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Krechetnikov, Konstantin; Pestereva, Nina; Rajovic, Goran – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2016
This study investigates the current process of internationalization of higher education in the countries of the Asia Pacific region (APR) through the example of China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Russia. The article aims to familiarize the reader with the experience of internationalizing higher education in APR states against a backdrop of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Trend Analysis
Yuki, Takako; Kameyama, Yuriko – Brookings Institution, 2013
This paper looks at the issue of the quality of education in Yemen. It uses micro-data from TIMSS and from surveys conducted in underserved rural areas, as well as macro-level policy information from the System Assessment for Better Education Results (SABER) database. The analysis indicates that the availability of teachers and resources at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Global Approach, Youth Opportunities
National Association of State Boards of Education, 2009
The movement to strengthen the nation's workforce by redefining what all students need to learn has profound implications for the design of state assessment systems. The confluence of events--the change in the national and international climate, acknowledgment of long-standing inequities in education opportunity and achievement, and the…
Descriptors: Human Capital, State Boards of Education, Student Evaluation, Academic Standards
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Ainley, Patrick – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2008
Unlike most papers on education and ecology, this one is not concerned with the content of education but its organisation as a system and hence its "purpose" or "finality". The central contention of the paper, which takes English education and training (or "learning") as a case in point, is that in a new market-state formation the pursuit of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Free Enterprise System, Crisis Management, Ecology
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Tomlinson, Tommy M., Ed.; Tuijnman, Albert C., Ed. – 1994
The role of governments in the operation of education research and development systems is under critical scrutiny throughout the developed world. The introductory chapter presents the main themes of a seminar held in 1992 and outlines challenges for further work. The next 10 chapters focus on education research and development issues: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Research, Global Approach
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Arnove, Robert F. – Comparative Education Review, 1980
This essay is a call for world-systems analysis of education. It defines the central features of world-systems analysis, discusses the literature pertaining to the emergence and consolidation of a world economic system, points up some promising research by comparative educationists, and suggests some areas for future research. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Theories
Beare, Hedley – 1989
An analysis of deficiencies of recent curriculum reform efforts in Australia and recommendations for improvement are presented in this paper. Despite criticisms that have been levelled at the educational system, a conclusion is that educators are well prepared to meet the demands for restructuring. What is needed is not merely restructuring, but a…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Buddhism, Community Cooperation, Conservation (Environment)