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  1. 1. Effective learning in higher education post-covid_final version.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Maria Maofi; [2023]
    Keywords : Online learning; Digital transformation; Post covid-19 effect; Next generation e-learning platform; Higher Education;

    Abstract : The emergence of moving learning activities online, due to Covid-19 pandemic preventive measures and fast growing technology, forced many educational institutions to design and prepare their distance learning systems on time, without adopting the best practices for an effective and holistic digital transformation. This fact highlights the need of reconsidering the models in online learning and redesigning the learning processes to meet students e-learning needs and receive a more qualitative educational experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. The impact of ICT diffusion on primary schooling in The Gambia: a synthetic control approach

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Ida Lennström; Spencer Robild; [2022]
    Keywords : Internet penetration; Synthetic Control Method; sub-Saharan Africa; primary school completion; ICT diffusion;

    Abstract : Using national-level data from countries within sub-Saharan Africa, this paper investigates the impact of ICT diffusion, measured through Internet penetration, on primary school completion. Digital inequalities, as well as an overrepresentation of children out of school, particularly affect poor- and rural population groups in sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE

  4. 3. Provide pupils with a personal laptop or tablet? : An examination of one-to-one computing programs effect on pupils’ academic performance in primary school, grade 3

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/UCFS

    Author : Elin Ottosson Bixo; [2021]
    Keywords : difference-in-difference; 1:1 programs; ICT; student performance; educational outcome; laptops; education system; primary school;

    Abstract : More and more schools worldwide provide their students with an individual digital tool, investments called 1:1 programs. However, there is still limited knowledge about the causal effects of such programs on students’ education outcomes, especially for high-income countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Labour Markets and Global Value Chain Integration: Moderating the labour market implications of trade integration in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bente Jessen-Thiesen; [2021]
    Keywords : Global Value Chain Integration; Sub-Saharan Africa; Labour Markets; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : With the rise of international fractionalization of production, global value chain (GVC) integration has become an important pillar of economic growth strategies, especially in low- and middle-income countries during the past decades. Differentiating between backward and forward GVC integration, economic growth and upgrading potentials are well-defined, but to be sustainable growth through GVC integration needs to incorporate decent job creation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating how intensive Information and Communication Technology courses can help bridge the Gender Digital Divide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Zoë Wyon; Sofia Sundbom; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender Digital Divide; Information and Communication Technology; Evaluation; Evaluation Framework; Tanzania; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Inclusion in the digital society can lead to improved communication and access to information which increases informed decision making and productivity for individuals and businesses. In turn, this has a positive effect on the socio-economic development of a country. READ MORE