational, devoted to describing hybrid (digital and on-site) learning activities that bridge the gap between the school and social spaces. Furthermore, many of the studies relate to the field of secondary education, with fewer studies exploring adult learning and higher education. The studies dealing with professional development relate mostly to teachers’ continuing education. The authors conclude that the concept of learning ecologies could be used to address further experimental and design-based research leading to research applications if there is proper alignment between the ontological, methodological and applicative dimensions. The main potential of this strategy lies in the possibility of supporting learners by raising their awareness of their own learning ecologies, thereby empowering them and encouraging them to engage in agentic practices. This empowerment could help maintain and build new and better learning opportunities, which every learning ecology can incorporate, amidst the chaotic abundance that characterizes the digital society.
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Building an inclusive definition of e-learning: An approach to the conceptual framework - Sangrà, Albert; Vlachopoulos, Dimitrios; Cabrera, Nati (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2012)
E-learning is part of the new dynamic that characterises educational systems at the start of the 21st century. Like society, the concept of e-learning is subject to constant change. In addition, it is difficult to come up with a single definition of e-learning that would be accepted by the majority of the scientific community. The different understandings of e-learning are conditioned by particular professional approaches and interests.

Coronavirus: Edtech unicorn BYJU’S free offer sees 150% jump in new students - Sangwan, Sujata (2020)
The initiative to support students to learn from home during coronavirus outbreak receives overwhelming response from metros and non-metros, BYJU'S said.

iPad: efficacy of electronic devices to help children with autism spectrum disorder to communicate in the classroom - Sankardas, Sulata Ajit; Rajanahally, Jayashree (Support for Learning, 2017)
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to have difficulty in social communication, with research indicating that children with ASD fail to develop functional speech (Lord and Rutter, 1994). Over the years a number of Augmented and Alternate Communication (AAC) devices have been used with children with ASD to overcome this barrier and to facilitate communication. This article examines an Indian AAC tool called AVAZ (meaning sound), which is the first of its kind in India. The project reported also looks at the effectiveness of using AVAZ and the use of iPads by children with ASD in the classroom. Additionally, the article examines the suitability of using iPads for all learners in the spectrum. Twenty children between the ages of 4 and 10 years were selected to trial the use of AVAZ. They received three sessions weekly of 45 minutes over a period of 10 weeks. The feedback of the special educators who trained the children was analysed. The findings of this small scale study indicates that the children preferred using the AVAZ app and the iPad to pen and paper. Huguenin (2004) too indicated similar reports in using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in enhancing children's motivation to learn and communicate. The trainers felt it could be used as an educational tool, and many more educational concepts could be added. Research also suggests that ICT can be used as a tool to tutor for educational purpose (Means, 1994). The AVAZ app could be recommended to children with ASD who are included in mainstream schools. This study was conducted at Sankalp, a special school in Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
Keywords: alternate and augmented communication; autism spectrum disorder; information and communication technology; social communication

Education in Emergencies Endline Evaluation Report – Sierra Leone - Sankoh, Didan; Cowan, Emma (Girls' Education Challenge, UK Aid, 2016)

Paying Per Diems for ICT4D Project Participation: A Sustainability Challenge - Sanner, Terje Aksel; Sæbø, Johan Ivar (Information Technologies & International Development, 2014)
The article highlights the contradictory role per diem payments play in swiftly attracting local participation in ICT for Development (ICT4D) projects, while undermining long-term capacity building and sustainability with such efforts. We discuss sustainability challenges endemic to ICT4D projects in light of our case study findings from a mobile phone–based intervention in a public health management information system (HMIS) in Malawi. We explore these challenges at multiple levels of analysis by drawing on the neo-institutional notion of “institutional logics.” For practitioners and policy makers, the article offers suggestions on how to counter some of the pitfalls associated with the use of per diems to incentivize ICT4D project participants. The study contributes to the institutional logics perspective by exploring empirically the intricate interdependence between two mutually reinforcing, yet seemingly incongruent institutional logics of development project impact and aid entitlement.
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CBM Position Paper Audiology - Santana, Diego; Castellanos, Patricia; Tesni, Siân (2015)
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Repositories of Open Educational Resources: An Assessment of Reuse and Educational Aspects - Santos-Hermosa, Gema; Ferran-Ferrer, Núria; Abadal, Ernest (The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017)
Keywords: OER; evaluation; higher education; open educational resources; repositories; reuse

The effect of the Ebola crisis on the education system’s contribution to post-conflict sustainable peacebuilding in Liberia - Santos, Ricardo; Novelli, Mario (University of Sussex, 2017)

The Views of Educational Practitioners in Ghana on ICT Use and Instructional Design Practice for Promoting Quality Education - Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku (Seventh IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), 2007)
Many ICT boosters are of the view that ICT on its own can promote quality teaching and learning. In line with this metaphor, the need to provide computers in the classrooms often takes precedence over training teachers to acquire skills in instructional design. However, it is evident in the instructional technology literature that good design of the learning task by the teacher is the fundamental requirement for quality teaching. This study was intended to explore the views of 90 educational practitioners (students, teachers and policy makers) in Ghana on the use of ICT and good design of instruction by the teacher for quality teaching and learning. Five Point Likert-type scales were used for the data collection. The results of the study indicate that in Ghana students are not very certain as to whether ICT or teachers can facilitate the implementation of the first five principles of instruction for quality teaching and learning. Moreover, a great number of teachers and policy makers are of the view that teachers can facilitate the implementation of the first five principles of instruction better than an ICT. However, it was recommended by the students, teachers and policy makers that both teachers and students should be trained to use ICT to facilitate teaching and learning.

Online learning community: A case study of teacher professional development in Indonesia - Sari, Eunice (Intercultural Education, 2012)
This paper investigates the concept of online learning community (OLC) to address the issues of teacher professional development practice in twenty-first-century Indonesia. Teachers in Indonesia are trained in a 'conventional way', hence, not ready to prepare the younger generations for entrance into the twenty-first-century complex life and work environment. The pedagogical transformation of a teacher can be facilitated through teacher professional development. Recent studies show that OLC holds great promise in improving teachers' professional practice. This paper presents key results of the introduction and trialling of OLC with Indonesian teachers and teacher educators between 2009 and 2010 and aims to explore the feasibility of this model to support professional development of teachers in this era. The social learning interactions among community members were examined using Scardamalia's Twelve Socio-Cognitive Determinants of Knowledge Building and Hoftsede's Cultural Dimension Review for Indonesia.

