Transcript Corporate Social Responsibility Expo 2007

Corporate Social
Responsibility Expo
2007
Christopher Thomas
World Bank
The World Bank’s Interest in
Education
 There are more than 2 billion children of
primary and secondary school age in
developing countries who:
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will have a profound impact on issues of
the world economy, governance, culture,
environment, technology, and social
tolerance
need to be prepared to participate in an
increasingly competitive and globalized
economy
“In our seeking for economic and political
progress as a nation, we all go up or
else we all go down as one people.”
Why Education?
Human Capital
• Productivity
Growth
Poverty
Reduction
Education
Social
• Equity
• Cohesion
• Health
• Fertility
Improved
Quality
of Life
Knowledge as a Key Factor in
Economic Development
Rates of Return to Education
Social
Private
Primary
Secondary
Higher
Primary
Secondary
Higher
Asia
16.2
11.1
11.0
20.0
15.8
18.2
E. Europe,
Middle East
15.6
9.7
9.9
13.8
13.6
18.8
Latin
America
17.4
12.9
12.3
26.6
17.0
19.5
OECD
8.5
9.4
8.5
13.4
11.3
11.6
Africa
25.4
18.4
11.3
37.6
24.6
27.8
World
18.9
13.1
10.8
26.6
17.0
19.0
Education Indicators for the
Philippines
Philippines
Lower middle income
countries
Primary Net Enrollment
93.4%
92.8%
Secondary Net Enrollment
60.5%
69.3%
Tertiary Gross Enrollment
28.1%
23%
Student:Teacher Ratio,
Primary
35.1:1
21.7:1
Student:Teacher Ration,
Secondary
37.9:1
18.7:1
Education Indicators for the
Philippines
Philippines
Upper middle income
countries
Primary Net Enrollment
93.4%
93.1%
Secondary Net Enrollment
60.5%
74.5%
Tertiary Gross Enrollment
28.1%
44.5%
Student:Teacher Ratio,
Primary
35.1:1
21.0:1
Student:Teacher Ration,
Secondary
37.9:1
16.3:1
Other Indicators
 Public Spending on Education as a % of
GDP: 2.7%
 TIMSS results
New Basic Skills
 The "hard skills" -- basic mathematics
and problem-solving abilities;
 The "soft skills" -- the ability to work in
groups and to make effective oral and
written presentations; and
 The ability to use technology to gather,
process and communicate information.
Economy-wide Measures of Routine and
Non Routine Task Inputs in the U.S., 1969–
98
Basic Education Reform
Agenda
 School Improvement/Student
Development
 Teacher Development
 Learning Strategies
 Other Support Programs
 Complementary Health and Social
Services
Deepening Our Involvement?
 Going further inside the classroom
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Strengthening teachers – recruitment,
preparation and classroom practice
Resourcing classrooms
Deepening Our Involvement?
 Improving Governance and
Accountability
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Building management capacities
Ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of
public spending
Strengthening assessment systems that
test young people’s readiness for the world
of work
Deepening Our Involvement?
 Shaping social attitudes
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Improving the status of the teaching
profession
Stimulating interest in science and
mathematics
Improving functional literacy, encouraging
life long learning
Strengthening connections between school
and work
Maraming Salamat Po!