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Education
Beating the labyrinth: The sustainability of international co-operation programmes in higher education
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September 28, 2015

This study highlights factors that influence the sustainability of international co-operation programmes in higher education, specifically of those programmes that deal with inter-institutional collaborations. In the first chapter of this book, the factors that influence the chances for sustainability of programme and project results are discussed and analysed based on the experiences of various international co-operative programmes…. Read more

Higher Education, International cooperation, Sustainability
Putting higher education to work: Skills and research for growth in East Asia
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September 25, 2015

This book seeks to understand the economic context in East Asia, as a means to understanding the need for an improved higher education system. The book begins with a diagnosis of the current state of higher education in East Asia. Although higher education provides several noneconomic benefits, such as nation building and socialization, the book focuses on the economic benefits of higher education… Read more

Higher Education, research, Skills
Education
Higher education and development in Asia
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September 22, 2015

Higher education is an important form of investment in human capital. In fact, it can be regarded as a high level or a specialised form of human capital, the contribution of which to economic growth is very significant. It is rightly regarded as the “engine of development in the new world economy” (Castells, 1994, p…. Read more

Development, Higher Education
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Higher learning, greater good: The private and social benefits of higher education
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September 22, 2015

This book sets forth a mordern human capital approach to higher education policy in the United States, and in other OECD member countries. It emphasises the nature, measurement, and valuation of the private and social benefits of higher education – with special attention to the non-market private and social benefits, direct and indirect effects, and… Read more

Returns to the investment in education
Accelerating catch-up: tertiary education for growth in sub-Saharan Africa
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September 17, 2015

This volume spells out the case for more knowledge-intensive growth in Africa, which demands increasing attention to secondary and, most important, postsecondary education. Despite rising enrollment in tertiary-level institutions, the numbers of students graduating are pitifully small. And despite reform efforts, the quality remains well below par. However, change for the better is in the air,… Read more

Africa, economic growth, Tertiary Education
Shifting Understandings of Skills in South Africa: Overcoming the historical imprint of a low skills regime
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September 7, 2015

The objective of this ebook is to critically engage with South Africa’s current skills development strategy and to analyse the prospects for a successful upskilling of the population. It contains chapters written by leading South African academics. It also includes content from skillsformation systems experts. This ebook attempts to examine what is understood by the… Read more

Employability, Vocational Skills
The Right Skills for the Job? Rethinking Training Policies for Workers
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September 2, 2015

This book is concerned with upgrading job relevant skills. It focus on three types of training programs relevant for individuals who are leaving formal general schooling or are already in the labour market. These are: Pre-employment technical and vocational education and training (TVET). TVET is usually offered within the formal schooling track and tends to… Read more

Human capital, Vocational Skills
School Health, Nutrition, and Education For All: Levelling The Playing Field
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June 4, 2015

Providing good quality education to all children in the poorest countries of the world is not a simple task. However, improving children’s health and nutrition is one simple step that can be taken towards achieving this goal. Health and nutrition programmes offer substantial benefits to children’s education, helping them to attend school and learn while… Read more

Education
Battle for Open: How openness won and why it doesn’t feel like victory
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January 23, 2015

With the success of open access publishing, Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education practices, the open approach to education has moved from the periphery to the mainstream. This marks a moment of victory for the open education movement, but at the same time the real battle for the direction of openness begins. As… Read more

From Neurons to Neighborhoods
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December 30, 2014

Scientists have had a long-standing fascination with the complexities of the process of human development. Parents have always been captivated by the rapid growth and development that characterize the earliest years of their children’s lives. Professional service providers continue to search for new knowledge to inform their work. Consequently, one of the distinctive features of… Read more

Early Childhood Development
Developing Brains: Early Childhood in Focus, 7
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October 28, 2014

The language of neuroscience is increasingly being used to support assertions about many aspects of human life. A recent series of studies (Weisberg et al., 2008) found that explanations of human behaviour that included irrelevant neuroscience words, such as ‘frontal lobe brain circuitry’, were rated by non-experts as significantly more credible than explanations without the… Read more

Early Childhood Development, Neuroscience
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