Literacy, education and health development: research priorities.

نویسنده

  • R N Grosse
چکیده

How education and health are linked in developing countries and what educational activities produce change are quite uncertain. Questions for research on these concerns are noted, and it is suggested that prospective longitudinal studies, household surveys, and field observations might well be added to the more usual multivariate analyses of records. Analyses of educational program implementation alternatives are also suggested.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Health policy and education

دوره 3 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1982