Text classification using deep learning techniques: a bibliometric analysis and future research directions - Sarin, Gaurav; Kumar, Pradeep; Mukund, M. (Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2023)
Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Classification; Data mining; Deep learning; Text analytics; _Added-ailr-2024

Generation Unlimited: Investing for and with Young People - Sarkar, Urmila (2019)

The Issues and Challenges of Using Multimedia at a District Level, Specialized Girls’ College in Bangladesh - Sarowardy, Muhammad Hasan; Halder, Deb Proshad (Creative Education, 2019)
The use of multimedia in imparting education has inevitably been trendy owing to its multifold benefits which have been established and reinvestigated as inseparable teaching aid and tool in teaching-learning process. But This technological assisting component cannot be accorded in many of the institutions of Bangladesh due to several internal as well as external factors. This paper aims to highlight the emerging factors that beset in the institution of Bangladesh. This institutional study on the issues and challenges of using of multimedia in a district (urban area) level girls’ college projects a thorough realization of the difficulties what this types of attributive colleges face in Bangladesh. The resource constraint, the lack of motivation of the teachers, the lack of expert human resource, the insufficient digital tools and lack of multimedia-enabled class environment are found to be barriers and some guiding directives are also imposed in this paper that emerges through the interviews of the teachers and the Vice principal. Thus, the paper, in a miniature effort, tries to lay out the challenges the college of Bangladesh faces and highlight some remedial ways to cope up the challenges.

Liberia ICT Policy 2017-2021: Initial Stakeholders Consultation - Sarpong, Eleanor (Alliance for Affordable Internet, 2016)

Using community-based structures in education programming - Sarton, Emma; Thukral, Hetal (2021)
This Thematic Review summarises the learning around how community-based structures (CBSs) supported projects during COVID-19 school and community-based education closures. It examines the role of CBSs in supporting Girls’ Education Challenge projects to pivot successfully and identifies six characteristics of successful utilisation of CBSs. This Thematic Review is primarily aimed at projects, implementors and non-governmental organisations interested in working with CBSs to maximise project outcomes now and in the future. It is also useful for researchers and policy makers, supporting conversations about how to best work with communities and CBSs.

Five lessons learnt from Bangladesh's experience responding to COVID-19 - Sarwar, , Mohammad Afzal Hossain; Hossain, Iqbal; Kaye, Tom (EdTech Hub, 2020)
by Md. Afzal Hossain Sarwar (a2i), Iqbal Hossain (UNICEF Bangladesh) and Tom Kaye (EdTech Hub) In recent months, the EdTech Hub has produced a range of documents to support and guide countries as they develop and implement plans to help students keep learning during school closures. Some of the work we have produced includes: a guide to a five-part response…
Keywords: _DOILIVE; _EdTechHub_Output; ___working_potential_duplicate; _zenodoETH; dode_eth-src-eth; dode_eth-trf2-dode

Reading Audrey Watters: A reflection on personalised learning via education technology through a decolonial lens - Sarwar, Moizza Binat (EdTech Hub, 2022)
At EdTech Hub, we’ve been reflecting on how coloniality is embedded in the work we do: from the colonial roots of the international development sector, to colonial practices embedded in research methods, to “core-to-periphery” design and deployment of EdTech interventions.

Towards a Resilient Education Recovery from Pakistan's Floods: Rapid Response Research - Sarwar, Moizza Binat (Malala Fund & Pakistan Coalition for Education, 2023)

Pathways towards quality primary education: improving completion and learning outcomes - Sarwar, Moizza Binat; Moreno, Diego Benitez; Homonchuk, Olha; Roche, Jose Manuel; Nicolai, Susan (Overseas Development Institute, 2021)

Nigeria : A Short Update on Poverty and Shared Prosperity - Sattar, Sarosh; Kalam Azad, Abul (World Bank, 2019)

Inclusive education: determinants of schooling in urban slums of Islamabad, Pakistan - Sattar, Usman; Zhang, Dunfu (American Journal of Sociological Research, 2017)
This paper seeks to identify the factors determining school enrollment in slum localities of Islamabad, Pakistan. A quantitative research design with the survey method was adopted to obtain data from household heads. The sample was consisted of 220 respondents. The data was collected with convenient sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was prepared as a tool for data collection. The data was analyzed with logistic regression model on STATA 0.9 software. The results disclosed that child’s gender, household income and household head’s education are important factors determining school enrollment in slum localities of Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Averting an Education Catastrophe for the World’s Children - Save Our Future (Save Our Future, 2020)
Education faces a triple threat: 90% of children in the world have had their education interrupted due to COVID-19. This...

COVID-19: Most marginalised children will bear the brunt of unprecedented school closures around the world - Save the Children (Save the Children International, 2020)
Governments and communities must act now to ensure that millions of vulnerable children do not lose out on their education as schools close their gates to try and contain the Coronavirus outbreak, warns Save the Children. More than 120 countries have already introduced nation-wide school and...

EdTech for Learning in Emergencies and Displaced Settings: A rigorous review and narrative synthesis - Save the Children (Resource Centre, 2018)
Globally, according to UNESCO (2017), 264 million children of primary and secondary school age are out school. UNESCO also estimates that worldwide roughly 100 million young people are fully illiterate. While data on attendance, enrolment, and literacy can be difficult to gather in fragile and conflict-affected settings, estimates suggest that children in these settings are roughly three times more likely to be out of school than children living in stable, but low-income countries.

Nearly half a million children in Malawi unable to attend school due to Cyclone Freddy - Save the Children (2023)

Protect a generation: The impact of Covid19 on children’s lives - Save the Children (Save the Children, 2020)

Tiyende! Let’s Walk! - Save the Children (2017)
Singilton Phiri Interactive Radio Instruction Specialist Save the Children in Malawi June 16, 2017 Before the introduction of sponsorship in rural Zomba in Malawi, walking...Read the full article...

