The 1975 Federation Internationale de Documentation (FID) Symposium was held to generate critical analysis of information sources as a contribution to socioeconomic development. Five opening addresses serve to explore the general conference theme and welcome the 170 participants from 30 countries. Nine papers are presented which address the role…

This brochure explains the teacher exchange offered by the Office of Education in cooperation with the U. S. Department of State. Details of the opportunities available for qualified American teachers in the 1973-74 academic year in the elementary and secondary schools of other countries are given. Information is presented on transportation…

A series of technical reports based on the Aloha System for educational computer programs provide a background on how various countries in the Pacific region developed computer capabilities and describe their current operations, as well as prospects for future expansion. Included are studies on the Japan-Hawaii TELEX and Satellite; computers at…

The Council of Europe working party met for 13 days during their visits to Paris, Geneva, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Berlin in an attempt to assess current developments in the use of computers in the field of educational documentation and information and to learn about the adaptation of computer techniques in other fields. The report of the…

In 1970 many Australian students, teachers, and schools participated in the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Science Project. The aim of the project was to measure the science achievement of students in Australia and 18 other countries, and to examine relationships between this achievement and various…

In 1970 many Australian students, teachers, and schools participated in the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Science Project. The aim of the project was to measure the science achievement of students in Australia and 18 other countries, and to examine relationships between this achievement and various…

This paper reports comparisons between the science achievement of students in 19 countries based upon a survey conducted in 1970 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The mean level of achievement of the students in each participating country is examined in relation to both opportunity to learn the…

As a standard classification system, International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) provides a standard format for assembling, reporting, and compiling statistics of different educational phenomena both within a country and internationally. The system classified courses, programs, and fields of education according to their educational…

The International Association of Experimenting Schools for Adolescents is a "consortium of persons seeking to develop experimental schools which will facilitate the growth of adolescents capacities to live successfully in modernizing societies." Simultaneous with the development of the Association was a concern by its founders that an evaluation…

This volume is the result of a study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) as part of the Six Subject Survey in Science, Literature, Reading Comprehension, English and French as Foreign Languages, and Civic Education. The project was begun in 1966 with the first phase of instrument…

A model law on archives which was prepared for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the International Council on Archives is presented. The aim of the law is to help countries in varying stages of development to construct legal guidelines for archival use which are in line with the exigencies of modern…

Various considerations for a global approach to higher education are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the certainty of further growth, new problems and deficiencies of existing systems, and the search for new structures. Although global or integrated planning of post-secondary education is stressed, it does not imply global control. Rather,…

In selecting titles for this bibliography, the compliers have included only those which cover "lifelong integrated education," defined by international organizations (UNESCO) and Council of Europe) as a "global concept integrating different aspects and educational processes in a coherent continuum." Such themes as adult basic education, leisure,…

The paper presented in this booklet is a translation from Swedish of a part of a book on Sweden's commitment to the less developed countries. Ernst Michanek, UN delegate and executive chairman and director-general of the Swedish International Development Authority, advocates a deepening of collaboration to accompany the widening of international…

The object of this comparative study of health education conducted by the International Bureau of Education was to obtain an overall view of health education in primary schools throughout the world. Ninety-four countries furnished replies to the inquiry, a seven-part questionnaire, indicating that in all the countries some form of health education…