This paper traces the origin and development of bilingual education in Nigeria. Necessary facilities for a successful implementation of a bilingual education policy in a developing country such as Nigeria are discussed. The paper argues that, although there was a genuine need for Nigeria to embark on a bilingual education policy in the first…

This document examines the role of education in cultural development. Culture itself is difficult to define, but involves behavior that is shared, transmitted, imitated, adapted, and altered within a society. Each social group has a cultural identity--that core of concepts, ideas, values, behavior, and purposes by which members of the group…

To develop a functional curriculum for Nigeria's nomadic Fulbe tribespeople it is necessary to understand the cultural setting. The myths of the Fulbe, such as the story of herdsman Sile Sajo's encounter with the deity Kumen, provide insight into the culture. The story reflects the society's agricultural base, identifies personal characteristics…

This document results from a seminar held to initiate a dialogue on the ways and means of strengthening research capacity in developing countries. The seminar participants hoped to take stock of the economic and social changes that nations around the world have witnessed in this decade. These changes have engendered shifts in educational research…

A growing international consensus exists that societies have an obligation to promote and protect children's rights to survival, protection, participation, and development. These three essays consider UNICEF's role in implementing the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. "The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child:…

Focusing on education improvement programs in developing countries, this book offers a set of guidelines for applying contingency theory in planning such projects and for selecting appropriate management strategies to implement them. The success of people-centered development programs depends on planners' ability to tailor services to different…

This Spanish version of the Peace Corps Programming and Training System Manual is designed to help field staff members of the Peace Corps train volunteers. Its task descriptions, guidelines, examples, and definitions are intended to be practical and informative rather than restrictive. The manual is divided into six major sections: (1)…

Theoretical constructs related to the spread of English, language policy and planning, and development education are examined. Development education is a special field that considers the relationship between education and development worldwide. Perspectives on the relationship of education to national development have greatly changed over the past…

This article provides a survey of geography programs, classroom approaches, student enrollments, faculty training and specialization, working conditions, resources, professional organizations, and role in teacher training in 17 Asian countries. (DE)

A brief resume of literacy, adult education, and rural development activities have been abstracted from the UNESCO Director-General's report for 1974. (LH)

An educational program designed to provide Kenyan villagers with skills useful and necessary at the local level is described. (DE)

The food situation in India is critical. It requires the development of both land and water resources, both of which are largely untapped. Ground water is one undeveloped resource that can help alleviate the irrigation problems facing agriculture. More efficient utilization could free millions of hectares of land for cultivation. (MA)

Discusses the effect of technological change on the sociological structure of a developing country. Uses Turkey as an example. (MLH)

Struggling through drought, famine, and cyclones, Somalia must now also overcome social change. The nomad population are being settled into camps creating the foundation for sedentary, communal life. The nomads are taught a written language and simple agriculture. With international aid Somalia might create a new society and culture. (MR)