Double-shift Schooling: Design And Operation For Cost-Effectiveness - Softcover

Bray, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850928540 ISBN 13: 9780850928549

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2008

Synopsis

Double-shift schooling primarily aims to extend access and minimize unit costs. However, some systems only achieve those goals at the expense of educational quality. Policy-makers may be faced by difficult choices when designing systems. This book highlights the advantages and problems of double-shift systems.

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About the Author

Mark Bray is Director of UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris. Prior to taking this post in 2006, he worked for 20 years at the University of Hong Kong where, among other roles, he was Director of the Comparative Education Research Centre. He has also taught in secondary schools in Kenya and Nigeria, and at the Universities of Edinburgh, Papua New Guinea and London. He is widely known for his work on planning and financing of education systems, and has undertaken consultancy work in over 60 countries of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America and the South Pacific.

Edition details

• Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850928540
• ISBN 13: 9780850928549
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 108