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“Planned Communities Of The New Deal”, Sora Friedman
“Planned Communities Of The New Deal”, Sora Friedman
Sora Friedman
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Global Student Mobility 2025 : The Supply Challenge, Justin Brown, Anthony Bohm, David Pearce, Denis Meares, Dorothy Davis, Andrew Hewett
Global Student Mobility 2025 : The Supply Challenge, Justin Brown, Anthony Bohm, David Pearce, Denis Meares, Dorothy Davis, Andrew Hewett
Justin Brown
Given that IDP forecasts that the global demand for international higher education in Australia will grow to almost 1 million places by the year 2025, meeting the demand for international education represents a critical challenge for Australian institutions. There is concern as to whether Australia's higher education system has the capacity to meet demand while continuing to maintain a high quality educational experience Based on the outcomes of detailed interviews with institutions across all sectors, this report examines the supply and capacity issues that will determine Australia's ability to meet future demand. The chapters of the report consider: capacity, quality …
From Noncompliance To Columbine: Capturing Student Perspectives To Understand Noncompliance And Violence In Public Schools, Doyle Stevick, Bradley Levinson
From Noncompliance To Columbine: Capturing Student Perspectives To Understand Noncompliance And Violence In Public Schools, Doyle Stevick, Bradley Levinson
Doyle Stevick
The paper reviews a number of ethnographic studies of students in U.S. secondary schools to help understand the causes of a range of student behaviors from minor non- compliance to lethal violence. Based on these studies, as well personal experience, the authors suggest that educators and educational researchers approach and understand student perspectives on school life. Such perspectives often reveal the logic of non- compliance, and show that aspects of school structure and practice can exacerbate or contribute to violence. Student non-compliance and alienation can escalate into violence if the student view is not regularly consulted in schools.
The Limits Of University Autonomy: Power And Politics At The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika
The Limits Of University Autonomy: Power And Politics At The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika
Imanol Ordorika
The nature and extent of institutional autonomy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) has been a matter of contention between academics, policy makers and university members for many years. Opinions about governmental influence over the university in Mexico range from absolute autonomy to absolute control. Few of them, however, are founded on research on university-government relations. Most studies of univer- sity autonomy in Mexico are based on classical definitions and pluralist political perspectives that limit a thorough understanding of this relation between the University and the government in the context of an authoritarian State. This article provides an …