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Logsdon, John M., Ed. – 1982
U.S. research institutions are undergoing significant changes from patterns established in the decade following World War II. Declining undergraduate enrollments are predicted to lead to "steady-state" universities; federal policy is emphasizing industry-university research cooperation and calling for a decreased federal role in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Employment Opportunities, Engineering, Federal Aid
Nisbet, John, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Nineteen articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice around the world are collected in the 1985 edition of the "World Yearbook of Education." Contributors address the development of national policies on educational research in countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Policy
Tillman, George; Wasilewski, Ania, Ed. – 1994
Written in both English and French this is a manual for the Canadian research community. It describes the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its operations. The main objective of the IDRC is to assist scientists in developing countries to identify and conduct research into long term practical solutions to development problems.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Sadlak, Jan, Ed.; Altbach, Philip G., Ed. – 1997
This collection of 15 essays provides a state of the art report on research activities in higher education since the early 1980s. It includes: (1) "Research on Higher Education: Global Perspectives" (Philip G. Altbach); (2) "Research on Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Corbin Michel Guedegbe); (3) "Research on…
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Download full textLasonen, Johanna, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 21 papers and an introduction on work force preparation in a global context. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Johanna Lasonen); "Access of Girls and Women to Vocational Education: Implications for the Workplace in Swaziland" (Comfort B. S. Mndebele); "Intersectoral Approaches to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
