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Healey, Patsy – Ekistics, 1980
Reviews the history of planning education in the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the present and assesses the relevance of British models to programs in other countries. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Planning, Curriculum Development, Environmental Education
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Haywood, Ian – Ekistics, 1980
Islam insures that actions and decisions concerning the environment are related to commonly accepted values. If traditional Islamic values are to be reasserted in the process of developing the built environment, then educational efforts must be directed at the professionals, the politicians, and the public. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Higher Education
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Tetteh, Austin – Ekistics, 1980
Presented is an overview of the development of planning education at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in Africa. Future needs include greater program flexibility and more help for developing countries to establish their own planning education programs. (WB)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developing Nations, Higher Education, International Educational Exchange
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Higdon, David – Ekistics, 1980
A college instructor discusses his experiences in leading a student field study and planning project centered on the traditional rural African Market. Students benefitted from their work, but the instructor was unable to convince his colleagues about the project's validity. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economics
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Anis-ur-Rahmaan – Ekistics, 1980
Presents a framework for formulating urbanization policies and discusses the application of this paradigm in the context of Islamic ideology. Operationalization of the framework is developed as a five-step sequence. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developing Nations, Islamic Culture, Models
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Serageldin, Ismail – Ekistics, 1980
Addressed are various concerns regarding the education of Muslim planners. Areas discussed include the planner's changing role, the role of the university, the professional nature of planning education, course content, and the need for continuous learning. (WB)
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Planning, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
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Dix, Gerald – Ekistics, 1980
Discusses the content, objectives, and varied approaches to college-level planning education for planners in developing nations. Suggestions for improving planning education programs are offered. (WB)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Developing Nations, Environmental Education, Graduate Study