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Inequality in Income and Access to Education: A Cross-Country Analysis
D. Checchi / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 1999
In the current debate on the relationship between inequality in income distribution and growth one of the possible link works through the access to education. After reviewing this debate, a formal model shows how the imperfection of f...
Whether malnutrition among young children impedes their acquisition of academic skills
P. Glewwe; H. Jacoby; E. King / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1999
This paper investigates the nutrition-learning nexus using a unique longitudinal data set, which follows a large sample of Philippine children from birth until the end of their primary education. Finds that malnourished childre...
Lessons learned from a youth-orientated participatory development project
G El Sawi / US Agency for International Development, 2000
Looks at USAID / USDA 's rural youth initiative programme in Uganda and Zambia. The pilot programmes focused on three primary activities: U.S.-based Youth in Development Consultation and Study Tours: youth repres...
A community approach to environmental education
R.P. Grieser / US Agency for International Development, 1999
Report on the Green COM/Mali project which aimed to increase environmental knowledge and awareness, and to mobilize communities around environmental issues. The project worked with the Ministry of Basic Education, the Ministry of the ...
Evidence for a more market-orientated approach to education
Z.M. Nasir; H. Nazli / Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan, 2000
This paper examines the role of education, technical training, school quality and literacy and numeracy skills on the earnings of wage earners and salaried persons in Pakistan by using the recent data of PIHS (1995-96). The ana...
Are school breakfast programmes an effective intervention?
S. Cueto; M. Chinen; I. Montes; F. Andrade; M. Staeheli / Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo, Peru, 2000
Evaluation of the educational impact of a school breakfast program implemented in rural schools in the highlands of Peru. Specifically, measurements in weight, height, school enrollment, dropout, attendance, cognitivPreue activities, ...
Improving Girls' Education in Guatemala
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1999
Evaluation of USAID project. Demonstrated that improving educational quality is the best approach to enhancing girls’ participation. With Agency support, private sector actors improved scholarship programs and gave visibility to ...
Promoting Primary Education for Girls in Pakistan
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1999
Evaluation of USAID programme aimed at improving women’s education. Girls’ enrollments more than tripled in Balochistan and more than doubled in North-West Frontier Province. Boys’ education also benefited. The program ...
Promoting Primary Education for Girls in Malawi
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1999
Evaluation of USAID GABLE programme. USAID initiatives have helped increase girls’ access to education but this success, combined with implications of a national universal education policy, is burdening an already overloaded syst...
Promoting Education for Girls in Nepal
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1998
Evaluation of USAID programme. Although their impact is difficult to isolate and measure, programs aimed at empowering and educating Nepalese women appear to enhance the education of both girls and boys. Concludes that ...
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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...
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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.
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