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The Condition of Education for Hispanic Americans
Brown, George H.; Rosen, Nan L.; Hill, Susan T.; Olivas, Michael (U.S. Department of Education, 1981-05-01)
This report presents an overview of Hispanics in the United States and their educational profile between 1970-1976.
Higher Education in the United States
Doucette, Donald S. (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1982)
A variety of organizational, curricular and philosophical features of the system of higher education in the United States distinguish it from higher education systems in the world, but the system's size, egalitarianism, diversity and comprehensiveness are the most notable and significant of these distinguishing features. The system of higher education in the United States is also conspicuously diverse and decentralized. This book describes both the diversity and the standardization that coexist in the higher education system. It generalizes cautiously where standardization is both apparent and predominant. The book also points out that new programs are developed continuously to meet emerging societal needs, such as those in energy and the environment, as well as to meet the needs and interests of new clientele : the elderly, middle-age women attempting to reenter the job market, and the educationally disadvantaged seeking basic skill development.
Higher education and the labor market in Asia
Sanyal, Bikas C. (UNESCO. IIEP, 1982)
Whatever the political ideology of a government, employment of the educated is increasingly being considered as an essential element of national development, not only because the labor market is at the core of social and economic development since it determines the role of an active citizen, but also because every citizen is entitled to have a social role to play, and, today, paid employment is the means of playing that role. This is why the discussion on higher education and the labor market becomes important in the context of any debate on higher education and development. In this context, the author aims to examine the features and relationships between higher education and labor market in Asia during the eighties.
Who Will Benefit from ESOPs?
Rothschild, Joyce (Cornell University ILR School, 1985)
[Excerpt] In the past decade, the number of worker-owned firms or ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) has been growing geometrically. The national law granting tax incentives to ESOPs was passed in 1975, and since then several other pieces of legislation promoting employee ownership have passed at the federal level and in eight state legislatures. As a result of the technical assistance and industrial revenue bonds that some states now provide for ESOP development, and as a result of demonstrable tax, productivity, labor relations and even marketing advantages, business has taken note of the ESOP option. Several thousand ESOPs have started and scores of reports on employee ownership have appeared in the popular press and in business and trade publications.
Diversification of Higher Education
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1988)
During the 1980s, most European countries underwent substantial changes in their economic and educational systems. During the period it became clear that the discussions were going to be centered around the rapid changes being experienced by the higher education systems in practically all the countries of the region in their attempts to adapt themselves to new socio-economic conditions. In particular, much stress was given to the need to arrive at a clearer understanding of the diversification processes which were currently taking place in various higher education systems and of the combinations of factors which lead to such diversification. This book aims to discuss the features, the causes, and the national experiences of the ongoing processes of adaptation of higher education to changing societal needs and diversification of processes that were exerting similar influences on different national systems of higher education in European countries.
Intellectuals, literature, and publishing houses in Iran: 1960-1990
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (1990)
This paper contends that the politics of interpretation in any society cannot be comprehended in its entirety unless the questions of agency and medium are analyzed. Looking in particular at the role of publishing houses in Iran both before and after the revolution, the author contends that the latter has indeed played an instrumental role in shaping the Iranian political culture.
Multi-ethnicity in higher education
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1992)
The multi-ethnic and pluricultural nature of European societies, indeed of world society, is (or should be) reflected both in the composition of the student cohorts and the staffs of higher education institutions. This same reality should also, of course, be reflected in the curricula, for an important aim of higher education is or should be to sensitize students to the multi-ethnic and pluricultural nature of their societies. From an understanding of multi-ethnicity and pluriculturalism should evolve an appreciation for and the valuing of cultural richness. This report argues in favor of the globalization of higher education, a multi-facetted concept which involves the development of pluricultural attitudes in and approaches to education in the interests of international cooperation, tolerance, and peace.
Iran and the International Community [Book review]
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 1992-03-01)
A brief review of the book Iran and the International Community, ed. by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Manshour Varasteh. London and New York: Routledge, 1991. xvi + 172. Notes to p. 182. Index to p. 191. $45.00.
