This simulation highlights problems of development strategies for underdeveloped countries and examines aspects of tourism. As Parliament members on a Caribbean island, students discuss a proposal from a foreign source and make a decision on behalf of their people. Includes procedures, timetable, character list, role descriptions, and other…

An analysis of change and stability in four dimensions of bureaucracy for the 1960-1970 period with data from 62 nations suggests that bureaucratic activity in developed and developing nations shows no sign of abating. (Author/RM)

An analysis of articles from "Newsweek" and the "State Department Bulletin" during the time periods 1957-62 and 1973-78 examined the extent to which these sources defined African violence in East-West terms. Such references were more frequent during the period of U.S.-Soviet cooperation than they were during the period of…

Compares the economic conditions, potential, and problems of the socialist European states of the Comecon group with similar aspects of states having capitalist economies. (RH)

Concludes that while news about the Third World is not underemphasized in the "New York Times" and the "Chicago Tribune," negative news is played up more in both than is news from other areas. (FL)

Asserts that women have been left out of the development process. Argues that integration of women into the mainstream through education and employment is a myth because it is based upon the male-dominated socioeconomic system that perpetuates oppression and marginalization. (SK)

The Caribbean and other parts of the Third World have been preoccupied with becoming nations, in the accepted international sense. Education has been the prime vehicle through which ideologies such as capitalism, Marxism, colonialism, and nationalism have been promulgated. (SK)

Urges that nutrition educators have a crucial role to play in educating people to influence the economic processes of food production and marketing. Examines the relationship between food patterns, cultural values, and access to food. (SK)

Describes college level geography instruction in Tanzania. Based on the principle that educational systems exist to serve society, the geography course at the University of Dar es Salaam produces two types of career-oriented graduates--resource assessors and secondary school geography teachers. (RM)

The People's Republic of China has dedicated itself to the achievement of the Four Modernizations--science and technology, agriculture, industry, and national defense--which will move the nation to the high levels of technology found in the advanced nations of the world. (JOW)

A U.S. State Department assessment of the information and communication issues of the UNESCO General Conference at Belgrade, Sept. 23-Oct. 28, 1980. Includes abridged text of the UNESCO resolution on the MacBride Report. (PD)

Compares principles and practices of educational planning in socialist and capitalist countries, based on criticism and extensions of the discussion of educational planning by B.K. Kluchnikov in a recent issue of "Prospects," (v10 n1 p27ff, 1980). Information is also presented on socialist versus capitalist objectives for educational planning in…

Examines the structure, role, and needs of Africa's national and intracontinental transportation system. Characteristics of rail, water, road, and air transportation are examined. The conclusion is that high investment in transportation systems is essential to the development process. (Author/KC)

Describes the Chinese model of development, explains its five major elements (equality, rural emphasis, integration of modern and traditional ideas, decentralization, public participation and self-reliance), and discusses the role of communication in China's development process. Article is based on observations and interviews during author's visit…

Describes a study to test whether individualized teacher training materials which had been used successfully in both Britain and the United States could be used with similar success in a developing country and whether such a transfer would be advantageous. (Author/LLS)