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The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a Turbulent Era
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Finkelstein, Martin J.; Conley, Valerie Martin; Schuster, Jack H. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016
Over the past 70 years, the American university has become the global gold standard of excellence in research and graduate education. The unprecedented surge of federal research support of the post-World War II American university paralleled the steady strengthening of the American academic profession itself, which managed to attract the best and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, Global Approach, Comparative Education
Post-Secondary Education in Small States: Difficulties and Strategies.
Atchoarena, David – Prospects, 1991
Examines the growth of higher education in small nations. Contends that systems of higher education are often established first to provide teachers for elementary and secondary schools. Asserts that small nations are beginning to develop networks of cooperating institutions of higher education to share expertise and resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Economics, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Overseas Educational Developments, 1981: Mexico, South America, Southeast Asia. A World Higher Education Communique Special Report.
Institute of International Education, New York, NY. – 1981
Educational developments in Mexico, South America, and Southeast Asia are covered in five seminar papers. In addition, country educational profiles are presented on Mexico, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia. In "International Students from Southeast Asia," John F. Brohm considers the following…
Descriptors: College Admission, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Curriculum Issues in Small States.
Packer, Steve – Prospects, 1991
Reviews curriculum development policies and strategies in nations with small populations and limited land area. Asserts that curriculum development in such nations is paradoxical; it is highly centralized and yet can utilize classroom teachers in the process. Recommends that small nations form partnerships to share curriculum development…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Anthropology
The Experience of Co-operation in Education for and between the Microstates of the Pacific: Is It Applicable Elsewhere?
Higginson, Peter – Prospects, 1991
Discusses international cooperative efforts on educational improvement in small Pacific Ocean nations. Identifies problems in working with small nations with limited financial resources. Describes successful programs of teacher education and textbook development. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Administration, Educational Change
State Control of the Curriculum and Classroom Instruction.
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Stevenson, David Lee; Baker, David P. – Sociology of Education, 1991
Compares the relationship between local or national control over curricular issues and the content of mathematics instruction in 15 national educational systems. Finds in systems with national control, teachers are more likely to teach the same curriculum and the amount of the mathematics curriculum actually taught is unrelated to student or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Course Content, Educational Research
Education in Small States: Growth of Interest and Emergence of a Theory.
Bray, Mark – Prospects, 1991
Examines educational policies and issues in small nations and territories with high degrees of administrative autonomy. Maintains that strong feelings of nationalism can be both a benefit and a barrier to establishing an effective educational system. Argues that small countries are not simply scaled-down versions of larger nations; they have an…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives