An overview of recent history of Nigerian higher education chronicles periods of phenomenal expansion, economic downturn and retrenchment, monitoring of efficiency and academic standards, continued uncontrolled expansion in the absence of basic facilities, recently improved fiscal management, revival of student aid, and proposals for the opening…

Based on formal and informal observations of classrooms at all levels of government and private Islamic schools, as well as formal and informal interviews with students, teachers, administrators, and parents, this paper was the result of experiences as an Fulbright-Hays lecturer in Indonesia. The Indonesian Department of Education and Culture…

Cooperation between universities in northern and southern hemispheres in the current economic and geopolitical climate is discussed. The relationship between Canadian universities and the government is chronicled, and mechanisms of international cooperation are analyzed. Certain ethical principles are proposed as a framework for Canadian…