Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:07 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues Education http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk Eldis Logo http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 Getting to the Hardest to Reach: A strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning J. Swift Kenya has committed itself to the Millennium Development Goals, Education for All, and other education targets, but despite its achievement, Kenya is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61442 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:35 GMT Mobile Pastoralists and Education: Strategic Options S. Kraetli Educating nomadic peoples in the context of rapid global socio-economic change is a challenge of massive proportions. This paper sets out to address this ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61441 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:08:29 GMT School Drop Out in Bangladesh: New Insights from Longitudinal Evidence R. Sabates This report provides new evidence into the factors that predict school drop out for children in Bangladesh. It also examines similarities and differences ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61388 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61388 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:41 GMT Changing Patterns of Access to Education in Anglophone and Francophone Countries in Sub Saharan Africa: Is Education for All Pro-Poor? K. M. Lewin This paper explores patterns of growth in participation in six Anglophone and seven Francophone countries in SSA with Universal Primary Education programmes. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61387 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:31 GMT Beyond Universal Access to Elementary Education in India: Is it Achievable at Affordable Costs? K. M. Lewin Investment in secondary schooling in India has been neglected for many years. Since the 1990s most emphasis has been on universalising access to elementary ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61369 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61369 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:44 GMT Taking Targets to Task Revisited: How Indicators of Progress on Access to Education can Mislead K. M. Lewin Education for All (EFA) identifies goals and targets and translates these into indicators which are used to evaluate progress and influence flows of external ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61368 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61368 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:38 GMT Dropping Out of School in Southern Ghana: The Push-out and Pull-out Factors E. Ananga Addressing school dropout has been one of the most controversial elements of policy since the introduction of free compulsory universal basic education ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61367 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:32 GMT Fosterage and Access to Schooling in Savelugu-Nanton, Ghana C. Rolleston Fosterage is an important cultural institution in Ghana. Its effects on education are ambiguous. This study examines fostering as a possible contributor ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61366 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:27 GMT South Asian Nomads - A Literature Review A. Sharma In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. This monograph focuses on nomadic communities and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61365 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61365 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:20 GMT Conflict in the Somali Region of Ethiopia: can education promote peacebuilding? S Richards This report is an analysis of the links between conflict and education in Somali Region, and examines if and how improved education might contribute to ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61354 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:36 GMT Secondary School Madrasas in Bangladesh This report presents findings from a comprehensive survey to determine the magnitude of madrasa institutions in Bangladesh and whether the quality of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61353 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61353 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:07 GMT State-Building, Peace-Building and Service Delivery in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: Literature Review This literature review is the first output of a one-year DFID-funded research programme on state-building, peace-building and service delivery in fragile ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61319 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61319 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:07:14 GMT Responding to the learning and developmental needs of out-of-school adolescents G. Kasinathan The document discusses the background, strategies, outcomes, challenges and learnings of Kishori Chitrapata, a project of IT for Change that addresses ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61298 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61298 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:06:27 GMT African citizens and developments in online distance learning The relevance of GIS for sustainable development in Africa is undisputed. One web 2.0 application which plays a particularly strong role within local ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61039 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61039 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:28:28 GMT A good breakfast improves children's educational outcomes D. Wynd Do you know that in many parts of the world an ever-growing number of children turn up to school every day without having eaten breakfast? This paper ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61179 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61179 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:42:41 GMT Re-engineering Education and Training for Economic and Social Development in the 21st Century: A Focus on Technology and Skills Development in National Education and Training Systems in Africa P. Swarts This paper argues for the re-engineering of education and training systems for sustainable socio-economic development in Africa and looks at the role ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61250 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61250 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:08 GMT Enhancing cooperative education placement through the use of learning management system functionalities: A case study of the Bachelor of Applied Management program S. Howison; G. FINGER This paper outlines the findings and implications from a study which investigated the use of learning management system functionalities to enhance the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61129 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61129 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:08:41 GMT ICT for development in education, health, finance and agriculture A. D. Carvalho; H. N. Partner; L. Klarsfeld; H. P. Manager; F. Lepicard The report reflects a cocreation process with social entrepreneurs, ICT for experts, experts of each of the development fields within the scope of education, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61115 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61115 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:00:16 GMT Preparing for knowledge based societies through education systems in Africa - report and methodology M. Hooker; E. Mwiyeria; A. Verma There is a commonly accepted view that Education systems will need to effect changes to prepare citizens for lifelong learning in the emerging 21st Century ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61082 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61082 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:19:53 GMT Using ICT to enable innovation and education in Africa L. Adam; N. Butcher; F.F. Tusubira; C. Sibthorpe The future development of Africa will be heavily influenced by how Africa manages to deliver quality education to its citizens. This study examines ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61040 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61040 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:17 GMT National ICT policies in member countries of the IST-Africa Initiative This guide looks at the current status of National ICT policies in each of the current IST-Africa Initiative partner countries. It identifies what ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61037 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61037 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:48:26 GMT Breaking Vows: Early and Forced Marriage and Girls' Education J Myers One in every three girls in the developing world is married by the age of 18. One in seven marries before they reach the age of 15. Early and forced marriage ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60990 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60990 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:07:52 GMT Reading University's African engagement brochure As a global university, Reading wishes to educate the most talented and deserving students in the world, work with the most outstanding academics and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60979 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60979 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:49:11 GMT Technology and Young Children: A Review of Literature A. Appel This article reviews current research on developmental issues and the use of technology in learning environments for 4, 5 and 6-year-old preschool children. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60930 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60930 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:32 GMT The digital generation?: Children, ICT and the everyday nature of social exclusion G. Valentine This paper explores the potentially inclusionary and exlusionary implications of ICT for children through an examination of ICT policies and practices ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60929 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60929 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:29 GMT The Role of ICT in Enhancing Education in Developing Countries: Findings from an Evaluation of The Intel Teach Essentials Course in India, Turkey, and Chile This paper presents findings from case studies of the introduction of the Intel® Teach Essentials Course — a professional development program ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60928 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60928 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:26 GMT Young Children and ICTs - current issues in the provision of ICT technologies and services for young children A. Clarke The objective of this paper is to review issues in the market for ICT products and services for young children under 12 years of age. Although much has ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60927 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60927 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:23 GMT Infusing ICT Use within the Early Years of Elementary Education A. J. Jones The paper commences with brief reviews of some early years curriculum statements, position papers and selected research from around the world. There is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60926 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60926 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:20 GMT Schools and Armed Conflict | Human Rights Watch B Sheppard This 162-page report examines domestic laws and military policies in 56 countries around the world. According to the author governments have been slow ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60893 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60893 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:10:38 GMT Climate Change Starter's Guidebook The Climate Change Starter's Guide provides an introduction and overview for education planners and practitioners on the wide range of issues relating ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60884 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=60884 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:08:59 GMT