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ERIC Number: EJ245146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jun
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The Political Context of Educational Development: A Commentary on the Theories of Development Underlying the World Bank Education Sector Policy Paper.
McLean, Martin
Comparative Education, v17 n2 p157-62 Jun 1981
Argues that recent theories of development are flawed because (1) they assert that social justice and economic development are compatible educational aims and (2) they give insufficient attention to the political contexts of policy-making. Part of a theme issue on the World Bank Paper and Third World educational development. (SJL)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Equal Education, International Organizations, Labor Force Development, Politics, Position Papers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: International Aid; World Bank