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Levacic, Rosalind – Comparative Education, 2014
Since the late 1980s, education systems have increasingly moved to allocating funding for general education by means of a per-student formula. The trend started with developed economies and moved to transition and developing economies, where the World Bank has promoted the adoption of per-student funding (PSF). But promoting a particular reform,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Developing Nations, Program Implementation
Smith, Chris – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2015
This paper provides an in-depth analysis into two case studies aimed at addressing the digital divide in two developing countries. A detailed description is provided for each case study along with an analysis of how successful the two projects were at addressing the digital divide in Siyabuswa, South Africa and Ennis, Ireland. The two case studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Comparative Education, Case Studies
Blanco Ramírez, Gerardo; Jahirul Haque, H. M. – Quality in Higher Education, 2016
Private higher education is growing, especially in developing and transitioning countries. Rapid growth frequently comes with concerns about quality. This article explores challenges and opportunities for higher education quality among private universities in Bangladesh. By presenting a vertical case study that explores interactions among actors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Universities, Higher Education
Kruger, Cornè Gerda; Van Rensburg, Ona Janse; De Witt, Marike W. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Meeting teacher expectations for a professional development programme (PDP) is expected to strengthen sustainable applied competence as programme outcome since teachers will be more motivated to apply the programme content in practice. A revised distance learning (DL) programme was augmented by a practical component comprising a work-integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Expectation, Distance Education
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UIL has published a second edition of a collection of case studies of promising literacy programmes that seek to empower women. "Narrowing the Gender Gap: Empowering Women through Literacy Programmes" (originally published in 2013 as "Literacy Programmes with a Focus on Women to Reduce Gender Disparities") responds to the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Access to Education, Empowerment, Womens Education
Young, Michael – Journal of Education and Work, 2011
The one-year research project on the implementation of NQFs in developing countries was launched by the ILO 2009 in collaboration with the ETF. This article reviews some of the educational issues that arose from the project. The findings of the case studies raise issues that are important for how future research and policy on NQFs is taken…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Program Implementation, Performance Factors, Research Projects
Nudzor, Hope Pius – Journal of Educational Change, 2012
In most parts of the world today, the goal of providing all children with free and Universal Primary Education (UPE) has received broad national and international support and some educational systems have evolved from predominantly "fee-charging" towards "fee-free" status in recent times. In Ghana, for example, the endorsement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Problems
Kituyi, Geoffrey; Tusubira, Irene – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2013
The aim of this research was to design a framework for integrating e-learning in Higher Education Institutions in developing countries. Data were collected from 266 university students and staff of five universities in Uganda using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The requirements for e-learning integration were…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Developing Nations, Electronic Learning, Technology Integration
Kairies, Jan, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2013
Literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning and a crucial element in the universally recognised right to education. However, illiteracy continues to exist as a global challenge, and many individuals still lack the basic literacy skills that are needed to engage in further learning opportunities and for the economic and social development of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Females, Womens Education, Literacy
Babu, Suresh Chandra; Ferguson, Jenna; Parsai, Nilam; Almoguera, Rose – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
This paper documents the experience and lessons from implementing an e-learning program aimed at creating research capacity for gender, crisis prevention, and recovery. It presents a case study of bringing together a multidisciplinary group of women professionals through both online and face-to-face interactions to learn the skills needed to be a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Females, Research Skills
Sanchez, Jaime; Salinas, Alvaro; Harris, Jordan – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
This article presents a linear-analytical case study on the development of ICT within the educational systems of Chile and South Korea. Through a comprehensive meta-data analysis and bibliographic review, we collected information on both educational systems and their ICT adoption policies. Key differences necessary to understand how both countries…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Information Technology, Educational Change
O'Sullivan, Margo C. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Who educates teacher educators? How are teacher educators educated and prepared for their roles and tasks? This article uses a review of a two-year full-time Diploma in Teacher Education (DTE) for teacher educators in Uganda to engage with these questions. The article begins with a presentation of the Ugandan teacher education context and a…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teacher Educators, Faculty Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Van Ongevalle, Jan; Van Petegem, Peter; Deprez, Steff; Chimbodza, Iris Jane-Mary – Environmental Education Research, 2011
Within the first year of the Secondary Teacher Training Environmental Education Project (St[superscript 2]eep) in Zimbabwe, project stakeholders, including lecturers, college administrators, local project coordinators, and donor representatives, expressed concern about the non-sustainability of the project due to its over-reliance on its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
Stodberg, Ulf; Orre, Carl Johan – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to present the issue of e-learning development in a public university in Bolivia, together with challenges that could support the work of a sustainable development of practice and educational technologies. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the first phase of an interpretative case study. It comprises data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Sustainability, College Instruction
Kearney, Judith; Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This paper aims to: extend the concept of "The learning organization" to "The learning community," especially disadvantaged communities; demonstrate how leaders in a migrant community can achieve positive change at the personal, professional, team and community learning levels through participatory action learning and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Disadvantaged, Cultural Awareness