The introductory notes that precede this bibliography of higher education in developing countries discuss: (1) the role and importance of higher education in developing countries; (2) the problems facing higher education in these countries; (3) the nature of the researchers and their research on higher education in these countries; and (4) some of the areas that need researching -- linguistic media and higher education, the nature of the academic enterprise, the academic man, the university and society, academic planning, university reform, student problems and activism, and cross-cultural and comparative studies of higher education. The bibliography is organized by regions and countries, and includes as much of the available literature as possible. (AF)