Targeting education: The politics of performance and the prospects of 'Education For All'

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 368-380

  Jansen, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Curriculum; Development; Education policy; Educational administration; International education; Literacy

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TARGETING;

EID: 13244263032     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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