Described in this issue of "Children in the Tropics" are handicraft, semi-industrial, and industrial projects which produce weaning foods in developing countries. The introductory section briefly discusses the global epidemiology of malnutrition and offers guidelines for combatting malnutrition. Chapter I provides a framework for…

Text in Spanish. Abstracts in English, French, and Russian.

THIS IS A DIRECTORY OF WHO IS DOING WHAT AND WHAT IS BEING DONE IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION FIELD. INFORMATION FROM EACH OF 65 COUNTRIES IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS--ARTICLES, JOURNALS, BOOKS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CENTERS, CONSULTANTS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PUBLISHING ORGANIZATIONS. MAIN HEADINGS ARE…

A pilot study to develop a methodology for educational planning was conducted. Colombia was chosen for analysis primarily because there is a relatively extensive educational television (ETV) project currently under way from which data of a type unavailable elsewhere could be obtained. The analysis considers the technology as it interrelates with…

If there is a future in developing nations for educational television, it appears to be with appropriate systems developed by nationals for nationals. (Author/STS)

Points out that literacy is often a volatile issue in developing countries, where it is often seen as a key to liberation. Introduces a model for identifying and categorizing the goals and philosophies of literacy projects, programs, and campaigns of the world. (ARH)

The problems that the emerging nations of Africa are facing in gearing their educational systems to their economic needs are discussed. (CK)

Paper from the Comparative and International Education Society Conference, San Diego, Calif., March 21-23, 1971. (MC)