Presents an overview of the main features and preoccupations of educational reform in the highly industrialized market economy countries of the Western world. Concludes that education must continue to demonstrate its will to change and play a major role in social change. (Author/DB)

Profiles the national library network in India, including its history, governance, staff, holdings, users, facilities, circulation, and services. (FM)

Highlights recent research on educational innovations, particularly as they are implemented in developing nations. A case study of educational innovation in Nigeria is presented as a means of examining broader issues of educational innovation. (Author/DB)

As trade unions in India are expanding their educational services, it becomes apparent that research is needed to support the expansion and diversification. International organizations can aid in the financial support of research and dissemination of the results. (SK)

Noting that economic conditions in developed and developing nations create vastly different environmental problems, the author looks at the directions environmental education is taking in the Third World and at efforts in industrialized nations to develop a global perspective in environmental education. (SJL)

Discusses the importance of Taiwan's system of vocational-industrial education to its history of political stability and continuing economic prosperity. (JOW)

Describes two adult education programs which can develop health capability. One is focused on family and community health and the other is a nonformal adult education program which teaches collective problem solving. (JOW)

Describes a project which is being implemented in the field of educational technology in Panama and Venezuela. The project emphasizes inservice training of a cadre of professionals who will direct efforts to identify and resolve significant problems in education. (Author/CHC)

Explores the antecedents of the emerging field of comparative educational administration. Arguing that the time is overdue for such study, the author presents an agenda of problems common to developed and developing nations. (Author/IRT)

Discusses underlying assumptions and prerequisites for information development in Arab countries. Administrative and environmental impediments which hinder the optimum utilization of available resources and suggestions for improvements are outlined. A brief bibliography is provided. (Author/RAA)

Describes a workshop held in Zambia in August 1979, to disseminate among performing artists and rural development workers skills for using the performing arts to communicate information on problems related to agriculture, health, and community development. Over 70 participants from the U.S., Canada, Botswana, Lesotho, Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia…

Many foreign nations view an evaluation by the United States of the environmental impact of a U.S.-financed foreign aid project as "environmental imperialism." Discussed are resulting problems and current attempts at compromise solutions. (WB)

Chinese planners are successfully combining the two seemingly contradictory policies of growth and conservation. Enhancement and preservation of China's natural environment and resources are in keeping with her primary goal of upgrading living standards. (Author/RE)

Reviewed, in this editorial, are the present world energy situation and estimates of the prospects of supplying mankind with the amount of energy necessary for future socioeconomic development. Stressed is the role of different energy sources in the present and future energy balance of the world. (BT)

Discussed are the potential application of solar energy and its possible benefits to developing countries. Various energy needs, including domestic, agricultural, and household, that could be met by using solar energy are discussed. (BT)