Examines the interdisciplinary nature of theories of development. Topics discussed include views of history, instrumental rationality, the role of technology in capitalist society, and a synthetic view of the development/underdevelopment process. For journal availability, see SO 506 201. (Author/DB)

Author discusses these issues: have American women achieved enough equal opportunity to assist women foreign students; can international women educate themselves for elite status at home; will U.S. domestic/international student enrollments change; and what significance can this change be to women of developing countries. (PD)

Gives basic information about energy and conservation, including the laws of thermodynamics. Examines solar energy and other fossil fuel alternatives to provide high quality energy. (MA)

Educational methods used by simpler societies of the world are discussed as appropriate for incorporating into modern, technologically-oriented institutions. It is suggested that traditional, free exploration by children can be merged into the school curriculum, allowing freedom and learning by experimentation with or without the teacher. (LBH)

Proposes ways in which developing nations can adapt engineering education to their specific national needs. (Author/SL)

Approximately 14,000 sixth grade students, representing the 10 major regions of Indonesia, were tested in mathematics, science, social studies, and Bahasa Indonesia, the offical language. Results showed that rural children learn much less than city children, and that lack of Bahasa Indonesia in the home is not a serious disadvantage. (Author/MV)

Concepts and practices employed in Third World countries for conserving space and energy in urban areas are described. Suggestions are offered for applying some of these ideas to an apartment complex on Roosevelt Island, New York. (GC)

Comments on a recent "Prospects" article on education in developing countries are presented. The author, a World Bank executive, commends the efforts of the Education Department of the World Bank at looking, listening, and discussing on the spot all aspects of the development process and in financing educational reform in economically…

Examines the relationship between education and development in developing nations. Advocates the fostering of a technical humanism--the development of knowledge in all its forms as a basis for action. In this system, technical education is as highly valued as general education. The system, and its applications to rural education is discussed. (CP)

Reports a three year panel study of El Salvadoran junior high school students and the relationship of early mass media use to subsequent change in social expectations. (MH)

At the 19th General Conference of UNESCO a declaration on the "use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding" was discussed. This article focuses briefly on views of the media by authoritarian and democratic states. (LBH)

As a result of a UNESCO declaration on the use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding, this Indian journalist examines the need for news from a Third World perspective as well as the relationship between developing and developed nations in this area. (LBH)

Educational publishing at all levels in Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad are discussed. (MBR)

The strongest path in the information-energy model is the direct linkage between information and bureaucratic development. (Author/IRT)

Third World higher educational systems must be based on each country's development objectives to be most effective. This article by the deputy director-general of the World Health Organization discusses the effects of education on Africans, with emphasis on cultural contrasts with the West. (LBH)