Archive | Snapshots 2008-09

Albania: A Deep Hole From Which to Emerge

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Posted on 24 November 2009 by Besar Likmeta

Although educational reform is higher up on the government agenda than in years past, many worry that current financing won’t be enough to reverse years of neglect.

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Montenegro: Reality Check

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Posted on 31 July 2009 by Drasko Djuranovic

Montenegro has made impressive progress in education reform, but it’s still too early to tell whether success is just around the corner or years away.

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Georgia: Student-Centered Approach

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Posted on 25 June 2009 by Tamar Kikacheishvili

Georgia’s ambitious education reforms aim to put students at the center of the learning process.

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Uzbekistan: New Model, Old Problems

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Posted on 09 June 2009 by Farruh Yusupov

With the help of substantial foreign aid, Uzbekistan has poured cash into its education sector in recent years, but challenges persist.

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South Africa: A Fateful Decision

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Posted on 04 June 2009 by Mbuyisi Mgibisa

As critics assess blame for South Africa’s slumping education system, their fingers most often point at the government’s choice of the OBE system.

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Mongolia: Out in the Cold

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Posted on 18 May 2009 by B. Bulgamaa

Despite massive increases in funding, Mongolia still lacks the infrastructure and resources needed to educate its growing student body.

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Liberia: Dramatic Turnaround

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Posted on 16 April 2009 by Lamii Kpargoi

Problems remain, but Liberia’s government has swiftly moved to remake an education system devastated by civil war.

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Nepal: On the Threshold of Change

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Posted on 31 March 2009 by Somesh Verma

Nepal’s education system is bracing for a transformation, but uptake has been slow.

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Angola: Slow Recovery

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Posted on 17 March 2009 by Issa Sikiti da Silva

Seven years after the end of civil war in Angola, the government continues to twist and turn in its promises to make education a high priority.

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Bulgaria: Education on Strike, Education at Stake

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Posted on 18 February 2009 by Tanya Obushtarova

Massive teachers’ strikes in the fall of 2007 forced the government to hasten reforms, but stopped short of fixing the Bulgarian education system.

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Call for Papers

As part of the Advancing Educational Inclusion and Quality in South East Europe Initiative the Education Support Program of the Open Society Institute (OSI) announces a competition open to individuals on the elaboration of research papers using the statistical data collected as part of the 2009 Cross-National Survey of Parents in South East Europe (SEE) countries. Proposals are invited primarily from graduate students and early career researchers.

Application deadline: February 20th 2010.