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Silova, Iveta – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
The essays in "Globalization on the Margins" explore the continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Reflecting on two decades of post-socialist transformations, they reveal that education systems in Central Asia responded to the rapidly changing political, economic, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Shortage, Active Learning
2001
This anthology is intended to serve as an introduction to some of the big issues that shaped and continue to shape policy, practice, and debate over public schooling. Perspectives on these issues are presented in 32 chapters: (1) "The Educational Situation" (John Dewey); (2) "Progress or Regress?" (David Tyack and Larry Cuban);…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Thomas, R. Murray, Ed. – 1992
The place education has been assigned in the national development programs of 10 nations is discussed, the problems that these countries have encountered in managing education are examined, and the measures adopted to solve educational problems are assessed. Included are the following papers: (1) "The Nature of National Development…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Development