This morning, I was involved in an outreach to the School for the Gifted in Gwagwalada on the outskirts of Abuja. It was most exhilarating to finally be in a school for the gifted. I had learnt about gifted children in educational psychology classes at college and the imperative for providing them with specialised educational …
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- By Jocelyne Kamwanya Mwabi In South Africa, after nearly two decades of democracy there is a fear that the quality of education has decreased despite the huge investments made by the local and national government into the educations systems from the primary to the tertiary level. It is possible that in trying to rectify …
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Suleman Sumra (SS) and Rakesh Rajani’s (RR) working paper may well have been an analysis reflecting secondary education policy challenges in Africa. Five policy challenges encountered in Tanzania’s education policy reform process since 2001, which they raise, are outlined and discussed in the context of secondary education policies confronting the continent. Teachers’ standards, incentives and …
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‘we will sue ya, we will sue ya, we will sue ya, we will sue ya…’ Protest - I have ‘witnessed’ three youth related protests since my stay in this country. The first was student protests against fee increases and funding cuts to the education system. The second was the widely publicised protest against police …
The African Youth Charter (AYC) is a quintessential demonstration of African governments’ commitment to entrench youth issues in national and regional decision-making processes. The charter provides for the various rights and freedoms outlined in the earlier article by connect Africa development editor. To what extent are these rights different from human rights provisions enshrined in …
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Okolobi! 