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Mattei, Paola, Ed.; Dumay, Xavier, Ed.; Mangez, Eric, Ed.; Behrend, Jacqueline, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2023
Globalization has become one of the most recurrent concepts in social and political sciences. More often than not, however, the concept is handled without much of a properly articulated theory capable of explaining its historical origin and expansion. For education researchers attempting to elucidate how global changes and processes affect their…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Guides, Social Theories, Social Change
Jones, Anthony, Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays examines the changes that have occurred in Russia since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. A historical perspective is used to show that many of the changes were underway during perestroika and that post-Soviet developments are an extension of those changes. The book is divided into four sections. Section 1, "The…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
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Filippov, F. R. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Maintains that the development and functioning of educational systems are characterized by specific internal contradictions, which are reflected in the form of theoretical problems. Discusses social functions of educational systems, including education and labor and the problems of continuing education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Sociology
Harris, Christopher – 1985
In this paper, two major schools of thought regarding disaster and disaster assistance are identified and examined in order to bring to light their underlying assumptions about assistance and development in the Third World. The first section discusses the context of the problem, citing figures and presenting charts to illustrate the scope and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Earthquakes, Ecological Factors