Book review..Expectations and Aspirations: A New Framework for Education in the Middle East and North Africa
A 2018 World Bank report, “Expectations and Aspirations: A New Framework for Education in the Middle East and North Africa,” identifies the obstacles and constraints that impede the realisation of the potential of education in the region and provides guidance and solutions to unlocking this potential. The countries of the region have the potential to rise to new heights. To achieve this, they must make a concerted effort to embrace and advance modern ways of learning, break away from traditional ones and pursue ambitious goals. However, they must push for the skills needed to create the economy of the future and it also needs a new pact between all parties for better education and a commitment to support it.
Pushing to learn requires investment in the early years of children, starting with the early grades. Scientific evidence shows that public investment in education, especially in the early stages of a child’s life, when the brain is still in its early developmental stages, achieve the best return on investment.