About IDELA - Save the Children, IDELA (IDELA, 2023)

Developing and communicating your message - Save the Children; The Open University

Pretotype It: Make sure you are building the right it before you build it right - Savoia, Alberto (2011)

Digitizing Curriculum Standards to Unlock the Potential of Open Educational Resources in a Global Context. - Savov, Ivan (UNHCR, Vodafone Foundation, Google.org, and UNESCO, 2021)

Teacher professional development and curriculum: Enhancing teacher professionalism in Africa by Education International - Issuu - Sayed, Yusuf; Bulgrin, Eva (Education International Research, 2020)

Designing for or designing with? Informant design for interactive learning environments - Scaife, Michael; Rogers, Yvonne; Aldrich, Frances; Davies, Matt (Association for Computing Machinery, 1997)
Keywords: children; design; hi-tech; informant; interactive learning environments; low-tech; prototypes

The impact of education technology on student achievement: What the most current research has to say. - Schacter, John (1999)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

What's the difference between asynchronous and synchronous learning? - Scheiderer, Juliana (Ohio State Online, 2020)
How do online classes work? We tapped online learning experts to explain the pros and cons of synchronous vs. asynchronous learning.

Professional Development for K–12 Math and Science Teachers: What Do We Really Know? - Scher, Lauren; O'Reilly, Fran (Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009)
As investments in K–12 math and science professional development programs expanded over the past decade, researchers and policymakers have questioned whether and how such programs work to improve student learning. This article summarizes the current knowledge-base and offers a theoretical framework researchers can use to design studies that explore mechanisms through which professional development programs inﬂuence teacher knowledge, teacher practices, and ultimately student achievement. We quantitatively pool the most rigorous evaluation research available to determine whether currently held beliefs in the ﬁeld are supported by the evidence. Although this study does ﬁnd some support for the guidance propounded by experts, it cautions policymakers and practitioners that the current evidence base is thin. We urge researchers to build on what we have learned through theory and practice to increase the rigor of evaluations on this important topic by incorporating valid and reliable measures of professional development components as well as valid measures of teacher knowledge and practices.
Keywords: C:United States

Assistive Technologies and Other Supports for People with Brain Impairment. - Scherer, M. J. (Springer Publishing Co, 2021)

Why people use and don’t use technologies: Introduction to the special issue on assistive technologies for cognition/cognitive support technologies - Scherer, Marcia J.; Federici, Stefano (NeuroRehabilitation, 2015)
This special issue focuses on assistive technologies for cognition/cognitive support technologies as well as the ways in which individuals are assessed and trained in their use. We provide eleven diverse articles that give information on products, why they are used and not used, and best professional practices in service provision. Our goal is to highlight a broad topic that has received limited research investigation and offer an insight into how different countries and programs are promoting access to and use of assistive technologies for cognition/cognitive support technologies
Keywords: Assistive technology devices; Matching Person and Technology Model; abandonment; assistive technology services; brain injury; cognitive support technologies; nonuse

A contemporary approach to public expenditure management - Schick, Allen (1998)
A contemporary approach to public expenditure management (English)

Teaching children with disabilities: ICTs in Bangkok and Addis Ababa - Schiemer, Margarita; Proyer, Michelle; Ahamer, Gilbert (Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2013)
Purpose – This paper intends to explore the levels of availability and restrictions in relation to the use of ICTs (information and communication technologies) for educating children with disabilities in Thailand's and Ethiopia's capitals. Design/methodology/approach – In the course of an international research project, parents and teachers of children with different disabilities, the children themselves and further experts were interviewed about barriers and facilitators in the children's educational environment. For this paper only selected interviews focusing on sensory disabilities were analysed regarding the above mentioned areas of using ICTs. Findings – ICTs are available in the respective cities. The levels of restrictions related to the socio‐economic situation in the two cities vary accordingly but show the same overall limitations. The intensity and kind of use of ICTs is strongly related to resources, the educational actors' awareness and knowledge. Originality/value – Approaching the topic of ICTs in relation to disability might not be new, neither is the contextualisation with the Majority World. However, the combination of the three aspects against the background of current global developments (e.g. the growing gap between the poor and the rich) reveals the importance of taking a closer look at special needs education and ICTs in the Majority World. This opens the floor for discussion on how inclusion of the most marginalised groups in education affects development in general.
Keywords: Children; Children with disabilities; Comparative research; Disabilities; Education; Ethiopia; ICTs; Majority World; Thailand

RBF Interventions in Education : Do they Increase Inequality of Outcomes? : A Literature Review - Schipper, Youdi; Pradhan (World Bank, 2022)
RBF Interventions in Education : Do they Increase Inequality of Outcomes : A Literature Review (English)

Building a high-quality teaching profession: lessons from around the world - Schleicher, Andreas (International Summit on the Teaching Profession, 2011)

World Class: How to build a 21st-century school system, Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education - Schleicher, Andreas (OECD Publishing, 2018)

NGOs as a framework for an education in and through music: is the third sector viable? - Schmidt, Patrick (International Journal of Music Education, 2014)
This article presents a selected view of a research project developed in Brazil. The focus of the project was to investigate the modus operandi of 18 NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and their relationship to the development of educational curricula and practices in music. Further, it provides an analysis of NGOs as an opportunity to learn alternative pathways for teaching and learning in music education. A methodology based upon notions of “place-centered education” (Gruenewald & Smith, 2008) was used as a tool to “sense making” as well as to address the interaction with the drastically different propositions observed in three major cities in the country; namely Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Interviews, observations, and audio-video documentation helped form a picture of how initiatives to educate in and through music can be powerfully divergent in their modes of production, but interestingly connected in their emphasis upon 1) self-generated knowledge; 2) intersections between local musical-cultural practices and global aesthetic needs; and 3) politically conscious music education leadership; 4) pedagogical practices situated inside a larger social framework. The article concludes by offering a conceptual model that places the possibilities encountered in this “third-sector.”
Keywords: alternative models; complex critical pedagogy; non-governmental organizations; place-based education

Topic modeling as a strategy of inquiry in organizational research: A tutorial with an application example on organizational culture - Schmiedel, T.; Müller, O; Brocke, J. (Organizational Research Methods, 2019)
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024

Scaling Personalised Learning Technology in Malawi - Schmitt, Laurel (EdTech Hub, 2021)
Want to know more about the lessons we learnt from our sandbox with onebillion? Read our blog, Scaling personalized learning technology in Malawi.

