Afghanistan on the educational road to access and equity

Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-290

  Jones, Adele M E ^a  

^a Bergstraesser Institute for Cross Cultural Studies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerated course; Access to education; Afghanistan; Basic education; Curriculum development; Education policy; Gender gap; Girls' education; Girls' enrolment; Language policy; Post conflict societies; Refugee; Regional language; Teacher education; Teacher recruitment; Transition primary to lower secondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449711206     PISSN: 02188791     EISSN: 17426855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02188790802267423     Document Type: Article

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