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Violence and sexual abuse in schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2012This Helpdesk report includes statistics and reports on sexual abuse and violence in schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The first section of the report covers UN Security Council Reports including statistics on attacks. The next two sections cover incidents.DocumentVoice and Accountability in the Education Sector
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2012This report is on evidence of effective voice and accountability interventions in the education sector. Some of the main findings include: School Management Committee (SMCs) and Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs):DocumentWhat education policies work best to increase student learning? Lessons from three recent reviews of the evidence
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2013The focus of education policy in developing countries, and of bilateral and multilateral assistance to those countries, should be on increasing student learning. Unfortunately, there is at best incomplete evidence on which education policies are most effective for increasing student learning.DocumentHelpdesk report: School leadership and learning outcomes
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2013This helpdesk report dicusses "School leadership: What is the relationship between school leadership and variation in learning outcomes?"DocumentWhat works in secondary education
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2013This Helpdesk report looks at what works in secondary education, with examples fromAsia and Africa. In particular it focuses on on four areas:DocumentWomen’s literacy and the links between maternal health, reproductive health and daughter education
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2010Development agencies have found two predictable indicators for longevity among women in developing countries: accessible clean water and literacy skills. Of the 1 billion illiterate people in the world, two thirds of them are women. Literate women average 2 children per family while illiterate women give birth to 6–8 children. The Helpdesk report summarises that:DocumentEconomic policy monitor 2011: education for development
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012This issue of the PIDS Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on education in the Philippines.DocumentA glimpse at the school dropout problem
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010Dropouts may appear small in number but they are preponderant among the poor which thereupon turns the wheels of intergenerational transmission of poverty against them. At the personal level, dropping out of school will mean consigning one to a future of low-income trajectory. Given a choice, one will obviously not opt for this.DocumentPantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and school attendance: early indications of success
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (the 4Ps) is a conditional cash transfer programme that aims to improve the living conditions of poor households while at the same time encouraging them to increase their investments on the education and health of their children.