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  Supporting non-state providers in basic education service delivery

  Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007

  In many low-income countries basic education continues to be regarded as a state responsibility. Non-state provision of education is seen as complementary to this. However, within the context of the move towards achieving Education for All (EFA), focus on the role of non state providers (NSPs) has intensified recently.
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  Funding change: sustaining civil society advocacy in education

  Commonwealth Education Fund, 2007

  Increasingly, international donors are coordinating their aid behind sector-wide national education plans. However, too often the focus of dialogue has been between Ministries of Education and consortiums of donors, with little space for the active engagement of civil society.
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  Teacher job satisfaction and incentive: a case study of Pakistan

  Eldis Document Store, 2006

  This study is one of 12 country case studies that investigates motivation and incentives for teachers, and how this impacts on the attainment of Education for All. This paper presents findings from a study of public, private and community schools in Pakistan, focusing on the provinces of Punjab and North West Frontier Province.
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  Education under attack: A global study on targeted political and military violence against education staff, students, teachers, union and government officials, and institutions

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2007

  The deliberate use of force on educational institutions, students, teachers, academics, education trade unionists, education officials are on the rise globally. The worst-affected are countries that are witnessing ongoing conflict.
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  Non-Formal education approaches for child labourers: an issue paper

  Understanding Children’s Work (UCW) Programme, 2006

  This paper contributes to the understanding of the interplay between education and child labour which is critical to achieving both Education For All (EFA) and child labour elimination goals. It examines the role of non-formal education (NFE) in helping to meet the twin challenges posed by out-of-school children and child labourers.
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  The impact of private provision of public education: empirical evidence from Bogotá’s concession schools

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  Are private providers more effective in delivering public education to low-income students?
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  School drop-out and push-out factors in Brazil: the role of early parenthood, child labor, and poverty

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007

  This paper uses statistical analysis to identify the major drop-out and push-out factors that lead to school abandonment in the urban shantytowns of Fortaleza, northeast Brazil.Based on surveys of young people, the analysis identifies the following features of school attendance in the region:similar to other studies in Latin America, more boys than girls drop out of school earlythre
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  Implementation of inclusive education: how far are we?

  Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2007

  In 2001 the South African government released a white paper outlining the new policy framework for the delivery of special needs education.
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  Inventory of innovative practices to strengthen the public education system with special attention to children at risk

  Educational Resource Unit, 2006

  This report outlines innovative initiatives to strengthen the quality of education across India.
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  Incentives in elementary education - do they make a difference?

  Educational Resource Unit, 2007

  It is recognised that individual incentives, such as scholarships, may not be the most effective way of ensuring that poor children receive an education. This study reviews the approaches of six NGOs in the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, as they seek to move away from individual incentives towards community-based engagement with mainstream schools.

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