Malawi and Education
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- The BLDS education collection
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Search for the latest education-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Rates of returns on education from self-employment activities in Malawi
- M.M. Matita; E.W. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2009
- The human capital theory has been widely used to estimate rates of return on education from wage employment. This poses a lot of challenges in developing countries where a large proportion of the labour force is outside the labour mar...
- Successes of female-owned enterprises in Malawi
- E. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2004
- The role of women in economic development cannot be understated. Jiggins (1989) notes that about 30 percent of rural households in the world are headed by women, and women contribute about 80 percent of agricultural labour, produce al...
- Reforming the University of Malawi
- F.G.W. Msiska; B Chulu / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2007
- The paper argues that while the University of Malawi is aware of the need to reform in order to respond to national, regional and international pressures on higher education, and to remain competitive in a harsh environment, the pace ...
- A report of a field study on community broadcasting in Malawi
- W. C. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2000
- This document is a report of a field study of community broadcasting in Malawi commissioned by AMARC Africa. The purpose of the study was to provide a current country-level state of play for community radio including the country econo...
- This study shows that access to land via agricultural production is one of the factors that can translate growth to poverty reduction in Malawi.
- E.W. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2004
- Malawi has pursued an agricultural-led development strategy since its independence in 1964. This agricultural-led development strategy was based on the promotion of a dual agricultural system comprising estate (large-scale) production...
- The relationship between gender and business performance in Malawi
- E.W. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2004
- The role of women in economic development cannot be understated. Jiggins (1989) notes that about 30 percent of rural households in the world are headed by women, and women contribute about 80 percent of agricultural labour, produce al...
- Are remittances from abroad anti-cyclical in Malawi and are remittances into Malawi from South Africa pro-cyclical there?
- C. Chipeta (ed); W. Kachaka (ed) 2005
- This study uses the 1998 Integrated Household Survey, in which 20 per cent of poor households received remittances during 1997/98, to investigate whether or not migrants' remittances are pro-cyclical, and whether or not migrants' remi...
- Estimating the private rates of return on education in Malawi for different education levels
- E. W. Chirwa; M. M. Matita 2009
- Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world with about 54 per cent of its population living below the poverty line. Most of the population derives its livelihood from the agriculture sector which employs about 80 per cent...
- Are Malawi libraries disseminating information freely?
- D. Chiweza; K. Wella; M. Thawani 2007
- This paper analyses the relationship between Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) and libraries in Malawi in relation to conflicts of interests among the two bodies while performing their respective roles. Among other issues it discus...
- How are community-based childcare centres performing in Malawi?
- A. Munthali; P. Mvula; L. Silo / Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2008
- Studies elsewhere have shown that if children attend pre-primary or nursery school they are better prepared for school itself. Children who have attended pre-school groups are more likely to enroll and stay on in school, and to perfor...
- Centre for Education Research and Training (University of Malawi) (CERT)
- Malawian education research unit
- Bunda College of Agriculture
Provides training in food production, food security, conservation and natural resource management
- Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, Malawi (CERT)
- Providing educational research and capacity building in Malawi
