Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015
As we move to discuss the nature of development targets post 2015, it is timely to consider what lessons can be learnt from 50 years of experiences of attempts to link education and development in Africa. This paper offers a historical account of key themes in African education and development and r...
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| description | As we move to discuss the nature of development targets post 2015, it is timely to consider what lessons can be learnt from 50 years of experiences of attempts to link education and development in Africa. This paper offers a historical account of key themes in African education and development and raises questions particularly about who sets targets and priorities and for whom. |
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| spelling | nottingham-16402020-05-04T16:33:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1640/ Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 McGrath, Simon As we move to discuss the nature of development targets post 2015, it is timely to consider what lessons can be learnt from 50 years of experiences of attempts to link education and development in Africa. This paper offers a historical account of key themes in African education and development and raises questions particularly about who sets targets and priorities and for whom. 2012-06-08 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed McGrath, Simon (2012) Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015. In: CAS@50, 6-8 June 2012, Edinburgh, UK. (Unpublished) education development Africa development planning policy development theory |
| spellingShingle | education development Africa development planning policy development theory McGrath, Simon Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title | Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title_full | Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title_short | Education and development in Africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| title_sort | education and development in africa: lessons of the past 50 years for beyond 2015 |
| topic | education development Africa development planning policy development theory |
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