Describes the factors that affect the capability of small island nations to achieve sustainable development. Discusses the impact of population size, aspects that threaten a small island's fragile environment, support needed to achieve sustainable development, and the call for an International Center for Sustainable Development of Small Island…

How African societies interpret science and technology in their daily life situations is discussed. The relationship that exists between socioeconomic and political concerns and the transfer of technology is examined. Suggested is a major reorientation and restructuring of science and technology at the domestic and international levels. (KR)

Includes annotations for 125 international documents from the United Nations and other international organizations. Recurring topics covered include the economy and politics of the USSR and other eastern European countries, development issues, and women. Important updates to earlier editions are also included. (LRW)

This paper presents a disability prevention framework for community-based rehabilitation services, by conceptualizing early intervention in terms of primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. The framework views prevention as the effort to reduce a disability's expression, duration, or extended impact. (Author/JDD)

In contrast to other East Asian countries, in Papua New Guinea the economy is stagnating due to high labor costs, overvalued currency, stagnant productivity, high government consumption, and barriers to external and internal investment and exports. (SK)

Examines the growth and reform of technical-vocational education and training in two South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) member nations: Indonesia and Malaysia. Traces similarities and differences between the two systems, which will be extended to other SEAMEO member states by the new SEAMEO Regional Centre for Vocational…

This paper (1) defines "quality education"; (2) examines choices for improving primary education in developing countries; (3) describes the processes of change and decision making; (4) identifies the historical, economic, political, and social contexts within which these decisions are made; and (5) proposes ways to improve educational decision…

Discusses the feasibility of educational development in a disadvantaged area of Sri Lanka, considering expectations which are unreasonably high. Concludes that ambitious goals should be operationalized at a practical level. Recommends using the human resources of eager children, supportive parents, and dedicated educators to improve education. (KS)

Management development is essential for the economic development of least developed countries (LDCs) in Africa. The collectivist culture of LDCs necessitates development of behavior skills and attitudes and a cyclic, experiential learning approach. (SK)

Investigates the sources, incidence, and intensity of administrative stress among Zimbabwean headteachers, based on a survey of 95 principals. Respondents experienced relatively high stress levels. Several demographic characteristics and school variables (particularly double-shift schools) affected principals' perceptions of stress-inducing…

Describes a curriculum development pilot study in a rural village in India, designed to develop and test application of an ecological inventory approach to curriculum development integrating academic and functional skill training. Describes an Integrated Core Curriculum Structure as a guide for designing curricula based on ecological inventories.…

Responses from 118 of 237 executives in South Africa found the following highly rated: importance of universities in supplying high-level workers; need for high-skilled technicians and innovative entrepreneurs; and need for business to understand technology, fund research, and have a technology strategy. Respondents rated the current reality of…

Contends most people in Third World need functional and development-oriented literacy (FDL) if they are to contribute meaningfully to illiteracy eradication and attainment of sustainable national development in respective countries. Arguing current literacy instruction approaches in most Third World countries can't sustain FDL, suggests adoption…

Uses an interdisciplinary policy analysis framework to examine the United States Agency for International Development (AID) program to consolidate democracy in Zambia. Argues that, despite shortcomings, AID has made significant contributions to capacity-building in Zambia's mass media industry, and that it may have succeeded in laying the…

Scaling-up (the expansion or development of organizational activities of nongovernmental agencies to achieve greater impact) in community-based rehabilitation is described by using case study materials from industrialized and less-developed countries (India, Canada, and Indonesia) and focusing on differences in structural characteristics of…