1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910169186103321

Autore

Horvath Christina

Titolo

Le Roman urbain contemporain en France / / Christina Horvath

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle, 2017

ISBN

2-87854-750-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Soggetti

French fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

City and town life in literature

Cities and towns in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Nous vivons aujourd’hui à l’ère de la « surmodernité », celle des grandes mutations sociales et des changements d’échelle où les moyens de transports rapides abolissent la distance entre les métropoles alors que les équipements de télécommunication sophistiqués établissent des liens au niveau planétaire. Genre dominant de la littérature du XXe siècle, le roman est-il capable de rendre compte aujourd'hui de l'expérience de l’homme confronté à la mondialisation et à l’urbanisation de tout l’univers social ? Fondé sur l'analyse d'une trentaine de textes, cet ouvrage dresse un panorama des représentations littéraires de la ville en France dans les années 1990. En même temps, il tente de fonder la théorie d'un genre ludique, porté sur le social et résolument tourné vers l'actualité qui tend à devenir l’expression caractéristique de notre époque : le roman urbain.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824119803321

Autore

Fredriksen Birger

Titolo

Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa : : Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem / / Fredriksen, Birger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : The World Bank, , 2015

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 pages)

Collana

Directions in Development

Directions in Development - Human Development

Disciplina

370.96

Soggetti

Education - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Textbooks - Africa, Sub-Saharan

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Objective of the Study""; ""Main Findings""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction and Rationale for This Study""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 The State of Textbook Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa""; ""Note""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Factors Contributing to Textbook Scarcity""; ""Note""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 4 The Urgency of Addressing the Textbook Shortage in Sub-Saharan Africa""; ""Notes""; ""References""

""Chapter 5 Factors Determining Textbook Costs""""Unit Textbook Costs""; ""Annualized per-Student Textbook Costs""; ""Actual Unit and Annualized Textbook Costs in SSA""; ""Interventions and Scope for Reducing Textbook Costs""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Textbook Financing""; ""Issues""; ""Sources and Methods of Textbook Funding in SSA""; ""Government Textbook Funding in SSA""; ""Estimated Share of Primary Education Budget Needed for Adequate Supply of Textbooks""; ""Estimated Share of Secondary Education Budget Needed for Adequate Supply of Textbooks""; ""Impact of External Aid""

""Notes""""References""; ""Chapter 7 Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa from Countries in Other Regions""; ""India""; ""The Philippines""; ""Vietnam""; ""Summary""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8 Digital



Teaching and Learning Materials: Opportunities, Options, and Issues""; ""Predictions about the Demise of Printed Textbooks""; ""Educational Materials and Electronic Devices: Promise and Potential""; ""Some Common Myths and Misconceptions""; ""Costs""; ""One Way to Begin: Targeting Different Age Groups or School Subjects""; ""General Trends""

Sommario/riassunto

Even as countries in Sub-Saharan Africa work towards achieving better learning outcomes for children through systemic reform, the affordability and availability of textbooks remains a persistent challenge. Yet despite extensive technical support and funding from external development partners, including the World Bank, making textbooks affordable and available to teachers and students remains an elusive objective for most countries in the region. Most African countries experience low learning outcomes and high drop-out rates. Only two-thirds of those who enter school reach the final grade, and only about half of these master basic numeracy and literacy skills. There is wide agreement that availability of textbooks is both an indispensable and a cost-effective way of improving the quality of the learning process. Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem offers policy options that can help reduce textbook costs and increase their supply. The book explores, in depth, the cost and financial barriers that restrict textbook availability in schools across much of the region, as well as policies successfully adapted in other countries. The book also provides a thorough assessment of the pros and cons of digital teaching and learning materials and cautions against the assumption that they can immediately replace printed textbooks. Aimed at generating discussion among policy makers, development partners, and other stakeholders in Africa, Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem offers information and analysis that is both practical and relevant.