The introduction to this UNISIST seminar report discusses problems in training present and potential users of scientific and technical information and emphasizes the importance of better recognition and formulation of information needs in order to effectively assess and use available libraries, information systems, and services. Papers presented…

This second, revised edition of the Directory of Adult Education Documentation and Information Services is a reference tool for those seeking information and documentation on adult education in other countries. In the first part 154 national adult education documentation services in sixty-five countries have been listed by country in alphabetical…

The 1978 Annual State of the Environment Report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) focused on four selected environmental problems of international significance: (1) chemicals and the environment; (2) malaria; (3) the use of agricultural and agro-industrial residues to increase the base for food production; and (4) the conservation…

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) functions within the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to promote scientific investigation into the nature and resources of the world's oceans. Summarized in this report are discussions that took place in both preparatory meetings and plenary sessions of…

Described is the history of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) since its formation in 1972. Also included is an examination of UNEP's major programs and projects, and an assessment of the organization's problems and future prospects. The function of UNEP is to coordinate the management and assessment of the world's environment by…

The College and University Partnership Program was designed to facilitate partnership arrangements between American private colleges and regional state universities and comparable Japanese universities. The two-year program has two main areas of activity--completion of surveys on higher education in the two nations and the development of pilot…

The purpose of the teacher-learner strategy (TLS) project is ostensibly to test different instructional arrangements in different national contexts to see which ones obtain the best results. The logic of this approach is compelling. Yet it is the orderly appearance of the TLS project that might be its greatest problem. The doctrine of external…

The report was comprised of 22 papers presented by US and foreign home economists at a conference held in July 1965 at Iowa State University. The meeting was planned to serve the interests of those who train foreign students in US universities and those who plan to work in home economics programs abroad. The international aspects and priorities of…

The Centre for International Cooperation and Services (CICS), part of the Open University of the United Kingdom, is described. Distance learning is defined and related to the Open University. Information is provided on the establishment, work, services, and resources of the CICS. A wallet folder at the back of the booklet contains details of the…

Suggested innovations in the Unesco Associated School Program are described in this report. Fourteen member states participated in the conference in order to improve international understanding and school-community relationships by suggesting innovations in the organizational structure, curriculum content, and teaching methods of the schools. Two…

In journal format, the author's reactions to a sabbatical year tour of educational television installations around the world and in the United States are recorded. Visits to Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore are described. In part 2, similar visits to school systems in California, Arizona, Illinois,…

The document is comprised of short articles on a variety of topics chosen for their relevance to educators in internationally-oriented schools. Some of the subjects covered are international women's year, population assistance to developing countries, Iranian Folktales, illiteracy in Latin America, and Ford Foundation involvement in Turkey. There…

This five-part report focuses on a cooperative attempt by Tanzania and Canada to seek creative solutions to some common education and development problems. The Tanzania Project provided the professional and educational services necessary for organizing, establishing, and administering within the Department of Elementary Education at the University…

This publication is one in a series published by Unesco which offers to the general public and to persons concerned with education an integrated picture of a major problem or a more general study of major trends in education over a given period. This particular book contains an analytical survey of world problems in education during the 1970's. In…

Though the use of educational radio has fallen from fashion, for three reasons it deserves reconsideration as a valuable educational tool: 1) it is economical, costing only a fraction of the required expense to deliver the same material via television; 2) the effectiveness of radio-based instruction has been shown to be equal to that of…