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What Makes a Program Good? Evidence from Short-Cycle Higher Education Programs in Five Developing Countries. Working Paper 30364
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Diaz, Lelys I. Dinarte; Ferreyra, Maria Marta; Urzúa, Sergio S.; Bassi, Marina – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2022
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. In this paper we explore the relationship between programs' practices and inputs (quality determinants) and student academic and labor market outcomes. We design and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Length, Higher Education, Labor Market
Essays in Education and Development Economics
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Fabiola M. Alba Vivar – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation consists of three essays focused on policies that hold the potential to reduce gender and socioeconomic gaps in the developing world. The first two chapters focus on higher education while the last chapter focuses on STEM gender gaps during primary school. Chapter 1 looks at the impacts of new transportation infrastructure on…
Descriptors: Development, Economics, Policy, Sex
Global Framework on Transferable Skills
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UNICEF, 2019
"The Global Framework on Transferable Skills" has been developed to support UNICEF in delivering on the results of its "Strategic Plan 2018-2021" and "Every Child Learns: UNICEF Education Strategy 2019-2030," and provides a shared vision of work on skills development across UNICEF. The Framework guides UNICEF country…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Guidelines, Transfer of Training, Strategic Planning