Adult education
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- More than one in three Kenyan adults are illiterate: survey findings
- ( UNESCO Nairobi Office , 2007)
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This report presents the findings of a 2006 baseline survey on the status of literacy in Kenya. The survey used self reporting together with direct assessments of literacy competency skills, and wa...
- Gender concerns in intellectual property rights
- ( H. Gibb / United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Centre in Colombo , 2007)
- This paper examines the discussion on intellectual property rights (IP) for traditional knowledge (TK) in medicine from a gender perspective. It argues that a gender analysis of these issues adds to t...
- Contracting private providers to deliver public education for the poor: a successful experiment from Colombia
- ( F. Barrera-Osorio / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2006)
- Are private providers more effective in delivering public education to low-income students? This study examines the impact on student outcomes of the Concession School programme in Bogotá, Colombia, w...
- Data and trends in TVET worldwide, with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa
- ( UNESCO-UNEVOC: International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training , 2006)
- What statistical data currently exist on formal technical and vocational education (TVET) in the world? What are the potential benefits of statistically analysing these data? How can TVET data collect...
- Adult education in South Africa: a case study of two providers
- ( J. Dickson / Department of Applied and International Economics, Massey University , 2004)
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This article, from the New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning, aims to outline the political and social context of adult education in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
The author focuses on two ...
- Promoting gender in adult basic education
- ( Oxfam , 2005)
- This paper argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not directly address the issue of adult basic education and literacy, in spite of these being essential for achieving the Millennium t...
- Guidelines for policy-making in literacy programmes
- ( D. Archer / Global Campaign for Education , 2005)
- This paper argues that governments are not investing in programmes sufficiently to achieve the UN goal of reducing illiteracy by 50% by 2015. The study attempts to systematise experiences of what work...
- A guide to vocational education and training in South Africa
- ( I. Moll; C. Steinberg; I. Broekmann / South African Institute for Distance Education , 2005)
- This guide is about enabling craftspeople (those qualified in particular vocations as say plumbers, electricians, etc.) to develop the skills and knowledge required to successfully fill the roles that...
- Literacy is essential not only for achieving EFA, but also for reducing poverty
- ( Education for All, UNESCO , 2005)
- This fourth edition of the EFA Global Monitoring Report focuses on literacy. The report measures the world's progress towards achieving the six Education For All goals, and especially the neglected on...
- Examining the relationship between globalisation and education and training in the automotive industry in South Africa
- ( S. McGrath / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2005)
- Through an examination of skills development within the South African automotive industry (focusing particularly on the cases of DaimlerChrysler South Africa and BMW South Africa) the author seeks to ...
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