10th World Congress of Comparative Education Cape Town, South Africa July 12-17, 1998 previous page Commission on Education Policy Research in Sub-Saharan Africa Co-conveners: Education Research Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (ERNESA) Education Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA) Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) This Commission will focus on research agendas, methodological issues, and strategies for informed education policy development and management in the African context. Contributions from the international research community with a sustained focus on policy research in Sub-Saharan Africa are welcome. Preference will be given to papers by African researchers and policy-makers. Examples (not exclusive) of topics for papers for the commission include:   (a) research as an actor in the process of education policy development and management; (b) research on policies relating to education sub-sectors: early childhood, primary, secondary, vocational and technological, non-formal, and higher education; and, (c) research on policies and practices pertaining to specific topics such as:   (i) the publication, supply and use of textbooks; (ii) education financing, management and planning; (iii) the teaching profession; (iv) information systems and how they relate to policy development; (v) policy implementation; (vi) monitoring and evaluation; (vii) educational equity, quality, relevance and efficiency; (viii) the processes of educational policy formulation. Requests for further information and proposals for the presentation of papers should be addressed to:   Dr. Mmantsetsa MAROPE Coordinator ERNESA University of Botswana, c/o NIR Private Bag 0022 Gaborone, Botswana Fax: 267/353030 E-mail: marope@info.bw and/or   Dr. Mamadou Cherif BANE Administrator ERNWACA BP 1775 Bamako, Mali Fax: 223/23 16 12 E-mail: rocare@malinet.ml and/or   Dr. Richard SACK Executive Secretary Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) 7-9 rue Eugène-Delacroix 75116 Paris, France Fax: 33/14 503 3864 E-mail: r.sack@iiep.unesco.org

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