Describes the Chinese view of decision making in education and offers information on the structure and organization of decision making, the relationship between educational policy and Communist Party policy, and centralization in educational administration. (DB)

The challenge to the international health education field and its leadership is not to design and recommend programs and/or solutions, but rather to study needs, problems, and values of people, and then to assist them in designing their own programs relevant to their needs and problems. (MB)

By means of a case study of Nigeria, this paper examines the issue of national unity and identity in the face of tribally based regionalism, diversity, and suspicion. Maps and tables accompany the article. (Author/AV)

Discusses the need for a redefinition of the post-World War II concept of international development due to the world's radical transformation during the 1970's. Topics covered are the search for new development models, sovereignty and self-reliance in newly independent nations, educational reconstruction, and women as agents of development. (SH)

Analyzes patterns of population growth in Africa, accounts for the population explosion in certain parts of the continent, and discusses implications of the population growth for economic development. Seven tables and two maps are included in the article. (Author/DB)

Study concludes that linguistic deprivation, defined as differences between language or dialect spoken in the home and that of the school, influences success in school. As long as language proficiency determines success, culturally different groups will have difficulty advancing socially and economically. (RW)

Provides an overview of nonformal education. Discusses the characteristics of nonformal education as well as its misconceptions, limitations and prospects. (Editor/RK)

Discusses the application of operational research techniques, such as computers, to the educational systems of developing countries. Particular attention is paid to the training of educational administrators. Various computer-related techniques are discussed. (Author/DB)

Discusses the role of effective planning in carrying out administrative reform in Arab countries. Present administrative backwardness is characterized by inefficiency, inability to keep up with educational trends, remoteness from current trends in management science, and inability to prepare for future educational development. Strategies for…

In order to move privileged students from denial and guilt about feminist issues to constructive anger, educators must first teach them how their own emotional response can cloud their perceptions about oppression. Several classroom techniques used for "re-educating emotions" are described and discussed as they are used to teach third-world…

Describes the results of a nationwide survey on environmental protection and sustainable development in Nigeria in 1992. The intention of this study was to provide reliable and useful information to those involved in forming policies about environmental protection and sustainable development. A vast majority of the respondents opted for strict…

Educational systems in the Lao People's Democratic Republic are experiencing many problems, including inadequate facilities and equipment, a teacher shortage, a high dropout rate, unequal access for minorities, and precarious financing. Innovative projects sponsored by Ecoles Sans Frontieres, Japan Sotoshu Relief Committee, UNICEF, the Save the…

Revisits key school effectiveness measurement issues: difficulties in evaluating school effectiveness from behavioral data due to observation/measurement problems; evidence on marginal values of schooling outputs and schooling production relations; methodological issues in underlying studies and their carryover to cost-benefit estimates; and…

Uses household survey data from 12 Latin American countries to assess how teacher salaries compare to other workers' salaries. Results show great variability from one country to another. When statistical controls are introduced for the differential education, hours worked, and gender composition, the earnings differential between the two groups…

Examines complexities involved in developing a school-administrator preparation program in the Republic of Georgia. Discusses eight conditions influencing differences in countries' educational practices. Presents 10 major issues to be resolved, including vision and goals, degree of centralization, leadership and education models, past/present…