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Peer reviewedLachman, Peter – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
This paper identifies themes of the Second African Conference on Child Abuse (1993), notes the importance of the breakdown of family structure, and stresses the importance of prevention. Prerequisites for prevention programs in developing countries are considered and development of a macro campaign and local micro efforts is urged. Examples of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Developing Nations, Family Problems, Foreign Countries
Alaezi, O. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1985
This article aims to make a critical analysis of the African attempts at vocationalizing the school curriculum, looking at certain major issues with the views of one prominent critic, Philip Foster, in mind. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Job Skills, Program Development
King, Kenneth – Education with Production, 1990
Discusses the changes in education and training that have taken place in several African countries during the past 25 years. Focuses on types of programs that several they can identify with in their recent history; presents policy issues as propositions. (JOW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries
German Foundation for International Development, Bonn (West Germany). – 1982
Two international meetings on distance education are summarized in this report. The first, a preparatory seminar on "Staff Development for Distance Education," was held in Berlin to give African participants an opportunity to meet prior to attending the 12th World Conference of the International Council for Correspondence Education…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Download full textAssociation of African Universities, Accra-North (Ghana). – 1993
A seminar was held in Alexandria (Egypt) to bring together African university presidents, vice-chancellors, rectors, and top-level administrators to discuss the following themes: privatization, entrepreneurship, policies of international financial institutions with regard to African universities, and regionalization and the establishment of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Finance
Dall, Frank – 1993
This paper examines ways to educate the 160 million children denied access to primary schools and the 960 million adults throughout the world still illiterate in 1990. It focuses on three especially marginalized groups: (1) girls and women, who make up the majority of unschooled and illiterate children and adults; (2) the children of ethnic…
Descriptors: Bias, Childrens Rights, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Brigham, Earl K., Ed. – The NFE Exchange, 1981
Devoted to the role of participation in nonformal education (NFE) activities in enhancing development, this issue consists of an article on participation in NFE activities, descriptions of participatory programs, an annotated bibliography on participation, and a review of various publications related to participation. The lead article, "Can…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Cohen, Ruth; And Others – 1994
This report describes early childhood development (ECD) in Africa and the Bernard van Leer Foundation's strategies for early childhood programs in African nations. Chapter 1 examines the context in which Africa's children are growing up, focusing on the hardships that many children face, as well as the efforts made by families, communities, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Development, Community Role, Early Childhood Education
