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The role of ICT in general economics teaching: an example from Turkey

IÅŸik, Cem; Yılmaz, Sümeyra - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 3 (2012) 4, pp. 289-304

This study aims at exploring the effects of ICT in education. Computers play a vital role in every field of our lives. They facilitate an audio-visual representation of information, thus making the process of learning interactive and interesting in education. Therefore, it is only but natural...

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The entrepreneurial mind-set of university students: a cross-cultural comparison between Namibia and Germany

Haase, Heiko; Lautenschlager, Arndt; Rena, Ravinder - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 2 (2011) 2, pp. 113-129

The objective of this article is to set a cornerstone to compare and understand the phenomenon of graduate entrepreneurship in developing and developed countries. Our central research questions are: Are there differences in the entrepreneurial intentions of university students? What are the...

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Determination of academic pay in universities and colleges in UK under the new pay framework: the policy and practice

Rani, P. Geetha - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1 (2009) 1, pp. 47-65

Academic pay was uniform across universities and colleges below the level of professors till 2004 in UK. Following the … which allows for flexibility in pay based on a flexible structure has been adopted and used by universities in UK. The new … knowledge, experience and contribution. The national pay spine consists of 51 points and universities negotiate with local union …

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Private higher education in India – changing scenario

Patel, Vibhuti - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1 (2009) 1, pp. 36-46

Education is one of the dominant sectors of the Indian economy in terms of enrolment of children, employment of adults and investment of financial resources. While school education has a broad base, higher education suffers from a narrow base covering only about 7% of the relevant age group...

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Marketing education in Sarawak: some issues and challenges from the employers' perspectives

Ling, Lim Ai; Gregory, Margaret Lucy; Muniapan, Balakrishnan - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1 (2010) 3, pp. 227-242

In the state of Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo), marketing education has seen a tremendous growth over the years. However, literatures on marketing education in Sarawak (also Malaysia), is not found in any academic journals. Therefore this paper is the first to explore the effectiveness of...

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Distance education: a model for Ethiopian University of Gondar

Paliwal, Udai Lal - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 1 (2010) 4, pp. 384-400

Although distance education is catching up in almost all countries in the world, it is still little known and less studied in many of the developing countries including Sub-Saharan Africa (SAA). Achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the 'Education for All' (EFA) targets, to which...

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Sustainability in higher education of Bangladesh - an overview

Shamsuddoha, Mohammad; Gihar, Sandhya; Nasir, Tasnuba - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 3 (2012) 1, pp. 10-18

This paper attempts to discuss sustainability of Bangladeshi higher education. There are many ways for universities to … different universities and colleges, failed to play effective role in their professional life. It is recognised and recommended …

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A differential game model of incentive-based student recruitment, retention and faculty engagement in higher education

Leonce, Tesa E. - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 4 (2013) 1, pp. 20-35

Many public and private four-year colleges and universities are facing the issue of declining enrolment. Several … universities adopt a centralised approach to recruiting, where efforts are concentrated in the admissions function of the academic … recruitment methods and retention statistics among for-profit universities and to examine the efficacy of a more decentralised …

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Pricing for educational programmes at institutes of higher learning

Maelah, Ruhanita; Amir, Amizawati Mohd; Ahmad, Azlina; … - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 3 (2012) 3, pp. 264-287

This study examines the pricing methods for educational programmes at institutes of higher learning (IHLs) in Malaysia. Managerial efforts adopted by the IHLs to support their pricing methods are also discussed. Case study approach was used and nine IHLs participated in this study. Cases are...

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A framework to evaluate the likelihood of knowledge retention when college students obtain information from the internet

Saleh, Zakaria I. - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 2 (2011) 4, pp. 363-379

With the generalised use of information technologies (IT), students gather and use information from the World Wide Web and use it to complete their schoolwork and other related tasks. However, there are no indications that any of the obtained information is actually being critically thought...

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