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The American Library Association in Latin America: American Librarianship as a "Modern" Model during the Good Neighbor Policy Era.
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Maymi-Sugranes, Hector J. – Libraries & Culture, 2002
Through American Library Association (ALA) projects in Latin America, American librarianship progressed from conceptualization to implementation as the model in modernizing Latin American library practices and societies. Development of library practices was fundamental to pursuit of a "modern" society. In fighting fascist propaganda, the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Library Development, Library Science
Revolutionary Leadership and Pedagogical Praxis: Revisiting the Legacy of Che Guevara.
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McLaren, Peter – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1999
Describes pedagogical foundations of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's revolutionary praxis, situating Guevara within a redemptive educational leadership model. Articulates Guevarian leadership within a historical materialist framework; presents a leadership model that addresses resistance to and transformation of global capitalist social…
Descriptors: Biographies, Capitalism, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
The University and the Technical Revolution in Japan: A Model for Developing Countries?
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Kobayashi, Tetsuya – Higher Education, 1980
The role of the university in Japan's technological and industrial development is discussed. Problems including the westernization of a non-Western society, coordination between education and industry, the government and freedom of the university, and nationalism and internationalism are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Theoretical Foundations of Development Information Science.
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Kibirige, Harry M. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
A theoretical foundation for a proposed discipline of development information science is discussed. Topics covered include an overview of theories in all disciplines, perceptions of information science theory in the Western world, domains and models in development information science, related disciplines, and the relevance of information…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Science
University and Community: Evolving Perceptions of the African University.
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Wandira, Asavia – Higher Education, 1981
The relationship between universities and society in Africa is examined. A framework to encompass the desired aims of both the university and society and the relationships between them is formulated. Implications for the structure, content and operation of the university in Africa are indicated. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Development, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship
Education and Training for Development in East Asia: The Political Economy of Skill Formation in East Asian Newly Industrialised Economies. ESRC Pacific Asia Programme [Series].
Ashton, David; Green, Francis; James, Donna; Sung, Johnny – 1999
This book provides a detailed analysis of the development of education and training systems in Asia and the relationship with the process of economic growth. Focus is on four impoverished agrarian economies--Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan--that were transformed in little more than a generation into East Asian "tigers":…
Descriptors: Boomtowns, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning: From Recurrent Education to the Knowledge Society.
Istance, David, Ed.; Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Schuller, Tom, Ed. – 2002
This book, consisting of 17 chapters written by different authors, traces the progress that has been made in developing lifelong learning policies over the past 30 years and examines current challenges to lifelong learning policymakers. Focusing on a global agenda, the book is organized in six parts with thematic chapters following an introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)