Strategies for sustainable financing of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Keith M. Lewin

• Autore: Lewin Keith
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 170 pages : charts ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Disciplina: 379.1/130967
• Soggetto topico: Education, Secondary - Economic aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Education, Secondary - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Finance; Sustainable development - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Strategies for sustainable financing of secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ISBN: 1-281-23936-4; 9786611239367; 0-8213-7116-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823979303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.