Abstract:
The concept of capacity building has become a buzz
word in education reform discourse internationally both in
developed and
emerging economies. However, despite its
wide usage, it is an often misunderstood social construct.
For conceptual clarity then, capacity building has to do
with the allocation of, and investment in resources
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physical, intellectual or human especially when other
intervening variables have failed within a given institutional
or social context.
To a certain extent, a systematic focus on capacity
building within a given social sector in most societies, is a
indication of disequilibrium within that particular
sector
even though capacity building should, ideally and proactively, be an integral part of strengthening social
institutions and providing enabling conditions of premium
performance by the individual
s within the sector. Why
should governments and other policy makers focus on
capacity building?
