South Africa and Education
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- Experiences of Commonwealth teachers working abroad
- Ivan Reid / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- For a variety of reasons, many teachers from Commonwealth countries decide to teach in another country. What are their experiences of teaching abroad? In light of the development of the Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol, how c...
- The effects of increasing government expenditure on education in the SANE countries
- J. C. Anyanwu; A. E. O. Erhijakpor / African Development Bank, 2007
- Though greater government expenditure on primary and secondary education is being advocated by many, little empirical evidence exists on the beneficial impact of such expenditure on education attainment. Using panel data of African co...
- Receipt of remittances improves school enrolment in South Africa
- Y. Lu; D.J. Treiman / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2007
- In South Africa, black people are much more likely to migrate for work and to send remittances home than any other group. This paper studies the effect of those remittances on black children’s schooling, using data from househol...
- Is teacher migration a ‘brain drain’ or a positive move?
- W. J. Morgan; Amanda Sives; Simon Appleton / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- The rise in organised mass recruitment of overseas teachers has put pressure on developing country education sectors. It is argued that developed countries offering much higher salaries benefit from ‘poaching’ teachers who h...
- Skills of South African workers do not match the labour market demands
- R. Dias; D. Posel / Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2007
- The supply of skilled labour in South Africa cannot meet labour demands. This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa, and examines whether employment growth has been inhib...
- Essays on child poverty in South Africa: how effective are government initiatives for poor children?
- J. Monson; K. Hall; C. Smith; M. Shung-King / Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2006
- The South African Child Gauge provides an annual snapshot of the situation of children in South Africa, and of progress towards realising children’s rights. The 2006 issue focuses on children and poverty. Features include a discu...
- Funding for special needs education in South Africa is insufficient to meet the government’s policy goals
- R.A. Wildeman; C. Nomdo / Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2007
- In 2001 the South African government released a white paper outlining the new policy framework for the delivery of special needs education. This paper assesses whether the funding and implementation capacity of provincial education de...
- Exploring policy to link rural education and development in Africa
- A. Shibeshi / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006
- This document reports on the presentations and recommendations of a regional seminar to consider education for rural people in Africa. In recognition of the cross-cutting impacts of education, health, and economic and social developme...
- HIV education in schools: is it an effective HIV prevention strategy?
- S. James; A. McCauley; P. Reddy / Horizons, 2005
- This paper from the Horizons Program evaluates the effectiveness of a HIV education programme aimed at secondary school students. It presents the findings of a study which measured the impact of a school-based HIV education programme ...
- Improving distance education for student teachers: a guide for policymakers
- E. Mattson / Department for International Development, UK, 2006
- Field-based training is seen as a low-cost means to achieve meet the increased demand for primary teachers in Africa but, this paper warns, will prove ineffective without the serious investment and planning for local-level support and...
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