Private foundations, philanthropy, and partnership in education and development: Mapping the terrain

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 460-471

  Srivastava, Prachi ^a   Oh, Su Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Independent Consultant ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Education finance; Partnerships; Philanthropy; Private foundations

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

EID: 77954032369     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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