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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819629003321

Autore

Nielsen H. Dean

Titolo

From schooling access to learning outcomes, an unfinished agenda : : an evaluation of World Bank support to primary education / / H. Dean Nielsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006]

copyright 2006

ISBN

1-280-56467-9

9786610564675

0-8213-6793-5

Descrizione fisica

xx, 127 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Disciplina

379.1/291724

Soggetti

Education, Elementary - Developing countries

Education - Developing countries - Finance

Educational assistance - Developing countries - Evaluation

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 (p. 123-127).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Trends in World Bank support to primary education -- Improving access and learning outcomes for the disadvantaged -- Better management for better outcomes -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

Basic knowledge and skills-not years of education -are key to reducing poverty. Raising enrollments and completing primary schooling are necessary but not sufficient for ensuring basic knowledge and skills. Developing countries and partner agencies like the World Bank, need to focus on raising learning outcomes, particularly among disadvantaged children, to realize the poverty reduction benefits of investing in primary education. The Education for All (EFA) movement, launched in 1990, has resulted in an extraordinary mobilization of World Bank and country resources in support of basic educatio