Provides an account of the activities of the Library Council of Papua New Guinea from its inception in 1975 to 1990. Highlights include background on the council, meetings of the council and membership, minutes and reports of ad hoc committees, work undertaken by the council, reports on projects, and commentaries on the council. (19 references)…

Because older children in developing countries often assume responsibility for the care of their younger siblings, health education programs are aimed to these older children. An interactive radio health curriculum was developed in Bolivia that includes lessons on personal hygiene, rehydration, home sanitation, and nutrition. (JOW)

Describes the history of World Wide Fund for Nature and its approach to environmental protection through education. Argues that charitable organizations efforts do not address the issue of educating the people about their responsibility to the environment. (MDH)

Discusses the role of the World Bank's Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Commissions on Sustainable Development in the process of moving human society toward a more equitable and environmentally sustainable form of development as promised at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. (Contains 39…

The program See Me, Share My World centers around a vibrant collection of drawings and paintings, photographs, and charts creating a composite portrait of daily life in economically disadvantaged areas in developing countries. These materials introduce American children to their peers in six nations. Connections are more evident than…

Reviews hypotheses regarding low suicide rates reported in Third World countries. Describes key informant survey of 16 villages in Ecuador that showed rate of suicide in rural area of Andes to be much higher than what is usually reported for regions with similar characteristics. Found that victims were predominantly young and marital/family…

Rates of return to lower schooling levels are higher than to university education and tend to stay higher even as country develops. Examines changes in educational rates of return in South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s. The payoff to lower schooling levels declined substantially in absolute terms and relative to investing in completed four-year…

Examines ethical considerations involved in the transfer of appropriate information technology to less developed countries. Approaches to technology are considered; two philosophical frameworks for studying ethical considerations are discussed, i.e., the Kantian approach and the utilitarian perspective by John Stuart Mill; and integration of the…

In Western countries, community work is often carried out without attention to comparable activities in developing societies. There is a need for collaboration and exchange, and practices must be changed to accommodate them. (JOW)

Reviews the historical background and present state of publishing in Kenya, including the role of indigenous and foreign firms. Problems identified include language and literacy problems; lack of the reading habit, support for authors, finances, and publishing expertise; high production costs; and inadequate publicity. (Author/MES)

Analysis of occupational structures in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States shows divergent paths toward postindustrial society, with different forms of knowledge-based production (service-economy and info-industrial) that reflect cultural and institutional diversity. (SK)

Study of 298 U.S. social workers revealed that interest in international practice in developing world depended on freedom to relocate, expectation of rewarding experience overseas, possession of and desire to use requisite skills, interest in foreign intercultural arena, and global-mindedness. These variables, in combination, accounted for 41% of…

Delphi and Q-sort techniques were used by 34 educators to rank technology education curriculum guidelines for developing countries. The highest-ranked issues included the following: technology education should teach creative thinking and problem solving, it should be part of general education for all, and it should integrate other subjects. (SK)

Argues that the erosion of the foundations of enlightenment thought has produced different consequences in first, second, and third world countries. Reviews meanings of postmodernity in Latin America, the modern/postmodern debate in education, views on postmodernism, and what postmodernism offers to and demands from educators. (DSK)

Explores how technology exacerbates already existing inequalities for scientists in developing nations. Discusses information dissemination, access to information in cyberspace, technological infrastructure, and the exclusion of scientists and scholars in developing nations from the collective international discourse essential for making progress…