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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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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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This presentation attempts to answer this question. First, from the fundamental standpoint of human law, literacy is a vital component of the democratization of societies and the recognition of human rights. But the effectiveness of this law must...
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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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This study examines the characteristics of school management in 16 schools located in four African countries (Guinea, Mali, Central African Republic and Senegal). Despite difficult conditions, these schools obtained higher pass rates than other...
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Presentation of the EFA Monitoring Report on Literacy in Africa by Nicolas Burnett, Director of the EFA Monitoring Report with an introduction by Peter Smith, ADG Education / UNESCO
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A number of obstacles, relating to both supply and demand, bar the way to access to schooling for rural children. Among these obstacles, problems related to teachers are particularly acute: the shortage of teachers, their under-qualification, weak...
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This paper is based on a survey conducted via a questionnaire administered to schools selected according to criteria of effectiveness in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The principals of these schools were asked to respond, on the...
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The aim of the seminar was to stimulate the debate over the development of curricula meeting the current and future needs of African contexts. More specifically, it sought to identify and analyze the challenges raised by such a process, the...
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