Search / Search Results Date Added to Site: 21st September 2005     Short Summary Title What Works in Girls’ Education: Evidence and Policies from the Developing World Author Herz, B. and Sperling, G.B. Publication Date June 2004 Publisher Council on Foreign Relations Donor Council on Foreign Relations Short Summary This paper summarises the most promising approaches to increasing girls' enrolment and educational quality. It also presents a wide range of data strongly supporting the need for governments and other stakeholders to invest in girls' education. It is aimed at policymakers and their staff and provides a list of 'what works' to educate girls, namely: • making girls schooling affordable, either through direct fee reductions or through scholarships and grants; • building local schools that are close to girls' homes, and which encourage involvement of the local community and provide flexible scheduling; • making schools more girl-friendly, which may include providing separate latrine facilities, ensuring privacy and safety in line with cultural requirements and discouraging stereotypes of girls in teaching; • ensuring high quality in education - sufficient teacher-training, smaller class-sizes and adequate supplies of books and other materials. To achieve these conditions, political will is needed at the country level to invest in girls' education. Comprehensive national education strategies that are backed up by budgetary provisions are crucial for plans to become a reality and commitment is needed from donors to ensure that political as well as financial resources are made available. Complete Document View PostScript Document (pdf)