Nigeria is a developing country with problem of curriculum development and implementation. Her contact with colonial masters and their educational system is responsible for that state. It is felt that children are being educated outside their culture rather than in their own environment. The paper touches on the tasks faced by the curriculum…

The Partners Rehabilitation and Education Program (PREP), a people-to-people program between Latin America and the United States concerned with the problems of the handicapped, focuses on: human development, consultation services, direct services, research, and public education. (EA)

The author examines the effect of three factors (province or social milieu, curriculum, age of instructors) on the behavior attitude of adult students enrolled in a pilot project (family planning and literacy skills) in Turkey, described in the preceding article. (Author/AJ)

Examines the nature of technology in use today, suggests alternative forms of technology, and looks at the future relationships likely to evolve between alternative technology and developing and developed countries throughout the world. (JR)

The author reviews the evolution of man to stress the role of psychology in a nation's social and technological development. It is especially important for developing nations to realize that technology must be coordinated with human social and psychological needs. To clarify the type of being man is, the author provides an account of human…

These five papers discuss the use of communication delivery systems in developing nations. Four of the papers stress the need for developing nations to adapt delivery systems to their national and cultural interests, to receive training in the management and use of the systems, without undue influence from the developing nations whose technology…

This paper discusses the education section of a 1974 study group (GEPE) report commissioned by the Mexican government to consider the problems of unemployment, income distribution, and poverty. The author welcomes the report's broad educational proposals, such as the priority given to rural adult education and rural primary education, as well as…

The author suggests extending the school year. School children would be divided into two groups and attend school every other day. (DE)

African teachers should shift away from the present preoccupation with Western education in favor of an emphasis on current African socioeconomic and cultural issues. (Author/DE)

The articles of a UNESCO convention which provided for international recognition of studies, diplomas, and degrees are included. (DE)

Elementary, secondary, and adult education programs for nomadic tribes in Iran are described. (DE)

Discusses the world problems of population, nutrition, food production, altered world economy, and then turns to the long-term future problems of developing nations and the role of the developed nations in determining the quality of life for the descendents of the future world. (BR)

The article describes the 25-year involvement of the United States' adult education movement in a "global affair" with colleagues all over the world; organizational exchange, intellectual exchange through teacher education, and direct aid are discussed. The author concludes that there are no intellectual colonies any more, only…

The article reviews the literacy programs and research in Latin American countries during the 60's and 70's. Education is reviewed by leaders and educators as an essential factor in furthering social and economic development. Data on literacy and programs and a bibliography are included. (JB)