Publication: Reshaping the Future : Education and Postconflict Reconstruction
Date
2005
ISSN
Published
2005
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The aim of this volume is to draw
international attention to the key role that education can
play in both preventing conflict and in reconstructing
post-conflict societies. The author also hopes to alert
developing countries and donors alike to the devastating
consequences of conflict on a country's education
systems and outcomes, as well to emphasize the importance of
maximizing the opportunities to reform education systems
presented by a reconstruction setting, adopting a long-term
development perspective, and emphasizing equity and quality
in the delivery of education services. Every education
system has the potential to exacerbate the conditions that
contribute to violent conflict. Based on this notion, the
author argues that education warrants high priority in both
humanitarian response and post-conflict reconstruction. The
central message of this book is that education plays key
role in both conflict prevention and in the reconstruction
of post-conflict societies. It highlights significant
findings on education and post-conflict reconstruction drawn
from thorough research and literature review, a survey and
database of key indicators for 52 conflict-affected
countries, and a review of 12 country studies.
Citation
“World Bank. 2005. Reshaping the Future : Education and Postconflict Reconstruction. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/14838 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”