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Mead, Margaret – Prospects, 1975
Based on remarks the author made to a United Nations luncheon, this short article relates the role of women in society. (ND)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Employed Women, Futures (of Society), Humanism
Merkuriev, Stanislav – Prospects, 1991
Describes the changes in Soviet/Russian higher education since 1986. Reviews the development of higher education since 1918 and the bureaucratic structures that stifled progress and focused on vocational preparation. Argues that decentralization of authority will lead to improved general education essential for a free society. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Comparative Education, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Jones, Hywel Ceri – Prospects, 1991
Examines the role of higher education as the European Community moves toward economic, monetary, and political union. Reviews several programs designed to bring more uniformity and equality to educational opportunities in all member nations. Concludes that higher education has assumed a leadership role in bringing about political and economic…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Comparative Education, Corporate Support, Educational Administration