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Direct linkNorambuena-Meléndez, Mariela; Guerrero, Gonzalo R.; González-Weil, Corina – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2023
Scientific literacy is still being identified and recognised as one of the main goals of science education. However, this concept has multiple interpretations and its definition changes continuously depending on its social, cultural, and political contexts. In this paper, scientific literacy is conceptualised through "visions I, II and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Curriculum, Comparative Analysis
Developing Context-Specific Peace Education Initiatives with Local Communities: Lessons from Bolivia
Gittins, Phill – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021
Peace education is often carried out without being appropriately adapted to the contexts in which it takes place and rarely involves those most affected by the work in the design and planning of their own initiatives. This article reports on an original participatory action research project designed to contextualise a peace education initiative…
Descriptors: Peace, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Participatory Research
Brian Eric McCommons – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education systems globally which resulted in swift shifts to online and remote education. In Bolivia, it was recognized that large populations of the country would not be able to effectively implement virtual education. Rather than moving forward with only a portion of the country having access to virtual education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Moreno Cely, Adriana; Cuajera-Nahui, Dario; Escobar-Vasquez, Cesar Gabriel; Torrico-Vallejos, Domingo; Aranibar, Josue; Mendieta-Perez, Reynaldo; Tapia-Ponce, Nelson – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
Agroecology is recognised as a socio-political and agricultural praxis and as a scientific domain. However, the dominant anthropocentric narrative that views nature as an exploitable resource is still present in agriculture faculties. In this contribution, we use three avenues to advance the possibilities of linking two counter-hegemonic forces to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Agriculture
Tomczyk, Lukasz; Jáuregui, Vladimir Costas; de La Higuera Amato, Cibelle Albuquerque; Muñoz, Darwin; Arteaga, Magali; Oyelere, Solomon Sunday; Akyar, Özgür Yasar; Porta, Mariana – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The aim of the article is to highlight the key elements related to the implementation of new technologies in education from the perspective of the opinions and experiences of educators in the field in Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Poland, Turkey, and Uruguay. The text compares issues related to attitudes towards the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Technology Integration
Bastidas Redin, María Cristina – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
The election of the first indigenous president in Bolivia, Evo Morales (leader of the Movimiento al Socialismo, MAS), and of Rafael Correa in Ecuador (leader of Alianza País, AP) were important turning points in the social and economic history of these two countries. Both were elected with anti-neoliberal platforms of social movements. Their…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Discourse Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Neoliberalism
Buell, Susan; Chadwick, Darren – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Services available for people with disabilities in Bolivia tend to be fragmented and costly. Children and adults with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have a related communication disability and are thus both literally and metaphorically excluded from having a voice. The following research aimed to explore the experiences of accessing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Children, Youth
Shafiq, M. Najeeb; Valerio, Alexandria – Prospects, 2022
The article investigates the roles of childhood circumstances (including parental socio-economic status, parental education, parental engagement, and sibling composition) and schooling on adult reading skills in low- and middle-income countries. Using regression models and data from surveys of urban labor-force participants in Armenia, Bolivia,…
Descriptors: Early Experience, Educational Experience, Reading Skills, Adults
Barbara Laster; Rebecca Rogers; Tiffany Gallagher; D. Beth Scott; Sheri Vasinda; Pelusa Orellana; Joan Rhodes; Theresa Deeney; Rachael Waller; Mary Hoch; Leslie Cavendish; Tammy Milby; Melinda Butler; Tracy Johnson; Shadrack Msengi; Cheryl Dozier; Shelly Huggins; Debra Gurvitz – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2024
Literacy clinics have a long history of providing supplemental assessment and instruction to students with literacy needs, but they were tested during the COVID-19 pandemic, as many pivoted from a face-to face format to three-way remote learning. This study provides a window into how literacy clinics at this moment of transformation in education…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Literacy, Foreign Countries
Population Council, 2024
Despite significant progress in improving primary enrollment and attainment for girls in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in recent years, gender disparities in education persist and hinder opportunities for girls. Educational attainment for girls has plateaued in numerous countries, with only a few making significant strides in narrowing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Educational Attainment, Gender Differences
Fernández-Cruz, Francisco José; Rodríguez-Legendre, Fidel – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
The institutional drive to implement innovation in higher education institutions, in line with the goals of the European Higher Education Area, is insufficient to achieve the effective implementation, as it is conditioned by a number of factors, most importantly, the motivation and training of university teachers. This study aims to analyse the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Profiles, Teacher Characteristics, Instructional Innovation
Menard-Warwick, Julia – Applied Linguistics, 2022
The theoretical framework of raciolinguistics examines connections between language ideologies and racialization, but few studies have analyzed the adult learning of languages other than English. This case study is based on life history interviews with a married couple, a Black male journalist and a White female nurse, who learned Spanish as…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Languages, Spouses, African Americans
Download full textPopova, Iskra; Fabre, Gabriela – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2017
The government of Bolivia planned to introduce information technology in secondary education through establishing computer labs in schools and through granting each subject teacher a laptop. This initiative was tested for the first time in 2012 with three public schools in La Paz. Most of the subject teachers have never used a computer before. The…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Technology Integration
Guevara, Jennifer; Cardini, Alejandra – Journal of Education Policy, 2023
In recent decades, a global consensus has emerged that acknowledges that Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) requires systemic, cross-sectoral approaches. In this context, integrated early childhood approaches are flourishing in South America. Although these policies have been successful in many aspects, ECEC provision in the region…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Preschool Education
Pamela Córdova Olivera; Patricia Gasser Gordillo; Hernán Naranjo Mejía; Isabel La Fuente Taborga; Alberto Grajeda Chacón; Alberto Sanjinés Unzueta – Cogent Education, 2023
Identifying the relationship between academic stress and mental health of undergraduate university students is crucial for reducing and understanding its negative effects, enhancing students' ability to cope with stressful situations, and thereby reducing the harm it causes on academic performance and overall well-being. This study aims to examine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Mental Health, Undergraduate Students
