Assesses the status of education in Asia; identifies major trends and issues; and examines policies and practices that have successfully promoted equity and acc
This reissue (1996) examines four interrelated aspects of schooling for women in ten Asian countries: the development experience of a country and how it affects
"This book is one which will be of great interest to development experts in search of empirical evidence of how education impacts on development in Asia and for
With the exception of Sri Lanka, South Asian countries have not achieved quality basic education – an essential measure for escaping poverty, inequality, and
This booklet focuses on the broad role of education in national development in Asia. It emphasizes trends, issues, and envisaged problems within education syste