Community Financing of Education: Issues and Policy Implications in Less Developed Countries (Comparative and International Education Series, Vol 5)

This volume discusses the issues relating to community support for education, a topic which has come increasingly to the fore in recent years, especially in the Third World. The book is divided into four main areas: Firstly, an initial explanation of the conceptual framework of the book is given. Secondly, the issues surrounding community financing of education are explored, including community bodies engaged in fund-raising, generating resources, school fees, geographic and social inequalities and central guidance and control. The third section discusses case studies from seven countries, and finally the policy implications of this study are assessed. Content: COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, Page ii Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Introduction to the Series, Pages v-vi, PHILIP G. ALTBACH Foreword, Pages vii-viii, PETER R.C. WILLIAMS List of Tables, Pages xi-xiii Acronyms, Page xiv Currencies, Page xv Acknowledgements, Page xvi Introduction, Pages 1-9 CHAPTER 1 - Community Bodies Engaged in Fund-Raising, Pages 13-21, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 2 - Initiating and Directing Projects, Pages 23-38, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 3 - Generating Resources, Pages 39-54, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 4 - School Fees—Philosophical and Operational Issues, Pages 55-65, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 5 - Construction and Maintenance, Pages 67-74, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 6 - Issues of Quality, Pages 75-84, KEVIN LILLIS CHAPTER 7 - Geographic and Social Inequalities, Pages 85-93, KEVIN LILLIS CHAPTER 8 - Central Guidance and Control, Pages 95-102, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 9 - Community Financing of Schools in Eastern Nigeria, Pages 105-116, S.O. IGWE CHAPTER 10 - Community Financing of Education in Kenya, Pages 117-129, KEVIN LILLIS, HENRY AYOT CHAPTER 11 - Education and Community Self-Help in Zambia, Pages 131-138, L.H. KALUBA CHAPTER 12 - Community Financing of Schools in Botswana, Pages 139-153, J.R. SWARTLAND, D.C. TAYLOR CHAPTER 13 - Community Management and Financing of Schools in Papua New Guinea, Pages 155-169, MARK BRAY CHAPTER 14 - Cultural Values and Community Financing of Education in Burma, Pages 171-179, ROBERT BIAK CIN, GUY B. SCANDLEN CHAPTER 15 - State Control and Local Financing of Schools in China, Pages 181-195, JEAN C. ROBINSON CHAPTER 16 - Community Participation in the Financing of Education in Guyana, Pages 197-200, UNA M. PAUL, EVELYN M. HAMILTON, RANDOLPH A. WILLIAMS CHAPTER 17 - Policy Implications and Conclusions, Pages 203-218, MARK BRAY Bibliography, Pages 219-227 Index, Pages 229-231 Note on the Authors, Pages 233-234 Edited By Mark Bray And Kevin Lillis. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 219-227.