higher education
- Choice of school type has little effect on academic achievement
- D. Newhouse; C. Beegle / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2005
- Using data from Indonesia, this paper evaluates the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students. Three different estimation strategies are drawn upon in this analysis. The different school types e...
- The impact of economic growth on the Chinese higher education sector
- W-H. Ma / Center for International and Development Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
- Higher education and economic reform are two dynamic forces that affect the development of each other. This paper examines the impact that China's rapid economic growth since the 1980s has had on the higher education sector. Some poin...
- World Bank has had a significant influence on higher education in Africa
- J. Samoff; B. Carrol / Comparative and International Education Society, 2004
- This study explores World Bank policies on higher education for Africa and their consequences. It examines the changes in these policies during the 1999's and how these changes were reflected by changes in policy and priorities within...
- Achieving a balance between new and existing knowledge cultures in education
- E. Thomas / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004
- This paper discusses the challenges faced by faculties of education and other related social sciences, with reference to the profound changes in the nature of knowledge cultures, especially in the context of internationalism and globa...
- Sharing the costs of education system financing in Morocco
- A.A.S. Mhamed / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- The pape examines the cost sharing policy introduced by the Moroccan government in 1997. The paper addresses the question: to what extent has this policy influenced attitudes and enrollment behaviors about, and access to, higher educa...
- Impacts of organisational change in the University of Botswana
- T. Fako / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004
- This study documents the effects of organisational change that took place at the University of Botswana (UB) from 1990. The main impacts at UB include: restructuring was essentially a political rather than a mana...
- Women's access to higher education is limited in India
- K. Chanana / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004
- This paper focuses on the access and participation of women students in higher education (public and private institutions) in India in the pre and post economic liberalisation phase. The study aims to find out the latest trends in the...
- Promoting female participation in higher education in Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and South Africa
- L. Morley / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- This paper, presented at the 2004 Colloquium on Research and Higher Education Policy, is part of a larger research programme examining interventions for gender equity in relation to access, staff development and curriculum transformat...
- Has cost sharing increased access to higher education in Tanzania?
- J.M. Ishengoma / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- This paper, presented at the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge (Paris, 2004), examines the Tanzanian government's reintroduction of a higher education cost sharing policy. One of the principle objectives of the ...
- Changes and trends in China's higher education
- H. Futao / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- The paper, presented at the Colloquium on Research and Higher Education Policy (Paris, 2004) begins by identifying the international and domestic drivers of current changes in China's higher education. It then touches on the national ...
- Sharing the costs of education system financing in Morocco
- A.A.S. Mhamed / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- The pape examines the cost sharing policy introduced by the Moroccan government in 1997. The paper addresses the question: to what extent has this policy influenced attitudes and enrollment behaviors about, and access to, higher educa...
- Impacts of organisational change in the University of Botswana
- T. Fako / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004
- This study documents the effects of organisational change that took place at the University of Botswana (UB) from 1990. The main impacts at UB include: restructuring was essentially a political rather than a mana...
- Women's access to higher education is limited in India
- K. Chanana / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004
- This paper focuses on the access and participation of women students in higher education (public and private institutions) in India in the pre and post economic liberalisation phase. The study aims to find out the latest trends in the...
- Promoting female participation in higher education in Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and South Africa
- L. Morley / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- This paper, presented at the 2004 Colloquium on Research and Higher Education Policy, is part of a larger research programme examining interventions for gender equity in relation to access, staff development and curriculum transformat...
- Has cost sharing increased access to higher education in Tanzania?
- J.M. Ishengoma / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- This paper, presented at the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge (Paris, 2004), examines the Tanzanian government's reintroduction of a higher education cost sharing policy. One of the principle objectives of the ...
- Changes and trends in China's higher education
- H. Futao / Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004
- The paper, presented at the Colloquium on Research and Higher Education Policy (Paris, 2004) begins by identifying the international and domestic drivers of current changes in China's higher education. It then touches on the national ...
- Public-private provision of education in South Africa not up to scratch
- M. Mabizela / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2005
- This study explores public-private partnerships that existed between 2002 and early 2003 in higher education provision in South Africa. In particular, it focuses on three issues: the reasons why and the way in which public-private par...
- Can educational equity be achieved in South Africa?
- E.B. Fiske; H.F. Ladd / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004
- This paper examines South Africa’s efforts to create a racially equitable state education system since apartheid. The paper describes and evaluates the strategies that South African policy makers have taken in areas such as schoo...
- Why did the UK e-University project fail?
- UK Parliament, 2005
- This paper examines the UK e–University project, which was concluded last year by HEFCE, after having spent £50 million of public money but having succeeded only in attracting 900 students. This report examines why this had...
- Chile: approaches to results-based funding in tertiary education in Chile
- K. Thorn; L. Holm-Nielsen; J. S. Jeppesen / Documents and Reports, 2004
- This paper profiles international experiences and discusses strengths and weaknesses in approaches to results-based funding of tertiary education in order to identify finance reform options for Chile. The paper is divided into ...
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
- UNESCO-IHE is an international institute for water education.
- The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
- Partnership to coordinate support for higher education in Africa
- African Higher Education Research Online (AHERO)
- AHERO, administered by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, is an open access archive of texts that focus on the study, practice and governance of higher education in Africa. The collection includes research reports, journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, working papers, booklets, and policy documents. All...
- Bunda College of Agriculture
Provides training in food production, food security, conservation and natural resource management
