Smaller, quicker, cheaper: Alternative strategies for literacy assessment in the UN Literacy Decade, 2003 This paper makes a strong case for assessment approaches that are smaller and more focused, quicker, and cheaper -- a more tailored approach to surveys that are the "right size" for the questions addressed.
International Roundtable on ICT in Non-Formal and Adult Education: Supporting Out-of-School Youth and Adults, 2003, co-sponsored by U.S. Department of Education/Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Benton Foundation, World Bank and IBM Corporation. Read the press release, background papers, presentations, and country case studies.
BFI: Progress in South Africa, Launch in India, & Prototype Multimedia Learning Tools Developed in India, 2003. Read about all of the new developments with the BFI Project in India and South Africa.
Progress on BFI Project, 2003: South Africa & India -- Read about R&D on the use of ICTs to improve literacy and basic education in these two countries. Funded by U.S. Dept of Education, World Bank, Unicef, JPMorganChase, and others.
Workplace USA, 2003 -- Read about this recent workplace ESL book whose objectives are to increase students' readiness for work and their understanding of workplace culture in this country.
JPMorgan Chase Funds Partnership to Bridge Digital Divide, 2003. J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation will support the ILI's Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI) in India, aimed at increasing access to information and communication technologies for teachers, students, out-of-school youth, and adults.
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