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Title Innovative Strategies in Higher Education for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia : Sri Lanka
Published Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 94 pages)
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Tables; 1 Activity-Outcome Matrix for Higher Education in Sri Lanka; 2 The Numbers of Institutions, and of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, Recognized by the University Grants Commission, 2011; 3 Graduate Program Enrollment and Output-Public Sector Institutions; 4 Distribution of Recurrent Expenditure by Higher Education Institutions, 2011; 5 Income and Expenditure of Higher Educational Institutions, 2000 and 2011; 6 Breakdown of Higher Education Scholarships, 2009; 7 Salaries of University Faculty, per Month
8 Private and Social Rates of Return on Education9 Revenue Mixes of Public University Systems in Five Countries; 10 Sri Lanka's Rankings in Information and Communication Technology Development, 2012-2013; 11 Numbers of Scientists and Technicians in Research and Development, by Sector, 2006 and 2008; Figures; 1 Numbers of Qualified Students Admitted to Public Higher Education Institutions (Undergraduate Programs); 2 Undergraduate Admissions by Major Academic Stream, 2001-2011; 3 Bachelor's Degree Students Admitted, Enrolled, and Graduated, 2011
4 Credentials of Higher Education Faculty, by Major Subject Area, 20085 Per Capita Cost of Education, 2000-2011; 6 Per Capita Cost of Undergraduate Studies, by University, 2005 and 2010; 7 Per Capita Cost of Higher Education, by Discipline, 2005 and 2010; 8 Provincial Gross Domestic Products, Poverty Rates, and University Admissions, 2011; 9 Graduate Unemployment Rates in Sri Lanka, 2000-2010; 10 Growth of Sri Lanka's Workforce in Information and Communication Technology, 2008-2010; 11 Public Financing of University Education, 2000-2011; 12 Cost per Graduate in Sri Lanka, 2010
13 Cost per Graduate in Sri Lanka, by University, 201014 Financing Higher Education in Sri Lanka; 15 External Quality Assessments Completed at Public Universities by the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council, 2005-2010; Boxes; 1 Institutional Innovations and Development Activities; 2 Examples of University Internship Requirements; 3 The Department of Accounting, University of Sri Jayewardenepura; 4 The Staff Development Center at the University of Colombo; 5 A Summary of Key Constraints on Higher Education in Sri Lanka; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Socioeconomic BackgroundA. Economic Growth; B. Population and Employment; C. National Development Agenda; Chapter 2: The Higher Education System; A. Higher Education Policies; B. The Structure of Higher Education; C. Organization and Management; D. Budget and Other Administrative Matters; E. Main Stakeholders; F. Performance of the Higher Education System; G. Financing Higher Education; Chapter 3: Major Issues and Constraints in Higher Education; A. Access and Equity; B. Quality of Learning; C. Economic Relevance; D. Organization and Management
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-94)
Notes Contents viewed on June 2, 2017; title from PDF title page
Subject Education, Higher -- Sri Lanka
Human capital -- Sri Lanka
Manpower policy -- Sri Lanka
Education, Higher -- Asia
Education, Higher -- Asia -- Administration
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Education, Higher
Education, Higher -- Administration
Human capital
Manpower policy
Asia
Sri Lanka
Form Electronic book
Author Asian Development Bank, publisher.
ISBN 9292573438
9789292573430