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Intra- and Inter-national University-Industry Linkage and Innovation in Emerging Economies: Evidence from China
Fu, Xiaolan; Li, Jizhen; Hughes, Alan - eSocialSciences - 2012
The different role of intra- and inter-national university-industry collaboration in industrial innovation in emerging … economies are investigated. Based on a national firm-level survey database from China, it finds that collaboration with domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010567997
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Participation in a School Incentive Programme in Karnataka
Bernhardt, Sharon - eSocialSciences - 2006
Development education policy has recently focused on school-based recognition and conditional cash transfer programs to … that focus on levels (rather than changes) of achievement can exacerbate inequality in education. In addition, our findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528325
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Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomised Experiments in India
Duflo, Esther; Banerjee, Abhijit; Cole, Shawn; Linden, Leigh - eSocialSciences - 2006
to improve the quality of education in urban slums. A remedial education programme hired young women from the community …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341841
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Report of the Central Advisory Board of Education Committee on Free and Compulsory Education Bill and Other Issues related to Elementary Education
Education, Central Advisory Board of - eSocialSciences - 2006
Education (C.A.B.E.) held on 10-11 August, 2004, a Committee of C.A.B.E. was constituted vide Order dated 8.9.04 of the Ministry … in Art. 21-A of the Constitution, and (b) To examine other issues related to elementary education for achieving the … objective of free and compulsory basic education.†This is its report …
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Position Paper on National Focus Group: Aims of Education
Nair, K.N.; Miri, Mrinalini; Mathur, Jayshree; Jain, Sharada - eSocialSciences - 2007
of the basic questions such as what ought to be the purpose of education?’ This paper addresses these and other issues. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699284
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Poverty Dynamics in Rural Sindh, Pakistan
Lohano, Hari Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan. Households interviewed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 1986–91, were resurveyed in 2004–05 with minimal attrition.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512466
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Productivity of Pesticides in Vegetable Farming in Nepal
Jha, Ratna Kumar; Regmi, Adhrit Prasad - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512477
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Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) 2009 (Provisional)
Pratham, Pratham - eSocialSciences - 2010
The purpose of the ASER 2009’s rapid assessment survey in rural areas is twofold: (i) to get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic level) at the district level; and (ii) to measure the change in these basic learning and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512483
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K to 12: The Key to Quality Education?
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
The continuous deterioration of the quality of education in the Philippines has prompted the DepEd to push for the … high school in the basic education cycle. The proposal has spurred a heated debate on whether it could lead to improvements … or just exacerbate the present state of education in the country. [PB-11-02]. URL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421316
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National Youth Policy 2010 (NYP 2010)
Youth, Ministry of; YAS, Sports Affairs - eSocialSciences - 2011
The NYP 2010 is a step forward from the earlier Policy formulated in 1988 and, later, in 2003. It reaffirms commitment of the nation to the holistic development of the young people of the country. This document aims to reinforce existing policies and programmes of the current Policy that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002232