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Peer reviewedBest, John Hardin – History of Education Quarterly, 1996
Observes the romanticized, contradictory, and occasionally reviled character of the American South and considers the role education played in its development. Discusses shifting movements in American historical writing about education (from triumphant public access to oppressive social control) and how these related to the southern experience.…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Cultural Isolation
The State versus Indigenous Peoples: The Impact of Hydraulic Projects on Indigenous Peoples of Asia.
Peer reviewedThi Dieu, Nguyen – Journal of World History, 1996
Asserts that many Asian nations, in their drive to industrialize, have chosen national identity and economic development over the survival of their indigenous peoples. Utilizes case studies in Malaysia, India, and China to examine the divergence between macro- and microinterests illustrated by the egregious examples of these hydraulic projects.…
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Context Effect, Cultural Isolation
Frasher, James M.; Frasher, Ramona S. – 1987
This document presents a comprehensive collage-style description of educational administration preparation programs in the People's Republic of China, covering a time span from Mao Zedong's normal college days to the present. The evolution of the current institutional specialization system, the basic composition of the programs, and some…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Communism
