Higher education policy

Do we have a policy for higher education?

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Shamala Kumar PART II This two-part Kuppi Talk addresses the seeming the lack of a systematically formulated policy for free university education. Policy and University Education – the 1950s The 1950s saw the fruits of free education reach the university. The SLFP-led government formed in 1956 transformed what had been reserved for a privileged few […]

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Do we have a policy for higher education: A historical analysis

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Shamala Kumar Through a review of the history of national policy making on university education, this first of a two-part Kuppi Talk demonstrates the persistent lack of a strong and systematically formulated policy for Sri Lanka’s university system. PART I Free education and the birth of a free country “We contemplate generally that the cost

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