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Success in First Grade
May 2009 — Nowhere is quality more important than in the design and delivery of education in the first grade. Success in First Grade — part of FHI 360’s Success in Schools series — illustrates four principles that we believe form the foundation for successful learning: maximize opportunities to learn, build multiple support structures, create learning…
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Success in Primary School
October 2010 — Success in Primary School — part of FHI 360’s Success in Schools series — explores challenges and diverse strategies used around the world, highlighting four principles that we observed at the heart of every effective primary school approach: focus on families, create learning outcomes that matter, develop leaders and engage with the world.
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Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Trends in School Access and Experience in Eastern and Southern Africa
A decade after the term “orphans and vulnerable children” entered the international development lexicon, FHI 360’s Education Policy and Data Center reflects on the “orphan crisis” and the policy response. This resource examines how “vulnerability” has shaped the educational outcomes and experiences of children in eastern and southern Africa.
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Most Vulnerable Children in Tanzania
This paper, produced by the Education Policy Data Center, analyzes the extent to which “child vulnerability” indicators identified by the government of Tanzania are associated with lower educational access and what additional indicators predict educational vulnerability.
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Child Vulnerability and Educational Disadvantage in Uganda: Patterns of School Attendance and Performance
Produced by FHI 360’s Education Policy Data Center, this paper analyzes the extent to which Uganda’s official government “child vulnerability” indicators are associated with two important components of educational disadvantage: school attendance and 6th-grade learning outcomes.
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Opportunity to Learn: A High Impact Strategy for Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries
2012 — This paper by the Educational Quality Improvement Program 2 (EQUIP2) argues that the basic opportunity to learn does not exist in many countries. If schools provided a basic opportunity to learn, significant improvements in learning could result. The paper assesses what basic factors create the opportunity to learn and to what extent the lack…
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Measuring Learning Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Primer
Ensuring that educational systems are producing students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for personal development, productive lives and effective citizenship is imperative. Measuring learning outcomes provides useful information for improving educational planning, management and teaching. Produced by the Educational Quality Improvement Program 2 (EQUIP2), this primer lays out steps for conducting the measurement…
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Assessment of Youth Reproductive Health Programs in Ethiopia
April 2004 — YouthNet completed an Assessment of Youth Reproductive Health Programs in Ethiopia, at the request of the USAID Ethiopia Mission. The report includes a background summary of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia among youth, a summary of the YouthNet team visit, a summary of existing programs in the country and repeated themes that…
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AIDSCAP: How to Conduct Effective Pretests (PDF in English, French)
This handbook, designed by AIDSCAP’s Behavior Change Communication (BCC) unit, is intended to help field-level planners and implementors conduct simple, effective pretests of BCC materials for HIV/AIDS prevention. This handbook will help you: Understand what pretesting is and why it is important Learn different methods of pretesting Determine whether materials are easily readable Design and conduct…
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AIDSCAP: Behavior Change Through Mass Communication
This handbook, produced by AIDSCAP’s Behavior Change Communication unit, was designed to help field-level planners and implementers use mass media as a part of their overall communication strategy. A series of chapters covers such issues as mass media, choosing mass media, radio tips, television tips, print media tips, using publicity, alternative mass media and budgets…