Uganda 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
- The impact of HIV/AIDS on gender inequalites in primary education in Uganda
- D. M. Kakuru / Wageningen University, Netherlands, 2006
- The aim of this book is to facilitate the recognition of HIV/AIDS impact on the livelihoods of rural households as an issue frustrating the combat for gender equality in Universal Primary Education (UPE). This is particularly so in pa...
- The implications of absenteeism amongst teachers and medical personnel in the developing world
- F. H. Rogers (ed) / Development Education Programme, World Bank, 2005
- Absenteeism of teachers and medical personnel is widely cited as a barrier to improvement of education and health outcomes in developing countries, especially in South Asia. But how severe is the problem of absent teachers–and i...
- How to choose a vocation based on market demand – a guide for youth
- K. Bidwell; C. Galbraith; L. Haddad / Women's Refugee Commission, 2008
- Vocational training is at the intersection of economic recovery, education and rehabilitation and reintegration. It is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of youth and broader goals of economic reconstruction in post-conflict area...
- Revisiting the impact of the INEE Minimum Standards in Uganda
- Z. Karpińska / Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2008
- The present report contains the findings of a study undertaken in 2008 which examines the current levels of awareness, utilisation, institutionalisation, and impact of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Minim...
- PETS: a silver bullet solution?
- G. Sundet / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007
- This briefing look at the effectiveness of Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS). It particularly focuses on the PETS in Tanzania but also makes references to the way in which PETS worked in Uganda. Despite anti-corrup...
- Universities in sub Saharan Africa need to formulate their responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
- Bertil Egero / African Higher Education Research Online, 2006
- Many sub Saharan African universities have been slow to respond to HIV/AIDS pandemic. This report from African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO) analyses why universities respond the way that they do and in particular focuses o...
- Assessing the teacher situation in The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia
- D. Sinyolo / Global Campaign for Education, 2007
- This document reports on a survey conducted by Education International, which investigated teacher supply, teacher attrition, teacher remuneration and motivation, teacher absenteeism and union involvement in policy development in six ...
- Documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience in engaging civil society in education budgeting
- V. Perry / Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008
- This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; a...
- Analysing the truth behind the decline of corruption in the Ugandan education system
- P. Hubbard / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- This working paper examines the evidence behind the story that corruption in Uganda was terminated simply by publishing the amount of monthly grants to schools. It finds that while information did indeed play a critical role, it was n...
- Guide to long term planning of education systems
- K. M. Lewin / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- What are the different styles of long term planning? What are the processes and tools that are needed to develop long term plans for expanded access that can reconcile goals and targets with realistic resources? This paper provides ex...
- Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda (MISR)
- MISR is an autonomous institute of Makerere University. It conducts and coordinates basic and applied research on social development. The Institute also provides consultancy services to private, public and NGO sectors; undertakes networking with related institutions globally; develops and maintains a regional data bank and disseminates information. Key research areas include: governance a...
- Uganda Martyrs University (UMU)
- Teaching and research university with specialisms including development studies and business administration
