Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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356761 | International Journal of Educational Development | 2007 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This paper reviews research on the returns to education in Tanzania, both financial and non-financial, and considers whether these returns translate into poverty reduction. It looks at reasons why achievement of high primary enrolment rates in the past did not lead to the realisation of the associated developmental outcomes, considering factors both within and beyond the education system. Achieving mass access at the expense of quality appears to have had a negative impact on equality. The poverty reduction potential of current programmes to develop the primary and secondary education systems are discussed in the light of past experience.
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Authors
Ruth Wedgwood,