(1987). Higher Education and Employment: An International Comparative Analysis.
The relationship between higher education and employment (particulary underemployment and unemployment) is discussed in terms of a synthesis of 21 case studies of developing and developed nations. The countries discussed are: Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Federal Republic of Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Zambia, the State of West Bengal (India), Mali, Nepal, France, Indonesia and Peru. The following chapters are provided: "Introduction: The Situation, the Project and the Countries Involved"; "The Methodology Used"; "The Demand for Higher Education"; "Organization and Access to Higher Education"; "The Quantitative Development of Higher Education"; "The Operation of the Higher Education System"; "Transition from the World of Higher Education to the World of Work"; "The World of… [PDF]
(1984). Peace Corps Water/Sanitation Case Studies and Analyses. Appropriate Technologies for Development. Case Study CS-4.
This document provides an overview of Peace Corps water and sanitation activities, five case studies (Thailand, Yemen, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, and Togo), programming guidelines, and training information. Each case study includes: (1) background information on the country's geography, population, and economics; (2) information on the country's water and sanitation status; (3) an overview of Peace Corps water and sanitation projects in the country, including the history of such projects; (4) information related to such areas as training, collaboration, community participation, and women in development; and (5) an analysis pointing out aspects which contributed to or hindered success of the projects. The training information provided includes lists of preservice and inservice skill-training objectives and sources of technical training and assistance resources and materials. A list of all Peace Corps water and sanitation activities since 1970 by region and country, the survey… [PDF]
(1992). The Social and Economic Impact of ELT in Development. Dunford House Seminar Report (England, United Kingdom, July 22-27, 1991).
Proceedings of a seminar on the developmental justification for British investment in English language teaching (ELT) as part of its overseas technical assistance program are presented in the form of papers presented, summaries of presentations, and case studies. The keynote address, "The Economic Benefits of English Language Teaching" (Roger Iredale) is presented in its entirety. Topics of the sessions summarized include: a study evaluating the effects of ELT programs; the role of communication skills projects in economic development; socioeconomic aspects of ELT for development; perceptions of the social and economic impact of ELT in development; and linguistic imperialism. Case studies are for Yemen, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, Malaysia, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka. Appended materials include results of a survey of ELT teachers and teacher-trainers; a summary of four case studies relating to the session on perceptions of program impact; and a seminar schedule and list… [PDF]
(2004). Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades. TIMSS 2003 International Science Report. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the third in a continuing cycle of international mathematics and science assessments conducted every four years. TIMSS assesses achievement in countries around the world and collects a rich array of information about the educational contexts for learning mathematics and science, with TIMSS 2003 involving more than 50 participants. This report contains the science results for 46 countries and four benchmarking participants at the eighth grade and for 25 countries and three benchmarking participants at the fourth grade. Trend data are provided at the eighth and fourth grades for those countries that also participated in 1995 and 1999. Following an Executive Summary and an Introduction, this book contains these eight chapters: (1) International Student Achievement in Science; (2) Performance at International Benchmarks; (3) Average Achievement in the Science Content areas; (4) Students' Backgrounds and Attitudes… [PDF]
(1990). Functional Literacy Projects and Project Proposals: Selected Examples. A Special Study for the World Conference on Education for All (Thailand, March 5-9, 1990).
Part I of this report describes projects in progress in nine countries: Bangladesh (Mass Education through Small Local Organizations), China (Multi-purpose Adult Education Schools and Resource Centres), Ethiopia (Literacy and Post-Literacy Programme), Jamaica (Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy), Nepal (Training for Vocational Skills through Nonformal Adult Education), Nicaragua (National Literacy Campaign and Its Follow-up), Sierra Leone (Literacy and Civic Education for Women), Somalia (Functional Literacy and Civic Education for Women), and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (National Literacy and Adult Education Programme). A comparative summary provided for each project outlines objectives, approach, results, literacy use, and UNESCO involvement. A narrative description of the project follows. Part II contains proposals for projects in 11 countries: People's Republic of China (Tibet), Ecuador, Jordan (the West Bank), People's Democratic Republic of Korea,…
(1982). Inequalities in Educational Development: Papers Presented at an IIEP Seminar.
