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Higher Education and Social Change. Promising Experiments in Developing Countries. Volume 2: Case Studies.
Thompson, Kenneth W., Ed.; And Others – 1977
Presented are the results of a study made by developing country educators for twelve national and international agencies, directed and coordinated by the International Council for Educational Development. Volume 2 contains the reports of 25 case studies of higher education institutions and systems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America: University of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Higher Education and Social Change. Promising Experiments in Developing Countries. Volume 1: Reports.
Thompson, Kenneth W.; Fogel, Barbara R. – 1976
Presented are the results of a study made by developing country educators for twelve national and international agencies, directed and coordinated by the International Council for Educational Development. Contents are in four parts: (1) the final report of the project; (2) summaries of the case studies carried out by regional teams in Africa,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Foreign Countries
Universities in Transition in Asia.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gungwu, Wang – Oxford Review of Education, 1992
Discusses the history of Asian universities, their position today, and what the transitions represent for the future. Describes the major debate in the past as concerning the preservation of traditional cultural values while becoming modern institutions. Argues that Asian universities need to recognize the great relevance of traditions to social…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Context, Cultural Interrelationships, Educational Change