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Urbanization and education in East Africa
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012The objective of this book is to pull together contributions on how education provision is affected by the rapid urbanization and to highlight the practice and policy gaps in the education of those who live in the urban areas.DocumentResearch evidence matters: contributions of APHRC’s research to education policy analysis in Kenya and Uganda
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012While the introduction of UPE policies has largely been regarded as successful in improving enrollment (UNESCO-UIS, 2011), implementation has been fraught with challenges, sometimes leading to erosion of confidence in both the idea of UPE and education systems.DocumentEast Africa Quality in Early Learning (EAQEL): impact evaluation report
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012This is an impact assessment report of an independent evaluation of the Aga Khan Foundation‘s (AKF) East African Quality in Early Learning (EAQEL) initiative to determine whether the initiative improves learning outcomes in the early grades (1-3) in two districts in Kenya and two districts in Uganda as was intended.DocumentGuidance note for developing a national climate change learning strategy
United Nations Institute for Training and Research, 2013This guidance note aims to provide methodological and organizational suggestions for developing a national climate change learning strategy. It Note also responds to the UNFCCC Doha Work Programme which mandates States to prepare a national strategy on Article 6 of the Convention (dealing with climate change education, training and public awareness-raising).DocumentIntegrating governance education into university education in Africa: perspectives, challenges and lessons
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009This report presents highlights of the findings of a scoping study of governance-related programmes in eight anglophone African universities undertaken in the last quarter of 2008, and a workshop with academics from these institutions held in Johannesburg on 20–21 May 2009.DocumentMoving from evidence to policy and action: can teacher quality help improve learning outcomes in Kenya?
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013Creating a school system that provides quality education requires more than expanding enrolments but also thinking about the eventual learning outcomes.DocumentNationally Standardized Continuous Assessment tests at various grades for improved academic achievement
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013Poor performance at the primary school exit exam means the end of schooling.DocumentMinistry of Education to reduce the incidence of sexual harassment and violence among girls attending high schools in Kenya by 2015
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013Sexual violence and harassment in schools is a public health problem, and is etrimental to girls’ psychosomatic health. Nearly a quarter of all girls below 15 years of age are forced into their first sexual encounter, according to the 2008-2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS).DocumentClosing the performance gap in student learning outcomes between private and public schools
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013Research evidence by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in the informalsettlements of Nairobi shows thatenrolment in public schools has decreased from 65% in 2003 to 37% in 2012. Simply put, by 2012, 63% of pupils in informal settlements were enrolled in low cost private schools for the poor instead.DocumentPrimary school completion and grade repetition among disadvantaged groups: a challenge to achieving UPE by 2015
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013The 2003 free primary education (FPE) program essentially aimed to make primary education accessible and affordable to all children, particularly for previously excluded and disadvantaged groups.Pages