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Access to education
What works website
What Works is a set of materials for those working in schools - part of the national effort designed to improve outcomes for Indigenous students. (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations) More info >>
GENIA toolkit for promoting gender equality in education
This toolkit is a collection of resources for use by gender focal points and education planners to promote gender equality and mainstream gender in the education system, available in many Asian languages. (UNESCO Bangkok: 2006) More info >>
Education for all by 2015: a moving target
This publication shows the progress of Education for All (EFA) objectives, with four case studies showing the access to and retention in education. (IIEP: Sept 2007) More info >>
Improving access, equity & transitions in education: creating a research agenda
This paper outlines some of the realities and concerns that surround access and exclusion to education in poor countries. (Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity: 2007) More info >>
NGO provision of basic education: alternative or complementary service delivery to support access to the excluded?
This paper examines the role of non-government organisations (NGOs) in reaching primary school aged children, excluded from any access to the conventional state education system. (Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity: 2007) More info >>
Your right to education: a handbook for refugees and displaced communities
This illustrated handbook aims to raise awareness of and encourage communities to work for educational services for all children and youth. (Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children: 2007) More info >>
Education For All mid-decade assessment meeting report
This report contains a summary of the recommendations agreed to by participants at the planned meeting on specific issues related to each Education For All (EFA) goal. (UNESCO Bangkok: 2006) More info >>
Child friendly education
This newsletter from the enabling education network (EENET) Asia provides recommendations from the International symposium held in Indonesia which focuses on inclusive and child friendly education. (IDP: April 2006) More info >>
Getting girls out of work and into school
This policy brief summarizes the causes and consequences of girls' child labour on their educational opportunities with reference to the Asia Pacific region. (UNESCO Bangkok: 2006) More info >>
Providing education to girls from remote and rural areas
A policy brief which looks at the advantages and disadvantages of the use of boarding schools for providing access to education for girls from rural or remote areas. (UNESCO Bangkok: 2005) More info >>
Educating girls in Bangladesh: watering a neighbour's tree?
This study examines initiatives by both the government and NGOs to successfully increase the access to education by girls and the impact on social attitudes and perceptions towards female education. (Oxfam UK: 2005) More info >>
Improving primary enrolment rates among the poor
This policy brief discusses evidence for policy making within the context of attaining the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal primary enrolment. (ADB: August 2006) More info >>
Education for all: a gender and disability perspective
This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted of disability, disabled women's and educational organisations exploring discrimination and cultural biases. (UNESCO: 2003) More info >>
Using social transfers to scale up equitable access to education and health services
This paper describes social transfers and their relevance to scaling up health and education services and outcomes for the extreme poor. (DFID: January 2006) More info >>
Inexcusable absence: why 60 million girls still aren't in school
The lack of educational opportunities for girls is all too common in many developing countries. This report therefore looks at the 70 percent of girls who are not at school due to their ethnicity, religion, race or other minority situation. (Center for Global Development: 2006) More info >>