International Journal of Educational Development
Volume 28, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Evaluating an improved quality preschool program in rural Bangladesh
Anna C. Moore, Sadika Akhter & Frances E. Aboud
An important goal of education in developing countries is to implement and improve early childhood education. A pre–post intervention–control design was used to compare a piloted-revised versus a... More
pp. 118-131
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Educational impact of a school breakfast programme in rural Peru
Santiago Cueto & Marjorie Chinen
In this paper, we present data from an evaluation of the educational impact of a school breakfast programme implemented in rural schools in Peru. The results showed positive effects on school... More
pp. 132-148
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Extra tuition in Southern and Eastern Africa: Coverage, growth, and linkages with pupil achievement
Laura Paviot, Nina Heinsohn & Julia Korkman
The phenomenon of extra tuition is witnessed in many countries and some educationalists have described it as a parallel education system. However, the incidence and impact of extra tuition have... More
pp. 149-160
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Impacts of the universal primary education policy on educational attainment and private costs in rural Uganda
Mikiko Nishimura, Takashi Yamano & Yuichi Sasaoka
While some governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have abolished tuition to achieve universal primary education (UPE), few studies have examined the impacts of the UPE policy beyond school enrolment.... More
pp. 161-175
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Academic achievement, pupil participation and integration of group work skills in secondary school classrooms in Trinidad and Barbados
Anthony Layne, Vena Jules, Peter Kutnick & Clarissa Layne
Studies have shown a positive relationship between a rise in schooling levels and economic production [World Bank, 2005. A Time to Choose: Caribbean Development in the 21st Century. World Bank,... More
pp. 176-194
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Curriculum reform in post-1990s sub-Saharan Africa
Linda Chisholm & Ramon Leyendecker
The article uses both primary and secondary sources to examine why learner-centredness, outcomes- and competency-based education and national qualifications frameworks were favourably received at... More
pp. 195-205
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Education and cultural change: A view from Micronesia
Jon G. O’Neill & Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Traditionally, transmission of cultural knowledge between generations in Micronesia was the role of family, in particular parents and grand parents. To what extent is that role still important... More
pp. 206-217
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Multigrade schooling in Turkey: An overview
Naciye Aksoy
This paper reviews multigrade schooling in Turkey, with an emphasis on its status in the education system, as well as the curriculum practices, teacher training and problems associated with it. It ... More
pp. 218-228