Advanced Study Programmes for Key Persons and Cross-cultural Dialogue North-South-East-West: Proceedings of the 6th EARDHE Conference, Berlin October ... / Publications Universitaires Européennes) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631445563 ISBN 13: 9783631445563

Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 1992

Synopsis

The publication contains the proceedings of the 6th-Conference of the European Association for Research and Development in Higher Education (EARDHE) with contributions by participants from 25 nations. Main aim is the improvement of cross-cultural dialogue in the field of advanced study programmes for key persons. Welcome addresses, introduction, conference papers, reports of 3 working groups (North-South Dialogue, East-West Dialogue, Network and Other Forms of Cross-cultural Dialogue) contain case studies and analyses of problems in planning, organizing, evaluating and follow-up in the field. Approaches to solutions are developed, based on theoretical and practical results e.g.: transfer of knowledge and technology is not possible, forms of cross-cultural dialogue should be developed which include the analysis of needs, situations, values and the political, economical, historical and cultural background.

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About the Author

The Editors: Brigitte Berendt studied law and education in Berlin, Cologne and Surrey. For more than 15 years she has organized and coordinated research projects, workshops and networks for Staff Development in Higher Education on the local, national and international level (eg. with African and East-European universities). She is president of EARDHE and Head of the Unit for Staff Development and Research into Higher Education at the Free University of Berlin.
Joachim Stary studied education and psychology in Berlin. He has been involved in improving teaching and learning in universities in theory and practice since 1977. He is staff member of the Unit mentioned.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631445563
• ISBN 13: 9783631445563
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Berendt Brigitte, Stary Joachim