- Does education in Ghana really pay off?
- H. A. Sackey / African Economic Research Consortium, 2008
- This study examines private returns to schooling in Ghana over a seven-year period, and the implications for school investments and migration. Overall the study finds that improvement in school attendance over the seven ye...
- Calling on the Chinese government to grant education to North Korean children living in China
- Human Rights Watch, 2008
- This report analyses the situation faced by children of North Korean women in China. The report points out that these children lack access to education, as Chinese schools require verification of identity for admittance and continued ...
- Integrating youth into the post conflict reconstruction of Sierra Leone
- M. Zeesman; J. Perlman Robinson; D. Quick / Women's Refugee Commission, 2008
- This document summarises the findings and recommendations of a visit to Sierra Leone to assess the challenges facing displaced young people after the war. The authors looked at young people’s needs, what services appear to...
- An overview of progress made in attaining the millennium development goals with regard to children
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2007
- This paper provides an overview on progress made in attaining the millennium development goals (MDGs) with regard to children. On the way towards the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger (MDG 1), underweight prevalence...
- Gender inequality in education
- Plan International, 2007
- Gender discrimination has it’s most glaring reflection in the education arena particularly in South Asian countries. This publication clearly portrays the reality and reasons why nearly 16 million girls are not going to sc...
- Governmental relations with non-state service providers
- S.M. Nural Alam / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2007
- This research paper aims to understand the dynamics of government relations with non-state providers (NSPs) of basic services in basic education, health and sanitation in Bangladesh. In each service sector, three 'programme areas' are...
- Assessing madrasa education in Bangladesh
- M. Bano / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2007
- Within South Asia, Bangladesh has been most successful in implementing the state administered madrasa modernisation. The purpose of this study is to understand the dynamics of the state-madrasa relationship in Bangladesh and the facto...
- Relations between state and non-state providers in Pakistan
- M. Bano / International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2007
- This paper attempts to identify and categorise the types of relations that exist between state and non-state providers in Pakistan within three service sectors. The paper draws upon documentary evidence as well as extensive interviews...
- Sub-Saharan Africa needs better school-based sexual health interventions
- V. A. Paul-Ebhohimhen; A. Poobalan; E. R. van Teijlingen / BioMed Central, 2008
- This research paper published in BMC Public Health reviews school-based sexual health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa to prevent HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STI), recognising that most new infection occur in adol...
- Making the most of non-state sector contributions towards reaching EFA goals
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2008
- This paper aims examine some of the myths and realities surrounding non-state provision of education, and to shed some light on both the benefits and the issues associated with this provision. The article also examines a broad range o...
- Review of access to and participation in primary and secondary education, Bangladesh
- M. Ahmed; K. S. Ahmed; N. Islam Khan; R. Ahmed / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- This document is a review of access to and participation in primary and secondary education in Bangladesh. It outlines types of educational provision and provides statistics on access, vulnerability and exclusion, as well as insights ...
- 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 higher education system in Kenya
- K. Mwiria; N. Ng'ethe; C. Ngome / The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa, 2007
- This paper is a two-part country case study on Kenya’s public and private university systems. It analyses the challenges, issues and achievements associated with African higher education in Kenya, and seeks to promote a wi...
- Understanding the choices made by Ghanaian child migrants
- Iman Hashim / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
- In impoverished north-eastern Ghana, there is an established pattern of young people leaving home to seek work, vocational training or formal education. Education planners need to learn more about the links between children’s mig...
- The need to improve teaching quality and better understand learners' needs
- A. Barrett; S. Ali; J. Clegg / Education Quality, 2007
- This paper reviews recent literature relating to the quality of teaching and learning processes within schools in low income countries illustrated with analyses of specific initiatives to improve the existing quality. The paper focuse...
- Improving the role of communications in education
- F. Hunt / Development Communications Evidence Research Network, 2007
- This report provides evidence of the role of communications in education and identifies where it has been successful and where it can still be improved. The paper focuses on spaces for communication and communication initiatives....
- The importance of prioritising early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- M. Garcia (ed); A. Pence (ed); J. L. Evans (ed) / World Bank, 2008
- The launching of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2007 (EFA GMR 2007), in Dakar, Senegal, in November 2006, called on African countries “to expand and improve comprehensively early childhood care and development, e...
- Rethinking and reforming the higher education systems in developing countries
- D. Kapur; M. Crowley / Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
- This paper analyses a relatively neglected facet of the complex debate regarding human capital – higher (or tertiary) education. It addresses five broad questions examining higher education in developing countries: ...
- Shocks and household decisions on children's work and schooling in rural Cambodia
- L. Guarcello; I. Kovrova; F. C. Rosati / Understanding Children's Work, Innocenti Research Centre, 2007
- The paper analyses the effect of different shocks on household decisions concerning children’s involvement in work and school in rural Cambodia. It examines the differential impact of three different types of shocks using propen...
- Assessing the obstacles to education faced by parents and children in rural areas
- K. Lieten; A. de Groot; R. van Wieren / Foundation for International Research on Working Children, 2007
- This in depth study focuses on education in rural areas and the obstacles faced by parents and children in seven developing countries, namely Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Ethiopia. The report...
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- 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.
