Education sector reform: The Ugandan experience

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-285

  Penny, Alan ^a   Ward, Michael ^b   Read, Tony ^c   Bines, Hazel ^d  

^a DFID ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b DFID   (United Kingdom)

^c IE Partners   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Donor co operation; Education reform; Sector wide approaches; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; EDUCATION REFORM; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MODELING; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RETURNS TO EDUCATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 39049100141     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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