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ERIC Number: EJ386069
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Schooling and Disadvantage in Sri Lankan and Other Rural Situations.
Baker, Victoria J.
Comparative Education, v24 n3 p377-88 1988
Discusses author's observations of poverty-related problems within rural Sri Lankan schools. Juxtaposes literature on Third World education problems at national, district, school, and individual levels. Concludes high educational expectations in developing world are tightly constrained by poverty, negative attitudes, and weaknesses of systems. (TES)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Attitudes, Financial Services, Individual Power, Institutional Characteristics, National Programs, Organizational Effectiveness, Poverty, Rural Schools, School Districts, School Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Organizational Health; Sri Lanka; Third World Education Systems