Investigating success factors, this article demonstrates how success, beliefs about success, and the empirical correlates of success relate to efforts to increase the economic well-being of this population. It is suggested that this study has important implications for attempts to enhance the economic well-being of other developing nations (JC)

To meet the shortage of qualified teachers and to improve the quality of teaching in the developing world, distance teaching (radio, television, and correspondence courses) shows promise. (BD)

Ecuador is one of the first developing countries to attempt a full-scale sector analysis of elementary education. It is hoped that by focusing this article on the first phase of the study (design and data collection), a valuable contribution might be made to efforts in other countries. (RC)

Drawing on his experience with the Indian Satellite Instructional TV Experiment, the author discusses the type of training program needed by those conducting formative evaluation in that context. (BD)

Argues that the lack of success of educational broadcasting in some developing nations is due to its inflexibility. Correspondence study through tape distribution centers is discussed as a means to increase flexibility. The innovator in education is urged to listen to user complaints, rather than dismiss them as conservatism. (BD)

Explores the diversity of contexts faced by higher education in Latin America, and the measurement of its quality. Describes a proposal designed by the Catholic University of Argentina whereby the indicators used in developed countries are applied. (EV)

Describes efforts by Bronx Community College, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, to establish a junior college system in South Africa. The project is working with the faculties of 56 training institutes to develop core competencies and to give participants the kind of credentials they can take from one area of the educational sector to another.…

Discusses early libraries of Antigua. Highlights include Thomas Bray's libraries in the 1690s; meeting literary needs in the 1700s; private libraries of the time; rise of library organizations in the mid-1800s, including the Antigua Library Society and the Presbyterian Church Library; racial issues; difficult economic times; and transformation of…

Describes how a personal discovery of universities around the world initiating liberal education programs led to a new understanding of the value of liberal education for international development abroad and curricular adaptation in the United States. (EV)

An analysis of selected approaches associated with food and nutrition is used to serve as an example of how the potential for integration in concepts and knowledge in home economics may be formulated. (Author)

Examines how developing nations' agrarian economy fared in the 1980s in the wake of the world economic crisis. Discusses how the economic crisis affected agricultural development and whether the performance of the agrarian economy was responsible for the economic crisis. (JOW)

Elaborates on the Jackson's Mill theory of curriculum development, applies each major element of the resulting model to developing countries, and illustrates the application with examples from countries that are experiencing stages of technological development. (Author/JOW)

Description of a program sponsored by the University of Arizona's Office of Arid Land Studies to improve management of information resources of the Ministry of Planning of Niger covers: (1) assessment of existing services; (2) operational policy development; (3) implementation of a computerized cataloging system; (4) the organizational plan; and…

Mass illiteracy is recognized by many Nigerians as a debilitating malady that must be addressed if the nation is to make developmental headway. The Mass Literacy Campaign, launched to attempt to reduce illiteracy, has not made a significant impact because of poor planning, poor funding, poor programs, and inadequate staff. (JOW)

Describes the history of the Canadian Home Economics Association from its founding in 1939 to the present. (JOW)