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    Abstract: For the past three months a teachers’ strike has been taking place in Brazil. The movement has spread and reached 57 of the 59 federal universities.  According to the media, the reason for the strike has been a problem with teachers’ salaries: the government has established a […]

According to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), only 46% of boys and 38% of girls attend secondary school in Nepal. The number of those pursuing education beyond secondary school level is even more dismal. The majority of young people are barely literate and ill equipped to compete in the rapidly changing economy. If […]

This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It gathers viewpoints from different members of Pakistani society on the future of Higher Education in Pakistan and the response of the people in reaction to different issues arising in the education system.

Education in Argentina is reaching record high levels of public investment. Nonetheless, many families choose private schooling for their children. The relationship between the State and Teacher’s Unions is undergoing tensions which may delevop in the next few years.  Which public policies could strengthen public schooling?

Abstract: Faced with the deplorable circumstances of the Brazilian public school system, the ostentatious amplification of the offer of state university institutions during the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, little or nothing has been done to solve the major basic educational problems. Nowadays, the privilege to enter […]