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Sarah Godsell; Bongani Shabangu; Guy Primrose – Cogent Education, 2024
Assessment remains a power nexus in Higher Education, where remnants of coloniality pool. The power that assessment holds makes it an important site for decolonisation. The purpose of this article is to present an experiment, and open a discussion, on the decolonisation of assessment. We argue that bringing assessment into the decolonisation…
Descriptors: Postcolonialism, Universities, Educational History, Power Structure
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Tierney, William G.; Sabharwal, Nidhi S. – Teachers College Record, 2018
Background/Context: Developing countries desire institutions ranked as "world-class," and want to increase postsecondary participation. Limited public monies require decisions that usually augment the welfare of one objective at the expense of another. An additional conundrum concerns the need for quality assurances. Research needs to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
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Semela, Tesfaye – Higher Education Policy, 2011
The rapid quantitative growth of higher education in Ethiopia has triggered considerable concern for quality. The present paper analyses why expanding the higher education subsector took precedence over quality against the backdrop of the current Ethiopian political discourse. This article argues that the growing public demand due to globalization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Global Approach
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Park, Young; Moser, Franziska Zellweger – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The goal of this research effort is to provide insights on what core needs and difficulties exist toward the implementation of ICT in higher education in emerging countries and how a consortium like LINC can best support these efforts. An exploratory research design combining a survey, on-site interviews, participant observation and document…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Data Analysis, Consortia, Developing Nations
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Schiller, Daniel; Liefner, Ingo – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2007
Most investigations into the effects of funding changes on higher education systems have been carried out in developed economies. This article focuses on the Thai higher education system, applying theoretical arguments and empirical analyses to the case of a newly industrialising country. One goal of the Thai higher education funding reform is to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Developing Nations, Educational Finance
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Kinuthia, Wanjira; Dagada, Rabelani – International Journal on E-Learning, 2008
This article reports on the findings of a research study that was conducted to explore the types of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in use in higher education in South Africa. Specifically, the goal of the study was to explore how e-learning is being used for teaching and learning purposes. Data were collected from interviews with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Design, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
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Ahiakwo, Okechukwu N. – Library and Information Science Research, 1988
Causal regression and time series models were developed using six years of data for home borrowing, average readership, and books consulted at a university library. The models were tested for efficacy in producing short-term planning and control data. Combined models were tested in establishing evaluation measures. (10 references) (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. – 1987
The main aim of the International Institute for Educational Planning's program "Training the Trainers" is to improve the technical skills of planning specialists and to develop their organizational capabilities so that they can run national training programs. The objectives of the workshop described in this reort were to design the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Developing Nations
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Pravdic, Nevenka; Oluic-Vukovic, Vesna – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Outlines procedures for selecting scientific journals for academic library collections and provides a model which ranks data sources according to their relative weights rather than ranking the journals themselves. Use of the model in scientifically less developed countries is discussed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Tin, Han – Journal of Southeast Asian Education, 2000
Traces the history and development of the education system of Myanmar. Discusses the need to use disaggregated data in examining Myanmar education because national figures may mask regional differences that are crucial to the planning process. Describes the findings of a national education sector study, and stresses the importance of regional…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational History, Educational Planning
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Lewin, Keith M. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2002
This paper explores some of the financial issues that arise for teacher education policy and practice in developing countries. It is based on the results of the MUSTER research programme. First it provides an overview of the context which shapes investment in teacher education across four countries. Second, each case is considered from different…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Educational Finance, Teacher Supply and Demand, Foreign Countries
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
Cieutat, V. J.; And Others – 1968
Plans for the development of The East African Examinations Council (EAEC) are outlined and the feasibility of long-range technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) is discussed. The EAEC was established in 1967 by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Its purpose is to conduct within East Africa the academic, technical,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Data Analysis, Developing Nations
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1977
Part of a series which provides overviews of social science research and teaching in UNESCO member nations, the document focuses on Burma, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Singapore. One chapter is devoted to each of the five nations. For each country, the following information is presented: history of social science activity, institutional…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Cooperation
Brunelli, Lina, Ed.; Cicchitelli, Giuseppe, Ed. – 1994
This volume contains papers on computing and television as well as on the rapidly growing area of electronic communication among teachers and between teachers and students. Data analysis is now an important strand in school curricula in many nations. Many of the contributors discuss statistics in the schools from various perspectives. University…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Developing Nations
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