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UNINA9910781831403321 |
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Autore |
Lewin Keith |
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Titolo |
Strategies for sustainable financing of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Keith M. Lewin |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-23936-4 |
9786611239367 |
0-8213-7116-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xv, 170 pages : charts ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
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World Bank working paper series ; ; 136 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Secondary - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Finance |
Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Appendixes; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Résumé Analytique; Introduction; 1. Why Secondary Education?; 2. The Status of Secondary Schooling; 3. The Challenge of Expanding Secondary Enrollment; 4. How Much Secondary Expansion Is Affordable with and without Reform?; 5. Options for Affordable Expansion of Secondary Schooling; 6. Ways Forward; Notes for Chapters 1-6; References for Chapters 1-6 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Investment in secondary schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa has been neglected since the World Conference on Education for All at Jomtien. The World Education Forum in Dakar began to recognize the growing importance of post-primary schooling for development. Only 25 percent of school-age children attend secondary school in the region-and fewer complete successfully, having consequences for gender equity, poverty reduction, and economic growth. As universal primary schooling becomes a reality, demand for secondary schools is increasing rapidly. Gaps between the educational levels of the labor force |
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