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Hanson, Mark – Comparative Education Review, 2006
Economic development in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Ireland has accelerated dramatically since the 1960s, as it has in China more recently. These areas share a common element in their development strategies--the aggressive pursuit, acquisition, and incorporation of knowledge from industrialized nations. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Educational Change, Technology Transfer
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Ranson, Baldwin – Comparative Education Review, 1988
Traces the histories of rural education and rural technology in four countries. Suggests that the economic function of education is the transmission of technologically relevant skills, and that technologically appropriate curricula are a necessary part of economic development policy. 30 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Comparative Education, Economic Development