Advancing Education

Gaps in Research

1.: Successful efforts to increase educational attainment for girls, particularly to secondary school, must be scaled up.
2.: Interventions are needed for school children that suffer from violence on the way to or at school.

1. Successful efforts to increase educational attainment for girls, particularly to secondary school, must be scaled up. [See also Orphans and Vulnerable Children] Studies and surveys found that in some regions girls lag behind boys in educational attainment.

Gap noted, for example, in 11 DHS countries (Hargreaves and Glynn, 2002; World Bank, 2002 cited in Global Campaign for Education, 2004).

2. Interventions are needed for school children that suffer from violence on the way to or at school. [See also Addressing Violence Against Women] Studies found that girls suffer from violence both on the way and at school.

Gap noted, for example, generally (WHO, 2006 cited in USAID, 2008a; USAID, 2008a). Increased recognition of sexual harassment by students was found in Ghana, but no HIV related outcomes were studied (USAID, 2008a).

Advancing Education

Gaps in Research

1. Successful efforts to increase educational attainment for girls, particularly to secondary school, must be scaled up. [See also Orphans and Vulnerable Children] Studies and surveys found that in some regions girls lag behind boys in educational attainment.

2. Interventions are needed for school children that suffer from violence on the way to or at school. [See also Addressing Violence Against Women] Studies found that girls suffer from violence both on the way and at school.

Strategies