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Download full textGregorio, Lucille C., Ed.; Byron, Isabel, Ed. – 2000
This report presents topics addressed at the December 2000 seminar on Capacity-Building for Curriculum Specialists from East and South-East Asia. Part 1, "Rethinking the Framework and the Capacities Needed for Curriculum Reform," gives some perspectives on trends and issues in curriculum change for the 21st century, both internationally…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Political Influences
Marshall, David F. – 1988
The insights of 12 foreign scholars and language scientists into the battle over making English the "de jure" official language of the United States are presented. The opinions come from England, Canada, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China, Australia, Belgium, India, and the Federal Republic of Germany. The consensus of these…
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Official Languages
Peer reviewedGuoguang, Mu – Higher Education Policy, 1996
Three principles underlying Chinese academic freedom and university autonomy are discussed: (1) given the socialist nature of Chinese education, education must provide support for socialist modernization, with all activities undertaken in society's interest; (2) universities have legal status to manage their internal affairs; (3) faculty can…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Role, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Altbach, Philip G. – Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education, 1985
An introductory essay and an annotated bibliography concerning foreign students are presented in this issue of the Bulletin of the International Bureau of Education (IBE), along with an annotated bibliography on recent publications dealing with educational innovations, which was prepared by the International Educational Reporting Service (IERS),…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Programs, Comparative Education, Developed Nations
Lin, Wendy – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
China's plans for higher education change include awarding scholarships for merit and charging tuition, increased local government responsibility for providing education, increased institutional autonomy in hiring, greater student curriculum choices, university training for industrial workers, and practical courses for humanities students. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Communism, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedJulius, Daniel J. – Higher Education Management, 1997
Examines ways Chinese universities are evolving due to an emerging free market economy. Identifies organizational trends associated with societal transformation. Trends discussed include institutional consolidation for improved revenue generation, competition for admission in new disciplines, and faculty professionalization and demand for…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Competition, Developing Nations
Altbach, Philip G. – 1983
The comparative higher education course offered at the State University of New York at Buffalo is briefly described, and a course schedule is presented, including required and recommended readings for each topic. The course is intended to provide a broad cross-cultural perspective and considers the growth and development of universities in Europe,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Activism, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Peer reviewedLiu, Sandra S. – Higher Education Policy, 1996
Hong Kong universities' purpose has historically been to fulfill colonial labor force needs for economic growth. The 1997 shift in Hong Kong's sovereignty to China will bring changes in higher education's direction and philosophy, probably characterized by greater emphasis on scientific, technological, and cultural exchange with other countries…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change
New Horizons in Education, 1996
The journal issue contains articles in either Chinese or English, each with abstracts in both languages. They include: "'Every Person Is a Creative Being': Teaching Method Designed To Cultivate Creativity from the Perspective of Educational Psychology" (Wai Man Lee); "Sex Differences in Problem Behaviour and the Self-Concept: An…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Chinese
