1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702847203321

Autore

Wise David J

Titolo

Status of implementation of GAO recommendations on evacuation of transportation-disadvantaged populations and patients and residents of health care facilities [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

26 pages : digital, PDF file

Altri autori (Persone)

BascettaCynthia A. <1953->

Soggetti

Emergency management - United States

Emergency management - Transportation - United States

Evacuation of civilians - United States - Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 29, 2009).

Authors: David J. Wise, Cynthia A. Bascetta.

"April 1, 2008."

"GAO-08-544R."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783344703321

Titolo

Higher education in Latin America : : the international dimension / / editors, Hans de Wit ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-20989-5

9786610209897

0-8213-6210-0

Descrizione fisica

xxvii, 387 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development

Altri autori (Persone)

WitHans de <1950->

Disciplina

378.8

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Latin America

Education and globalization - Latin America

International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; About the Authors; 1. An Internationalization Model: Responding to New Realities and Challenges; Tables; 2. Regional and International Challenges to Higher Education in Latin America; Figures; 3. Internationalization of Higher Education in Argentina; 4. Internationalization of Higher Education in Brazil; 5. Internationalization of Higher Education in Chile; 6. Internationalization of Higher Education in Colombia; 7. Internationalization of Higher Education in Cuba; 8. Internationalization of Higher Education in Mexico

9. Internationalization of Higher Education in Peru10. Key Actors and Programs: Increasing Connectivity in the Region; 11. The Latin American Way: Trends, Issues, and Directions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The international dimension of higher education is a theme that is getting more priority on the agenda of institutions of higher education, national governments, and regional and international organizations. The globalization of our economies and societies has an impact on our higher education sector, in the same way as higher education through its research, teaching and services influences this process of globalization. In Latin America, internationalization is getting



recognized as an important phenomenon that is influencing the direction of its education and society. Little though is known