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Jimenez, Emmanuel; Lockheed, Marlaine E. – 1995
This monograph summarizes the results of a World Bank research project that compared private and public secondary school costs and achievement in five developing countries--Columbia, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Thailand. All the case studies address the question: Would a high school student, selected at random from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations
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