This is the second issue of Volume 3, with articles that examine higher education and/or action research projects in Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey, and other contexts.
Excellence in Higher Education 3 (2012): 69-121 Journal Overview Editorial Offices Excellence in Higher Education (EHE) is a sustainable research initiative established with the generous support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of its Decentralized Basic Education 2 Project in Indonesia. EHE is the first English language academic journal in the field of higher education in Indonesia and is sponsored by the Consortium of Indonesian Universities–Pittsburgh (KPTIP: Konsorsium Perguruan Tinggi Indonesia–Pittsburgh). The journal is a product of the Consortium’s continued commitment to the quality and innovation of Indonesian education. To this end the Consortium works to create sustainable national, regional, and global partnerships to meet national education reform mandates. EHE is published by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Institute for International Studies in Education University of Pittsburgh 5706 Wesley W. 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Weidman University of Pittsburgh, USA Associate Editors Jeffrey Ayala Milligan Florida State University, USA Sunardi Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Book Review Editor Translation Editor Furqon Hidayatullah Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Anis Sundusiyah University of Pittsburgh, USA Managing Editors Otgonjargal Okhidoi University of Pittsburgh, USA Rahmah Fithriani IAIN North Sumatra, Indonesia International Editorial Board Regsuren Bat-Erdene American University of Mongolia, Mongolia Sheng Yao Cheng National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan Rebecca Clothey Drexel University, USA Vincent P. Costa EDC, Indonesia Daya Dakasi Da-Wei Kuan National Chengchi University, Taiwan Darni M. Daud Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Jorge Enrique Delgado University of Pittsburgh, USA Martha Nandari S. Handoko Satya Wacana Christian University, Indonesia Takashi Hata Tohoku University, Japan Ravik Karsidi Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Maureen W. McClure University of Pittsburgh, USA Christopher B. Mugimu Makerere University, Uganda Agus D. Priyanto Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Hendi Pratama Semarang State University, Indonesia Asfah Rahman State University of Makassar, Indonesia Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi Florida State University, USA Arief Sadiman EDC, Indonesia Suparno Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Stewart E. Sutin University of Pittsburgh, USA Much. Syamsulhadi Sebelas Maret University, Indonesia Shoko Yamada Nagoya University, Japan John L. Yeager University of Pittsburgh, USA Viana Kakuli Aggrey Yuyunda Min. of Higher Education, Research, Science & Tech., South Sudan Husam Zaman Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Excellence in Higher Education, Volume 3, Number 2, December 2012, pp. 69-121 http://ehe.pitt.edu Contents Eddy Haryanto and Amirul Mukminin 69 Global, National, and Local Goals: English Language Policy Implementation in an Indonesian International Standard School Sopheak Song 79 Influences on Academic Achievement of Primary School Pupils in Cambodia Sugeng Purwanto 88 The Mysterious Fall of Soeharto: A Genre Analysis of Richard Mann’s Plots and Schemes that Brought Down Soeharto (PSBDS) Kuwi Hoi New and Mohamed Najib Abdul Ghafar 95 The Role of Education in Transforming the Potential Social Skills of College Students Verda Gizem Furuzan 104 Adaptation to the Bologna Process: The Case of Turkey Jorge Enrique Delgado and John C. Weidman 111 Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the Global Quest for World Class Academic Recognition: An Analysis of Publications in Scopus and the Science Citation Index between 1990 and 2010 Excellence in Higher Education, Volume 3, Number 2, December 2012, pp. 69-121 http://ehe.pitt.edu