- Read all about it. How relevant are printed materials for farmers in Africa?
- Isabel Carter / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- It is often assumed that many grassroots farmers are illiterate and that print is an ineffective means of communication. What little printed information is produced is usually aimed at resource-rich, commercial farmers. However, resea...
- Reading and writing in the real world: new directions for post literacy?
- Alan Rogers; Bryan Maddox; Juliet Millican; Katy Newell Jones; Uta Papen; Anna Robinson- Pant / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How can adults who have developed some proficiency and confidence in literacy improve and develop their new reading and writing skills? Adult literacy programmes often include two components: initial literacy training offering reading...
- Teaching AIDS: student teachers learn about HIV in Zimbabwe
- Tisa Chifunyise; Heather Benoy; Betty Mukiibi / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Teachers are in an excellent position to pass information about HIV on to their pupils. In 1994, the Zimbabwean Ministry of Higher Education and Technology introduced a nationwide programme to train teachers in the prevention of sexua...
- UK and overseas universities: working together to promote development?
- Derek Eldridge; David Mundy; Elisabeth M. Wilson / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- The UK’s Higher Education Links Scheme (HEL) promotes exchanges (usually for three years) between UK and overseas universities. In line with objectives set out in its 1997 White Paper on the Elimination of World Poverty, the UK i...
- Identity crisis? Exploring teacher backgrounds and raising educational standards in Ghana
- Kwame Akyeampong; David Stephens / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
- Do teacher training institutions know enough about the personal backgrounds, expectations and aspirations of their students? What can be done to counter student teacher aversion to working in rural areas? Should training colleges acce...
- Learning in the field: can agriculture help in rural primary education?
- Peter Taylor; Abigail Mulhall / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How can agriculture help improve rural primary schooling in developing countries? Universal access to primary education is a sought-after goal in most developing countries as it offers a wide range of benefits. Yet many countries face...
- Can't pay, won't pay? Factors affecting primary school enrolment in Zambia
- Patrick Watt / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- At the 1990 World Conference on 'Education for All' in Thailand, governments adopted a plan to achieve universal primary education by the year 2000. Zambia pledged to achieve this goal by 2005, but is likely to fail because recurrent ...
- Power to primary education: is there a role for NGOs?
- Patrick Watt / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Primary education is the cornerstone of successful international development. Investing in children's abilities to read, write, and do basic maths is key to an improved quality of life and to poverty alleviation. There are proven link...
- Building blocks. Reconstructing education after a crisis
- David Phillips / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- How can external agencies help rebuild education systems in countries that have experienced war, natural disaster, or political and economic upheaval? Depending on the severity of the situation, educational provision will suffer some ...
- Cost-benefit analysis: what practical use can it be to education reform?
- J. R. Hough / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
- Cost-benefit analysis offers standard yardsticks for assessing value-for-money from development investment. But its use in connection with upgrading education systems in developing countries has attracted controversy. It has much to c...
- Higher education and community engagement: innovative practices and challenges across ASEAN and Asia
- S. Gill 2013
- This paper is expanded from selected presentations and discussions during the 2nd UKM-AUN Regional Forum on University Social Responsibility and Sustainability (USR&S), 9th – 11th May 2011. It serves as a resource of innovati...
- AsiaEngage Conference Report 2012
- 2012
- Following the Regional Conference on Higher-Education-Community-Industry Engagement held on the 7th to 9th of May 2012, a report was subsequently written to capture the important outcomes and issues which arose from the event. The rep...
- The Good School Toolkit
- D. Naker (ed) / Raising Voices, 2011
- The Good School Toolkit contains a set of ideas and tools that will help educators explore what a good school is and guide them through a process that will help them create one. It was developed with the help of schools in Uganda and ...
- Intel eLearning Deployment Guide: How to integrate ICT in education for the 21st Century
- 2009
- This booklet will help professionals and researchers design effective eLearning programs that can transform education in any country. The Intel eLearning Deployment Guide, How to integrate ICT in education for the 21st Century, includ...
- ICT application in technical and vocational education and training: Specialized training course
- C. Chinien / UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, 2005
- The specialized training course has been prepared within the framework of the project Information and Communication Technologies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) launched by the UNESCO Institute for Informatio...
- Access with quality in primary education: re-inventing iInter-organizational synergy
- S Islam 2010
- During the last two decades, Bangladesh has made significant progress in improving access to primary education, especially for girls and poor children. In recent years, there is a growing awareness among various stakeholders that Bang...
- Child labour and education in Bangladesh
- M Ahmed 2010
- Child labour is a multi-dimensional and complex issue. It is a symptom of economic vulnerability of people, inadequate legal system and labour laws, cultural and social inequities, as well as a result of an inaccessible and low-qualit...
- Fighting corruption in the education sector: methods, tools and good practices
- J. Wood / United Nations Development Programme, 2011
- Commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), this study presents methods, tools, and good practices to map corruption risks, develop strategies, and sustain partnerships to address challenges and tackle corruption ...
- Asian-Pacific countries must advocate education systems so vulnerable groups can participate in labour markets
- R. Maclean (ed); S. Jagannathan (ed); J. Sarvi (ed) / Asian Development Bank, 2013
- As countries in Asia and the Pacific recalibrate their growth models to consolidate their positions in the global economy, availability of a highly skilled and technically qualified human resource base will be a crucial determinant of...
- Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models, and Methods
- M. Burns / Education Development Center, Inc., 2011
- Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models, and Methods gathers research and lessons learned from numerous distance education programs in over 100 nations and territories to help distance education policymakers, planners a...
- IGI Global
- IGI Global is an international academic publisher of more than 2,000+ reference books, 150+ journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, proceedings, and databases covering the utilisation and management of information science and technology, as it is applied to the areas of: education, social science, library science, healthcare, business, public administration, computer science, and engineering....
- International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET)
- International Journal of Information and Education Technology (IJIET) is an international academic journal which gains a foothold in Singapore, Asia and opens to the world. It aims to promote the integration of information and education technology. The focus is to publish papers on state-of-the-art Information and Education Technology. Submitted papers will be reviewed by technical committees of t...
- Thai Society of Higher Education Institutes on the Environment (TSHE)
- ...
- Health and Education Advice and Resource Team (HEART)
- HEART is a consortium of leading organisations in international development, health, nutrition and education. It works together to support the use of evidence and expert advice in policymaking. HEART helps time-pressured decision-makers better understand, interpret and apply health, nutrition and education evidence. It is primarily designed to provide the most relevant evidence to address pa...
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
- UNESCO-IHE is an international institute for water education.
- Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
- The Centre for Development Finance focuses on improving the delivery of public goods that contribute to inclusive social and economic opportunity in India.
- Centre for International Education, University of Sussex (CIE)
- The Centre for International Education (CIE) provides a focal point for work on education and development in low-income countries.
- The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
- The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is a research institute that produces high quality, topical information on international relations and the EU.
- London School of Economics (LSE)
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a social science universities.
- ephemera
- ephemera is an independent journal, supported by the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London.
