Learning in community schools is not solely book learning but is practical and related to the environment. Some related assumptions are that the school can be an instrument of social change and the community is the teaching laboratory. Case studies of some community schools in the United States, the Philippines, and Africa indicate that they…

This report describes the activities of the Radio Mathematics Project of the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences (IMSSS) during the 1974-75 fiscal year. This project is funded by AID for the purposes of (1) developing and testing a cost-effective system of radio instruction in elementary mathematics for developing countries,…

Asian universities are facing problems of maturing institutions. Having built up their resources, they must now find means of sustaining these resources and of matching their capacities more closely to Asian needs. This process is complicated by the status of many Asian universities as hybrid institutions largely based on Western models. As useful…

This monograph compares the advantages, limitations, and liabilities of videotape recording, 16mm, and 8 systems with special consideration to their deployment in the tropical conditions that prevail in Bangladesh. The first part of the text is a comparison of the three systems. Both video and film systems are discussed in terms of their technical…

Prepared for the government of Iran, the report is the result of a study concerned with the recruitment and employment of foreign workers. Due to the rapid industrialization of Iran, an anticipated shortage of qualified workers led to the government's request for an outside expert to advise on considerations and suggested procedures involved in…

Methods are discussed for providing foreign-born engineering students with a wider grasp of industrial development operations than that provided to American students. A course providing such instruction is described, along with materials used, several typical student reports, and observations about the course. (LMH)

The purpose of the Korea/Seadag seminar was to advance the systematic development of nonformal education and to maximize the development of human resources. Specific objectives are related to evolving future programs of nonformal education in Korea and East Asia. The report focuses on participant discussions regarding the conceptualization,…

The major responsibility of this workshop on nonformal education is to establish some prototypes of community training activities which will coordinate with the agricultural and health components of Ethiopia's Fourth Five Year Plan for rural development and which can later be reproduced in the countryside. Linking education to overall development…

This publication presents the final report of the Meeting of Experts on Environmental Aspects of Engineering Education and Training held in Paris, June 17-21, 1974. Convened by UNESCO in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), this meeting was part of a series of activities that UNEP is undertaking or assisting, aimed…

Aspects of British education which are relevant to the study of world development are examined in this publication. The first three articles analyze respectively various textbooks, examination papers, and syllabi for attitudes, topics, and values presented in them which deal with developing countries in relation to world development issues. In…

To identify the listening habits and preferences of the audience of a radio-braodcasting station, DXCD, in a rural area of the Philippines, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted. A total sample of 960 respondents was interviewed. The methodology of the survey is presented, and the demographics of the area described. Results are tabulated in…

The periodicals listed in this bibliography are those published in Latin America and the Caribbean that deal exclusively with educational themes. Information for each entry, when available, includes the title, subtitle, name and address of publisher, frequency of publication, year the publication began and/or terminated, any previous title, and…

One of the essential factors in the economic development of nations is the attainment of a manpower mix which is strategically suited to current development problems, and which will also provide a catalyst for improvement and change. A review of the literature indicates that, although education per se is important, individual countries must…

There is increasing evidence that what we call civic education embraces only a part of the influences operating on a people, and may well be among the less important. There are a number of practical obstacles to the success of civic education in political socialization. The multifunctionality that allows schools to have so many favorable effects,…

A study was made to determine how many university level adult educators are likely to be needed by the organizations involved in adult education in Tanzania, and to determine the type of training desired by these organizations. Heads of 38 of the organizations were interviewed. It was found that the organizations are willing to release and sponsor…