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The Impact of Agribusiness on Rural Education.
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Theobald, Paul – 1990
The dramatic growth of multinational agribusiness corporations has led to all types of rural decline--social, demographic, institutional, and environmental. Historically, rural inhabitants and rural land have been abused and neglected in the name of progress. Rural development efforts often attract small assembly or light manufacturing plants that…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agribusiness, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors
Basic Services for Children: A Continuing Search for Learning Priorities. A Dossier for Initiating a Dialogue--Part II, 1978. Experiments and Innovations in Education No. 37.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1978
Both parts I and II of the dossier are collections of selected activities directed toward the deprived young in a developing world. This book, part II, departs from its predecessor in that it takes a more global view of education services to both children and adults in developing countries. Part A discusses the philosophy and scope of the dossier.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs
Technical and Vocational Education in Asia and Oceania. Report of a Regional Seminar (Singapore, Malaysia, November 20-27, 1979).
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1980
This seminar report contains summaries of presentations as well as entire reports and addresses made at the Regional Seminar on Technical and Vocational Education in Asia and Oceania held in Singapore in November 1979. Chapter 1 summarizes the trends, problems, and innovations in technical and vocational education which were identified in…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations