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Formulating the education agenda: an algebraic approach

Formulating the education agenda: an algebraic approach

With 2015 well underway, it’s time to revisit the education development agenda. 2015 was set as the deadline for the achievement the Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals. In the years since the goals were set, considerable progress has been made toward their achievement, with increased accessibility

Chinese GDP and growth: What's in a number?

Chinese GDP and growth: What's in a number?

Recently China’s president Xi Jinping was quoted in saying that China’s GDP growth will be subdued in the foreseeable future, relative to the rapid growth in the past decade. China’s official newspaper Xinhua has put the internal target at 7.5% p.a. for 2013 from a

Study, study and study some more!

Study, study and study some more!

Recently I came across an interesting paper, which caught my attention as I was questioning the ‘reason’ I must dedicate so much of my life, just to reach (not even push forward) the frontier of knowledge and research. In this paper by Jones (1995) the exact question is addressed and