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Klaus, Sarah – Open Society Foundations, 2020
Since the early 1990s, the Open Society Foundations have supported early childhood development, recognizing it as a prerequisite for sustainable political and social change--with a focus not only on young children, but on parents, caregivers, and the wider community. This report commemorates the Open Society Early Childhood Program, which, from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Change, Childrens Rights
Judith Kallick; Mirka Martel; Rajika Bhandari – Institute of International Education, 2017
This report presents regional qualitative findings from three countries in Asia--India, Indonesia, and the Philippines--where the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) was implemented from 2001-2013 The report is second in a series of research reports from the IFP Alumni Tracking Study, a 10-year study that explores the personal…
Descriptors: Social Justice, International Programs, Fellowships, Foreign Countries
Tsuneyoshi, Ryoko, Ed.; Okano, Kaori H., Ed.; Boocock, Sarane, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This volume examines how Japan's increasingly multicultural population has impacted on the lives of minority children and their peers at school, and how schools are responding to this trend in terms of providing minority children with opportunities and preparing them for the adult society. The contributors focus on interactions between individuals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Minority Group Children, Housing, Social Change
Baca, Fernie; Lundquist, Gerald W. – Bilingual Resources, 1980
Background and historical information regarding adaptation assimilation of Chinese women to living in Southeast Asia includes details of Chinese immigration to Southeast Asia, socialization factors affecting identity and change, and language education. (Journal availability: National Dissemination and Assessment Center, California State…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Asian History, Bilingual Education
Glaser, Kurt – 1978
Although the American political system is characterized by commitment to democracy and self-determination, the American government has traditionally taken an interest in the political development of other countries. The recent intervention of the U.S. in the political development of Southwest Africa/Namibia is an example. In the body of this paper…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries