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Peer reviewedRichey, John B. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1993
A discussion of the drafting of contracts for international sponsored research projects focuses on the terms of award that relate either to sensitive topics for international sponsors or to significant legal or financial risk to an institution. Issues specific to newly industrializing and developing countries are highlighted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Contracts, Developing Nations, Financial Support
Tillman, George; Wasilewski, Ania, Ed. – 1994
Written in both English and French this is a manual for the Canadian research community. It describes the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its operations. The main objective of the IDRC is to assist scientists in developing countries to identify and conduct research into long term practical solutions to development problems.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Brazil, Brasilia. – 1998
Predicated on the fact that most school and state curricula for upper grades include a study of other cultures and that one method for examining Latin American countries and their culture is through an in-depth study of one specific country, this report details a summer travel seminar for 18 U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers to Brazil,…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
International Council for Adult Education, Toronto (Ontario). – 1979
Intended for administrators and students of literacy and education who are not necessarily professional scholars or researchers, this book interprets a large amount of literature about literacy. The first section of the book provides information about the following: factors in the achievement of literacy; planning a literacy program; organization…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Educational Research
Hood, Mary Ann G., Ed.; Schieffer, Kevin J., Ed. – 1983
This book is designed to help foreign students from developing countries make the transition from academic training in the United States to a professional career in the home country. The process of professional integration includes both cultural reentry and professional dimensions of reentry. Attention is directed to specific skills and knowledge…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, Culture Conflict, Developing Nations
Download full textAbdel-Halim, A. El-Mahdi; Shaker, Paul – 1979
Educational reform in developing countries, specifically in Saudi Arabia, will be facilitated if certain strategies are employed when implementing educational change. Problems which restrict reform tend to be a culture which opposes change, staffing, finances, a shortage of relevant learning materials, excessive centralization of authority,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
