1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449760203321

Autore

Hershock Martin J. <1962->

Titolo

The paradox of progress [[electronic resource] ] : economic change, individual enterprise, and political culture in Michigan, 1837-1878 / Martin J. Hershock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8214-4178-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Disciplina

977.4/02

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Michigan Politics and government 1837-1950

Michigan Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-307) and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458286403321

Autore

Mingat Alain

Titolo

Developing post-primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the financial sustainability of alternative pathways / / Alain Mingat, Blandine Ledoux, and Ramahatra Rakotomalala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2010

ISBN

1-282-65737-2

9786612657375

0-8213-8236-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Africa Human Development Series

Altri autori (Persone)

LedouxBlandine

RakotomalalaRamahatra <1959->

Disciplina

373.67

Soggetti

Education, Secondary - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Finance

Sustainable development - 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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. THE POLICY CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY AND DATA; CHAPTER 4. THE PRESSURE OF RISING ENROLLMENT; CHAPTER 5. COVERAGE OF POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION; CHAPTER 6. THE QUALITY AND REACH OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND RELATED UNIT COSTS; CHAPTER 7. EVALUATING THE FINANCING GAP; CHAPTER 8. SIMULATION RESULTS; CHAPTER 9. CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A. RELATION BETWEEN TEACHER SALARIES AND COUNTRY INCOME LEVEL; APPENDIX B. BASIC DATA FOR 33 SSA COUNTRIES

APPENDIX C. SCHEMATIC SUMMARY OF SCENARIOSAPPENDIX D. AGGREGATE SIMULATION RESULTS; APPENDIX E. SIMULATION RESULTS BY COUNTRY; REFERENCES; INDEX; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Because of the remarkable progress that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made toward universalizing primary school completion (a



Millennium Development Goal), many young Africans are completing primary schooling and many more will do so in the coming years. As they seek opportunities for further education, the pressure to expand places in secondary and tertiary education, already strong at present, can be expected to intensify in the future. Finding a sustainable path for expansion is thus a challenge that all countries in the region are grappling with. This study seeks to provide African