This editorial discusses the difficulties faced by developed nations in the meaningful transfer of technology to developing nations. (SL)

The Kansas Model for Industrial Education was developed to provide more options for students to learn about technological change and progress. The curriculum for SET (Secondary Exploration of Technology) covers grades 7-10 and uses a format in which broad introductions gradually narrow down to specific high-interest areas. (DS)

Article implies that the gathering pessimism concerning the beneficent impacts - actual and potential - of technology applied to social purposes might gradually be reversed by a more efficient and socially responsive application of technology. (Author)

Discusses the role of vocational education in the technological advancement of Germany and the political, economic, and social forces which affect the development of education. (SB)

Creating behavioral patterns adapted to the postindustrial era will be essential to all kinds of adult education toward the end of this century. In newly evolving social structures we must first and foremost learn how to adapt constantly to new situations and how to cope with new problems. (SSH)

Defining "rural" has preoccupied rural sociologists. Two constituents of rural are suggested: "capitalist space" in the form of uneven regional development and the "mode of primary production" (including the occupational category), which is distinguished by its direct interaction with the natural environment.…

The center-periphery concept, when applied to education, implies that the "central" institutions are research-oriented and part of an international knowledge system, while the "peripheral" institutions are not creative, but simply copy developments from abroad. Third world universities are peripheral institutions that look to universities in the…

During the past century, Christianity has become widely accepted in tropical Africa because, unlike Islam, it presented a set of beliefs and ideas which (1) embraced traditional spiritual needs and concerns and (2) enabled Africans to comprehend modernizing forces that were altering their environment. (Author/GC)

Studies into the differential treatment given to male and female children in school, of images of males and females in school texts, and of the bias in career counseling are reviewed. The movement of women into the teaching force is viewed in relation to their traditional role as mothers. (JN)

Historically rural society has been viewed as being characterized by a concensus on a set of values unique to rural life. Data gathered from random samples of 15 communities in the intermountain West suggests, in general, that rurality and social stratification need to be integrated into a theory of values. (BR)

Using data from 50 developing nations, the authors examine correlations between economic measures and educational attainment, to test the empirical utility of the dependency perspective in accounting for one important facet of internal inequality--the distribution of education. (Author/SJL)