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Outreach Initiatives Operated by Universities for Increasing Interest in Science and Technology
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Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
The Southeast Asian Perspective
Tapingkae, Amnuay – Higher Education and Research in the Netherlands, 1978
Describes some new programs within existing universities in Southeast Asian countries that are helping to meet developmental needs, and stresses, along with the need for international university cooperation, the need for regional institutional cooperation. (RK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Responsibility, Higher Education, Institutional Role
Dutch Universities' Joint Aid to Vietnam
Higher Education and Research in the Netherlands, 1975
A survey is presented of the joint aid in the reconstruction of North and South Vietnam provided by Dutch universities. The hospital project, solid matter physics project, micro-electronics project, agricultural project and dentistry project are defined. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
From the Regents of the University of Michigan. A Report 1972-73.
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Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. – 1973
This document reports on both the achievements and problems of the University of Michigan for the year 1972-73. One problem the university faced was fewer dollars from state appropriations, student fees, and federal funds. The financial reviews, with tables and diagrams, show the expenditures by source and object for the years 1964-73. The next…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Expenditures
A Pilot Project in Continuing Education for Critical Care Nursing
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Lancour, Jane; Reinders, Agnes A. – Nurse Educator, 1976
Describes the motivation, planning, implementation, evaluation, and restructuring of a course in Critical Care Nursing developed by faculty and inservice educators from several hospitals. (Editor/TA)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Hospitals, Inservice Education, Institutional Role
International Education and the University.
Calleja, James, Ed. – 1995
This collection of 15 essays discusses the integration of international education into higher education, focusing on the role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and specific international education programs and activities at various institutions. Essays include: (1) "UNESCO's Approaches to…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Colleges, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
El Poder de Cambiar: La Experiencia del Proyecto Costa Atlantica de Colombia (The Power To Change: The Experience of the Atlantic Coast Project in Columbia, 1977-1989).
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Chetley, Andrew – 1990
In 1977, the Bernard van Leer Foundation began supporting a project in Colombia that had the objective of improving the quality of early childhood care and education in a small village. The Costa Atlantica project offered an approach to development that was based on community organization, social management, participation, cooperation, popular…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Community Role, Democracy
The Power To Change: The Experience of the Costa Atlantica Project in Colombia (1977-1989).
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Chetley, Andrew – 1990
In 1977, the Bernard van Leer Foundation began supporting a project in Colombia that had the objective of improving the quality of early childhood care and education in a small village. The Costa Atlantica project offered an approach to development that was based on community organization, social management, participation, cooperation, popular…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Community Role, Democracy
Training for Development 1970. The United States Participant Training Program.
Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Office of International Training. – 1970
The report describes the program of training for foreign students conducted by the Office of International Training of the Agency for International Development (AID). The report's first chapter describes the history, nature, and importance of participant training and diagrams the administrative structure of the program. Chapter 2 describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Development, Curriculum