Towards a framework for researching the quality of education in low-income countries

Comparative Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-23

  Tikly, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LEARNING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 79951802900     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541671     Document Type: Article

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