USAID, AFR/SD PUBLICATION LIST: EDUCATION

Gender Equity

An Analysis of USAID Programs to Improve Equity in Malawi and Ghana's Education Systems
Joy Wolf, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publications Series; Technical Paper No. 10 (September 1995) 28 pp.
PN-ABX-004

Educating Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: USAID's Approach and Lessons for Donors
Karen Tietjen, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 54, (June 1997) 30 pp.
PN-ABX-945 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Educational Research: Information for Practitioners
The Educational Research Network in Eastern and Southern Africa (ERNESA) Secretariat, Gabarone, Botswana; Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC (September 1996) 48 pp.
PN-ABZ-199

Fact Sheet on Girls' Education in sub-Saharan Africa
Creative Associates International, Washington, DC, Washington, DC (1996) 3 pp.

Formal and Nonformal Education and Empowered Behavior: A Review of the Research Literature
Jeanne Moulton, SARA Project, Washingtion, DC; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (April 1997) 48 pp.
PN-ACB-230 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Gender, Culture, and Learning
Eileen Kane, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC (1996) 37 pp.
PN-ABY-898

Girls' Participatory Learning Activities in the Classroom Environment (GirlsPLACE): A View to the Experiences of Girls.
Diane VanBelle-Prouty and Haddy Sey, Institute for International Research, Arlington, VA (May 1998) 75 pp.
PN-ACE-093 (For Free Download, Click Here)

How Educating a Girl Changes the Woman She Becomes: An Intergenerational Study in Northern Ghana.
Joyce Wolf and Martina Odonkor. Academy for Educational Development, ABEL2 Project. ABEL Technical Paper No. 8 (1997) 82 pp.
PN-ACB-730 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Including Girls in Basic Education: Chronology and Evolution of USAID Approaches
Christina Rawley, ABEL Project, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC (May 1997) 55 pp.
PN-ACF-196

Making Interactive Radio Instruction Even Better for Girls: The Data, the Scripts, and the Potential.
Lisa Hartenberger and Andrea Bosch. Educational Development Center, ABEL2 Project, Washington, DC (1996) 33 pp.
PN-ABY-899

Schools Are for Girls Too: Creating an Environment of Validation
Shirley Miske and Diane VanBelle-Prouty, Michigan State University; Institute for International Research, Inc.; Academy for Educational Development, Inc. SD Technical Paper No. 41. (January 1997) 32 pp.
PN-ABZ-885 (For Free Download, Click Here)

USAID Activities to Improve Girls' Education in Africa
Karen Tietjen, Diane Prouty and Joy Wolf, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (August 1993) 17 pp.

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Instructional Services

An Evaluation of the Aga Khan Foundation's School Improvement Program in Kisumu, Kenya.
Joanne Capper, Institute for Policy Reform; USAID/Kenya; Global Buearu,Center for Economic Growth,Ofc. of Agriculture and Food Security (February 1997) 90 pp.
PN-ACA-329

Community-Based Primary Education: Lessons Learned from the Basic Education Expansion Project (BEEP) in Mali
Joseph DeStefano, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 15 (February 1996) 19 pp.
PN-ABX-881

Demand for Primary Schooling in Rural Ethiopia: A Research Study
Karen Tietjen, Benson Honig and Jean Davison, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; USAID/Addis Ababa (May 1994) 151 pp.
PN-ABX-946

How Do Teachers Use Textbooks? A Review of the Research Literature
Jeanne Moulton, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. SD Technical Paper No. 74. (August 1997) 33 pp.
PN-ACB-240 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Lessons Learned on Curriculum
Creative Associates International, Washington, DC; AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (1994) 5 pp.
PN-ABZ-475

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Policy Reform

Africa Bureau Brief: USAID Response to the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Basic Education in Africa
B. Strickland, USAID/AFR/SD (September 2002).
PN-ACR-051 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Basic Education in Africa: USAID's Approach to Sustainable Reform in the 1990s
Joseph DeStefano, Ash Hartwell and Karen Tietjen, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 14 (September 1995) 188 pp.
PN-ABX-005

