Reducing the Burden on the Poor: Household Costs of Basic Education in Gansu, China
| AUTHOR | Huang, Ping; Ding, Xiaohao; Huang, Ping et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Hong Kong University Press (03/01/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The Gansu Basic Education Project (GBEP) was launched in 1999 with the goal of helping one of the poorest parts of China to achieve universal basic education. The project aims particularly to assist minority children and girls, and has had a significant impact. The reasons why children do not enrol in school, or drop out at an early stage, are many and complex. This study focuses on the costs of schooling to households. These costs can be a heavy burden, and may be a major obstacle to universalisation of basic education. The GBEP has aimed to reduce the costs to poor households in various ways. This study examines the arrangements for financing education at county and school levels. Among other project components, it focuses on the effectiveness of a targeted scholarship scheme for poor children, a reformed system of education budgeting, and a free-lunch programme.
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ISBN-13:
9789628093328
ISBN-10:
9628093320
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Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
70
Carton Quantity:
1
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Education | Comparative
Grade Level:
Post Graduate
and up
Dewey Decimal:
370
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006478308
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The Gansu Basic Education Project (GBEP) was launched in 1999 with the goal of helping one of the poorest parts of China to achieve universal basic education. The project aims particularly to assist minority children and girls, and has had a significant impact. The reasons why children do not enrol in school, or drop out at an early stage, are many and complex. This study focuses on the costs of schooling to households. These costs can be a heavy burden, and may be a major obstacle to universalisation of basic education. The GBEP has aimed to reduce the costs to poor households in various ways. This study examines the arrangements for financing education at county and school levels. Among other project components, it focuses on the effectiveness of a targeted scholarship scheme for poor children, a reformed system of education budgeting, and a free-lunch programme.
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