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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777776503321

Titolo

The link between health, social issues, and secondary education : : life skills, health, and civic education / / Robert Smith ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007

ISBN

1-280-76589-5

9786610765898

0-8213-7069-3

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 72 pages ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 100

Africa human development series

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithRobert (Robert Langley)

Disciplina

306.4320973

Soggetti

Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Youth - Education (Secondary) - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Youth - Health and hygiene - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Life skills - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA), Africa Region Human Development Department."

"Robert Smith, Guro Nesbakken, Anders Wirak, Brenda Sonn."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-72).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; 1. Rationale for the Study and Methodology; 2. Country Frameworks and Brief Description of Practices Studied; 3. Promising Practices in the Sub-Saharan Context; 4. Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A: List of Researchers; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

This working paper is based on a literature review and country case studies in six Sub-Saharan African countries: Eritrea, Mali, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. It looks at the role of secondary education and training in promoting health, civics and life skills among the African youth. Specifically, this study focuses on examining which schooling programs are effective in equipping young people with life skills, which programs reduce dropout and increase participation and how schools can become agents in tackling health and social issues.