Morgan, William and White, Ian 2015. The importance of higher education for international development: a post-2015 development priority. Weiterbildung 2015 (3) , pp. 39-41. |
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Abstract
Higher education is recognized as vital to any balanced development strategy. However, for several decades higher education was an afterthought in development policy, it being seen as a poor use of scarce resources. Two trends have changed this – recognition of the public goods character of higher education and the importance of knowledge economies, and higher education’s contribution in creating them. Higher education is now understood to provide a range of economic and social benefits as an integral part of an education system. The challenge is to establish it as a post-2015 development priority
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 23 February 2022 |
Last Modified: | 18 May 2023 03:49 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/147280 |
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