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Direct linkGriffin, Rosarii, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2012
In the drive to achieve universal primary education as one of the Millennium Development Goals, there is an increasing recognition of the urgency of focusing on teacher education to both meet the demand for more than one million qualified teachers required to achieve this goal within sub-Saharan Africa, as well as to combat the sometimes poor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Capacity Building, Educational Research
Leal Filho, Walter, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
This book, prepared in the context of the "UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)", also known as "Rio+20", contains the papers submitted to the "World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2012)", which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5 and 6 June 2012. It pursues the following main aims: to document and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Conferences (Gatherings)
Commonwealth of Learning, 2007
The third in a series published by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), this booklet reproduces five addresses and one article from late 2006 and early 2007. This collection of speeches is entitled "Learning for Development" because that is the focus of the work of the COL's work. The addresses presented here were given at the opening and…
Descriptors: Open Education, Ceremonies, Distance Education, Innovation
Download full textBryan, Elizabeth, Ed. – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2008
Over the last several decades a number of strategies have emerged and evolved to promote gender equity in development efforts. Yet debates regarding the relative efficacy of these strategies remain. On Thursday, April 26, 2007, the Woodrow Wilson Center convened a group of experts on gender and development to address the issue of gender inequality…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Developing Nations, Females, Poverty
Chakrabarti, Rajashri, Ed.; Peterson, Paul E., Ed. – MIT Press (BK), 2008
Public-private partnerships in education exist in various forms around the world, in both developed and developing countries. Despite this, and despite the importance of human capital for economic growth, systematic analysis has been limited and scattered, with most scholarly attention going to initiatives in the United States. This volume helps…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Human Capital, Charter Schools, Private Schools
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 2000
This set of four publications examines contemporary power relations between persons of European and African descent in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States. Using a comparative and multidisciplinary approach, these publications focus on three democracies with large multiracial and multiethnic populations. "Overview Report," which…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Altbach, Philip G., Ed. – 2002
Contributions to this collection shed light on the dramatic changes in the academic profession in developing and middle-income countries. The chapters are: (1) "Centers and Peripheries in the Academic Profession: The Special Challenges of Developing Countries" (Philip G. Altbach); (2) "Big City Love: The Academic Workplace in Mexico" (Manuel…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Himes, James R. – 1993
A growing international consensus exists that societies have an obligation to promote and protect children's rights to survival, protection, participation, and development. These three essays consider UNICEF's role in implementing the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Kaplan, Robert B., Ed.; And Others – 1984
A collection of reports on literacy and literacy issues includes a variety of perspectives and descriptions of diverse programs and is divided into three sections. The first examines broad questions of literacy: "On the Study of Literacy" (David Bendor-Samuel); "Linguistics and Literacy" (Gloria Kindell); and "Literacy in…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Applied Linguistics, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Habte, Aklilu; And Others – 1983
The three essays in this publication consider the relationship between human capital investment and economic development, particularly in the context of developing countries. The first article (by Aklilu Habte) reviews the experiences of the World Bank in lending for education, curriculum development, and vocational training. The role of education…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Varghese, N. V., Ed. – 2001
This volume contains 8 papers presented at the January 2001 United Nations Policy Forum. The first paper provides an overview of major changes in the higher education sector in the selected countries consequent upon the economic crisis in the region. The subsequent papers analyze the crisis and its impact on higher education in individual…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Jayasuriya, Ruwan, Ed.; Wodon, Quentin, Ed. – 2003
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide clear targets and areas of focus for international organizations such as the World Bank. At a conceptual level, to reduce poverty and hunger, to improve education and health indicators, and to promote gender equality and sustainable development, countries can either increase the resources they…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries
Rhoodie, Nic, Ed.; Liebenberg, Ian, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays by 50 eminent experts/analysts representing a broad range of ideological perspectives and interest groups. Its aim is to contribute to the process of democratic nation-building and the creation of a culture of tolerance by educating South Africans about the intricacies of community reconciliation and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Democracy, Democratic Values
Kniep, Willard, Ed.; Danant, Joelle, Ed. – 1991
This annual publication presents perspectives on development education from developing nations or "Southern" countries. The following articles are included: "Development Education: Education Beyond Labels" (P. Christenson); "Synthesis and Reflections of Annual '90/91" (J. Sommer); "Creating the World in Our Own…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Kempner, Ken, Ed.; Mollis, Marcela, Ed.; Tierney, William G., Ed. – 1998
The chapters in this collection explore why particular national higher education systems operate as they do and the effects these systems have on one another, on national and global development, and on the production of knowledge. The works included in this reader address the assessment of inputs and outputs of institutions and the meaning these…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
