Getting textbooks to every child in sub-Saharan Africa : strategies for addressing the high cost and low availability problem /

Even as countries in Sub-Saharan Africa work towards achieving better learning outcomes for children through systemic reform, the affordability and availability of textbooks remains a persistent challenge. Yet despite extensive technical support and funding from external development partners, includ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Fredriksen, Birger (Autor), Brar, Sukhdeep (Autor)
Otros Autores: Trucano, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank Group, [2015]
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
Temas:
Education > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Textbooks > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
Education
Textbooks
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Abbreviations
  • Executive Summary
  • Objective of the Study
  • Main Findings
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 1 Introduction and Rationale for This Study
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2 The State of Textbook Provision in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Note
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Factors Contributing to Textbook Scarcity
  • Note
  • Reference
  • Chapter 4 The Urgency of Addressing the Textbook Shortage in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Factors Determining Textbook Costs
  • Unit Textbook Costs
  • Annualized per-Student Textbook Costs
  • Actual Unit and Annualized Textbook Costs in SSA
  • Interventions and Scope for Reducing Textbook Costs
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Textbook Financing
  • Issues
  • Sources and Methods of Textbook Funding in SSA
  • Government Textbook Funding in SSA
  • Estimated Share of Primary Education Budget Needed for Adequate Supply of Textbooks
  • Estimated Share of Secondary Education Budget Needed for Adequate Supply of Textbooks
  • Impact of External Aid
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa from Countries in Other Regions
  • India
  • The Philippines
  • Vietnam
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Digital Teaching and Learning Materials: Opportunities, Options, and Issues
  • Predictions about the Demise of Printed Textbooks
  • Educational Materials and Electronic Devices: Promise and Potential
  • Some Common Myths and Misconceptions
  • Costs
  • One Way to Begin: Targeting Different Age Groups or School Subjects
  • General Trends
  • The Way Forward: Some Questions and Issues for Consideration
  • Ten Recommendations for Policymakers
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 9 Lessons and Recommendations
  • How Can Sub-Saharan Countries Lower the High Costs of Providing Textbooks?
  • Table 6.10 Annual per-Student Book Costs and Budget Shares to Provide Students with Textbooks for Different Unit and System Costs in Secondary Education, Total and by Cycle
  • Table 7.1 India: Cost of Textbooks per Pupil and Set of Textbooks by Grade, 2011
  • Table 7.2 The Philippines: Cost of Textbooks per Pupil per Set of Textbooks by Grade
  • Table 7.3 Vietnam: Cost of Textbooks per Pupil per Set of Textbooks by Grade.

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