Beyond the diploma
The untold consequences of short-cycle tertiary education on GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7176287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald Kipsang Mutai (0000-0001-6969-8767, Nanjing Agricultural University), Jiang Lu (0009-0007-0562-9069, Nanjing Agricultural University), Nyambura Lydiah Mukami (Nanjing Agricultural University), William Billy Chirwa (Nanjing Agricultural University), Liu Xiaoguang (Nanjing Agricultural University, corresponding author), Yao Zhiyou (Nanjing Agricultural University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Pages | 103490-103490 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Educational Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0738-0593 • E-ISSN: 1873-4871 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103490 |
| OpenAlex | W7118310137 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Developing country · Higher education · Real gross domestic product · Tertiary level · African Education and Politics · Higher Education Governance and Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Returns to investment in education
The Role of Cognitive Skills in Economic Development
On the mechanics of economic development
Specification Tests in Econometrics
Public Investment in Short-Cycle Tertiary Vocational Education
All means all
The Contribution of Education to Economic Growth
Vocational education and training for sustainability in South Africa
Why skills anticipation in African VET systems needs to be decolonized
SDG 4 targets
Learning Poverty when schools do not teach in children’s home language
Skills for development and vocational education and training
Perceived effects of competency-based training on the acquisition of professional skills
The African Renaissance, Nepad and skills formation
To vocationalise or not to vocationalise? Perspectives on current trends and issues in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Africa
Higher education and economic development
Beyond business as usual
What makes a program good? Evidence from short-cycle higher education programs in five developing countries
When the levee breaks
A new data set of educational attainment in the world, 1950–2010
The combined effect of free and compulsory lower secondary education on educational attainment in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Origins of Endogenous Growth
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |