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PDF pending restorationOliver-Smith, Anthony, Ed. – 1986
This collection of articles focuses on natural disasters from earthquakes to famines in developing nations and on the human response from immediate reactions to long term social, political, and economic adaptations that result in social change and development. The introduction, "Disaster Context and Causation: An Overview of Changing Perspectives…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Area Studies, Developing Nations, Environmental Research
Sim, Ko Peng, Ed.; Kam, Ho Wah, Ed. – 1992
Derived from the first phase of a research study entitled "The Cognitive and Social Development of Pre-School Children in Singapore" (the IE-BvLF study), the essays in this collection focus on the language, numeracy, cognitive, and social development of approximately 3,000 Singapore children between 1983 and 1986. Following a prologue…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Dosa, Marta – 1997
Born out of more than 20 years of working within international information development and exchange projects, conferences, and consultancies, this collection of papers offers insight into the many issues involved in the international exchange of information and ideas. The information contained in this work helps to build a bridge between the…
Descriptors: Counseling, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Amidst the euphoria about the new frontiers of technology sometimes perceived as a panacea for expansion of higher education in developing countries, there is a need to analyze persistent and new grounds of unequal opportunity for access, learning, and the production of knowledge. This volume addresses fundamental questions about the educational…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Social Development
Intergenerational Programmes: Public Policy and Research Implications--An International Perspective.
Download full textHatton-Yeo, Alan, Ed.; Ohsako, Toshio, Ed. – 2000
This document consists of 12 papers that, together, summarize the key issues underpinning future research and policy development related to intergenerational programs (IPs). "Introduction" (Alan Hatton-Yeo) discusses the project out of which the papers developed. "A General Assessment of IP Initiatives in the Countries…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
