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Towards a knowledge based economy : the relevance of curricula in Africa?
(2001-10)
The emphasis of education policies in Africa on primary and secondary and tertiary education has recently been critized, the main reason being that although enrollment rates have increased, economic growth rates have hardly ...
Reforms in higher education and the use of information technology : a typology of higher education institution in Africa
(2001-11)
Though relatively young, Universities in Sub-Saharan post-independent Africa have achieved much. They have grown from just 6 institutions in the '60s to more than 100 in 1993 (See ADEA 1999). The increase in number of ...
Pro-Poor Growth Strategies in Africa : Pro-poor education policies and labour demand
(2003-09)
The renewed focus on poverty reduction as the principal goal of development
has generated keen interest in the concept of “pro-poor growth”. The significance
of pro-poor growth and how it works has been a subject of ...
Spatial maps: targeting & mapping poverty
(2005)
A classic definition of poverty is ‘the inability to attain a minimal standard of living’ measured in
terms of basic consumption needs or the income required for satisfying them. Poverty is thus characterized by the failure ...
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and risky behaviour in young people
(2003-08)
Given the current state of bio-medical science and the alarming rates of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the only workable way of successfully managing the disease is through
prevention. Prevention ...
Reforms in higher education and the use of information technology : Lessons from higher education reforms in Africa : background paper
(2001-11)
This document draws from specific cases in Higher Education reforms to arrive at a format, which could be generalized as a "Best Practice" case or a series of lessons to be learnt and possibly applicable in other cases ...
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and risky behaviour in young people : ECA working paper series No.3
(2003-08)
The paper focused on the current state of bio-medical science and the alarming rates of the HIVIAIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the only workable way of successfully managing the disease is through prevention. ...