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Watson, Joe; Baier, Jasmin; Mughogho, Winnie; Millrine, Mark – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
This paper contributes to the scarce literature on factors affecting EdTech use in households. These factors were considered through exploratory mixed-methods analyses of cross-sectional data on Kenyan girls and caregivers, captured during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative analysis of the child dataset (n = 544) suggested the importance of both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Children, Child Caregivers
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Monika Ciesielkiewicz; Claire Frances Bonilla; Matilde Santos – Teaching Education, 2024
The assessment of experiential learning, such as service learning, and its outcomes, tends to take time and effort. This paper examines how service learning and traditional learning activities help university students acquire both course-specific and key competencies that would be of value in their professional careers. The results show that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Service Learning, Competency Based Education
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Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel; Büchi, Moritz; Twesigye, Rogers; Saeed, Marium – UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed internet connectivity from an important asset to an essential piece of infrastructure. Yet two thirds of the world's school-aged children still have no fixed internet connection at home. This lack of connectivity limits their ability to go online; prevents them from participating and competing in the modern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Internet, Access to Computers
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Dean, Jessica; Pascoe, Michelle; le Roux, Jane – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2021
Background: Information and communication technology (ICT) reading interventions can help children with reading difficulties, especially those in resource-constrained environments who otherwise might not have support. Objectives: (1) Provide an overview of ICT reading interventions used globally with primary school children. (2) Provide further…
Descriptors: Intervention, Computer Uses in Education, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students
Torsten Figueiredo Walter; Guthrie Gray-Lobe; Sarah Kabay – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Hardware requirements are a barrier to widespread adoption of digital learning software among low-income populations. We investigate the demand among smallholder-farming households for a simple, adaptive math learning tool that can be accessed by widely available "brick" phones, and its effect on educational outcomes. Over a quarter of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Computer Uses in Education
US Agency for International Development, 2023
USAID programs, in adherence with the Agency's 2018 Education Policy, prioritize learning experiences that build the skills children and youth in partner countries need to lead happy and productive lives, gain employment, and positively contribute to society. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, USAID programs increasingly aim to achieve these…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Access to Education, Employment Potential, Partnerships in Education