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Accountability and Capacity in South African Education

Abstract The aim of the study is to discuss the notion of accountability with respect to education in South Africa. Starting with an overview…

September 12, 2015 By: Nic Spaull PDF

A Retrospective Look at How Well a Macro‐Micro Model Can Analyze the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on a Developing Country

Abstract This article is a follow-up to one that looked at the impact of the economic crisis on child poverty in South Africa using…

September 9, 2015 By: Debra Shepherd, Dieter von Fintel, Servaas van der Berg, Margaret Chitiga, Bernard Decaluwe, Ramos Mabugu, Helene Maisonnave, Veronique Robichaud PDF

What do we know about primary teachers’ mathematical content knowledge in South Africa? An analysis of SACMEQ 2007

Abstract There is consensus in the international mathematics teacher education literature that teachers should, at the most basic level, have mastery of the content…

July 25, 2015 By: Nic Spaull, Hamsa Venkat PDF

Examining oral reading fluency among rural Grade 5 English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa: An analysis of NEEDU 2013

Abstract The ability to read for meaning and pleasure is arguably the most important skill children learn in primary school. One integral component of…

June 8, 2015 By: Nic Spaull, Kim Draper PDF

Informing principal policy reforms in South Africa through data-based evidence

Abstract In the past decade there has been a notable shift in South African education policy that raises the value of school leadership as a…

May 10, 2015 By: Gabrielle Wills PDF

Cost-effectiveness of integrated antiretroviral therapy in HIV-tuberculosis co-infected ambulatory patients in South Africa

Abstract Initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during tuberculosis (TB) treatment improves survival in TB-HIV coinfected patients. In patients with CD4 counts <50 cells per…

May 10, 2015 By: Nicola Deghaye, Kogieleum Naidoo, Anneke Grobler, Tarylee Reddy, Andrew Gray, Salim Abdool_Karim PDF

Enrolment ratios and related puzzles in developing countries: Approaches for interrogating the data drawing from the case of South Africa

Abstract Available developing country enrolment ratios are frequently inaccurate. This results in poorly informed policy discourses. Underlying data problems can undermine funding systems. The…

May 7, 2015 By: Martin Gustafsson PDF

A Riddle Explained: Gender Disparities in East African Education

Abstract There can be little question that studying the relationship between education and inequality will benefit public investment in education. Although primary school enrollment…

April 23, 2015 By: Tia Linda Zuze PDF

Focus Areas

Accountability and Capacity in South African Education

A Retrospective Look at How Well a Macro‐Micro Model Can Analyze the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on a Developing Country

What do we know about primary teachers’ mathematical content knowledge in South Africa? An analysis of SACMEQ 2007

Examining oral reading fluency among rural Grade 5 English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa: An analysis of NEEDU 2013

Informing principal policy reforms in South Africa through data-based evidence

Cost-effectiveness of integrated antiretroviral therapy in HIV-tuberculosis co-infected ambulatory patients in South Africa

Enrolment ratios and related puzzles in developing countries: Approaches for interrogating the data drawing from the case of South Africa

A Riddle Explained: Gender Disparities in East African Education

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