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Wasted Opportunities: When Schools Fail. Repetition and Drop-out in Primary Schools. Education for All: Status and Trends.
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Fiske, Edward B. – 1998
This report addresses the problem of school wastage in developing countries, provides the latest data on trends in repetition and drop-out, and deals with three questions: (1) how extensive is school wastage? (2) what are its causes? and (3) what can be done to make schools more efficient? Wastage is defined as the missed opportunities for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Educational Opportunities