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Africa (multiple country organisations)

Bureau d'Etudes et Recherches Appliquees en Afrique (BERADA) or Association for Applied Research in Africa. Established in 1988, BERADA is a national research association (non­governmental organization) recognized by the government of Mali whose purpose is to conduct educational research that supports social, cultural, and economic development in Africa.

BERADA represents a network of local and regional indigenous researchers and research associations in West Africa that includes:

• Askya Mohammed Center for Education and Research (Gao, Mali)
• Association pour le Developpement de l'Art et de la Culture Songhoy (Association for the Development of Songhoy Art and Culture) includes affiliated researchers and research associations in more than 10 African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan and Togo, as well as Saudi Arabia)
• Association pour le Developpement Sahelo-Sahelien (Sahel and Sahara Development Association - a regional educational and research organization for economic and social development in West Africa Bamako, Mali)

The organization can be contacted via Hassimi O. Maiga, Phd,
Founding President & Director of Research (songhoy@yahoo.com)

Details about the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) can be found on their website.

South Africa

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa supports development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Africa. The ESSD conducts research in the social domains of education, the world of work and science and innovation studies.

The programme examines the role of education and skills development in fulfilling national knowledge and skills requirements in a competitive global system. The research scope spans the lifecourse, from early childhood development to higher education and the world of work.

Four broad fields of enquiry are examined in the programme’s work, including:

• Education and work: Pathways from school to institutions of further and higher learning and to the world of work.
• Education and school improvement: Critical issues in curriculum, assessment and teacher development, particularly, mathematics and science, language and literacy.
• Science studies: Development of human resources and research and development (R&D) capability for a national system of innovation.
• Educational research methodologies: Applying data analytic abilities in educational assessment, labour market statistics and education management information systems (EMIS).

TLRP Director, Andrew Pollard met with the Executive Director of HSRC’s Education, Science and Skills Development research programme (ESSD), Vijay Reddy, in London in December 2007 to discuss educational developments in South Africa and the possibilities for further collaborative efforts between TLRP and HSRC. TLRP Associate Director, Alan Brown also met with Vijay in South Africa to discuss research developments on workbased learning. Further talks are scheduled to take place in 2008 with TLRP's Deputy Director, Mary James.

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