Multigrade schooling in ‘remote’ areas of Vietnam

Sheila Aikman; Pat Pridmore

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 21, No. 6 pp. 521–536

Language: English

Combating AIDS in South Africa and Mozambique: The Role of Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning

Pat Pridmore; Chris Yates

Comparative Education Review Vol. 49, No. 4 (Nov 01, 2005)

This article examines the potential for open, distance, and flexible learning (ODFL) to mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on young people. Based on experience from a field study in Mozambique and South Africa, the authors show how ODFL can support ...

Participatory learning and action to reduce women's workloads in east Africa

Aloysia Masoy; Pat Pridmore

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 17, No. 1 pp. 51–57

This paper examines the multiple roles which women perform in their daily lives and considers how their heavy workloads impact on their own health and that of their children. It draws on the findings of a study carried out in Kenya and Tanzania to...

Language: English

Evaluating the provision of flexible learning for children at risk of primary school dropout in Malawi

Matthew C.H. Jukes; Catherine M. Jere; Pat Pridmore

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 39, No. 1 (November 2014) pp. 181–192

Communities in Malawi selected 15 children deemed “at-risk” – predominantly orphans – in Class 6 of each of 20 intervention schools to receive learning materials, support from the community and a school “buddy.” An experimental evaluation found that ...

Language: English