A personal, chronological account of the change from IBU to EBU beginning in 1939. (DAG)

Describes the activities and recommendations of a National Videodisc Symposium in Education sponsored in 1986 by the National School Boards Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with the primary objective of developing a national plan for integrating videodisc technology into general education. Goals for an upcoming session are…

This is a Guidance Note for designing a UNESCO National Education Support Strategy (UNESS) document. This guide is meant to be indicative, evolving and inclusive. It presents a number of useful questions one may ask when analysing national development policies and priorities, mapping donors' interventions in-country and accordingly, defining…

Fourteen delegates to the Annual Convention of the Indian Adult Education Association comment on the theme paper presented by M. V. Mathur, "Adult Education and National Development." (AG)

Gives the history of adult education in Hungary from early nineteenth century to the present. (GB)

Articles are presented on technology assessment and activities as proposed by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Enginering. (DF)

This article (in French, without translation) describes a Gala which utilized a variety of ways to encourage a real love for the French Language, using games, sketches, debates, and involving pupils from all grades. (MM)

Article discusses and compares successful and unsuccessful programs for educational research. Stresses a need for new research which focuses upon program implementation, quality assurance, direct observation and exportability. (Author/ML)

Report of a meeting organized by Unesco for planning school library services in Central America and Panama. Present state, functions, and organization of national school library plans, and education of school librarians, were considered. (JS)

A brief description of the underlying philosophy and of the genesis of the Open University. (AK)