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Cieloha, C. Danford – 1986
The paper suggests that a general pattern of special education development exists and uses that historical perspective to create a context for comparison and understanding of the path of special education in the less economically developed country of Mexico. Drawing upon primary sources, it describes the evolutionary path of special education in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Compliance (Legal), Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations
Tsai, Den-Mo; Shih, Yew-Sheng – 1997
This paper traces the three stages of development of gifted programming in Taiwan, services that are now available in gifted education, and continuing challenges in gifted education. Critical events that shaped gifted education during 1973-79, 1980-81, and 1982-89 are described, including gifted programming for elementary students, junior high…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
African Adult Education Association, Lusaka (Zambia). – 1975
The Kikuyu seminar, third in a series of international meeting on the use of comparative studies as a tool of adult education, focused on the application of the comparative approach to developing countries, particularly Africa. Essential components of the structure of adult education were divided into main sectors, which are individually discussed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Turan, Selahattin – 1997
This study evaluates the significance of John Dewey's 1924 visit to Turkey and the subsequent reports and recommendations Dewey prepared regarding the Turkish educational system. The study analyzes the 30 pages of reports from 1924 from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Dewey's first report addressed better teacher training and the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy
1997
This is an analysis of the findings from three comparable national studies of current change in the provision of initial teacher education. These three studies are: the Mode of Teacher Education (MOTE) survey, covering England and Wales; the Research about Teacher Education (RATE) Project, covering the United States; and the Study of Initial…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Finch, Curtis R.; Cooksey, Geoffery W. – 1976
The study has as its purpose the examination and comparison of career education movements in the United States and Great Britain and is perhaps best described as a pilot effort. Specific questions addressed included: (1) How do career education efforts in the two nations compare in terms of national commitment, philosophy, and students served? (2)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Methods
Hu, Nan Brian; And Others – 1996
Although China has expanded its system of short-cycle vocational and technical education in recent years to respond to its rapid economic development, most programs are narrowly focused on special technical areas and offer few general education or personal development components. As such, China's technical institutions differ greatly from…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Economic Progress
Tsai, Den-Mo – 1997
This paper first reviews the development of gifted education in Taiwan over the last two decades and discusses the problems facing gifted education, including conservative definition-identification, the negative impact of entrance examinations, and curricula that are not challenging. The development of a pilot program for highly capable primary…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Creativity, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Enrichment
Serafin, Ana Gil; Thompson, Eugene W. – 1993
A model was developed of an internship program designed to give valuable cross-cultural experience to school administrators in training at universities in the United States and Venezuela. A naturalistic approach was used to develop the model. Leading school administrators and educational leadership theorists in both countries were interviewed by…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrators, Comparative Education
Dibella, Maria F.; Fitzgerald, John D. – 1982
A social studies elementary teacher education program at Phillips Institute of Technology in Australia is described. The program, which places students in charge of teaching a 9-week social studies unit, is recommended as an alternative to the conventional lecture method. The paper is divided into discussion of five aspects of the course:…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
Allan, Rod – 1984
The cultural diversity of Australia and the status of multicultural education in Australian schools are examined. The first part of the paper discusses Australia as one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. The author points out that Australia's delay in establishing a concept of multicultural education results from the fact that…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism
Verduin-Muller, Henriette – 1983
In a shrinking world where there is limited space, materials, and capital for men's basic needs, it is important to make well considered use of the physical and human geographical setting. To obtain from the geographical setting the information needed to attain adequate decision making, empirical research is needed, and through formal, non-formal,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Comparative Education, Continuing Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1977
Focusing on ways of extending UNESCO's 1974 recommendation concerning international education to the university level, educators from India, Mexico, Sweden, Nigeria, and the United States convened in Paris, August 22-26, 1977. The 1974 recommendation reaffirmed the responsibility of UNESCO nations to pursue educational opportunity, and advancement…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Continuation Education, Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Lavrnja, Ilija; Klapan, Anita – 2002
The Republic of Croatia and Republic of Slovenia both became independent states in 1991 after separating from the former Yugoslavia. Despite their common origin, Croatia and Slovenia have very different cultures and traditions, different systems of education, and very different systems of adult education. Most of the differences between the two…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Colleges