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Mitchell, Claudia; De Lange, Naydene; Thuy, Nguyen-Thi Xuan – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2008
Inclusive education represents a new agenda for educational reform that spans a wide range of socio-political, cultural, ethical, personal and interpersonal dimensions. Working towards educational inclusion demands commitments, responsibilities and initiatives on the part of all parties to take into consideration the meanings and purpose of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Inclusive Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Rhoodie, Nic, Ed.; Liebenberg, Ian, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays by 50 eminent experts/analysts representing a broad range of ideological perspectives and interest groups. Its aim is to contribute to the process of democratic nation-building and the creation of a culture of tolerance by educating South Africans about the intricacies of community reconciliation and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Democracy, Democratic Values
Micou, Ann McKinstry – 1991
This handbook explores Europe's nonprofit nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have been working for change in South Africa and now are engaged, or planning to engage in the economic, social, and human resource development of a democratic South Africa. The purposes of the document are to: (1) illuminate for both donor agencies and groups…
Descriptors: Apartheid, Change Agents, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
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Cherian, V. I. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1991
Describes a study attempting to determine the relationship between parental income and academic achievement of children in a developing area such as Transkei. Includes details of the samples, questionnaires, and results. Concludes that among children of low socioeconomic status, parental income had a positive relationship with academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Developing Nations, Educational Research
Kann, Ulla – Prospects, 1991
Describes the development of the educational system in the landlocked African nation of Botswana from its independence to the present. Contends that the nation's economic progress is tied closely to the educational system. Concludes that, although still facing many problems, Botswana has been able to create an effective educational system from the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Lee, Young-Hyun; Cho, Jeong-Yoon; Tau, Alfred; Pereira, Clarence A. – 2002
A comparison of vocational training and technical qualification systems in Korea and South Africa shows both countries are responding to similar changes in economic and enterprise structures. South Africa's work experience learnership system is more desirable than Korea's more traditional separation between formal education and workplace training,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Credits