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Elite Professional Education and Problems of Regional Development
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Gavrikov, A. L. – Russian Education and Society, 2012
This article emphasizes the regional development in today's Russia and focuses on the current state of the system of higher education. The concept of elite professional education is used as a means of social mobility and an instrument for the formation of the social structure of a particular region. What prompted this approach was an analysis of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Professional Education, Middle Class, Foreign Countries
Higher Education Reform in the Arab World. The Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World. 2011 U.S.-Islamic World Forum Papers
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Wilkens, Katherine – Brookings Institution, 2011
The youth-led revolutions that rocked the Arab world earlier this year have refocused attention on the region's 100 million-strong youth demographic and its critical role in the transformation of existing political, economic, and social structures in the Middle East and North Africa. Youth under the age of 25 represent an estimated and…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate: A Boom to Businesses in the Nation's Largest Metropolitan Areas
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Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
Few people realize the impact that high school dropouts have on a community's economic, social, and civic health. Business owners and residents--in particular, those without school-aged children--may not be aware that they have much at stake in the success of their local high schools. Indeed, everyone--from car dealers and realtors to bank…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, High Schools, Dropouts, Economic Impact
Scientific Progress and the Human Condition
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Natta, Giulio – Impact of Science on Society, 1972
Believes that scientific research is fascinating and the influence of scientific research is felt in areas far from the original field. By influencing society, scientists also open fields for advancements to be made by future generations. (PS)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Progress, Human Development, Human Living
Materials Supply: The Impact of Human Institutions
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Boyd, James – Science, 1976
The supply of materials in a technological society depends not so much on the resource base as on the interrelationship of human institutions. Material usage requires agencies of exploration, development, supply, and financing regulated and assisted by government, educational, and scientific institutions. A balance among institutions insures…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Progress, Higher Education, Industrialization
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1975. 96th Annual Edition.
Lerner, William, Ed. – 1975
Statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S. are summarized in this volume which is designed to serve as a convenient resource for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source notes appearing below…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annual Reports, Demography, Economic Climate
South Asia Area Syllabus. Center for Area and Country Studies.
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Rossow, Robert – 1972
The purpose of this syllabus is to help government personnel assigned to South Asia, or to positions dealing with South Asian affairs, to acquire a basic knowledge of the area and some understanding of the motivational dynamics of the people. It is not intended to serve as an operational briefing nor to take its place. The goal is the facilitation…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Asian History, Asian Studies