The Republic of Korea is a forerunner in integrating the topic of standardization into engineering education at the academic level. This study investigates developments and evolutions in the planning and operating of the University Education Promotion on Standardization (UEPS) in Korea. This paper examines why the Korean government initiated the…

The investigators worked together with permanent residents of Roatán, Honduras on sustainable initiatives to help improve the island's troubled educational programs. Our initiatives focused on increasing the number of students eligible and likely to attend a university. Using a methodology based in continuous process improvement, we developed…

Anadolu University, which has been developing constantly since it was established, has determined a new road map considering the mission and vision developed in the search conference for the purpose of AOS "2020 Future design" (17-19 April 2010). In accordance with the outcomes of this study, the following question was one of the…

The author emphasizes the difficulties of advising, the problems the adviser will meet in carrying out his job, and the sensitive relationship between the adviser and the advised. He considers the useful things which the adviser might do, and discusses the many roles an adviser can assume once he has adjusted to the host country and established a…

The leadership of Qatar has a social and political vision that calls for improving the outcomes of the Qatari K-12 education system. With this vision in mind, the leadership asked RAND to examine Qatar's K-12 education system, to recommend options for building a world-class system, and, subsequently, to develop the chosen option and support its…

Article described a program designed to change administrative organization so that fewer staff members can be better utilized while gaining greater individual responsibility. (RK)

Specialization, rather than comprehensiveness, may be the best means for the urban community college to fulfill the needs of students and society. (Editor)

This report describes COPED (Cooperative Project for Educational Development), designed to develop and test strategies for planned change in educational systems. Involved were five universities, each with specialized resources and interests. What follows identifies the major organizational and interpersonal issues and describes how the consortium…

Explains some of the reasons for existing confusion related to the purpose of Community Education. Places the concept in a different perspective by presenting a model of the community education program and process. (Author/DN)