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Access to Higher Education for Rural-Poor Students in China
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Yang, Xu – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2010
China is now facing significant challenges in funding its rapidly expanding higher education systems, though it has experienced enormous economic growth in recent years. Equity has become a serious concern in Chinese higher education system. This article tries to identify the causes and implications of under-representation of the rural-poor…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Schools, Economically Disadvantaged
Taking Human Capital Investment Seriously: Reflections on Educational Reform
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Kang, Trivina – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2004
This paper presents the 2002 Junior College/Upper Secondary Review in Singapore in the context of the nation-state's commitment to human capital investment. It discusses how these changes have led to a radically altered upper secondary educational landscape through the implementation of the Integrated Programme, the establishment of Specialized…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Two Year Colleges, Educational Change, Foreign Countries