| Description |
v, 179 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
[The Stanford series on education & public policy] |
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Stanford series on education and public policy ; 14
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Creating Effective Schools / Marlaine E. Lockheed and Henry M. Levin -- Ch. 2. The Condition of Primary Education in Developing Countries / Marlaine E. Lockheed -- Ch. 3. How Can Schooling Help Improve the Lives of the Poorest? The Need for Radical Reform / Nicholas Bennett -- Ch. 4. The New School Program: More and Better Primary Education for Children in Rural Areas in Colombia / Vicky Colbert, Clemencia Chiappe and Jairo Arboleda -- Ch. 5. CIEP: A Democratic School Model for Educating Economically Disadvantaged Students in Brazil? / Ana Cristina Leonardos -- Ch. 6. Improving Educational Effectiveness in a Plantation School: The Case of the Gonakelle School in Sri Lanka / Angela Little and R. Sivasithambaram -- Ch. 7. Local Initiatives and Their Implications for a Multi-Level Approach to School Improvement in Thailand / Mun C. Tsang and Christopher Wheeler |
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Ch. 8. Providing Quality Education When Resources are Scarce: Strategies for Increasing Primary School Effectiveness in Burundi / Thomas Owen Eisemon, John Schwille, Robert Prouty, Francis Ukobizoba, Deogratias Kana and Gilbert Manirabona -- Ch. 9. Accelerated Schools in the United States: Do They Have Relevance for Developing Countries? / Henry M. Levin |
| Analysis |
Developing countries Primary education |
| Notes |
Series statement from jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education, Elementary -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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Education, Primary -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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School management and organization -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
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| Author |
Levin, Henry M.
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Lockheed, Marlaine E.
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| LC no. |
92042862 |
| ISBN |
0750701730 (acid-free paper) |
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