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Kaynar, Mete Kaan; Ak, Gökhan – Online Submission, 2017
The Village Institutes were originally-designed in-place-training institutions of the Turkish education history. They had been a very significant and unique educational-product of Turkey which were gifted to all secular [modern] world education systems. Because these Institutes were explored in line with thoroughly native considerations and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Education, Cultural Education, Social Change
Hidalgo, Luis Amador; Fuentes, Juan Manuel Arjona – Online Submission, 2013
Existing paradigms, which are deeply rooted in our educational systems, are fomenting unsustainable development. For this reason, it is necessary to opt for a style of education that allows university students to be aware of the need to live in a different way and be aware of our absolute dependency on our natural environment. This goal requires…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Educational Change, Minimum Competencies
Akoojee, Salim – Online Submission, 2016
This paper explores the extent to which latest developments in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training System in South Africa respond to key principles espoused for a developmental, democratic and inclusionary ideal. The White Paper for post school education and training (DHET, 2013) approved by Cabinet in November, 2013 is referred to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Educational Policy
Upton, Matthew G.; Egan, Toby Marshall – Online Submission, 2007
The established limitations of career development (CD) theory and human resource development (HRD) theory building are addressed by expanding the framing of these issues to multilevel contexts. Multilevel theory building is an approach most effectively aligned with HRD literature and CD and HRD practice realities. An innovative approach multilevel…
Descriptors: Career Development, Labor Force Development, Theories, Development
Magzan, Masa; Aleksic-Maslac, Karmela – Online Submission, 2011
Responding to the impact of globalization on delivering education and the increasing need to adapt to the needs of economic and social life, higher education institutions (HEI) effectiveness is depending on the use of technology and contribution to national development. While increasing access to higher education remains to be an important…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Assurance, Global Approach, Competence
Imran Yousuf, Muhammad; Anwar, Muhammad Nadeem; Sarwar, Muhammad – Online Submission, 2008
The main aim of this research is to better understand and draw perceptions of course writers and course coordinators towards the process of developing distance learning material. For developing good self-instructional material cooperative efforts among course development personnel are essential. The study indicates the areas where contradiction is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Courses, Development
Jaleel, Sajna – Online Submission, 2010
The fast budding influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and e-learning in content development and content delivery can be seen in every sector of education. Learning and teaching whether it is through actual classroom settings or through technological applications utilizes many psychological principles knowingly or…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Educational Principles, Electronic Learning, Information Technology
Dickie, Carolyn; Dickie, Laurie – Online Submission, 2009
Demands by internal and external accreditation groups, whether governmental or professional, has resulted in education providers being more aware of partnership paradigms that develop institutional quality for mutual benefit. The focus of this article is to examine current research on educational partnerships in South-East Asia, identify purposes…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation, International Programs, Performance
Lan, Jiang-qiao – Online Submission, 2006
To build up and carry out the scientific concept of development will have a major and directive significance in solving the problems and conflicts of the development of higher education institutions (HEIs). This paper is based on drawing up the development strategy of a university, and brings up the idea of grasping the strategic opportunity,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, College Administration, Development
Swader, Christopher Scott – Online Submission, 2008
This thesis investigates the mechanisms driving changes in social values, or those values emphasizing relationships, intimate bonds, and families, in the new market economies of Russia, China, and Eastern Germany. It is hypothesized that tensions between social values and individualism, materialism, and calculative rationality have arisen as a…
Descriptors: Social Values, Free Enterprise System, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
Reiter, Jordan – Online Submission, 2006
The globalization of information has led to increased optimism about the increasing role of global civil society. However, the underdeveloped have been left out of this information explosion. Through development, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) seek to empower the poor so that they have the resources and abilities to join the rest of the…
Descriptors: Information Utilization, Nongovernmental Organizations, Development, Private Sector