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DefinitionWorldwide interconnected computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files,...
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DefinitionRoom or space in an educational institution or school library with computers connected to the Internet and devoted to pedagogical use. Irrespective of the number of available computers...
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DefinitionLearners who have successfully completed a grade in academic year t-1 and have passed to the next grade in the following academic year t. In education systems where dropouts are not...
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DefinitionNon-profit entity that consists of learners’ parents (or their legal guardians), teachers and other administrative school staff. The aim of a PTA is usually to promote participation of...
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DefinitionBroad group of persons for whom schools need to adapt their curriculum, teaching method and organization, in addition to providing additional human or material resources to stimulate...
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DefinitionGovernment-issued document on how its goals in ICT in education are to be achieved within a specified timeframe. It details each activity to be undertaken, the method employed for...
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DefinitionGovernment-issued document which sets out the principles, guidelines and strategy for ICT in education.Data sourceDepartment within the Ministry of Education in charge of policy and plans....
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DefinitionPersons living below the national poverty threshold in both urban and rural areas.Data sourceStatistical unit of the Ministry of Education or, alternatively, national statistical office....