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Beckmann, Johan – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2022
South Africa must embark upon the third epoch of education policy after the failures of the first two epochs: the 1953-1994 ("apartheid") era and the 1994-2021 era (the dawn of democracy and the dismantling of apartheid structures). There were not enough education opportunities to guide all the children of the country to maturity and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Osafo, Emmanuel; Yawson, Robert Mayfield – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual framework to guide the design, development, implementation and evaluation of education and human resource development (HRD) efforts in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on the concept of a tempered radical approach to provide a framework for a critical HRD (CHRD) and…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Fitriati, Sri Wuli; Rata, Elizabeth – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2021
This paper uses a study of the withdrawal of English as a medium of instruction in Indonesian schools to examine the role of language in nation-building using the sociological concept of imaginary signification. The main reason for the withdrawal is located in the tension between two main imaginary significations of the nation's identity. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Roopchund, Randhir; Ramlowat, Dosheela – Industry and Higher Education, 2019
There has been an alarming rate of graduate unemployment in Mauritius over the past 5 years. The education system has been criticized for being too academic and not driven by the requirements of industry, leading to a skills mismatch. The Mauritian government has consequently announced several new schemes to boost employment and economic growth.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education
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Gregorutti, Gustavo; Espinoza, Oscar; González, Luis Eduardo; Loyola, Javier – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2016
Over the last 30 years, Chile and Mexico have been implementing neoliberal policies to reform their higher education systems. This report compares the development and impact of those policies within three main areas in both countries, namely: (1) trends and characteristics of the growing private higher education sector, (2) commercialisation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Privatization, Higher Education, Neoliberalism
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Rubagiza, Jolly; Were, Edmond; Sutherland, Rosamund – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
The Rwandan government views Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a key tool for transforming the economy, with the education sector playing an important role in developing the necessary human resources. Since 2000 there has been a big push to introduce computers into schools and integrate ICT into the education curriculum through a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Rural Areas, Human Resources
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Choi, Sheena; Yeom, Minho – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2010
The New University for Regional Innovation (NURI) is one of the South Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development's key projects supporting regional universities. NURI aims to develop areas of specialization in regional universities and link universities to local industries. In 2004, the South Korean government pledged to invest…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Specialization, Labor Force Development
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Bacchus, Mohammed Kazim – Comparative Education, 2008
Publication of this piece is intended as a tribute to the late Professor M. Kazim Bacchus who passed away in March 2007. The paper provides a general discussion concerning the social and educational challenges faced by small nation states in an age characterised by globalisation. The analysis first identifies some of the basic features of small…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Rote Learning, Global Approach, Human Resources
Olivo, C. Thomas – American Vocational Journal, 1972
Cites lessons gained from activities of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the United States Agency for International Development. (SB)
Descriptors: Agencies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
The future of Greece's well-being will depend on improving educational performance to boost productivity and improve social outcomes. In the current economic context, with the need to get best value for spending, Greece must and can address inefficiencies in its education system. The challenges are significant. For example, Greece lags behind many…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
Southern Education Foundation, Atlanta, GA. – 1983
Solutions to the current problems facing the South are no longer strictly moral, legal, or ethical ones, but are to a large degree technical and economic. In 1983, concern about important public policy questions relating to or arising out of education led the Southern Education Foundation to establish a continuing conference with the overall theme…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Paulston, Rolland G. – 1982
To assist the Agency for International Development in its decision-making process, a matrix which links sets of conditions in developing nations with appropriate types of educational development was produced. Key issues in the creation and use of typologies are discussed and standards for evaluating typologies are identified. Four typological…
Descriptors: Classification, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
Leong, Yip Kai – 1997
The Malaysian government has adopted the creation of a fully developed economy by the year 2020 as a principal goal, emphasizing that the development should be economic, political, social, spiritual, psychological, and cultural. In order to develop the necessary human resource base to reach this goal, the country must strengthen the teaching of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2001
This document provides a general overview, in broad terms, of the activities of the European Training Foundation (ETF) planned for 2001 and beyond. Section 1 presents ETF activities under four main headings: obligatory activities; support to the European Commission; information provision and analysis; and development activities. It also provides a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
ADAMS, DON – 1964
SIX ARTICLES CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE PROCESS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING FROM THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS TO THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION. ANDERSON AND BOWMAN IN "THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING" DISCUSS SUCH TOPICS AS THE DEFINITION OF PLANNING, EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND SOCIAL DEMOCRATIZATION, PLANNING FOR…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
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