Based on the realization that the rapid worldwide growth of educational systems over the last two decades has not produced the expected eradication of social inequality, an international seminar was held for educational policy-makers, planners from developing countries, research workers in the area, and representatives of aid agencies from 33 countries. Three principal topics were examined: the diagnosis of inequalities in education and possible future objectives in the area; strategies for the reduction of inequalities; and education and inequalities in the labor market. The perspective of the developing countries was emphasized throughout. This volume contains 20 papers presented at the conference. Educational inequality, educational expansion, and employment inequalities are examined in several areas: Yemen, Upper Volta, People's Republic of Benin, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, East Java, Cuba, Guatemala, Thailand, Vietnam, and Iran. Other papers examine the question from a more global or…
(1993). A Cooperative Research Group for the Study of Culture and Science Education in Developing Countries.
In the West, science is assumed to be an integral part of Western culture. What interests Western educators and policy makers is achievement in science, particularly the comparative achievement in science among students of different Western nations plus Japan. Americans are constantly asking whether or not our students know as much science as Japanese and German students, for example. While educators in non-Western, developing nations share an interest in achievement, they ask other questions that rarely arise in the West, more fundamental questions about world view and the compatibility of various non-Western world views with modern science. There is also the question of what influences Western scientific thought has on traditional thought, and whether those influences are always advantageous. Several scholars from Yemen, Nigeria, Lesotho, Botswana, and the United States have formed a cooperative team to examine some of these issues. Three points addressed by the research are: (1)… [PDF]
(1992). International Handbook of Early Childhood Education.
The first of two introductory essays in this handbook presents a historical perspective on international early childhood education; the second provides a cross-national analysis of themes in late 20th century child care and early education. The bulk of the document consists of essays that review early childhood, preschool, primary, or elementary education in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Yemen. Topics discussed in these essays include curriculum, teacher education, parent involvement and education, the historical background of education, special needs…
(1989). The Information Ambassadors: The 1988-89 Library/Book Fellows.
The Library/Book Fellows program began in 1986 with a grant from the U.S. Information Agency. The purposes of the program are to: (1) increase international understanding through the establishment of professional and personal relationships and the accomplishment of mutual goals, and (2) to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service. The 1988-89 inaugural class of nine Fellows was chosen from more than 300 applicants. Their programs involved teaching postgraduate library students, setting up a system for automating libraries, planning a law library, training host country librarians in traditional and automated information retrieval techniques, assisting with updating and establishing library policies and procedures, compiling a bibliography of 2,000 books translated into Arabic, conducting a systems analysis and teaching specialized computer courses, improving information dissemination at public…
(1988). Culture: A Bridge to Understanding. Projects of the Federal Republic of Germany for Preserving the Cultural Assets of the Third World. Special Report No. 8-1988 (engl.). Inter Nationes Press Special Report, n8
By participating in the cultivation and preservation of existing cultural assets in developing nations, and by promoting the cultural, literary, and artistic manifestations within those countries, the West German government seeks to establish the essential prerequisites required for a thriving dialogue with those nations, and can aid in their development in a positive manner. Cultural interchange between nations and the mutual respect it engenders are the indispensable elements in building bridges between nations and cultures and laying the foundations upon which political and economic cooperation can thrive. West Germany has aided by providing financial and technical assistance for the following projects: (1) restoration of temple murals at Wat Suthat in Thailand; (2) renovation of the Tanah Lot Temple in Indonesia; (3) urban development of Bhaktapur in Nepal; (4) restoration of pre-Columbian musical instruments in Ecuador; (5) preservation of the San'a Koran manuscripts in the…
(1997). Beliefs about Language Learning Held by Students and Their Teacher (A Pilot Study).
