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Cassity, Elizabeth – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
Forming more effective partnerships with national governments in the Asia-Pacific region has been an important policy focus for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) since 2006. AusAID is increasingly engaging in sector-wide approaches and working through partner government systems. This paper explores how new partnerships…
Descriptors: Donors, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Selvaratnam, Viswanathan, Ed. – 1989
A collection of works on the development of Asian universities is presented, focusing on an aspect of higher education not previously analyzed: the contemporary impact of Western academic systems in Asia. Eleven papers fall into three sections following the introduction, "Twisted Roots: The Western Impact on Asian Higher Education," (P.…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1983
Information on higher education in Asia and the Pacific, reports on 13 countries of the region, five essays, and a bibliography are presented. After a brief review of trends and developments in higher education in the Asia and Pacific region, reports are provided for the following countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,…
Descriptors: College Role, Cultural Exchange, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Mukai, Gary; And Others – 1995
This unit introduces students to the diversity of rice culture and rice-based farming systems in Asia and the Pacific. Students examine issues related to the needs of the future global population. Six rice-producing countries are under study: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, and Thailand. The lessons include: (1) "Rice in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Developing Nations