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Jabr, Dua; Cahan, Sorel – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2014
Schooling is now considered the major factor underlying the development of cognitive abilities. However, most studies on the effect of schooling on cognitive development have been conducted in free and generally supportive western environments. The possible variability of schooling effects between educational systems differing in the quality of…
Descriptors: Refugees, Foreign Countries, Political Power, Power Structure
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Wangenge-Ouma, Gerald – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
The funding of higher education in South Africa has in the recent past been a subject of animated debate. This debate has ranged from the adequacy of government funding of higher education, the suitability of the funding framework, to protestations against frequent tuition fee increases. At present, the debate is mainly about "free"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy