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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1982
The papers in this collection were presented at an international symposium on improving the management of urban research, particularly through city-university collaboration. An introductory framework paper summarizes the range of research services available to local government, the types of urban research activity, and the problems of urban…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, City Government, Cooperative Programs
Torney-Purta, Judith; Schwille, John – 1982
A comparative analysis of values education in the United States, Germany, Japan, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Sweden, and Canada analyzed eight assertions: (1) No institution with education as its primary aim can be value neutral; (2) Countries differ in values which characterize their political cultures and in values which are taught in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Citizenship Education, Civics, Comparative Analysis
McFerren, Margaret – 1984
A survey of the status of language usage in Iraq begins with an overview of the usage patterns of Arabic and Kurdish, especially in the context of recent political events and the agreement to make Kurdish a second official language in the Kurdish autonomous region, and to allow limited use of Kurdish in instruction and public communication. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arabic, Armed Forces, Bilingualism
Perelman, Michael – Thought & Action, 2005
What is the role of higher education when a nation moves toward a political climate in which the government has a free hand to do whatever it wants in the name of national security? If society faces a real threat that could destroy life as we know it, then we should all--including higher education--rise to its defense. However, if national…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Security, Role of Education, Politics of Education
Delgrosso, George M., Ed.; And Others – 1977
Papers and addresses on aspects of confrontation affecting community college productivity and viability are presented. Keynote speeches include: "Learning to Live While Learning to Make a Living" by George J. Bullied; "Communication and Collegiality" by Charles M. Galloway; "Is Education the One Profession Immune to…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Cognitive Style, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Zoglin, Mary Lou – 1976
This book systematically considers governance in the community college, focusing on how decisions are actually made and describing the roles and interactions of all participant groups in the governance process. Community college governance today is an amalgam of procedures borrowed from colleges, universities and high schools, but there are signs…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Collective Bargaining, Community Colleges
Technical Education Research Center, Washington, DC. – 1973
A final report on the regional seminar/workshops on women in the world of work conducted for selected leaders in vocational education and industry, this document contains the following information: a discussion of the current political, social, and economic patterns affecting vocational and career education; policies and procedures recommended by…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Development, Educational Discrimination, Educational Opportunities
Quay, Richard H. – 1981
A bibliography of Joel S. Berke, James W. Guthrie, and Michael W. Kirst on politics and educational finance is presented. Specific topics include the following: whether financial support of public schools should be assumed completely by states, school finance policies and practices, school finance reform versus the spending and tax limitation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Economics
Glenny, Lyman A. – 1976
The change in climate of opinion and attitude toward higher education and the structural and political context within which it seeks support are considered with attention directed to state staffs. Studies have indicated that higher education has reached a new low in terms of priority among state services and that little long-range comprehensive…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Budgeting, College Administration, College Planning
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Ethnic Resource Center for the Pacific. – 1975
Each of the stories in this booklet describe, from a personal viewpoint, the respective contributions of various ethnic groups living in Hawaii. Taken into consideration are the cultural, political, industrial, and economic contributions that each of the groups has made to Hawaiian society. (EB)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Ivey, Oliver T.; Hickson, Mark, III – 1974
A program based upon the study of human history and culture has been developed for seventh grade students by social studies teachers in Montgomery, Alabama public schools. The major objective of the program is to help students understand how basic relationships between time, space, and the cosmos have operated throughout the history of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Context, Culture, Curriculum Development
Cantor, Harold; Martens, Kay – 1978
In an effort to determine external and internal reasons for program, course, enrollment, and instructional differences in the strength of the humanities curriculum at two-year colleges, 20 colleges representing a variety of sizes, geographic locations, means of control, and program emphases were selected for site visits. Interviews revealed that…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, Community Colleges, Community Influence
Bok, Derek C. – 1979
The question of what the university should do when it purchases goods and services from firms that are said to have acted improperly is considered by the president of Harvard University. It has been proposed that Harvard join national boycotts to force companies to stop engaging in specific practices that are thought to be improper. Several…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, College Role, Conflict
Williamson, Bill – 1979
The book examines the role of education in social and economic development. Seven chapters comprise the document. Chapter I examines the relation of education to socioeconomic development. Topics include rural-urban imbalance in education, relevance in curriculum, and ways in which the educational system legitimates equality or inequality. In…
Descriptors: Books, Capitalism, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Morphet, Edgar L., Ed.; Ryan, Charles O., Ed. – 1967
In an effort to determine the major implications of projected social change, the Designing Education For The Future Project had leading educational authorities prepare 16 papers and 4 supplementary statements for its second conference. These papers were directed primarily towards expanding the educational implications of those papers presented in…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Agents, Communications, Community Change