Teachers for Rural Schools : Experiences in

Much is going well with the effort to provide universal primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gross enrollment rates have increased from 78 percent in 1998/99 to 91 percent in 2002/03; sizable investments have greatly improved school infrastructure and access; and large numbers of new teachers have been recruited. But educating the children in remote rural areas continues to be a challenge.Schools in hard-to-reach locations find it difficult to attract and retain teachers. Therefore, the deployment, effectiveness, management, and support of teachers in these areas require special attention and action. Such issues are thoroughly examined in this book, which also includes case studies from Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda. The country studies give rich insights into the potential and drawbacks of specific policy options.'Teachers for Rural Schools' provides information that will be invaluable in its practicality to policy makers and practitioners responsible for educating rural populations. It will also appeal to anyone interested in Africa, development, education, public policy, and social welfare.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Executive Summary	p. 1
Challenges and Issues	p. 1
Deployment of Teachers to Rural Schools	p. 2
Teacher Utilization	p. 4
Teacher Management	p. 5
Promising Solutions	p. 6
Teacher Deployment, Utilization, and Management: Policy and Practice	p. 8
The Problem of Rural Schools	p. 10
Getting Teachers to Rural Schools: Deployment Issues	p. 11
Teacher Utilization	p. 26
Teacher Management	p. 31
Summary of Key Issues	p. 36
Note	p. 40
Country Report: Lesotho	p. 41
Teacher Demand and Supply	p. 41
Teacher Deployment	p. 50
Teacher Utilization	p. 52
Teacher Management	p. 53
Summary of Key Issues	p. 55
Country Report: Malawi	p. 57
The Teaching Force	p. 57
Teacher Recruitment and Deployment	p. 67
Teacher Utilization	p. 71
Teacher Management	p. 72
Summary of Key Issues	p. 74
Country Report: Mozambique	p. 75
Teacher Demand and Supply	p. 76
Teacher Deployment	p. 82
Teacher Utilization	p. 87
Teacher Management	p. 89
Summary of Key Issues	p. 91
Country Report: Tanzania	p. 92
Key Components of Education Reform	p. 93
Teacher Deployment and Utilization	p. 96
Teacher Management	p. 98
Summary of Key Issues	p. 99
Country Report: Uganda	p. 101
Teacher Deployment	p. 104
Teacher Utilization	p. 105
Teacher Management	p. 106
Summary of Key Issues	p. 109
References	p. 110
Index	p. 113
Boxes
Example of a Teacher Deployment Dilemma	p. 21
The Challenge of Efficient Utilization in Small Schools	p. 27
Figures
Gross Enrollment Rate in Primary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2002	p. 9
Number of Teachers Recruited Annually, 1985-2004	p. 42
Estimated Demand for and Supply of Trained Teachers, 2005-15	p. 64
Student Distribution by Level of Education, 1992-99	p. 76
Teacher Salaries at the N4 Level, 1992-99	p. 81
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