What does learning for all mean for DFID's global education work?

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 40, Issue , 2015, Pages 323-329

  Berry, Christopher ^a   Barnett, Edward ^b   Hinton, Rachel ^a  

^a UK Department for International Development   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DFID; Evidence based policy; International education; Learning; Millennium Development Goal; Post 2015

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84922905928     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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