ROCARE ERNWACA A Transnational View of Basic Education: Issues of Access, Quality, and Community Participation in West and Central Africa January 2002 Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project A Transnational View of Basic Education This publication was prepared by the Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project. SARA is operated by the Academy for Educational Development with subcontractors Tulane University, JHPIEGO, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Population Reference Bureau. SARA is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development through the Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD/HRD) under Contract AOT-C-00-99-00237-00. Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009 USA Tel : 202-884-8000 Fax : 202-884-8447 E-mail :
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[email protected] ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... v Acronyms and abreviations .................................................................................... vii Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Access