Educating Africa’s Leaders of Tomorrow : Ashesi University - Creating a Center of Excellence in Ghana (English)

In the 1990s, Ghana’s education system was in crisis; underfunded infrastructure was deteriorating, and capacity could not meet rising demand. Of the approximately 26,000 students who passed Ghana’s university entrance exams in 1998, only a third were accepted by Ghana’s public universities because of capacity constraints. Those who were accepted still had to wait for two years to begin classes. Also, the curricula and teaching methods provided little-to-no...

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Bishop,Ann Josephine Louise;

Mignano,Kathleen Gaertner;

Caballero,Alejandro;

Sterlin,Elena J.;

Kandri Rodi,Salah-Eddine;

Oluwasegun, Funto;

Casanova,Ann Marie;

Marcus,Aliza;
Document Date
2020/02/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
147685
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2020/04/16
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Educating Africa’s Leaders of Tomorrow : Ashesi University - Creating a Center of Excellence in Ghana
Keywords
gross tertiary enrollment rate

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Bishop,Ann Josephine Louise; Mignano,Kathleen Gaertner; Caballero,Alejandro; Sterlin,Elena J.; Kandri Rodi,Salah-Eddine; Oluwasegun, Funto; Casanova,Ann Marie; Marcus,Aliza.

Educating Africa’s Leaders of Tomorrow : Ashesi University - Creating a Center of Excellence in Ghana (English). IFC Case Studies : Education Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/455201587030803927

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