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Chen, Shuang-Ye; Hu, Li-Fang – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
This paper outlines the field of higher education research in China from its historical roots through to its current development. It is a case study of how the field of higher education research emerged and was co-constructed by the state and the academic community of higher education researchers to become an established and recognised discipline…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Educational History
Goodburn, Charlotte – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
This paper focuses on the educational opportunities available to rural migrant children in Beijing. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in migrant communities in 2004-2005, I conclude that administrative and financial barriers, as well as discrimination, prevent migrant children from entering state schools. I discuss the quality of education…
Descriptors: State Schools, Private Schools, Migrant Education, Migrant Children

Reavill, Andrew – Economics, 1991
Discusses Colchester (England) Sixth Form College's residential fieldwork program, in which students observe a business first hand. Argues that the students (1) learn the relevance of their coursework; (2) develop new ideas; (3) experience business and economic principle applications; and (4) practice data collection and analysis. Suggests that…
Descriptors: Business Education, Economics, Field Studies, Foreign Countries
Zorrilla A., Juan Fidel – 1992
The function of qualitative research in education is examined, taking into account the curriculum development of one institution, the Escuela Normal Veracruzana, Jalapa (Mexico), which is one of the oldest teacher training colleges (dating from 1886) still functioning in Mexico. Although this academic institution never traditionally promoted the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Change, Educational History

Neave, Guy – Journal of Higher Education, 1985
In Western Europe, the advent of higher education as a self-sustaining field of research began two decades ago. The place of higher education research in academia, government policy formulation, and the type of inquiry undertaken in Sweden in comparison with counterparts in France and Britain are examined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Financial Support, Foreign Countries

Sultana, Ronald G. – Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 1999
Despite differences among Mediterranean sub-regions, a shared political history and common state of peripheralization to the global economy make comparing the region's university systems possible. Presents nine propositions that highlight trends throughout the years. Argues that the propositions could constitute an initial agenda for further…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Development, Educational Finance