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MANGO |
| MANGO stands for Map-based Analysis for Non-formal Education
Goals and Outcomes. It is a regional project by ACCU and UNESCO APPEAL
to develop computer software and handbooks for analysis of progress in
the achievement of NFE goals at the project and community levels. |
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| Middle Level (Level
II) |
| Learning level for adults who have completed basic level and/or have
acquired basic skills (ATLP Curriculum). |
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| Monitoring |
| A process of checking a programme regularly to find out how far it is
implementing according to plan. |
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| Mother-Tongue |
| The first language spoken by children in their family environment. |
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Neo-Literate |
| Individuals who have completed a literacy training programme recently
and have demonstrated the ability and willingness to continue to learn
on their own using the skills and knowledge they have attained without
the direct guidance of a literacy teacher. |
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| New Participatory Method (NP Method) |
| ACCU's method of analyzing assimilated data for identification of problems
and needs with the participation of all members involved in the process. |
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| Non-Formal Education (NFE) |
| Refers to intentionally organized learning events catering essentially
to persons not currently participating in formal education, which do not
fulfill one or more of the underlined conditions shown for formal education. |
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| Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| A typical non-profit, non-official organization which is actively involved
in the process of socio-economic development. The organization can be
local, national, or international in scope. It relies mainly on donations
or contributions (grants and aids) for their operation. |
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| Numeracy |
| The knowledge and skills required to apply basic arithmetic operations,
either alone or sequentially, to numbers embedded in printed materials. |
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Out-of-School Children |
| Those in the officially defined primary school-age group who are currently
not enrolled in school, including those who dropped out. |
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PALM |
| A set of literacy materials developed by ACCU, in order to assist materials
developed at local levels. PALM stands for Package for developing Adult
Learning Materials. It aims to produce materials fully reflecting local
needs for each community. It consists of a "handbook", a set of "exemplar
materials" and "Clip Art". |
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| Percentage of Cohort
Reaching Grade 5 |
| Percentage of children starting primary school who eventually attain
Grade 5 (Grade 4 if the duration of primary education is four years).
The estimate is based on the Reconstructed Cohort Method, which uses data
on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years. |
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| Percentage Share of Girls' Enrolment |
| Number of girls in total enrolment at a given level of education expressed
as the percentage of total enrolment at that level of education. |
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| Planning |
| Setting the goal and objectives by identifying and predicting the needs,
and then design detailed organizational structure, methods and resources
to achieve the goal. |
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| Post-Literacy |
| A stage where very essential and basic abilities in reading, writing,
and numeracy are acquired but the level of which is not sufficient to
perform the literacy-related tasks needed to function fully at home, at
work, and in the day-to-day civic life. |
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| Post-Literacy Programmes |
| These aim to maintain and enhance basic literacy, numeracy and problem
solving skills, giving individuals sufficient general basic work skills
to function effectively in their societies (ATLP-CE Volume II). |
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| Pre-Primary Education |
| Education preceding primary education, either organized by the government
or on private initiative. Sometimes the term "Early Childhood Education"
is also used. This includes formal education in Nursery Schools and/or
Kindergartens. |
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| Primary Education |
| The beginning of systematic studies comprising reading, writing and
mathematics. This level also includes programmes suited to children with
special needs education. Literacy programmes within or outside the school
system which are similar in content to programmes in primary education
for those considered too old to enter elementary schools are also included
at this level because they require no previous formal education. |
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| Primer |
| Elementary textbook or basic learning material for teaching individuals
the basic literacy and numeracy skills. |
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| Programme |
| A coherent framework of action to achieve certain global (larger) objectives
comprising separate sets of activities which are oriented towards the
attainment of specific objectives. |
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| Project |
| Planned undertaking of interrelated and coordinated activities designed
to achieve certain specific objectives within a given budget and period
of time. |
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| Proportion of Repeaters |
| Refers to the number of pupils still enrolled in the same grade as during
the previous year (i.e. repeating), expressed as a percentage of the total
enrolment in that grade. |
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| Public Expenditure on Education |
| A government's total expenditure (capital and current) on the provision
of educational services at all levels and types of education during a
fiscal year. |
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| Public Expenditure on Education as
Percentage of GNP |
| Total public expenditure on education expressed as percentage of the
Gross National Product. |
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| Public Expenditure on Education as
Percentage of Government Budget |
| Total public expenditure on education expressed as a percentage of total
government budget. |
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| Pupil-Teacher Ratio |
| Average number of pupils per teacher for the specified level of education. |
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| Purchasing Power Parity Conversion
Factor |
| Number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts
of goods and services in the domestic market as one dollar would buy in
the United States. |
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Quality of Life Improvement
Programmes |
| These aim to equip learners and the community with the essential knowledge,
attitudes, values and skills to enable them to improve the quality of
life as individuals and as members of the community (ATLP-CE Volume IV). |
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Relapse to Illiteracy |
| Return to illiteracy for those who did not achieve self-sustaining literacy
skills or had no opportunity of using them. |
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| Repeaters |
| Number of pupils who are enrolled in the same grade as the previous
year. |
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| Retention Rate |
| The proportion of pupils enrolled in a given school year that continues
to be enrolled, whether promoted or not, during the following year. |
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School-Age Population |
| Number of children in the officially defined school-age-group, whether
enrolled in school or not. |
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| Self Learning Level (Level III) |
| Learning level for adults who have completed intermediate level or can
study independently and who are willing to use books and other resources
in search of new knowledge (ATLP Curriculum). |
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| Sponsor |
| A person or organization that promotes and supports a development activity. |
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| Study-Hour |
| The equivalent of one hour of learning devoted towards completing a
programme irrespective of the form of learning - whether at lectures (face-to-face
in a classroom or transmitted over the television or radio); practical
work in the laboratory/workshop or in the field; guided or self-study
at home or in the library, etc. The number of study-hour per week is called
intensity of learning or workload. |
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Three Rs |
| Refers to Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic which are the three basic
skills required for achieving basic literacy. |
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| Total Fertility Rate |
| The number of children that would be born per woman if she were to live
to the end of her child bearing years and bear children at each age in
accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates. |
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Under-5 Mortality Rate |
| The probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age
expressed per 1,000 live births. |
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| Universal Primary Education (UPE) |
| Full enrolment of all children in the primary school age-group, i.e.
100 per cent net enrolment ratio. |
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| Unreached Population |
| Various categories of target groups living in difficult circumstances:
street children and working children, school drop-outs, marginalised youth,
girls and women, migrants, displaced persons and refugees. |
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Vocational Education |
| Training aimed at providing vocational and technical skills, knowledge
and attitudes required to carry out an occupation. |
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