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Peer reviewedLubbe, Susan; Heaney, Lesley; Swank, Kris – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1997
Discusses problems involved in implementing information technology at academic institutions in developing countries based on experiences at the Border Technikon (South Africa). Technology gaps, educational deficits among students and staff, and lack of adequate facilities are considered and possible solutions suggested. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs, Educational Technology
Cookery, Samuel J. – Prospects, 1976
Discussed are difficulties in producing middle level technicians in developing nations. The author cites general antipathy to new ideas including technology, opposition to education for economic and religious reasons, dearth of suitable science and technical courses, and ineffective government planning as major problems. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Download full textNational Inst. for Educational Research, Tokyo (Japan). – 1983
Proceedings of a Pacific regional workshop to identify developments and problems in educational information services are presented in four chapters. In chapter 1, seminar objectives and participants are listed. Objectives were to review and exchange experiences on the existing information systems and services; to identify crucial issues related to…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations
Wijetunge, Pradeepa; Willson, Jonathan – 1999
This paper defines curriculum development and discusses the curriculum development process. It emphasizes a variety of information that is essential for curriculum developers and policymakers to perform their tasks satisfactorily. A 1998 survey showed that attitudes of students, teachers, and employers toward current Library Information Science…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Ampene, E. Kwasi – 1978
Important issues in African education involve the effects of the colonial education system on African subjects and their countries' political and socio-economic development. Of interest are some countries' efforts to correct dysfunctions resulting from the colonial system. Following independence, the state of education in many African countries in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Colonialism, Developing Nations
Neff, Kenneth L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the output of literature linking economics with education. In the past, most of the professional literature in this area dealt either with educational finance (the economics of education) or, in a general way, with the role of education in economic development. Current literature continues to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Human Capital, Role of Education
