Surveying the complexity of the regional problems of Latin America, the author emphasizes the need to include a spatial or regional planning component in national plans. (RY)

Examines two interpretations of the impact of microelectronics technology on international manufacturing and economic activities. The author describes how differences in estimates of the scope of changes caused by microelectronics and the relationship of these changes to concepts of industrialization will affect economic policy formation. (AM)

Discusses issues of employment and the global environment examined at the 1980 meeting of the International Labour Organisation and the United Nations Environment Programme. (Editor)

Although women are entering the labor force in large numbers, evidence is presented suggesting that mechanization has served to reinforce the traditional position of women both at home and in the labor market. Topics discussed include among others, occupations, time spent in housework, segregation of occupation by sex, and earnings. (Author/JN)

Discusses the development of Malaysia's natural resources and industrialization and the resulting environmental impacts. Describes the efforts of nongovernmental organizations to increase public awareness, promote environmental education, and establish environmental protection and controls. (DC)

Britain and Japan are shown to be two pioneers of industrialism who took different roads to power and wealth. Each society imbues an institution with its own values and meaning--the Japanese with the spirit of participative self-fulfillment, the British with acquisitive individualism with concern for one's neighbor. (MLW)

Provides an update of the "Middletown" studies (Lynd and Lynd, 1929, 1937). Recent research (Caplow and Bahr, 1978) indicates that adolescents of Middletown, in reality Muncie, Indiana, are as strongly imbued with religion, patriotism, and the Protestant ethic as their grandparents were at the same age. (Author/KC)

Dewey's emphasis on the individual as the determiner for moral judgments and his consideration of the general welfare as the standard is the focus for argument against the interpretation that his ethical theory supports the possibility of the manipulation of the masses by liberal reformers. (JN)

Describes one approach to teaching an American literature survey course that focuses attention on authors' responses to business. (HOD)

Explores the emergence of systems of public education in the United States and Canada and outlines the specific responsibilities of education at various periods. Topics include: student and teacher characteristics, the relationship of schools to social reform, educational equality, industrialization, and social mobility. (Author/DB)

Educational reform in Finland shifted from 1960s welfare state ideology, which viewed education as an instrument of social justice and equal opportunity, to the 1980s neoliberal ideology of competition and individualism, to the economic depression of the early 1990s, which resulted in a new definition of educational equality. (Contains 20…

Industrialized nations have learned that vocational education is essential to developing a skilled work force. Newly industrialized countries competing in the global economy are finding that automation, multinational companies, and rapid growth are making investment in human resources through training a critical strategy. (SK)

Introduces the concept of the western mining frontier. Identifies four chronological periods of mining activity in the 19th century during which mining changed from simple panning into a complex industry. Concludes that mining contributed to western development by drawing people, capital, and transportation to otherwise unattractive areas. (KO)

Instead of studying children's knowing, American educators have applied policies and procedures from factories and assembly lines of the early 1900s. Three factory-oriented themes are paramount: mass production, cost effectiveness, and efficiency. This article suggests a Piagetian alternative to the present mechanistic model. Includes seven…