Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa : Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem

This book offers policy options that can help reduce textbook costs and increase their supply. The book explores, in depth, the cost and financial barriers that restrict textbook availability in schools across much of the region, as well as policies successfully adapted in other countries. The book...

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Main Authors:	Fredriksen, Birger, Brar, Sukhdeep, Trucano, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2015
Subjects:	ICT in education Class size Parental illiteracy Learning quality Effective school years State budget allocation Teacher motivation Teacher preparation Teaching and learning materials Textbook production
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21876

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description	This book offers policy options that can help reduce textbook costs and increase their supply. The book explores, in depth, the cost and financial barriers that restrict textbook availability in schools across much of the region, as well as policies successfully adapted in other countries. The book also provides a thorough assessment of the pros and cons of digital teaching and learning materials and cautions against the assumption that they can immediately replace printed textbooks.
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title	Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa : Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem
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Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa : Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem

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