"Education for all" has been the focus of international agencies for the past two decades. On a continent where "education for all" has been unattainable to date, South Africa has set itself the ambitious goal of attaining this by the internationally stipulated deadline of 2015. "Education for all" involves providing education to everyone of appropriate age, thereby satisfying everyone's universal right to access education. The challenge has been to simultaneously maintain and enhance the quality of education in all schools across South Africa. After decades of deprivation in many contexts, it is important to not only discuss and reflect on how achievable quality education for all is, but also, what the cost is of not doing so.

Prof Howie has been involved in monitoring the quality of education in South Africa and internationally over the past two decades. She will present the latest information about the status of South Africa's provisioning for education for all, as well as its performance relative to the latest quality in education indicators. She will also give her perspectives on the challenges that South Africa faces regarding the quality of education and make some recommendations on how these could be managed.

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Date: Thursday, 4 August 2011
Time: 17:00
Venue: Senate Hall, Hatfield Campus, Pretoria
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