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

The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think. - Schön, D. A. (Arena, 1991)

GraphoGame Teacher Training Service: evaluation report - School-to-School International (STS) (Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, 2017)
Keywords: __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2425917; ___working_potential_duplicate; __finaldtb; auto_merged

SchoolGate | Home - SchoolGate (2020)

Rensvandeschoot/software-overview-machine-learning-for-screening-text - schoot, Rens van de (2023)
The repository aims to create an overview and comparison of software used for systematically screening large amounts of textual data using machine learning.
Keywords: _Added-ailr-2024; active-learning; machine-learning; software-development; systematic-reviews

Reducing distance through online international collaboration - Schreiber, Brooke R.; Jansz, Mihiri (ELT Journal, 2020)
Online and hybrid courses offer many benefits for ESL teacher education, but can be hampered by 'transactional distance', a lack of interpersonal closeness which can cause misunderstanding and disengagement. This article describes a pedagogical project in which in-service teachers studying in a distance-learning MA TESL programme in Sri Lanka participated in an asynchronous discussion forum with peers from a university in New York City to discuss varieties of World Englishes. The project increased dialogue between learners, and between learners and the instructor, providing space for informal interactions through text, images, and video, as well as multiple methods for responding to feedback, ultimately reducing transactional distance. This article discusses the benefits of the project as well as the pedagogical and technological challenges, offering suggestions for other MA TESL educators about implementing such collaborations.
Keywords: Asynchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; DISTANCE education; Distance Education; ENGLISH as a foreign language; ENGLISH language education; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Benefits; Educational Cooperation; English (Second Language); Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Higher Education; IN-service training of teachers; Inservice Teacher Education; International Cooperation; LEARNING; Language Variation; Masters Programs; New York (New York); Online Courses; Peer Groups; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Sri Lanka; TEACHER education; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099817; __finaldtb

Reducing distance through online international collaboration - Schreiber, Brooke R.; Jansz, Mihiri (ELT Journal, 2020)
Online and hybrid courses offer many benefits for ESL teacher education, but can be hampered by 'transactional distance', a lack of interpersonal closeness which can cause misunderstanding and disengagement. This article describes a pedagogical project in which in-service teachers studying in a distance-learning MA TESL programme in Sri Lanka participated in an asynchronous discussion forum with peers from a university in New York City to discuss varieties of World Englishes. The project increased dialogue between learners, and between learners and the instructor, providing space for informal interactions through text, images, and video, as well as multiple methods for responding to feedback, ultimately reducing transactional distance. This article discusses the benefits of the project as well as the pedagogical and technological challenges, offering suggestions for other MA TESL educators about implementing such collaborations.
Keywords: Asynchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; DISTANCE education; Distance Education; ENGLISH as a foreign language; ENGLISH language education; ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Educational Benefits; Educational Cooperation; English (Second Language); Feedback (Response); Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; Higher Education; IN-service training of teachers; Inservice Teacher Education; International Cooperation; LEARNING; Language Variation; Masters Programs; New York (New York); Online Courses; Peer Groups; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Sri Lanka; TEACHER education; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; __:import:01; __:match:final; __:matched; __:study_id:2099817; __finaldtb

Reducing distance through online international collaboration - Schreiber, Brooke R; Jansz, Mihiri (ELT Journal, 2020)
Online and hybrid courses offer many benefits for ESL teacher education, but can be hampered by ‘transactional distance’, a lack of interpersonal closeness which can cause misunderstanding and disengagement. This article describes a pedagogical project in which in-service teachers studying in a distance-learning MA TESL programme in Sri Lanka participated in an asynchronous discussion forum with peers from a university in New York City to discuss varieties of World Englishes. The project increased dialogue between learners, and between learners and the instructor, providing space for informal interactions through text, images, and video, as well as multiple methods for responding to feedback, ultimately reducing transactional distance. This article discusses the benefits of the project as well as the pedagogical and technological challenges, offering suggestions for other MA TESL educators about implementing such collaborations.

Reducing distance through online international collaboration - Schreiber, Brooke R; Jansz, Mihiri (ELT Journal, 2020)
Online and hybrid courses offer many benefits for ESL teacher education, but can be hampered by ‘transactional distance’, a lack of interpersonal closeness which can cause misunderstanding and disengagement. This article describes a pedagogical project in which in-service teachers studying in a distance-learning MA TESL programme in Sri Lanka participated in an asynchronous discussion forum with peers from a university in New York City to discuss varieties of World Englishes. The project increased dialogue between learners, and between learners and the instructor, providing space for informal interactions through text, images, and video, as well as multiple methods for responding to feedback, ultimately reducing transactional distance. This article discusses the benefits of the project as well as the pedagogical and technological challenges, offering suggestions for other MA TESL educators about implementing such collaborations.

A Knowledge Development Perspective on Literature Reviews: Validation of a New Typology in the IS Field - Schryen, Guido; Wagner, Gerit; Benlian, Alexander; Paré, Guy (Communications of the AIS, 2020)
Literature reviews (LRs) play an important role in the development of domain knowledge in all fields. Yet, we observe a lack of insights into the activities with which LRs actually develop knowledge. To address this important gap, we (1) derive knowledge building activities from the extant literature on LRs, (2) suggest a knowledge-based typology of LRs that complements existing typologies, and (3) apply the suggested typology in an empirical study that explores how LRs with different goals and methodologies have contributed to knowledge development. The analysis of 240 LRs published in 40 renowned IS journals between 2000 and 2014 allows us to draw a detailed picture of knowledge development achieved by one of the most important genres in the IS field. An overarching contribution of our work is to unify extant conceptualizations of LRs by clarifying and illustrating how LRs apply different methodologies in a range of knowledge building activities to achieve their goals with respect to theory.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

