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Accelerating Sustainable Development through Flexible Learning: Re-Orienting Entrepreneurship Education

Rono, Agnes J; Tarno, Edwin; Abdi, Tiony K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

One approach to enhancing entrepreneurial activity and enterprise growth in developing countries is to create an ‘enterprise culture’. To achieve a widespread enterprise culture in the long run, education and training ...

Acceptance Speech at the Convocation of the University of Swaziland

Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2016-10-15)

Acceptance speech by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, upon receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Swaziland on 15 October 2016.

Access and Inclusion Through Open Education Resources in Botswana

Modesto, Stanslaus T (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

This Paper investigates the implementation of Open Education Resources (OER) in education as a much-talked-about problem that is not much in evidence in practice among institutions in developing countries. Inspiration for ...

Access and Success in Learning: Technologies for Scaling up Open and Distance Learning Programme in the Institute of Distance Learning, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana

Essel, Rebecca; Owusu-Boateng, William (2010-11)

In recent years, in the field of education and training, there is an increasing world-wide interest in students opting to read open and distance learning programmes and also stakeholders expanding their infrastructure and ...

Access to ODL programmes at NAMCOL through Recognition of Prior Learning

Afunde, Ndeshimona L (2010-11)

The Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) aims to broaden access to education by providing alternatives to conventional means of education and training and facilitate life-long learning opportunities for Namibians. ...

The accessibility of ODL to the disadvantaged-teenage employees

Khanyane, Marethabile M (2010-11)

Most importantly, distance learning provides opportunity to those teenage employees, who could not continue with their education for various reasons. These include loosing parents due to HIV/AIDS, and having no one to take ...

Acquiring Accreditation in Distance Learning

Kilfoil, Wendy R (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

In the higher education community, distance education (DE) has been perceived as not being as good as contact education or as a last resort. Actually, it is just a different way of delivering education and is often the ...

Acquiring Digital Education Leadership Capabilities through Heutagogy: A Case of C-DELTA Implementation at Makerere University

Kabugo, David; Kakeeto, David (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

Although the need for Digital Education Leadership (DEL) credentials is rising among educators at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in both developing and developed contexts, occupying this niche through conventional ...

Adapting Learning Materials for Distance Learning

Wright, Clayton R (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2007)

In face-to-face education, instructors are present to guide the instructional/ learning process. In distance education (DE) instructors and students are separated and instructors have limited opportunity to observe, ...

Adoption of Semi-formal Mobile Processing Training for Enhanced Skill Acquisition in Girls and Women, Towards Employability, Better Livelihood and Inclusive Growth in Nigeria

Odunmbaku, Adiat A; Bakare-Aremu, Tunde A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

Women and girls are most vulnerable in the society, most especially when considering the incidence of poverty. This follow a saying that, train a girl child and emancipate a Nation, if women or girls are well trained for ...

Advancing Research in Commonwealth Africa: some reflections

Kanwar, Asha; Gatsha, Godson (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2015-10-19)

Presented at Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL), 19 October 2015 by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO (co-written with Dr Godson Gatsha, Education Specialist – Higher Education).

Advancing Research in Commonwealth Africa: Some Reflections

Kanwar, Asha; Gatsha, Godson; Lesperance, John; Mishra, Sanjaya (Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, 2015-02-12)

Transcript and presentation slides of a speech given at the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Facility (CTEF), Malaysia, 12 February 2015. Presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO (co-written with Dr. Godson ...

Ageing Population Perceptions on Expected Learning Contents and Ageing-Centered Modes in the Six Geo-Political Zones of Nigeria

Ibrahim, Aminu K (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

The study adopted a descriptive, cross - sectional survey design. Randomization sampling technique was used to select 378 retirees from six State capitals in the six geo - political zones of Nigeria. ...

Alienation at the Open University of Mauritius: A Conceptual Framework for Interpretation of Learner Feelings and Emotions

Jutton, Teenah (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)

There is a growing focus on how to widen access and inclusion in higher education, however there is a strong link between alienation and attrition. This study aimed at understanding distance learners’ experiences of ...

Alternative Learning Pathways: Participation of Girls in Education in Kajiado county, Kenya

Njue, Teresa (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)

2015 deadline for achieving the Education For All (EFA) Goals of Education, revealed many countries were not on track to achieving the education targets rolled out in the Jomtien and reaffirmed in Dakar, Senegal in 2000. ...

Analysing Cameroon Government’s ICT Policy Documents and Trainee Teachers’ Perception of ICT in education policy implementation using Critical Discourse Analysis

Ndenge, Kinsley (2013-11)

Based on forum discussions of 10 trainee teachers at a higher teachers training college in Cameroon, this paper aims to synthesize teachers' perception of ICTs in education and development using critical Discourse Analysis ...