Transforming Education Outcomes in Africa

Learning from Togo
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-12707-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 103 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

Good education changes lives. It is therefore unsurprising that improved schooling plays a central part in most development strategies. At the same time, the expansion of school attainment alone is not sufficient to guarantee improved welfare. This open access book focuses on one country in West Africa, Togo, to explore what a country that has successfully increased enrollment rates can do to enhance learning outcomes. The authors explore different avenues for improvement, including enhancing the efficiency with which resources are used; increasing the qualifications of teachers; and through greater community involvement in school management. There is scope for improvement along all these dimensions, yet changes at the margin are insufficient to bring about the transformation needed to bring about acceptable levels of learning.

Important reading for anyone interested in understanding the pathways to improving the education system in Togo and other developing countries.

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Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rossi, Mariacristina

Hoogeveen, Johannes

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungsökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Learning in Sub-Sahara Africa.- Chapter 2: Primary Education in Togo.- Chapter 3: Drivers of Performance.- Chapter 4: Student Learning.- Chapter 5: Policy Suggestions and Concluding Remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Mariacristina Rossi is Associate Professor at the University of Turin, Italy, and Research Affiliate at Netspar, The Netherlands; Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy; and National Scientific Council, CNR, Italy. She has published extensively on applied development economics and intertemporal household choices.

Johannes Hoogeveen is Lead Economist in the Poverty and Equity Global Practice, World Bank, USA. He has worked extensively across the Africa region, (amongst others) as country economist for Togo.