Brazil has made considerable progress
toward macroeconomic stability since reform measures began
to take hold in the early 1990s, and its economy has
produced stronger...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 43978Date: April 16, 2008Author:
Dahlman,Carl J. ;
Rodriguez, Alberto ;
Salmi,Jamil
Education plays a central role in
preparing individuals to enter the labor force, as well as
equipping them with the skills to engage in lifelong
learning experiences....
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 43977Date: April 9, 2008Author:
Fasih, Tazeen
In international assessments (Progress
in International Reading Literacy Study - Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development [PISA-OECD] and
Progress in International...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 69715Date: February 1, 2008Author:
Sprenger-Charolles,Liliane
This report shares the findings of first
round of the Learning and Educational Achievement in Punjab
Schools (LEAPS) survey carried out in all the public and
private...
In most major international assessments
(e.g., Programme for International Student
Assessment-Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development [PISAOECD], and...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 69716Date: January 1, 2008
This document explores the education
sector, and its role in promoting economic competitiveness
and development. It particularly focuses on the upper
secondary education...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 69936Date: December 31, 2007
As the global economy rapidly changes
and new technologies are introduced, more highly skilled
workers are required. In the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 38555Date: November 5, 2007
Countries that invest heavily and
effectively in education and skills to produce information
and knowledge will benefit economically and socially. The
European Union...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 39674Date: June 1, 2007
This report assesses and analyzes the
current state of the Malaysian university system and makes
recommendations on ways to further strengthen existing
higher education...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 40397Date: March 1, 2007
This report maps and assesses the status
and practice of higher education quality assurance (QA) in
Sub-Saharan Africa. It centers on quality assurance in
degree-granting...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 40931Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Materu, Peter
Indigenous peoples make up less than 5
percent of the world's population, yet comprise 15
percent of the world's poor. The indigenous population
of Latin America is...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 37532Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Patrinos,Harry Anthony ;
Skoufias,Emmanuel
The purpose of this introductory essay
is to explore the current challenges facing higher education
in Central Asia using the recent case studies of Kazakhstan,
the...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 68926Date: January 1, 2007
Educational attainment and literacy
rates in Lao PDR have improved significantly. Years of
education research have established that, after family
background, teachers...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 42971Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Benveniste , Luis ; Marshall , Jeffery ;
Santibanez , Lucrecia
This Education Sector Public Expenditure
Review is the first of a series of sectoral public
expenditure reviews, intended to assist the Government of
Zambia (GRZ) in...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 36552Date: June 20, 2006
This Education Sector Public Expenditure
Review is the first of a series of sectoral public
expenditure reviews, intended to assist the Government of
Zambia (GRZ) in...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 36552Date: June 20, 2006
In a context of increased primary school
enrollment rates, secondary education is appearing as the
next big challenge for Latin American and East Asian
countries. This...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 37092Date: June 1, 2006Author:
di Gropello, Emanuela [editor]
Chapter 1 provides a background to
education in Thailand, including the historical context of
reform and recent trends at the primary and tertiary levels.
Chapter 2...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 38191Date: January 1, 2006
While many Latin American countries have
succeeded in providing access to basic education for the
great majority of children, educational quality in the
region remains...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 33266Date: February 1, 2005Author:
Vegas, Emiliana ;
Umansky, Ilana
This brief policy note reviews
experience so far with the implementation of a new financing
scheme for general education (based on the principle of
'money follows the...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 29943Date: September 1, 2004
The World Bank's Country Assistance
Strategy 2004-08 (CAS) indicates that the Bank is prepared
to enter into a credit agreement to finance an integrated
Technical and...
Type: Other Education StudyReport#: 29492Date: August 26, 2004
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