Children’s education is frequently disrupted in conflict-fraught areas.
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Education can spur peace and development. Here are five essential reads on the topic.
A new crop of PhD graduates of the University of Nairobi in December 2023.
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As the professor class has shrunk, so has the number of PhD graduates.
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Examinations help a country measure if its system of education is teaching the skills and knowledge needed to meet development goals.
Support and a sense of community are among the ways that students build academic resilience.
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Understanding the dynamics of each theme from the research will help universities to develop strategies for student support.
Bullying is far more complex than current interventions acknowledge.
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When they are repeatedly victimised, some individuals turn to bullying as a coping mechanism, seeking power and control.
Children who experience sensory overload struggle with many items of clothing, including school shirts.
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It is important to study clothing items to pinpoint the triggers for sensory over-stimulation.
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The student’s goal should not primarily be about pleasing family or outperforming others but on becoming the best version of oneself.
The COVID pandemic set pupils back, but the problems in Ethiopia’s education system have deep roots.
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The shockingly poor exam results indicate underlying structural issues that extend far beyond the realm of individual student performance.
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Students preferred using WhatsApp at some cost over another platform that didn’t require data.
Students are not adopting digital and AI-powered tools uncritically.
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Students often use generative AI tools for engaged learning. They have a critical and nuanced understanding of these tools.
It’s crucial that medical professionals learn to collaborate.
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It’s all too common for health professionals and departments to slip into silo mentalities.
Educational technology, while no silver bullet, can be a tool for learning.
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The language and speech technology has been developed to provide linguistic accuracy and is grounded in teaching principles.
Open distance institutions need a comprehensive framework for multimedia teaching and learning.
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Institutions mustn’t waste the lessons learned during the height of the pandemic about the powerful role that multimedia can play in learning and teaching.
Universities across Africa can drive prosperity through innovation.
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Responding to societal challenges and promoting sustainable development is an especially pressing concern for African universities.
One of the roles of an African university is to produce critical and democratic thinkers.
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The African university cannot be created through changing the intellectual lens and basis alone. Political action is key.
Listening to and learning from each other can help build future teachers’ empathy.
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It is crucial to cultivate teachers who are socially aware and critical, especially in today’s unequal society
Combining content learning and language skills is a boon for academic performance.
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There’s more to effective teaching than just implementing school policies.
Akan folklore places emphasis on symbols and their meanings.
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Incorporating Akan folklore in the curriculum will promote quality and lifelong education in Ghana.
Almost half of all sixth-grade students in Niger struggle to read a simple sentence.
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Overall, differences in teachers’ subject knowledge could explain a third of the differences in student learning between the 14 countries.
School children witness the launch of Nairobi’s school feeding programme by county government officials.
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School meals should strive to provide nutritious diets by serving diverse, safe, palatable, and locally available foods.
Ghanaian students are trained to focus on testing.
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Ghanaians measure the quality of education by examination scores.
Women aren’t often given space to discuss the difficult aspects of motherhood.
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Negative emotions, especially regret, are seldom expressed when talking about motherhood.
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Almost one in three teen mothers do not return to school. Cash incentives help get them back, but affordable day-care is essential too.
Refugees, some of them children, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
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Lovemore Mbigi saw the African concept of ubuntu as a basis of effective human resources management.