An Argument for Dialogue in Definition of National Policies for Education

Poor and especially small countries cannot become self-reliant in the full sense of the word. Instead they must form alliances that foster collaboration in the pursuit of mutual objectives. This will be easier to accomplish if donor nations and assistance agencies avoid dictating solutions and if technical assistance shifts away from teaching “best practices." A third requirement is a shift from assistance to individual countries to assistance to sets of countries collaborating on mutual development projects.