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One of the roles of education is to help in advancing a global partnership for development as a major Millennium Development Goal (MDG). The first and common dominant international discourse on education and development is that education is of significant benefit both to the individual and society.
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Kindiki, J.N. (2013). Educational Policy Reforms in Africa for National Cohesion. In: Majhanovich, S., Geo-JaJa, M.A. (eds) Economics, Aid and Education. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-365-2_13
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