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Ellis, Heather – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2023
When the United Kingdom has figured in the modern history of study abroad, it has featured almost exclusively in the role of host country with little attention paid to the study abroad patterns of UK students. In order to gain a rounded picture of the UK's role in post-war study abroad, this article explores the position of the UK within the…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Exchange Programs, Educational History, International Organizations
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Evans, Terry; Jakupec, Viktor – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This article reflects on some influential theories, concepts and institutions that have shaped the nature and substance of international development since the mid-20th century. In particular, theories of modernisation and dependency are deployed to reflect on the ways in which the International Financial Institutions, such as, the World Bank and…
Descriptors: Development, Social Change, Global Approach, International Organizations
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Footitt, Hilary – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2017
This article explores the context of intercultural relations in the field of international aid and development. Examining the activities of a large UK-based transnational NGO (OxfamGB) through a detailed reading of its own 60-year-long archived story, the article seeks to reimagine the "contact zones" of aid and development as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs, Nonprofit Organizations, Technical Assistance
US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Following September 11, 2001, the number of international students coming to the United States dropped for the first time in over 30 years. While enrollments have rebounded, the U.S. image has declined in the Muslim world and elsewhere. To improve global attitudes toward America, the U.S. government funds higher education for international…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Relations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
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Bender, David R. – Special Libraries, 1988
Reviews the history of transborder data flow (TDF) and the principles set forth by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Glenerin Declaration. Two major issues relating to TDF--national sovereignty and economic and trade concerns--are discussed. Future issues, including an international policy and standardization, are…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, International Organizations
Lea, Sperry; Webley, Simon – 1973
The present state of multinational corporations (MNC) in North America and Europe is described and commented upon in this study. Specifically, it reviews serious research and policy thinking by private and official bodies in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and on the continent of Europe. It concentrates on the major issues arising…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Development, Economic Research, International Organizations