primary education
- Estimating the private rates of return on education in Malawi for different education levels
- E. W. Chirwa; M. M. Matita 2009
- Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world with about 54 per cent of its population living below the poverty line. Most of the population derives its livelihood from the agriculture sector which employs about 80 per cent...
- The importance of children’s experiences of preschool and first grade
- P. Ames; V. Rojas; T. Portugal / Young Lives, 2009
- Literature has pointed to the importance of children’s experiences of preschool and first grade as foundational for success during the subsequent school years. This paper attempts to examine the transition of early childhood in ...
- The impact of HIV/AIDS on gender inequalites in primary education in Uganda
- D. M. Kakuru / Wageningen University, Netherlands, 2006
- The aim of this book is to facilitate the recognition of HIV/AIDS impact on the livelihoods of rural households as an issue frustrating the combat for gender equality in Universal Primary Education (UPE). This is particularly so in pa...
- Expensive funerals cause household hardship
- A. Case; A. Menendez / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
- In Southern Africa, funerals are generally considered an individual’s most important rite of passage and households may spend the equivalent of a year’s income for an adult’s funeral. Loans might be taken out w...
- Orphanhood and chronic poverty in Indonesia: how do these factors impact on education and health?
- D. Suryadarma; Y. M. Pakpahan; A. Suryahadi / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2009
- What are the impacts of of parental death and chronic poverty on children's education and health in Indonesia? This paper estimates the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal death on children’s school enrolment, ...
- Impacts of parental death on the schooling and well-being of children in Ethiopia
- R. Himaz / Young Lives, 2009
- This paper investigates whether the death of a parent during middle childhood affects child schooling and subjective well-being (SWB) in Ethiopia. The data comes from two rounds of the Young Lives survey, conducted in 2002 and 2006, o...
- Recommendations for ensuring access to education for the hard-to-reach children
- A. Kielland; F. Rosati / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2008
- As the Education for All process is progressing, two main groups of children are still left out: those who have yet to gain access to a good primary school; and, those who do not get to attend even when an adequate, affordable s...
- An assessment of primary education reforms in Tanzania
- A.V.Y. MBelle / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2008
- Tanzania started implementing a comprehensive programme, the Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP) in 2002, designed to improve both access and quality. Due to the pressure resulting from high pupils/classroom rat...
- Access to and participation in education in South Africa
- S. Motala; V. Dieltiens; N. Carrim / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- Since 1994, South Africa has undertaken the vital task of transforming the inequitable political, economic and social system that characterised the apartheid era into a democratic society which aims to equalise opportunity for all its...
- Access to education in Ghana
- J. Djangmah; A. Oduro; K. Akyeampong / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- This report synthesises analysis of evidence on access to basic education in Ghana and uses this as a basis for outlining areas that need further research. Written as a critical analytic review it provides a background of shared knowl...
- Estimating the private rates of return on education in Malawi for different education levels
- E. W. Chirwa; M. M. Matita 2009
- Malawi remains one of the poorest countries in the world with about 54 per cent of its population living below the poverty line. Most of the population derives its livelihood from the agriculture sector which employs about 80 per cent...
- The importance of children’s experiences of preschool and first grade
- P. Ames; V. Rojas; T. Portugal / Young Lives, 2009
- Literature has pointed to the importance of children’s experiences of preschool and first grade as foundational for success during the subsequent school years. This paper attempts to examine the transition of early childhood in ...
- The impact of HIV/AIDS on gender inequalites in primary education in Uganda
- D. M. Kakuru / Wageningen University, Netherlands, 2006
- The aim of this book is to facilitate the recognition of HIV/AIDS impact on the livelihoods of rural households as an issue frustrating the combat for gender equality in Universal Primary Education (UPE). This is particularly so in pa...
- Expensive funerals cause household hardship
- A. Case; A. Menendez / National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
- In Southern Africa, funerals are generally considered an individual’s most important rite of passage and households may spend the equivalent of a year’s income for an adult’s funeral. Loans might be taken out w...
- Orphanhood and chronic poverty in Indonesia: how do these factors impact on education and health?
- D. Suryadarma; Y. M. Pakpahan; A. Suryahadi / Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2009
- What are the impacts of of parental death and chronic poverty on children's education and health in Indonesia? This paper estimates the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal death on children’s school enrolment, ...
- Impacts of parental death on the schooling and well-being of children in Ethiopia
- R. Himaz / Young Lives, 2009
- This paper investigates whether the death of a parent during middle childhood affects child schooling and subjective well-being (SWB) in Ethiopia. The data comes from two rounds of the Young Lives survey, conducted in 2002 and 2006, o...
- Recommendations for ensuring access to education for the hard-to-reach children
- A. Kielland; F. Rosati / Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2008
- As the Education for All process is progressing, two main groups of children are still left out: those who have yet to gain access to a good primary school; and, those who do not get to attend even when an adequate, affordable s...
- An assessment of primary education reforms in Tanzania
- A.V.Y. MBelle / Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2008
- Tanzania started implementing a comprehensive programme, the Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP) in 2002, designed to improve both access and quality. Due to the pressure resulting from high pupils/classroom rat...
- Access to and participation in education in South Africa
- S. Motala; V. Dieltiens; N. Carrim / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- Since 1994, South Africa has undertaken the vital task of transforming the inequitable political, economic and social system that characterised the apartheid era into a democratic society which aims to equalise opportunity for all its...
- Access to education in Ghana
- J. Djangmah; A. Oduro; K. Akyeampong / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- This report synthesises analysis of evidence on access to basic education in Ghana and uses this as a basis for outlining areas that need further research. Written as a critical analytic review it provides a background of shared knowl...
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
