Title:
Education in the Middle East and North Africa: A Strategy Towards Learning for Development
Code:
EDU/99/11
Supervisor:
World Bank
Page Numbers:
55
Summary:
I. The Context and History in which The World Bank and its Clients Operate
1. Economic, Social and Political Background
2. Education Status and Evaluation of Educational Systems
3. Access
4. Education Attainment and Literacy
5. Equity
6. Quality
7. Financing
8. Private Preparation
II. Five Development Objectives for Education in MENA
1. Emphasize Learning to Learn and Reach Internationally Competitive
2. Performance Standards
3. Improve System Effectiveness in Building Human Capital and Engendering Social Cohesion
4. Ensure Universal Completion of Compulsory Education of Good Quality
5. Increase Country - Level Information on Education and the Effects of Reform
6. Maintain a Sustainable Foundation for Education
III. Six Strategic Paths for Obtaining Development Objectives
1. Establish Comprehension Policy Frameworks for Long Term Programs of Development and Reform
2. Focus on Results Improve Performance at all Levels
3. Increase Private Sector Participation in Education Through Legal, Regulatory and Accreditation Frameworks
4. Improve Internal Efficiency
5. Build a Community of Learns
6. Inform Everybody
IV. How The World Bank Group can Assist its Clients in MENA in the Future
Liste of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
Year:
1999
Sub-Sector:
Education