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| Prospects | 6 |
Author
| Arredondo, Vicente | 1 |
| Benavides, Luis G. | 1 |
| Chevaillier, Thierry | 1 |
| Chinapah, Vinayagum | 1 |
| Eicher, Jean-Claude | 1 |
| Haddad, Wadi D. | 1 |
| Hamadache, Ali | 1 |
| Tuijnman, Albert | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
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| Policymakers | 6 |
| Administrators | 3 |
| Practitioners | 3 |
Location
| Africa | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Benin | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 1 |
| Guinea | 1 |
| Mali | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 |
| Sudan | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Tanzania | 1 |
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Tuijnman, Albert – Prospects, 1991
Discusses recurrent education as an educational objective. Includes functions, models, policy dimensions, and policy dilemmas. Suggests that progress includes extension of conventional adult education programs to a wider clientele, expansion of upper secondary education, increased localization of programs, and an increase in policy relevance in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Educational Objectives
Benavides, Luis G.; Arredondo, Vicente – Prospects, 1991
Suggests that the most acute problem in educational planning is the confusion about the nature, purpose, and relevance of education. Argues that education should be viewed as a field of hypothesis about the future. Includes the importance of knowledge and know-how, education versus educational systems, and social versus educational planning. (DK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Needs
Hamadache, Ali – Prospects, 1991
Suggests nonformal education can be defined only with respect to its function in a specific context, its objectives established on an individual basis. Argues that it cannot be centralized or institutionalized. Includes nonformal education as a method of broadening access to education, providing second chance programs, and serving a Gandhian…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Haddad, Wadi D. – Prospects, 1990
Discusses problems in meeting the goal of education for all in developing countries. Includes lack of teachers and instructional material. Describes financial requirements, trends in resource allocation, and external aid for primary education. Suggests external donors concentrate on support for building national capacity, weighting funding for…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Enrollment Rate
Chinapah, Vinayagum – Prospects, 1991
Discusses the state of education in Africa. Argues that programs must be modified according to the political, social, and economic conditions of each country. States that school enrollments have stagnated, and quality of education has declined, resulting in increased school failure and a low level of cognitive achievement. Discusses collaborative…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Decentralization, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Eicher, Jean-Claude; Chevaillier, Thierry – Prospects, 1991
Discusses options for the financing of postcompulsory education. Describes developing and developed nations where a funding crisis has resulted from an increased demand for education when new technologies require ever more highly trained workers. Includes discussion of public versus private funding, business contributions, international…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Demand
