Until 1980 online information retrieval and dissemination services were for the most part based in the United States. Today, however, a variety of information services as well as packet-switched networks are emerging in other countries. Although U.S. developed software still predominates in overall use, activity in Europe and other countries is…

The participation of the United States in the programing and budgeting process of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) is reported. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I, the introduction, traces the growth of the United Nations system, UNESCO background, U.S. representation to UNESCO, and…

Full use of the world's educational film resources requires standardized cataloging methods for description, evaluation, and availability entries. The establishment of an international 3" x 5" (7.5 x 12.5 cm.) card filing system by Unesco would facilitate exchange of information between all those who use or produce these films. In each card…

Because no published glossary of audiovisual terms has yet gained international currency, there is a need to: (1) explore international acceptance of a list of audiovisual terms and definitions; (2) review current efforts to do so; (3) propose criteria for acceptable terms and definitions; and (4) recommend procedures for acceptance of…

The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) has been designed as an instrument suitable for assembling, compiling, and presenting statistics of education both within individual countries and internationally. The classification is designed for assembling data on current educational phenomena such as enrollment, teaching staff and…

An International System for the Exchange of Information on Science and Technology for Policy-making, Management, and Development (SPINES) was established to provide a decentralized international system for information exchange between member states which collect, process, and disseminate basic data on science and technology with special emphasis…

The fourth annual meeting of editors of national surveys of educational research was held in the form of a joint meeting with the members of the Bureau of the Committee for Educational Documentation and Information on May 25, 1976, in Strasbourg. Oral reports were given on the present state of national surveys and related activities in each…

In continuation of the "Cumulated UDC Supplement - 1964" published by the International Federation for Documentation, this document provides a cumulative supplement of the Universal Decimal Classification for 1965-1975. The first volume of a five volume series includes auxiliary tables and lists all the new classification subdivisions added to the…

The introduction, part I, is composed of three sections: (1) Social Prospects of Information Utilities, (2) The Emerging Technology of Information Utilities and (3) Information Utilities and Mass Communication. Part II covers social direction under the following headings: (1) The Regulatory Context of Information Utilities: Varieties in Law and…

Discussed are the ways in which modern data analysis can increase understanding of complex interrelationships in natural and manmade systems, thus enhancing the rationality of decision-making. Examples are given of predictions made from economic and ecological models. The need for international cooperation on environmental questions is discussed…

Included are listings of countries in which population education is developing and of the international organizations now contributing to the development and support of these programs. The report is limited to population education existing within the formal school system. The first section of the review briefly describes population education…

The results of an investigation of the reactions of young children (ranging from four to nine years of age) in France, Germany, England, America, and Czechoslovkia to two Prix Jeunesse winning television films are examined in this document. Summarized reports from each of the participating countries for the film "Patrik and Putrik" and,…

This volume identifies and describes programs of environmental education offered in over 700 post-secondary institutions in 70 different countries. Much of the information was gained through a questionnaire sent to institutions of higher learning, training institutes, and government ministries. Besides the main section, which is an annotated…

This guide to the use of International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) provides a summary of what ISCED is, what it has been designed to do, some of the things it has not been designed to do, and how it may be used. The system classifies courses, programs, and fields of education according to their educational content. The educational…

Against the policy purposes of the U.S. immigration and international education programs, this report examines several problem areas selected on the basis of their significant relevance to: (1) U.S. foreign policy, (2) congressional interest or concern, recommendations advanced. Problem areas include: (1) foreign and exchange students, (2) brain…