In many parts of the world, higher education is viewed as a prime "motor" for the development of a knowledge-based economy. Under the banner of this "new economy", higher education policies, programmes and practices have been increasingly co-opted and shaped by wider geo-strategic political and economic interests. This paper…

Donor and financial institutions, such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and others, often promote market-based solutions for the delivery of public services in developing countries. This article examines the use of such market approaches by the World Bank to hire for-profit and nonprofit nongovernmental organizations…

My dissertation examines the effectiveness of three policy choices in meeting socio-economic goals. The first analyzes the impact of public health education and poverty relief on child mortality in the early twentieth century, when infant and child mortality rates in the United States were startlingly high. During the 1920s, the rates dropped…

The federal and state governments are placing greater emphasis on postsecondary attainment while concerns about rising college costs for students and families surge. Both groups are calling on institutions to do more to help improve student access and achievement rates. Further, recent research and policy have put pressure on institutions to admit…

The evolution of Rwanda's language policies since 1996 has played and continues to play a critical role in social reconstruction following war and genocide. Rwanda's new English language policy aims to drop French and install English as the only language of instruction. The policy-makers frame the change as a major factor in the success of social…

The article explores historical issues concerning the relationships between higher education and institutions and their local and regional communities. The primary focus is on the ways in which institutions are influenced by social change and have partnership roles in economic and social development. Their role from the nineteenth century and in…

Development as a growth process is what every person, nation and state seeks from day to day. The issues of development and better welfare are generally important to the average man and woman, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Nigeria and other African countries need to instigate the principles and strategies that will bring about…

The study examined the relationship between achievement motivation and agricultural behavior among Palestinians in the Jordan Valley and in the village of Dabburiyah. (NQ)

The basic premise of this report is that cable television systems, although currently based on subscriber fees, will eventually obtain their capital structure from advertising revenues. Because of this, the report maintains that market saturation must be the prime consideration, even though several currently common practices go against this and…

A rural tourist-recreation shopping center is defined as an area relatively accessible to city dwellers that can be developed for recreation purposes. Twenty-three such areas have been identified in the Appalachian Highlands. (PS)

Describes a new program of community development in Kansas which serves to coordinate and alert community individuals to become aware of problems and opportunities. (AN)

A brief review of current issues concerning the United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (Advancement of Women Branch), and how the five basic parts of the Programme for Action are being implemented. Includes an interview on the place of working women in East Central Europe. (JOW)

Examined mainstream theories of cognitive psychology in order to explore their appropriateness as explanations for types of economic behavior. Proposes taxonomy of psychological theories to categorize the particular economic situations in which each theory is most relevant. (Author/NB)

Describes the use of Rasch's probabilistic conjoint measurement techniques in the study of economic development. (SLD)

This report examines higher education through the lens of openness. The goal is to understand the potential impact of greater openness on colleges and universities. Like other service industries such as finance or entertainment, higher education is rooted in information--its creation, analysis, and transmission--and the development of the skills…