Gender implications of development agency policies on education and training

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 333-347

  Leach, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development agencies; Educational reform; Gender and education; Girl's schooling

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; GENDER ROLE; TRAINING;

EID: 0034063488     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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