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This paper is based on 20 years' experience in the design and creation of approaches to education and adult literacy in African languages in Francophone West Africa. In recent years, our thinking about literacy has gone far beyond the simple...
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This case study describes the new Brazilian National Policy of Adult and Youth Education. Since 2003, literacy has been a political priority with a focus on the reduction of disparities (regional, urban/ rural, gender and ethnic groups). This...
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This paper reports on Burkina Faso's experience with literacy training and non-formal education. It briefly reviews literacy policy and strategies from the post-colonial period to the creation of the Permanent Centers for Literacy and Training...
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This paper explores the synergy between vision, policy and strategies of literacy education in Africa and offers examples of countries that have demonstrated a link between the three.. By analysing both policies and strategies for literacy, this...
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If EFA is to be achieved in 2015, all six-year-old children will have to be in school within three years. The Fast Track Initiative (FTI) aims to help tackle this challenge by: ""{SAUT}supporting any country that meets two conditions:...
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This paper by the ADEA Working Group on Distance Education and Open Learning emphasizes the importance of distance education in improving cost-effectiveness, access and quality in African education. However, political obstacles loom on the path to...
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2006
Although increased efforts and investments have been devoted to educational development in Africa since 1990, a large proportion of the poorest groups are still excluded from primary education owing to obstacles beyond the control of ministers of...
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Over the last three or four decades, nearly all countries in sub-Saharan Africa have developed and implemented various forms of sector-specific activities to promote early childhood development (ECD). These activities have assisted a great many...
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After a brief review of the literature on the effectiveness of schools, the presentation focuses on the characteristics of effective schools in Africa. Citing Ward Heneveld's study based on experiences in Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, and...
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2006
Although still somewhat behind expectations, overall literacy rates have more than doubled since 1970. The gender parity index has risen from around 0.45 to 0.75. Analysis of the trends associated with these advances reveals new strategies based on...
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