Sustainability and sustainable development research around the world

PK Ozili - Managing Global Transitions, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper reviews the existing research on sustainability and sustainable development
around the world. It begins by defining the sustainability and sustainable development …

The socioeconomic factors of street food vending in developing countries and its implications for public health: a systematic review

A Salamandane, M Malfeito-Ferreira, L Brito - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sale of ready-to-eat (RTE) street food represents an important source of income in many
developing countries. However, these foods are frequently implicated in outbreaks of …

Higher education in the sustainable development goals framework

TL Owens - European Journal of Education, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Agenda 2030 for sustainable development focuses attention on lifelong learning
opportunities for all. The new targets expand on their predecessors, the Millennial …

Public–private partnerships as a mechanism of financing sustainable development

BS Sergi, EG Popkova, KV Borzenko… - … : Key challenges and …, 2019 - Springer
While the obstacles to supporting sustainable development include financial barriers, the
goals of sustainable development are being pursued by separate small-scale and narrow …

Quality of higher education in Kenya: Addressing the conundrum

T McCowan - International Journal of Educational Development, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite the consensus amongst all stakeholders of the critical need for action in the higher
education sector in Kenya, national and institutional drives for quality have had limited …

Skills for industrialisation in sub-Saharan African countries: why is systemic reform of technical and vocational systems so persistently unsuccessful?

S Allais - Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines three interrelated factors outside of formal provision of technical and
vocational education and training (TVET) in sub-Saharan Africa that have undermined TVET …

Towards measuring the economic value of higher education: Lessons from South Africa

S Allais - Comparative education, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A crisis of student funding has led to most South African universities being
closed for weeks, after protests in 2015 and again in 2016. A policy response to these …

Higher education and skills development in Africa: An analytical paper on the role of higher learning institutions on sustainable development

PMF Mbithi, JS Mbau, NJ Muthama, H Inyega, K JM - 2021 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Many Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Africa face challenges that require the
intervention of national governments, development partners and other stakeholders. HEIs …

Human resource management in Africa: current research and future directions–evidence from South Africa and across the continent

G Wood, C Bischoff - The International Journal of Human Resource …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This review article supplements and extends earlier reviews on the state and practice of
HRM and employment in Africa, encompassing earlier landmark empirical studies. Work …

Exploring the relationships between socio-economic indicators and student enrollment in higher education institutions of Pakistan

SM Batool, Z Liu - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Higher education is considered as the engine of the economic development of a country due
to its role in cultivating human capital. The provision of higher education is regarded as a …