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Toward universal primary education : investments, incentives, and institutions / / Lead authors: Nancy Birdsall and Amina Ibrahim (Coordinators), Ruth Levine
| Toward universal primary education : investments, incentives, and institutions / / Lead authors: Nancy Birdsall and Amina Ibrahim (Coordinators), Ruth Levine |
| Autore | Birdsall Nancy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina |
372.0115
372.91724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
IbrahimAmina
LevineRuth <1959-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Elementary - Developing countries
Education, Primary - Developing countries Education - Developing countries Educational equalization - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-136-55007-0
1-280-47631-1 9786610476312 1-84977-357-2 600-00-0095-2 1-4237-0902-0 |
| Classificazione | 81.74 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Toward universal primary education: investments, incentives, and institutions; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Task force members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Part 1 Setting the stage; Chapter 1 The task force's contribution; Task force methods; Audience and organization of the report; The contribution of the task force; Chapter 2 Education and society: multiple benefits, unrealized potential; Education is society's main instrument for reproducing itself and can be a key ingredient for social change
Education is an end in itself and has tremendous benefits for individuals and societyThe benefits of education are conditioned by the context; Chapter 3 The Goals and the history of goal-setting in education; Chapter 4 Trends in primary education and gender parity; A host of factors affect enrollment and retention rates; Learning achievement needs to be measured; Conclusions and future prospects; Part 2 Education systems in developing countries: income, institutions, and incentives; Chapter 5 Education systems in developing countries High-performing educational systems can achieve results even with limited resourcesCountries with low-performing systems need to address a variety of governance problems; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Strategies for creating more and better educational opportunities; Strategy 1: get out-of-school children into school; Strategy 2: create better institutions, increase transparency, and provide better incentives; Chapter 7 Financing the education Goals; Part 3 Forging an international compact for education: roles and responsibilities of donors and developing countries Chapter 8 A global compact for basic educationChapter 9 What donors should do; Recommendation 1: support bold political leadership and provide firm financial commitments to make Education for All and the Fast Track Initiative work; Recommendation 2: reform the donor business; Recommendation 3: use a transparent accountability framework for reporting; Recommendation 4: invest in genuine evaluation; Chapter 10 A call to action; Appendixes; Appendix 1. Commissioned papers for educational report Appendix 2. Summary of the civil society e-discussion on the education report of the Task Force on Education and Gender EqualityAppendix 3. Success stories in policy interventions toward high quality universal primary education; Appendix 4. Data issues; Appendix 5. Major initiatives that promote the Millennium Development Goals on education and gender equality; Appendix 6. Need for postprimary education; Notes; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783538603321 |
Birdsall Nancy
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| London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Toward universal primary education : investments, incentives, and institutions / / Lead authors: Nancy Birdsall and Amina Ibrahim (Coordinators), Ruth Levine
| Toward universal primary education : investments, incentives, and institutions / / Lead authors: Nancy Birdsall and Amina Ibrahim (Coordinators), Ruth Levine |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
| Disciplina |
372.0115
372.91724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BirdsallNancy
LevineRuth <1959-> IbrahimAmina |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Elementary - Developing countries
Education, Primary - Developing countries Education - Developing countries Educational equalization - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
1-136-55007-0
1-280-47631-1 9786610476312 1-84977-357-2 600-00-0095-2 1-4237-0902-0 |
| Classificazione | 81.74 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Toward universal primary education: investments, incentives, and institutions; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Task force members; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Millennium Development Goals; Executive summary; Part 1 Setting the stage; Chapter 1 The task force's contribution; Task force methods; Audience and organization of the report; The contribution of the task force; Chapter 2 Education and society: multiple benefits, unrealized potential; Education is society's main instrument for reproducing itself and can be a key ingredient for social change
Education is an end in itself and has tremendous benefits for individuals and societyThe benefits of education are conditioned by the context; Chapter 3 The Goals and the history of goal-setting in education; Chapter 4 Trends in primary education and gender parity; A host of factors affect enrollment and retention rates; Learning achievement needs to be measured; Conclusions and future prospects; Part 2 Education systems in developing countries: income, institutions, and incentives; Chapter 5 Education systems in developing countries High-performing educational systems can achieve results even with limited resourcesCountries with low-performing systems need to address a variety of governance problems; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Strategies for creating more and better educational opportunities; Strategy 1: get out-of-school children into school; Strategy 2: create better institutions, increase transparency, and provide better incentives; Chapter 7 Financing the education Goals; Part 3 Forging an international compact for education: roles and responsibilities of donors and developing countries Chapter 8 A global compact for basic educationChapter 9 What donors should do; Recommendation 1: support bold political leadership and provide firm financial commitments to make Education for All and the Fast Track Initiative work; Recommendation 2: reform the donor business; Recommendation 3: use a transparent accountability framework for reporting; Recommendation 4: invest in genuine evaluation; Chapter 10 A call to action; Appendixes; Appendix 1. Commissioned papers for educational report Appendix 2. Summary of the civil society e-discussion on the education report of the Task Force on Education and Gender EqualityAppendix 3. Success stories in policy interventions toward high quality universal primary education; Appendix 4. Data issues; Appendix 5. Major initiatives that promote the Millennium Development Goals on education and gender equality; Appendix 6. Need for postprimary education; Notes; References |
| Altri titoli varianti |
On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Education and Gender Equality
UN Millennium Project 2005 Task Force on Education and Gender Equality |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826523603321 |
| London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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