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Gillies, Robyn M., Ed.; Millis, Barbara, Ed.; Davidson, Neil, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2023
This volume captures contemporary global developments in cooperative learning (CL) across varied educational contexts, levels, and disciplines. Cooperative learning is widely recognized as a pedagogical practice that promotes socialization and learning among students, from kindergarten to tertiary education and across different subject domains.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Socialization
Lloyd, Les, Ed.; Barreneche, Gabriel I., Ed. – Information Today, Inc., 2014
With this timely book, editors Les Lloyd and Gabriel Barreneche present an eye-opening look at projects that are innovating with technology to improve education and, indeed, the very quality of people's lives around the world. From collaborative learning communities and social networks to Web 2.0 tools, MOOCs, and mobiles, experts discuss an array…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Global Approach, Educational Innovation, Best Practices
Sutlive, Vinson H. Ed.; And Others – 1984
Topics concerned with the experiments and problems of self-rule in Third World societies are presented in nine essays. The essays are: (1) "Democracy in Iran: The Untenable Dream" (John D. Stempel); (2) "Afghanistan's Struggle for National Liberation" (Hafizullah Emadi); (3) "Turkey's Experience with Political…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Democracy, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Olaniran, Bolanle A., Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2010
E-learning has become a significant aspect of training and education in the worldwide information economy as an attempt to create and facilitate a competent global work force. "Cases on Successful E-Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information Economy" provides eclectic accounts of case…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Operations Research, Distance Education
Verhoeven, Ludo, Ed. – 1994
Opening up new perspectives in the study of literacy, this book presents 25 essays that bring together current research findings from linguistics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Essays in the book discuss theoretical questions related to the definition and modeling of the construct of functional literacy; the notion of literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Evans, Norman, Ed. – 2000
This comprehensive study explores the chronological and geographical expansion of the assessment of adult and experiential learning--known as AP(E)L--around the world. The authors describe and compare initiatives in their own countries and their effectiveness at the levels of government, educational institutions, and employment. They highlight…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Employment Potential
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Stone, Elaine J.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1990
The focus of this issue is to provide an international perspective on the status of school health in 16 different countries as well as issues and trends in different international settings. The articles describe health care delivery and education systems, and instructional, environmental, and health service activities. (SM)
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Giere, Ursula, Ed.; Imel, Susan, Ed. – 2000
This publication contains the story of how the idea for a network conceived through CONFINTEA V became a [virtual] reality in ALADIN, the Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network. Part I contains 15 papers delivered as a part of the CONFINTEA workshop, "Global Community of Adult Learning through Information and Documentation:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
2001
This symposium on human resource development (HRD) theory consists of three presentations. "The Real Debate: Who Does HRD Serve?" (Wendy E.A. Ruona) finds three distinctive sets of beliefs about who/what HRD serves, namely that HRD serves individuals, organizations, and multiple stakeholders. "Theorizing HRD" (Jim McGoldrick,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concept Mapping, Developed Nations, Educational Benefits
Sutlive, Vinson H., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Problems regarding the aged in developing nations are examined. The aging of populations is now a global phenomenon, with crucial implications for the developing as well as the developed nations. Six articles are presented: "Introduction, Perspectives on Aging in the Third World" (Jay Sokolovsky), "What Can the Industrial World…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Cultural Influences
Kempner, Ken, Ed.; Tierney, William G., Ed. – 1996
The nine papers in this anthology present cases studies showing how culture influences the social role of higher education in various nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they shape universities , and how knowledge and academic work interact in national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and developing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Comparative Education
Morsy, Zaghloul, Ed.; Altbach, Philip G., Ed. – 1996
This collection of 17 essays focuses on trends and issues in higher education from an international perspective. It includes: (1) "Introduction" (Zaghloul Morsy); (2) "The Idea of the University: Changing Roles, Current Crisis, and Future Challenges" (Torsten Husen); (3) "Patterns in Higher Education Development: Towards…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colleges, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Echternacht, Lonnie, Ed. – 1991
This yearbook has 18 chapters written by selected experts on business education and the international scene. The chapters are organized into four parts. Part I, "Global Perspectives in Business Education," includes two chapters: "Internationalizing the Business Education Curriculum" (LaNeta L. Carlock); and "The…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Whiteman, Darrell L., Ed. – 1985
The topics of anthropologist-missionary relationships, theology and missiology, research methods and missionary contributions to ethnology, and missionary training and methods, along with specific case studies are presented. The 13 essays are: (1) "Prospects for a Better Understanding and Closer Cooperation between Anthropologists and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Clergy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Salamone, Frank A., Ed. – 1985
The topics of anthropologist-missionary relationships, theology and missiology, research methods and missionary contributions to ethnology, missionary training and methods, and specific case studies are presented. The ten essays are: (1) "An Ethnoethnography of Missionaries in Kalingaland" (Robert Lawless); (2) "Missionization and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Clergy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
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