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Eide, Kjell – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
Although past educational planning has been most concerned with matching figures, in the future it may be more concerned with the creation of dynamic imbalances leading to new, constructive developments related to developments in the economy, struggle for equality, changes in power structures, and advancing technology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Civil Rights, College Planning
Tripcony, Penny – 2001
Considerable progress has been made in Australia toward the attainment of equitable educational outcomes by Aboriginal people during the past 30 years, and by people of the Torres Strait Islands during the past 15 years. Although parity of outcomes has not yet been achieved, Indigenous education is now positioned within the core business of both…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Cultural Awareness, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Daniels, Doria – 2002
South African women in informal settlements lack access to education and employment opportunities, making them vulnerable to exploitation and poverty. A collaborative narrative inquiry was undertaken to compile the life histories of 16 women, identifying their participation in community building. The process combined popular education and feminist…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Biographies, Blacks
Brody, Leslie – 1999
Breaking with conventional wisdom, this book integrates a wealth of perspectives and research-- biological, sociocultural, developmental--to explore the nature and extent of gender differences in emotional expression and the question of how such differences come about. In the book, nurture rather than nature emerges as the stronger force in…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect
Mintrop, Heinrich; MacLellan, Ann Merck; Quintero, Margaret Fee; Kelemen, Matthew – 1999
Accountability systems target effective school management among other key aspects of the school-improvement process that impact teacher performance. In treating this aspect of accountability, it asks, "What do school improvement plans reveal about schools' responses to accountability and probation?" The school-improvement plan…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Educational Change
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Summers, Randal W., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers highlights topics relating to leadership in higher education. After a "Foreword" (Dean L. Hubbard) and "Introduction" (Allan M. Hoffman and Randal W. Summers), the 12 chapters are: (1) "Organizational Structure, Management, and Leadership for the Future" (Richard Alfred and Scott Rosevear); (2) "The Practitioner's…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
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Dahl, Robert A. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1996
Argues that political equality and democracy are attainable only through the distribution of access to political resources and the willingness to use them. Discusses the broad philosophical and sociological components that contribute to a system marked by advantage and inequalities, as well as opportunities for opposition and resistance. (MJP)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy, Democratic Values
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Huddleston, Thomas, Jr.; Rumbough, Lawrence P. – College and University, 1997
A survey of 385 higher education institutions, public and private, investigated the state of enrollment management operations, including their organizational composition, reporting structure, reasons for reconfiguration, and results of implementation. Findings indicated different reporting structures in private and public colleges. Motivation for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Admission
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Andreoni, Helen – Babel: Australia, 1997
Discusses language policy matters and the management of cultural and linguistic diversity in the area of education, with particular reference to Eritrea in East Africa and its application to Australia's language situation. The article presents examples of the impact of the tyrannical imposition of language usage, including the long-term…
Descriptors: Amharic, Change Agents, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
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Young, Betty J.; Bartel, Virginia B. – Teacher Educator, 1996
This case study examined the revision of a state university's elementary teacher education program, noting dilemmas arising during the university approval process related to faculty involvement, power and authority, incentives, and sacred cows such as academic freedom. Lessons learned about programmatic change within the culture of the university…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Education
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Slaughter, Sheila – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1997
Challenges the current belief that post-secondary curricula is defined by faculty and institutions in response to demographic shifts. Maintains that a complex interweaving of social movements, class structures, political, and economic forces influences the adaptation and implementation of curricula. Criticizes the establishment and the recognition…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Wignaraja, Ponna – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Traces the search for economic development alternatives that go beyond conventional neo-classical and Marxist theory and practice. Outlines case studies of social and economic transformation in South Korea and China and delineates the differences between similar attempts in Latin America and Eastern Europe. (MJP)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Change
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Ali, Shaikh Maqsood; Sirivardana, Susil – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Summarizes the Report and Recommendations of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation. Proposes an economic development approach that is based on a people-centered values framework and social mobilization. Profiles a similar program, Janasaviya, pioneered in Sri Lanka in 1989. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Capitalism, Citizen Participation, Disadvantaged Environment
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Turner, Stephen – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Poses an interesting analogy by considering the university as a constitutional entity with the faculty as its "citizens." Argues that elimination of tenure is an abrogation of the rights, and responsibilities of those citizens. Posits tenure as a stabilizing counterbalance to the often arbitrary actions of the administration. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Economic Impact, Educational Change
Ho, Kwok Keung – Compare, 1996
Posits a shaky future for religious schools in Hong Kong after its reunion with communist China in 1997. Although religious schooling enjoys a long history of popular support, education in Hong Kong is clearly recognized as a government responsibility. Includes a history of religious schools in Hong Kong. (MJP)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, Communism
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