Due to its importance for economic and social development, studies on the education of children, particularly decisions about the education of girls, have been growing in the literature. This study investigates the determinants of the educational attainment of girls and boys at the primary and...

The women play a key role in economic growth and development. World Bank and IMF studies have shown that the economies of the developing countries are losing billions of US dollars because women are still discriminated against in economic life. Eritrean women contribute largely for the freedom...

While there is extensive knowledge about how to design fiscal decentralization policies, considerably less is understood about how a decentralization program should be sequenced and implemented. Countries embarking on decentralization often struggle with decisions about the essential components...

The use of Facebook, which is a popular communication device among students, is perceived to have the ability of bridging the gap between students and their lecturers, which this in turn gives rise to some positive effect on the teaching and learning process. With the availability of various...

An earlier study has shown fewer students are interested in learning programming subjects. Many tertiary educational institutions are faced with a high failure rate in programming courses. In Malaysia the shortage of skilled programmers to meet the job market has caused companies to invite...

The aim of this study is to examine the level of IT usage by academics in institutions of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order to reap the aim the objectives were management’s willingness to support academics and the consequences of the quality application of IT in student...

Teaching and learning observations (henceforth ‘observations’) are used in educational environments worldwide to assess teaching quality and support professional development through reflexivity. The evaluative nature of observations may limit effectiveness because they involve...

Mobile communication provides us with access to the outside world without borders. It is helpful in education and provides comfort to the students in the teaching and learning in which information and knowledge can be accessed by students and educators. This paper presents the introduction of...

Depending on the perspective and even language, the concept of didactics is defined in different ways. The debate about conceptualization, particularly concerning the equivalence in English of what in other languages, specifically Germanic and Latin languages, is termed ‘didactics’, is well...