Described is the "world educational crisis" which has resulted from the contradiction between traditional educational systems and modern social and economic needs. The author identifies mass illiteracy, absence of a capable national intelligentsia, lack of teacher, limited development of educational systems, and inadequate finances as…

Delineates the need to make rural education more relevant to rural students in developing nations, stressing limitations in traditional Western approaches. Advocates rural pedagogy that encourages lifelong learning and develops community resources. Provides a case study of a rural pedagogy program in Sri Lanka. (CH)