2.1 Education and economic development
2.2 School achievement, the IEA data and effective schools studies
2.3 Technical and vocational education
2.4 The balance of investment between educational levels
2.5 Private expenditures and cost recovery
2.6 Organisational reforms, assessment and alternative delivery systems
2.7 Literacy
This section extends the analysis of education and development issues to consider research evidence in seven specific fields. These concern the relationships between education and economic development; school effectiveness and student achievement; technical and vocational education; the balance of investment between educational levels; private educational expenditure and cost recovery programmes; organisational reforms, assessment practices and alternative delivery strategies; and literacy programmes.
