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Reimers, Fernando M. – 1990
This document examines changes in Latin American economies and educational systems during the 1980s and the responses of the Latin American democracies. Following a description of changes in Latin American public expenditures in the 1980s and subsequent adjustments in education expenditures, the dynamics of the adjustment in Costa Rica and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economic Change, Educational Development, Educational Finance
Lingappa, Shiva – 1979
In reviewing some of the most recent published and unpublished national documents available, this paper provides information on educational development and planning in selected developing countries in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. The major concern in most of the countries considered is to develop an educational system capable of meeting the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2006
This research brief presents an overview of a 2004 study by G.S. Shannon and P. Bylsma entitled "Characteristics of Improved School Districts: Themes from Research" (Olympia, WA: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction). The authors reviewed more than 80 research articles that investigated the attributes of schools and districts …
Descriptors: Leadership, School Restructuring, School Districts, Leadership Effectiveness