Textbooks and School Library Provision in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Volume 126 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821373446)

This study is based on research on secondary textbook and school library provision in Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Togo, as well as existing recent country reports on textbook provision and an extensive desk research. Considerable variations exist in Sub-Saharan African textbook requirements needed to meet secondary curriculum specifications just as significant differences exist between and within countries in regard to the average price of recommended textbooks. Some countries have no approved textbooks list. This World Bank Working Paper aims to discuss the textbook situation in Sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on secondary textbook availability, cost and financing, distribution and publishing, and the status of school libraries. Its objective is to analyze the issues in secondary textbook and school library provision and to provide some options and strategies for improvement.

Author: World Bank
ISBN-10: 0821373447
ISBN-13: 9780821373446
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 9.89h x 7.05w x 0.28d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 252