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Bridges, David – Ethics and Education, 2014
The focus of this paper is on a variety of practices associated with the transfer of educational policy and practice from one national education system to another--practices sometimes referred to as "policy borrowing". Its concern is with the ethical and political issues raised by these practices. In particular, it discusses concerns…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Developed Nations
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Svevo-Cianci, Kimberly A.; Hart, Stuart N.; Rubinson, Claude – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: (1) To identify which United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recommended child protection (CP) measures, such as policy, reporting systems, and services for child abuse and neglect (CAN) victims, individually or in combination, were most important in establishing a basic level of child protection in 42 countries;…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Childrens Rights, Child Safety, Child Abuse
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2001
Reform of education, training, and human resource development is an integral part of the transition to a democratic society and market economy. Estonia has made progress in all these areas since reform began in 1990. The challenge for the Ministry of Education has been to promote and support changes that meet the needs of the new economy and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Nielsen, Soren P. – 1999
This document reports the results of a comparative analysis of the current situation and future needs of teacher and trainer training in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Following an introductory section explaining the methodology of the study, the second section focuses on features common to teacher and trainer training in all Central…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Training, Developed Nations, Developing Nations