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Europe: Strengthening evidence-informed policy and practice in education
Working to increase the use of evidence in educational policy-making and practice across Europe is the European Commission funded: ‘Evidence Informed Policy and Practice in Education in Europe’ (EIPPEE) project.
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Zambia: Critical Thinking Education
The first of a series of four seminars on critical thinking for the Zambian Ministry of Education was organized in August 2011, with support from the Open Society Initiative for […]
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South Africa: Helping Refugee Children Tell Their Stories
Stop frame animation is a notoriously fiddly business. Add a bunch of (young) school kids and… the whole business becomes exponentially more difficult? Having used the time in a holiday […]
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Caucasus: Summer Camp Prompts Intercultural Cooperation
Cross Border Intercultural Cooperation in the Caucasus At a beautiful resort complete with sandy beaches and a scenic forest, 30 students of 12-19 years of age attended the international summer […]
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Argentina: Virtual Campus Promotes Learning in Primary Schools
Fundación Leer in Argentina: e-learning and a virtual community to promote critical thinking projects in primary schools Fundación Leer, non profit organization promoting literacy in Argentina since 1997, began to […]
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Slovakia: Summer Camp Teaches Cooperation
Detva, Civic Association “Aktivne Mesto (Active Town)” Detva is a little town in Central Slovakia where the level of unemployment is exceptionally high. During its 5-year existence, Civic Association “Aktivne […]
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South Africa: Mother Tongue Tied
For many South African children who started school this year, there will be several firsts: the first time they learn how to read and write, the first time they learn […]
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Youth debate competition fosters critical thinking and flexible learning
On May 30, the Open Society Foundations – Armenia organized a youth debate competition in Yerevan as part of the Armenia Debate Program. Six debate clubs participated, hailing from Yerevan […]
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Roma Education Fund
The recent evaluation of the Roma Education Fund Scholarships Programme suggested that in order to bring more transparency and efficiency into the process of beneficiaries’ selection and progress monitoring, the […]
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“Cry for better education”
ABOUT 20,000 pupils from various schools across Cape Town marched on Parliament yesterday, appealing to the Department of Education to build libraries and to adopt “norms and standards” for all […]
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