This report discusses innovation in inservice education and training of teachers (INSET) in France. The first section deals with INSET in relationship to the French educational system, research institutes on the teaching of mathematics, and teacher training assignments in business and industrial firms. Section two presents four case studies. The…

The chief educational information unit in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the focus for dissemination of information to various agencies is the Department of Educational Information of the Scientific Research Institute of General Sciences, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences (APS). The department services the whole of the USSR by…

The overall effectiveness of Title I is assessed, particularly successful projects are indicated, and means for replicating and expanding worthy projects are recommended. It is concluded that the program has demonstrated the interest and capacity of postsecondary institutions and communities to engage in cooperative problem-solving efforts.…

A proposal is made to use local people's libraries as information distribution centers for the Integrated Rural Development Program in Pakistan. The local libraries would function as centers for literacy programs, adult education, open university programs, instruction in improved farming methods, and general information dissemination. Each center…

This is a compilation by Unesco of international scholarships and courses sponsored or administered by international and national organizations and institutions. There are two sections, the first listing scholarships and the second listing courses. Entries are listed under the name of the sponsoring or administering body and are divided into…

The civil libertarian aspects of the National Program for Library and Information Science are analyzed. The five assumptions on which the program is based are closely examined for their references to the word "right." Details are given of the historic development of the library profession's increasing concern for the protection of…

Investigations into the sociocultural pattern of life in Rennes, France, are presented in this study. Topics include: (1) the modern family in Rennes, (2) the university generation, (3) social growth and expansion, (4) life in the Maurepas quarter, (5) cultural development, (6) shops and shopkeepers, (7) French eating habits, (8) rural living, and…

This report describes activities, in its third year of operation, under the Federal program of technology transfer as provided by the State Technical Services Act of 1965. Field service programs were brought under way in 34 states and 1/4 of the states established formal regional programs. Congress extended authorizations under the State Technical…

The Planning Committee, appointed by the British Secretary of State for Education and Science to work out a comprehensive plan for an Open University, reports on the objectives, general approach, charter and statues, administrative structure and appointments, degree structure and courses, academic staffing, relationships with the British…

The seminar designed to create a learning situation for individuals whose professional concerns involve vocational needs and problems focused on: the need for employers and employment agencies to foster an objective attitude toward the employment of the older person; differentiation between publicity and public relations; provision of service and…

Mass literacy, largely the product of the nineteenth century European industrial revolution, may be considered in three facets. First, its sociology: human relationships are different when individuals can refer to permanent, written records than when they rely on a person-to-person transferral of information. Literacy also makes possible more…

Chile is unique in its geography and urban concentration, its political history and its present governmental structure. These features are examined in this survey report. Topics for discussion include: (1) The Instruments of Planning, (2) The Planning and Development Structure, (3) The Move to Integrated Economic Space, (4) The Chilean…

This paper attempts to analyze contemporary Moroccan attitudes and policies toward the cities by tracing their antecedents, and by describing their evolution. It is structured around four central questions about Morocco's urban policy. (1) What exactly did the "French tradition" and the "French influence" entail in regard to…

After reviewing the urban demographic facts and prospects for India as a whole, this report asks one basic question: Who, in the Indian polity, is responsible for urban government and urban development? As with the other country reports in this series, the main objective is to understand the national perception of the place of urban development in…

The primary intentions of this report are to describe urbanization in Thailand to the extent that available information permits, to relate it to development and development planning, and to identify gaps in current knowledge that are likely to become significant in the formulation of future policies and programs. The first section,…