Books and Publishing

By ROSENBERG, Diana (editor)
Limited access to books and to library services has had a profound effect on education in Africa. This book explores the provision of supplementary reading materials in a number of African countries. It reveals how high expectations, ambitious plans...
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2000
By KASONDE, Christine, KIMANI, Elishiba Njambi, MAIMBOLWA-SINYANGWE, Irene, KIMANI, Wacongo, NALUMANGO, Mbuyu, SIFUNISO, Monde
Materials used both inside and outside school continue to suffer from gender stereotyping and bias. This handbook was originally intended for publishers and editors involved in developing popular reading material. It has been expanded into a...
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Book
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2000
By Makotsi, Ruth, MUSONDA, Flora
Although there has been an enormous expansion of publishing in Africa over the past decade, few countries are able to provide the full range of good quality, relevant material that a growing reading public requires. In the renewed struggle to combat...
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Book
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2000
By DA CRUZ, A.J., SIMAO, M., SEHLABI, C., READ, A., MENDONÇA, P., KOUAKOU, F. K., GEORGE, T. A., GNAHORÉ, F. Z.
The provision of relevant, good quality, affordable school textbooks is a key educational objective. Yet few children have access to the books they need in order to underpin effective learning. Despite funding agency contributions, free textbook...
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Book
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1998
By ZELL, Hans M
This bibliography of the book chain in sub-Saharan Africa supplement the Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Annotated Bibliography, by Hans Zell and Cécile Lomer, published in 1996. It records, annotates and classifies...
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Book
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1998
By WOODHALL, Maureen
New ground is broken in providing case studies of an under-researched aspect of policy. Research conducted in five African countries (Gambia, Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal and Zambia) examines, within a cost-effective framework, the advantages and...
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Book
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1997
By ZELL, Hans M.
This bibliography of the book chain in sub-Saharan Africa supplement the Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Annotated Bibliography, by Hans Zell and Cécile Lomer, published in 1996. It records, annotates and classifies...
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Book
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1997
By BILLANY, Nigel, Paajanen, Timo, Syrjänen, Eero, Bgoya, Walter, Lujanen, Marita, Noonan, Richard
The quality of education depends to a large degree on the availability of textbooks. To what extent is this perception honoured by the actions of educational policy makers? Using research from a wide range of African countries, the authors examine...
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Book
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1997
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