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Todd Lubart
2004
This paper was commissioned by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report as
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Individual student differences and creativity for quality
education.
Todd Lubart
The Report will assess the progress that is being made globally to improve
the quality of basic education and examine the policies and the strategies that
are proving effective in primary education, early childhood care and education
(ECCE), and through literacy and skills development programmes.
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