A Cautionary Tale of Tutoring Hard-to-Reach Students in Kenya - Schueler, Beth E.; Rodriguez-Segura, Daniel (EdWorkingPaper, 2021)
Covid-19-induced school closures generated great interest in tutoring as a strategy to make up for lost learning time. Tutoring is backed by a rigorous body of research, but it is unclear whether it can be delivered effectively remotely. We study the effect of teacher-student phone call interventions in Kenya when schools were closed. Schools (n=105) were randomly assigned for their 3rd, 5th and 6th graders (n=8,319) to receive one of two versions of a 7-week weekly mathfocused intervention—5-minute accountability checks or 15-minute mini-tutoring sessions—or to the control group. Although calls increased student perceptions that teachers cared, accountability checks had no effect on math performance up to four months after the intervention and tutoring decreased math achievement among students who returned to their schools after reopening. This was, in part, because the relatively low-achieving students most likely to benefit from calls were least likely to return and take in-person assessments. Tutoring substituted away from more productive uses of time, at least among returning students. Neither intervention affected enrollment. Tutoring remains a valuable tool but to avoid unintended consequences, careful attention should be paid to aligning tutoring interventions with best practices and targeting interventions to those who will benefit most.

Final Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Africa Educational Trust’s Speak Up II in South Sudan - Schulze, Charles (African Education Trust, 2019)

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

Design Thinking for Educators - Schurr, Michael (2013)

The Global Competitiveness Report - Schwab, Klaus (World Economic Forum, 2019)

The Global Competitiveness Report 2019 - Schwab, Klaus (World Economic Forum, 2019)
Keywords: auto_merged; ⛔ No DOI found

Remedial Education Programs to Accelerate Learning for All - Schwartz, Analice C. (World Bank, 2012)

Remedial Education Programs to Accelerate Learning for All - Schwartz, Analice C. (Global Partnership for Education Working Paper Series on Learning, 2012)
Keywords: CHILD LABOR; CLASS SIZE; CURRICULUM; DISADVANTAGED GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC MINORITIES; HIGHER EDUCATION; HUMAN RESOURCES; LITERACY; ORPHANS; QUALITY OF EDUCATION; READING; SCHOOLS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SOCIAL SKILLS; TEACHER TRAINING; TEXTBOOKS; UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION; UNIVERSITIES; VULNERABLE GROUPS; YOUTH

Opportunities and challenges in using online learning to maintain continuity of instruction in K-12 schools in emergencies - Schwartz, H; Ahmed, F; Leschitz, J T; Uzicain, A; Uscher-Pines, L (2020)
Distance learning provides a way to continue instruction in emergencies and can support social distancing. As we have seen with the COVID-19 pandemic, prolonged school closures can occur with little warning. Lessons learned from prior prolonged school closures can inform much-needed planning for future ones. In the 2017 hurricane season, more than 1,000 schools in the United States experienced closures lasting 10 or more days. Yet, despite the rapid expansion of online instruction, little is known about schools’ use of it in public health and other emergencies. METHODS: In 2017-2018, we conducted 13 focus groups and 11 interviews with school practitioners to identify promising practices, barriers, and facilitators for distance learning in emergencies. RESULTS: We found few examples of use of distance learning during emergency school closures in 2017. While there are significant barriers to offering distance learning in an emergency, schools that already offer online learning prior to an emergency are best equipped to continue instruction during closures for some types of emergencies. CONCLUSIONS: Additional efforts could enhance preparedness for distance learning in K–12 schools in the framework of all-hazards preparedness.
Keywords: Blended Learning; Disasters; Distance Learning; Hurricanes; Influenza

Moving online : Creating effective tasks for analysis of teaching evidence - Schwartz, Jonathan; Mahiko, Joy (2020)
The use of examples of teaching videos becomes more prevalent in teacher education. Despite good teaching examples, a video cannot truly replace the real-life classroom experience. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative case study conducted in two teacher education courses during Spring 2020 semester. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, field experiences were replaced by assignments administered online where teacher candidates watched and analyzed videos of expert teachers, and also analyzed their own videotaped teaching lessons. Results showed that teacher candidates became better at analyzing the teaching videos and appreciated the diversity of teaching examples. However, they also reported that they did not enjoy substituting real life experiences with online teaching videos.
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

World librarians: A socio-technical system providing library search services to offline schools and libraries in Malawi - Schweik, Charles M.; Meyer, Carl; Chinkondenji, Pempho; Smith, Jeremy; Mchenga, Promise (World Development Perspectives, 2020)

World Librarians: A Peer-to-Peer Commons for Closing the Global Digital Divide - Schweik, Charlie; Smith, Jeremy; Meyer, Carl (Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 2018)
The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication seeks to share useful innovations, both in thought and in practice, with the aim of encouraging scholarly exchange and the subsequent benefits that are borne of scrutiny, experimentation and debate. As modes of scholarly communication, the technologies and economics of publishing and the roles of libraries evolve, it is our hope that the work shared in the journal will inform practices that strengthen librarianship and that increase access to the "common Stock of Knowledge."JLSC is particularly interested in the intersection of librarianship and publishing and the resulting role of libraries in both content dissemination and content creation. Related areas of interest include new methods for the dissemination of information and information exchange; the theory and practice of the organization, use and curation of information; and issues related to the review, credentialing, reputation and impact of scholarly work.
Keywords: ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Learner-centred education in developing country contexts: From solution to problem? - Schweisfurth, Michele (International Journal of Educational Development, 2011)

