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Formal education introduced early in the 19th century was not well received by the people of Karamoja. Opposition to formal education was heightened when reading and writing (the pen) symbolized the registration of people who were conscripted into...
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2006
To promote early childhood development, Senegal has developed a national program called the Case des Tout-petits ("Toddler's Corner") targeting children 0 to 6 years old from the poorest population groups, rural areas and urban slums...
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2006
This discussion paper examines the impact of various pre-school models in promoting school readiness and effective transition from pre-schools to primary education programs in Kenya. Focusing on the findings from the school readiness study done in...
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2006
The Program for the Survival and Integrated Development of Young Children was selected as the framework for implementing a strategy of convergence developed in Cameroon. Three programs targeting the 0-6, 6-12 and 12-18 year-old age groups are...
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2006
The Eritrean Integrated Early Childhood Development project became operational in September 2000. The goals of the program were to improve the holistic growth and development of Eritrean children in health, nutrition, cognitive and psychosocial...
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2006
The presentation focuses on the policy framework for the development of programs for early childhood in West and Central Africa. It examines in turn the policy responses, the regional trend and regional coordination, constraints and challenges,...
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Conference paper
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2006
Research findings (e.g. Young, 2002) suggest that early childhood development programs can make a highly cost-effective contribution, not only to learning in school but also the overall development of a child into a balanced adult that contributes...
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2006
Both policy support and increasing social demand for higher education have created a supportive environment for the growth and expansion of private higher education institutions in Africa. This publication is based on IIEP research and a policy...
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Book
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2006
This document reviews the background and the proceedings of the Africa regional workshop which was organized jointly by the Commonwealth Secretariat and ADEA on 12-14 September 2006 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the workshop was to...
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Book
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2006
The ADEA Biennial Meeting held in Gabon in 2006 explored the three main themes of effective literacy programs, effective schools and improvement of quality, and ECD programs that can be scaled up in Africa. 536 people from 38 countries in sub-...
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Book
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2006