Improving educational access of vulnerable children in high HIV prevalence communities of Malawi:The potential of open and flexible learning strategies

Jere, Catherine M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7934-3951 (2012) Improving educational access of vulnerable children in high HIV prevalence communities of Malawi:The potential of open and flexible learning strategies. International Journal of Educational Development, 32 (6). pp. 756-763. ISSN 0738-0593

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Abstract

Many children in Malawi have poor access to learning and are at risk of exclusion and early dropout. In the context of HIV/AIDS, formal schools need to become more flexible and responsive to children's lives. Introducing an educational model that integrates open and flexible learning strategies with conventional schooling, this paper highlights the potential of such an approach to enhance learning experiences, bring psychosocial benefits and improve retention of vulnerable pupils in high HIV prevalence communities in rural Malawi. This paper also argues that effective innovation requires strategies to create an enabling environment and promote an inclusive philosophy within schools. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	access to education,exclusion,flexible scheduling,intervention,malawi,africa,poverty,orphans,impact,aids,sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 4 - quality education ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2015 07:29
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:21
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/55538
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.09.004

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