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Financing secondary education in developing countries: strategies for sustainable growth

By: Lewin, Keith | Caillods, Francoise

Publisher: UNESCO ; Paris ; 2001Description: x, 370 p; illISBN: 92-803-1139-9Subject(s): DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION | SCHOOLS | SECONDARY EDUCATION | STUDENTS | UNESCO | SCHOOLING | SUSTAINABLE GROWTH | EDUCATION FINANCINGSummary: Discusses the rationale for expanding participation in secondary education, linking this to the need to remain competitive in a globalized world. Explores the characteristics of secondary schooling in developing countries using the extensive UNESCO database and develops a series of simulations to estimate what the costs of secondary education expansion are likely to be for different groups of countries. Concludes with a discussion of the policy options that offer prospects of improved access at sustainable levels of cost and acceptable quality.

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Discusses the rationale for expanding participation in secondary education, linking this to the need to remain competitive in a globalized world. Explores the characteristics of secondary schooling in developing countries using the extensive UNESCO database and develops a series of simulations to estimate what the costs of secondary education expansion are likely to be for different groups of countries. Concludes with a discussion of the policy options that offer prospects of improved access at sustainable levels of cost and acceptable quality.

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