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- ItemOpen AccessAchieving Lifelong Learning for All: Where are We Now? What Next?(2019-02-11) Kanwar, Asha; Carr, Alexis; Balasubramanian, K; Mishra, SanjayaPresented by Professor Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, Commonwealth of Learning at the ICDE Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Summit 2019, 11 February 2019. Co-written with Ms Alexis Carr, Research Coordinator, COL, Dr K Balasubramanian, former Vice President, COL, and Dr Sanjaya Mishra, Education Specialist: eLearning, COL.
- ItemOpen AccessCan Mobile Learning Empower Women and Girls?(2015-02-27) Kanwar, Asha; Carr, Alexis; Balasubramanian, KTranscript and presentation slides from a presentation given at a research seminar, UNESCO Mobile Learning Week, Paris, France, 27 February 2015. Presented by Prof. Asha Kanwar, President & CEO, co-written with Alexis Carr, Project Assistant, Lifelong Learning for Farmers Programme, and K. Balasubramanian, Education Specialist, Agriculture & Livelihoods, Commonwealth of Learning.
- ItemOpen AccessData Analytics and Leadership(2018-06-28) Carr, AlexisPresented via Skype by Ms Alexis Carr, Research Coordinator, Commonwealth of Learning, at the Women Leadership in ODL: Pan-Commonwealth Training Programme, Penang, Malaysia, 28 June 2018.
- ItemOpen AccessEffectiveness of In-Person and Virtual International Mobility Scholars Programme on Career and Professional Development(2023-11-17) Carr, Alexis; Beaudry, Catherine; Panda, SantoshInternational mobility programmes, both in-person and virtual, aim to build human capital. Though there is evidence of their impact on skill development, there is scant research on career and professional benefits. Moreover, because virtual mobility is a new concept, there has been little investigation into how this mode affects the perceived benefits. Using the lens of human capital theory, this study explores outcomes of in-person and virtual mobility in the Queen Elizabeth Scholars-Advanced Scholars programme, which includes doctoral, post-doctoral and early career scholars. Through interviews with 23 scholars, we explore the perceived impact of the programme, considering mode of delivery, on the career and professional development of scholars. Despite challenges with the unexpected shift to virtual mobility during Covid-19 lockdowns, both in-person and virtual mobility scholars reported benefits to their career and professional development. These results suggest that virtual mobility may be considered as a viable option to enhance the flexibility, inclusivity, and accessibility of such programmes.
ItemOpen AccessEmpowerment of Women and Profit: The Role of Coevolution Partnership(2016-09-06) Balasubramanian, K; Carr, AlexisSession VI: Intergenerational and Cross-Collaborative Partnerships of the 11th Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (11th WAMM), The Commonwealth in Apia, Samoa, 6-8 September 2016. Presented by Dr. K Balasubramanian, Vice-President, COL. Co-written with Alexis Carr, COL.- ItemOpen AccessFrom Learning to Empowerment: A Study of Smallholder Farmers in South West Uganda(2015-11) Carr, Alexis; Tenywa, Moses; Balasubramanian, KThe relationship between education and empowerment has been widely debated in development literature. In recent times, social capital and community-centric learning have been increasingly recognized as important variables in the empowerment process. This paper outlines the development of a ‘Three-dimensional Empowerment Framework’, and looks at the relationship between a community-centric learning process and empowerment in selected villages in Uganda. Based on a study of two villages, the paper evaluates the role of the Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) programme, developed and supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in empowering farming communities. The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of empowerment in the selected farming communities and to identify factors that may contribute to empowerment, including the L3F programme. Two sample villages with similar demographics were used for comparison, one L3F village and one non-L3F village, with 62 respondents from the L3F village and 78 from the non-L3F village, selected randomly. A survey, which included demographic questions as well as an empowerment scale, was administered to respondents from both groups. The responses were analysed and a regression model showing the factors that influenced empowerment was developed. The study shows that the integration of human capital (viewed purely from learning, knowledge acquisition, reflective practices, skills and competencies), social capital and financial capital, has a positive impact on development outcomes such as empowerment.
- ItemOpen AccessLearning to Empowerment: A Roadmap(2015-11-24) Balasubramanian, K; Carr, AlexisPresented at CHOGM 2015 - Group 5, Parallel Workshop, Women’s Forum in Malta by Dr. K. Balasubramanian, Vice President, co-written with Ms. Alexis Carr, Project Assistant. This presentation is based on the studies carried out by COL among the poor farming communities in Uganda and Kenya under its Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) programme.
- ItemOpen AccessOur Changing Climate: Do We Need a Shift in the Way We Learn?(2019-11-19) Kanwar, Asha; Carr, AlexisZena Daysh Lecture delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar at the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council, London, UK.
- ItemOpen AccessSmallholders’ Transformation to Business Enterprise in Africa: A Reality or a Mental Illusion?(2016-06-14) Balasubramanian, K; Carr, Alexis; Yindok, Tenzin; Atieno, Rosemary; Onyango, JamesThis presentation conceptualises the issue of smallholder efficiency in a holistic manner and a case study is presented to show that the transition from smallholder farming to agricultural business enterprise can be a reality. The case study is based on a programme Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) supported by the Commonwealth of Learning and implemented by Kenya AIDS Intervention and Prevention Project Group (KAIPPG) and Makerere University, Uganda.