higher education
- Expanding tertiary education would lift growth in Africa
- D. Bloom; D. Canning; K. Chan / World Bank, 2006
- This study suggests that, as a result of limited provision of higher education that constrain take-up of technology, production in Sub-Saharan Africa is around 23% lower than its potential levels of output. The paper undertakes...
- Skills development to address poverty must consider the needs of rural communities
- S. McGrath / Network for Policy Review Research and Advice on Education and Training, 2005
- With seventy percent of the world’s poor living in rural areas, it is essential that poverty strategies consider the issue of skills development in rural areas. This collection of papers from the 2005 meeting of the Working Group...
- Improving TVET in the Middle East and North Africa
- World Bank, 2005
- Having successfully expanded school coverage to unprecedented levels, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are turning their attention to improving the quality of learning opportunities for their citizens.The role of T...
- International standards for policy on technical and vocational education and training
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2002
- This publication presents two major international organisations’ policy statements on technical and vocational education and training (TVET): the Revised Recommendation concerning Technical and Vocational Education, adopted by th...
- A strong post-primary education sector is necessary to achieve positive developmental outcomes from expanded basic education
- R. King; R. Palmer / Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh, 2006
- It has long been claimed that a higher number of years of basic education will produce a range of social and economic benefits, including increased agricultural productivity, higher incomes and improved gender equity. This working pap...
- Assesses progress in the provision and financing of TVET in sub-Saharan Africa
- R.K. Johanson; A.V. Adams / World Bank, 2004
- This review assesses progress in the provision and financing of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for urban and rural non-farm employment in sub-Saharan Africa. It questions the cost-effectiveness of public provis...
- The teacher training needs of secondary education teachers in developing countries
- J.M. Moreno / World Bank, 2005
- This report examines teacher training needs of secondary education teachers in developing countries. It provides a literature review, and provides in depth case studies from Vietnam, Cambodia, Ghana, Senegal, Chile and Mexico. The goa...
- Increased secondary school participation is likely to be central to future prospects for development and growth in developing countries
- K. Lewin; F. Caillods / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2001
- While improvements have been made in increasing participation in primary schooling in developing countries, progress in increasing secondary participation has been disappointing. This book examines the possibilities for financing expa...
- The role of higher education is essential in supporting development
- World Bank, 2000
- Higher education, this review argues, is essential to development. Yet across most of the developing world, the potential of higher education to promote development is being realised only marginally, and in recent decades the topic ha...
- What is the current state of higher education in S.E. Asia?
- UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2006
- This report is a critical analysis of higher education in South-east Asia. The report is based on case studies from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The report looks at the challen...
- A strong post-primary education sector is necessary to achieve positive developmental outcomes from expanded basic education
- R. King; R. Palmer / Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh, 2006
- It has long been claimed that a higher number of years of basic education will produce a range of social and economic benefits, including increased agricultural productivity, higher incomes and improved gender equity. This working pap...
- Assesses progress in the provision and financing of TVET in sub-Saharan Africa
- R.K. Johanson; A.V. Adams / World Bank, 2004
- This review assesses progress in the provision and financing of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for urban and rural non-farm employment in sub-Saharan Africa. It questions the cost-effectiveness of public provis...
- The teacher training needs of secondary education teachers in developing countries
- J.M. Moreno / World Bank, 2005
- This report examines teacher training needs of secondary education teachers in developing countries. It provides a literature review, and provides in depth case studies from Vietnam, Cambodia, Ghana, Senegal, Chile and Mexico. The goa...
- Increased secondary school participation is likely to be central to future prospects for development and growth in developing countries
- K. Lewin; F. Caillods / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2001
- While improvements have been made in increasing participation in primary schooling in developing countries, progress in increasing secondary participation has been disappointing. This book examines the possibilities for financing expa...
- The role of higher education is essential in supporting development
- World Bank, 2000
- Higher education, this review argues, is essential to development. Yet across most of the developing world, the potential of higher education to promote development is being realised only marginally, and in recent decades the topic ha...
- What is the current state of higher education in S.E. Asia?
- UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2006
- This report is a critical analysis of higher education in South-east Asia. The report is based on case studies from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The report looks at the challen...
- The impact of tertiary education on economic growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa
- D. Bloom; D. Canning; K. Chan / World Bank, 2005
- For several decades, African countries and the donor institutions they work with have placed great emphasis on primary and, more recently, secondary education. But they have neglected tertiary education as an added means to improve ec...
- Moving beyond primary education in developing countries
- Department for International Development, UK, 2006
- This DFID practice paper gives a brief overview of the importance of investing in secondary, vocational and higher education in developing countries. The paper defines basic education as nine years of education consisting of six years...
- How to ensure better quality and greater equity in secondary education
- M. Ahmed; S. R. Nath; A. Hossain; A. Md. Kalam / Campaign for Popular Education, Bangladesh, 2006
- Outlining the current state of affair in secondary education in Bangladesh in 2005, this report documents how expansion of the system has aggravated quality and inequality problems. Success of current initiatives in secondary educatio...
- Two research papers looking at the issues of higher education and work in South Africa
- C. Koen / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2006
- A collection of two papers looking at the issues around higher education and the South African workforce. The first paper reviews the current state of research on graduate employment and unemployment, demonstarting that there i...
- 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
