Temporality is a relatively new conception in the field of education policy. Drawing upon historical sociology, this article aims to contribute to the field by deconstructing China's policy discourse - education modernization. It traces the history of the discourse (1904-2012) to analyze how Chinese rurality is interwoven into the nation's pursuit…

This paper presents the outcomes of a small research project that sought to explore the value of a Staff Associate Scheme linked to the Centre for Learning and Teaching (CLT) in a post-92 university. The Associates are a group of academic and professional service staff seconded from their Schools and services for one day a week, usually for a…

The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the reasons for regional disparities in educational expansion in Germany (i.e., rising rates of general university entrance qualification) on the basis of theoretically relevant influencing factors: changes in school policies, changes in social structure, or general social modernization…

This paper attempts to address connections between the Chinese model for development or the "Beijing Consensus" and Chinese universities. Chinese universities seem to be caught between serving governmental agendas and pursuing their own goals as an academic community. Up until recently, they had become used to following the lead of the…

Supplementary professional education in Russia has grown rapidly, offering training not provided by the state. Further development will require more coordination with both private and state educational institutions, as well as with national and regional educational policies.

This paper presents the main content of the portion on "increasing the openness of China's education" in the "National Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development Guideline (2010-20)" (hereafter abbreviated as the "Guideline") and the key issues studied and discussed in the formulation process. Issues…

The 20th century has seen the rise and development of American colleges and universities to levels of performance admired by people the world over. Ironically, it has also witnessed the emergence of serious difficulties that threaten the survival of some of these institutions and create anxieties for almost all of them. The Carnegie Commission on…

The first in a series of articles describing the decisionmaking and planning going into the development of Athabasca University, Canada. (Editor/HS)

This document, one of five volumes designed to train educational research and development personnel in the instructional development process, describes the program materials and provides instructions for their use. This volume is divided into three sections: an introduction, a description of how to use the program, and a detailed schedule to…

Brief historical background of Tanzania; Links between adult education and development objectives, Links between Adult Education and Formal Education are outlined. Importance of adult education is emphasized. (NF)

This is a report on the content, practices, and patterns of undergraduate education at New York University and elsewhere and includes proposals for reform that respond to the widely felt need for education more effectively related to the intellectual and social conditions of the 1970s. (HS)

New York State's public and private colleges and universities have been confronted in recent years with increasing problems of financing the growth of the educational system as required by expanding enrollments. Even without enrollment growth and the need for new facilities and larger operating budgets, increasing costs and slower growth of income…

New York State has achieved a remarkable record of extending higher educational opportunities to an increasing proportion of its young people. Now, however, the State faces a point of collision between the demands for more higher educational opportunities and the resources to provide them. The regents of the State University of New York present in…

Discusses the types of universities in Brazil and their effects on the society there. (HS)