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Direct linkAmir, Sulfikar; Nugroho, Yanuar – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2013
For the past three decades or so, the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) has shed light on the interrelationship between modern science and technology, on one side, and contemporary society, on the other. A majority of this knowledge and insights are situated in the context of Western societies, or more precisely, in economically and…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Models, Innovation, Developing Nations
Ponti, Luigi; Gutierrez, Andrew Paul – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
In light of the recently developed European Union (EU) Biofuels Strategy, the literature is reviewed to examine (a) the coherency of biofuel production with the EU nonindustrial vision of agriculture, and (b) given its insufficient land base, the implications of a proposed bioenergy pact to grow biofuel crops in the developing world to meet EU…
Descriptors: Land Use, Foreign Countries, Climate, Agriculture
Download full textNational Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 2008
This paper examines how higher education can contribute to Africa's transformation, reviews the challenges and priorities for higher education institution building, and introduces a proposed partnership program among African and U.S. higher education institutions to strengthen African higher education. In July of 2007 the National Association of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Institutional Cooperation
Michelson, Evan S. – Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 2006
Over the past few years, a push to reverse the overall paltry state of science academies in the developing world has emerged as a central theme in numerous reports and has garnered the attention of a variety of organizations, including The National Academies in the United States. In particular, the establishment and maintenance of well-organized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Educational Development, Institutional Characteristics
Hawkridge, David – 1990
Organized in three parts, this paper examines rationales for introducing computers into schools and universities in African countries and compares these rationales with those being advanced in industrial countries. Part 1 asks whether developing countries in Africa need computers and why, and supplies some answers. Part 2 looks critically and in…
Descriptors: African Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Williams, Roy – 2000
The Diffusion of Appropriate Educational Technology in Open and Distance Learning in Developing Countries project was designed to determine awareness and use of educational technologies and communications media in developing countries, to identify factors constraining wider use of educational technologies by developing nations, and to explore…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Appropriate Technology, Attitude Change