Islamic Fundamentalism in Egyptian Politics [Book review]
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (1992-03-01)
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Shah: Building a Client State in Iran [Book review]; American Presidents and the Middle East [Book review]
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Cambridge University Press, 1992-12-01)
Higher Education and the Labor Market
Shattock, Michael (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1993)
This book presents an overview of the state of the art in studies of higher education and the world of work, based on papers, some of which were presented at the 1992 annual meeting of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers. This book compiles the contributions made to the study of the subject by different disciplines and sketches the range of relationships between higher education and work. It also presents discussions about the contribution of higher education to the labor market.
Counseling and orientation of students in higher education
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1994)
There is a growing importance of student counselling and orientation in higher education. Although both have always been part of the university environment, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, they have been moving closer to a center stage in recent years as a result of the massification of higher education, its diversification and growing complexity, and the increasing types and intensity of pressure being placed on students regarding both their studies and the difficulties that very many of them anticipate in finding suitable employment upon graduation. At the very least, academic counsellors will help students deal successfully with these pressures while making the best possible choices regarding their studies and their future careers. This book compiles a set of papers in this regard.
Diversity of structures for higher education
UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1994)
This book presents many of the papers that were delivered at a workshop on Universities, Colleges, and Others: Diversity of Structures for Higher Education, held at CEPES in 1993 in Bucharest, Romania. Among the compiled themes are as follows: 1) History, Geography, and Economy: Elemental Influences on Higher Education Policy Decisions; 2) Policy Goals for the Future; 3) Legal Construction of Higher Education Structures; and 4) Managing Change.
Collaboratives: Helping Hispanic Students Succeed
Owlett Baltimore, Linda (National Education Association, 1995)
Minority cultures represent an invaluable human resource within American society. To reap the full benefit of cultural diversity, however, some crucial and pervasive problems within the educational system need to be solved. The lack of support systems that promote academic achievement of minority students and continued ethnic inequality in access to higher education have particularly adverse effects on Hispanic. This report points out the profile of Hispanic who access to the higher education system in the United States and provides some strategies to make Hispanic students succeed.
Hizbullah in Iran
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Oxford University Press, 1995)
Community College Faculty
National Education Association (National Education Association, 1995-06-01)
In only a generation community colleges grew from a few institutions to a major sector of postsecondary education by providing nearly universal access. Currently 1,024 community colleges hire over a quarter million faculty members to provide education to 5.4 million students each year. Low cost compared to other colleges and universities is one major reason community colleges succeed in attracting students. This low cost comes at some expense to faculty members. They receive lower salaries and teach more course sections than faculty members at other types of postsecondary institutions. Community colleges also hire more part-time faculty members than any other sector in higher education. This report describes some features and challenges that faculty members face in community colleges. All the information is from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF) sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U. S. Department of Education.
The Educational Progress of Hispanic Students: Findings from the Condition of Education 1995
Smith, Thomas M. (U.S. Department of Education, 1995-09-01)
Education has always been seen as one means of upward mobility, especially for those who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Hispanic children are likely to be at an educational disadvantage relative to whites for several reasons, including a greater likelihood of living in poverty and lower average levels of parental education. This report points out some trends in Hispanic educational access, achievement, and attainment.
The Educational Progress of Women
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement; National Center for Education Statistics (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1995-11-01)
Over the past two decades, women have made substantial educational progress. The large gaps between the educational levels of women and men that were evident in the early 1970s have essentially disappeared for the younger generation. Although they still lag behind males in mathematics and science achievement, high school females on average outperform males in reading and writing, and take more credits in academic subjects. In addition, females are more likely than males to attend college after high school, and are as likely to graduate with a postsecondary degree. This report summarizes educational differences between females and males that research has shown to be related to labor market outcomes.
After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy [Book review]
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 1996-03-01)
A book review of After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy, by K. L. Afrasiabi. Boulder, San Francisco and Oxford: Westview Press, 1994. xii + 212. Appendix to p. 217. Bibl. to p. 231. Index to p. 244. $54.95
Rethinking Middle East Politics [Book review]
Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Cambridge University Press, 1996-05-01)
A book review of Simon Bromley, Rethinking Middle East Politics (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994). pp. vii, 203.

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