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ERIC Number: EJ292300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Key Issues of Textbook Provision in the Third World.
Altbach, Philip G.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v13 n3 p315-25 1983
Textbooks are an integral part of the educational process and are especially important in the Third World. However, the process of textbook development is particularly difficult in these regions because of problems associated with multinational publishing companies, copyright law, and difficulties in developing indigenous publishing industries in less developed countries. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Copyrights, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Publishing Industry, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Third World