Africa's Agenda for Action: Reform Policies, Renew Progress.

Sonst. Personen	Johanson, Richard K. (Hrsg.)
Institution	World Bank, Washington, DC.
Titel	Africa's Agenda for Action: Reform Policies, Renew Progress.
Quelle	2 (1987) 1, (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Developing Nations; Educational Assessment; Educational Development; Educational Finance; Educational Planning; Foreign Countries; International Programs; Overpopulation; Population Trends; Program Improvement; Technical Assistance; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsfonds; Bildungsplanung; Ausland; Bevölkerungsprognose; Technische Hilfe; Afrika
Abstract	Unprecedented population growth and mounting fiscal austerity in Africa is causing a decline in the significant increases in educational progress, especially as measured by the median literacy rate, which were made between 1962 and 1985. Planning and implementation of educational programs carefully designed to effect economic growth is one path suggested whereby governments can bring about renewed progress. Government spending on education now averages between four and five percent of the gross national product across the region. Inequities exist in access to education in poor African countries where resources are minimal. In some countries as much as 60 percent of the population has never attended school. Recommendations for improving education include striving for universal primary education with selective expansion at the secondary and university levels as the best means to achieve Africa's social and economic goals. Charts of enrollments in primary schools between 1960 and 1983, public expenditures in education between 1970 and 1983, and 1985 unit costs of public education as a percentage of per capita gross national product in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are provided. Maps are included. (NL)
Anmerkungen	Education News, World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC