This plan, worked out in accordance with the Comprehensive National Land Development Act of 1950, provides the basic direction for national development based upon a long range and comprehensive viewpoint. The broad purpose of the plan is to create a desirable environment while attempting to adapt to the new society and deal with current regional…

Discusses the birth and growth of the technology assessment (TA) technique of Japan which has recommended desirable improvements in technological industry. Adopting this technique by developing countries, and obstacles of the application of TA are also discussed. (HM)

The challenges of social change, values crises, societal needs for higher education, the internal dynamics of higher educational systems, and future reforms in higher education were discussed at the Second Hiroshima International Seminar on Higher Education. Topics discussed include: Higher Education in an Age of Internationalization (Michio…

Papers on classification and indexing presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Profile on Chinese Cataloguing and Subject Cataloguing" (Yan Lizhong, China); (2) "The Trend of Classification in Japan" (Hiroshi Ishiyama, Japan); (3) "Classification in Online…

The present situation and future trends of programed learning in Ceylon, Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Republic of Viet-Nam are described by the Workshop participants. Some of the unique features of programed learning are examined with respect to the…

This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…