Common core skills for lifelong learning and sustainable development in Africa
The study first reviews literatureon science education curriculum and the aspects of the cognitive and cultural domains of science education. It also analyses Japan's experience in science education development and lesson delivery, and projects...
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This contribution originates in a multi-stakeholder consultation process involving civil society, government bodies and farmers' organizations in West Africa concerning alternative training experiences that put people at the heart of the...
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This study explores ways to provide education and training for sustainable development to the disadvantaged learners in Africa. Using a combination of comparative and case study approaches, it exploresthe needs of the EDL, identifies pertinent...
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The white paper on educational policy in Mali 2010-2012 reasserted that the quest for educational quality was the top priority and that one of the measures would be the widespread introduction of the curriculum. This study summarizes the development...
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framework (BEAP) was developed to guide African countries in undertaking comprehensive and holistic basic education reforms, creating an organic link between basic and post-basic education as well as provides a space for diverse partners to...
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This paper aims at informing the global debate on the way to design and implement inclusive and integrated educational reforms towards developing generic work related skills in Africa. It is part of a global re-conceptualization of education and...
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In many countries, the available data show that girls are victims of different forms of violence that take place around, or even in, their school. This has a negative effect on their schooling and can even lead to them dropping out of school. The...
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Lifelong learning can potentially assist people/countries/regions towards sustainable socio-economic development and through different life stages, across different parts/sectors of society. This cross-national study focuses on key issues and policy...
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This paper focusses on four discreet but integrated aspects of the broader education and training system, within the broader context of sustainable development in Africa. It examines generic understandings of validation, recognition and accrediting...
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A call has therefore been made for a new focus on Lifelong Learning skills in the light of major challenges such as poverty, inequality and mass unemployment. With this in mind, this study sought to unearth the basic lifelong learning skills...
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