Bangladesh has made great improvements in the scale and quality of access to education in recent years and gender equality has almost been achieved in primary education (World Bank, 2008). Evidence from CREATE's nationwide community and school survey (ComSS) confirms results from other research (such as Al-Samarrai, 2009) which suggests that…

The main aim of this study is to integrate cooperative learning strategies, mastery learning and interactive multimedia to improve students' performance in Mathematics, specifically in the topic of matrices. It involved a quasi-experimental design with gain scores and time-on-task as dependent variables. The independent variables were three…

One of the conundrums of free primary education (FPE) policy in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa is the "mushrooming" of fee-paying private schools. Several researchers have become interested in studying this phenomenon and have raised the question--does free primary education meet the needs of the poor? Emerging voices among this…

The purpose of this theme issue is to review the basic physiological, nutritional, and pathological facts pertaining to the liver. It is an educational tool through which university teachers and people in charge of training may enhance their teaching programs. The main liver diseases seen in young children and pregnant women in tropical regions is…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) works primarily to help developing countries meet archive and record management needs. This study is intended to inform archivists, curators, and users in the proper handling and care of archival materials. The publication…

The state of the art of assessment is viewed in light of practical and realistic options. The classical terminologies of achievement, validity, reliability, internal and external assessment, prediction, and formative and summative evaluation, are often referred to in the address, with the realization that those presenting later papers would not be…

The training and methods of the Yoruba babalawos in the healing profession, their philosophy and practice have much in common with Rogerian and other Western approaches. The author traces historical origins and the interactive process of the "Babalawo" method, which he believes has a place in empirical psychotherapy and counseling in…

To achieve a synthesis of ancient and modern societies, it is the woman's responsibility in the home and within the family to teach children traditional values, etc. (Author/ND)

Impressions and ideas of a producer who wants to do for the "cradle of civilization" what Kenneth Clark did with "Civilization." (Author)

In search for more efficient means of getting food, Third World countries are looking at the potentialities of aguaculture. The author suggests that involvement of the community with scientists and engineers should be encouraged by these governments. This would improve food conditions and help the communities organize themselves. (MA)

Author presented his opinion of the positions of San Juan (AA 521 871) and Rudich (AA 521 870) while answering Dickie's comments (AA 521 873) and defending his previous paper (AA 521 872) in this journal. (RK)

Author stated that Foster's "Dilemmas of Educational Development" (AA 521 911) did not present a paradigm for guidance of developing nations. In fact, Foster's seemingly practical advice, based on his African experience, would not be satisfactory for Papua New Guinea. (RK)

Concludes that television is used in developing nations to maintain or reinforce national values and traditions in modernizing nations. (RB)

A theoretical framework for consideration of population issues in the classroom links them to economic and social development. (Author/JH)