higher education
- Public-private provision of education in South Africa not up to scratch
- M. Mabizela / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2005
- This study explores public-private partnerships that existed between 2002 and early 2003 in higher education provision in South Africa. In particular, it focuses on three issues: the reasons why and the way in which public-private par...
- Can educational equity be achieved in South Africa?
- E.B. Fiske; H.F. Ladd / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004
- This paper examines South Africa’s efforts to create a racially equitable state education system since apartheid. The paper describes and evaluates the strategies that South African policy makers have taken in areas such as schoo...
- Why did the UK e-University project fail?
- UK Parliament, 2005
- This paper examines the UK e–University project, which was concluded last year by HEFCE, after having spent £50 million of public money but having succeeded only in attracting 900 students. This report examines why this had...
- Chile: approaches to results-based funding in tertiary education in Chile
- K. Thorn; L. Holm-Nielsen; J. S. Jeppesen / Documents and Reports, 2004
- This paper profiles international experiences and discusses strengths and weaknesses in approaches to results-based funding of tertiary education in order to identify finance reform options for Chile. The paper is divided into ...
- Girls' education undermined in refugee camps
- C. Howgego Mugisha / Forced Migration Review, 2005
- This brief paper looks at why there are significantly fewer girls attending secondary schools in refugee camps than boys. The paper looks at the causes of the gender gap in schooling from a study in the Rhino Refugee Camp, Uganda. The...
- Delivering education programmes which contribute to social change
- Participation.Net, 2005
- This Topic Guide documents an initiative aiming to enhance the capacity of institutions of higher learning to develop and deliver effective education programmes that contribute to a wider transformation of individuals, institutions an...
- Expansion of higher education had little effect on access for poor and non-white students in Brazil
- S. Schwartzman / Anais da Academia Brasiliera de Ciências [Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science], 2004
- Brazilian higher education has doubled its size in the 1990s, going from 1.5 million to more than 3 million students in the period. This expansion was mostly due to the growth of private education, which, in 2002, accounted for about ...
- 13% of Russian families take loans or sell valuables to pay for college admission
- E. Omelchenko; N. Goncharova; E. Lukyanova / Independent Institute for Social Policy,, Russian Federation, 2003
- [Full text of the article is in Russian language only.] Changes in the market for education services have made the transition from secondary to higher education more complex. The study examines the links between accessibility of highe...
- Changes in higher education: UNESCO's response in a globalised world
- Education Sector, UNESCO, 2003
- This UNESCO position paper provides an overview of debates on the opportunities and challenges posed by globalisation to higher education, within which it looks at UN and UNESCO’s related frameworks and conventions, and its futur...
- What are the effects of higher education privatisation in India on the middle classes?
- D. Kapu; P. B. Mehta / Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2004
- This paper examines the political economy of Indian higher education and argues that higher education in India is being de facto privatised on a massive scale as a result of a breakdown of the state system. The paper argues aga...
- Girls' education undermined in refugee camps
- C. Howgego Mugisha / Forced Migration Review, 2005
- This brief paper looks at why there are significantly fewer girls attending secondary schools in refugee camps than boys. The paper looks at the causes of the gender gap in schooling from a study in the Rhino Refugee Camp, Uganda. The...
- Delivering education programmes which contribute to social change
- Participation.Net, 2005
- This Topic Guide documents an initiative aiming to enhance the capacity of institutions of higher learning to develop and deliver effective education programmes that contribute to a wider transformation of individuals, institutions an...
- Expansion of higher education had little effect on access for poor and non-white students in Brazil
- S. Schwartzman / Anais da Academia Brasiliera de Ciências [Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science], 2004
- Brazilian higher education has doubled its size in the 1990s, going from 1.5 million to more than 3 million students in the period. This expansion was mostly due to the growth of private education, which, in 2002, accounted for about ...
- 13% of Russian families take loans or sell valuables to pay for college admission
- E. Omelchenko; N. Goncharova; E. Lukyanova / Independent Institute for Social Policy,, Russian Federation, 2003
- [Full text of the article is in Russian language only.] Changes in the market for education services have made the transition from secondary to higher education more complex. The study examines the links between accessibility of highe...
- Changes in higher education: UNESCO's response in a globalised world
- Education Sector, UNESCO, 2003
- This UNESCO position paper provides an overview of debates on the opportunities and challenges posed by globalisation to higher education, within which it looks at UN and UNESCO’s related frameworks and conventions, and its futur...
- What are the effects of higher education privatisation in India on the middle classes?
- D. Kapu; P. B. Mehta / Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2004
- This paper examines the political economy of Indian higher education and argues that higher education in India is being de facto privatised on a massive scale as a result of a breakdown of the state system. The paper argues aga...
- Challenges remaining to higher education reform in East Africa
- S. J. Hite; W. J. Jacob; J. Rew; T. D. Smith / Center for International and Development Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
- This brief report looks at the educational reforms which are transforming higher education in East Africa. An overview is given on privatisation, expansion, standardisation, and technological development. Despite positive trend...
- Support needed for social science research and teaching in Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe
- E. Sall; K.P. Yap; M. Fellesson / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2004
- This report is an inventory of the social science teaching and research in Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It aims to: assess the current state of the social sciences and of social science knowledge producti...
- Impacts of higher education reforms, Hong Kong and Singapore
- M. H. Lee; S. Gopinathan / Center for International and Development Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
- This paper examines and compares the developments and impacts of the most recent policy changes and reforms on the education systems in Hong Kong and Singapore. It suggests that corporation, marketisation, and privatisation have becom...
- Higher University educational attainment from student loans in Mexico
- A. Blom; E. Canton / World Bank, 2004
- This paper examines the effect of financial aid to students in higher education, in terms of the student loan programme (SOFES), on educational enrolment and attainment, in private universities in Mexico. In particular, it evaluates t...
- 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
