EDUCATION RESEARCH
AFRICAN JOURNALS
An evaluation of the use made of African-published journals in African universities
DFID
Department for International Development
A.A. Alemna
Vitalicy Chifwepa
Diana Rosenberg
1999
Serial No. 36
ISBN: 1 86192 157 8
Department For International Development
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION PAPERS
This is one of a series of Education Papers issued from time to time by the Education Department of the Department For International Development. Each paper represents a study or piece of commissioned research on some aspect of education and training in developing countries. Most of the studies were undertaken in order to provide informed judgements from which policy decisions could be drawn, but in each case it has become apparent that the material produced would be of interest to a wider audience, particularly those whose work focuses on developing countries.
Each paper is numbered serially, and further copies can be obtained through the DFID's Education Department, 94 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL, subject to availability. A full list appears overleaf.
Although these papers are issued by the DFID, the views expressed in them are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the DFID's own policies or views. Any discussion of their content should therefore be addressed to the authors and not to the DFID.
LIST OF OTHER DFID EDUCATION PAPERS AVAILABLE IN THIS SERIES
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No. 1 |
Pennycuick, D. 1993 'SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES: A SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE' ISBN: 0 90250 061 9 |
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No. 2 |
Hough, J.R. 1993 'EDUCATIONAL COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS' ISBN: 0
90250 062 7 |
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No. 3 |
Gray, L. et al 1993 ' REDUCING THE COST OF TECHNICAL AND
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION' ISBN: 0 90250 063 5 |
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No. 4 |
Williams, E. 1993 'REPORT ON READING ENGLISH IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS IN MALAWI' ISBN: 0 90250 064 3 (See also No. 24) |
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No. 5 |
Williams, E. 1993 'REPORT ON READING ENGLISH IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS IN ZAMBIA' ISBN: 0 90250 065 1 (See also No. 24) |
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No. 6 |
Lewin, K. 1993 'EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ISSUES AND THE
EVIDENCE' ISBN: 0 90250 066 X |
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No. 7 |
Penrose, P. 1993 'PLANNING AND FINANCING: SUSTAINABLE
EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA' ISBN: 0 90250 067 8 |
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No. 8 |
(not issued) |
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No. 9 |
Brock, C. Cammish, N. 1991 (Revised 1997) - 'FACTORS AFFECTING
FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION IN SEVEN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ISBN: 1 86192
065 2 |
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No. 10 |
Rogers, A. 1994 'USING LITERACY: A NEW APPROACH TO
POST-LITERACY METHODS' ISBN: 1 86192 070 9 (see also No. 29) |
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No. 11 |
McGrath, S. King, K. et al. 1995 (Reprinted 1997) 'EDUCATION
AND TRAINING FOR THE INFORMAL SECTOR' Vol 1. and Vol. 2 - Case studies. ISBN: 1
86192 090 3 |
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No. 12 |
Little, A. 1995 'MULTI-GRADE TEACHING: A REVIEW OF RESEARCH
AND PRACTICE' ISBN: 0 90250 058 9 |
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No. 13 |
Bilham, T. Gilmour, R. 1995 ' DISTANCE EDUCATION IN
ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ISBN: 0 90250 068 6 |
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No. 14 |
Barnett, E. de Koning, K. Francis, V. 1995 ' HEALTH &
HIV/AIDS EDUCATION IN PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AFRICA & ASIA'
ISBN: 0 90250 069 4 |
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No. 15 |
Gray, L. Warrender, A.M. Davies, P. Hurley, G. Manton, C. 1995
' LABOUR MARKET SIGNALS & INDICATORS' ISBN: 0 90250 070 8 |
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No. 16 |
Lubben, F. Campbell R. Dlamini B. 1995 (Reprinted 1999)
'IN-SERVICE SUPPORT FOR A TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SCIENCE EDUCATION' ISBN: 0
90250 071 6 |
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No. 17 |
Archer, D. Cottingham, S 1996 ' ACTION RESEARCH REPORT ON
REFLECT' ISBN: 0 90250 072 4 |
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No. 18 |
Kent, D. Mushi, P. 1996 ' THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF
ARTISANS FOR THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN TANZANIA' ISBN: 0 90250 074 0 |
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No. 19 |
Brock, C. Cammish, N. 1997 'GENDER, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- A PARTIALLY ANNOTATED AND SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY' ISBN: 0 90250 076
7 |
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No 20 |
Taylor, P Mulhall, A 1997 ' CONTEXTUALISING TEACHING AND
