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Enhancing STEM Education and Careers in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorSubasinghe, Shalika
dc.contributor.authorSosale, Shobhana
dc.contributor.authorAturupane, Harsha
dc.contributor.editorHoltz, Paul
dc.contributor.editorO’Malley, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-12T19:25:27Z
dc.date.available2023-06-12T19:25:27Z
dc.date.issued2023-06-20
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, the Sri Lankan government has introduced reforms aimed at enhancing education access and quality, as well as emphasizing the importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which are crucial fields for economic development and social inclusion. “Advancing STEM Education and Careers in Sri Lanka” examines how access to STEM education can affect enrollments at various levels (lower, upper secondary, higher education, and technical and vocational training) and careers in the labor market. The report also analyzes STEM education status by gender at the central, provincial, and district levels, and it highlights factors that enable and hinder the achievement of desired outcomes. The report offers a wide range of interventions to boost student access and teacher training, including developing digital learning materials and technology-based tools to broaden service delivery, facilitate learning, and support an inclusive public education system. In addition, it proposes policy options at the central and provincial levels. The findings and recommendations can be used to guide policy and investments to achieve the country’s potential to expand human capital, foster inclusion, contribute to economic development and competitiveness, promote recovery from the economic crisis, and build resilience.
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-2004-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-2004-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39871
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Development in Focus
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSTEM EDUCATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectACCESS TO STEM
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.titleEnhancing STEM Education and Careers in Sri Lankaen
dc.typeBook
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okr.date.disclosure2023-06-20
okr.doctypePublications & Research
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okr.identifier.docmidP174626
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/39871
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicEducation::Education Reform and Management
okr.topicEducation::Science Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Poverty
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Social Inclusion and Institutions
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