Budgetary Impact of Non-Project Assistance in the Education Sector: A Review of Benin, Ghana, Guinea, and Malawi
Joseph DeStefano and Karen Tietjen, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Working paper (June 1993) 28 pp.
PN-ABX-880

The Changing Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations in Education in Malawi
Esme Chipo Kadzamira and Demis Kunje, Centre for Educational Research and Training, University of Malawi, Zomba; American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (March 2002) 33 pp.
PN-ACP-216 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Decentralizing Education: The BESO/Tigray Case Study, A Summary
Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC; AFR/SD/HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (November 1996) 38 pp.
PN-ABZ-920

Determinants of Educational Achievement and Attainment in Africa: Findings from Nine Case Studies
Ronald G. Ridker, Institute for Policy Reform, Washington, DC. SD Technical Paper No. 62 (August 1997) 28 pp.
PN-ACA-323 (For Free Download, Click Here)

DHS EdData - Education Profiles for Africa First Edition (Data for Benin, Ghana, Guinea Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia)
USAID Office of Sustainable Development, Africa Bureau, and Center for Human Capacity Development, Washington, DC (March 2001)

Education for All: The Ugandan Experience
USAID/AFR/SD/ED, The World Bank Global Links Television, USAID/Uganda (February 1999) 30 minute video. Available in English, French, and Spanish and in multiple formats.
PN-ACG-487

Education Policy Formation in Africa: A Comparative Study of Five Countries
David Evans, ed., AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; ARTS Technical Paper No. 12 (June 1994) 235 pp.
PN-ABQ-376

Education Reform Support: Volumes One through Six
Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC; AFR/SD/HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Papers Nos. 47-52, (February 1997) average each volume 40 pp.
PN-ACA-717 (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-718 (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-719 (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-720 (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-721 (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-722 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Educational Decentralization in Africa: As Viewed through the Literature and USAID Projects
Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC; AFR/SD/HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) 77 pp.
PN-ACA-366

ERNWACA News: Volume 1, Number 1
Education Research Network for West and Central Africa, Bamako, Mali (April 1994) English/French 4 pp.

ERNWACA News: Volume 2, Number 1
Education Research Network for West and Central Africa, Bamako, Mali (March 1995) English/French 6 pp.

Evolving Partnerships: The Role of NGOs in Basic Education
Yolande Miller-Grandvaux, Michel Welmond, and Joy Wolf, AED, SARA Project, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (July 2002) 72 pp.
PN-ACQ-444 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Formulating Education Policy: Lessons and Experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa—Six Case Studies and Reflections from the DAE Biennial Meetings (October 1995, Tours, France)
Association for the Development of African Education (1996) 169 pp.
PN-ABZ-392 (English)
PN-ABZ-586 (French)

Increasing Learning Opportunities for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Africa
Africa Bureau Brief, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development, No. 3, 2003.
PN-ACT-987 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Investments in Education: USAID Africa Bureau's Office of Sustainable Development 1992- 1999
AED, SARA Project, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (October 2000) 30 pp.
PN-ACK-032 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Kids, Schools, & Learning: African Success Stories, CA Retrospective Study of USAID Support to Basic Education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Philip Christensen, et al., Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. SD Technical Paper No. 56. (July 1997) 132 pp.
PN-ACB-407 (For Free Download, Click Here)

A Literature Review of Community Schools in Africa
Yolande Miller-Grandvaux and Karla Yoder, Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project, AED, Washington, DC (March 2002) 110 pp.
PN-ACP-215 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Overlooked and Undervalued: A Synthesis of ERNWACA Reviews of the State of Educational Research in West and Central Africa
Richard Maclure, University of Ottawa, Toronto, Canada; Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa, Bamako, Mali; Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC; AFR/SD/HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) Also in French. 192 pp.
PN-ACA-365 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACA-852 (French)

Overview of USAID Basic Education Programs in Sub-Saharan
Africa Laurie Owen, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC; AFR/ARTS, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; ARTS Technical Paper No. 1 (January 1993) 57 pp.
PN-ABN-365

