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Palmer, Robert – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
Against a backdrop of some two decades of sustained economic growth in Ghana, this paper argues that there are a series of sustainability challenges related to technical and vocational skills development (TVSD) that need to be addressed. This paper analyses several sustainability dimensions of TVSD related to: promoting the sustainability of…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Employment, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
Hanushek, Eric A.; Woessmann, Ludger – Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, 2007
The role of improved schooling, a central part of most development strategies, has become controversial because expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in promoting economic wellbeing, with a particular focus on the role of educational quality. It concludes that there…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Economic Progress, Developed Nations, Educational Change
Spicer, Brian, Ed.; And Others – 1974
Part of a geography series which stresses understanding of the environment through mastery of specific skills and concepts, the secondary level textbook investigates the interrelationships between humans and the goods they produce. The book is presented in 26 chapters organized around five main themes: (1) agricultural production, (2)…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Climate