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Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Research has shown that people with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly disadvantaged within the areas of school enrolment, educational attainment, and learning, particularly in developing countries. In Ghana, the Inclusive Education (IE) Policy was established in 2006 to ensure the full participation of all PWDs in schools. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Students with Disabilities, Developing Nations
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Okolie, Ugochukwu Chinonso; Nwajiuba, Chinyere Augusta; Binuomote, Michael Olayinka; Ehiobuche, Christian; Igu, Ntasiobi Chikezie Nwankwo; Ajoke, Ogungboyega Suliyat – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: This study explores how career training with mentoring (CTM) programs work in Nigerian higher education (HE) institutions to foster students' career development and employability of graduates. It also explores how Nigerian HE curriculum can be adequately used to facilitate CTM as well as possible constraints to effective implementation of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Job Training, Mentors, Higher Education
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Eta, Elizabeth Agbor; Vuban, Joyce Afuh – FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 2018
Educational policy borrowing is almost the norm in today's policy making, partly because of globalisation, the rise in information and communication technology, and the involvement of external stakeholders in higher education governance. However, the reasons, applications, and results obtained from the adoption and implementation of borrowed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Higher Education
Johnson, Bethany; Weber, Adam; Ying, Chris – US Agency for International Development, 2021
Since 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked in more than 80 countries to ensure that children and youth have access to the education and skills they need to be productive members of society. The launch of USAID's Education Policy in 2018 encouraged USAID Missions to be as adaptive, flexible, and responsive…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Federal Programs, Educational Strategies
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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
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Brown, Gordon; Shaklee, Beverly – School-University Partnerships, 2014
This article attempts to describe the creation and implementation of the first Professional Development School (PDS) model of teacher education in Panama. The authors set the context within brief histories of international education and PDSs and provide operational definitions of the critical terminology. To be sure, the scope and scale of the…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Developing Nations, Teacher Education Programs, Program Descriptions
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Bhuasiri, Wannasiri; Xaymoungkhoun, Oudone; Zo, Hangjung; Rho, Jae Jeung; Ciganek, Andrew P. – Computers & Education, 2012
This study identifies the critical success factors that influence the acceptance of e-learning systems in developing countries. E-learning is a popular mode of delivering educational materials in higher education by universities throughout the world. This study identifies multiple factors that influence the success of e-learning systems from the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Electronic Learning, Delphi Technique, Curriculum Design
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Agarwal, Parul Dharmani; Kiran, Ravi; Verma, Anil Kumar – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Problem Statement: The current higher learning institutions in developed countries have adapted to their changing role in a knowledge-based society It is time for developing countries like India to focus on Knowledge Management thus, the current study presents research undertaken in understanding the implication of Knowledge Management in the…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
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Kaliannan, Maniam; Chandran, Suseela Devi – Research in Education, 2012
There has been greater attention in recent times on the outcomes of the education system so that the return on investments in education could be evaluated. It is measured based on tangible performance indicators and intangible students' outcome known as outcome-based education (OBE). Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia has implemented an OBE system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Outcome Based Education, Outcomes of Education
Khan, Md. Shahadat Hossain; Hasan, Mahbub; Clement, Che Kum – Online Submission, 2012
Within a very few years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has turned out to be an effective educational technology which promotes some dramatic changes in teaching and learning processes. Technologies allow students to work more productively than in the past, but the teacher's role in technology-rich classrooms is more demanding than…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Technology, Barriers
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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
Karakhanyan, Susanna; van Veen, Klaas; Bergen, T.C.M. – Online Submission, 2010
The paper seeks to understand how higher education policy from the European Community is defused and transferred to Armenia, a developing country. Particularly, this study aims to delve deeper in the actual implementation process of higher education reforms in Armenia through teachers' perceptions. The findings mainly reveal that teachers do long…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Akoojee, Salim; Nkomo, Mokubung – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
Access to higher education is a key challenge of the 21st century state. The link between higher education and personal and socio-economic development has intensified the need for ensuring that greater numbers of citizens have expanded access to and have been provided with quality higher education. The article seeks to explore how initiatives for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
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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
Palmer, Janet – Technological Horizons in Education, 1986
In May 1984, Ecuador contacted an American agency that provides assistance to developing countries, and requested that a consultant in computer education be sent to help establish a computer education program in one of its schools. The experiences and observations of this consultant are provided. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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