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Cross-Border Transactions in Higher Education : Philippine Competitiveness

Santiago, Andrea L. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005

The international education serve sector is undoubtedly growing. The movement of students across nations is expected to … English education in the region, can only hope to niche and attract foreign students and academics into specific programs and …

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Education Impact Study : The Global Recession and the Capacity of Colleges and Universities to Serve Vulnerable Populations in Asia

Postiglione, Gerard - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010

assistance, subsidies, and loans; (ii) information and guidance for first-generation college students on choosing appropriate … provides scholarships for poor students; (vii) upgrading of research about problems confronting poor communities; and (viii …

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Alternative Approaches to the Development of Early Childhood Education in Singapore

Wei, Yong Yik; Chongvilaivan, Aekapol; Yang, Chew Jing - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

learning and examination scores, to an education system that develops students creativity and critical thinking abilities, and … Singaporean students, and other countries experiences, in particular those of Finland and the Netherlands. Among other issues …, emphasis is placed on play and the fostering of students love of learning, in less structured settings, as the media of …

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Public Provision of Education and Government Spending in Pakistan

Akram, Muhammad; Khan, Faheem Jehangir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007

The study has been carried out to measure the incidence of government spending on education in Pakistan at the provincial (both rural and urban) level, using the primary data of the Pakistan Social Standard Living Measures Survey (PSLM), 2004-2005, and by employing the three-step Benefit...

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Causes of Low Secondary School Enrollment in Indonesia

Suryadarma, Daniel; Suryahadi, Asep; Sumarto, Sudarno - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

In this study we investigate the causes of low secondary school enrollment in Indonesia despite near universal primary school attendance. We then find that attrition during the transition between primary and junior secondary education levels is the main cause. We investigate the causes of...

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Measures for Assessing Basic Education in the Philippines

Maligalig, Dalisay S.; Albert, Jose Ramon G. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Trends in education indicators for monitoring the second MDG suggest that Philippines may probably not meet the target on achieving universal primary...

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Higher Education in India - The Need for Change

Agarwal, Pawan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

Higher education in India suffers from several systemic deficiencies. As a result, it continues to provide graduates that are unemployable despite emerging shortages of skilled manpower in an increasing number of sectors. The standards of academic research are low and declining. Some of the...

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Higher Education in India - Seizing The Opportunity

Kaul, Sanat - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

India is well known for its large pool of technical manpower, a fair proportion of which finds employment in developed countries, especially in the West. As a happy sequel to the story, India has recently witnessed a big boom in the BPO/KPO sector. In order to sustain this trend, and to ensure...

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Benefit Incidence Analysis of Public Spending on Education in the Philippines : A Methodological Note

Cuenca, Janet S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. In other words, it evaluates the distribution of government subsidies among different groups in the population, in particular, among different...

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Benefit Incidence of Public Spending on Education in the Philippines

Manasan, Rosario G.; Cuenca, Janet S.; Villanueva-Ruiz, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to earn income in the future. In this sense, directing education expenditures to the poor holds a promise for breaking the inter-generational transmission of poverty. Given this...

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