Asian ways: making sense of international educational cooperation by Asian countries in contrast to “traditional” Western donors

Abstract

Introduction: emergence of new types of donors in international educational cooperation The emergence of former recipient countries as donors is a significant factor that is transforming the ideas and structure of international educational development. For people who are used to the traditional donor community’s way of doing things, emerging donors look very different from, and sometimes even threatening to, the existing structure. Many traditional donors have commissioned research to grasp t...