Constructing knowledge societies : new challenges for tertiary education

This report describes how tertiary education contributes to building up a country ' s capacity for participation in an increasingly knowledge-based world economy and investigates policy options for tertiary education that have the potential to enhance economic growth and reduce poverty. It exam...

• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
• Series: Directions in development
• Subjects: POLITICA EDUCATIVA; ENSEÑANZA SUPERIOR; ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS; PAISES EN DESARROLLO; REFORMA DE LA EDUCACION; EDUCACION SUPERIOR; ENSEÑANZA UNIVERSITARIA; TERCER MUNDO

Table of Contents:

• Overview and main findings
• 1. The changing global environment
• 2. Contribution of tertiary education to economic and social development
• 3. Confronting the old challenges: the continuing crisis of tertiary education in developing and transition countries
• 4. The changing nexus: tertiary education institutions, the marketplace, and the state
• 5. World Bank support for tertiary education
• Appendixes
• Bibliography.