The study on "Widening Participation in Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: developing an Equity Scorecard" is a contribution to making higher education more socially inclusive in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings reinforce some of the policy initiatives taken in Ghana and Tanzania, and underscore the importance of widening…

In this article, I argue that the expansion of higher education worldwide has had important effects in restructuring the political system of affluent democracies. A large literature has developed that describes how democracy has been "downsized" (e.g., lower voting rates). This, I argue, is one impact of expanded higher education. But there is…

This paper was presented to a meeting of the Wellington Exchange, an international group of higher education officials, in December 2008. One of the topics of the meeting was around the issue of possible skills shortages emerging as a result of demographic trends, with the ageing of the population of developed countries. The paper argues that this…

Higher education institutions seem to be becoming increasingly flexible with different functions. Most universities' mission statements involve teaching, research and service, but while the teaching and research missions are clearly defined and located within certain areas of the university activities, service is less clear and more ambiguous,…

Discusses the need for science in developing countries. The development of the Western industrialized countries is a persuasive argument for the role of science and technology in development. Western modern science knowledge and indigenous knowledge are both necessary in science education. (SAH)

The paper looks at part-time higher educational services for students in the educational systems of Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A comparative examination of the nature and importance of part-time higher education is then presented. (DB)

South Africa needs to reexamine responses to some basic questions if it is to develop a robust push that would enable the higher education sector to maximise the benefits of internationalisation in the context of the "knowledge society" and to serve local needs while being an integral part of the global community. In responding to these…

Analyzes the planning and impact of distance education programs. Discusses the use of systems analysis as a basic planning instrument and examines two subsystems illustrating its use. Concludes that distance education is an economical alternative to traditional classes in both developed and developing countries. (GEA)

Third World adoption of the Western university and the accompanying Eurocentric system of information flow is criticized as sometimes being counterproductive and alien to developing nations. The potential for a self-reliant, interdependent higher education system among Third World countries is discussed. (MSE)

Compares three models of agriculture in universities: (1) the current rigid departmentalized model; (2) the integrative university with cross-disciplinary linkages and information exchange with farmers; and (3) the active learning university with students and faculty integrated in the farming environment and two-way flow of knowledge and…

Makes reference to efforts to improve Third World agriculture; briefly explores problems of United States land grant institutions in responding to global needs. (RH)

Examines contradictions between the view of planning embodied in the educational programs of developed nations and the actual needs of developing countries. Considered are some processes by which self-help and indigenous, as opposed to imported, planning education can be encouraged. (Author/WB)

In order for genuine world peace to have a chance, communications professionals must consider a certain genre of communication--largely nonverbal and at a macroscopic level. There can be no lasting world peace where there is no world-wide principle of economic justice. The people of the industrialized power structures (seats of multinational…

The center-periphery concept, when applied to education, implies that the "central" institutions are research-oriented and part of an international knowledge system, while the "peripheral" institutions are not creative, but simply copy developments from abroad. Third world universities are peripheral institutions that look to universities in the…

Identifies seven innovations in educational technology which will continue to be used by teachers and students in developed and developing countries. Current and future educational applications of printing and reprography, broadcasting, magnetic recording, video or recorded television, and computers are discussed. (AM)