This paper focuses on intensified information transfer activities in rural areas of Nigeria: community development work, agricultural extension service, mass media (newspapers, television, radio, problems of communication), and the role of the library (reinforcing messages, repackaging information, acquiring specialized materials, coordinating…

Provides suggestions for adapting the "training and visit" (T&V) system to population programs. Summarizes six main elements of a T&V system for population, health, and nutrition programs and describes four principles of agricultural extension programs. Implications of this process are also reviewed. (ML)

Discusses the problems encountered by children in developing countries in their attempts to learn to read in relation to their "need" to develop a comprehension for and use of print resources. This problem may be solved by the production of a variety of print resources, particularly a culture's folk literature. (BB)

A central issue in economics is explaining the persistent and growing inequalities between nations in income and wealth. Traditional western economic thought has emphasized the importance of free trade to economic development, but differential access to technical knowledge has left less developed nations at a disadvantage. (IS)

The Chinese economy is changing rapidly. Government policy, which once promoted self-sufficiency in production, trade, and financing and rejected the idea of an international division of labor, is now seeking to participate actively in international trade and to operate its economy as efficiently as possible. (IS)

In this interview, the author of "Unequal Opportunities" discusses her book, which is a study of the status of women in media industries around the world. (Author/MBR)

Discusses legal, ethical, and economic aspects of free flow of information/data across national borders, as related to both developed and developing countries. Also explores the role of Blacks in telecommunications ownership and policy formation. (GC)

This study evaluated the five most important sources of trained secondary teachers in Papua New Guinea: five different degree programs at Goroka Teachers' college. Neither increased amounts of professional training nor increased amounts of general education affected the professional acceptability of graduates, as judged by inspectors' judgments.…

Reviews developments leading to the establishment of the International Extension College, charts its progress and achievements, and presents an idea for a "new education" for the future consisting of stable adult education based on learner needs linked with extension services. (Author/MBR)

Characterizes the development over the past 30 years of the communication technologies employed in education by examining technological developments, structure of individual media, objectives and audiences of media systems, access to communications technologies, appropriateness of technology in new environments, social impact, and policy…

The University of the West Indies is undergoing institutional change brought about by its seeking to adapt itself to the demands and varying needs of its several supporting governments. The university's historical background, the impact of political independence, and the restructuring of the university are discussed. (RM)

Recognizes book publishing as both a business and an art and argues that its value needs to be recognized, particularly in developing countries. (HOD)

Reviewing educational and economic development efforts in Third World countries, the author concludes that vocational education is not the solution. A combination of nonformal education and technology training, with related literacy training, would be more effective in improving the quality of life. (SK)

Describes a literacy program in Africa that trains new writers to produce a written literature for their new readers. (AEA)

The great changes affecting higher education are not confined to industrialized countries, and the pressures are sometimes greater in the less developed nations. Educational cooperation and exchange between developing nations is as important as exchange with industrialized countries. (MSE)