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Sri Lanka education sector assessment : achievements, challenges, and policy options /
A country's education system plays a pivotal role in promoting economic growth and shared prosperity. Sri Lanka has enjoyed high school-attainment and enrollment rates for several decades. However, it still faces major challenges in the education sector, and these challenges undermine the count...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
World Bank Group,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Performance of the Education Sector: A Mixed Success; Critical Issues by Level of Education; Crosscutting Issues; Strategic Priorities and Policy Actions; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 1 Why a Comprehensive Assessment of Education Performance in Sri Lanka?; Introduction; The Economy and the Labor Market; Sri Lanka's Education in the Global Context; The Government's Education Reform Program; Approach, Methodology, and Data Sources; Note; References.
- Chapter 2 Systemwide Performance: Achievements and ChallengesIntroduction; Overview of the Education and Training System in Sri Lanka; Schooling and Training Opportunities; The Quality and Relevance of Education and Training; Labor Market Outcomes; Trends in Sri Lanka's Public Spending on Education; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Early Childhood Development: A Missed Opportunity; Introduction; Overview of Early Childhood Development in Sri Lanka; Supply of Early Childhood Development Services; Lessons from International Experience; Conclusion and Policy Options; Notes; References.
- Chapter 4 Primary and Secondary Education: The Quality ChallengeIntroduction; Education Offerings; Public School Teacher Management in Sri Lanka; Supporting and Monitoring Student Learning; Governance and Accountability; Cost and Financing of Schools in Sri Lanka; Conclusion and Policy Options; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Technical and Vocational Education and Training: The School-to-Work Transition; Introduction; The Workforce for a Middle-Income Sri Lanka; The TVET Sector: Organizational Structure and Shortcomings; Sri Lanka's Skills Supply System: Areas for Potential Reform.
- Conclusion and Policy OptionsNotes; References; Chapter 6 Higher Education: From Intakes to Outcomes; Introduction; Overview of the Higher Education Sector; Access to Higher Education; Performance: Inputs, Processes, Outputs, and Outcomes; Financial Resources; Stewarding the Higher Education Sector; Conclusion and Policy Options; Notes; References; Appendix A Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment: Main Issues, Strategic Directions, and Policy Actions; Boxes; Box 1.1 Skill Types; Box 2.1 Characteristics of the Poor in Sri Lanka.
- Box 3.1 Sri Lanka's National Policy of Early Childhood Care and Education, 2004Box 3.2 Features of the Open Approach to Early Childhood Education Curricula; Box 4.1 Examination Reforms in Other Economies; Box 4.2 Using National Assessment Results; Box 4.3 International Assessments and Education Reform; Box 4.4 School Internal Quality Assurance in Scotland; Box 4.5 Charter Schools and Effective School-Based Management; Box 5.1 The Republic of Korea: How Economic Development Changed Investment in Skills; Box 5.2 Why Educated Youth Are Unemployed; Box 5.3 Industrial Sector Skills Councils.