Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09
Education in the Commonwealth: Towards the MDGs
Paper: 978 0 9549629 8 2
Price: $67.95  

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
October 2008 , 290 pp., 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"
4 color throughout
Commonwealth Education Partnerships 2008/09 is an annual publication covering the current trends in education and development. It provides an essential overview of education for development in the Commonwealth, focusing on both intra-Commonwealth collaboration as well as partnerships between member governments, civil society and the private sector. The 2008 edition focuses on the Millennium Development Goals. The publication also includes education profiles of each member country and a directory of Commonwealth education and research contacts.

Table of Contents:
Introduction—Commonwealth-Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma; SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE MDGS: Education for All—Steve Packer; SECTION 2: TOWARDS MDG 2: ACHIEVING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION: Smart Moves: Towards Achieving Multiple Priorities In Education—Cream Wright; Special Needs Education: Implementing Article of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in Commonwealth Countries—Florence Malinga; SECTION 3: TOWARDS MDG 3: PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERING WOMEN: Social Learning Package: Education for Empowerment—Jyotsna Jha; Is School Really a Change Institution? Gender Analysis of Schooling Processes in Secondary Schools—Jyotsna Jha; Promoting Girls’ Education: The Experience in Nigeria—Alice Akunga; Gender Violence in Schools in the Developing World—Fiona Leach; SECTION 4: DELIVERING THE MDGS: The Power of Partnership: Working Together for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa—Adriaan M. Verspoor; Becoming Inclusive? A Study of Private Schools in India Offering Education to Children Out-of-School—Laura Day Ashley; Open Schooling – Communicating the Basics—Sir John Daniel; Leadership, Administration and Management in the Commonwealth—Petros Pashiardis; The Provision of Teachers and Education Personnel—Virgilio Juvane; The Recognition of Teacher Qualifications in the Commonwealth—James Keevy; Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards; SECTION 5: TOWARDS AND BEYOND THE MDGS: Challenges and Approaches Expanding Learning Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa—Wim Hoppers and Steven Obeegadoo; Helping Farmers Prosper: Announcing a New Model for Partnership—Sir John Daniel and Dr Krishna Alluri; Early Childhood Education in New Zealand—Caterina Murphy; Exploring the Role of ICTs in Addressing Educational Needs—Sir John Daniel, Paul West and Dr Wayne Mackintosh; Digital Divide or Digital Dividend?—Asha Kanwar; AIDS and Education: The Planner’s Perspective—Françoise Caillods, Barbara Tournier and Michael Kelly; The First 25 Years of HIV. Some Key Lessons for the Education Sector in Responding to HIV and AIDS—David J. Clarke; Teacher Quality in Southern Africa—Mary Metcalfe; SECTION 6: EDUCATION PROFILES OF MEMBER COUNTRIES: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Australia: External Territories; The Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Botswana; Brunei Darussalam; Cameroon; Canada; Republic of Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji Islands; The Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guyana; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritius ; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; New Zealand; New Zealand: Associated Countries and External Territories; Nigeria; Pakistan;Papua New Guinea; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; Uganda; United Kingdom; United Kingdom: Overseas Territories; United Republic of Tanzania; Vanuatu; Zambia; SECTION 7: REFERENCE: Enrolment; Gender Parity; Literacy; Notations and Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Project Partners.