Why access to quality early childhood education and care is a key driver of women’s labour market participation

  by Eric Charbonnier, Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsWe are in 1961. JF Kennedy is president and has just designated Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman of the new US Commission on the Status of Women: "We want to be sure that women are used as effectively as they can to provide a better life for our people, in addition to meeting their primary responsibility, which is in the home."...

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Is physical health linked to better learning?

by Tracey BurnsSenior Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsMahatma Gandhi once said: "it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver". And indeed, our physical well-being is key to how we live our lives. But while we don't always make the link between our minds and our bodies, physical health is important for learning, too. Children who exercise regularly, have good...

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UNIBEN POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION LIST IS OUT

To check your admission status log into o. check and admission status pay acceptance fee which is #60,000 but you will be charged #664 extra . Proceed to do your online clearance. To do this you will have to upload the following:guarantor's letter,acceptance letter,O'level result,statement of result,NYSC discharge certificate and birth certificate . After this,you will be given a date to come for...

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The importance of learning from data on education, migration and displacement

by Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring ReportFrancesca Borgonovi, Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsMigration and displacement are complex phenomena which play an important role in – but can also pose challenges to – development. These phenomena also pose particularly important challenges for education and training systems. Firstly, they can rapidly increase the...

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What makes for a satisfied science teacher?

by Tarek MostafaAnalyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsTeachers play a vital role in the lives of their students. They impart knowledge, provide pastoral care, act as role models and, above all, create an environment that’s conducive to learning. But teaching is fraught with numerous challenges that could lead to dissatisfaction and ultimately to drop-out from the profession. Science teachers...

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How primary and secondary teachers differ and why it matters

by Marie-Helene Doumet, Senior Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsLearning needs vary as we evolve through life. The early years of education set the stage for children’s well-being, cognitive and social-emotional development; young children starting out in the world require stability, reassurance, and encouragement, and need a warm and caring teacher. At primary school, teachers manage...

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Shaping, not predicting, the future of students

by Anthony MannSenior Analyst, Directorate for Education and SkillsFootballer Cristiano Ronaldo is reputed to have once said that there’s no point making predictions because nothing is set in stone. It is hard to predict the future, but in education policy at least it is not altogether impossible.We know, for example, from data accumulated over many years that people who exhibited certain attributes...

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