EFA and Beyond : Service Provision and Quality Assurance in China
China is not often thought of in the Education-for-all (EFA) context but its education sector over the past 20 years provides many lessons for countries that are approaching Universal Primary Education (UPE). The most important lesson may be that t...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/07/7426899/efa-beyond-service-provision-quality-assurance-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10327 |
| Summary: | China is not often thought of in the
Education-for-all (EFA) context but its education sector
over the past 20 years provides many lessons for countries
that are approaching Universal Primary Education (UPE). The
most important lesson may be that the need for educational
reform does not diminish as countries approach UPE. The
first challenge is to expand education opportunities. As
coverage expands, however, new challenges inevitably emerge
that require constant attention and frequent updates to
education policy and financing mechanisms. |
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