Authors: E. Canessa , M. Zennaro,
Publisher: ICTP - The Abdus Salam International Centre for Th
Keywords: access, open, using, dissemination, science
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2007-08-01
ISBN-10: 9295003403
ISBN-13: 9789295003408

Open Access means aims to remove restrictions that exist on the access to articles and knowledge to the world-wide scholarly community, in particular to those in developing countries. Scientists in these countries still have difficulty in publishing their work due to the lack of access to the network, to their institutional economic difficulties or to the lack of awareness of available Open Access solutions. The visibility, usage and impact of researchers’ own findings can increase with Open Access, as does their power to find, access and use the work of others. This book aims to guide

Author: Simeon Maile
Publisher: HSRC Press
Keywords: strategies, reduction, poverty, education
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-01-02
ISBN-10: 0796922225
ISBN-13: 9780796922229

The connection between poverty and lack of education seems entirely self-evident, yet real progress in overcoming the obstacles to education and economic affluence has eluded governments and social activists worldwide for decades. This book interrogates the link between education and poverty reduction and highlights the role of cross-sectoral co-ordination and policy coherence in breaking the poverty trap.The book has four sections. Section 1 examines various conceptual and theoretical frameworks in the discourse on policy coherence and looks at how research can impact on policy. Section 2 dea