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1 online resource |
| Series |
Directions in development. Human development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Tables; Table O.1 The Links in the TLM Chain; Conclusions Related to Unit Textbook Costs; Table O.2 Potential Impact of Print Run Fractionalization on Unit Textbook Costs (4 Colors); Conclusions Related to TLM System Costs; Conclusions Related to Textbook and TLM Availability in Schools; Conclusions Related to Textbook Cost Reduction Possibilities; Table O.3 Implications of Moving Text from Textbooks to Teachers' Guides and Readers; Conclusions Related to the Main Causes of High System Cost and Low Availability |
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Conclusions Related to School TLM Management and UsageConclusions Related to TLM Reform Policy Options; Notes; References; Part 1 The Current Situation; Chapter 1 Textbooks, Teaching and Learning Materials, and Learning Achievement; The Impact of Textbooks on the Quality of Education; Issues in Donor-Funded Textbook Projects; The Cost Effectiveness of Textbook Provision; Impact Evaluations of Textbook Provision in Kenya; Textbook Effectiveness and Classroom Usage; Factors Affecting School Effectiveness and Student Achievement; Textbook Content Research; Recent Research; Reading Books |
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A Summary of Key IssuesNote; References; Chapter 2 Current Trends in National Teaching and Learning Materials Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa; Trends in National Teaching and Learning Materials Provision; The Transition to Private Sector Involvement in Textbook Provision; The Growth in African Publishing; Competing Alternative Textbooks and the Introduction of Textbook Evaluation Systems; Centralized versus Decentralized Funding and Selection; Enrollment Growth; Comparisons between Anglophone and Francophone Approaches; The Growth in Learner-Centered and Outcomes-Based Curricula |
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Table 2.1 Textbook Provision Systems in Francophone and Anglophone Africa-A ComparisonA Summary of Key Issues; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Current Textbook (and Other Teaching and Learning Materials) Availability, Costs, and Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa; Textbook Unit Costs at Primary and Secondary Levels in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries; Table 3.1 Textbook Costs for Grade 1; Table 3.2 Textbook Costs for Grade 6; Table 3.3 Textbook Costs for Grade 8; Table 3.4 Textbook Costs for Grade 11; Table 3.5 Median, Maximum, and Minimum Unit Textbook Costs |
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Table 3.6 Average Annual Amortized Maximum and Minimum Costs of provisionTable 3.7 Median Amortized Costs per Student of TLM Provision; Sources of Textbooks for Primary and Secondary Levels; Sources of Textbook Financing for Primary and Secondary Levels; Table 3.8 Sources of Authorship, Publishing, Manufacturing, and Raw Materials for Grades 1, 6, 8, and 11; Types of Supply; Table 3.9 Types of Textbook Funding; Table 3.10 Adequacy, Regularity, and Predictability of Government TLM Budgets; Textbook Availability; Table 3.11 Types of Textbook Supply |
| Summary |
This World Bank report is a rich compilation of information on teaching learning materials (TLM) in Africa based on the extensive and multi-faceted experience of the author's work in the education sector in Africa. The study examines a wide range of issues around TLM provision including curriculum, literacy and numeracy, language of instruction policy, procurement and distribution challenges, TLM development and production and their availability, management and usage in schools. It also looks at the role of information and communication technology (ICT) based TLMs and their availability. The s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Textbooks -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Textbooks
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015018920 |
| ISBN |
9781464805738 |
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1464805733 |
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9781464805721 |
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1464805725 |
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