Non-formal basic education as a development priority: Evidence from Nicaragua

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 512-522

  Handa, Sudhanshu ^a   Pineda, Heiling ^b   Esquivel, Yannete ^b   Lopez, Blancadilia ^b   Gurdian, Nidia Veronica ^b   Regalia, Ferdinando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Nicaragua)

^c INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement tests; Impact evaluation; Nicaragua; Non formal education

Indexed keywords

ADULT EDUCATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HUMAN CAPITAL; LITERACY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 67349187708     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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