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Internationalisation and the Validity of Knowledge in Religious Education as a Field of Research
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Ahme, Benjamin – British Journal of Religious Education, 2021
Building on the notion of validity claims within the discussion on international knowledge transfer in religious education as a field of research, three views on the contextuality of knowledge are discussed. From a classical perspective in the sociology of science, the issue of validity must be treated irrespective of matters of context. Secondly,…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Philosophy, Religious Education, Validity
Knowledge Management in Higher Education Institutions in Mauritius
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Veer Ramjeawon, Poonam; Rowley, Jennifer – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to research on knowledge management (KM) in higher education institutions (HEIs) by studying its processes, knowledge creation (KC), knowledge sharing (KS) and knowledge transfer (KT), in Mauritius. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with senior staff in the main public and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes
Student-Centeredness as a Global Pedagogy?
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Takayo Ogisu – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2022
The World Conference on Education for All held in Jomtien, Thailand, in March 1990 was influential in the spread of student-centered pedagogies in low-income countries (Ginsburg, 2010). A document prepared in this conference considered the active and participatory teaching approaches as "particularly valuable in assuring learning acquisition…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Global Approach, Educational Change, Developing Nations
Educational Policy Borrowing in a Globalized World: A Case Study of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in a Vietnamese University
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Nguyen Van Huy; M. Obaidul Hamid – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to shed light on the process of adopting and accommodating a global language education framework, namely the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, in the context of Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach: The data to develop the argument of the paper are obtained from a doctoral research project that…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
The South-North Transfer of Educational Technology for the Basic Education of Adults. Proceedings of the South-North Workshop Conducted at the University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas, March 26-28, 1980).
O'Neill, Joseph P., Ed. – 1981
These proceedings contain two presentations as well as recreated dialogue from discussions at a workshop to explore potential areas of collaboration and cooperation between North and Latin America. The first presentation addresses the topic of adult basic education in Latin America. It describes the historical, cultural, and socio-political…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Development, Economic Development
Literacy in the '90s. The Role of the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Summer Inst. of Linguistics, Dallas, TX. – 1990
Literacy education efforts of the Summer Institute of Linguistics in all parts of the world are chronicled and illustrated with photographs. Sections address specific issues, including the occurrence and persistence of widespread illiteracy, the role of Unesco's Experimental World Literacy Programme, native language instruction, advancements in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development