Considers differences between and among nations according to their access to information and their ability to use it. Concludes that world populations may soon be divided into the information elite and the information ignorant. Discusses the increasingly important role of computers in technological advancement for developing nations. (DB)

Summarizes activities and programs which have been undertaken by UNESCO Associated Schools in many nations, including Bulgaria, Cameroon, Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, West Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malta, and Romania. Projects have involved students in drawing contests, school Christmas carnivals, meetings on children's rights, and…

Focuses on how India's economic planning and development efforts since 1950 have affected rural areas and small towns, which comprise nearly 80% of India's population. Presents several case studies of rural development and concludes that the major keys to the stability of India as a democracy are population control, a unifying language, and…

Presents 18 articles which were published in Chinese educational journals during 1979 and 1980. Topics discussed include the criterion of truth, the place of Mao Zedong in the ideology of education, the proper function of universities and colleges in relation to the economy, and the tremendous growth in the secondary education sector since 1965.…

Describes recent activities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America that are bringing printed materials to people in villages and on farms. (MKM)

This is a report of an urbanization program for rural Columbians who migrate to the cities. Projects are described which are intended to improve employment opportunities and the organization of marketing systems. (SA)

Illustrates some basic principles of translation, particularly those related to translation of poetry. Discusses the importance of cultural influences, warning at the same time against the danger of hindering the development of native language literature through overemphasis on foreign authors' writings. (MES)

Reviews the services provided by translators under colonialism, as compared with their new role in independent Algeria. Stresses the socioeconomic and political importance of translation as a tool for the diffusion of technological and scientific information in Arabic. (MES)

Presents an overview of the main features and preoccupations of educational reform in the highly industrialized market economy countries of the Western world. Concludes that education must continue to demonstrate its will to change and play a major role in social change. (Author/DB)

Profiles the national library network in India, including its history, governance, staff, holdings, users, facilities, circulation, and services. (FM)

Highlights recent research on educational innovations, particularly as they are implemented in developing nations. A case study of educational innovation in Nigeria is presented as a means of examining broader issues of educational innovation. (Author/DB)

As trade unions in India are expanding their educational services, it becomes apparent that research is needed to support the expansion and diversification. International organizations can aid in the financial support of research and dissemination of the results. (SK)

Noting that economic conditions in developed and developing nations create vastly different environmental problems, the author looks at the directions environmental education is taking in the Third World and at efforts in industrialized nations to develop a global perspective in environmental education. (SJL)

Discusses the importance of Taiwan's system of vocational-industrial education to its history of political stability and continuing economic prosperity. (JOW)

Describes two adult education programs which can develop health capability. One is focused on family and community health and the other is a nonformal adult education program which teaches collective problem solving. (JOW)