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Lifelong learning in Palestine [PDF]

, 2012
Palestine's universities are recognised as being involved in outstanding work in the difficult conditions of a belligerent occupation. Internal travel restrictions and over 600 checkpoints and barriers have unsuccessfully tried to atomise higher ...
Hammond, K.
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More automation and less cognitive control of imagined walking movements in high versus low fit older adults

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2010
Using motor imagery, we investigated brain activation in simple and complex walking tasks (walking forward and backward on a treadmill) and analyzed if the motor status of older adults influenced these activation patterns. 51 older adults (64-79 years of
Ben Godde, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
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Overcoming Obstacles for the Inclusion of Visually Impaired Learners through Teacher–Researcher Collaborative Design and Implementation

Education Sciences, 2023
Teacher preparation to address the needs of disabled learners in mainstream mathematics classrooms is quintessential for the implementation of the inclusive educational policies that governments are often committed to.
Angeliki Stylianidou, Elena Nardi
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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Nurturing lifelong learning in communities through the National University of Lesotho: prospects and challenges [PDF]

, 2011
This paper analyses one aspect of a pan-African action research project called ITMUA (Implementing the Third Mission of Universities in Africa). This particular paper draws on the data from that project to explore the National University of Lesotho’s ...
Ade-Ajayi J.F., Amedzro A.K., Association of African Universities Working Group on Higher Education, Bringle R.G., Brock-Utne B., Charles D., Coffield F., Croome D., David Croome, De Lors J., Fasokun T., Fordjor P.K., Government of Lesotho, Inman P., Julia Preece, Kaschula R.H., Lekoko R.N., Mankatso Ntene, Mbigi L., McWilliam H.O.A., National University of Lesotho, Nomazulu Ngozwana, Ntuli P.P., Nyamjoh F.B., Okediran A., Omolewa M., Openjuru G., Oyewole O., Percy S.L., Preece J., Preece J., Preece J., Sawyerr A., Schuetze H.G., Setoi S.M., Soska T.M., Torres M., Walters S., World Bank, World Bank, Zeleza P.T.   +40 more
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Transfer from research to practice – A scoping review about transfer strategies in the field of research on digital media

Computers and Education Open, 2022
Using digital media to improve teaching and learning is one of the most pressing challenges in education. This challenge can only be met if the transfer of research knowledge to practitioners is successful.
Hadjar Mohajerzad, Josef Schrader
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Adult Literacy and Basic Education Policies in a Comparative Perspective: Selected Findings from four Country Cases

AS: Andragoška Spoznanja, 2019
Policies on adult literacy and basic education are gaining importance, especially since the results of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) revealed that a sizeable proportion of adults have low literacy ...
Alexandra Ioannidou, Carolin Knauber
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The Teacher’s Wellbeing as a Binary Asset When Working with Newly Arrived Immigrant Pupils

Education Sciences, 2023
The influx of immigrants has led to increased cultural and ethnic diversity in classrooms, presenting unique challenges for teachers who work with pupils with varying linguistic, social, and cultural backgrounds.
Sultana Ali Norozi, Ottar Ness
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Senior Dance Experience, Cognitive Performance, and Brain Volume in Older Women

Neural Plasticity, 2016
Physical activity is positively related to cognitive functioning and brain volume in older adults. Interestingly, different types of physical activity vary in their effects on cognition and on the brain.
Claudia Niemann, Ben Godde, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage   +2 more
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Improving obesity management training in family medicine: multi-methods evaluation of the 5AsT-MD pilot course

BMC Medical Education, 2020
Background Quality, evidence-based obesity management training for family medicine residents is needed to better support patients. To address this gap, we developed a comprehensive course based on the 5As of Obesity Management™ (ASK, ASSESS, ADVISE ...
Thea Luig, Sonja Wicklum, Melanie Heatherington, Albert Vu, Erin Cameron, Doug Klein, Arya M. Sharma, Denise L. Campbell-Scherer   +7 more
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