International institutions and educational policy: A review of education-sector policy

In 1974, the World Bank published a study entitledEducation Sector Working Paper which set forth its policy in the field of education. This study, the second the Bank had published, was widely read, analysed and discussed for some time after its publication and had a considerable influence on thinking in education and development at the international level. Prospects devoted four articles to the paper: one book review and three controversies (Vol. V, No. 2, 1975, p. 285; Vol. V, No. 4, 1975, p. 457–78; Vol. VI, No. 2, 1976, p. 209–20). Thus, the discussion in our pages, in which the Bank participated, lasted nearly a year.Now the Bank has brought out another eagerly awaited policy paper on education which is to guide its thinking and action in the coming years. Its publication is an event of international importance and its impact will certainly be considerable.The following article by Martin Carnoy is the first in a seriesProspects will publish reviewing the policies of the Bank as expressed in theEducation Sector Working Paper, and by extension, the foreseeable impact of these policies on the world of education in general. Martin Carnoy's paper is critical: readers familiar with his work (seeProspects, Vol. VIII, No. 1, p. 3–19) will know that his viewpoint on the international aspects of education diverges considerably from that of the Bank and of most international governmental and non-governmental agencies.The debate is open again. Specialist in the economics of education, economic development and political economy. Among his many publications in related fields are Education as Cultural Imperialism, Economic Change and Educational Reform in Cuba, 1955–1974,and Education and Employment.     

论国际关系学的特点及其科学性问题--兼评中国国际关系学的现状与前景

国际关系学是一门年轻的社会科学学科 ,其知识体系和研究方法中存在很多不足之处 ,因此该学科目前尚处于“前科学阶段” ,相对于其他比较成熟的社会学科 ,其科学性更容易受到人们的质疑。中国国际关系学界对该学科的科学性认同水平较低 ,是导致研究水平难以提高的主要原因。正确认识国际关系学的科学性 ,加强科学研究方法的学习和创新 ,才能改变中国国际关系学的落后现状 ,使之更加专业化、科学化。     

国际学校的国际范儿 访北京顺义国际学校校长任达瑞

近几年来,国际学校受到了人们越来越多的关注,然而,何谓真正的国际学校？在其神秘的面纱之下,国际学校到底有哪些国际范儿呢？为此,我们专程采访了北京顺义国际学校校长任达瑞先生。     

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澳大利亚：留学生报读厨师课人数暴涨;法国：20所高校欲征收学费;美国：大学财务状况堪忧 富家子弟入名校几率提高;日本：经济危机冲击教育体系;美国：博士学位留学生有望直接获绿卡.