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This paper shows that during the 1990s, and before the 1998-2000 border war with Eritrea, the gender gap in education in Eritrea has widened on the national level, and large regional disparities have persisted. The gender gap appears to be linked to lower female teacher participation and limited employment opportunities. The widening of the gender gap is likely to have a long-term negative impact on both economic growth and poverty reduction.

The Language for Learning project is an initiative in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal which aims to help secondary school subject teachers to take account of language and learning. It operates in schools with varied patterns of intake and in a range of secondary school subjects. Teachers involved conduct small-scale action research projects on aspects of the role of language in classroom practice or school policy which influence the teaching of their subject. The project takes as its...

Helium, argon and lead isotopic ratios have been determined for volcanics from two of the youngest Cape Verde Islands, Santo Antão and Fogo. Helium isotopic ratios range from radiogenic 4He/3He values of 224,000 (3.2 R/Ra) to more primitive values of 52,000 (13.8 R/Ra), which suggest a contribution from different reservoirs to the magmatism at the Cape Verde Islands. 40Ar/36Ar isotopic ratios range from slightly higher values than atmospheric up to around 1250. Pb isotopic ratios are...

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 668-673 Proceeding Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris,...

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 668-673 Proceeding Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris,...

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 668-673 Proceeding Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris,...

American Journal of Agricultural EconomicsVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 668-673 Proceeding Social Learning Through Networks: The Adoption of New Agricultural Technologies in Ghana Timothy Conley, Timothy Conley assistant professor Department of Economics, Northwestern University This paper was presented at the ASSA winter meetings (New Orleans, LA, January 2001). Papers in these sessions are not subjected to the journal's standard refereeing process. The authors thank Chris Barrett, Stephen Morris,...

Previous articleNext article No AccessIslam and Egyptian Higher Education: Student AttitudesBradley J. CookBradley J. Cook Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 45, Number 3August 2001 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article...

In January 2001, the OECD held an expert seminar as part of a pilot project to investigate interactions between the long term agenda for climate change and sustainable development strategies. Experts from both OECD and developing countries attended. Participants identified issues and approaches, based on their regional perspectives, relevant to an evolving, equitable regime for addressing climate change, given various national circumstances, political interests, institutions and capacities...

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading cause of the global burden of disease and have been causally linked with exposure to pollutants from domestic biomass fuels in less-developed countries. We used longitudinal health data coupled with detailed monitoring of personal exposure from more than 2 years of field measurements in rural Kenya to estimate the exposure-response relation for particulates smaller than 10 mm in diameter (PM(10)) generated from biomass combustion.55...

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading cause of the global burden of disease and have been causally linked with exposure to pollutants from domestic biomass fuels in less-developed countries. We used longitudinal health data coupled with detailed monitoring of personal exposure from more than 2 years of field measurements in rural Kenya to estimate the exposure-response relation for particulates smaller than 10 mm in diameter (PM(10)) generated from biomass combustion.55...

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading cause of the global burden of disease and have been causally linked with exposure to pollutants from domestic biomass fuels in less-developed countries. We used longitudinal health data coupled with detailed monitoring of personal exposure from more than 2 years of field measurements in rural Kenya to estimate the exposure-response relation for particulates smaller than 10 mm in diameter (PM(10)) generated from biomass combustion.55...

Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the leading cause of the global burden of disease and have been causally linked with exposure to pollutants from domestic biomass fuels in less-developed countries. We used longitudinal health data coupled with detailed monitoring of personal exposure from more than 2 years of field measurements in rural Kenya to estimate the exposure-response relation for particulates smaller than 10 mm in diameter (PM(10)) generated from biomass combustion.55...

Abstract – Many medical and dental professionals in African nations believe that school teachers, through attendance of a short workshop, can be trained to provide oral health education. This increases the number of professionals available and is regarded as an important way forward in improving oral health. Objectives: The current study assesses the effectiveness of an oral health education programme administered by schoolteachers in a district in Zimbabwe over a period of 3.5 years....

Paralleling recent developments in South Africa, initiatives in language policy and education reform in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia over the last three decades have opened up new possibilities for indigenous languages and their speakers through bilingual intercultural education. Examining the use and meanings of the term interculturalidad (interculturality) in policy documents and short practitioner narratives from the Andean context, this article explores the ideological paradox inherent in...