Relevance of education
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- What should be done to ensure adequate sanitation and hygiene in schools?
- ( IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre , 2007)
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To be successful, water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) programmes in schools should focus on providing both effective facilities and effective education. Some of the problems schools face...
- Skills of South African workers do not match the labour market demands
- ( R. Dias;D. Posel / Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa , 2007)
- The supply of skilled labour in South Africa cannot meet labour demands. This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa, and examines whethe...
- Improving outcomes for poor students through community management and better pay for teachers
- ( E. Vegas / Future of Children , 2007)
- Can the US learn from the experience of developing countries’ efforts to staff under-funded schools with quality teachers? This article summarises research into strategies used by developing countries...
- 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...
- Improving education quality: best practice examples from India
- ( K. Jandhyala; B. Pattanayak; V. Ramachandran / Educational Resource Unit , 2006)
- This report outlines innovative initiatives to strengthen the quality of education across India. Based on in-depth studies of best practice approaches in both the government and non-government sectors...
- What factors can help young people after release from prison? Findings from Brazil
- ( J.D. McLennan; I. Bordin / Child Rights Information Network , 2006)
- What factors make young people in Brazil more or less likely to be put in prison, and what happens to them after incarceration? This report presents findings from a project that used surveys and inter...
- Participatory school improvement: successes in Central America
- ( A. Flórez Guío; R. Chesterfield; C. Siri / Academy for Educational Development, USA , 2006)
- The CERCA school report card (SRC) model provides a framework to support parents, teachers, students, and community leaders to work together to collect and analyse information about their schools, usi...
- Increased primary education is associated with higher unemployment in West Africa
- ( M. Kuepie; C.J. Nordman; F. Roubaud / Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme , 2006)
- Does primary education really help to guard against unemployment and poverty? Perhaps not, this paper argues. Using a statistical analysis, this study analyses the effects of education on urban labour...
- Work-orientation programmes in basic education: lessons learnt
- ( W. Hoppers / International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO , 1996)
- Introducing work-orientation programmes at basic education level still remains a fairly controversial issue. Yet, such experiences are attracting the renewed attention of policy-makers. Since the Worl...
- Integrating vocational skills into education policy
- ( International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO , 2004)
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This paper presents the main findings of a four-country project aimed at reinforcing institutional capacities and supporting policy formation in the vocational education sector.
The project, underta...
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