LEARNING IN RURAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS USING AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE' Vol 1 ISBN 1
861920 45 8 Vol 2 (Case Studies) ISBN 1 861920504 |
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No 21 |
Kutnick, P Jules, V Layne, A 1997 'GENDER AND SCHOOL
ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN' ISBN 1 86192 080 6 |
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No 22 |
Bourne, R Gundara, J Dev, A Ratsoma, N Rukanda, M Smith, A
Birthistle, U 1997 'SCHOOL-BASED UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN FOUR COUNTRES
A COMMONWEALTH STUDY ' ISBN 1 86192 095 4 |
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No 23 |
Stephens, D 1998 ' GIRLS AND BASIC EDUCATION A CULTURAL
ENQUIRY' ISBN 1 86192 036 9 |
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No 24 |
Williams, E 1998 ' INVESTIGATING BILINGUAL LITERACY EVIDENCE
FROM MALAWI AND ZAMBIA' (Updated and combined reissue of Serial No 4 & 5)
ISBN 1 86192 041 5 |
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No 25 |
Swainson, N Bendera, S Gordan, R Kadzamira, E 1998 'PROMOTING
GIRLS' EDUCATION IN AFRICA THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY
INTERVENTIONS' ISBN 1 86192 046 6 |
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No 26 |
Rosenberg, D Sidibé, A Radebe, T Amaral, W Odini, C
1998 ' GETTING BOOKS TO SCHOOL PUPILS IN AFRICA' ISBN 1 86192 051 2 |
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No 27 |
Penrose, P 1998 'COST SHARING IN EDUCATION' ISBN 1 86192 056
3 |
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No 28 |
Bennell, P Bendera, S Kanyenze, G Kimambo, E Kiwia, S
Mbiriyakura, T Mukyanuzi, F Munetsi, N Muzulu, J Parsalaw, W Temu, J 1999
'VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN TANZANIA AND ZIMBABWE IN THE CONTEXT OF
ECONOMIC REFORM' ISBN 1 86192 061 X |
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No 29 |
Rogers, A Maddox, B Millican, J Newell Jones, K Papen, U
Robinson Pant, A 1999 ' RE-DEFINING POST LITERACY IN A CHANGING WORLD' ISBN 1
86192 069 5 |
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No 30 |
Monk, M 1999 ' IN SERVICE FOR TEACHER DEVELOPMENT IN
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA' ISBN 1 861920741 |
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No 31 |
Carter I 1999 ' LOCALLY GENERATED PRINTED MATERIALS IN
AGRICULTURE EXPERIENCE FROM UGANA AND GHANA' ISBN 1 86192 079 2 |
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No 32 |
Ratcliffe M, Macrae M 1999 'SECTOR WIDE APPROACHES TO
EDUCATION A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS' ISBN 1 86192 131 4 |
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No 34 |
Knamiller G. Fairhurst G. Gibbs W. Jain P Khatete D. Welford
G. Wiegand P 1999 ' THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHER RESOURCE CENTRE STRATEGY' ISBN
1 86192 141 1 |
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No 35 |
McKay V. Treffgame C. (eds) 1999 'EVALUATING IMPACTS' ISBN 1
86192 191 8 |
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No 37 |
Can- Hill R. Hopkins M. Riddell A. Lintott J. 1999 'MONITORING
THE PERFORMANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRES' ISBN to
be confirmed |
Swainson, N. 1995 'REDRESSING GENDER INEQUALITIES IN EDUCATION'
Wynd, S. 1995 'FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS' ACCESS TO SCHOOLING IN NIGER'
Phillips, D. Arnhold, N. Bekker, J. Kersh, N. McLeish, E. 1996 'EDUCATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION'
Rosenberg, D. 1996 'AFRICAN JOURNAL DISTRBUTION PROGRAMME: EVALUATION OF 1994 PILOT PROJECT'
Jessop, T. 1998 'A MODEL OF BEST PRACTICE AT LORETO DAY SCHOOL, SEALDAH, CALCUTTA'
All available free of charge from DFID Education Department, 94 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5JL
Rationale for the research
Aims and objectives
Methodology
Data collectionIdentification of universities and researchers
Data collection instrumentsBackground data
Interviews/questionnaires
Journal citations
Count of journal use
CHAPTER TWO : THE UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR LIBRARIES
Interviews/Questionnaires
Citation analysis
Library count of journal use
CHAPTER FOUR : DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
Use made of African-published journals
Impact of African-published journals on research
Use of journals in general compared to African-published journals
Libraries and their role in journal provision
ICT and journal provision
Changes in use and impact of African-published journals
CHAPTER FIVE : RECOMMENDATIONS
To African University Librarians
To African Library and Information Science Educators
To African Academics and Researchers
To African Journal Publishers
To ICT Providers in Africa (including donor agencies as well as university administrations, libraries, computer centres, etc.)
To African University Administrators
APPENDIX : DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS 1998
A. GUIDANCE NOTES ON DATA COLLECTION
B. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
C. QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ACADEMIC STAFF
D. UNDERGRADUATE FINAL YEAR PROJECTS - JOURNAL CITATIONS
E. POSTGRADUATE THESES - JOURNAL CITATIONS
F. ACADEMIC STAFF PUBLICATIONS - JOURNAL CITATIONS
G. LIBRARY COUNT OF JOURNAL USE
H. LIBRARY COUNT OF JOURNAL USE: SUMMARY