(2000). For Better or Worse: The Influence of FE Franchising on Learning. Seven papers look at lessons from the franchising experience in further education (FE) in Britain. "Franchising–A Case Study in FE Funding" (Mick Fletcher) looks at franchised provision in the light of universal themes that cut across all of FE: funding tariff, employer contributions, and local priorities. "The Case for Collaborative Provision" (Jan Dominey) outlines benefits of franchising to principal stakeholders, refutes common criticisms, and gives examples of the types of innovative provision franchising has allowed. "The Rise and Fall of Franchising" (Brian Styles) emphasizes the distorting effects of franchising on the sector and its impact on non-franchised provision. "Community-Based Collaborative Provision" (Maggie Gidney) underlines the variety of forms franchising has taken, which, in turn, explains why there is no easy regulatory solution to the difficulties raised. "Franchising and Core Provision" (Birmingham… [PDF]
(1995). What Should Be the Policy of the United States Government toward the People's Republic of China. National Debate Topic for High Schools, 1995-96. 104th Congress, 1st Session. Sampling the wide spectrum of opinions reflected in the current literature on the topic, this book presents a compilation of materials and bibliographic references designed to assist high school debaters in researching the topic of whether the United States government should substantially change its policy (foreign and economic) toward the People's Republic of China. Materials in the book include "China's Changing Conditions, Issue Brief" (Robert G. Sutter and others); "China after Deng Xiaoping–Implications for the United States" (Robert G. Sutter and James Casey Sullivan); "China's White Paper on Human Rights" (Tao-tai Hsia and Wendy I. Zeldin); "Hong Kong's Political Transition: Implications for U.S. Interests" (James Casey Sullivan and Robert G. Sutter); "National Interest and U.S. Foreign Policy" (Mark M. Lowenthal); "China in World Affairs–U.S. Policy Choices" (Robert G. Sutter); "United States Security…
(1996). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. November 1-30, 1996. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of November, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: presidential candidates travel the United States searching for votes, FBI searches for Olympic bomber, and Germany's 320,000 Bosnian refugees face expulsion (November 1); Hutu refugees flee, U.S. pilot fires at Iraqi site, Brazil tries to curtail child labor, Russian President Yeltsin undergoes surgery, U.S. President Bill Clinton easily wins re-election, fighting stops in Goma, Zaire, NASA launches satellite to map Mars, and Zaire students storm government over refugee policy (November 4-8); Zaire's rebel leader will allow aid to reach refugees, Latin American summit begins, Evander Holyfield stuns boxing world, Latin American nations, including Cuba, commit to democracy, Saudi planes collide in mid-air, United…
(1988). Trade and Development: Proceedings of the Winter 1986 Meeting of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (Texcoco, Mexico, December 1986). Three levels of papers are contained in this proceedings. The first set contains full research papers presented during the theme day of the meeting. The following papers were given: "International Trade and Factor Movements in Development Theory, Policy, and Experience" (T. N. Srinivasan); "Government in the Process of Trade and Development" (Terry Roe and Mathew Shane); "Technological Potential for Increasing Crop Productivity in Developing Countries (Robert Herdt); "Changing Patterns of Consumption Underlying Changes in Trade and Agricultural Development" (Per Pinstrup-Andersen); "An Argentine Perspective on Recent Agricultural Trade and Policy Developments" (Lucio Reca); and "Trade and Development, Development and Trade" (Mathew Shane). The second set is a group of four papers on the Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maize y Trigo (CIMMYT): "The Evolving Role of CIMMYT: Some Issues for World Food and… [PDF]