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The aim of this volume is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing … the devastating consequences of conflict on a country's education systems and outcomes, as well to emphasize the … importance of maximizing the opportunities to reform education systems presented by a reconstruction setting, adopting a long …
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education quality. Student achievement information can be used to inform a wide variety of education policies, including the … do tend not to use the results to inform their education policies. Yet better education policies have the potential to … promote significant increases in cognitive skills. If developing countries are truly to achieve education for all, they will …
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The book examines five ways through which public-private contracts can help countries meet education goals. First …, public-private partnerships can increase access to good quality education for all, especially for poor children who live in … education can be particularly helpful in post-conflict countries undergoing reconstruction. Third, lessons about what works in …
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Contents of the report are as follows: East Asia education study tour: an overview of key insights by Birger Fredriksen …, and Tan Jee Peng. Education in Africa: knowledge makes the difference by Mamadou Ndoye. Education in Singapore …: developments since 1965 by Goh Chor Boon, and S. Gopinathan. Education in Vietnam: development history, challenges, and solutions …
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To achieve the goals of sustainable growth and poverty reduction, developing countries need strong national institutions. To this end, the World Bank has devoted significant resources to building the capacity of institutions and organizations in client countries. The Bank helps countries build...
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The conference brought together 44 African ministers of finance and of education from 28 African countries for a …. African countries have achieved laudable progress during the last decade towards the Education for All (EFA) goals for 2015 … that were agreed in Dakar in 2000, particularly with regard to Universal Primary Education (UPE). This progress reflects …
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shortages. Multigrade teaching is a promising option for provision of education services in small schools. In Uganda the quality …
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This study is intended for non-Russian researchers wanting to get familiar with the education system of the Russian … Federation and more generally for all those involved in education and education policy. It does not represent exhaustive … information on the Russian education system and all problems and challenges existing there, but briefly describes its main …
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classroom show whether students are getting a quality education? How must information be presented in class so that students can …
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has included a program on Education and Respect for Diversity. The program consists of a series of initiatives to promote … has focused on ways in which Bank-financed programs can help education systems to address the needs of all students and to …
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