Considers the goals and activities of the Community College Cooperative for International Development which is comprised of six Florida community colleges. The principal mission of the Cooperative is to provide mid-level manpower training and technical assistance in occupational, vocational, and technical education to developing nations. (MB)

Drawing from the experience of Kirkwood Community College (Iowa) in providing technical training on a contract basis for agriculture students from Central America, this article offers guidance on steps in planning for, initiating and implementing a technical training project. Reviews challenges and benefits. (DMM)

Throughout the world job training occurs in a variety of settings, with wide differences in funding sources and management systems. Regardless of the source of funding or the administrative organization, certain costs are involved, including payment for personnel, facilities, and equipment. In times of economic hardship, when funds for training…

Some 42% of Jamaica's adult population was not functionally literate in 1962--figures that precipitated expansion in adult literacy and Basic Education programs as described in this survey report. Following a seven-page introductory historical profile, the authors note attempts made to assess adult illiteracy, such as the 1975 survey that found…

The four issues of the journal, dated fall 1993 through summer 1994, contain articles on a variety of issues in literacy education. The first focuses on the role of literacy education in international economic development, and contains descriptions of a number of programs and strategies in both developing and industrialized nations. The second…