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A framework for assessing the effectiveness of the delivery of education aid in fragile states
C. Berry / Journal of Education for International Development , 2009
This journal article presents a framework for assessing the effectiveness of education aid in fragile states which is derived from three key aspects of aid effectiveness identified in the Principles f...
The girls' stipend program in Bangladesh
J. Raynor; K. Wesson / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
The Female Stipend Programme (FSP), widely acclaimed as a model for achieving gender parity of enrolment, was created in 1982 in Bangladesh to help increase the enrolment and retention of girls in sec...
Home-based schooling: access to quality education for Afghan girls
J. Kirk ; R. Winthrop / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
This paper describes a home-based schooling program in Afghanistan that provides primary education for children in the Kabul, Paktia, Logar and Nangahar Provinces. The program is particularly interest...
Keynote address: education in emergencies
E.K. Midttun / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
This keynote address examines the global situation and the prospects for education in emergencies, including natural disasters and armed conflicts. It reviews the roles of different actors in emergenc...
Impact of New Horizons for Primary Schools on literacy and numeracy in Jamaica 1999-2004
M. Lockheed; A. Harris; P. Gammill / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
This document examines how the New Horizons for Primary Schools Program (NHP) implemented in 1998-1999 affected student learning achievement. It also discusses the data requirements for more rigorous ...
Beyond the basics: balancing education and training systems in developing countries
R. Palmer / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
This paper argues that since 1990, post-primary or post-basic education has received far less support than primary education. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that concomitant support is nee...
South Africa equity and quality reforms: possible lessons
L. Crouch / Journal of Education for International Development , 2005
In the period 1995 to 2002 South Africa managed to make major policy changes in education. Almost everything about the education sector has changed. This transformation has been approached deliberativ...
Fostering education for female, out-of-school youth in Afghanistan
J.I. Intili; E. Kissam; E. St. George / Journal of Education for International Development , 2006
This paper describes the Afghanistan Primary Education Program (APEP) set up 2003 in response to the lack of educational opportunities in Afghanistan for the general population and especially for fema...
Does decentralization lead to school improvement? Findings and lessons from research in West-Africa
A. De Grauwe / Journal of Education for International Development , 2005
Whilst decentralisation of education has been adopted by many countries, there have been doubts about its objectives and impact. This paper presents a research study on the challenges that local offic...
Ethics and corruption in education: an overview
J. Hallak; M. Poisson / Journal of Education for International Development , 2005
This journal article argues that the problems posed by corruption in education have been neglected for too long. It details the three assumptions that underlie the IIEP's project on "Ethics and corrup...

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