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Trends in adult learning and education in Africa: findings from the 4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

[The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning] UIL has compiled this report from [the 4th global report on adult lear... Show more
[The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning] UIL has compiled this report from [the 4th global report on adult learning and education, available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 139.288] GRALE 4 providing a regional snapshot of adult learning and education based on data and information provided by 40 countries, Member States of both UNESCO and the African Union. It reports how far the recommendations in the Belem Framework for Action (BFA; UIL, 2010) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 113.1210], as well as the Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education (RALE), have been implemented on the continent. It also outlines what has changed since GRALE 3 (2016) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 125.386].
Key messages include: (1) Progress in participation in adult learning and education [ALE] is insufficient. African Member States and the international community must do more to enhance participation, investing resources and developing effective policies that draw on best practice in the continent and around the world, particularly in reaching the least advantaged; (2) Poor data constitute a major barrier to tackling inequalities in participation in ALE and addressing the needs of vulnerable groups. We need to know more about who is participating and who is not. More investment is needed in the collection and monitoring of data to support evidence based policies that promote inclusive participation for all; (3) Progress in ALE policy and governance is encouraging but it is by no means enough, with some countries continuing to lag behind; (4) Funding for adult learning and education is inadequate. More investment is required, as well as more targeting of those hardest to reach.
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Corporate authors: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Algeria; Benin; Botswana ... [+] Show more Faso">Burkina Faso; d'Ivoire">Cote d'Ivoire; for Congo (Democratic Republic)">Congo (Democratic Republic); Africa">South Africa; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Adult and community education; Teaching and learning; Lifelong learning ... [+] Show more
The problem of secondary education completion: the case study of Cape Verde, a small island developing state

Like many small island developing states, Cape Verde faces a challenge with secondary school completion. The lack o... Show more
Like many small island developing states, Cape Verde faces a challenge with secondary school completion. The lack of global development goals for secondary education results in the lack of government policies to promote secondary education, which may in effect be partially responsible for the drop in primary school completion. The purpose of this paper is to identify the student populations who leave secondary school prior to completion based on Cape Verde's Ministry of Education data, which is disaggregated by municipality and school. In addition [the authors] link these student populations to socioeconomic factors in order to examine possible causes for their abandonment of schooling. This paper intends to draw attention to the issues facing secondary education in a small, developing island nation and highlight policies that have proven effective in similar contexts. The case study of Cabo Verde can be used to generate secondary education policy discussions in other small island developing states (SIDS), as well as other sub-Saharan African nations.
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Authors: Longenecker, Emily Irene; Barnum, Anthony Justin

Date: 2017

Geographic subjects: Cabo Verde; Africa

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International journal of educational development

Subjects: Secondary education; Participation; Policy ... [+] Show more

Trends in adult learning and education in Africa: findings from the 4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

The problem of secondary education completion: the case study of Cape Verde, a small island developing state