| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 221 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Operations evaluation studies |
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World Bank operations evaluation study.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Changes in basic education since the 1980s -- 3. The bank's education portfolio in Ghana -- 4. The bank's impact on education policies and outputs -- 5. Educational performance has improved -- 6. Causes and consequences of improved educational performance -- 7. Lessons learned and progress toward the MDGs -- Annex A. Test examples -- Annex B. Budget analysis -- Annex C. School costs -- Annex D. School-level changes in inputs, management, and methods -- Annex E. Tables of school quality variables -- Annex F. Variable definition -- Annex G. Analysis of test scores -- Annex H. Data on educational performance -- Annex I. School attainment -- Annex J. Conditions attached to bank credits -- Annex K. Education and welfare outcomes -- Annex L. Evaluation approach paper |
| Summary |
This book examines the impact of World Bank-supported educational reforms introduced in Ghana since 1986 and related investment projects in support of basic education. A nation-wide survey of households, schools, and teachers found that both the quantity and quality of schooling has improved over the last fifteen years. Enrolments in basic education have increased by over 10 percent compared to 15 years ago. And whereas 15 years ago nearly two-thirds of primary school graduates were illiterate, less than one in twenty are so today. These improvements in learning outcomes are clearly and strongly linked to better welfare as measured by higher income, better nutrition, and reduced mortality.; The gains in educational outputs can be directly linked to better school quality, manifested in improved infrastructure and greater availability of school supplies. Today it is the norm to have one textbook per child for math and English: rather than one per class as was common before the advent of reforms. Increased school quality can in turn be linked to the Bank's support which has financed the construction of 8,000 classroom blocks and provided 35 million textbooks over the last 15 years. Moreover Bank support helped sustain initially unpopular reforms, demonstrating the efficacy of working in partnership with a government committed to a well-defined sectoral strategy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English; foreword and executive summary also in French and Spanish |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
World Bank -- Evaluation
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| SUBJECT |
World Bank fast |
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Weltbank gnd |
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Banque mondiale. rasuqam |
| Subject |
Basic education -- Ghana -- Finance
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Educational assistance -- Ghana -- Evaluation
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Educational evaluation -- Ghana
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EDUCATION -- History.
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EDUCATION -- Comparative.
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Evaluation
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Basic education -- Finance
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Educational assistance -- Evaluation
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Educational evaluation
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Bildungspolitik
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Bildungsplanung
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Grundschule
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Aide à l'éducation.
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Éducation de base.
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Évaluation.
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Financement de l'éducation.
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Ghana
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Ghana
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Ghana.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistiques (Descripteur de forme)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
World Bank. Operations Evaluation Department.
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| ISBN |
1417545747 |
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9781417545742 |
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9780821358849 |
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0821358847 |
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0821358855 |
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9780821358856 |
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6610084254 |
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9786610084258 |
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1280084251 |
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9781280084256 |
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