TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ransom, Angela
AU  - Khoo, Siew-Mun
AU  - Selvaratnam, Viswanathan
TI  - Improving higher education in developing countries
T2  - EDI seminar series
SN  - 0821322168
U1  - 378.91724 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank. Economic Development Institute
KW  - ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR
KW  - PAISES EN DESARROLLO
KW  - DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
KW  - EDUCACION SUPERIOR
KW  - ENSEÑANZA UNIVERSITARIA
KW  - TERCER MUNDO
KW  - PAISES SUBDESARROLLADOS
N1  - Resúmenes de los trabajos presentados al Seminario organizado por el Instituto de Desarrollo Económico y la División de Educación y Empleo, Departamento de Población y Recursos Humanos del Banco Mundial, con el Instituto de Estrategia y Estudios Internacionales, Malasia; Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Abbreviations -- 1. Report on the seminar / Angela Ransom, Siew-Mun Khoo, Viswanathan Selvaratnam -- 2. Keynote address: higher education and economic development / I. G. Patel -- 3. Improvement and innovation in higher education / Adriaan M. Verspoor -- 4. The university system: engine of development in the new world economy / Manuel Castells
N2  - This report is the result of a seminar held to solicit comments on important issues raised in a number of papers presented. The purpose was to obtain information on countries ' s experiences in resolving problems in the higher education sector; to widen the analysis and understanding of possible policy options for the Bank ' s research and lending programs for higher education development; and to help the Bank develop higher education policies through sharing ideas and experiences across a wide range of countries. The main themes covered are: access to higher education; financing; relationship between government and higher education institutions; the role of higher education in developing science and technology; and the role of evaluation
ER  -