Economic adjustment, education and human resource development in Africa: The case of Nigeria

International Review of Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 293-318

  Geo JaJa, Macleans A ^a   Mangum, Garth ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; EDUCATION POLICY; HUMAN RESOURCE; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; TRAINING;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0141427749     PISSN: 00208566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025355320084     Document Type: Article

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