The writers would like to express their appreciation for the assistance during the project visits provided in Bangladesh by David Clarke, First Secretary (Education) at the British High Commission, Dhaka and to Dr Osman Haider Chowdhury, of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), for his efficiency in helping to arrange the schedule, and his invaluable support in carrying out the interviews; in Costa Rica by Christina Green, Hermann Steffen and Elliott Greenspan, and to Snr. Arnoldo Quesada Sota and his colleagues at INA; and in Zimbabwe by Simon Matsvai and his colleagues at Symacon (Pvt) Ltd in arranging schedules, organising relevant contacts and carrying out additional interviews, as well as to Mike Edwards at the British High Commission in Zimbabwe; and to the many individuals in all three countries who gave so freely of their time for interviews.
The team also wishes to express its thanks to Veronica Vaughan and Sylvia Alereza at the Further Education Development Agency for their contributions to the administration of the project, the translation of relevant documents, and the preparation of this research paper and earlier reports.
