Reshaping the Future: Education and Postconflict Reconstruction

World Bank

No 14838 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: The aim of this volume is to draw international attention to the key role that education can play in both preventing conflict and in reconstructing post-conflict societies. The author also hopes to alert developing countries and donors alike to the devastating consequences of conflict on a country's education systems and outcomes, as well to emphasize the importance of maximizing the opportunities to reform education systems presented by a reconstruction setting, adopting a long-term development perspective, and emphasizing equity and quality in the delivery of education services. Every education system has the potential to exacerbate the conditions that contribute to violent conflict. Based on this notion, the author argues that education warrants high priority in both humanitarian response and post-conflict reconstruction. The central message of this book is that education plays key role in both conflict prevention and in the reconstruction of post-conflict societies. It highlights significant findings on education and post-conflict reconstruction drawn from thorough research and literature review, a survey and database of key indicators for 52 conflict-affected countries, and a review of 12 country studies.

Keywords: Education-Education; and; Society; Teaching; and; Learning; Access; and; Equity; in; Basic; Education; Curriculum; and; Instruction; Education-Primary; Education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
ISBN: 0-8213-5959-2
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