Author: Mikael PalmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Primary
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Meaning of School Repetition and Drop Out in the Mozambican Primary School
Author: Mikael PalmePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Primary
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Meaning of School
Author: Mikael PalmeA Charge Against Society
Author: Mary JohnPublisher: Readers Digest
ISBN: 9781853024115
Category : Child abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Children in Charge concentrates on the theme of children's rights, reflecting the increasing knowledge in the area. The series uses the United Nations' Convention of the Child as a benchmark.
Education, Cultures, and Economics
Author: Angela W. LittlePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135651779
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote cultural goals, the differentiation of schools from other sites of cultural reproduction, learning experiences of various cultural groups, and the cross-cultural work of development agencies.
School Enrollment Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Joseph W. B. BrediePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821343128
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The overarching objective of the World Bank's assistance to Sub-Saharan African countries is poverty reduction through sustained economic growth at a high level and improved social services. Past experience shows that a minimum level of educational attainment has been a prerequisite for the success of such a strategy. The current level of education development has been low, and the development of primary education has stagnated and even declined in some countries since the early 1980s. This paper examines the likely causes for deteriorating enrollment rates in Africa. It looks at the constraints in the demand for schooling and gives possible reasons for stagnation.
Seeing for Yourself
Author: Eileen KanePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821334539
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
This handbook provides information to help the policymaker or educator understand the research process in order to study problems and opportunities associated with the education of girls in Africa. In Africa, girls account for only 57% of the school-age population. They are more likely to drop out of school and to score lower on the examinations that determine their enrollment at postprimary levels. Research into the education of girls has the potential to improve their opportunities, and to raise the educational level of society in African countries. The purpose of research is outlined, and steps in planning a research project are defined. The discussion of the planning phase includes a discussion of sampling and sample size selection. Part III of this manual reviews the basic tools of the social science researcher. Literature reviews, techniques such as surveys and interviews, and qualitative research are described. A final section considers working with research findings and using the results. Appendixes present a sample research outline, an example data grid, and a list of some research instruments commonly used in the study of education of girls. Suggested readings are listed with each chapter. (Contains 36 figures, 50 tables, 33 illustrative boxes, and 104 references.) (SLD)
An Investigation of the Study Habits of Female Students (high and Low Achievers) in Rural Primary Schools in Murang'a District, Kenya
Author: Anne Mary Njeri MungaiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Study environment
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Portuguese Literary & Cultural Studies
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African literature (Portuguese)
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Mozambique
Author: WeltbankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Though the national education system, including primary education, is neither compulsory, nor free in Mozambique, the school network has witnessed an impressive expansion since the signing of the Peace Agreement in 1992. Enrollments in lower primary education (Ensino Primario do Primeiro Grau or EP1, grades 1 through 5) have reached near universal proportions. In the period from 1992 to 2003, the gross admission rate to grade 1, grew from 59 percent to 123 percent, the gross enrollment rate (GER) in EP1 increased from 60 percent to 112.7 percent, and the number of lower primary schools rose from 2,800 to over 8,000. Indicators of the internal efficiency and quality of education, however, do not display the same pattern of development: efficiency and quality indicators, such as repetition and dropout rates, the proportion of qualified teachers, and the number of school shifts and of daily hours of instruction, have improved only marginally. Given that repetition and dropout rates are about 22 percent and 8 percent respectively in EP1, the high access rate evident in grade 1 is obviously declining dramatically, as pupils move through the system. There is considerable debate in Mozambique on formal and informal school fees, and on the potential impact of a fee reduction, or the elimination of fees on the demand for schooling. The main objective of this poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) is to measure the impact of direct costs (formal and informal school fees, and related schooling expenses), and opportunity costs on enrollment and pupil retention in primary education. The analysis also provides insights into the contextual factors associated with low pupil retention, and an examination of the likely impact, and magnitude of policy alternatives aimed at lowering all costs, and mitigating contextual factors.
Opportunities Lost
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789291891207
Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This section begins by looking at the number of children who are out of schoolsome of whom have attended school at some point. It then presents the structure of national systems of compulsory education in order to identify the trajectories by which pupils progress -- or not -- through the education system. When are children meant to enter school and what are the ages that are supposed to be covered by the system? How effective is the policy concerning compulsory education? Does it cover all children? Do they start on time? The section ends with a description of the main patterns of school progression found across the world.