In order to get a picture of school dropouts and repeaters in the world, UNESCO undertook in 1969 a world wide inquiry on this subject. This article presents a brief analysis of study findings, which show that access to basic education is still far from universal in the developing countries. (DM)

One of a series of papers commenting on the report, Learning to be,'' submitted to Unesco by the Commission, which clarifies the educational crisis in countries of the Third World and calls for change in educational policy. (JB)

This article emphasizes that the report of the Commission states that the demand for education today is so great that present institutionalized systems are and will be in the future incapable of absorbing it. (JB)

A critical analysis of the Commission's report reminding readers that there is a great gulf between the ease with which progressive reforms can be proposed and the difficulty with which these reforms are sold in the market place of politics to conservative and cost-conscious governments and people. (Author/JB)

This report is designed to describe the current status of population education on the world education sceme and to relate this development to American education. (Author)

The papers and other contributions reported upon here drew attention to the achievements of library organizations in many countries, and also to a number of problems calling for consideration and study. (Author/SJ)

Discusses problems involving the replacement of expatriate managers with national managers.'' (Author)

Outlines the history of scientific support in the Philippines and suggests that scientists have an important part to play in social and political change by providing empirical and analytic studies in the social and natural sciences. (AL)

The President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters examines the main characteristics of satellite communication and suggests "objectives in both 'developed and developing areas' that are appropriate to their needs and their abilities to use such communications technologies effectively. An address presented to the annual meeting…