UID:
almafu_9958099295802883
Format:
xx, 170 pages :
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illustrations ;
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23 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8213-8337-X
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Human development
Content:
Sustainable growth in SSA is contingent on the capacity of States to diversify their economies and thus train human capital that will help carry out and support this transformation. Higher education plays a key role in training qualified individuals who will be able to implement new technologies, and use innovative methods to establish cost-efficient and effective enterprises and institutions. Through research and increased knowledge, higher education can also help address the challenges arising from the increase in the size of the population, limited arable land, endemic diseases, urbanizatio
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rising Social Demand and the Challenge of Sustainable Financing; 2.1 Public Expenditure on Higher Education as a Percentage of GDP, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.2 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.1 Share of Higher Education in Current Public Expenditure on Education in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)
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2.2 Public Expenditure on Higher Education and the Form of the Education Pyramid in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)2.3 Ratio between the Increase in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Increase in Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education, by Country Group, 1991 and 2006; 2.3 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and Expenditure on Higher Education in Two Groups of African Countries, 1991-2006
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2.4 Ratio between the Change in the Number of Higher Education Students and the Amount of Public Resources Allocated to Current Expenditure on Higher Education in African Countries, 1991-20062.4 Average Gross Enrollment Ratio in 31 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1990-2005; 2.5 Average Public Expenditure per Student in 18 Sub-Saharan African Countries, by Level of Education, 1975, 1990, and 2003; 2.6 Annual Public Expenditure per Student, by Country Group, 1990 and 2006; 2.5 Annual Current Public Expenditure per Student in African Countries, 2006 (or Closest Year)
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2.6 Public Expenditure per Student and Ratio of the Number of Students to the Current Level of Public Expenditure on Higher Education in Select African Countries, 20062.7 Student-Teacher Ratio in Higher Education in Select African Countries, Public and Private Sectors Combined, 2006 (or Closest Year); 2.7 Number of Scientific Publications and Patent Applications, by Region, 2002; 2.8 Change in the Number of Higher Education Students in Africa, 1982-2006 and Projected through 2015
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2.9 Number of Students Expected in 2015 in African Countries on the Basis of Current Trends in Higher Education Growth 2.10 Current Expenditure on Higher Education and Public Expenditure Required to Expand Higher Education in Africa at Current Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.8 Number of Students and Average Annual Expenditure Required to Support the Expansion of Higher Education in African Countries at Current Enrollment Rates and Unit Costs, 2004-15; 2.9 Proportion of Senior Faculty Members in Public Higher Education Institutions in Select African Countries
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Chapter 3 Main Features of Current Funding Policies and Practices
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8334-5
Language:
English
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