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Why Educational Policies Can Fail : an Overview of Selected African Experiences : George Psacharopoulos (Discussion Paper : 82).
Why Educational Policies Can Fail
Author: George Psacharopoulos
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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This paper reviews a number of educational policy statements in east African countries on issues ranging from combining education with production at the primary level to the financing of higher education. An assessment is made as to how successful the policies have been in achieving their original intention. The paper's conclusion is that policy outcomes fall far short of matching expectations, mainly because of insufficient, or the absence of, implementation. Most educational policies are not implemented because they are vaguely stated and the financing implications are not always worked out. Another common reason for failure is that the content of a policy is based on an empirically unsustained theoretical relationship between instruments and outcomes. The paper makes a plea for the formulation of more concrete, feasible and implementable policies based on documented cause-effect relationships.
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
This paper reviews a number of educational policy statements in east African countries on issues ranging from combining education with production at the primary level to the financing of higher education. An assessment is made as to how successful the policies have been in achieving their original intention. The paper's conclusion is that policy outcomes fall far short of matching expectations, mainly because of insufficient, or the absence of, implementation. Most educational policies are not implemented because they are vaguely stated and the financing implications are not always worked out. Another common reason for failure is that the content of a policy is based on an empirically unsustained theoretical relationship between instruments and outcomes. The paper makes a plea for the formulation of more concrete, feasible and implementable policies based on documented cause-effect relationships.
Why educational policies can fail
The World Bank's Role in Human Resource Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Ronald Gene Ridker
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821328644
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
World Bank Discussion Paper 244. Although many studies have analyzed the gender gap in primary and secondary education in developing countries, this study is one of the few that analyzes the gap at the tertiary, or university level. The authors track the patterns in women's access to and achievement in higher education, including student enrollment and access to faculty and administrative positions. The study also identifies successful strategies and measures for reducing the gender gap. Two issues are examined in this paper. Part I reviews how women have fared in the wake of expanded tertiary enrollments over the past three decades. Despite evidence proving the importance of women's access to higher education for economic growth, a pervasive gap remains, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. The second part examines the World Bank's experience in projects designed to improve women's experience in higher education. The extent and severity of constraints varied across regions. Results are limited and many projects are still in progress. The findings suggest that countries with low per capita income levels and difficult social settings for women may have the greatest barriers to female participation. Even where social constraints are less severe, the programs for improving female education must respond to the demands of the labor market.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821328644
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
World Bank Discussion Paper 244. Although many studies have analyzed the gender gap in primary and secondary education in developing countries, this study is one of the few that analyzes the gap at the tertiary, or university level. The authors track the patterns in women's access to and achievement in higher education, including student enrollment and access to faculty and administrative positions. The study also identifies successful strategies and measures for reducing the gender gap. Two issues are examined in this paper. Part I reviews how women have fared in the wake of expanded tertiary enrollments over the past three decades. Despite evidence proving the importance of women's access to higher education for economic growth, a pervasive gap remains, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. The second part examines the World Bank's experience in projects designed to improve women's experience in higher education. The extent and severity of constraints varied across regions. Results are limited and many projects are still in progress. The findings suggest that countries with low per capita income levels and difficult social settings for women may have the greatest barriers to female participation. Even where social constraints are less severe, the programs for improving female education must respond to the demands of the labor market.
Rural Development Strategies for Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Kevin M. Cleaver
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821339770
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Content Description #Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821339770
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Content Description #Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
Journal of Educational Planning and Administration
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Category : Educational planning
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Category : Educational planning
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Publications Update
Resources in Education
World Bank Publications Update
Author: World Bank
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Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Redefining the Role of Government in Agriculture for the 1990's
Author: John Nash
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821316900
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821316900
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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