Beschreibung:
This title was first published in 2003. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest primary enrolments of any major region in the developing world and the number of children out of school is increasing faster in SSA than elsewhere. This timely study (in line with the Millennium Development Goals) examines the methods adopted by the international community to tackle the chronic problems of schooling and poverty in developing countries. This book will appeal to researchers and teachers on African development, officials in international agencies working on education and development and Government officials in African education.
Contents: Poverty, schooling and gender: some theoretical issues; Causes of enrolment outcomes: costs versus commitment; The gender gap in primary enrolments: a cross-country analysis; Costs versus commitment in nine countries; Gender disparities in schooling: causes and constraints; Policies to achieve schooling for all; Can aid to African schooling be expected to close the financial and policy gaps?; Conclusions - what have we learned?; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.