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of the basic questions such as what ought to be the purpose of education?’ This paper addresses these and other issues. …
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stages of development (in the People’s Republic of China [PRC] and the Philippines) and one mature one (in India). Being … latecomers to offshoring work, the PRC and the Philippines have developed this industry in cooperation with multinational … Philippines has relied on MNEs to come in and set up facilities, with domestic firms setting up facilities where lower (knowledge …
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An evaluation of a program that aims to improve children’s reading skills by providing classes with age‐appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read‐athon. [Working paper No. 305]. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/305.pdf].
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The continuous deterioration of the quality of education in the Philippines has prompted the DepEd to push for the … high school in the basic education cycle. The proposal has spurred a heated debate on whether it could lead to improvements … or just exacerbate the present state of education in the country. [PB-11-02]. URL …
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This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
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The paper tries to understand what are the aims of education. …
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Early childhood education is a widely accepted term to describe a program aimed at providing all round development for … profit from schooling during this period. Enriched environment is to be provided for the receptive mind of the child. …
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themes namely, (i) education, learning resources, curriculum development and training, (ii) food processing, use of …
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the broader environment in which students live, suggesting a learning agenda that stretches far beyond education … help overcome remaining demand-side barriers to enrollment. Nonetheless, the quality of education appears very poor across …
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The PRS Annual Policy Review aims to capture the key legislative and policy developments in India during the fiscal year 2013-14. The objective of this document is to summarise all the major developments in one place with links to original documents for the reader interested in any specific...
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