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Education Research
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Teachers’ motivation
Committed
but demotivated teachers in Mozambique
Mozambique
is working to improve salaries and levels of motivation for teachers
and other civil servants. Teachers are generally committed to their
profession, but the quality of education is threatened by the conditions
they live and work in and the impact of these on their performance,
wellbeing and professional pride.
Are
teachers facing a motivation crisis?
Achieving the education-related Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of
basic education for all by 2015 will be a major challenge for national
governments, especially as concern is growing that teachers are becoming
increasingly demotivated. Is there a crisis in motivation among teachers
in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and if so, why? How can teachers
be adequately motivated?
Education
and poverty reduction
Post-basic
education and training for poverty reduction
Currently, many donors channel most of their aid for education to achieving
the two education Millennium Development Goals. However, a more balanced
approach is needed, to reflect the further benefits of post-basic education
and training.
The
role of education in ‘successful’ globalisation
East Asia experienced phenomenal economic growth from the 1960s
to 1990s and integrated successfully into the global economy. Japan
and the East Asian ‘tigers’ are widely regarded as examples of ‘beneficial’
globalisation. What evidence is there from these countries of education’s
role in positive forms of global integration? What role can education
play in helping less developed countries engage successfully with the
global economy?
Education
for all
Achieving
universal primary education in Pakistan
Pakistan has a net primary enrolment rate of only 66 percent and has
5.7 million children of primary school age out of school. Without significant
progress in girls’ education, Pakistan is unlikely to meet the education
Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The Pakistani government now acknowledges
that the public sector cannot succeed by itself.
Educating
children with visual impairment in Africa
Providing education for children who are blind or who have low vision
is challenging for poor countries. Traditional solutions based around
special schools can only cater for a small proportion of children. Itinerant
teachers moving between schools and communities can help ensure that
children with visual impairment enter, and succeed in, mainstream education.
Other research highlights
Building
sustainable higher education
The
growth of private providers in Brazil
Chinese
universities seek global competitiveness
The
World Bank and the knowledge revolution
Achieving
equity and quality in South Africa
Reversing
the brain drain from African universities
Universities
in Latin America support development
Gender
equity remains a dream
India's
response to GATS
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