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Blaug, Mark – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1972
Recent work in the economics of education provides some general presumptions, such as those in favour of investing in primary education and opposed to vocational education, but the problem area on which future research ought to focus is the relationship of schooling to the labour market. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economics, Educational Development
Holt, Olav – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1979
Presents background information on how creation of two universities in Norway in the late l960s influenced decentralization of higher education and favored regional development. Draws general conclusions about universities' responsibilities for involvement in the region in which they are located. (DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Development, Educational Development, Educational Needs
Poignant, Raymond – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1972
Concerning future changes in the structure of education, this excerpt is taken from the conclusion of a larger work, soon to be published, which shows characteristic trends in development of eleven countries during the last two decades. (JB)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Kim, Hyung-Ki – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
New approaches to international borrowing for education which maximize economic growth and minimize the unfavorable international climate for development assistance are discussed. Specific suggestions are made for identifying the areas where such aid would be most effective, as well as better ways to develop cooperation between lenders and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Donors, Economic Development
Sifuna, Daniel N. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
In 20 years educational goals in Kenya have shifted from an emphasis on improving secondary and higher education to a greater emphasis on universal or basic education. The history of educational goals in Kenya and the emphasis on social factors in the country's development are covered. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
Guruge, Ananda W. P. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
UNICEF, the world's largest educational funding agency, focuses its efforts on educating economically deprived children. Since 1961 UNICEF has worked with Unesco on programs to integrate educational goals with goals for national development. The past relationship between the agencies, their new joint goals, and continuing problems are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs
Ahmed, Manzoor – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
Discussed is the role of nonformal education in relation to six concerns in educational development faced by developing nations: (1) universalization of primary education, (2) post-primary educational opportunities, (3) early childhood care and education, (4) relevance of school experience, (5) efficient use of scarce resources, and (6)…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Early Childhood Education, Economic Development
