- An assessment of primary education reforms in Tanzania
- A.V.Y. MBelle / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2008
- Tanzania started implementing a comprehensive programme, the Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP) in 2002, designed to improve both access and quality. Due to the pressure resulting from high pupils/classroom rat...
- How can education adress HIV and AIDS issues?: a briefing paper for planners and senior management
- F. Caillods; M.J. Kelly; B. Tournier / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2008
- This briefing paper is addressed to planners and senior management in ministries of education. It discusses four major challenges in a world with AIDS: delivering effective prevention education incr...
- Access to and participation in education in South Africa
- S. Motala; V. Dieltiens; N. Carrim / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- Since 1994, South Africa has undertaken the vital task of transforming the inequitable political, economic and social system that characterised the apartheid era into a democratic society which aims to equalise opportunity for all its...
- Access to education in Ghana
- J. Djangmah; A. Oduro; K. Akyeampong / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- This report synthesises analysis of evidence on access to basic education in Ghana and uses this as a basis for outlining areas that need further research. Written as a critical analytic review it provides a background of shared knowl...
- Trends in educational access in India
- M. Bandyopadhyay; R. Govinda / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- India made a Constitutional commitment to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 nearly 60 years ago. The goal, which was expected to be achieved by 1960, remains elusive, even now. This analytical r...
- Primary school enrolment patterns in Kenya
- A. Somerset / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- At the time of Kenya’s Independence in late 1963, the development of the education system stood high on the agenda of the incoming Government. This review analyses historic data from Kenya to explore fluctuating primary school e...
- Sexual exploitation in West African schools
- N. Jones; J. Espey / Plan, 2008
- This briefing paper seeks to raise awareness of the problem of sexual exploitation in and around schools in the West African region. It also highlights problems with regards to limited evidence and explores policy implications. The do...
- An overview of the children of seasonal migrants in India
- Smita (first name only) / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- There are still many categories of children in India for whom adequate and appropriate strategies are not in place for their effective education. One such category are the children of seasonal migrants. This paper identifies...
- Ensuring access to quality education for marginalised groups in India
- M. Sedwal; S. Kamat / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- The Scheduled Castes (SCs, also known as Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (STs, also known as Adivasis) are among the most socially and educationally disadvantaged groups in India. This paper examines issues concerning school access and e...
- The Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy (CASASP)
- Eradicating poverty and building citizenship in South Africa
- An introduction to providing education in a multi-cultural setting
- C. Inglis / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2008
- Aimed at those with an interest in educational or social planning, this booklet provides an introduction to some of the initiatives and issues associated with providing education in multicultural and multi-ethnic societies. It examine...
- The successes and challenges of rebuilding Pakistan's education sector after the 2005 earthquake
- J. Kirk / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2008
- A powerful earthquake struck the northern areas of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on 8 October, 2005. The timing of the quake and the low quality of school construction were factors in its major impact on the education sector. ...
- Cross-border higher education in the Caribbean
- S. Marshall (ed); E. Brandon (ed); M. Thomas (ed) / Commonwealth of Learning, 2008
- Are the foreign providers of education in the Caribbean pillagers or preceptors? This collaborative paper addresses the growing phenomenon of cross-border higher education (CBHE), specifically on the trends of CBHE in the Caribbean. L...
- Major perspectives in research on early childhood transitions
- G. Crivello; N.M. Woodhead; P. Vogler / Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2008
- Children face many important changes in the first eight years of life, including different learning centres, social groups, roles and expectations. Their ability to adapt to such a dynamic and evolving environment directly affects the...
- Social issues under transistion: an indepth look at Vietnam
- T.L. Giang; K. H. Duong / Vietnam Development Forum, 2008
- Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally...
- Teaching the skills and values associated with peaceful behaviours
- Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2005
- This toolikit forms part of the “Inter-Agency Peace Education Programme”. The programme is designed for education managers of ministries dealing with both formal and non-formal education and for agencies which impleme...
- Findings from the first global workshop on forestry education
- A. Temu; A. Kiwia / World Agroforestry Centre, 2008
- Forestry education in recent years has largely failed to adequately respond to the dynamics in forestry practice, the demands of the job market and the challenges of new global forestry paradigms. This policy brief consol...
- A critique of typical quality indicator frameworks from EFA sources
- R. Alexander / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- This monograph critically examines the emerging discourse on quality associated with Education for All (EFA). It provides a critique of typical quality indicator frameworks from international and EFA sources. It also investi...
- Lessons from public private partnerships in basic education
- N. LaRocque / CfBT Education Trust, 2008
- This report examines the international experience with Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) at the Basic Education level. Several forms of PPP are highlighted, including private philanthropic initiatives, private sector management initi...
- 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...
- Genderstats, World Bank
- Presents gender statistics, which are accessible by country and on broad themes
- SchoolNet South Africa
- South African NGO developing and expanding the use of the Internet in South African schools
- Learning Without Frontiers, UNESCO (LWF)
- Programme to support learning research and learning networks
- Red Latinoamericano de Información y Documentación en Educación (REDUC)
- Co-operative system coordinating studies and research undertaken in the field of education in Latin America and the Carribean
- Global Education Database (GED)
- Interactive program for accessing education data
- Distance Learning & Developing Countries (DLDC)
- Discussion list for researchers, teachers and students interested in distance learning
- Learnlink, USAID
- Tries to empower people to access the resources they need to meet their learning needs
- Current Issues in Education (journal)
- Electronic journal focusing on education
- Global Distance EducationNet, World Bank (DistEdNet)
- A set of information management tools
- South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE)
- Increase access to knowledge, learning and skills through the adoption of open learning principles and distance education strategies
