Open and Distance Education if well organized, is an adequate alternative to conventional education. For acceptability of this assertion, the public, governments, employers of labour and other stakeholders need to be convinced that ODL institutions are not providing half-baked education. Also, for the public and other shareholders enthusiasm and…

"Economic competitiveness" is at the top of national, regional and global political and economic agendas. Several countries in all regions of the world have established policies and institutions devoted to economic competitiveness, including in developing and transition countries. This leads to the question of how to define national economic…

Priorities for automation in developing countries are serials and periodicals lists, bibliography and special catalogs, abstracting and indexing. (Author)

THE LANGUAGE FAMILIES OF AFRICA ARE LISTED AND DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE DESCRIPTIONS DEAL WITH THE HISTORY AND DISTRIBUTION OF LANGUAGE FAMILIES. (THE REPORT IS PART OF A SERIES, ED 010 350 TO ED 010 367.) (JK)

Common themes of this issue plus some basic ideas about publishing in the Third World are summarized. (MBR)

Examines two small-scale projects being implemented in northeast Thailand that illustrate how participatory strategies are being used successfully to meet basic rural development needs. (JOW)

Summary of the development of libraries in Turkey highlights the existence of libraries in the ninth century, the Shamssaddin Altunaba Medrese library in Konya, libraries established during the Ottoman era, reports to reform libraries (1869-70, 1909), and reports and library developments attributed to the Republican Era beginning in 1923. (EJS)

There is a need to integrate nutrition and development education when dealing with developing countries to get at the root of hunger and malnutrition. The combination will provide greater possibility of success. (JOW)

Describes the role of school libraries in education designed to shape new generations capable of breaking the vicious circle of underdevelopment. (AB)

Discusses how transnational corporations might contribute to various forms of education in developing countries and describes measures states should take to encourage their receiving benefits. (Author/RH)

Chronicles the short (1970-77) and troubled history of instructional television in Egypt. Among the problems which led to the discontinuation of television programing for schools were production delays, inadequate repair service, and lack of training. (LLS)