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Before School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia

By: Tara Beteille,Namrata Tognatta,Michelle Riboud,Shinsaku Nomura

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Before School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia

By: Tara Beteille,Namrata Tognatta,Michelle Riboud,Shinsaku Nomura

Countries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the primary-school-age cohort (ages 6†“11), except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secondary enrollment shows an upward trend as well. Beyond school, many more people have access to skilling opportunities and higher education today. Although governments have consistently pursued policies to expand access, a prominent feature of the region has been the role played by nonstate actors—private nonprofit and forprofit entities—in expanding access at every level of education. Though learning levels remain low, countries in the region have shown a strong commitment to improving learning. All countries in South Asia have taken the first step, which is to assess learning outcomes regularly. Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in the number of large-scale student learning assessments conducted in the region. But to use the findings of these assessments to improve schooling, countries must build their capacity to design assessments and analyze and use findings to inform policy.

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1464813396

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9781464813399

Student Learning in South Asia

Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

By: Halil Dundar,Tara Béteille,Michelle Riboud,Anil Deolalikar

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Student Learning in South Asia

Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

By: Halil Dundar,Tara Béteille,Michelle Riboud,Anil Deolalikar

This book analyzes the performance of South Asian educational systems and identifies the causes and correlates of student learning outcomes. Drawing on successful initiatives both in the region and elsewhere in the world, it offers an insightful approach to setting priorities for enhancing the quality of school education in South Asia.

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1464801614

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Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Options

By: Halil Dundar,Benoit Millot,Michelle Riboud,Mari Shojo,Sangeeta Goyal,Dhushyanth Raju

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Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Options

By: Halil Dundar,Benoit Millot,Michelle Riboud,Mari Shojo,Sangeeta Goyal,Dhushyanth Raju

A country’s education system plays a pivotal role in promoting economic growth and shared prosperity. Sri Lanka has enjoyed high school-attainment and enrollment rates for several decades. However, it still faces major challenges in the education sector, and these challenges undermine the country’s inclusivegrowth goal and its ambition to become a competitive upper-middle-income country. The authors of Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment: Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Options offer a thorough review of Sri Lanka’s education sector—from early childhood education through higher education. With this book, they attempt to answer three questions: • How is Sri Lanka’s education system performing, especially with respect to participation rates, learning outcomes, and labor market outcomes? • How can the country address the challenges at each stage of the education process, taking into account both country and international experience and also best practices? • Which policy actions should Sri Lanka make a priority for the short and medium term? The authors identify the most critical constraints on performance and present strategic priorities and policy options to address them. To attain inclusive growth and become globally competitive, Sri Lanka needs to embark on integrated reforms across all levels of education. These reforms must address both short-term skill shortages and long-term productivity. As Sri Lanka moves up the development ladder, the priorities of primary, secondary, and postsecondary education must be aligned to meet the increasingly complex education and skill requirements.

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1464810532

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9781464810534

Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Michelle Riboud,Carolina Sánchez-Páramo,Carlos Silva-Jauregui

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Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Michelle Riboud,Carolina Sánchez-Páramo,Carlos Silva-Jauregui

Whether or not labor market rigidities are an important contributor to persistently high levels of unemployment remains at the center of an important debate in Europe. European labor markets are often viewed as rigid and inflexible in opposition to those in North America where legislation is less protective and fosters more mobility. This paper shows that the labor market policies adopted by Central and Eastern European countries, aspiring to join the European Union, do not appear excessively rigid. However, significant and wide- ranging economic reform programs make it difficult to assess the impact of labor market institutions.

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0821350900

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Foreign Investment and Restructuring

The Evidence from Hungary

By: Michelle Riboud

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Foreign Investment and Restructuring

The Evidence from Hungary

By: Michelle Riboud

Although the official rhetoric in most transition economies has been in favor of foreign direct investment (FDI), few countries have succeeded in attracting sizable inflows. Hungary stands out among those countries that have done so effectively. Several factors helped Hungary to get ahead of other transition economies in terms of attracting FDI. This volume analyzes Hungary's achievement, the scope and depth of FDI and the effect of FDI on Hungary's economy and foreign trade. This report will interest European Union member and candidate countries, foreign ministries, think tanks, and libraries.

