An African exploration of the East Asian education experience / edited by Birger Fredriksen and Tan Jee Peng. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008. - xx, 374 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). - Development practice in education .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-358) and index.

East Asia education study tour : an overview of key insights -- Education in Africa: knowledge makes the difference -- Education in Singapore: developments since 1965 -- Education in Vietnam : development history, challenges and solutions -- Education in the Republic of Korea : approaches, achievement and current challenges -- Education in Thailand: improving secondary education -- Education in Ireland: evolution of economic and educational policies since the early 1990s.

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Education--East Asia--Cross-cultural studies.
Education and state--Cross-cultural studies.--East Asia
Education--Africa.

LA1141 / .A37 2008

370.116 / AFR 2008