Abolishing school fees in Africa : : lessons from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique

• Pubblicazione: Washington DC : , : World Bank : , : In collaboration with UNICEF, , [2009]; copyright 2009
• Descrizione fisica: xxiv, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 372.12/06
• Soggetto topico: Education, Elementary - Africa - Costs; School enrollment - Africa; Education and state - Africa
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. RATIONALE, ISSUES, AND CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINING THE ABOLITION OF SCHOOL FEES; TABLES; CHAPTER 2. FINANCING PRIMARY EDUCATION WITHIN A DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM: THE CASE OF ETHIOPIA; FIGURES; CHAPTER 3. FROM PILOT TO NATIONAL SCALE: GHANA'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE ABOLITION OF SCHOOL FEES; MAPS; BOX; CHAPTER 4. ABOLITION OF SCHOOL FEES AND LEVIES IN KENYA; CHAPTER 5. REVIEW OF THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION IN MALAWI ; CHAPTER 6. ABOLISHING FEES AND REDUCING THE COSTS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL: THE EXPERIENCE OF MOZAMBIQUEINDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Progress in literacy and learning, especially through universal primary education, has done more to advance human conditions than perhaps any other policy. Our generation has the possibility of becoming the first generation ever to offer all children access to good quality basic education. But it will only happen if we have the political commitment -- at the country as well as at the international level -- to give priority to achieve this first in human history. And it will only happen if also those who cannot afford to pay school fees can benefit from a complete cycle of good quality primary
• Titolo autorizzato: Abolishing school fees in Africa
• ISBN: 0-8213-7541-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777974003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Development practice in education.; World Bank e-Library.