Transitions in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa : Equity and Efficiency Issues

The main purpose of the Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA) -TRANSE study has been to identify and analyze measures that may lead to more efficient and equitable transitions in secondary education. These measures are on the one hand aiming at improving the structure and increasing the capacity of secondary education, and on the other hand to facilitate the individuals' possibilities to enter and to succeed in secondary education. Measures may be implemented at the national, regional or local level. Author especially focuses on measures like: (a) Financial (expansion of capacity, improvement of infrastructure, support to students); (b) Provisions (attractiveness and relevance, volume, location, quality and support, selection mechanisms); (c) Counseling; (d) PTA (parent teacher associations) and other local community and school relations; and (e) Reducing factors that are hindering youth to enter or to stay in schools. This paper synthesizes the findings of the country studies, highlighting the factors contributing to more equitable and efficient transitions in secondary education, and offers conclusions and recommendations.

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Main Author: Bregman, Jacob
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2008
Subjects:ADOLESCENTS, AGE GROUP, AGE GROUPS, APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, APTITUDES, BASIC SCHOOLING, BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, BOARDING, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM LEVEL, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, COMPULSORY EDUCATION, COMPULSORY SCHOOLING, CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, COUNTRY CASE STUDIES, COURSE DELIVERY, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, DONOR AGENCIES, DROPOUT RATES, ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC REFORMS, EDUCATION FOR ALL, EDUCATION INDICATORS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION REFORMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL EQUALIZATION, EDUCATIONAL INDICATORS, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EDUCATIONAL REFORMS, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT FIGURES, ENROLLMENT INDICATORS, ENROLLMENT RATE, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, FEMALE STUDENTS, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, GENDER IMBALANCE, GIRL CHILD, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO, HIGH DROPOUT, HIGH DROPOUT RATE, HIGH ENROLLMENT, HIGH SCHOOL, HIGHER EDUCATION, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLITERACY, ILLITERACY RATE, JUNIOR SECONDARY, LABOR MARKET, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEARNING STRATEGIES, LET, LOCAL LEVEL, LOW ENROLLMENT, LOW ENROLLMENT RATES, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION, LOWER SECONDARY LEVEL, MODULAR TRAINING, NATIONAL POLICIES, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, OCCUPATIONS, OVERALL ENROLLMENT, PAPERS, PARENT SUPPORT, PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION, PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, PARTICIPATION OF GIRLS, PARTICIPATION RATES, PASS RATE, POOR COUNTRIES, POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY EDUCATION ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRINTING, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO, QUALIFIED TEACHERS, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY SCHOOLING, RE-ENTRY, REGIONAL TRAINING, REPETITION, RURAL AREAS, SAHARA, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL BUILDING, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL FACILITIES, SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL LEADERS, SCHOOL LEAVERS, SCHOOL LEVELS, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL PARTICIPATION, SCHOOL PLACES, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL-LEAVERS, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY ENROLLMENT, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEM, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENT SUPPORT, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUPPLY OF TEACHERS, TEACHER, TEACHING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TEXTBOOKS, TRAINING CENTERS, TUTORIAL PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYED YOUTH, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, UNIVERSAL PARTICIPATION, UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITIES, URBAN AREAS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN EDUCATIONALISTS, YOUTH,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9016589/transitions-secondary-education-sub-saharan-africa-equity-efficiency-issues
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6351
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