VOLUME 1(3) • 2013
EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND THE BRICS
ABSTRACT. The growing economic success of many developing countries in the production of high value products and services has challenged many of the basic assumptions of a Western-biased global era. What is clear is that BRIC countries, particularly China and India, are moving up the value chain to ..
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BRICS: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
ABSTRACT. The role the BRIC countries play in the world economic arena is becoming increasingly important. Education is one factor that contributes to their economic growth. This study attempts to explore the growth of the BRIC’s educational system by comparing their educational policies and expendi..
COMPLYING WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS? CHANGES IN POLITICAL EDUCATION IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ABSTRACT. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has long been denounced by the West for its inflexible political indoctrination. However, the ideological function of political education is not necessarily a hallmark of a state socialist society. Even before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took powe..
INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS IN RUSSIAN EDUCATION: HOW TO MOVE TOWARDS A KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
ABSTRACT. The Russian economy suffers from the so-called “resources curse” and showcases classic symptoms of what is known in economics as the Dutch Disease. The global economic crisis clearly demonstrated Russia’s rigid dependence on the dynamics of the world energy prices and the rates of developm..
INDIAN EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MORE THAN MONEY, MANPOWER, AND MATERIALS
ABSTRACT. The educational reforms of the last decade in India have been rapid and expansive. It would seem that insufficient money, poorly trained manpower, and unproductive materials might once again halt these ambitious reforms. This paper argues that in some ways these problems – money, manpower,..
THE GLOBAL SCOPE OF A LOCAL RESPONSE: SCHOOL-IN-A-BOX AND THE RIVER METHODOLOGY
ABSTRACT. Using a minimal set of materials and an innovative methodology, a community-based multi-grade education program, popularly known as “School-in-a-Box,” has over the last two decades spread to tens of thousands of schools in vastly diverse contexts in India and other countries in the world. ..
PAPER FACADE: NEOLIBERALISM AND PUBLIC SCHOOLING IN BRAZIL
ABSTRACT. This article examines how neoliberalism has impacted public school curricula in Brazil. It does so by highlighting neoliberal elements of education policies as well as presenting data from the author’s ethnographic research on municipal school curricula there. Public school reform in Brazi..
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP: DATA DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING IN ACADEMIC GLOBALIZATION
ABSTRACT. While the underlying goals of educating students and creating new knowledge are common among US institutions of higher education, the preparedness for and activities toward becoming more globalized practically vary with each university. In preparing for globalization a comprehensive strate..
PROSPECTS FOR OPEN SCIENCE
ABSTRACT. Open science is a term that is being used in the literature to designate a form of science based on open source models or that utilizes principles of open access, open archiving and open publishing to promote scientific communication. Open science increasingly also refers to open governanc..