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It is generally believed that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower teachers and learners, promote change and foster the development of '21st century skills, but data to support these beliefs are still limited. There is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower...
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Bias is a very real issue in most of the monitoring and evaluation work done of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education issues across the board. Such biases are often introduced at the monitoring and evaluation design stage, and include a lack of relevant and appropriate...
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at the school level. Despite the wealth of documentation mentioned, little if any of this knowledge and information … existing knowledge and information to be delivered to the relevant people in charge of ICT in education initiatives in LDCs, as …
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Teacher training and on-going, relevant professional development are essential if benefits from investments in information and communication technologies (ICTs) are to be maximized. A shift in the role of a teacher utilizing ICTs to that of a facilitator does not obviate the need for teachers to...
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At first glance, content issues related to information and communication technologies (ICTs) use in education might seem to some to be of minor importance. After all, access to the internet means access to an entire world of educational resources. Access to the internet provides access to...
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Knowledge can be classified into (i) explicit, which can be easily recorded (e.g., books) and (ii) tacit, which cannot … be always articulated. However, much of this tacit knowledge can be shared. The conversion of tacit knowledge into … explicit knowledge is called externalization. Farmers possess both kinds of knowledge. Scientists often pre-determine ignorance …
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Traditional Knowledge systems are the essence of the social capital of the poor and the source of their survival … strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is also contemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamic nature. It is constantly …
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-regional partnership between East Africa and South Asia seeking to integrate indigenous knowledge and practices into Bank supported … focus was on indigenous knowledge as it is a key element of the social capital of the poor, assisting them in their struggle … human, and animal diseases. Many local organizations, institutions, and communities have a wealth of knowledge of IK …
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This brief includes the following headings: access to finance: pioneering research on the importance of financial inclusion for poverty reduction; and international migration, remittances and development, a rapid response by the KCP
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