TY - BOOK AU - Matsuura,Kōichirō ED - Unesco TI - Education for all: the quality imperative SN - 9231039768 (pbk.) PY - 2004/// CY - Paris PB - UNESCO KW - Academic achievement KW - Developing countries KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Education KW - Cross cultural studies KW - Educational equalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 398-427) N2 - The Report presents case studies from 11 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, Republic of Korea, Senegal, South Africa and Sri Lanka) showing how both rich and developing nations are tackling the quality issue. It also proposes a series of policy measures to improve the quality of education, emphasizing that although there are no universal recipes, a robust long-term vision for education, strong government leadership, and a motivated, well-supported teaching corps are conditions for successful qualitative reforms ER -