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Sundry Papers I, David R. Evans, Steve Grant, Ash Hartwell, Joe Blackman, Peter Higginson, James Hoxeng, Ken Shuey

Conference Proceedings & Collected Papers

Since its creation two years ago, the Center for International Education has devoted most of its energy to building a viable entity and to starting new programs. This collection of papers represents an attempt to begin to consolidate and analyze our efforts and includes some of the first results of the Center's programs and adaptations of new approaches to problems in international education.

The papers reflect the diversity of topics and techniques which characterizes the Center. They are reproduced for the purpose of communicating with others interested in the field, rather than representing traditional academic-style research efforts. We hope the …

The Impact Of A Diversified Educational Program On Career Goals: Tororo Girls' School In The Context Of Girls' Education In Uganda, David R. Evans, Gordon L. Schimmel

Gender and Development

The research reported in this study was undertaken as part of an ongoing relatioship between the Government of Uganda, USAID, and the University of Massachusetts. The study was occasioned by a desire on the part of all the parties to better understand the impact of Tororo Girls' School and the implications of its diversified program in the context of Girls' education in Uganda. While too soon for evaluation of a school which had been in operation only five years, there was nevertheless considerable interest in looking at the contribution of the school to the education of girls in Uganda. There …