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Title:Formal Education Systems and Poverty-Focused Planning
Author:Colclough, ChristopherISNI
Year:1977
Periodical:Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:15
Issue:4
Period:December
Pages:568-590
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:educational policy
Education and Oral Traditions
Development and Technology
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/159580
Abstract:Growth-oriented development strategies are alone unlikely to solve the problem of poverty. There has been a move away from the confidence placed upon the growth of national income per capita as an effective index of social welfare. There has therefore been a quickening interest, particularly on the part of multilateral and bilateral donor agencies - notably the World Bank, I.L.O., O.D.M. and S.I.D.A. - in promoting changes in domestic policies within the Third World which would focus more upon increasing the welfare of the poorest groups. The significance of such a change in approach has received considerable attention from the point of view of economic strategy. The aim of this article is to explore some of the implications for education policy, and although the evidence used is mainly from Africa, the conclusions have wider relevance for other countries in the Third World. Sections: Poverty-focused development strategies - Critical problems in formal education (structural imbalance; problems of curriculum content; rising educational costs; equity) - Implications. Notes. tables.
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