Examines three myths concerning illiteracy: (1) the Third World remains poor because of high illiteracy rates; (2) nations can be rated on a scale that compares relative literacy rates, and (3) what is needed is a reliable definition. Concludes the real issue is not literacy, but equity and justice. (CH)

The author attempts to capture the flavor of the World Assembly of Adult Education held in Buenos Aires in November 1985. Emphasis is on the Work Group on Adult Civic Education and the concept of popular education. (CH)

Attempts to bring Elsey's methodology in "Social Perspectives on Adult Education" to bear on aspects related to adult education policy and development work. Concludes that social theory perspectives help identify policy issues for adult education in Australia as it moves from random provision to a coherent system. (CH)

Asserts that students need a solid background in world affairs, and that this end can be achieved by making world affairs personally meaningful to students. Describes a project that attempts to help make this connection, and supplies relevant story ideas and questions for an editing assignment. (MS)

Intended for educational policymakers, this bibliography provides detailed analyses of documents in languages not widely used or understood at the international level or of documents that are not available in the original format. The countries included in this bibliography are China, Finland, the German Democratic Republic, Hungary, and Japan.…

Provides an introduction to the content of economics syllabi and examination questions in the developing country of Ethiopia. (BSR)

Investigates the major content characteristics of obituary announcements in Nigerian newspapers, including humor, ambiguity, enmity, adulatory statements about the bereaved, statements addressed to the deceased, and statements reflecting enmity or suspicion. Concludes that obituaries reflect the values of society. (MM)

States that the basic weakness of contemporary "Western-born" social science, as applied to the study of developing nations, is its ethnocentrism. Discusses the need to reinforce the indigenous character of the social sciences. Presents the INTERCOCTA Encyclopedia as a way of establishing a more indigenous social science within various…

Special education in Malaysia now involves 4,220 handicapped children in four categories: visually handicapped, hearing impaired, mentally retarded, and physically handicapped. Needs such as more special education teachers, early diagnosis, modified curricula, special equipment, and parent counseling are discussed. (Author/DB)

Describes efforts to promote the desire to read and the availability of materials for Nigerians who have already been introduced to reading. (FL)

Indonesia faces many barriers to making a decision regarding educational policy for economic development and individual growth. These include the large population, cultural problems, lack of skills, the guardianship syndrome, and the fallacy of foreign expertise. (CH)

Examines the impact of introducing data processing in middle-level accountancy training programs in Botswana. Hardware and software considerations for the program are also examined. Since the beginning of the program, some 300 students have been trained in accounting. (JN)

Discusses the role of technology in environmental affairs. The background of the appropriate technology movement and an analysis of its practicability and viability are provided. Five metaphysical propositions are reviewed and the importance of meta-technological factors is emphasized. (ML)

The author contends that misguided public policies on education and employment must be addressed through the alternative of a strong commitment to vocational technical education in Francophone West Africa as a means and goal of development to meet the urgent demand for the entry of these countries into the age of modern technology. (Author/CT)

This article contains a conceptualization of the links between education and production at the level of the individual organization, namely schools, training institutions, and productive enterprises. It provides a detailed analysis of different ways in which education and production are combined and discusses the practical implications of these…