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Economic crisis threatens progress towards Education for All

The aftershock of the global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world’s poorest countries of an education, the 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report warns. With 72 million children still out of school, a combination of slower economic growth, rising poverty and budget pressures could erode the gains of the past decade.

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Economic crisis threatens progress towards Education for All: ( Education for All, UNESCO , 2010); The aftershock of the global financial crisis threatens to deprive millions of children in the world’s poorest countries of an education, the 2010 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Repor...
The pressure to modify the curriculum to reflect “Hindutva” ideology in Indian schools: ( P. Nair / International Development Department, University of Birmingham , 2009); This paper examines the relationships between various political and religious forces in India in order to obtain a better insight into their cooperated roles in furthering the “Hindutva” (...
Improving awareness about historical factors shaping state relationships with religious groups in Muslim countries: ( M. Bano / International Development Department, University of Birmingham , 2009); This study examines the attempts to reform various types of Muslim and government education in Kano (a Muslim state in Nigeria) by encouraging the adoption of curricula containing both secular and rel...
The importance of developing multilingual context in promoting the indigenous education in Brazil: ( E.M. Johannessen / Rainforest Foundation Norway , 2009); This book examines four small successful education projects for indigenous education in Brazil. The projects were established by Rainforest Foundation Norway, which aimed to develop an educational sys...
Tertiary education: the importance of understanding the composition of graduate outputs: ( A. Motivans;A. Acoca;A. Otchet / UNESCO Institute for Statistics , 2009); This edition of the Global Education Digest (GED) explores the changing patterns in higher education, while presenting indicators that extend the entire scope of the education sector. The main aim of ...
Bridging the gap between an educated workforce and high unemployment in Jordan: ( T.H. Kanaan;M.D. Hanania / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue , 2009); The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally c...
Environmental goods collection and children’s schooling: evidence from Kenya: ( S. Wagura;W. Nyangena / Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2009); This study examines the link between environmental goods collection and children's schooling in Kenya. It proposes that, as resources becomes more scarce, households will invest more time in coll...
Are African governments and international donors supporting the poor of Africa?: ( Y. Tsegay;M. Rusare;B. Ndlovu / African Monitor , 2009); Although Africa attracted $43 billion in private capital, $40 billion in remittances and $38 billion in aid in 2008 it still faces a considerable resource gap. Such financial support, some would ar...
Civil war and education: assessing the Guatemalan experience: ( R. Chamarbagwala (ed);H.E Moran (ed) / Households in Conflict Network , 2008); What is the impact of FDI inflows on human capital growth?; ( M. Mughal;N. Vechiu / Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2009); This paper studies the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on human capital growth in recent years. It investigates the determinants of tertiary and secondary education during the studie...