Making It to the School : Education and Transport Policies for Children in South East Europe
Providing at least basic education to all children especially those coming from poor or disadvantaged families is an important factor for increasing chances to improve their lives in the future. Many countries recognize the need to better educate t...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/593691468023338140/Making-it-to-the-school-improving-access-to-learning-through-educational-and-transportation-policies-for-children-in-South-East-Europe-guideline http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26738 |
| Summary: | Providing at least basic education to
all children especially those coming from poor or
disadvantaged families is an important factor for increasing
chances to improve their lives in the future. Many countries
recognize the need to better educate their populations and
do so by trying to improve the equity and quality while
taking care of efficiency. The provision of equal
educational opportunities is a challenge for every society,
where specific solutions typically depend on a number of
factors. The intention of this document is to raise
awareness and provide support to decision makers in planning
the measures that will secure access to quality education
for all children above all to those who are under higher
risk of dropping out of the education system through a set
of transportation and education policy measures. The
document aims to equip municipal authorities, as well as
transport and education stakeholders, with a systemized
approach for assessing the access and accessibility of
education services, and tools for the selection of the most
appropriate options for improvements. The document is
organized as follows: chapter one provides a short
introductory review of the demographic changes in South East
Europe (SEE) countries; chapter two is a valuable source of
information on the experiences of countries in the SEE
region and worldwide; chapter three gives decision-making
framework for local authorities; chapter four provides a
summary and a set of recommendations for local- and
national-level authorities on the most effective ways of
fulfilling legal obligations and ensuring a basic
children's right- access to education; chapter five and
six sets paths for making chosen policy options sustainable
and for future developments based on innovative transport
and education approaches and proven practices; and chapter
seven gives literature and data sources. |
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