Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Governance and Budgeting for Implementation with the Spotlight on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) ECD Initiative
by STREAK, J & NORUSHE, T, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. The spotlight in the study was on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) part of government’s broader strategy for scaling up ECD. Informed by the…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: A Review of Training Qualifications, Training Provision, and Training Delivery in Relation to the Needs of the National Integrated Plan for ECD and the ECD Component of the Expanded Public Works Programme
by BIERSTEKER, L., 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. The qualifications of teachers and practitioners have been found to be associated with improved child outcomes in a range of countries and contexts, and are…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: The Availability of Government Indicator Systems for Monitoring the National Integrated Plan for ECD
by DAWES A , 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. This paper reviews the extent to which input and outcome indicators are currently available in the government’s administrative data system, which can be utilised for…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Child and Caregiver Outcome Indicators for ECD Programme Monitoring
by DAWES A , 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. The primary purpose of this paper is to provide a minimum set of health and psychosocial outcome indicators and measures for children and caregivers that…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Policy, Demographics, Child Outcomes, Service Provision and Targeting
by BIERSTEKER, L & STREAK, J, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Biersteker and Streak describe the principal government commitments to children under five, including priority targets set out in the leading policy statements and legislation. They…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Overview of Findings
by BIERSTEKER, L, DAWES, A & ALTMAN, M, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
Biersteker, Dawes and Altman offer an overview of findings from an ambitious research project to support the Scaling Up of ECD Services (0–4 years), with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation.
read more >>Crouching Comrades, Hidden Dialogue: Interpreting the Public Service Strike
by HASSEN, E-K , 2007South African Labour Bulletin Vol 31 Number 3 July/August 2007
Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen interprets the character of the 2007 public sector strike, its significance and costs.
read more >>Public service employment and job creation in South Africa
by HASSEN, E-K & ALTMAN, M, 2005Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
The public service is a significant source of employment in South Africa, accounting for about 13% of formal employment. Until recently, it played a diminishing role, dampening employment growth in the economy. What should its role be in employment creation? This is particularly important in the context of high structural unemployment and serious racial bias…
read more >>Public Service Strike in South Africa: What was Finally Agreed?
by HASSEN, E-K , 2007South African Labour Bulletin 31 Number 4 October/November 2007
Ebrahim-Khalil Hassen assesses what the 2007 public sector labour agreements might mean for improving public service delivery and employment creation.
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