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A collection of CDE's media articles covering a wide spectrum of topics over the last ten years. Read more

Publications

Education

Providing quality education to sustain the human resource needs of a developing country remains one of South Africa’s greatest challenges. CDE draws on many years of experience in analysing complex national policies and large programmes of delivery and tries to identify a sound foundation on which an improved educational programme can be built.

a. Major Policy Reports

•	Doubling for growth: Addressing the maths and science challenge in South Africa's schools » CDE Research 15, October 2007

•	From laggard to world class: Reforming maths and science education in South Africa's schools » CDE Research 13, November 2004

b. In Depth / Round Table

•	Hidden Assets: South Africa’s low-fee private schools » CDE In Depth 10, August 2010

•	International best practice in schooling reform: What can South Africa learn from other countries? » CDE Workshop, September 2009

•	Business and schooling reform: What can we learn from experience in the United States? » CDE Workshop, October 2009

•	Private schooling for the poor? International research raises new questions for South Africa » CDE In Depth 3, November 2005

•	The future of South African universities: What role for business? Part 2 » CDE Round Table 4, September 2000

•	The future of South African universities: What role for business? Part 1 » CDE Round Table 2, July 1998

c. Focus / Briefings / Debates

•	Profitable and affordable: Private education in the developing world » CDE Focus 10, September 2003

•	No child left behind: Lessons from American school voucher programmes » CDE Focus 9, September 2003

•	Restructuring higher education: For what? And how will we measure success? » CDE Debate 16, May 2002

•	The jagged tear: Human capital, education and AIDS in South Africa, 2002-2010 » CDE Focus 7, March 2002

•	Schooling in South Africa: Are we making any progress? » CDE Debate 7, April 1997

•	How important is it for South Africa to produce internationally competitive university graduates? » CDE Debate 5, November 1996