At the crossroads : choices for secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa / Adriaan M. Verspoor with the SEIA team.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Mapping the Challenge -- Secondary Education and Development -- Lessons from International Experience -- Toward an African Strategy for Secondary Education Development -- Implementing Reform -- Mobilizing External Support -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 1. Secondary Education in Africa: Rationale and Objectives -- Daunting Challenges -- Recognizing System Diversity and Linkages -- The Secondary Education in Africa Initiative -- Methodology and Organization of this Book -- Notes -- Chapter 2. Mapping the Challenge -- Participation and Equity -- Inadequate Relevance and Quality -- High Costs, Limited Resources -- A Quality-Quantity Trade-Off? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3. Secondary Education and Development in SSA -- Private Returns to Education -- Education and Growth -- Impact of Secondary Education on Social Outcomes -- Capturing Economic and Social Outcomes -- Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4. Lessons from International Experience -- The African Challenge in Comparative Perspective -- Secondary Education Development in Other Regions -- Lessons for SSA -- Notes -- Chapter 5. Financing Secondary Education -- Exploding Demand -- Policy Challenges: Five Different Scenarios -- Financial Requirements -- Teacher Salary Expenditures -- Funding Sources -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6. Quality and Relevance of Curricula, Assessments, and Examinations -- Global Trends in Secondary Education Curriculum Content -- The Landscape of Secondary Education Curricula in SSA -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7. Providing Effective and Equitable Opportunities to Learn -- Competent Teachers: The Backbone of Effective Systems -- A New Look at Teacher Training -- School Leadership and Support -- Textbooks: Essential Resources for Learning -- Quality and Equity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8. Strengthening Governance and Management -- Decentralization of the Governance and Management of Education -- Toward Effective Schools -- Data-Based Management Systems -- Public-Private Partnerships -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9. The Way Forward -- Initial Conditions -- Toward an African Strategy for Secondary Education Development -- Reform Implementation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 10. Supporting Secondary Education: The Contribution of Development Partners in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Aid to Secondary Education -- Trends in World Bank Support -- The Way Forward -- Conclusion: Strategic Priorities -- Notes -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Country Status Reports (CSRs) in Education -- Appendix B: Secondary Education Structure in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Appendix C: Secondary Education Statistics -- References -- Index.