School construction strategies for universal primary education in Africa :
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[Book]
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should communities be empowered to build their schools? /
First Statement of Responsibility
Serge Theunynck.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
World Bank :
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Washington, DC,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xviii, 257 pages) :
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illustrations
SERIES
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Africa human development series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1. THE CHALLENGES OF AFRICA'S PRIMARY SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE; TABLES; FIGURES; CHAPTER 2. SCHOOL LOCATION PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION NORMS; BOXES; CHAPTER 3. CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 4. TECHNOLOGY FOR SANITATION AND WATER; CHAPTER 5. PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 6. SETTING UP COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT; CHAPTER 7. SCHOOL MAINTENANCE; CHAPTER 8. CORRUPTION IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 9. THE DONOR FACTOR; CHAPTER 10. FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION; APPENDIXES; REFERENCES; INDEX.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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School Construction Strategies for Universal Primary Education in Africa' examines the scope of the infrastructure challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa and the constraints to scaling up at an affordable cost. It assesses the experiences of African countries with school planning, school facility designs, and construction techniques, procurement and implementation arrangements over the past thirty years. It reviews the roles of the various actors in the implementation process : central and deconcentrated administrations, local governments, agencies, social funds, NGOs, and local communities. Drawing.
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Title
School construction strategies for universal primary education in Africa.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education, Primary-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
School buildings-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
School facilities-- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
EDUCATION-- Administration-- School Plant Management.