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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451629403321

Titolo

Education in Sierra Leone [[electronic resource] ] : present challenges, future opportunities / / World Bank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2006

ISBN

1-280-76580-1

9786610765805

0-8213-6869-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Africa Human Development Series

Disciplina

370.9664

Soggetti

Education - Sierra Leone

Electronic books.

Sierra Leone

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1. POST-CONFLICT CONTEXT; BOXES; FIGURES; TABLES; CHAPTER 2. STUDENT ENROLLMENT, COMPLETION, AND TRANSITION; CHAPTER 3. LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND OUTCOMES; CHAPTER 4. EXPENDITURE AND FINANCING; CHAPTER 5. DISPARITY; CHAPTER 6. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 7. IMPROVING EDUCATION: POLICY CHOICES; APPENDIXES; Definitions of Indicators; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Recently emerging from a decade-long civil war, Sierra Leone is making a remarkable recovery. The future holds great promise as well as many challenges for the education system in Sierra Leone. The rapid expansion of enrollments in primary school after the war will place pressure on the secondary school level and careful planning will be required to manage the expansion. As the priority shifts from emergency rehabilitation of schools to established basic service delivery, overcrowded classes and the quality of teaching and learning will need to be addressed. Focus should turn to the children f