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A longitudinal study of the effect of integrated literacy and basic education programs on women’s participation in social and economic development in Nepal
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2002This document describes the results from a project that investigated the impact of women’s integrated literacy programs on Nepal's development by examining measures of socio-economic status, as well as indicators of women’s social and economic development.DocumentThe impact of HIV/AIDS on education and institutionalising preventive education
International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2002This report is divided into two parts, the first looking at the impact of HIV/AIDS on the education sector in sub-Saharan Africa, and the second at ways of bringing effective HIV/AIDS education into schools.DocumentOpen and distance learning: trends, policies and strategy implications
UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002This document examines the current state of open and distance learning, and UNESCO's current activities in this field. It looks at the components of these programmes and considers the variety of uses of this form of learning.DocumentTargeting the rural poor: the role of education and training
Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2002While there is at present no single solution to the alleviation of rural poverty, education and training are critical elements. Growth needs to be achieved with equity and rural dwellers need to have the capacity to be participants in the labour market and in society.DocumentWhat works and what’s new in education: Africa speaks!
Association for the Development of Education in Africa, 2001This report is the synthesis of case studies produced by twenty-six country teams and seven ADEA Working Groups to identify solutions, policies, approaches and practices that can be applied to the well-known and well-documented problems and constraints facing education in Africa. These challenges are categorized into access, quality and capacity building.DocumentImproving agricultural research at universities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a study guide
International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2003Universities in sub-Saharan Africa have been widely criticized for being too academic and remote from the practical needs of the societies that they are supposed to serve. Yet these universities often include among their faculty a great proportion of their country’s most highly trained researchers, and some of the best research facilities.DocumentPrivate wage returns to schooling in Nigeria: 1996-1999
Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 2002In the last two decades, primary and secondary school enrollment rates have declined in Nigeria while enrollment rates in post-secondary school have increased. This paper estimates from the General Household Survey for Nigeria the private returns to schooling associated with levels of educational attainment for wage and self-employed workers.DocumentEducation by the state
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2002The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises free elementary education and free choice of schools. Why, then, do governments limit parents’ choice of free education, often to schools owned and operated by the state?DocumentGendered world: students and instructional technologies
First Monday, 2003Gender has become a significant issue in the various discussions related to the use of computers and instructional technologies (IT) in higher education. The authors of this paper ask:are gender differences relevant in the students' learning process and their use of technological components in their courses?