A study investigated the beliefs about second language learning among nine students of English as a Second Language (all female), and their teacher at Queen Arwa University (Yemen). The survey instrument consisted of five demographic statements and 47 statements concerning language learning in a Likert-type scaled response format. Results indicate students and teacher generally agreed that: repetition/practice and time on task are critical to language learning; it is easier for children than adults to learn second languages; they (as individuals) have language aptitude; second languages are learned best in the target foreign country; some languages are easier to learn than others; and they would like to know native speakers better. Strongest disagreement was with statements that: those good at math and science are not good at languages; a speaker should not use the foreign language until proficient; and listening requires knowing all the words. A significant differences between… [PDF]
(1994). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. May 2-31, 1994.
These classroom guides for the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of May provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics covered by the guides include: (1) the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestine, Hawaiian history, brain actuated control, South African elections, Israel and PLO agreement, gender pricing, Clementine satellites, mapping the moon, U.S. gun issue, and junkyard art (May 2-6); (2) the United States and Haiti, the solar eclipse, hearing impaired theater, South Africa, teenage talk show host, Nelson Mandela, Appalachia, politeness, civil war in Yemen, dinosaurs, Palestine, and violence and the news (May 9-13); (3) Haiti, Battle of Gettysburg, baseball education, super trains, elections in Malawi, Brown vs. Board of Education, homeless in America, Laotian garment makers, integration, comet collision with Jupiter, advertising schools,…
(2000). Higher Education and Development in Arab Oil Exporters: The UAE [United Arab Emirates] in Comparative Perspective.
As exporters of oil in the Middle East and throughout the world, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) must address the following challenges in the area of development and economic growth: (1) an increasingly integrated world economy in which technology and knowledge will be paramount; (2) the need to diversify its economy from a natural resource-based economy that will inevitably decline in the century ahead; and (3) the challenge of keeping the state as a political community relevant to its citizens. An examination of the UAE's situation against the backdrop of economic growth and educational issues in small countries such as Morocco, Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, and Singapore reveals that the responses of societies in countries with hydrocarbon-based economies to inflows of revenues are much more complicated and diversified than many authors have previously argued. The examination further reveals that, for states such as the UAE, a viable economic future is a race against time that can… [PDF]
(1995). A Comprehensive Review of the Status of Early Childhood Development in the Middle East and North Africa.
This report reviews the status of early childhood education (ECE) programs in UNICEF's Middle East and North Africa region. The report compiles information about ECE programs in 18 countries based on a questionnaire sent to UNICEF country offices and other sources. The introduction sets out the economic and social rationales for investing in early childhood education. Chapter 1 reviews the existing regional literature on early childhood education. Chapter 2, the bulk of the report, presents profiles of early childhood education in 18 Middle Eastern and North African countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The profiles typically provide, for each country, basic data on ECE programs and information on the background of ECE, costs, curricula, the current status of ECE, and constraints on ECE. Chapter 3 summarizes the main findings of the survey, including… [PDF]
(1993). The View Finder: Expanding Boundaries and Perspectives in Special Education. Volume Two. View Finder, v2
This monograph presents 14 brief papers on special education in other countries or comparisons between countries. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Legal Foundations of Special Education: A Comparison of the United States Public Law 94-142 and the China Compulsory Education Law" (Hong Bo Wang et al.); "International Networks in Staff Development" (Tony Best); "Poverty and Handicap in the Republic of Yemen" (Azza Qirbi); "Hong Kong in 1997: Through Train or All Change?" (Nick Crawford); "Special Education Down Under" (David R. Mitchell); "Development of Special Education in the Republic of Korea" (Seung-Kook Kim); "Attitudes of High School and College Students toward Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Korea" (Yong G. Hwang and Carmen Iannaccone); "Interviews with Mothers of Severely Handicapped Children: School Leavers in Japan" (Louise Fulton and Virginia Dixon); "Video… [PDF]