Education in Post-Independent Eritrea – A Brief Description

Rena, Ravinder (2005): Education in Post-Independent Eritrea – A Brief Description. Published in: Experiments in Education , Vol. 34, No. 2 (21 February 2006): pp. 3-5.

Abstract

Education is an important pillar in the national economic development. It contributes to economic growth in varied forms. The educational system in Eritrea shows all the symptoms of prolonged neglect under colonialism and war. But education plays a key role in the development after independence. This paper discusses educational growth and development in post-independent Eritrea. It also analyses educational finances, and challenges for development in the country and thus provides some implications.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Education, Eritrea, economic growth, human capital, development, production cycles
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I28 - Government Policy; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics; A - General Economics and Teaching > A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics > A21 - Pre-college; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I22 - Educational Finance ; Financial Aid

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