Information technology for sustainable development and global competitiveness: comparing curriculum in Africa and America

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 261-276

  Badamas, Muhammed Ademola ^a  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum; education; globalisation; human resources; information technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867904683     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/wrstsd.2005.007687     Document Type: Article

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