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Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for Out-of-School Education and Cultural Development. – 1976
This report on the status of European cable television and videography reviews the results of the 1975 colloquy and recommends policy for experimental research, management, and distribution of these formats for the European community. Pluralistic management, technical reporting, and distribution linkage systems within the community are discussed,…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Conference Reports, Foreign Culture, International Educational Exchange
Download full textEast-West Center, Honolulu, HI. – 1990
Technologically the contemporary Japanese are among the most advanced people in the world. Initially, it was from the West that they acquired modern technology and science, but technology and science have not bridged the cultural gap that exists between Japanese and Americans. Both belong to democratic, capitalistic societies and they share many…
Descriptors: Asian History, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Barker, Gary – 1992
This report is designed to: (1) synthesize information presented at a forum on adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa and to review the major research findings; (2) provide highlights of some notable program efforts reaching adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa; and (3) offer a series of recommendations for future action. Five key cultural and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Demography, Developing Nations
Philips, David, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This collection of papers on the impact of U.S. ideas on New Zealand education range from the personal recollections of New Zealand Fulbright scholars recounting their experiences in the United States to academic papers that explore how innovative approaches towards educational issues in the United States have had an impact on the New Zealand…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Exchange Programs, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1991
Female illiteracy and the overall educational status of women in Islamic societies are the two main themes of this collection of conference papers. The papers include: THe Eradication of Female Illiteracy in Kirghizia: the Historical Situation (1920-1930) (I. S. Boldzhurova); Women's Education in Kirghiszstan (R. Achylova); Literacy and Education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Females, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Dubbeldam, Leo, Ed.; Epskamp, Kees, Ed. – 1989
This document presents proceedings from a symposium designed to focus attention on present and future developments in education in developing countries, and to stimulate research on education in these areas. The document is divided into eight chapters: (1) background to the symposium; (2) setting the scene; (3) education, culture, and productive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Evraiff, Bill, Comp.; Evraiff, Lois, Comp. – 1997
The two main themes of this conference were the influence of technology on families, and technology and counseling. Many of the papers consider the impact technology is having on individuals and families, and subsequently how it is affecting the counseling profession. This involves new ways of counseling using technological resources, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Computers, Counseling, Cross Cultural Studies
1998
The papers presented at this conference consider the many roles counselors play in people's lives throughout their lifespan. The age of technology has aided the practice of counseling in becoming international in scope, although there are different functional frameworks that exist in various political, economic, social, and value systems in world…
Descriptors: Computers, Counseling, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Trends
Grootings, Peter, Ed. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1992
A meeting held in Berlin provided a forum for researchers from the Central European countries of Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland to discuss the research situation in vocational education and training (VET) in their countries and to discuss the possibilities for developing forms of cooperation with researchers from the 10 Western European…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Culture, Institutional Cooperation
Berque, Jacques – 1991
Large numbers of persons of African and Asiatic descent have immigrated to the countries of Western Europe in recent decades, and their presence has raised significant problems in terms of racial and cultural relations for European leaders. This document features the general report from a conference sponsored by the Council of Europe's Council for…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
United Nations, New York, NY. Trusteeship Council. – 1973
In 1973 the United Nations Trusteeship Council dispatched a visiting mission to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands which consists of three archipelagos: the Marshalls, the Carolines, and the Marianas. This publication contains a report of the mission which was comprised of representatives from the governments of Australia, France, the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Development, Educational Development, Elementary Education
Mestenhauser, Josef A., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The 18 author contributed papers examine orientation programs for foreign college and university students studying in the United States and for U.S. students preparing to study abroad. The marriage of theory and practice in addressing the two major issues of: (1) lack of agreement on standards for orientation; and (2) the common lack of student…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, Foreign Students
Althen, Gary L., Ed. – 1978
Information on the background and viewpoints of Middle Eastern students who are studying in the United States is presented in revised papers from a 1978 seminar, "The Middle East: The Arab World and Iran." In the first section of the report, "General Background," James Cowan reviews social and cultural factors, as well as…
Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Charters, Alexander N., Comp.; Cassara, Beverly, Comp. – 1989
These proceedings contain the following 12 papers on comparative adult education: "Adult Education as Concept and Structure: An Agenda for Research" (Colin Titmus); "Report on the Context and State of Comparative Adult Education and on Four Publications" (Alexander N. Charters); "Comparative Adult Education Research:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Andragogy
McCarthy, Brian, Ed. – 1988
Sixteen papers are presented. Topics covered include language teaching, discourse analysis, code switching, phonetics, language and cultural identity, and descriptive and comparative studies. All presenters were from the Asia-Pacific area of the world. Papers include: "The Baba Malay Lexicon: Hokkien Loanwords in Baba Malay" (Anne…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics
