Views Nigeria as a valid, representative "African laboratory" for the development of English as a second language. Nigeria has vigorously embarked on national development and modernization programs centered on English and, therefore, is capable of contributing greatly to a valid theory of English as a second language as a branch of…

The educational policy of Sir Frederick Lugard is reviewed. He held the view that education must determine the development of the country and focused on educational problems, thinking they would lead to solutions to other Nigerian problems. (LBH)

The practical application of an evaluation model involving an education course at the University of Ife is described. It was shown that the model is workable and that a university course can be consciously planned, pursued, and evaluated beyond the ordinary processes. (Author/LBH)

The level of development of science in developing countries shows that science is recognized only as a means toward economic survival and not necessarily as a way of understanding the individual's relationship with the natural world. Implications for curriculum development are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Discusses the role of language planning in national development of nonindustrial countries, with emphasis on educational development. Problems of language planning discussed include colonial inheritance, language diversity, development of indigenous languages, and the ability of the national authority to bear the cost of language planning.…

Recent work in the field of sociolinguistics is discussed as it relates to problems of national integration in a multilingual society. The implications of such a situation for language teaching programs are also discussed. (RM)

A model for providing continuing education in both rural and urban areas of India for both youth and adults. (ABM)

The following pages summarize the findings of seven case-studies of public policy in career guidance carried out in Chile, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa and Turkey. The objectives of this World Bank study were: to identify and describe the distinctive issues faced by developing and transition economies in forming effective…

The aim of this study is to determine the factors and problems associated with the growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in developing countries and examine the Turkish distance Education System from the point of the factors such as cultural; political; economic; technological. The study, firstly, introduces some applications…

This statistical volume provides the basis for the review in Volume I of the Education Sector Review (Egypt). Table 1 contains data on population, labor force, and macroeconomic framework 1990-2000, while table 2 contains social indicators 1990-2000, and table 3 contains population projection for various age groups. Tables 4-7 contain data on…

Women in the Caribbean share many different commonalities, but their experiences vary by culture and the socioeconomic development and infrastructure of the country in which they reside. The 44 women who participated in a study were all full-time faculty from the University of the West Indies, Mona, St. Augustine, and Cave Hill campuses located in…

This paper reports on research conducted to determine if United States' community college model can be applied to higher education systems in developing countries. The author examined Vietnam's higher education system and conducted a case study of Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta. First, common characteristics found among community…

In Thailand, the need for skills in the labor force will become even greater in the next decade as the country's industrial and service companies seek to increase productivity through technological and organizational change. Historically, the limited provision of secondary education was a major bottleneck in skills development in Thailand. Major…

In developing and transition countries, such as those of Eastern and Southern Africa, higher education plays a significant and growing role. The most economically efficient way for the country to benefit is to queue up persons of higher education entry age in order of their academic preparation or ability to benefit from higher education. Some of…

This booklet comes from a workshop, "School Repetition: a Global Perspective," held in Geneva (Switzerland) in February 1995, and the subsequent dialogue. The document is the first state-of-the-art approximation on school repetition. This highly complex phenomenon assumes different characteristics in different contexts and is defined and measured…