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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453873603321

Autore

Verspoor Adriaan <1942->

Titolo

At the crossroads [[electronic resource] ] : choices for secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Adriaan M. Verspoor with the SEIA team

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008

ISBN

1-281-78736-1

9786611787363

0-8213-7114-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Collana

Africa Region human development series

Disciplina

373.6

Soggetti

Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Educational assistance - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; Mapping the Challenge; Figure ES.1 Survival of a Cohort of Students in Primary and Secondary Education in SSA, 2003; Secondary Education and Development; Toward an African Strategy for Secondary Education Development; Lessons from International Experience; Table ES.1 Toward Indicative Benchmarks for Secondary Education Development (2015); Implementing Reform; Mobilizing External Support; Figure ES.2 Education Official Development Assistance Commitments in SSA, 1999-2005; Conclusion

Table ES.2 Summary of Policy Options for Secondary Education DevelopmentNotes; CHAPTER 1. SECONDARY EDUCATION IN AFRICA: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES; Figure 1.1 Gross Enrollment Ratios in Secondary Education, by Region, 2004 or Latest; Daunting Challenges; Figure 1.2 The Education Transition in Ghana and the Republic of Korea; Table 1.1 Enrollment Growth in Primary and Secondary Education, 1990-2002; Figure 1.3 Young People Ages 12-18 as a Percentage of Total Population, by Region, 1990-2020; Figure 1.4 Average Years of Schooling, Population Age 5 and Older, by Region



Figure 1.5 Survival of a Cohort of Students in Primary and Secondary Education in SSA, 2003Recognizing System Diversity and Linkages; Table 1.2 Structure of Secondary Education in SSA; Figure 1.7 Secondary Gross Enrollment Ratios in SSA Countries with GNI Per Capita Less Than 1,000; The Secondary Education in Africa Initiative; Box 1.1 The Thematic Studies; Box 1.2 Food for Thought at the Crossroads: Summary Findings and Policy Choices; Methodology and Organization of this Book; Notes; CHAPTER 2. MAPPING THE CHALLENGE; Participation and Equity

Figure 2.1 General Secondary GERs 2003/04 or Closest YearFigure 2.2 Education Participation of 15-19 Age Group by Wealth, Gender, and Location in SSA; Table 2.1 Factors Affecting Gender Disparities in Secondary Education; Figure 2.3 Attainment of Secondary Education by Gender and Wealth; Inadequate Relevance and Quality; Table 2.2 TIMSS (2003), Average Scale Score; Figure 2.4 Rates of Repetition in Secondary Schools in SSA; Table 2.3 Per Student Secondary Education Public Expenditure as Percentage of GDP Per Capita, Selected Countries, 2001 or Closest Year

Figure 2.5 Ratio of Primary to Secondary Costs Per PupilTable 2.4 Average Annual Growth (Percent) in Secondary Students and Teachers in SSA; Figure 2.7 Average Pupil-to-Teacher Ratio in Secondary Education by Major Region, 1990-2003; Box 2.1 Textbooks in Zambian Schools; Box 2.2 Cursos Nocturnos in Mozambique; Figure 2.8 Average Private Enrollment in Selected SSA Countries as a Percentage of Total Enrollment, 1999-2004; Box 2.3 Academic Production Units (APUs) in Zambia; Box 2.4 Private Tutoring; A Quality-Quantity Trade-Off?

Table 2.5 Unit Cost Per Student and Composition of Education Spending in Selected Countries

Sommario/riassunto

Expanded access to and improved quality of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa are key ingredients for economic growth in the region. This Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA) synthesis report makes this point by bringing together a significant volume of analytical work sponsored by the World Bank and by many African and international partners. At the Crossroads: Choices for Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa argues the case for broad and equitable access for a basic education cycle of 8 to 10 years, as well as for expanded education and training opportunities. This book provides



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132157403321

Titolo

OLED microdisplays : technology and applications / / edited by François Templier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-119-01506-5

1-119-00474-8

1-119-01505-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Electronics Engineering Series

Disciplina

621.3987

Soggetti

Microdisplays

Electroluminescent devices - Materials

Light emitting diodes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Sommario/riassunto

Microdisplays are displays requiring optical magnification and OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) are self-emitting displays where each pixel includes a LED made of organic material, in general composed of small-molecule organic material. This title reviews in detail how OLED microdisplays are made as well as how they are used. All aspects from theory to application will be addressed: basic principles, display design, display fabrication, operation and performances, present and future applications.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910694450503321

Autore

Friend Milton

Titolo

Disease emergence and resurgence [[electronic resource] ] : the wildlife-human connection / / by Milton Friend ; with contributions by James W. Hurley, Pauline Nol, and Katherine Wesenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va. : , : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

xii, 388 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Circular ; ; 1285

Soggetti

Zoonoses

Wildlife diseases

Animals as carriers of disease

Communicable diseases - Transmission

Emerging infectious diseases - Transmission

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 1, 2007).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.