ABSTRACT
Th is great increase of the quantity of work which, in consequence of the division of labour, the same number of people are capable of performing, is owing to three diff erent circumstances; fi rst, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species of work to another; and lastly, to the invention of a great number of machines which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.…
Adam Smith, Th e Wealth of Nations, 1776c
Technology and EFA
Previous chapters have detailed the unfi nished business of EFA and explored some of the contributions needed to complete the task. In order to take advantage of all useful inputs, governments should conceive their role in education systems as that of regulator and facilitator as much as provider. Th ey must embrace all eff ective methods of schooling and teacher education and foster innovative ways of making learning opportunities available to their people.