Overview of USAID Basic Education Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, II
Institute For International Research; Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC; AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 13 (March 1996) 73 pp.
PN-ABY-959 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Overview of USAID Basic Education Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, III
American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; Human Resources and Democracy Division, AFR/SD, Washington, DC; SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 106 (Feb. 2001) 98 pp.
PN-ACK-735 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Paradigm Lost? Implementation of Basic Education Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Case Studies of Benin, Uganda, Malawi, Guinea and Ethiopia
Jeanne Moulton, Karen Mundy, et al., Academy for Educational Development; USAID/G/HCD, Ofc. of Basic Education and Learning Systems; Washington, DC; SD Technical Paper No. 109 (1999) 41 pp.
PN-ACL-477 (updated May 2001) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Partnerships in Education: Key Findings on the Role of NGOs in Basic Education in Africa
AED, SARA Project, USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development (USAID/AFR/SD), Washington, DC (January 2003)
PN-ACS-082 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACS-837 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Phoenix Rising: Success Stories about Basic Education Reform in Sub- Saharan Africa (Le Phénix Renaissant: Education en Afrique)
Julianne Gilmore, Center for International Research. SD Technical Paper No. 76. (October 1997) 61 pp.
PN-ACB-476 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Planning for Community Participation in Education
Joyce Wolf; Eileen Kane; Brad Strickland. Academy for Educational Development, Inc., Washington, DC; Creative Associates International, Inc., Washington, DC; USAID/AFR/SD, USAID/G/HCD, Washington, DC. ABEL Technical Product No. 1. (February 1997). Diskette and 49 pp. manual. $3.00.
PN-ACA-364

The Process of Policy Formation in African Education: Six African Case Studies
Ash Hartwell and Karen Tietjen, eds., AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (October 1995).

Report on the Workshop on Basic Education Programs: Kadoma, Zimbabwe, Jan. 17-21, 1994
AFR/ARTS, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; ARTS Technical Paper No. 15 (August 1994) 72 pp.
PN-ABS-313

Report on the Basic Education Workshop in Brits, South Africa (July 20 – 25, 1996)
Jeanne Moulton, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC. SD Publication Series, Technical Paper No. 46 (March 1997) 40 pp.
PN-ACA-038 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Le rôle des ONG dans l’éducation de base en Guinée
Billo Barry, SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (January 2002) 24 pp.
PN-ACP-053 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Le rôle des ONG dans l’éducation de base au Mali
Brehima Tounkara, ROCARE, Bamako, Mali; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (December 2001) 30 pp.
PN-ACP-052 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination on Basic Education in Africa
Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC; AFR/ARTS, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series, No. 5 (December 1994) 41 pp.
PN-ABX-085

Statistical Profile of Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SPESSA)
Gretchen Hummon and Ash Hartwell, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (October 1995) Software package and Users Guide; Available in French and English.
PN-ABY-887 (English)
PN-ABZ-160 (French)

Testing to Learn; Learning to Test: A Policymaker=s Guide to Better Educational Testing.
Joanne Capper, Academy for Educational Development; International Reading Association. ABEL Technical Paper (1996) 213 pp.
PN-ABZ-336

Testing to Learn; Learning to Test: A Policy Maker's Guide to Better Educational Testing—Executive Summary
Joanne Capper, Academy for Educational Development, ABEL Project; the Office of Research and Development/Education; Washington, DC (March 1994) 35 pp.
PN-ABS-465 (English)
PN-ACF-193 (French Version)

A Transnational View of Basic Education: Issues of Access, Quality and Community Participation in West and Central Africa
Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA), Bamako, Mali; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (January 2002) 222 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACN-869 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACN-870 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

USAID’s Strategic Framework for Basic Education in Africa
Human Resources and Democracy Division, Office of Sustainable Development, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, D.C. SD Publication Series: Technical Paper No. 84 (January 1998) 74pp.
PN-ACE-550 (For Free Download, Click Here)

USAID's Support to Sustainable Education Reform in Africa: Is Non-Project Assistance Working?
Karen Tietjen, Joseph DeStefano & Ash Hartwell, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (March 1994) 73p.
PN-ACF-168

Where Policy Hits the Ground: Policy Implementation Processes in Malawi and Namibia
Joyce Wolf, et al., Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. SD Technical Paper No. 95. (March 1999) 98 pp.
PN-ACE-374 (For Free Download, Click Here)

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