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Quelles sont les mesures les plus efficaces pour assurer des connaissances de base à un grand nombre d'enfants ? Cette question est analysée par la base de données exceptionnellement riche du Programme d'Analyse des Systèmes Educatifs des pays de la CONFEMEN (PASEC), standardisées et comparables pour cinq pays (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar et Sénégal). Dans l'analyse des déterminants de la qualité de l'éducation, une attention particulière est portée à la situation de différents groupes sociaux (pauvres/non pauvres, garçons/filles). Il apparaît que les enfants les plus démunis matériellement sont en même temps désavantagés par rapport aux acquisitions scolaires. Cela s'explique par le fait que certains facteurs, importants pour l'apprentissage de tous les enfants, sont liés au niveau de vie des familles. Ces facteurs comprennent, notamment, la disponibilité de livres, l'alphabétisation des parents, l'accès aux médias (radio et télévision), la possibilité ...

What are the most efficient means to ensure basic learning competencies for a high number of children? This question is analysed on the basis of the exceptionally rich data set provided by the Programme d'analyse des systèmes éducatifs des pays de la CONFEMEN (PASEC), standardised and comparable for Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar and Senegal. Within the analysis of the determinants of education quality, particular attention is paid to the situation of different social groups (poor/nonpoor, boys/girls). It turns out that poor children are disadvantaged with respect to their learning possibilities because they have a particularly high probability of the absence of certain factors, which are important for the learning of all children. These factors include the availability of books, the parents' literacy, access to radio and television, the possibility of studying at home, and the availability of meals on a regular basis. As to the distinction between boys and ...

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Paper provided by OECD, Development Centre in its series OECD Development Centre Working Papers with number 157.

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