Posts Tagged Development
Constructing Development: Civil Society and Literacy in a Time of Globalization
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Former World Bank education specialist Bjorn Nordtveit argues in this groundbreaking study that a development project or policy should not be understood and analyzed as a linear system. Instead, he believes we should view it as a complex and dialectical organism. Basing his theories on post-development and complexity theories as well as New Institutional Economics, Nordtveit lays out a novel method of analyzing development – both on the ground and in the think-tan… More >>
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Training programs in sustainable agriculture &postharvest technology: educational & training programs in developingcountries for agricultural management, … improvement, development and food security
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Training programs on postharvest loss minimization and storage were conducted in Ethiopia. A study revealed there were major problems in postharvest losses and storage. Information and knowledge did not appear to reach most farmers. Extension workers were busy collecting taxes for the government rather than helping farmers use sustainable agricultural practices and food production. Cooperative managers and promoters acknowledged that many barriers blocked the flow o… More >>
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Changing Education: Leadership, Innovation and Development in a Globalizing Asia Pacific
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This book responds to the growing unease of educators and non-educators alike about the inadequacy of most current educational systems and programs to meet sufficiently the demands of fast changing societies. These systems and programs evolved and were developed in and for societies that have long been transformed, and yet no parallel transformation has taken place in the education systems they spawned. In the last twenty years or so, other sectors of society, such … More >>
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Strategic and Performance Planning for the Office of the Chancellor for Educational and Professional Development
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Examines several approaches to strategic planning for the DoD Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development, which was established in 1998 as the principal advocate for the academic quality and cost-effectiveness of education and professional development for DoD civilians…. More >>
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Teacher Development
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The best documentaries from The George Lucas Educational Foundation on the most pressing topics in education: project-based learning, technology integration, math and science, social and emotional learning, assessment, school-to-career, integrated studies, and teacher development.
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