Rural women engage in a wide range of income-generating activities, but their participation in the labor market is constrained by lack of access to land and other resources, lack of control over labor and income, and lack of physical and occupational mobility. (SK)

National Council on Libraries, Archives and Documentation Services of Barbados has proposed the creation of a network with a central coordinating directorate to be designated as the National Library. Funds from the International Development Research Centre, Canada, are available to mount a two-year project to establish directorate and develop…

Criticizes two alternative approaches to indigenism--integrationism and ethnic particularism or Pan Indianism--which have played significant roles in producing contemporary patterns of Native American thinking on the indigenous question. Also discusses the impact of Central American revolutionary movements on the Indian movement and the Indian…

A review of the summer examination papers in 'A' level economics set by the eight boards of England and Wales during the period 1979-1983 show that, with two notable exceptions, the boards have not devoted much space to questions relating to the economics of developing countries. (Author/RM)

Problems in conducting program evaluation in third world countries can be divided into four interrelated categories: those associated with design, personnel, time, and budget. Some of the problems in each of these areas are considered and suggestions for dealing with them are presented. (Author)

Describes geographical, subject, and chronological aspects of 25 cartographic collections housed in university, public, special, state, and semi-state libraries in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Three size categories of map holdings (more than 10,000, 1,000-10,000, less than 1,000) are distinguished. A list of 27 Sao Paulo institutions housing map collections…

Examination of present conditions of law libraries in Pakistan with respect to their origin, resources, and services covers court libraries, academic law libraries, bar association libraries, government department libraries. Development of legal information service, the judicial system in Pakistan, and problems and prospects peculiar to law…

This critical evaluation of bibliographic aids in the field of Latin Americana outlines the content and value of six recent aids published in Mexico which are useful tools for acquisitions librarians, bookshops, and individuals and organizations. Full bibliographical details and addresses of lesser known publishers are given in footnotes. (EJS)

Discusses need for microforms (high costs, inaccessibility, space requirements, and deterioration of printed materials), selection of microform materials, and maintenance of microform equipment for library microform services in Nigeria. Results of a study of print material usage at the University of Lagos Library are presented. Eight sources are…

The growing differences between rich and poor nations effects the world's poor more immediately, but rich countries are vulnerable to resultant problems. This article faults American educational systems for not adequately addressing the nature of global dilemmas or their solutions. (DF)

Interviews with 26 experienced international evaluators are reported to identify problems and possible solutions in cross cultural evaluations (evaluations of programs or projects in developing countries by persons from the industrialized West). It is concluded that understanding cultural norms and values increases an evaluator's ability to…

Variations in perceptions of evaluation, research methods, time, social class, and priorities are only some of the reasons why evaluation work in a Third World setting calls evaluators' basic assumptions about people and society into question. Evaluation experiences in the Caribbean are used to illustrate practical problems that may arise.…

Reflecting on his experiences as an evaluation consultant at the Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine in Egypt the author discusses: (1) implications of the Egyptian political context; (2) adapting to the host culture; and (3) maintaining distance from one's own culture. Personal qualities to complement the recommended naturalistic methods…

Preparing young people for effective and responsible participation in today's world includes helping them develop the competencies needed to identify and assess the significance between life in the United States and life elsewhere in the world. (JOW)

Explores the role of biological education in placing the school in its own local community and the real social-economic environment that surrounds it. Particular reference is made to issue-based biological education in schools as an attempt to bridge the gap between purely academic schooling and education for relevance. (Author)