Examines the curriculum kit "Resource Development--Brazil and Canada." It facilitates a rounded study of the theme of resource development and is designed to enable teachers and students to update, add, or delete sections. A brief account of its objectives, materials, and underlying curriculum principles is given. (Author/JK)

Discusses youth work in India, the role of the youth worker, the importance of helping youth to bring about social change, the need for youth clubs to integrate and motivate young people as agents of social change, and the problems of youth training. (MF)

Taking into account an imperfectly operating labor market, this paper measures and contrasts average and marginal returns on secondary education in two adjacent East African countries (Kenya and Tanzania) with very similar economic structures. The marginal rate of return seemed somewhat lower than the average rate of return. Includes three tables…

The current status, impact, and problems of UNESCO-sponsored graduate programs for manpower development in developing nations are examined. (MSE)

There is an explosion of cross-cultural research on cognitive development. This research has the following three phases of interaction with education: (1) the application of western approaches to the third world; (2) the search for culturally specific modes of learning; and (3) the testing of innovations for the education of minority children.…

Examines various education-related aspects of Venezuela's labor market for 1975-1984, using a sample of 40,000 workers. Education returns have declined only two percent during a rapid educational expansion period. The increased supply of educated persons influenced the narrowing of earnings differentials and led to more equitable income…

Describes a study that examined the information seeking behavior of undergraduate students in Nigeria. The factors examined include the main sources of references to the literature used by students, and the effects of class standing and intellectual disciplines on choices of reference sources. (8 references) (CLB)

Describes aspects of several libraries in Rio de Janeiro. Topics covered include library policies, budgets, periodicals and books in the collections, classification schemes used, and literary areas of interest to patrons. (6 references) (CLB)

Discussion of developments that have taken place in library education in Nicaragua since the establishment of the revolutionary government highlights funding sources, faculty composition, enrollment trends, and future prospects for seminar programs and the Central American University library program are discussed. (14 references) (CLB)

Provides an overview of the continuing education programs in library and information science available in Iran, and describes a survey that assessed the effectiveness of short courses conducted by the Iranian Documentation Center during 1982-1986. Recommendations for curriculum development and future programs are discussed. (2 references) (CLB)

Discussion of low-cost educational technology in developing nations focuses on Nigerian experiences with using exhibitions to promote the use of inexpensive instructional materials. A systems approach to instructional material development is described, and a model used to develop low-cost educational aids in student teacher courses is explained.…

This study was designed to investigate Nigerian elementary teachers' apathy towards use of equipment in instruction and to verify possible links with technophobia. Subjects demonstrated lack of knowledge of educational technology and only slight traces of technophobia. It was suggested that teachers should receive rigorous training in educational…

Africa and Third World countries do not include women in economic development projects. Women have benefited little from the minimum development done so far. These governments' lack of recognition and expansion of women's critical activities in producing and distributing food and cash crops will perpetuate underdevelopment and poverty. (PS)

There are five basic ways of transferring science and technology to developing countries: voluntary expatriates ("brain drain"), expatriates on special missions to their home countries, personnel training in the developed country, importation of technology, and interinstitutional cooperation. Additional forms of interinstitutional cooperation…

This study analyzes the cost effectiveness of the Radio Education Teacher Training Project in Nepal using the annualized total cost as a linear function of two independent variables, the number of teachers enrolled in the program, and the number of hours of radio lessons broadcast during the 1981-82 school year. (MBR)