Examines the issues of scale, isolation, and dependence in small countries and their educational provision. Points out that there are usually fewer policy options and and the margin for error is less generous than for larger nations. Concludes that there is need for greater flexibility in the training of educators and administrators responsible…

Educational development in a country should reliably predict the level of wealth and its distribution. Undeveloped societies tend to have highly inegalitarian distribution functions. The development process accelerates this tendency by rewarding wealthy segments of the population that are in a position to invest in the growing economy. Finally, in…

Identifies common themes in the area of youth education in selected developing countries: (1) the emphasis on youth education as part of national development, (2) the importance of political contexts in provision of education and training, and (3) the curricular changing emphasis toward vocational relevance and mastery of the learning process.…