Press Review - News on Education and Development (November 2016)

5 ways leadership development can improve global education

That was the message from global education experts convened during the World Bank annual meetings to discuss how leadership development could improve global education:

1. Attracting talent is key, but reform the system first.

2. Build networks of local ‘learning champions.’

3. Invest in research and development.

4. Rethink human resources.

5. Involve other stakeholders.

Quality learning and teachers’ professional development: Two sides of the same coin

High-quality teaching, coupled with good supporting facilities and resources, without doubt has a beneficial effect on both teaching itself and student learning—the desired goal of any level of education. Thus, one of the central strategies to achieving this goal is to boost teachers’ professionalism in teaching.

11 ways to stop periods from disrupting girls' education

1. Make sure that girls know the truth about their periods

2. Teach it right

3. Fund sanitary supplies in school

4. Engage religious leaders to challenge myths

5. Give girls their own space

6. Don’t leave boys out

7. Sanitation and sanitary pads must be provided side-by-side

8. Use data to persuade governments to provide girls toilets

9. Let girls design their own toilets

10. Do more research on this neglected area

11. Get it right and there can be a positive effect throughout girls’ lives

Nearly 69 million new teachers needed to achieve global education goals, UNESCO reports

On World Teacher's Day, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has issued statistics revealing that close to 69 million new teachers are needed to provide quality universal primary and secondary education by 2030, the deadline of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Chad: Investing in girls' education

In Chad, socio-cultural traditions and gender roles limit educational opportunities for refugee girls. Child marriage and forced marriage are widely practiced, causing many girls in secondary school to drop out early. Girls are also charged with domestic duties such as retrieving water, providing for the family, and taking care of children. These responsibilities along with societal and familial pressures lead to high dropout rates that are not seen amongst boys.

Education is key to Namibia’s economic development

Developing economies shall remain on course only if our education systems are primarily aimed at emulating and developing “First World Culture and Tradition.” What I mean here is that the mind-set of our educational planners must be informed by a high performance culture and philosophy which would enable our nation, especially sub-Saharan Africa, to compete with the best in the world. Ideally, the impact of education can only be felt if it is flexible and plays a facilitating role.