Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Development | 6 |
| Privatization | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 4 |
| Social Change | 4 |
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Developing Nations | 2 |
| Access to Education | 1 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Aging (Individuals) | 1 |
| Arabs | 1 |
| Civil Rights | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Gerontologist | 1 |
| Higher Education Quarterly | 1 |
| Intercultural Education | 1 |
| International Studies in… | 1 |
| Policy Futures in Education | 1 |
| World Watch | 1 |
Author
| Apple, Michael W. | 1 |
| Findlow, Sally | 1 |
| Glicksman, Allen | 1 |
| Gvaramadze, Irakli | 1 |
| Jacobson, Jodi L. | 1 |
| Litwin, Howard | 1 |
| Verger, Antoni | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| General Agreement on Trade in… | 1 |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkGlicksman, Allen; Litwin, Howard – Gerontologist, 2011
The State of Israel provides significant opportunities to study social processes that can enhance our understanding of the aging experience. It has high life expectancy and rapid growth of its older population. With an older cohort that is composed largely of former immigrants and includes a minority Arab population, Israel provides much diversity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Legislation
Verger, Antoni – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2011
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organization has generated an intense and passionate debate about the relationship between free-trade and education and, specifically, about the effects of trade liberalization in national education systems. This article explores in detail this debate from a critical discourse…
Descriptors: International Trade, Education, Commercialization, Privatization
Gvaramadze, Irakli – Higher Education Quarterly, 2010
Changes in the former Soviet system had a dramatic influence on higher education in Georgia. The main objective of the current article is to analyse implications of the post-Soviet transition for the skill formation and skill utilisation system in Georgia. In particular, the study analyses recent trends in Georgian higher education including…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Private Colleges, Labor Market
Findlow, Sally – Intercultural Education, 2008
This paper considers the ways in which Arab education systems have responded to the challenges of modernity alongside framing structures of religion. Focusing mainly on the tertiary education sector, it offers a critical overview of the way in which Arab education authorities have sought, collectively and individually, to address both secular and…
Descriptors: Religion, Arabs, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
Apple, Michael W. – Policy Futures in Education, 2005
The author discusses some of the ways in which certain elements of conservative modernization have had an impact on education at multiple levels. He points to the growth of commodifying logics and the audit culture that accompanies them. In the process, he highlights a number of dangers currently being faced. However, he urges us not to assume…
Descriptors: Race, Cultural Awareness, Development, Social Change
Jacobson, Jodi L. – World Watch, 1992
Describes the role of women in developing countries, as caretakers of the forests who are denied a role in land development. Discusses the devaluation of women's social and economic contributions to the ecological sustainability of forests. Presents a case in which issues of equity, justice, poverty, and other social issues are connected to the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Economic Factors, Environmental Education
