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    Do literacy programmes for indigenous people ignore gender?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Adult education programmes developed for or by indigenous communities rarely address gender inequalities. Programmes often aim to promote indigenous people’s rights, including bringing together communities who are actually differentiated along lines of gender, class and age. Despite their commitment to adjusting unequal power relations, course designers rarely mention gender.
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    The role of information in technology adoption under poverty

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2005
    This paper studies the role of information exchange between adopters and others about new technologies introduced to rural farmers in developing countries and about each other’s likelihood of adoption.
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    Literacy empowers women in Bihar

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    India’s Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) used a new system by making local administrators and community organisations – not central bureaucrats – responsible for implementation. What has been TLC’s lasting impact on the women who administered the programme, worked as volunteer teachers and were taught literacy and numeracy skills?
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    How can universities challenge gender discrimination?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In developing country universities women staff are under-represented in senior teaching and management positions. Enrolment of female undergraduates is increasing but far too few are studying science and technology subjects. Research and action are needed to identify the factors that slow or promote gender equity and identify examples of replicable good practice.
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    The utilization and integration of ICT tools in promoting English language teaching and learning: reflections from English option teachers in Kuala Langat District, Malaysia

    Solidarity Center, 2006
    This paper examines the present scenario in Malaysia of English language teachers as regards ICT integration, and tries to determine if ICT skills of English language teachers in the light of existing infrastructure facilities are adequate to promote English language teaching and learning.
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    Technologies for education: achievements and future initiatives in the Asia-Pacific Region

    UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2005
    The publication presents the ICT in Education programmes in UNESCO Bangkok. In 2002, UNESCO launched the ICT in Education Programme in Asia Pacific. This programme works to achieve UNESCO’s goals for education for all.
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    The supportive distance learning environment: a study on the learning support needs of Malaysian online learners

    European Journal of Open and Distance Learning, 2005
    This paper reports on a qualitative research study designed to explore the perception of a supportive distance learning environment and the needs of learners of an online distance learning Finance course offered by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia.The focus of the research was the learners' own reflection of their personal, academic and social needs as they were involved in the online
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    Towards knowledge societies

    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2005
    This report makes the distinction between knowledge societies and the information society.
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    Time to engender lifelong learning?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    The concept of ‘lifelong learning’ and its role in building a ‘knowledge society’ is very fashionable. However, the growing literature seeking to define the meaning and role of lifelong learning has paid only minimal attention to gender analysis. This is due to limited understanding of lifelong education’s potential impact.
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    Taking ICT to every Indian village: Opportunites and challenges

    Open Archive Initiative, OneWorld South Asia, 2006
    This collection of four essays asks:how ICT can be brought to the 600,000 Indian villages?how is India empowering the poor and marginalised to participate in the emerging knowledge society? how will India provide voice to the millions of citizens?The intended audience includes practitioners, policy makers, planners, and researchers on the emerging ICTD paradigm in India.

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