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Davies, Lynn – Comparative Education, 2011
This paper examines capacity development in education in fragile contexts. This is a current concern for donors and development partners, but there has been little work on the nexus between capacity, education and fragility. The paper examines the concept of fragility and the particular problems in education associated with fragile contexts. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Cheating, Deception
Koivukangas, Olavi, Ed. – 1983
These proceedings of a 1982 symposium on Scandinavian emigration in Australia include presentations on three general topics: field work conducted in Australia and New Zealand in 1980-82; research progress; and Australian immigration policy. The presentors and their papers are: (1) Hans Norman, "The Emigration to America from the Nordic…
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
Khubchandani, Lachman M. – 1998
A discussion of the Sindhi language diaspora, the biradari, across India and Pakistan looks at the implications of this geographic dispersal for the cohesion of the Sindhi-speaking community and culture. Three sociocultural characteristics of the scattered population are identified: urbanization; near-universal literacy; and bilingualism. Patterns…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Identification (Psychology)
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Leong, Russell C. – Amerasia Journal, 1989
Examines applications of the diaspora concept to experiences of Jews, Africans, Chinese, and Asians living outside of their homeland or ancestral country. Discusses the following features of diaspora: (1) territorial and political; (2) economic, trade, and remittances; (3) immigrant and labor migrations; and (4) cultural and ethnic identification…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Chinese Americans, Cultural Differences
Mahone, Alicia – 1985
The report describes a federally funded project for the development of an innovative approach to bilingual curriculum and instruction and inservice teacher training. A needs assessment and research process resulted in development and field testing of a set of bilingual Spanish-English instructional materials for limited-English-speaking urban…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Affective Objectives, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Bilingualism