Anti-Indigenous racism is the result of a lack of knowledge about Indigenous peoples according to Senator Murray Sinclair (Sinclair, 2019). Teacher education is one of the most powerful ways to combat racism towards Indigenous peoples as it impacts not only pre-service teachers but in-service teachers, their students, and their families. Alberta's…

The effective implementation of blended learning for transforming higher education is hindered by a lack of consensus on its definition. There is a dearth of comprehensive attempts to understand blended learning at the intersection of policy documents and academic literature, particularly in the Indian higher education context. This common…

This study investigated a 3-year implementation of accredited massive online open courses (MOOCs) in a conventional university in China. Fifteen students and two staff were interviewed, and relevant policy documents were examined. Thematic analysis was utilised to analyse the data. The study found that students mostly took a wary stance towards…

The contributions of the Deutsches Institut fur Fernstudien (D.I.F.F.) to research in distance education and in the development of study units are analyzed in light of West German and international influences. Sixteen references are listed. (Author/MBR)

The review examines the increased influence of professional organizations in business education in the United Kingdom. Educational institutions are encouraged to collaborate with professional organizations to offer instruction in individual subjects in which students are examined by their professional organization. (DB)

A workshop of the Association of African Universities redefined the African university as a community of essentially African scholars committed to serve knowledge to its community and liberate the common man. The university's role in relation to the government and objectives for staff development and research development was formulated. (SW)

The paper reviews the involvement of the University of Leicester in the inservice education of teachers over recent years and indicates the reasoning behind particular kinds of development. It discusses the university's inservice role in the future, with particular reference to the government White Paper, Education: A Framework for Expansion.…

A study of curriculum development in Somalia focused on the role of the National Adult Education Centre (NAEC) and involvement of teachers and inspectors. The sample consisted of 80 Mogadisho primary adult school teachers. Information sources were related literature, teacher questionnaires, and unstructured interviews with school inspectors,…

This document summarizes the recommendations adopted by the participants of the International Conference on Environmental Education (New Delhi 1981) and presents the "Delhi Declaration on Environmental Education" arising out of discussions at the conference. In addition to a list of general recommendations, lists of other recommendations…

This paper discusses contemporary issues concerning the internationalization of graduate-level business curricula. It examines the consensus within international consortia of universities concerning a curriculum in international business, focusing on the need for internationalizing the business curriculum, the benefits to developing nations, the…

This paper recounts the legal, political, and educational changes in former East Germany as the nation has become reunified, and considers the implications of reunification for institutional research at East German universities. After a brief sketch of legal, geographic, and demographic highlights, the decrepit conditions of East German university…

If Australia's adult educators involved in adult literacy, language, and numeracy provision are to initiate significant changes in the inequalities existing in Australian society, they must examine a range of issues extending far beyond classroom walls. Much discussion about workplace communication in recent years has evolved from the growing…

Identifies five interlinked and interdependent issues characterizing institutional transformation in South African higher education: (1) democratizing institutional governance structures; (2) increasing access for educationally and financially disadvantaged students; (3) restructuring the curriculum; (4) focusing on developmental needs in research…

Presented in these proceedings are the inaugural and presidential addresses, 8 keynote addresses, and 40 contributed papers presented at an international conference on environmental education (EE). Conference recommendations, a synopsis of conference themes/thrusts, resolution on the organization of a national environmental congress, and the Delhi…

This paper offers an examination of the transformation of higher education over the last century with a focus on some current tensions and some ideas for responding to the rapidly changing environment. Early sections of the paper describe the "massification" of higher education in which 40 to 50 percent of the population participate in…