This two-day colloquium was held at the Irene Country Lodge, Centurion. It aimed to expand understanding of the contribution of education to human capital development and poverty reduction strategies, and attempted to build on the recent national and international conferences on poverty reduction strategies. The main argument of the colloquium was that major reductions in human deprivations are possible, and that forces of global integration and technological advances need to be harnessed to serve the interests of poor people. The colloquium dealt with experiences of both policy makers and policy implementers. It aimed to provide answers to these questions:- What impact has there been in recent years on education levels and outcomes in the general population, and in specific groupings in society?
- Where are the key gaps and areas that need strengthening in terms of the impact of education in poverty reduction?
- What specific areas require coherence?
The colloquium involved 55 participants including policy makers, government officials, academics, consultants and researchers. A book has been produced based on this colloquium: Education and Poverty Reduction Strategies: Issues of Policy Coherence Presentations made at the colloguium: Skills development for poverty reduction: can FET colleges deliver?
Salim Akoojee (ESSD, Human Sciences Research Council) & Simon McGrath, Nottingham University (UK) Education & employment
Dr Miriam Altman (EGDI, Human Sciences Research Council) The difficulties of systems change in education
Graeme Bloch Education Policy Analyst, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Drop out or stop out? A case study on student poverty and retention issues at a South African university
Mignonne Breier (ESSD, Human Sciences Research Council) Education is not a way to escape poverty - it is a way of fighting it
Johan M Calitz, Senior Demographer, DBSA Expected education output versus the reality
Brahm Fleisch, Wits School of Education The financial implications of meeting government targets
Martin Gustafsson Passing the stick: Structure, agency and the possibilities for a cascade
David Hemson (URED, Human Sciences Research Council) and Crispin Hemson(UKZN) The Boundaries of care: education policy interventions for vulnerable children
Ursula Hoadley (CYFSD, Human Sciences Research Council) Change of attituted of South Africans toward social integration in schools: evidence from the South African Social Attitudes Surveys (2003 - 2005)
Joseph Mbithi wa Kivilu (KS, Human Sciences Research Council) The impact of changing funding formulas on university access for students from poor households
Pieter le Roux, Prof. in Development Studies, Institute for Social Development, SOG, UWC. Higher education dropout and poverty levels: emergent trends from Students Pathways Study
Moeketsi Letseka (ESSD, Human Sciences Research Council) Education for rural development: exploring policy initiatives in a democratic era
Dr Simeon Maile (Policy Analysis Unit, Human Sciences Research Council) Envisaging a new South Africa: dducation and development in theory and practice at the Anc Centres of Mazimbu and Dakawa, Tanzania, late 1970s to early 1990s
Sean Morrow (Human Sciences Research Council And University Of Fort Hare) & Brown Maaba (Ifa Lethu Foundation) Corporate social investment in education: the paradox of poverty alleviation in South Africa
Delia Nzekwu A nation in the making: Macro-social trends in South Africa
Mastoera Sadan Achieving EFA: Progress and challenges
Yusuf Sayed Strategies to address the "Disservices of Modern Development"
R.A. Sonn Role of the mass media in education and poverty reduction
Dr Jane Stadler, University of Queensland Challenges facing the implementation of a policy on girls' education in Zanzibar (paper)
Issa Ziddy Challenges facing the implementation of a policy on girls' education in Zanzibar (presentation)
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