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Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09:
Education in the Commonwealth: Towards the MDGs
Size:
A4 (297 mm x 210 mm)
ISSN:
Categories:
Commonwealth and Global Affairs, Education
ISBN No:
978-0-9549629-8-2
Format:
Publication Date:
07-2008
Number of Pages:
284
Status:
In stock
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Description
The essential overview of education for development in the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09 covers the current trends in education and development. It focuses on both intra-Commonwealth collaboration as well as partnerships between member governments, civil society and the private sector. The 2008/09 edition focuses on the Millennium Development Goals.
The publication also includes education profiles of each member country and a directory of Commonwealth education and research contacts.
Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat by Nexus Strategic Partnerships.
Contents
Introduction Kamalesh Sharma
SECTION 1: Introduction to the MDGs
- Education for All Steve Packer
SECTION 2: Towards MDG 2: Achieving Universal Primary Education
- Smart Moves: Towards Achieving Multiple Priorities In Education Cream Wright
- Special Needs Education: Implementing Article of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in Commonwealth Countries Florence Malinga
SECTION 3: Towards MDG 3: Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women
- Social Learning Package: Education for Empowerment Jyotsna Jha
- Is School Really a Change Institution? Gender Analysis of Schooling Processes in Secondary Schools Jyotsna Jha
- Promoting Girls’ Education: The Experience in Nigeria Alice Akunga
- Gender Violence in Schools in the Developing World Fiona Leach
SECTION 4: Delivering the MDGs
- The Power of Partnership: Working Together for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Adriaan M. Verspoor
- Becoming Inclusive? A Study of Private Schools in India Offering Education to Children Out-of-School Laura Day Ashley
- Open Schooling – Communicating the Basics Sir John Daniel
- Leadership, Administration and Management in the Commonwealth Petros Pashiardis
- The Provision of Teachers and Education Personnel Virgilio Juvane
- The Recognition of Teacher Qualifications in the Commonwealth James Keevy
- Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards
SECTION 5: Towards and Beyond the MDGs
- Challenges and Approaches Expanding Learning Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa Wim Hoppers and Steven Obeegadoo
- Helping Farmers Prosper: Announcing a New Model for Partnership Sir John Daniel and Dr Krishna Alluri
- Early Childhood Education in New Zealand Caterina Murphy
- Exploring the Role of ICTs in Addressing Educational Needs Sir John Daniel, Paul West and Dr Wayne Mackintosh
- Digital Divide or Digital Dividend? Asha Kanwar
- AIDS and Education: The Planner’s Perspective Françoise Caillods, Barbara Tournier and Michael Kelly
- The First 25 Years of HIV. Some Key Lessons for the Education Sector in Responding to HIV and AIDS David J. Clarke
- Teacher Quality in Southern Africa Mary Metcalfe
SECTION 6: Education Profiles of Member Countries
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei Darussalam
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Republic of Cyprus
- Dominica
- Fiji Islands
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- India
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Swaziland
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
SECTION 7: Reference
- Enrolment
- Gender Parity
- Literacy
- Notations and acronyms
- Acknowledgements
- Project Partners
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