This monograph discusses world population problems, examines the underlying concepts and issues in population education, and looks at the future. The monograph begins by describing an attempt at population education in a village of India. Eight guiding concepts that are considered to be essential for population educators are then discussed. These…

Citations and abstracts for 78 articles and book chapters on urban community development, in both developed and developing nations, are included in this booklet. Emphases include encouraging the participation of the poor in community development programs; political aspects of urban community development; community structure; theories of planned…

This book contains a synthesis of discussions which took place during the meeting of the UNESCO Institute for Education held in October, 1967 in Hamburg, Germany. The Institute undertook the task of examining various forms of disadvantage deprivation in the various regions of the world, and methods used for remediation of these effects. The aim of…

This seminar focused on costs and productivity as they are defined within both education and economics. Some topics that received special attention were: definition problems, estimating methods, analysis methods, existing research results, and examples of improvement in educational efficiency. The document groups seminar papers under (1) general…

In a study of the spread of highly advanced technology in developing countries, particularly its effects on manpower, the International Labour Office conducted a 3-day round-table discussion in which manpower policy implications were derived from analyses of papers and case studies dealing with the effects of automation and electronic data…

The Committee for General and Technical Education of the Council of Europe has initiated several projects to study, compare and evaluate curriculum materials used in the member nations. This publication, a result of such attempts, was prepared after making a survey of the status of biology teaching at the upper secondary school level in 19 member…

As the second of a three-part comparative study on the administration of audiovisual services in advanced and developing countries, this UNESCO-funded report describes the common characteristics of the educational systems of the socialist countries and their educational media supply systems, including the organization, administration, and…

Mass communications are a chief tool in maintaining and expanding American influence abroad. Various government officials recognize this and have made statements which make it explicit national policy. The domestic communications complex is a vital part of the military-industrial complex and is used to further its interests, both in defense of…

Presents a role playing activity in which students develop expertise in planning policies for reducing birth rates in poor countries with rapidly increasing populations. (Author/DB)

Discusses the potential importance of indigenous innovation in developing countries and its possibilities for encouraging local economic advancement. Examples are presented to show how local innovations in some African countries such as Kenya and Nairobi can improve the macro-economy of the nation. (HM)

Presents energy as a pivotal prerequisite of highly developed economic and social structure. Discusses: (1) fossil-fuel resources and demand in various countries; (2) energy conservation; (3) measures for conservation; (4) technology transfer; and (5) considerations to be regarded internationally. (HM)

Discusses the impact of science and technology on major social problems confronting the Western world. Topics include pollution and ecology, military impact, computer science, and the benefits of science and technology. (Author/MA)

Presents a report that deals with several topics from different parts of the world. A system for creating more meaningful maps, the recycling of organic wastes in agriculture in China, and producing pigs and poultry without pollution problems are among the topics presented. (HM)

Patterns in which education and intellectual life are affected by the transactions between industrialized nations and the Third World are analyzed, with a focus on organized educational systems, especially in post-secondary education, and less formal structures such as book publishing, mass media, and serious journals. (MJB)