When Governments Get Creative : Adult Literacy in Senegal

dc.creator	Nordtveit, Bjorn Harald
dc.date	2012-08-13T11:14:19Z
dc.date	2012-08-13T11:14:19Z
dc.date	2004-07
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-27T23:29:33Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-27T23:29:33Z
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10352
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/10986/10352
dc.description	This report summarizes lessons learned and key policy findings on the World Bank's work in education in Senegal. In 1993, Senegal established a new policy for literacy programs based on partnership between civil society and the state: the state ensures policy leadership, overall coordination, monitoring and evaluation; the providers (civil society organizations, such as non-profits, village associations, and language associations) implement local literacy activities; an independent contract-managing agency handles contracts and rapid transfer of funds to providers. The World Bank financed project achieved the following results, which were similar to those achieved by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): about 190,000 participants, of which 87 percent were women, enrolled in literacy classes over a five-year period; capacity in government and civil society organizations improved consistently; the dropout rate averaged 15 percent (much lower than for most adult literacy programs); most participants achieved learning mastery levels for reading (although not for math). The results of the literacy training exceeded target levels. Learning outcomes systematically improved as a result of two factors: providers became more experienced; and research led to improved procedures. The report notes that weak monitoring and evaluation contributed to the following shortcomings: re-financing of low-quality providers; lack of information about impact. As a result of these problems, some of the literacy courses did not provide adequate learning for the participants.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation	Education notes
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 Unported
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	EDUCATION & TRAINING
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	ADULT EDUCATION
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEES
dc.subject	LANGUAGE & EDUCATION
dc.subject	CIDA
dc.subject	READING TRAINING
dc.subject	MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ADULT ILLITERACY
dc.subject	ADULT ILLITERACY RATE
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	DROP-OUT RATES
dc.subject	EDUCATION INDICATORS
dc.subject	ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject	GROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LITERACY ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	LITERACY CLASSES
dc.subject	LITERACY PROGRAM
dc.subject	LITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subject	LITERACY TRAINING
dc.subject	LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subject	READING
dc.subject	WRITING SKILLS
dc.title	When Governments Get Creative : Adult Literacy in Senegal
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Brief
dc.type	Publications & Research
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Senegal