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Download full textWelch, A. R. – 1987
This paper documents the emerging relationship between Australian higher education and the Pacific Rim countries. It offers a chronology of this mutual affiliation and discusses the purposes of Australia fostering its Asian connection within the framework of recent trends to privatize higher education. These purposes include but are not limited to…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedHatton, Michael – Catalyst, 1996
Discusses the movement of community colleges and technical institutions to provide overseas technical assistance in workforce development and training. Describes two types of technical assistance (i.e., International Funding Organizations and fee-for-service, in which clients pay for service directly), providing examples of each operated by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBrogan, Martha L. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Describes new directions in international education and links them to new imperatives in academic librarianship. Five areas of development are considered: foreign language instruction, study abroad, internationalizing the curriculum, foreign students, and technical assistance and international development. A selected bibliography and a list of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development, Foreign Students
Inter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1994
This report summarizes 1994 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, responsive, and participatory self-help development in the Caribbean and Latin America by awarding grants directly to local grassroots organizations, as well as to larger organizations that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Action, Economic Development
Olson, Annette, Ed. – 1994
Some returned Peace Corps volunteers believe that U.S. foreign policy has been more damaging than helpful in the Third World. They question the links between U.S. foreign and military policy and the Peace Corps. This book addresses such questions and brings together resources and information that will help the prospective volunteer find an…
Descriptors: Activism, Community Development, Developing Nations, Employment Opportunities
PDF pending restorationInter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1995
This report summarizes 1995 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, responsible, and participatory self-help development in the Caribbean and Latin America by awarding grants directly to local grassroots organizations, as well as to larger organizations that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Action, Economic Development
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1993
A study reviewed the U.S. government-funded international educational, cultural, and training exchange programs. Sixteen agencies with about 75 programs were identified for inclusion in an inventory of such programs. The large number of programs managed by the various agencies created the potential for program duplication, overlap, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Cultural Exchange
Schroder, Karsten – Sonderdienst, 1989
Rural development, the strengthening of market-oriented approaches to the economy, and the promotion of private industry in the countries of the Third World are among the stated priorities of West German development policy. A market-oriented approach to the economy contributes to a rise in the standard of living in the developing countries. In…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). – 1987
This document begins with a communication from the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) that proposes an action program for the training and preparation of young people for adult and working life. It analyzes the present situation, outlines the action program, and presents a nine-point plan of supporting action to be implemented by the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Shefsky, Mary Lou; Thompson, Daniel – 1985
This manual is designed to provide Peace Corps staff with materials that can be used in the inservice training of volunteers. It addresses areas outside the realm of the volunteer's technical job assignment, areas that are directly related to a volunteer's effectiveness on the job. The manual assumes that inservice training will take place 6-12…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Evaluation, Federal Programs
United Nations, New York, NY. – 1985
A conceptual framework and guidelines for courses on population and development are outlined. Following an introduction, the first of five sections details the scope of a population and development course. A definition of an appropriate framework is provided and the role of population and development issues in such a course are described.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1968
THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS PROGRESS REPORT CONTAINS A STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION, AN APPEAL TO UNESCO MEMBER STATES BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE FOR LITERACY, AND MESSAGES FROM 13 MEMBER STATES, MAURITIUS, THE VACICAN, AND OTHER SOURCES, ON THE…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Evaluation, Financial Support
Peer reviewedHurabielle, Jacques P. E.; Grace, Michael G. A.; Andrews, Michael – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2002
A study examining Canadian involvement in postsecondary technical or vocational international education since the 1960s surveyed international education practitioners at 61 postsecondary institutions. Respondents felt that international education promoted economic growth in Canada and abroad and had positive effects on recipient nations. The shift…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Economic Development, Educational History
Peer reviewedFaruqui, Akhtar Mahmud – Impact of Science on Society, 1988
Discusses the issues on which scientists and engineers work in the developed countries to help developing countries. Describes the present gap between the two groups of countries. Proposes some suggestions and activities for solving the problems in respect to the North, the South, and the United Nations. (YP)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, International Cooperation, International Programs
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, New York, NY. – 1997
Rwanda faces tremendous challenges as it tries to fight off insurgents, rebuild its infrastructure, reintegrate refugees, and assist genocide survivors. This report details an investigation which assessed the protection and assistance needs of Rwandan women and children. Part 1 of the report contains the executive summary, key findings, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children
