Education for All : The Cost of Accessibility
The goal of Education for All (EFA) is to provide universal access to primary education throughout the world. To accomplish this goal, as many as 10 million classrooms will be built in developing countries by 2015. A key objective of the program is...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/7427084/education-all-cost-accessibility http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10324 |
| Summary: | The goal of Education for All (EFA) is
to provide universal access to primary education throughout
the world. To accomplish this goal, as many as 10 million
classrooms will be built in developing countries by 2015. A
key objective of the program is to ensure that no child is
denied access to education because of disability. Access to
all schools is necessary to ensure that children with
disabilities can participate independently in a mainstreamed
environment since most villages will have only one school
building. The related construction costs, if any, are not a
barrier to providing access and are insignificant when
compared to the benefits. Children who are educated with
their peers have greater opportunities to become productive
members of their societies and be more integrated socially
in their communities. |
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