- Local Government and Households in Primary Education in Tanzania: Some lessons for Reform
- O. Therkildsen / Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998
- The roles of the formal and informal involvement of local governments, local elites, teachers and households in decision making about primary education in selected rural districts are analysed, as are some of the outcomes of this invo...
- 'The rich are just like us only richer?: poverty functions or consumption functions?
- Simon Appleton / Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1995
- The concept of a poverty function is introduced, modelling the shortfall of household consumption from the poverty line as a function of reduced form determinants such as human capital and land holdings. The model is estimated using a...
- Educating nomadic pastoralists is problematic: the case of Nigeria
- C. VerEecke / Pastoral Development Network, ODI, 1989
- This paper examines the problem of educating nomadic pastoralists in Nigeria, which has become central and controversial during the last two years. As in much of Africa, Nigerian pastoralists have been suffering from drought, desertif...
- Livelihoods diversification in rural development
- F. Ellis / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 1999
- Examines livelihood diversification as a survival strategy of rural households in developing countries. Although still of central importance, farming on its own is increasingly unable to provide a sufficient means of survival in rural...
- More, But Not Yet Better: An Evaluation of USAID’s Programs and Policies To Improve Girls’ Education
- C. O’Gara; S. Benoliel; M. Sutton; K. Tietjen / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1999
- Report based on five field studies in Guatemala, Guinea, Malawi, Nepal, and Pakistan, a country desk study (Egypt), issue-oriented research on Bolivia and Thailand, and a literature review. Five questions guided the entire proj...
- Achieving Schooling For All: Budgetary Expenditures on Education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
- C. Colclough; S. Al-Samarrai / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1998
- Analyses public spending on education in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia over recent years, with a particular focus upon primary schooling. It identifies regional expenditure trends since 1980, and provides more detailed comparative...
- Increases in income inequality are not only caused by globalisation and skill-biased technologies
- A. Singh; R. Dhumale / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2000
- Changes in income distribution in advanced countries are usually attributed either to globalization (usually in the form of trade liberalization with low-wage developing countries), or/and to a skill-biased technology. A growing conse...
- Health and education subsidies in Africa favour the better off
- F. Castro-Leal; J. Dayton; L. Demery; K. Mehra / World Bank Research Observer, 1999
- This paper, published by the World Bank Research Observer (WBRO), examines the effectiveness of public social spending on education and health care in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, and Tanza...
- Public higher education weakened by international organisations and the private sector
- S.M. Naseem; S.K. Qureshi; R. Siddiqui / Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 1999
- The paper focuses on the universities and research institutes directly involved in higher education and training of economists. Recent trends indicate a preference for the subject of Economics. Furthermore, the quality of teaching and...
- A practical guide to expanding remote electrification opportunities
- A.C. Jimenez; T. Lawand / US Agency for International Development, 2000
- Guide aimed at helping decision-makers in rural areas with the responsibility for schools to accurately assess a school's energy need, evaluate appropriate and cost effective technologies to meet those needs, and to implement an effec...
- 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)
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- 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.
