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Download full textInternational Council for Distance Education. – 1989
This report of the proceedings of the 50th anniversary year of the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) includes: (1) the text of the address given by Kevin Smith, the outgoing president of the organization; (2) a review by the outgoing president of activities of the ICDE during its first 50 years (from 1938 to 1988); (3) the text…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Donors
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
Reiff, Hans – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
International aid to education in developing nations has been relatively stagnant or has actually declined in the last decade. Statistics for international aid from different sources are examined, with special attention paid to the changing relationship between donors and recipients, the difficulties in compiling data, and future prospects. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Credit (Finance), Developing Nations, Donors
Hurst, Paul – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1983
Seven key issues regarding the external funding of education in developing countries are identified and discussed. These include the advisability of accepting western aid, the productivity of educated manpower, funding problems, the efficiency of educational institutions, the donor-recipient relationship, curriculum relevance, and equity in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Developing Nations, Donors
Bruns, Barbara; Mingat, Alain; Rakotomalala, Ramahatra – 2003
Achievement of the second of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)--universal primary education by 2015--is crucial, as education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality and for laying the foundation for sustained economic growth, effective institutions, and sound governance. This study assesses whether…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
Direct linkMorrisson, Christian; Jutting, Johannes – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
Donor agencies and policy makers tend to agree that increased access of women to education, health, credit, formal legal rights and employment opportunities, in conjunction with economic growth, will substantially improve the socio-economic role of women in developing countries. This paper challenges that view. It argues that these measures might…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Females, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities
