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The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
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Banerji, Rukmini; Bhattacharjea, Suman; Wadhwa, Wilima – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a national citizen-led rapid assessment of children's ability to read simple text and do basic arithmetic. ASER is designed and facilitated by the Indian nongovernment organisation Pratham, and has been conducted every year since 2005 by partner organisations in every rural district of India,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annual Reports, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
SWOT Analysis of Veterinary and Animal Science Education in India: Implications for Policy and Future Directions
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Sasidhar, P. V. K.; Reddy, P. Gopal – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the SWOT issues of India's veterinary and animal science education. Design: The data were collected at the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) from 168 post-graduate students. The two surveys generated 72% (N = 121) and 68% (N = 114) response rates, respectively. In the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Veterinary Medical Education, Animals, Objectives
Education, Human Development and Quality of Life: Measurement Issues and Implications for India
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Narayana, M. R. – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This paper analyses and compares the measurement of indicators and variables in the construction of education index in Human Development Index (HDI) at the global, national and 18 sub-national human development reports in India since 1990. The results show non-comparability of measurement of the education indicators and variables. This implies…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Social Indicators
Wellbeing Research in Developing Countries: Reviewing the Role of Qualitative Methods
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Camfield, Laura; Crivello, Gina; Woodhead, Martin – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The authors review the contribution of qualitative methods to exploring concepts and experiences of wellbeing among children and adults living in developing countries. They provide examples illustrating the potential of these methods for gaining a holistic and contextual understanding of people's perceptions and experiences. Some of these come…
Descriptors: Poverty, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Well Being
Considerations on the Development of Culturally Relevant Evaluation Standards.
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Smith, Nick L.; And Others – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1993
The extent to which the Joint Committee "Standards" for evaluation might be used to develop culturally relevant standards for use in other countries and how they might be modified for use in cross-cultural settings were explored using Malta and India as examples. Substantial modifications are probably necessary. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment
Dossier of Evaluation Instruments for Literacy Programmes. A Contribution to the International Literacy Year 1990.
Muller, Josef, Ed.; Dietrich, Anja, Ed. – 1989
This document contains a collection of literacy program evaluation instruments from developing countries, as well as several papers describing how to use evaluation instruments to assess various types of systems. The following titles (with author or country of origin) are contained in this collection: "Designing a System of Evaluation and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Managing the Schools of the Future--Focus on Principals. Proceedings of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration Regional Conference (4th, Nicosia, Cyprus, January 1980).
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Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration, Armidale (Australia). – 1980
The Fourth Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration, held in Nicosia, Cyprus, in January 1980, focused on the possible impact of foreseeable changes in educaiton on the school administrator's role. The 16 papers presented (published in this volume) addressed the development of Cyprus's dual educational system;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Computers, Curriculum Development