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082134594X

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Cleopatra's Face

Fatal Beauty

By: Michelle Lovric

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Cleopatra's Face

Fatal Beauty

By: Michelle Lovric

This book consists of illustrated quotations, both ancient and modern, about the fatal beauty Cleopatra, the most fatale of femmes, the Queen of Egypt, literaure, stage and screen.

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Virago Press

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0714119377

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Ready to Learn

Before School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia

By: Tara Beteille,Namrata Tognatta,Michelle Riboud,Shinsaku Nomura

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Before School, In School, and Beyond School in South Asia

By: Tara Beteille,Namrata Tognatta,Michelle Riboud,Shinsaku Nomura

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Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

By: Halil Dundar,Tara Beteille,Michelle Riboud

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Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

By: Halil Dundar,Tara Beteille,Michelle Riboud

For the past decade, most South Asian countries have directed their efforts towards achieving universal access to elementary education. While these investments have led to more children being retained in school, they have not translated into better learning outcomes. This report comprehensively analyzes the performance of South Asian educational systems in terms of student learning. It attempts to answer three questions: How well do education systems in South Asia perform? What determines student learning outcomes? What policy options are effective in improving learning outcomes, especially given increasing demand and competition for public resources? Because learning outcomes and skill acquisition in the region are low in both absolute and relative terms, schooling does not translate, as it should, into better life chances, including escape from poverty for many more. Nor does schooling contribute to higher productivity and economic growth, so that countries in the region find it difficult to accelerate economic and social development. Governments in the region now fully realize that they need to direct their attention toward improving quality so that students can aspire to fuller lives as both individuals and labor market participants. Merely spending time in school is not enough; students need to register a significant gain in both noncognitive and cognitive skills if countries in the region are to reap full returns on their investments and generate gains in employment, job creation, and productivity. To examine what policies hold promise for improving student learning, the report reviews evidence from large-scale national learning assessments and findings from impact evaluations being conducted in the region. It identifies the following strategic priorities for improving learning outcomes in South Asia: (1) Make learning outcomes the central goal of education policy; (2) Invest in early childhood nutrition; (3) Improve teacher effectiveness and accountability; (4) Provide additional support to disadvantaged children in early grades; (5) Use financing effectively; (6) Leverage the contribution of the non-state sector; and (7) Build learning assessment systems. Each of these policy options will need to be integrated within a larger agenda of inclusive economic growth and governance reform to be truly effective.

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1306859832

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Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Options

By: Halil Dundar,Benoit Millot,Michelle Riboud,Mari Shojo,Sangeeta Goyal,Dhushyanth Raju

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Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Achievements, Challenges, and Policy Options

By: Halil Dundar,Benoit Millot,Michelle Riboud,Mari Shojo,Sangeeta Goyal,Dhushyanth Raju

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Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Michelle Riboud,Carolina Sánchez-Páramo,Carlos Silva-Jauregui

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Institutional Reform and Labor Market Performance in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Michelle Riboud,Carolina Sánchez-Páramo,Carlos Silva-Jauregui

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Foreign Investment and Restructuring

The Evidence from Hungary

By: Michelle Riboud

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The Evidence from Hungary

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Ready to Learn

Student Learning in South Asia

Student Learning in South Asia

Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Foreign Investment and Restructuring

Foreign Investment and Restructuring

Cleopatra's Face

Cleopatra's Face

Ready to Learn

Ready to Learn

Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

Student Learning in South Asia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Priorities

Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Sri Lanka Education Sector Assessment

Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Does Eurosclerosis Matter?

Foreign Investment and Restructuring

Foreign Investment and Restructuring

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