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Hanson, Mark – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book focuses on the questions of: why do some economically disadvantaged nations develop significantly faster than others, and what roles do their educational systems play? As case illustrations, in the early 1960s Mexico and South Korea were both equally underdeveloped agrarian societies. Since that time, the development strategies pursued…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Schwarzwald, Sigrid – Inter Nationes Press Special Report, 1988
By participating in the cultivation and preservation of existing cultural assets in developing nations, and by promoting the cultural, literary, and artistic manifestations within those countries, the West German government seeks to establish the essential prerequisites required for a thriving dialogue with those nations, and can aid in their…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Exchange, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Foster, Philip, Ed.; Sheffield, James R., Ed. – 1974
The 1974 volume of the World Book of Education expresses the extreme imbalance in welfare levels and the educational gap between urban and rural populations. The enormous problems involved range from essential "transformationist" viewpoints to more "gradualist" orientations. The interrelationship of technology, research,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Agricultural Education, Case Studies, Developing Nations
Sanborn, Michelle; And Others – 1984
Designed to be used as a source of supplementary activities for courses in geography, world history, and world cultures, this unit focuses on current issues including political repression, multinational corporations, and urbanization. While emphasizing a personal perspective (how major issues have affected the daily lives of ordinary people) the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Asian Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations