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In Nepal, teaching and learning reading in the early grades remains a significant challenge, with most primary school students unable to read at grade level. Although enrollment in public schools is high, drop-out and grade repetition are common. Teachers often resort to rote instruction methods, resulting in students memorizing rather than actually learning to read….
Psychosocial support (PSS) is crucial to the wellbeing of orphans and vulnerable children struggling with the effects of HIV/AIDS and poverty. In Uganda, World Education's Bantwana Initiative trains PSS volunteers to provide counseling to children in need. These PSS cards were developed for volunteers to carry with them on home visits as useful reminders of…
This guide provides suggested classroom tasks that combine the academic knowledge and skills described by the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education with behaviors and composite skills needed to succeed in college, workplace, and civic life (essential competencies). The Guide to ELA Classroom Activities that Promote Life Skills, College, and Career Readiness is…
Since ConnectEd began in April 2011 the program has reached 22,575 youth. Over that time, 3,537 volunteer placements have been filled by Alcatel-Lucent employees. The aim of ConnectEd is to help the most disadvantaged youth in Australia, Brazil, China, India and Indonesia to achieve better learning outcomes, have skills that will make them better prepared…
In Africa, women and girls are disproportionately affected by poverty and discrimination. Women often end up in insecure, low-wage jobs, and have limited access to the educational resources and financial tools they need to succeed. Women's leadership and participation in politics, civil society, and the private sector is limited on local, national, and global levels….
Food brings up powerful memories. Stories from the kitchen often touch on themes that matter the most to us. Exploring how we produce, distribute, and eat our food helps us raise many interesting questions about our society and our economy. With this issue of The Change Agent, we offer some of our most poignant and…
World Education is committed to working to fill the academic achievement gap among adult learners. This infographic provides an easy-to-read overview of the state of adult skills in the United States and the different ways in which World Education is working to fill this academic achievement gap. The infographic uses data gathered by the OECD…
You may have a disability that affects how you learn. Having a disability does not have to prevent you from going to college. This page includes information about your rights, ways to study, and services available to you. World Education, 2011.
The NCTN Research to Practice Briefs are designed to disseminate emerging college transition research from a variety of sources in a user-friendly format. One of the biggest concerns for teachers and counselors is how to encourage college-transition students to continue down the exciting but long academic road that lies ahead of them. Current research finds…
The NCTN Research to Practice Briefs are designed to disseminate emerging college transition research from a variety of sources in a user-friendly format. In academic settings, students are judged by their command of standard English, which may require them to observe rules of grammar and usage with which they are not familiar. Research suggests that…