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Review of DFID and USAID Initiatives for the Development of Teacher Education in Pakistan
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Rizvi, Nusrat Fatima; Khamis, Anil – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2020
This paper undertakes a critical review and analysis of the recent developments in teacher education in Pakistan to situate different models of teacher education funded by donor agencies against international development in teacher education and the political economy dynamics of teacher education in Pakistan. The paper's central thesis is that…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Donors
Nordic Internationalists' Contribution to the Field of Comparative and International Education
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Genova, Teodora – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
This paper stems from a PhD dissertation research focusing on the Nordic representatives' contribution to the field of comparative and international education (CIE) since the middle of the 20th century to the present days. Following the idea of the clear-cut distinction between the two component parts of the field in the region in question, the…
Descriptors: International Education, Comparative Education, Donors, Philanthropic Foundations
Widening Equity and Retaining Efficiency: Considerations from the IBSA Southern Coalface
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Akoojee, Salim; Nkomo, Mokubung – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
Access to higher education is a key challenge of the 21st century state. The link between higher education and personal and socio-economic development has intensified the need for ensuring that greater numbers of citizens have expanded access to and have been provided with quality higher education. The article seeks to explore how initiatives for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
Lenders, Borrowers and Educational Development.
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
International Cooperation in Education with the Least Developed Countries.
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
Key Issues in the External Financing of Education.
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