Learner-centred education in international perspective: Whose pedagogy for whose development? - Schweisfurth, Michele (Routledge, 2013)
Is learner-centred education appropriate for all societies and classrooms? Learner-centred education (LCE) is a travelling policy, widely promoted by international agencies and national governments. Arguments in favour of this pedagogical tradition refer to theories and evidence from cognitive psychology, claiming that all learners can benefit equally from its judicious use. Beyond the benefits to the individual however, lie a set of assumptions about learner-centred education as a foundation for the building of democratic citizens and societies, suitable for economies of the future. These promises have been questioned by critics who doubt that it is appropriate in all cultural and resource contexts, and there is considerable evidence in the global South of perennial problems of implementation. In the light of these debates, is LCE still a good development 'bet'? This book provides an authoritative and balanced investigation of these issues, exploring the contextual factors from global movements to local resourcing realities which have fuelled it as a discourse and affected its practice. In the light of the theoretical underpinnings and research evidence, the book addresses pressing questions: to what extent is learner-centred education a sound choice for policy and practice in developing countries? And if it is a sound choice, under which conditions is it a viable one? The book is divided into three key parts: - Learner-centred Education as a Global Phenomenon - Learner-centred Education in Lower and Middle-income Countries - Lessons and Resolutions This book provides a much-needed fresh analysis of the concept and practice of LCE. It will be valuable reading for academics and post-graduates with a focus on comparative and international education, along with policy-makers in developing countries and development agencies.
Keywords: Education / General

Learner-centred pedagogy: Towards a post-2015 agenda for teaching and learning - Schweisfurth, Michele (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
Pedagogy continues to be a neglected priority in discussions on the post-2015 agenda for education. The article situates pedagogy generally and learner-centred pedagogy specifically within these current debates. The potential of learner-centred education (LCE) is considered in the light of the evidence of its promise also taking into consideration the historic record of implementation challenges where LCE has been part of a policy framework for improving the quality of education. The concept of a pedagogical nexus illustrates how different parts of a system work together, how actors shape this and are influenced by it, and the implications of this for pedagogical change. The article therefore also explores how global goals and targets and their monitoring interact with other parts of the system and may affect teaching and learning in unintended ways. It argues for a revised conception of learner-centred pedagogy as an enabling goal, upon which other goals and targets depend.
Keywords: Learner-centred education; Pedagogy; Post-2015; ___working_potential_duplicate

Learner-centred pedagogy: towards a post-2015 agenda for teaching and learning - Schweisfurth, Michele (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
Pedagogy continues to be a neglected priority in discussions on the post-2015 agenda for education. The article situates pedagogy generally and learner-centred pedagogy specifically within these current debates. The potential of learner-centred education (LCE) is considered in the light of the evidence of its promise also taking into consideration the historic record of implementation challenges where LCE has been part of a policy framework for improving the quality of education. The concept of a pedagogical nexus illustrates how different parts of a system work together, how actors shape this and are influenced by it, and the implications of this for pedagogical change. The article therefore also explores how global goals and targets and their monitoring interact with other parts of the system and may affect teaching and learning in unintended ways. It argues for a revised conception of learner-centred pedagogy as an enabling goal, upon which other goals and targets depend.
Keywords: Learner-centred education; Pedagogy; Post-2015; ___working_potential_duplicate

Learner-centred pedagogy: Towards a post-2015 agenda for teaching and learning - Schweisfurth, Michele (International Journal of Educational Development, 2015)
Pedagogy continues to be a neglected priority in discussions on the post-2015 agenda for education. The article situates pedagogy generally and learner-centred pedagogy specifically within these current debates. The potential of learner-centred education (LCE) is considered in the light of the evidence of its promise also taking into consideration the historic record of implementation challenges where LCE has been part of a policy framework for improving the quality of education. The concept of a pedagogical nexus illustrates how different parts of a system work together, how actors shape this and are influenced by it, and the implications of this for pedagogical change. The article therefore also explores how global goals and targets and their monitoring interact with other parts of the system and may affect teaching and learning in unintended ways. It argues for a revised conception of learner-centred pedagogy as an enabling goal, upon which other goals and targets depend.
Keywords: Learner-centred education; Pedagogy; Post-2015

Global perspectives on teacher learning: improving policy and practice - Schwille, J.; Dembélé, M. (Fundamentals of Educational Planning Series, 2007)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Global perspectives on teacher learning: improving policy and practice - Schwille, J.; Dembélé, M. (Fundamentals of Educational Planning Series, 2007)
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate

Global perspectives on teacher learning: improving policy and practice - Schwille, Jack; Dembelé, Martial (UNESCO-IIEP, 2007)
This booklet looks at all forms of teacher learning, formal and informal, from teachers. own early schooling, through their... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Global perspectives on teacher learning: improving policy and practice - Schwille, Jack; Dembelé, Martial (UNESCO-IIEP, 2007)
This booklet looks at all forms of teacher learning, formal and informal, from teachers. own early schooling, through their... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; ⛔ No DOI found

Global Perspectives on Teacher Learning: improving policy and practice | Request PDF - Schwille, Jack; Dembelé, Martial (UNESCO-IIEP, 2007)
Request PDF | Global Perspectives on Teacher Learning: improving policy and practice | Incl. bibl. This booklet looks at all forms of teacher learning, formal and informal, from teachers. own early schooling, through their... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Global perspectives on teacher learning: improving policy and practice - Schwille, John; Dembélé, Martial (UNESCO: International Institute for Educational Planning, 2007)
Keywords: C:International; ___working_potential_duplicate

The International Encyclopedia of Organizational Communication - Scott, Craig R.; Barker, James R.; Kuhn, Timothy; Keyton, Joann; Turner, Paaige K.; Lewis, Laurie K. (Wiley, 2017)

Pupil Census 2021 - Scottish Government (2021)

Scottish Local Government Finance 'Green Book' 2022-23 - Scottish Government (2022)
Scottish Local Government Finance Settlement 2022-23: Funding Allocation Formula.

Teacher CPD: International trends, opportunities and challenges - Scutt, Cat; Baeyer, Sarah (Chartered College of Teaching, 2019)
Keywords: C:International

Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) | Education within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - SDG-Education 2030 Steering Committee
Keywords: ___working_potential_duplicate; auto_merged

Forum Guide to Strategies for Education Data Collection and Reporting - SEDCR (2021)
Keywords: ⛔ No DOI found

Standards for Education Data Collection and Reporting - SEDCR (1991)

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.

