Post Secondary Education in the South Pacific
Post Secondary Education in the South Pacific

Author: R. G. Crocombe

Publisher: [email protected]

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9780850923995

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This book explores policy and practice at the post-secondary level in the South Pacific and sets an agenda for the twenty-first century.Ron Crocombe is Professor Emeritus of the University of the South Pacific. Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe was until recently Director of the Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland.Educational Development in the Small States of the Commonwealth is a series of books which focuses on the impact of scale on the national education systems of small states.• Lifelines for the Isolated, 1994• Post-Secondary Education in the South Pacific, 1994• Educational Consultancy in Small States, 1994• The Challenge of Scale: Educational Development in the Small States of the Commonwealth, reprinted 1993• Making Small Practical: The Organisation and Management of Ministries of Education in Small States, 1991• Ministries of Education in Small States: Case Studies in Organisation and Management, 1991• The Multi-Functional Administrator, 1989

Explorations in Higher Education
Explorations in Higher Education

Author: David R. Jones

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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The collection of essays on higher education in the South Pacific includes: "Transplanting the University" (David R. Jones); "Education in the Small Island States of the South Pacific: The Changing Role of the School and Its Implications for Higher Education" (Tupeni L. Baba); "Co-operation and Collaboration among the Higher Education Institutions within the South Pacific and Beyond" (I. F. Helu); "The Impact of Foreign Aid on Pacific Mores, Ideas, and Traditions" (Pa'o H. Luteru); "Research Methodology in Education and Indigenous Life in Papua New Guinea" (Naomi T. Martin); "Higher Education and the Needs of Small Islands in the South Pacific Region" (Tuingariki; Cecilia Short); "A French University in the South Pacific" (Jacques Borzeix); "Higher Education in the South Pacific: Diversity and the Humanities" (Satendra Nandan); and "Understanding Higher Education Systems: Conceptual Issues" (V. Lynn Meek). (MSE)

Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs
Anticipating and Preparing for Emerging Skills and Jobs

Author: Brajesh Panth

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-11-02

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9811570183

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This open access book analyzes the main drivers that are influencing the dramatic evolution of work in Asia and the Pacific and identifies the implications for education and training in the region. It also assesses how education and training philosophies, curricula, and pedagogy can be reshaped to produce workers with the skills required to meet the emerging demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The book’s 40 articles cover a wide range of topics and reflect the diverse perspectives of the eminent policy makers, practitioners, and researchers who authored them. To maximize its potential impact, this Springer-Asian Development Bank co-publication has been made available as open access.