MASTERING International Development

From: International Educator | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Dessoff, Alan | Copyright information

Helping improve societies around the globe is at the heart of international development graduate programs, which are becoming a greater force in higher education to promote positive change across borders. BY ALAN DESSOFF

GRADUATE PROGRAMS in international development, although not new, are taking a broader scope and assuming new significance in the global higher education community. Once largely the province of economists, they are becoming more multidisciplinary, encompassing areas li...

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