Catholic and Faith-Based Schools in Africa : Introduction to the Special Issue

Africa is the region of the world where Catholic and other faith-based schools have the largest footprint. One in nine students in a primary school in Africa is enrolled in a Catholic school, and students from the region account for more than half of all students in Catholic primary schools globally...

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Main Authors:	Grace, Gerald, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2022
Subjects:	CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AFRICA LEARNING CRISIS POLICY RESEARCH
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37006

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spelling	okr-10986-370062022-02-23T05:10:40Z Catholic and Faith-Based Schools in Africa : Introduction to the Special Issue Grace, Gerald Wodon, Quentin CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AFRICA LEARNING CRISIS POLICY RESEARCH Africa is the region of the world where Catholic and other faith-based schools have the largest footprint. One in nine students in a primary school in Africa is enrolled in a Catholic school, and students from the region account for more than half of all students in Catholic primary schools globally. Through the role it plays in Africa, the Catholic Church is at the forefront of providing educational opportunities in low-income countries, but challenges abound. In particular, learning poverty defined as the inability of 10-year-old children to read and understand an age-appropriate text, affects nine in ten children in sub-Saharan Africa. Students in Catholic schools are not immune to this crisis. This article introduces a framework from the World Bank on how we could end the learning crisis and summarizes the contributions of the articles included in this issue in terms of that framework. 2022-02-22T15:20:29Z 2022-02-22T15:20:29Z 2022-01-28 Journal Article International Studies in Catholic Education 1942-2539 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37006 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa South Africa
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description	Africa is the region of the world where Catholic and other faith-based schools have the largest footprint. One in nine students in a primary school in Africa is enrolled in a Catholic school, and students from the region account for more than half of all students in Catholic primary schools globally. Through the role it plays in Africa, the Catholic Church is at the forefront of providing educational opportunities in low-income countries, but challenges abound. In particular, learning poverty defined as the inability of 10-year-old children to read and understand an age-appropriate text, affects nine in ten children in sub-Saharan Africa. Students in Catholic schools are not immune to this crisis. This article introduces a framework from the World Bank on how we could end the learning crisis and summarizes the contributions of the articles included in this issue in terms of that framework.
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title	Catholic and Faith-Based Schools in Africa : Introduction to the Special Issue
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Catholic and Faith-Based Schools in Africa : Introduction to the Special Issue

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