The direction quality assurance and its ancillary practices is taking in the transformation process in South Africa is discussed in this article. The article argues that it is incorrect to suggest that the higher education system has been captured by managerialism. While efficiency is an important driver of the system, the imperatives of redress…

This manual endorses and adopts the sector-assessment approach for planning and managing the allocation of educational resources. Chapter 1 presents the manual's goals. Chapter 2 describes the manual's content and information sources, explains the term "sector assessment," identifies the groups that benefit from recommendations made by…

Noting the major objectives of India's Fifth Five Year Plan, including emphasis on cultivation of moral and spiritual values in students, the author discusses India's situation in comparison with the development of other nations and analyzes the question of when or how individual enlightenment affects large groups of people or the development of a…

Proposes design and implementation strategies for a national teacher education program (preservice, inservice, and on-the-job) to prepare primary social studies teachers for Nigeria's Universal (Free) Primary Education (UPE) Scheme which emphasizes teacher knowledge, methods and student evaluation, and materials development. Organization,…

Communications policy and planning were investigated through the Republic of Niger's television service, Tele-Sahel, a state-owned autonomous service with a mandate to provide programs for rural development. In order to understand the context within which Tele-Sahel operates, the following topics related to television broadcasting in Niger were…

Designed for the purpose of furthering exchange of information and experience in the field of environmental education, this document contains an overview of nonformal environmental education development in six countries. Reports on the countries were presented during the Subregional Training Workshop on Nonformal Environmental Education for Asia…

Based in part on a list developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for use in Afghanistan, this document presents a comprehensive checklist of items of statistical and descriptive data required for planning a national communication system. It is noted that such a system provides the vital…

This paper discusses the role of information in national development, addressing such issues as for whom and for what purposes information is needed in developing countries, the impact of the information explosion on the Third World, and the problems inherent in current national and international information infrastructures. A series of statements…

In every Asian country, the majority of the adult population has less than primary education. With the high rate of population increase and national development goals of industrialization and modernization of agriculture, the problem of illiteracy should be expected to become increasingly severe unless adult literacy plans are systematically…

In September 1979, representatives of 14 of the 20 member nations of the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development met in Australia to discuss national strategies for curriculum design and development. This report on that conference begins with summaries of the position papers filed by the representatives from the Democratic…

A profile of Trinidad and Tobago is sketched in this paper. Although they are now unified into one national whole, their histories and socioeconomic and demographic developments have differed somewhat. Thus, these aspects of the two islands are treated separately where circumstances warrant. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and…

THE FOLLOWING WERE BROUGHT OUT IN THIS COLLECTION OF PAPERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AN ADULT EDUCATION SEMINAR HELD AT THE STAFF TRAINING COLLEGE, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA--AT THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE IN ZAMBIA IN 1964, ADULT EDUCATION FACILITIES EXISTED IN ONLY THREE PROVINCES ON THE RAILROAD LINE, AND OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAD NO FACILITIES. OF…

Discusses the development of a library network in Indonesia, including problems encountered due to inadequate manpower, the need for the support of a powerful national advisory committee, and the possibility of utilizing telecommunication facilities in the future. (CWM)

A questionnaire was sent in 1976 by the UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) Secretariat to member states. This analysis of the replies centers on the improvement of educational information flow in terms of principles, priorities, evaluation, user needs, training, and networks, primarily on a national level. (Author/BBM)

Presents a model for simultaneously addressing the problems of illiteracy and the counseling requirements of the skill training programs in Third World countries. The model includes advisory committees, needs analysis, staff development and training, program assessment, and a placement and follow-up component. (KH)