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Development of Library and Information Science Education in Africa.
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Gupta, Sushma; Gupta, Davendra K. – International Information & Library Review, 1997
Provides an overview of the development of university library and information science degree programs in English-speaking countries in Africa, highlighting early programs in Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria; 70s programs in Zambia, Nigeria, and Botswana; 80s programs in Nigeria and Kenya; and 90s programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science Education, Library Education
From Bush Pump to Blackboard: The "Fluid" Workings of a Virtual Environment
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Enriquez, Judith Guevarra – E-Learning, 2009
"Impact" is possibly the most frequently evaluated construct associated with any kind of technological diffusion or adoption within educational settings. Seemingly endless research projects are funded to measure it and to validate the educational value we have become adept at inscribing into practically all novel technologies brought to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Educational History
Videocourses for Training Staff in Developing Countries: An Example with Severely Retarded and Multiply Handicapped Children.
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McConkey, Roy; Templer, Sally – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1987
The paper describes the development, content, and evaluation of an indigeniously produced video training package in the developing country of Zimbabwe which is designed for local personnel (nurses, nurses' aides, trainee nurses, and teachers) working with severely retarded and multiply handicapped children and young adults. (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Developing Nations, Educational Media, Foreign Countries
The Training of Trainers in Educational Planning. Report of an IIEP Workshop (Nairobi, Kenya, June 29-July 10, 1987).
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
Use of Information and Documentation for Planning and Decision-Making. Summary Report and Proceedings of Joint ESAMI/PADIS/DSE Seminar (Salisbury, Zimbabwe, August 3-7, 1981).
Moeller, T.; Mushonga, B. L. B. – 1981
The aim of this seminar was twofold: to make senior civil servants of Zimbabwe aware of the importance of information and documentation for planning and decision-making, and to introduce the concept of a national information and documentation center (NIDC) as designed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Pan-African Documentation…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Decision Making, Developing Nations, Documentation
The Development of Distance Education in Botswana
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Nage-Sibande, Bogadi – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
Botswana is a landlocked semi-arid country sharing boundaries with Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Setswana and English are the official languages, with English being the most used as the language of government and business transactions. In comparison to most African countries, Botswana is culturally homogenous, and nearly 80% of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Audiovisual Aids