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Samuel Ikendi; Francis Owusu; Dorothy Masinde; Ann Oberhauser; Carmen Bain – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2024
In Uganda, limited agricultural extensionists have always hampered the capacity development efforts of farmers, necessitating partnerships with local and international organizations. This study assessed the progress made by the Iowa State University Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) toward ending hunger in Uganda. The CSRL partners…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Agricultural Occupations, Extension Education
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Magda Pischetola; Maria Hvid Stenalt; Liv Nøhr; Danielle Elizabeth Hagood; Morten Misfeldt – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2024
In this paper, we put in dialogue the local dimension of a nation-state with the global challenges faced by universities worldwide. We focus on the case of Denmark, a nation that was exceptionally active in implementing international university reforms and where digitalisation is a high priority of the public sector governance. The article seeks…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teaching Assistants, Indo European Languages
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Liliya Todorova; Elisabeth Fattinger; Elsabeth Url; Siska Vandemaele; Ulla Pott; Helen Strebel; Claudia Merklein de Freitas; Anja Christopher; Sabine Hendriks; Maria Prellwitz Luleå – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2022
This article presents the products and evaluation results of COPILOT (Cooperative Online Peer-assisted and Intercultural Learning in Occupational Therapy), an Erasmus+ funded project undertaken by a consortium of six European universities from 2018 to 2021, which addresses the need for internationalization and intercultural learning by developing…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, International Education, Global Approach
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Pamphilon, Barbara; Mikhailovich, Katja – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
Smallholder farmers are the backbone of food production in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Due to an increasing need to pay for schooling and health costs, many farming families are seeking ways to move from semi-subsistence farming to activities that generate more income. The long tradition of agricultural training in PNG to support the development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations, Access to Education, Family Income
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Abegglen, Sandra; Burns, Tom; Sinfield, Sandra – Journal of Peer Learning, 2016
The present paper explores the opportunities created by an emancipatory approach to learning and teaching when combined with embedded peer mentoring. First year undergraduate students--most from non-traditional backgrounds--were set the task to explore learning spaces at their university and to present their findings in creative ways in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Learning Processes, Exhibits
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Leger, Lawrence A.; Glass, Karligash; Katsiampa, Paraskevi; Liu, Shibo; Sirichand, Kavita – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
We evaluate feedback methods for oral presentations used in training non-quantitative research skills (literature review and various associated tasks). Training is provided through a credit-bearing module taught to MSc students of banking, economics and finance in the UK. Monitoring oral presentations and providing "best practice"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Feedback (Response)
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Cassar, Maria; Trapani, Josef – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2014
This artifact identifies the main challenges experienced by the authors, both nurse educators, in the delivery of a module on evidence based practice exclusively through the use of an e-learning platform. The module has been running for the past four years as part of an entirely online post registration programme for qualified health professionals…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Nursing Education, Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education
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de Oliveira, Camila Aparecida Machado; de França Carvalho, Carolina Prado; Céspedes, Isabel Cristina; de Oliveira, Flávia; Le Sueur-Maluf, Luciana – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
The Federal University of São Paulo, Baixada Santista Campus was founded in 2006 with five degree-granting programs in physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology, and occupational therapy. The guiding principle behind the programs' educational mission was centered on the development of health care professionals capable of working in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Peer Relationship, Mentors
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Lakshmi, Geeta – Accounting Education, 2013
Finance is an important subject in many undergraduate programmes. In the UK, the technical competencies in this area are covered by the QAA benchmark in finance (2007). However, the benchmark does not rigidly circumscribe the curriculum and expected competencies. As a result, universities are free to teach the subject from a variety of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Accounting, Money Management
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Strauss, P.; Mooney, S. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2017
This article discusses the complexities surrounding the teaching of a critical thinking and academic writing module on a vocational postgraduate programme. Students enrolled on this programme are strongly industry focused and often fail to see the relevance of such a module, despite the fact that most are international students with English as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Hospitality Occupations, Student Interests
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Udofia, Nsikak-Abasi; Nlebem, Bernard S. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
This study was to validate training modules that can help provide requisite skills for Senior Secondary school students in plantain flour processing enterprises for self-employment and to enable them pass their examination. The study covered Rivers State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 205. Two sets of structured…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Food Processing Occupations, Program Validation, Learning Modules
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1984
This guide provides teachers with a business exploration curriculum for grade 9. The course is designed to introduce beginning students to the language of business, to careers, to consumerism, to economics, and to technology. An "Overview" section presents the rationale, describes the program structure, and lists program goals and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Behavioral Objectives, Business, Business Education
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Ike, Nwachukwu; Roseline, Onuegbu – Journal of Technology Studies, 2007
This paper evaluated the level of adoption of aquaculture technology extended to farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. To improve aquaculture practice in Nigeria, a technology package was developed and disseminated to farmers in the state. This package included ten practices that the farmers were supposed to adopt. Eighty-two respondents were randomly…
Descriptors: Animals, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Adoption (Ideas)
Harris, Andrew; Dobbs, John – 1991
This module on space management is intended to help supervisors or managers make more profitable use of existing areas in their establishment. An imaginary licensed house is used as a case study to show the steps involved. The material is presented in a self-instructional format in five sections. At the beginning of each section is a statement of…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Building Conversion, Continuing Education
Meyers, Dave; Blom, Kaaren – 2001
The implementation of training packages (TPs) in Australian workplaces was examined through case studies of the use of TPs in nontraditional trade areas by six innovative registered training organizations (RTOs) across Australia. The study focused on the extent to which new and flexible approaches to learning, training delivery, and assessment…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Case Studies, Community Services, Competence
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