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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"ICT skills."”.
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Barriers and Enablers to Vocational IT Education: Responding to South Africa's ICT Skills Crisis
… the attention of developing countries toward ICT’s to aid socio-economic advancement. These technological solutions cannot be implemented as an island, and its effective use requires proportionate advancement in local ICT skills levels to ensure effective operation and sustainability. …
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Information and Communication Technology Skills Dynamics in Mozambique
… of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Mozambique is inadequate in terms of education, skills, infrastructure, government support, language, and culture. There is poor education available at all levels, and there is a lack of basic ICT skills countrywide. Language and cultural …
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Essays on the economics of technology
… use of information communication technologies (ICTs) by firms and their effects on employment and wages. I use a confidential data set from Turkey that includes detailed surveys focused on how ICTs and the Internet are used by firms. By using the rich survey data, I create an ICT index …
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In- Service training needs for effective teaching in secondary schools in Babati District
… of teaching and learning aids and application of ICT skills on teaching and learning. The findings suggest that, since the effort towards effective teaching and learning has taken the learner-centered approach, the environment that suits the application of this approach must be improved. It is …
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Exploring the extent & impact of ICT use on Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries: The case of urban women enterprises in Kampala, Uganda
… use of information and communication technology (ICT) around the world, there is evidence that suggests a persistent digital divide between and within countries. This gap is particularly evident in women small and medium enterprises in developing countries. Despite increasing numbers of women in …
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Consulting the experiential knowledge of practitioners and learners through qualitative research: Implications for developing an online history project with older adults.
… I see policy regarding the provision of ICT skills training for older adults as suggesting two broad agendas: (a) social inclusion, and (b) economic need. Acknowledging further heterogeneity among older adults in respect of their varying degrees of interest in, and familiarity with, ICT, …
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Metadata creation and management in the preservation of digital information in selected libraries in Cape Town
… the lack of security in library systems, lack ICT skills among librarians, and the lack of information on resources to catalogue. The overall findings revealed that metadata librarians performed descriptive metadata only in libraries. It also revealed that authority control is one of the most …
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Investigating the perceptions of teachers’ preparedness to teach through e-learning during the covid-19 pandemic lockdown: A case study of a primary school in the Khomas region
… of teachers to transfer their existing ICT skills to an e-learning teaching environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study investigated the main issues and challenges that teachers, HODs, and the principal faced during the COVID -19 pandemic, their sudden and unexpected transition …
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Teacher educators’ and pre-service teachers’ preparedness to use ICT: a Western Australian perspective
… of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), a wide variety of devices, software and apps are available that could be used in education. As a result, universities and schools are adopting different policies and strategies for integrating these new technologies. As teachers are a key …
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Challenges of Online Pedagogies During Covid-19 Lockdown: Reflections from Teaching Geospatial Technology for Development Planning at the University of Limpopo
… Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and gadgets and, basic ICT skills among some lecturers and students to support online teaching and learning. To achieve its purpose, qualitative research approach was adopted wherein observations and weekly teaching reports were …
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Innovative communication protocols for teaching in rural secondary schools
… have responded to this by adopting the use of ICT in their practice. However, the enormous digital divide between urban and rural areas has escalated with its negative effect on the schools. Most rural schools remain underdeveloped with a huge deficit in teaching and learning resources, while …
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A Review of Critical Factors Impacting the Implementation of E-government in Developing Countries
… digital divide, resistance to change, limited ICT skills and a lack of robust regulatory frameworks. The study concludes that successful e-government does not solely rest on technology. Instead, developing countries need to understand the impact of the various local contextual factors. These …
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Development of Electronic Human Resource Management for public institutions in Tanzania: A case of Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority
… conducive technological environment for general ICT development. There is poor management support in terms of setting aside budget for e-HRM system, ICT facilities and skills training of employees. There are also no clear regulatory framework including laws, regulations, policies and procedures …
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Factors influencing the provision of online guidance and counselling services in selected colleges in Lusaka district.
… institutions of higher learning in Lusaka District of Lusaka Province in Zambia. The objectives of the study were to i. To establish the views and experiences of various stakeholders on e-counselling to clients. ii. To assess the factors influencing the provision of e-counselling (if any) iii. …
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Factors influencing the provision of online guidance and counselling services in selected colleges in Lusaka district.
… institutions of higher learning in Lusaka District of Lusaka Province in Zambia. The objectives of the study were to i. To establish the views and experiences of various stakeholders on e-counselling to clients. ii. To assess the factors influencing the provision of e-counselling (if any) iii. …
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An Analysis of Teachers’ use of ICT in a Selection of Irish Schools
… schools. This allowed for the selection of ICT interested teachers for interviews. The interviews were designed to cover the range of uses that teachers were making of the technology. This included class preparation and in class use. The interviews concluded by offering the teachers an …
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Factors influencing the intention of youth to adopt electronic voting in South Africa
… reveal that technology stickiness, access to ICT, skills in ICT, attitude towards ICT, relative advantage and political affiliation positively impact the intention to use e-voting. Eighty-one (81%) percent of respondents agree that they will use e-voting should it become available. Value of …
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How the use of information and communication technology enables school teachers to generate educational outcomes: case of South Africa
Problem Statement: ICT is said to improve educational efficiencies and aids in addressing educational shortcomings in the developing world context. Although ICT holds the potential to greatly improve teaching, why and how ICT has the probability of transforming teaching, for actors and within the …
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A Study of Information and Communication Technology Integration by Faculty Teaching in a Ubiquitous Laptop Bachelor of Education Program
… of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into teaching. This study focuses on an Ontario university Faculty of Education’s ubiquitous laptop program. Diffusion of innovation theory was used as a conceptual framework to examine how Faculty of Education professors perceive they are …
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The Premature End Of Lifelong Learning? The Impact Of Policy Discourse On Older Learners
… and in the context of their acquisition of ICT skills. Policy is explored using a framework of espoused, enacted and experienced policy. This framework reveals the importance of considering the implications of policy operationalisation on those who are charged with its enactment. Its use …
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