Aisha Khairat holds a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from the American University in Cairo, Egypt Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Articles 18, 20, and 21 of the constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt state that free basic education is a right to be provided by the state fulfilling the principles of equity and equal opportunities (El Baradei and El Baradei 2004...
...Country overview In 2014 the new constitution in Egypt reaffirmed the states responsibility to provide free education in public schools up to the secondary educational level, with the state spending no less than 4 percent of its gross...
Zehra Toprak is a PhD candidate in mathematics education at Gaziantep University, Turkey Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Research on initial teacher education Certain efforts have been made to reform initial teacher education in Egypt. One of these reforms, inititated by the World Bank’s “Staff Appraisal Report”, led to the establishment of the Egypt...
Heba Kotb is an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at the American University, Cairo, Egypt. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Hala A. Hak is affiliate instructor of psychology at the American University, Cairo, Egypt. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Research on special education needs and disabilities In 1991, Egypt, along with other Arab countries, started providing services and attempting to meet the needs of what was then referred to as children with special educational needs...
Heba Kotb is an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at the American University, Cairo, Egypt. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Hala A. Hak is affiliate instructor of psychology at the American University, Cairo, Egypt. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Definition and approach to special education Every child, regardless of their developmental capabilities, has a right to education from birth. Egypt was one of the early adopters of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons...
Ithar Hassaballa is Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Measures of poverty Measures of poverty in Egypt do not reflect children as a basic unit of analysis, though children are most affected by poverty. Data largely reflects children of low-income families, missing the actual number of children...
Ithar Hassaballa is Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Social policies and institutions providing health care Several institutions and policies provide health care for children in Egypt. Two of the central institutions are the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and the United Nations...
Heba F. Hassanein is Instructor of Educational Leadership at the American University in Cairo, Egypt Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Nagwa Megahed is Associate Professor of Comparative Education and Educational Administration at Ain Shams University, Egypt Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Administration and governance models The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) supervises and coordinates all postsecondary education, planning, policy formulation, and quality control. The Central Placement Office (CPO) is a unit...
...This paper provides relevant indicators and measurements useful for public policies seeking the expansion of equitable human development opportunities for Egyptian children and youth. To measure equitable access to opportunities...
Mohamed Rizkallah is an adjunct assistant professor at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...Article 16 of the Basic Education Law 1981 (Law No. 139), amended by Law No. 233 in 1988, states that the aims of basic education in primary and secondary school are:Basic education can also be defined as education that equips children...
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