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Transforming Indonesia's Teaching Force : From Pre-service Training to Retirement - Producing and Maintaining a High-quality, Efficient, and Motivated Workforce

World Bank - 2012

The report on the transforming Indonesia's teaching force is divided in two volumes. The executive summary is the first volume of a two-volume comprehensive report on teacher management in Indonesia. This volume summarizes the key findings of the detailed technical analysis in volume two, but...

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Women's Retirement Age in Vietnam : Gender Equality and Sustainability of the Social Security Fund

World Bank - 2012

The issue of the retirement age is fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is an issue that … law in Vietnam, several options were presented for changing the retirement age of women. However, the National Assembly …'s retirement age in Vietnam to serve as a basis for further consultation and policy dialogue with the Government. …

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Retirement : Can Pension Reform Reverse the Trend to Earlier Retirement?

World Bank - 2012

This edition of the Pension Reform Primer examines the global trend in early retirement among rich and poorer countries …, the reasons for people retiring early, the burden of early retirement on the pension system, recent policy initiatives to … between early retirement and incentives in the pension system, a result confirmed by other international studies and by more …

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Progress in participation in tertiary education in India from 1983 to 2004

Azam, Mehtabul - 2008

"Using nationally representative household surveys, this paper examines the trends in attainment, enrollment, and access to tertiary (higher) education in India from 1983 to 2005. The findings suggest that there has been considerable progress in attainment and participation; however, they remain...

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Latin American universities and the third mission : trends, challenges, and policy options

Thorn, Kristian - 2006

"Universities in Latin America are increasingly considered instruments of social and economic development and face rising expectations in regard to supplying relevant skills, undertaking applied research, and engaging in commercial activity. The paper discusses trends and challenges within Latin...

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Universities as drivers of the urban economies in Asia : the case of Vietnam

Tran, Ngoc Ca - 2006

"This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with...

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Higher education in Latin America : the international dimension

Wit, Hans de (contributor) - 2005

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China : higher education reform

1997

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Higher education : the lessons of experience

1994

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Human Capital for a Knowledge Society Higher Education in the Maldives : An Evolving Seascape

World Bank - 2012

The Republic of Maldives, a middle-income country of extraordinary natural beauty, is one of the most advanced nations in South Asia. The Maldives consists of an archipelago of nearly 1,200 islands and a population of approximately 400,000 inhabitants; 310,000 Maldivians and 90,000 expatriate...

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