Call for Papers: International Conference on Social and Human Development Outcomes of Education
12-14 November 2008, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
RECOUP-Kenyatta University will host an international conference on the theory and empirical evidence of social and human development outcomes of education. In Kenya, the RECOUP project analyses the nature and impact of educational outcomes on poverty and well-being, health and fertility, disability, as well as gender relations and citizenship. There is also a strand on public-private partnerships in education. The main aim of the conference is to offer platform for global sharing pertinent to these concerns.
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RECOUP Dissemination Conference in Pakistan
The conference was held on 14 July 2008 to present preliminary findings emanating from the quantitative survey carried out in Punjab and NWFP. The organisers of the conference also intended to build a network of stakeholders involved in the education sector in Pakistan as well as highlight the objectives and significance of the RECOUP project. The main findings of the survey were presented in the form of a descriptive report with analyses and key descriptive statistics emerging out of the data. Two policy papers 'Rates of Return to Education by Gender in Pakistan' and 'Maternal Education and Child Health in Pakistan: Exploring the Mechaninsms' were also presented for wider debate and feedback from policy makers and practitioners.
The Asian Development Bank, DFID, USAID, UNESCO, UNICEF were represented among the donors. Representatives from academia, government and NGO sector also attended the conference, including the Ministry of Education, Economic Affairs Division, National Rural Support Programme, Society for Advancement of Education, Population Council and others. Given the lack of quality data available on education outcomes in the country, the RECOUP dataset was seen as an important contribution towards assessing the impact of education policy in Pakistan.
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