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Olukolade, Odekunle; Chinonyerem, Unaeze Ugochi – African Higher Education Review, 2013
Education is a great instrument of importance to every nation. It, therefore, attracts considerable attention. It has been generally conceived that only an educated population can command the skills necessary for sustainable economic growth and a better quality of life. The quality of education received by citizens is therefore important in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Academic Standards, Quality of Life, Economic Progress
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Matear, Ann – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2008
To date, knowledge of English in Latin America has reflected existing political and economic power structures. It has remained the preserve of the elite with access to private schooling, and as such it demarcates and divides social groups by reinforcing an unequal distribution of wealth, resources, and knowledge. However, the number of people…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Economic Progress, Educational Change, Foreign Countries