Edtech Should Be More Evidence-Driven - EdSurge News - Segura, Fabio; Sommer, Simon (EdSurge, 2022)
The $300 billion global edtech industry is full of promise – but its non-empirical approach has prevented true success

Does learning in mother tongue matter? Evidence from a natural experiment in Ethiopia - Seid, Yared (Economics of Education Review, 2016)

Mother-tongue Instruction and Later Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Ethiopia - Seid, Yared (Applied Economics, 2022)
This paper offers empirical evidence on the effect of mother-tongue instruction in primary school on students’ later labor market outcomes. Moreover, it explores whether the effect varies by the duration of exposure to mother-tongue instruction. Since Ethiopia has adopted mother-tongue instruction after the 1994 Ethiopian education reform, many students who have attended primary school after 1994 are exposed to mother tongue instruction, resulting in a variation in exposure to mother-tongue instruction by birth cohort. In Amhara state, Amharic is adopted as medium of instruction both before and after the education reform. This is in contrast to other states in Ethiopia that have changed the medium of instruction in primary school following the education reform. Among students who have been exposed to mother-tongue instruction following the education reform, however, the duration of their exposure to mother-tongue instruction varies depending on the state in which they have attended primary school. This is because states in Ethiopia mandate students to transition from mother-tongue to English instruction either in grade 5, 7, or 9. Exploiting these two plausibly exogenous sources of variations (across states and birth cohorts) and using data from the 2013 Ethiopian Labor Force Survey, we estimate difference-in-differences model. Estimates from our preferred specifications suggest that mother-tongue instruction in primary school improves later labor market outcomes, but the size of its effect decreases with the number of years an individual was exposed to mother-tongue instruction in primary school.

The impact of learning first in mother tongue: Evidence from a natural experiment in Ethiopia - Seid, Yared (Applied Economics, 2019)

A Framework for Creating Short Forms of Internationally Used Direct Assessments - Seiden, Jonathan (GPRL/IPA Methods & Measurement meeting, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL., 2021)

Guidance Note on Education Data Mapping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving from theory to practice - Selwaness, Irene; Adam, Taskeen; Lawson, Laté; Heady, Lucy (EdTech Hub, 2022)
Keywords: _r:AddedByZotZen

Data entry: towards the critical study of digital data and education - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media & Technology, 2015)
The generation and processing of data through digital technologies is an integral element of contemporary society, as reflected in recent debates over online data privacy, ‘Big Data’ and the rise of data mining and analytics in business, science and government. This paper outlines the significance of digital data within education, arguing for increased interest in the topic from educational researchers. Building on themes from the emerging sub-field of ‘digital sociology’, the paper outlines a number of ways in which digital data in education could be questioned along social lines. These include issues of data inequalities, the role of data in managerialist modes of organisation and control, the rise of so-called ‘dataveillance' and the reductionist nature of data-based representation. The paper concludes with a set of suggestions for future research and discussion, thus outlining the beginnings of a framework for the future critical study of digital data and education.

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

Digital degrowth: toward radically sustainable education technology - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media and Technology, 2023)
This paper outlines how ideas of ‘degrowth’ might be used to reimagine sustainable forms of education technology. In essence, degrowth calls for a proactive renewal of technology use around goals of voluntary simplicity and slowing-down, community-based coproduction and sharing, alongside conscious minimalization of resource consumption. The paper considers how core degrowth principles of conviviality, commoning, autonomy and care have been used to develop various forms of ‘radically sustainable computing’. The paper then suggests four ways in which degrowth principles might frame future thinking around education technology in terms of: (i) curtailing current manipulative forms of education technology, (ii) bolstering existing convivial forms of education technology; (iii) stimulating the development of new convivial education technologies; and (iv) developing digital technologies to achieve the eventual de-schooling of society. It is concluded that mobilisation of these ideas might support a much-needed reorientation of digital technology in education along low-impact, equitable lines.
Keywords: Degrowth; Illich; digital; education; sustainability

E-waste and planned obsolescence - Selwyn, Neil (Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY, 2021)
Notes from Guardian report (15.04.20) by John Harris on e-waste and planned obsolescence ** There is a pressing need to talk about educational technology in terms of the disposal – rather than adop…

Ed-Tech Within Limits: Anticipating educational technology in times of environmental crisis - Selwyn, Neil (E-Learning and Digital Media, 2021)
Despite climate heating and rising ecological instability, environmental issues feature rarely in discussions of educational technology. Most commentators presume the continued unfettered use of digital education resources bolstered by occasional claims that emerging technologies might support the ?greening? of school and university provision. In contrast to such business-as-usual complacency, this article anticipates ongoing environmental degradation of the planet as radically upending the continued expansion of digital technologies in education. On the one hand, depletion of natural resources and energy curtailments might put paid to established ?abundant? forms of digital technology use. On the other hand, more frequent climate-related disasters might necessitate emergency forms of education for displaced and unsettled populations. As such, the article argues for a new paradigm of educational technology that is both wholly sustainable and targeted towards displaced and disadvantaged populations. The article considers a number of ways that such an ?Ed-Tech Within Limits? might be pursued ? outlining fundamental shifts in thinking necessary to reorient educational technology along environmentally concerned lines.

Is Technology Good for Education? - Selwyn, Neil (Polity Press, 2016)
Digital technologies are a key feature of contemporary education. Schools, colleges and universities operate along high-tech lines, while alternate forms of online education have emerged to challenge the dominance of traditional institutions. According to many experts, the rapid digitization of education over the past ten years has undoubtedly been a ‘good thing’. Is Technology Good For Education? offers a critical counterpoint to this received wisdom, challenging some of the central ways in which digital technology is presumed to be positively affecting education. Instead Neil Selwyn considers what is being lost as digital technologies become ever more integral to education provision and engagement. Crucially, he questions the values, agendas and interests that stand to gain most from the rise of digital education. This concise, up-to-the-minute analysis concludes by considering alternate approaches that might be capable of rescuing and perhaps revitalizing the ideals of public education, while not denying the possibilities of digital technology altogether.
Keywords: Social Science / Popular Culture; Social Science / Sociology / General; ___working_potential_duplicate; auto_merged

Minding our language: why education and technology is full of bull**** … and what might be done about it - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media and Technology, 2016)
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Minding our language: why education and technology is full of bullshit … and what might be done about it - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media and Technology, 2016)
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Technology and education – Why it's crucial to be critical - Selwyn, Neil (Critical Perspectives on Technology and Education, 2015)

