A general discussion of the development of education in Micronesia. (HB)

This draft UNESCO document, an extension of a National Information System (NATIS) planning objective, provides guidelines for government planners in determining information policy, and designing and planning NATIS. It is aimed at governments who believe there is a need to develop NATIS for their countries' economic, cultural and social well-being,…

This directory of women's groups is designed to provide basic contacts for communication among women's organizations, resource groups, and the international development community. Questionnaires were sent to organizations that contribute in some way to the social and economic process. Activities are listed for 289 local and national organizations…

Article evaluated the need for education in Third World nations and how it influenced the whole nature, magnitude, and character of their development. (Author/RK)

Authors traced the development of nonformal education and question whether it can bring significant income and status benefits to the economically disadvantaged in developing countries. (Editor/RK)

In this essay, the author describes the difficulty of publishing in the Third World as part of a larger relationship of dependence of developing countries on industrialized nations. (Editor)

The author examines the part played by geography in the resolution of the problems of the Third World. He sketches the historical development of geography in Africa; looks at the postColonial development of geography and its orientation toward problem solving and evaluates progress in terms of yet unresolved issues. For address of journal see SO…

The interim report outlines the evaluation of the program, defines functional literacy, and discusses the effectiveness of functional literacy work, costs, and conclusions. The most successful results were from programs that promoted effective literacy, introduced vocational and job skill training, encouraged logical thinking, and utilized…

The main purpose of the article is to define a new field of the economy by seeking to determine all the needs which may surround a productive activity devised to be of service to man and what the post-industrial stage of scientific technology means to developing countries. (BR)

The implementation of an ETV program in Samoa and the concomitant expansion of the Samoan educational system is discussed. (Author)

The decentralization of UNESCO and international cooperation in the educational development of Third World nations' are proposed in this interview with the author. (DE)

The relationship of educational development to economic systems and the inappropriateness of western educational models for use in developing nations is examined. (DE)

A statistical survey revealed that education in three Iranian universities is primarily based on memorizing and recalling theoretical knowledge rather than on applying knowledge and skills in solving geological problems, and also that the curricula ignore the fact that the study of the earth is an interdisciplinary science. (MLH)