Community outreach projects as a sustainable way of introducing information technology in developing countries - Zlotnikova, Irina; van der Weide, Theo (International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2015)
The paper describes an approach to the sustainable introduction of IT in developing countries based on international collaboration between students taking the form of a knowledge bridge. The authors consider the challenges for introducing information technologies in developing countries; one of these is lack of reading materials ultimately leading to lack of reading skills in pupils and poor overall performance. A theoretical framework for the sustainable introduction of IT is proposed. It comprises the following components: (1) the model of a knowledge bridge, (2) the managerial model of the interactions between key stakeholders, and (3) the model of impact of a Community Outreach Project (COP) on target schools. The proposed models have been mapped to the widely adopted DPSIR framework used in sustainable development studies. As a case study, the authors discuss the E-readers Project run in two primary schools in Northern Tanzania. The paper also demonstrates how interaction and collaboration between Tanzanian and Dutch students was organized during preparatory stage and project implementation. The paper concludes with general recommendations on how to run a sustainable IT-based COP. These recommendations have been drawn from the analysis of the COP experience in the developing country, namely Tanzania.
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Towards Localization of Automated Tutors for Developing Countries - Zualkernan, Imran; Arroyo, Ivon; Woolf, Beverly P. (AIED Workshops, 2013)
Abstract. This paper describes localization issues in relation to AIED systems in the developing world, and analyzes the particular case of the successful immersion of learning technologies to schools in Pakistan. The paper analyzes the needs for personalized learning in the developing world in comparison to countries such as the United States. A model and a survey based on various types of localization dimensions like teacher, student, and cultural alignment was developed and deployed to conduct an evaluation of an AI tutor called the Wayang Outpost in Pakistan. The results are that teachers are likely to use such a system if available, and that their intention to use such a tutor in the future is strongly dependent on how well the tutor is aligned with their teaching practices, students ’ learning habits, and whether the language in the tutor is understood by students. On average these teachers were also willing to allocate about two hours per week for such automated tutors.
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Raising domestic resources for equitable education - Zubairi, Asma; Rose, Pauline (Education Commission, 2016)

A support programme for caregivers of children with disabilities in Ghana: Understanding the impact on the wellbeing of caregivers - Zuurmond, Maria; Nyante, Gifty; Baltussen, Marjolein; Seeley, Janet; Abanga, Jedidia; Shakespeare, Tom; Collumbien, Martine; Bernays, Sarah (Child: Care, Health and Development, 2019)