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ERIC Number: EJ575582
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
International Aid Groups Shift Focus to Higher Education in Developing Nations.
Bollag, Burton
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n10 pA51-A52 Oct 30 1998
Until recently, the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other organizations stressed assistance to primary education in their aid to developing nations. Now, the important role of higher education in economic development is more widely acknowledged, deterioration of postsecondary systems is increasing, and assistance to higher education is more common. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Role, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Cooperation, International Education, Private Financial Support, Public Agencies, Technical Assistance, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Agency for International Development; World Bank