Education

Turning the spotlight on to armed conflict and education

This major UNESCO report examines the damaging consequences of conflict on education. It looks to set out an agenda for protecting the right to education during conflict, strengthening provision for children, youth and adults affected by conflict, and rebuilding education systems in countries emerging from conflict.

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Integrating core competencies of disaster medicine into the curriculum of health professionals: ( G. Seynaeve / Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , 2008); Preparedness is crucial to reducing the impact of events and hazards that have the potential of resulting in disaster. Education and training are likely to improve the multi-disciplinary health respon...
Can both internal and external factors influence income inequality?: ( G. Cornia / Routledge Taylor and Francis Group , 2010); This paper reviews factors that have led to a decline in income inequality that has taken place over 2002–2007 in most Latin American countries against the background of its steady increase over...
Is the state of education in Malawi any better after the introduction of free primary education?: ( C. Jeke / Eldis Document Store , 2006); Under the current political dispensation in Malawi, education is naturally perceived and observed as a human right. As a way of improving literacy levels and more particularly in response to the socia...
Overcoming gender discriminating in the Bangladesh education system: ( R.A.M. Titumir;J. Hossain / Bangladesh Online Research Network , 2006); This study analyses the gender inequality scenario in the context of primary education in Bangladesh. The focus is to calculate the gap between state promise and actual gender disparity in the educati...
Resources from Young Lives study: ( Young Lives , 2011); Policy papers from the Young Lives study:
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A hidden crisis: turning the spotlight on armed conflict and education: ( S. Al-Samarrai;N. Bella;S. Cameron / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , 2011); Violent conflict is one of the greatest development challenges facing the international community. Beyond the immediate human suffering it causes, it is a source of poverty, inequality and economic...
A situational analysis of mainstream education for the inclusion of learners with Special Educational Needs: ( A. Chavuta;A.N. Itimu- Phiri;N. Sikelo / Leonard Cheshire International , 2008); Malawi has a challenge to make inclusive education a reality due to limited resources - insufficient funding, and environmental and attitudinal barriers....
Does empowering school teachers to offer treatment to sick pupils pay dividends in Malawi?: ( B.N.M. Simwaka;K. Simwaka;G. Bello / , 2010); This paper presents the findings of a retrospective evaluation of a school-based malaria treatment programme implemented in Mangochi district in Malawi, where malaria accounts for 40 per cent of outpa...
Is the government of Malawi considering gender issues in its education policy?: ( D. Maluwa-Banda / Chancellor College, University of Malawi , 2003); The eradication of poverty and progress towards sustainable development will only take place with increased and improved levels of education. Education is at the heart of any nation's development. The...
A study on distance learning at Mzuzu University in Malawi: ( P.Z. Mapopa;N.N.J. Kanyengambala;S.S. Gwayi / Mzuzu University , 2003); During the summer of 2001, five staff members from Mzuzu University in Malawi, Africa carried out a needs assessment plan that they had developed during their first semester as graduate students in Vi...