This report contains the results of a regional seminar on computers in education organized by the National Institute for Educational Research (NIER) of Japan. In an effort to promote international cooperation and the sharing of information, 15 participants from 12 countries (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, People's Republic of China, India, Japan,…

This paper reports on the emerging market in information on development-related activities in terms of the European capacity in databases and information networking. The first of its two parts addresses issues that are emerging consequent to the introduction of information technology in developing countries. Problems of definition and interest in…

A study examined the academic, research, and extension programs of selected agricultural institutions in the Asia-Pacific region in order to determine the extent of their involvement and participation in promoting rural development. Questionnaires were mailed to 65 institutions in 16 countries; 28 (43.1 percent) were returned from 10 countries:…

Education gives people the opportunity to become more productive, escape poverty, and improve the quality of their lives. For more than two decades the World Bank has supported the efforts of developing countries to expand and improve education at all levels. This document discusses World Bank efforts in support of education in developing…

This document summarizes discussions at an invitational workshop on health care development in Nigeria. The discussion centered on the need for cooperation among government service-delivery agencies and on the need to improve general national economic conditions. The following broad topics were discussed: (1) the history of health care during the…

Representatives of the socialist countries of the Asia-Pacific region, namely, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Mongolian People's Republic, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, met to discuss research studies about perspectives on the future in these countries. (Representatives of the…

This United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report proposes a strategy for reducing, and ultimately eliminating, malnutrition in developing countries. It proposes a methodology for the identification of appropriate actions in a given context through situation assessment and analysis, rather than through a predetermined set of technical…

This report summarizes the roundtable discussion of 19 China experts at a conference on the development of U.S. policy convened four months after the democracy demonstrations that took place in China in spring, 1989. The group's discussion highlighted five major areas of uncertainty over China's course in the short-term to intermediate future: (1)…

The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future directions. The round-table discussion summarized in this report focused on the future of Africa and the changing global context of U.S. policy toward Africa. While the Cold War has…

This document reports the proceedings of a conference in Southern Africa that addressed two themes: (1) priorities and strategies for the reform of vocational education; and (2) the functions of teacher organizations. The following presentations are included: "Opening Address" (Frank A. P. Mkomawanthu); "Keynote Address: Priorities…

The Major Project for Education for Latin America and the Caribbean has given indigenous populations priority attention and has sponsored workshops and seminars to address the educational needs of these peoples. Traditionally, the language and culture of indigenous peoples have been viewed as obstacles rather than valuable resources for education.…

The opportunities in U.S. Schools of Public Health for exposing students likely to work in developing countries to maternal and child health (MCH) issues are examined. The educational inadequacies resulting from too much specialization call for the development of a course which uses a comparative approach to MCH problems and solution strategies…

A maternal death is defined as the death of a woman while she is pregnant or within 42 days of the end of her pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. No one knows exactly how many women die from bearing children because data is imprecise in most countries.…

This document offers the proceedings of a seminar in which participants from Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, Western Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Australia, and the University of South Pactific met to discuss current and better practices for the production and distribution of textbooks and other teaching/learning materials. This seminar proceedings is…

The goal of the Stanley Foundation is to encourage study, research, and discussion of timely international issues in such a way as to promote understanding of and tolerance for their complexity and to contribute to a secure peace with freedom and justice. Presented are four conference reports with a common characteristic. In each case, the United…