ERIC Number: ED320743
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Dec
Pages: 125
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Education in Asia and the Pacific: Reviews, Reports, and Notes. Number 25.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
This volume consists of report summaries, literature reviews, and document annotations on the subject of education in Asia and the Pacific. The reviewed literature includes the following: "Reorientation and Reform of Secondary Education in the Asian and Pacific Region: A Status Report," edited by R.S. Adams; Unesco's "Primary Education on the Threshold of the 21st Century"; "Secondary Education in the World Today," by Z.A. Malkova and B.L. Vulfson; "Distance Education in Asia and the Pacific," proceedings of the Asian Development Bank Seminar; "Public and Private Sectors in Asian Higher Education Systems," Hiroshima University; "Pacific Perspectives on Non-Formal Education," edited by Michael Crossley and others; "Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women in Asia and the Pacific," United Nations; "Realities, Reflections, and Reform: A Study of State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines," by Higino A. Ables and others; "Education and Employment: the Case Study of Thailand," by Tunsiri Vichai; Trevor Williams'"Participation in (Australian) Education"; a government report on Japanese educational reform; a pilot study of computer education in Penang, Malaysia; an Australian government report on policy for girls' education; and a Japanese national research report on new ideas with computers in mathematics education. The annotation section includes descriptions of about 33 documents arranged by nations, dealing with such topics as occupational training, teacher education, rural housing, and the economic role of women in Asian and Pacific countries. The book also includes addresses of sources for the materials described. (TES)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Collected Works - Serials; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
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