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Young, Natalie A. E. – Comparative Education, 2018
International schools are commonly depicted in the academic literature and popular press as offering elite educational credentials to an elite, oftentimes international, student body. In this paper, I draw on a case study of a Canadian international school to argue that a new form of international school is emerging in China--one that offers a…
Descriptors: International Schools, Academic Failure, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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Oxtoby, Robert – Comparative Education, 1977
The Commonwealth Caribbean consists of fifteen English-speaking territories at various stages of development. The intention here is to provide some kind of overview of those developmental issues which impinge on relationships between education and employment. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development
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Cleverley, John – Comparative Education, 1984
Examines two sets of Chinese educational ideology and practice: pre-1977 (during the Cultural Revolution) and post-1976 (during the Hua Guofeng administration), as well as changes in the 1980s. Special attention is given to ideology, the expansion of schooling, self-reliance, utilization of human resources, and emergence of pressure groups.…
Descriptors: College Admission, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change