A lexicon of abuse
This disturbing glossary of expressions used by children and teachers to describe abuse and violence has been collated by the NGO Plan International. Read more on sexual exploitation in African schools in an article for the Education Campaign in our December-January issue, out now.
By : The Africa Report
Prepare teachers for change
Uganda’s education ministry has reduced the number of subjects being taught, but teachers find it hard to adapt to new courses says Sister Mary Theopista Tinkamnayire, National Trainer in Mathematics in Kampala, Uganda
By : The Africa Report
Testing at the top
16-year-old Ghanaian student 16-year-old Ghanaian student Kwaw Amihere describes how he got into a prestigious international school in Tema and the exams that now await him
By : The Africa Report
The government should provide 'universal pay-something' education
In response to our recent article on secondary education in Ghana, Omayma Halabi Ahma, a current student at Ashesi University College in Ghana, says that universal free education is not the best solution.
By : The Africa Report
Kenyan higher education is a luxury for the poor, a commodity for the rich
A system known as 'Module II' aimed at making those students who can, pay for their higher education, is bringing down the integrity of the degrees on offer, writes Moses Karanja, a graduate from the University of Nairobi, Kenya
By : The Africa Report
To a virtual degree
The poor state of facilities at Nigerian universities means many students prefer to take degrees abroad, writes Ossai Okwudilii from Abuja, Nigeria who is studying for an online master's degree in information security and the University of Liverpool in the UK
By : The Africa Report
Trying to balance access and quality in Ghana
In Ghana the massive expansion of access to public primary and secondary education has decreased quality and is causing more families to send their children to private schools.
By : The Africa Report
It's fun to teach geniuses
"It’s incredibly hard to access reading materials at the University of Nairobi", writes Devon Knudsen, a part-time African politics lecturer at the University, "but one of my students came up with a way around the obstacles: one person with a decent internet connection downloads hundreds of relevant electronic journal articles and burns them onto a CD, and then makes copies for all the students in the class at only 15Ksh per CD.
By : The Africa Report
I wish I could make four copies of myself
In Togo, teachers have been on strike, saying that they support the return of universal free education but that the state’s resources are inadequate.
By : The Africa Report
Why investing in girls education makes sound economic sense
Countries that do not invest enough in educating and empowering girls are undermining their economies’ resilience, productivity and competitive potential says Saadia Zahidi
By : The Africa Report
