Summarizes issues raised at a workshop on "People and Dams" organized by the Society for Participatory Research in Asia. Objectives were to (1) understand problems created by dams for people, (2) consider forces affecting displaced populations and rehabilitation efforts, and (3) gain a perspective on popular education efforts among…

This study assessed the perceptions of agricultural teacher educators (n=176) experienced in international work related to agricultural development and improvement of the well-being of rural populations in developing countries. Although there are many problems, the consensus was that the agricultural education profession could provide some…

Traces the evolution of perspectives on Latin American underdevelopment to reveal the changing realities in Latin America as well as evolving world views. Covering the five centuries since Columbus discovered the West Indies, Topik concludes that the idea of underdevelopment is a European construct resulting from greater European progress and a…

It is impossible to have a first-rate educational system without a first-rate vocational education component. International vocational education has no professional base, no institutional loyalties, and no national coherence. It awaits leadership from the nations of the industrialized world. (JOW)

Third World adoption of the Western university and the accompanying Eurocentric system of information flow is criticized as sometimes being counterproductive and alien to developing nations. The potential for a self-reliant, interdependent higher education system among Third World countries is discussed. (MSE)

Presents the working paper from an International Labour Office (ILO) symposium on international development and the role of workers' education. Covers the state of the world, poverty, worker education, labor unions, program planning, and the role of the ILO. (JOW)

Presents the report of an International Labour Office (ILO) symposium on international development and the role of workers' education. Covers the general situation, issues, role of trade unions, educational aspects of workers' involvement in development issues, and the role of the ILO. (JOW)

Examines the effect of highly unrepresentative news stories on gaps in the accuracy of U.S. residents' judgments about different foreign countries. Concludes that unrepresentative news about developing countries reduces accuracy while increasing confidence and satisfaction in judgments. (MM)

Impressive advances in literacy education have been witnessed in Saudi Arabia during the last 15 years. Massive growth of educational facilities has resulted in increased adult enrollment in literacy programs. Certain strategies--curriculum improvement, inservice training, and experimental programs--were adopted to improve the quality of literacy…

The usefulness of Western approaches to postsecondary educational change in three developing nations (Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Philippines) is examined, and it is concluded that while Western approaches are applicable under the new conditions in these countries, they must be adapted to the countries' political, institutional, and cultural…

Describes the use of a database management system (DBMS)--dBaseII--to create an enriched title-based keyword index for a collection of news items at the Renewable Energy Resources Information Center of the Asian Institute of Technology. The use of DBMSs in libraries in developing countries is emphasized. (Author/LRW)

Illustrates problems involved in controlling a public health disease (schistosomiasis) which is interwoven into a country's religious, economic, political, educational, and social systems. The strong relationship between the disease and development of irrigation systems is pointed out. A successful education and integrative program is described.…

Various projects implemented to combat illiteracy in the Third World are explored. Highlights include women's ability to exercise right to learn, adult illiteracy rates, World Literacy of Canada (WLC), the Nicaraguan literacy crusade, and a WLC development education program that encouraged Canadians to prepare materials in "plain…

Discusses several considerations of which trainers should be aware when teaching the following radio production techniques to trainees in developing nations: equipment use, use of talkback facility, scriptwriting, location interviewing, drama production, educational radio production, and editing. (MBR)

Discusses Portuguese information sector (computers, libraries, specialized information services), which is described as very underdeveloped in comparison with other European countries. Highlights include computer applications in information services including national industrial database, INFOLNETI; access to international databases; official…