Ten suggestions for improving academic research in education and technology - Selwyn, Neil (Learning, Media and Technology, 2012)

“Virtual Nagging”: Comprehension-based external regulation and success support for online learners - Semingson, Peggy; Owens, Dana; Kerns, William (2020)
Recent research and literature champions the power of nudge emails to coax students to make positive choices for their learning (Cavanagh & Eastham, 2019). This roundtable session and paper n expands on this concept more broadly and provides a comprehensive overview on the literature of external regulation for helping online learners to stay organized, focused, motivated, and “on top of” readings and assignments within an online course. As literacy teacher educators, we encourage the use of comprehension-focused overviews to help students fully understand the scope of tasks at the course level and the module level. Due to the challenging nature of distance and the need to stay on track with the pace of distance learning, instructors need to be able to communicate and support students in a variety of ways using language-based virtual outreach. We deem this as “virtual nagging” due to our experiences with virtual communications outreach in an all online master’s level literacy teacher education program. We provide key
Keywords: Distance/Flexible Education; Instructional Design; ⛔ No DOI found

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

The Politics of Inclusive Development - Sen, Kunan; Bukenya, Badru; Hickey, Sam (Oxford University Press, 2014)

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.

Localización de la demanda insatisfecha de instituciones educativas. Una propuesta metodológica basada en sala de cuatro (4) años de nivel inicial en Argentina - Sendón, María Alejandra (2022)

Systems thinking - Senge, Peter (Executive Excellence, 1996)
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Education service transformation in Sierra Leone: Where policy meets the people - Sengeh, David (2020)

Education service transformation in Sierra Leone: Where policy meets the people | Blog | Global Partnership for Education - Sengeh, David Moinina (2020)
As GPE prepares to launch a new five-year strategic plan responding to partner countries’ demands for transformative change, GPE Board Member and Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education David Moinina Sengeh shares learnings from his first year of office on what transforming education means to the people of Sierra Leone.

Transforming education service delivery in Sierra Leone: from evidence to action - Sengeh, David Moinina; May-Wilson, Hannah (Global Partnership for Education, 2020)
Sierra Leone’s education system has been plagued by events that have challenged the effective delivery of high-quality education for every child for nearly three decades. But thanks to a program launched in 2018, the government is achieving greater access, quality, and equity for children by removing financial barriers to school enrollment and improving teaching and learning outcomes.

Reimagining Education for Continuous Learning and Teaching - Sengeh, Hon Minister David Moinina; Team, MBSSE Delivery; Team, Hon Minister David Moinina Sengeh and MBSSE Delivery (EdTech Hub, 2021)
EdTech Hub has partnered with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in Sierra Leone to increase the use of evidence in decisions around EdTech. Click to read more.

Assistive technology for students with visual disability in schools for the blind in Delhi - Senjam, Suraj Singh; Foster, Allen; Bascaran, Covadonga; Vashist, Praveen; Gupta, Vivek (Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2020)
Background: To understand the awareness and utilization of assistive technology in students at schools for the blind in Delhi.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 250 students selected randomly from 10 blind schools in Delhi. Binocular distance presenting and pinhole vision acuity were assessed using Snellen “E” chart and a multiple pinhole occluder. Students were also interviewed using a questionnaire about 42 assistive devices to understand their awareness and use.Results: Male participants were 72.8%. Of the total, 27.6% students had best corrected visual acuity <6/18 to 1/60, and the rest had <1/60 vision. The awareness about tactile and sound-based technology was good among students: Braille books (98%), Braille slate and stylus (99.2%), handheld audio recorders (77.6%) and screen readers (77.2%). Good awareness was reported for abacus (88.8%), walking long canes (94.4%) and smart cane (89.6%), audible balls (96%), Braille chess (82.8%) and talking watch (98%). Among the students with <6/18 to 1/60 vision, the awareness of visual based technology ranged from 0.8% (typoscope) to 43.6% (video magnifiers). Braille technology was used for reading by 96.4% (books) and for writing by 96.8% (Braille slate and stylus) irrespective of visual status. Other devices were poorly used ranging from nil (typoscope) to 55% (screen readers). The use of math and science learning devices was poor (<20%). Walking canes were used by 59% of students whereas 87.2% students used audible ball for games.Conclusion: The results showed that majority of students used tactile based technology irrespective of visual status.Implications for rehabilitationStudents with visual disability need assistive technology for a wide range of activities including academic learning.Students in schools for the blind who have binocular best corrected vision acuity of 1/60 or better should be encouraged to use visual based assistive technology instead of tactile based.Students with binocular best corrected vision acuity less than1/60 should be encouraged to use other available tactile and sound-based assistive technologies as well as Braille books and Braille slate and stylus for their academic activities including maths and sciences.Teachers should be trained in the use of various assistive technologies for reading, writing, maths, sciences, sports, mobility and activities of daily living.
Keywords: Assistive technology; awareness; blind schools; utilization; visual disability

Contract Type and Teacher Absenteeism in Benin: The Role of Teacher’s Supplemental Income - Senou, Barthelemy Mahugnon (2021)
Absenteeism is a phenomenon that has been noted in professional circles with consequences on the income of the wage earner as well as the profits of the firm, consequences that led, according to statistics from 2005, to losses in public finance amounting to close to 70 billion francs for the Government of Benin. Despite such losses, very few studies in economics have focused on the subject in order to try and give an understanding of the real causes of absenteeism and its consequences. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between the status of the teacher, supplemental income of the teacher, and the absenteeism of the teacher. Using data from PASEC-CONFEMEN 2005, that will be applied to a theoretical model that we are developing, and through the use of a Tobit empirical method, after having taken the endogeneity bias on the practice of supplemental income generating activities by the teacher into account, this study demonstrates that the practice of income generating activities by teachers positively influences their absenteeism, with contract teachers being more frequently absent than those who are on permanent and pensionable employment contracts. Through linking the level of prices in a locality with absenteeism behaviours, we make it clear that the reasons for absenteeism are mostly related to low purchasing power in the context of earning relatively meagre salaries. These results elicit a set of recommendations that essentially suggest that there should be an improvement in the salaries and working conditions of teachers.
Keywords: C:Benin; ⛔ No DOI found