Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Africa human development series |
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Africa Region human development series.
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Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. THE CHALLENGES OF AFRICA'S PRIMARY SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE; TABLES; FIGURES; CHAPTER 2. SCHOOL LOCATION PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION NORMS; BOXES; CHAPTER 3. CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 4. TECHNOLOGY FOR SANITATION AND WATER; CHAPTER 5. PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 6. SETTING UP COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 7. SCHOOL MAINTENANCE; CHAPTER 8. CORRUPTION IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 9. THE DONOR FACTOR; CHAPTER 10. FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION; APPENDIXES; REFERENCES; INDEX |
Summary |
School Construction Strategies for Universal Primary Education in Africa' examines the scope of the infrastructure challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa and the constraints to scaling up at an affordable cost. It assesses the experiences of African countries with school planning, school facility designs, and construction techniques, procurement and implementation arrangements over the past thirty years. It reviews the roles of the various actors in the implementation process : central and deconcentrated administrations, local governments, agencies, social funds, NGOs, and local communities. Drawing |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Education, Primary -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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School buildings -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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School facilities -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- School Plant Management.
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Education, Primary
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School buildings
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School facilities
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2008034569 |
ISBN |
9780821377215 |
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0821377213 |
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0821377205 |
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9780821377208 |
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