Higher education in Nigeria: A status report

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-281

  Saint, William ^a   Hartnett, Teresa A ^b   Strassnet, Erich ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Educational policy; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442654264     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300021     Document Type: Review

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