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Author Theunynck, Serge, 1947-

Title School construction strategies for universal primary education in Africa : should communities be empowered to build their schools? / Serge Theunynck
Published World Bank : Washington, DC, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Series Africa human development series
Africa Region human development series.
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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Subject Education, Primary -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
School buildings -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
School facilities -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
EDUCATION -- Administration -- School Plant Management.
Education, Primary
School buildings
School facilities
Sub-Saharan Africa
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008034569
ISBN 9780821377215
0821377213
0821377205
9780821377208