This article reflects on some influential theories, concepts and institutions that have shaped the nature and substance of international development since the mid-20th century. In particular, theories of modernisation and dependency are deployed to reflect on the ways in which the International Financial Institutions, such as, the World Bank and…

To boost the social and economic outlook of the country, Turkey has recently initiated educational reform at all levels and especially higher education, including organizational restructuring and expansion for increased accessibility. The swift increase in the number and size of universities has resulted in a challenge to find trained faculty. One…

This paper presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the impact of funding cutbacks on human services organizations (HSOs). HSOs include publicly-funded educational, health, welfare, and cultural organizations. The framework identifies five categories of variables which influence an organization's reaction to cutbacks. Category one, "objective…

This analysis of the control and coordination of higher education programs involves those colleges and universities in Virginia that operate under direct state control. Chapter I explains why the report deals only with external controls rather than with the internal organization and structure of the institutions discussed. Chapter II presents…

The Hong Kong University and Polytechnic Grants Committee both reflects the uniqueness of Hong Kong's situation and is inhibited by it. Its academic members are all from overseas, which limits collective discussion and affects its reliance on a local secretariat that acts as a de facto department of higher education. (MSE)

There are a number of approaches to the provision of services in the early childhood education field, one of which involves collaboration between organizations and individuals. This paper explores the challenges of collaboration as a strategy to expand and enrich early childhood services. Philosophical challenges involve: (1) facing the problem of…

A former senior government education official traces the emergence of Britain's National Advisory Board for local authority in higher education and discusses political issues in the policy formation and resource allocation processes during its first few years. (MSE)

Twenty-seven social service agencies in Anchorage, Alaska were examined for purposes of determining the: (1) organizational structure of Anchorage social service systems, (2) impact of agency structures on Alaska Native clients, and (3) extent to which agency organizational structures reflect the interests and values of bureaucrats and…

A collaborative enterprise to provide adult education center programs dissolved due to mismanaged interagency cooperation. Problems included unwillingness to relinquish control, lack of candor, poor selection of partners, lack of planning, failure to implement, and failure to evaluate. (SK)