The author hypothesizes that the greatest problem confronting education in Africa is the need to find new and constructive methods of improving social and economic conditions. He suggests that adult education is a vital and necessary solution and must be implemented. (RR)

Distinguishing between political science and political education, the Tanzanian author discusses the latter as a necessary weapon for freedom and human development in any country'' in the contexts of political education and freedom, ideologies, colonialism, equality of women, international understanding, political education for the masses and the…

In Latin America, Experimental Workshops on Theory of Organization and Enterprise Management focus on enterprise learning for disadvantaged, marginalized people. Its emphasis on skill acquisition regardless of participants' literacy level has more to offer than European-style entrepreneurship training. (SK)

Mozambican refugees in Swaziland are caught between the conditions forcing them to leave Mozambique and the hostile political and economic situation in Swaziland. These conditions limit educational programs for refugees to the goal of self-sufficiency within refugee settlements; programs are often poorly attended due to the refugees' predominant…

The author attacks present school systems as hindrances to education, arguing that everyone has a right to an equal part of a nation's educational budget. One solution he proposes is to offer everyone an equal share of public resources by providing both children and adults with one month of intensive education each year, and supplementing this…

The former editor of "Convergence" assesses the last quarter century of adult education, highlighting adult education's link with development; Freire, participatory research, and popular education; and the impetus for women's education and other gender issues. (SK)

Argues that adult educators should promote "feminine" values and devalue power, domination, consumerism, aggression, and violence. Suggests that conventional ways of thinking about development and literacy education perpetuate an unjust status quo. (SK)

The author, secretary general of the Republic of Zambia, discusses education (and particularly adult education) as a political imperative in Africa. He cites the problems of illiteracy and of the desire for a democratic system, and suggests that population growth must be adjusted to development potential. (MF)

Review of a conference in Tanzania in June 1976, sponsored by the International Council on Adult Education, in which over 400 adult educators and development specialists representing close to 80 countries came together to elaborate a strategy for action by which the experiences, resources, and services of adult education could be placed in…

Excerpts from questionnaire sent in preparation for the World Conference on Adult Education to all member states of Unesco and to international nongovernmental organizations. (MB)

Outlines perspectives of nonformal education programs: (1) development (human resource development and integrated rural development) and (2) emancipatory (radical and liberal). (SK)

Sustainable development means educating the powerless to become empowered. The changed role of development workers requires participatory training that gives them the experience of nonhierarchical collective learning and decision making. (SK)