A pilot test of the National Campaign in Co-operative Member Education was carried out in Tanzania in 1970. The test objectives were to: (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the Campaign administrative organization, and (2) learn how to organize such a campaign. Held during Adult Education Year, the Campaign covered three subjects: Produce Marketing,…

Overview of the educational strengths and weaknesses of computer assisted learning within the National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning. (Author)

This article reports on the progress of Dahomey's educational radio project, which is being assisted by the Office de Cooperation Radiophonique in Paris. The three radio program formats currently in use are described, and the project's future hopes and prospects are considered. (LS)

Surveys of nutritional knowledge were made before and after a national nutrition education campaign in Czechoslovakia. The surveys were used as an integral part of the campaign as well as for evaluation of the campaign. (BL)

In the last 15 years Malaysia has witnessed tremendous changes in the socio-political and economic fields, which have been reflected in the country's educational system. Formerly evaluation in the schools was synonymous with the term or yearly school achievement tests, or the administration of periodic standardized achievement tests. In December,…

This report describes the national Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) performance contracting experiment and three of its local programs. It also briefly outlines one state-level development in performance contracting. In the OEO experiment, 20 school districts were selected to represent diverse geographic settings; the common elements of the…

In an address given at the Annual Conference of the Universities Council for Adult Education, the speaker compared the two Government reports on Adult Education in Britain in the light of the composition of their committees, and more especially in terms of the educational setting of the two reports. (SA)

In order to overcome the problems confronting Guyana's educational system, this paper presents a plan for the utilization of modern technology--radio, television, and other audiovisual media--in all aspects of the system. Methods are outlined for the application of this technology to teaching methods and materials, teacher preparation, curriculum…

A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT AS THEY EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY IS PRESENTED. THE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED CONSIST OF THE TOP 20 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY THE INADEQUATE, BUT USEFUL, INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT. THE "GIFTED" STUDENTS ARE THE TOP 4 PERCENT, AND THE "HIGHLY…

The first of three main sections of the report on career education in Rhode Island, a rationale for career education, discusses the need for career education, some misconceptions about career education, seven career education tenets, and two State career education program models (Oklahoma and Nevada). Part two deals with career education programs…

This chapter briefly reviews the need for continuing education of all personnel working in libraries, discusses the elements which presently contribute to our "system" of continuing education for library personnel, and concludes with the reasons for the author's belief that a national program of continuing education is necessary. (18 references)…

Written in English and Arabic, the document summarizes educational and rehabilitation services provided for handicapped children in Saudi Arabia by that country's Department of Special Education. Tables present statistical data on types of education and the numbers of institutes, classes, and students involved in each; student enrollment and staff…

This guide is designed to provide summary information about support programs of the National Science Foundation and is intended as a source of general guidance for institutions and individuals interested in participating in these programs. Program listings describe the principal characteristics and basic purpose of each activity, eligibility…

The three parts of the report on career education activities reflect the three purposes of the report. Part 1, Reviewing the Past, traces the historical development of career education within the Office of Education (OE) from 1968 through 1973. Part 2, Describing the Present, describes the set of criteria developed to separate OE activities into…

Among the major factors contributing to a concentration on consumer affairs is the emphasis placed on the need for consumer education by the 1968 Commission on Consumer Education. Consumer education today can no longer be limited to the goals of teaching an individual to maximize his own resources because no one lives in a vacuum. Every…