Summary of proceedings of Regional Meeting of Experts on Information in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (1982) includes an analysis of present situation in information units participating in meeting; formulation of network project (network concept, objectives, operational framework); and drafting of tentative plan of action…

Critical decisions face technologically developing and progressing countries. National priorities must be considered in selecting and implementing technological advances. The authors present an intervention model for adapting technologies to developing countries. (Author)

This bibliographic essay summarizes some of the outstanding problems of six major international librarianship journals--"Focus on International and Comparative Librarianship,""IFLA Journal,""International Library Review,""Journal of Library History, Philosophy and Comparative…

Reviews attempts to achieve curricular relevance in schools in Third World countries and reasons for their limited success. Also explores role of environmental education in placing the school in its own local community and the real socio-economic environment that surrounds it, focusing on the role issue-based environmental studies. (JN)

Misuse of infant formula products in third-world countries is discussed with regard to the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The Nestle Company's response to the code is presented and the Infant Formula Action Committee (INFACT) boycott of Nestle products is described. (CM)

The "Plan Basico" for Colombian higher education, elaborated in the 1960s at the University of California under the sponsorship of the Agency for International Development, is criticized as nondemocratic and designed to serve the political and economic interests of the United States and the national elite rather than the Colombian people…

Identifies 16 issues considered significant in the planning of educational projects and offers to assist in the selection of the most appropriate media and in the design of software. Twenty references are listed. (LLS)

The presence of some limited funding for educational research overseas has produced interest in the problems and processes of aid administration. This paper analyzes findings on the direct funding of local researchers by a variety of international organisations. (Part of a theme issue on Third World educational development.) (Author/SJL)

The economic growth of developing countries is closely related to the quality of their systems for educating and training human resources. Effective vocational education and manpower training programs are critical to increasing the rate of economic development and standard of living in the developing world. (Author)

Freire reflects on his role as consultant to the Adult Literacy Program in Sao Tome and Principe. Emphasizing the political aspects of pedagogy, he describes how adults learn to read and write, as well as to think critically and participate in national development. (SK)

Attempts to discover how and why community development has been used in the past, and to formulate some ideas on prospects for community development in the future. (CT)

Despite a number of organizational limitations and shortcomings, a pilot project in Pakistan designed to make adults functionally literate with the help of television has been demonstrated viable. Three references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Describes a workshop which was held for the academic and technical personnel of the Chinese Central Broadcasting and Television University (CCTU). The purpose of the workshop was to describe recent developments in distance education, principally in Great Britain, and contrast this with experiences in other parts of the world. (Author/LLS)

Examines the impact of the World Bank on education funding in developing countries. The author concludes that the bank's objectives make education an instrument of national economic growth rather than contributing to individual development. (AM)