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| Prospects | 6 |
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| Chevaillier, Thierry | 1 |
| Eicher, Jean-Claude | 1 |
| Lourie, Sylvain | 1 |
| Saha, Lawrence J. | 1 |
| Salmi, Jamil | 1 |
| Setijadi | 1 |
| Tilak, Jandhyala B. G. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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| Policymakers | 3 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
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Lourie, Sylvain – Prospects, 1989
Identifies the changing nature of educational demand and its effects on educational planning. Concentrates on the socio-cultural, political, and technical factors involved and their relationship to the changing contours of educational planning. Analyzes trends that may modify the role of education. Discusses strategic planning based on the…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Demand, Educational Planning, Educational Trends
Tilak, Jandhyala B. G. – Prospects, 1991
Attributes the growth of private education to excess and differentiated demand for higher education. Argues that evidence shows that the higher quality of private education is exaggerated and that private school attendance does not result in higher salaries for graduates. Criticizes private education as not wholly self-financing, elitist, and…
Descriptors: Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Educational Finance
Salmi, Jamil – Prospects, 1990
Examines developments in vocational and technical education systems in Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Argues each system faces critical problems resulting from demographic pressures, educational demand, lack of funding, and job placement difficulties. Recommends programs should reflect industry's needs, urging integration between general and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand
Setijadi – Prospects, 1988
Describes the Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia's open university. Established in 1983, the university (1) provides better access to higher education, primarily for recent secondary-school graduates; (2) trains large numbers of students from culturally and economically underdeveloped areas; and (3) allows secondary-school teachers to obtain the full…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Continuing Education, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Saha, Lawrence J. – Prospects, 1991
Examines the relevance and contribution of universities to national development in economic, sociocultural, and political dimensions. Discusses rates of return, employment, vocational curricula, equality, and ideology. Concludes that a major problem in developing nations is ambivalence of universities stemming from their international and national…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Demand
Eicher, Jean-Claude; Chevaillier, Thierry – Prospects, 1991
Discusses options for the financing of postcompulsory education. Describes developing and developed nations where a funding crisis has resulted from an increased demand for education when new technologies require ever more highly trained workers. Includes discussion of public versus private funding, business contributions, international…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Demand
