Traced the flow of foreign news from two U.S. wire services into 11 Indiana small dailies. Concluded, among other findings, that small newspapers used foreign news items in proportion to the number of items they received from the wire services. (PD)

Reviews the state of the art in online access and possible future directions it might take, with emphasis on prospects (technological, economic, policy, and political) for the availability and benefits of online access in developing countries. Information technology, telecommunications, and local versus remote facilities are highlighted. Three…

Reviews criteria for assessment of appropriate information technology, comparing characteristics of modern information technology developed and applied in industrialized developed societies with constraints for information utilization in developing countries. Options for information technology are suggested. Four references are provided. (EJS)

A type of acculturation occurs in developing countries that hinders English language learning because English is the linguistic vehicle of technological and sociological influences, and culture conflicts increase when the learners arrive in English-speaking environments different from their expectations. Suggestions are given for alleviating these…

Provides an indication of prospects for the development of the comparative study of education in Japan (such study requires developing a methodology unique to Japan). Further development of the comparative study of education in Japan is greatly dependent on Japan's promoting research on developing societies. (Author/BRR)

A program was developed to integrate the father into nutritional training and to focus on how he could play a more knowledgeable role in the nutrition concerns of his family. When a means was presented, the father readily accepted the opportunity to become involved in improving the family's nutritional health. (Author/JN)

Discusses conservation and development from Indonesian viewpoint, focusing on problems encountered in the process of development and reconciling development with conservation. Topics addressed include pressures of population growth, concern for man and eco-development, global considerations, trends after Stockholm conference (common responsibility…

Presents the results of a study of the integration of the sciences in relation to the demands such integration places on discipline-oriented information services and the ability of information services to meet those demands. The research methodology is described. Five data tables and a reference list accompany the text. (JL)

Describes the activities undertaken and services provided for the university library by the Audiovisual Unit at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. The relationship between the AV unit and the library and the types of equipment in use by the unit are discussed. (JL)

Describes Tunisian experiment of including practical activities in secondary school curriculum that will prepare students for working life. Suggests schools study development needs and needs of community, translate those needs into community development projects, match projects against objectives of training and personality development of…

A study of social work education patterns showed that number of schools appeared unrelated to country size, degree of development, or socioeconomic situation. The predominant curriculur focus was the casework-clinical American model, increasingly questioned by indigenous social work educators. The most prevalent degree was the bachelors.…

Suggests that both broad policy analyses and country case studies are needed to illuminate relationships between international aid agencies and recipient nations and to delineate the impact that agency educational policies have on international educational development. Part of a theme issue on aid to Third World education. (SJL)

The failure of education to influence economic growth and social and political equity has raised serious questions about the practice of educational planning. Four planning activities (logistics, techniques, politics, and research) are examined and suggestions for changing the ways planners can influence the social order are made. (Author/SK)

Focuses on the news coverage of the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC) Conference held in Mexico, January 1982. However, the IPDC is also analyzed in relation to the evolution of the international communication debate. (PD)

The effectiveness of a modular approach to learning in a botany unit as compared to the traditional teaching approach in terms of learning efficiency, learning time, and mastery level is reported. Three references are cited. (Author/CHC)