Final report: conference of African states on the development of education in Africa Addis Ababa, 15-25 may 1961

Abstract

This conference report on the development of education in African sates held in Addis Ababa, from 15 to 25 May 1961. The purpose of the Conference was to provide a forum for African States to decide on their priority educational needs to promote economic and social development in Africa and, in the light of these, to establish a first tentative short-term and long-term plan for educational development in the continent, embodying the priorities they had decided upon for the economic growth of the region. It was also intended to help them arrive at decisions as to the maximum contribution to such a short-range and long-term educational plan that they could make from their national income on the assumption that economic and social programming and development would be proceeding apace in each of the countries. The programme they were to establish for Africa was to conform to the quantitative targets and qualitative changes and improvements that they decided should be achieved by each of the countries.