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BRICS Building Education for the Future
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September 7, 2015

This paper reports a comparative analysis of education trends in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Collectively these countries have emerging economies and are known as BRICS. The analysis indicates that the BRICS have shared aspirations but different development trajectories. There are good opportunities for educational progression through knowledge exchange and joint activities. Following… Read more

BRICS, TVET, Vocational Skills
The implementation and impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: Report of a study in 16 countries.
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September 7, 2015

This report aimed to produce empirical evidence and analysis of countries’ experiences of introducing qualifications framework as part of a strategy to achieve skills development and employment goals. A qualifications framework is intended to improve understanding of qualifications (degrees, certificates, or recognition of experiential-based learning and capabilities) in terms of the information they convey to… Read more

Education, Vocational Skills
Breastfeeding and child cognitive development: new evidence from a large, randomized trial
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October 22, 2014

Context  The evidence that breastfeeding improves cognitive development is based almost entirely on observational studies and is thus prone to confounding by subtle behavioral differences in the breastfeeding mother’s behavior or her interaction with the infant. Objective  To assess whether prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding improves children’s cognitive ability at age 6.5 years. Design  Cluster-randomized trial,… Read more

Early Childhood Development
Workplace Solutions for Childcare
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October 21, 2014

This book seeks to explore why the workplace has become involved in childcare support and what programmes have been implemented, based on concrete examples of childcare support that can be found in workplaces around the world. Even a quick look at the Internet reveals that there are a number of enterprises, government departments, parastatals, universities… Read more

Children, Early Childhood Development

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