| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 96 pages) : color illustrations |
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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; Overview; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Equity in Education; Context and Purpose; Structure of This Book; Key Definitions; References; Chapter 2 Supply and Demand; Key Messages; Growth in Supply; Diversification of Supply; Demand and Economic Development; Economic Structure and Diversification; Growth in Pre-Tertiary Enrollment; Note; References; Chapter 3 Equity Patterns; Key Messages; Socioeconomic Status; Gender; Parents' Education; Spatial and Regional Factors; Students with Disabilities; References; Chapter 4 Equity of Opportunities; Key Messages; Inequity in Pre-Tertiary Levels of Education; Costs of Pursuing Tertiary Education; Government Expenditures; Benefit Incidence Analysis; Tertiary Admissions Policies; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Equity of Outcomes; Key Messages; Private Returns to Tertiary Education; Public Returns to Tertiary Education; Social Returns to Tertiary Education; Social Mobility and Tertiary Education; The Case of Sierra Leone; The Case of Uganda; References; Appendix List of Countries for Which Household Survey Data Are Available; Box; Box 5. Does Higher Educational Attainment Lead to Higher Private Returns? The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo; Figures; Figure 2. Gross Enrollment Ratio, by Region, 1970-2013; Figure 2.2 Share of Tertiary Enrollment in Private Institutions, 2000 and 2012; Figure 2.3 Number of Tertiary Students per 100,000 Inhabitants versus Share of Students Enrolled in Private Higher Education, 2012; Figure 2.4 Share of Short-Cycle Tertiary Education in Total Tertiary Education, 2012; Figure 2.5 Enrollment in Short-Cycle Tertiary Education versus Overall Tertiary Enrollment; Figure 2.6 Tertiary Enrollment per 100,000 Inhabitants and GDP per Capita (Current US), 2013; Figure 2.7 Economic Structure by Employment, Latest Household Survey; Figure 2.8 Share of Manufacturing and Services Employment; Figure 2.9 Tertiary GER and the Share of Employees with Tertiary Education in the Public Sector; Figure 2.10 Upper-Secondary Education GER and Growth Rate, 2000 and 2012 |
| Summary |
Despite a spectacular expansion of the higher education sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, the supply of tertiary education has generally failed to keep pace with demand and the region continues to lag all other regions in terms of access to tertiary education. This is in part a consequence of deeply entrenched patterns of inequitable access to higher education, and the perpetuation of what researchers refer to as "elite systems". To date, access to tertiary education in Sub-Saharan Africa has unduly benefitted students drawn from the region's wealthiest households, and overall enrollment remains disproportionately male, and metropolitan. These factors stifle the catalytic potential of higher education, corroding its potential for driving economic growth and sustaining poverty reduction. Instead, patterns of access to tertiary education have generally reinforced and reproduced social inequality, instead of eroding its pernicious social and economic effects. This report aims to inform an improved understanding of equity in tertiary enrollment in Sub-Saharan African countries, and to examine the extent to which inequity functions as a bottleneck inhibiting the ability of African universities to effectively drive improvements in overall quality of life and economic competitiveness. In our survey of the evidence, we also aim to identify which policies most effectively address the challenge of promoting equity of access in SSA tertiary education systems. In order to achieve these objectives, the report collects, generates and analyzes empirical evidence on patterns of equity, examines the underlying causes of inequity, and evaluates government policies for addressing inequity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 21, 2017) |
| Subject |
Educational equalization -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Higher education and state -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Educational equalization
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Higher education and state
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gao, Shang, author.
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Shen, Yijun, author
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Bawany, Bilal, author
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| ISBN |
9781464810510 |
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1464810516 |
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