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The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
Partnership to coordinate support for higher education in Africa
Universities in sub Saharan Africa need to formulate their responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Bertil Egero / African Higher Education Research Online, 2006
Many sub Saharan African universities have been slow to respond to HIV/AIDS pandemic. This report from African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO) analyses why universities respond the way that they do and in particular focuses o...
African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO)
AHERO, administered by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, is an open access archive of texts that focus on the study, practice and governance of higher education in Africa. The collection includes research reports, journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, working papers, booklets, and policy documents. All...
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...
Bunda College of Agriculture

Provides training in food production, food security, conservation and natural resource management

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: ...
The effects of increasing government expenditure on education in the SANE countries
J. C. Anyanwu; A. E. O. Erhijakpor / African Development Bank, 2007
Though greater government expenditure on primary and secondary education is being advocated by many, little empirical evidence exists on the beneficial impact of such expenditure on education attainment. Using panel data of African co...
Is universal primary and secondary education within the 21st century achievable?
J. E. Cohen; D. E. Bloom; M. B. Malin; H. A. Curry / American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2007
This document assesses whether the goal of universal primary and secondary education can be achieved before the second half of the 21st century. It looks at the current situation in education and discusses ways forward towards achievi...
How can research proposals be improved?
I.S. Kikula; M.A.S. Qorro / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2005
Research methodology courses run by most higher education institutions tend to focus on methodology only, leaving students ill-equipped to write funding proposals. This study describes common mistakes in proposal writing, ba...
Overview of school education in India
G. Gandhi Kingdon / ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2007
India’s recent economic growth rates have generated much optimism about its general social and economic development. But has there been accompanying progress in indicators of educational outcomes? How good are Indian educational...
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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...
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: ...
The effects of increasing government expenditure on education in the SANE countries
J. C. Anyanwu; A. E. O. Erhijakpor / African Development Bank, 2007
Though greater government expenditure on primary and secondary education is being advocated by many, little empirical evidence exists on the beneficial impact of such expenditure on education attainment. Using panel data of African co...
Is universal primary and secondary education within the 21st century achievable?
J. E. Cohen; D. E. Bloom; M. B. Malin; H. A. Curry / American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2007
This document assesses whether the goal of universal primary and secondary education can be achieved before the second half of the 21st century. It looks at the current situation in education and discusses ways forward towards achievi...
How can research proposals be improved?
I.S. Kikula; M.A.S. Qorro / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2005
Research methodology courses run by most higher education institutions tend to focus on methodology only, leaving students ill-equipped to write funding proposals. This study describes common mistakes in proposal writing, ba...
Overview of school education in India
G. Gandhi Kingdon / ESRC Global Poverty Research Group, 2007
India’s recent economic growth rates have generated much optimism about its general social and economic development. But has there been accompanying progress in indicators of educational outcomes? How good are Indian educational...
Higher education and inequality in China
X. Wang; B.M. Fleisher; H. Li / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2007
Is the rising inequality in China associated with variable access to educational opportunities? This paper models the effects on the evolution of private returns to schooling for college graduates during China’s reform betw...
A review of university cooperation between Norway and Tibet
J. Lexow; J. Enwall / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2007
This paper presents the findings of a review of a research and scholarship programme financed by NORAD through the Network of University Cooperation Tibet-Norway (NTN). The programme aims to: generate new insight i...
Impacts of public sector and private sector education provision on the labour markets
S. Calónico; H. Ñopo / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2007
The private provision of educational services at tertiary, secondary and primary levels has been expanding in Latin America in recent decades. The low quality of public provision of education is given as the main reason for the expans...
How to reach the MDGs on education for all and rural development
A. Breccia; E. Hermanowicz / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
Although a lot has to be done to reach the Millennium Development Goals on education for all (EFA) and rural development, the authors argue that they are still achievable. However, strong partnerships between stakeholders have to deve...
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UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
UNESCO-IHE is an international institute for water education.
The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
Partnership to coordinate support for higher education in Africa
African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO)
AHERO, administered by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, is an open access archive of texts that focus on the study, practice and governance of higher education in Africa. The collection includes research reports, journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, working papers, booklets, and policy documents. All...
Bunda College of Agriculture

Provides training in food production, food security, conservation and natural resource management

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