Officials responsible for designing and introducing curriculum innovation in countries participating in the Asian Programme of Education Innovation for Development (APEID) met in Australia in September 1979 to exchange experiences and explore problems and issues of common interest. Conference participants, representing educational ministries or…

Experiences in the South Pacific, Africa, and the West Indies are the basis for this examination of the professional status of librarians in developing countries, including rank and salary, faculty or comparable privileges, and opportunities for professional education. In the instances considered, factors of expatriate service, individual…

This paper consists of the working document and the final report of an international panel which met in Paris in 1980 to discuss the future development of education in Unesco countries. There are four major sections to the working document which comprises the bulk of the paper. The topic of the first section is significant trends in the recent…

A study was conducted to discover whether (1) use of each of the print and broadcast media could be correlated with subjects' knowledge level, and (2) whether controlling for dogmatism would increase the proportion of media users, with higher levels of knowledge among those less dogmatic, and decrease the proportion among the more dogmatic.…

This report summarizes a Unesco-sponsored study of indicators of international communication and socioeconomic development. Following a brief description of the background, purpose, and methodology of the study, the report discusses its findings in the following areas: (1) communication and social indicators; (2) communications and the growth of…

This paper analyzes the amount of time required by farmers in four villages on the western edge of the central plain of Thailand to adopt four agricultural innovations--fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide. The general objective is to help researchers interested in the relationship of the adoption of new ideas to economic development…

Presented is a synthesis of reports designed to assess the development of marine science and technology in African coastal states. This situation is analyzed from a regional (i.e., continent-wide) point of view. Five chapters comprise the report: (1) summary of recommendations, (2) introduction; (3) nation-by-nation descriptions and analyses; (4)…

This guide describes the components of a selective dissemination of information (SDI) service which is designed to give developing countries access to international sources of bibliographic information and provides guidelines for the establishment and evaluation of this type of service. It defines the main features of a computerized documentation…

This UNESCO publication is the fifth in a series of background papers on various aspects of curriculum design, developed by The International Working Group on Curricula Design in Engineering Education. It presents a general approach to design and describes a framework within which a curriculum can be developed. The booklet comes in two main parts.…

This report is a final one in a series of 17 reports concerned with costs analysis/projections of the instructional television program and the Out of School Television (OSTV) project in the Ivory Coast. It includes an introduction to the OSTV project after its first five years of existence, a description of the main elements of the in-school…

The study described evaluated the reach and impact of 25 Tele Pour Tous Television for Everybody) programs on water and related issues which were broadcast by the Ivorian Out of School Television (OSTV) project in April-December 1975. This report discusses the relevance of the topic as a theme for an adult education TV program series, describes…

Six needs assessment studies are summarized from the point of view of rural needs, the media and information system, the educational situation, and expressed wishes on the part of spectators for TV program topics in the Ivory Coast. The six studies included were: (1) Ethno-Sociology Institute Study, 1974; (2) Evaluation Service Study A, 1975; (3)…

Designed to provide information for decision-making by Ivorian authorities in the planning of post-primary education over the coming decade, this study compares the implications of alternative policies or scenarios in terms of social impact, technological alternatives, enrollment, and costs. Two parallel channels are assumed open to students under…

The Free University of Iran was established for the purpose of expanding higher educational opportunity in all areas of the country and training semiprofessional and professional manpower in Iran, particularly in less developed rural areas. The University initially is concentrating its training in the areas of teacher education, health services,…

Two approaches to communication research, diffusion theory (individual-level analysis) and empathy approach (action implications through society) raise ethical concerns. The popularity of the approaches is related to power: those, such as government agencies, who provide funding often reflect self-interest in project selection. Some ethical…