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ERIC Number: EJ431771
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
The Quality of Primary Education in Developing Countries: Who Defines and Who Decides?
Stephens, David
Comparative Education, v27 n2 p223-33 1991
This paper (1) defines "quality education"; (2) examines choices for improving primary education in developing countries; (3) describes the processes of change and decision making; (4) identifies the historical, economic, political, and social contexts within which these decisions are made; and (5) proposes ways to improve educational decision making at both the local and international levels. (KS)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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