Interviewed 136 female heads of households in rural Sri Lanka. Found that marital status figured more importantly than age in use of health services. Concludes that, as unmarried heads of households increase in less developed places, their demands for health care at the village level likely will escalate. (Author/NB)

Discusses the use of microfilming for the preservation of deteriorating academic library materials and describes microfilming activities at the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) which were initiated to preserve materials in case of terrorist attacks. Other arrangements are described that were developed to ensure the materials' protection while…

This profile of the English language teaching situation in Sri Lanka examines the role of English in society and in the educational system. English is described as a necessary but not official language; within the educational system, a conflict is noted between official policy and the desires of the population. The English language curriculum is…

Changing secondary education curriculum to meet the needs of Sri Lanka entails the replacement of British, colonial education with a less elitist, more vocationally oriented institutions. (JH)

Correlates academic achievement of a sample of secondary students in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with variables of social class, material conditions in the home, and parental interest in and support for education. Discusses differences between present findings and those of similar studies in other Third World nations. (SJL)

Based mainly on a study of newspaper adverts for qualifications and tuition courses in Sri Lanka over a period from 1965 to 2000, this paper describes a decentralisation of control over the supply of qualifications. It is argued that this has occurred not through a deliberate policy mechanism to decentralise qualifications, but rather by default,…

Science courses designed or adapted for use in developing countries at the upper primary or lower secondary levels of the school system seem rarely to meet criteria of relevance to the future lives of the majority of pupils. The objectives of many new programs that aim to promote the understanding and application of scientific principles are often…

Describes the role of sub-professionals in the library profession in developing countries and discusses admissions requirements, course duration, and content of education and training programs for paraprofessionals. Ways of improving the teaching programs and career prospects of sub-professionals are suggested. (Author/MBR)

This study examined the differential academic achievement of high school students in Sri Lanka. Factors which most influenced achievement were identified as home background, school facilities, and student attitudes. (DWH)

The qualitative changes in elementary school curriculum, outlined in this article are oriented toward "learning to learn" rather than "learning facts" and are presented in terms of guidelines for change and programmes of work. (JH)

An examination of problems in prevocational studies in Sri Lanka leads to the conclusion they are largely due to educator and administrator attitudes regarding the role of prevocational education. Success of the new program (which contains its own problems) depends upon changing student attitudes towards employment. (BP)

Recounts the equal role of women in Sri Lanka, due both to Buddhist tradition and to the Prime Minister encouraging women to enter and contribute to public life. (ND)

A study examined the factors associated with operational limitations of the Training and Visit System, an information diffusion method, at the local levels. A personal interview survey was conducted to gather data required for this study from agricultural extension personnel from three predominantly agricultural areas in Sri Lanka. Stepwise…

An analysis of two alternative (nonformal) rural education projects provides data on Rural Craft Training Centers (RCTC's) in Kenya and the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (SSM) in Sri Lanka. The RCTC objective is to design pilot rural development strategies for expanding income in selected poor; the SSM objective is to build a "righteous…

This document discusses inservice education reform, begun in 1972 and continuing to the present, undertaken to reflect changes (both structural and content) in the elementary-secondary education program of Sri Lanka. Required was a coordinated country-wide program providing continuing education and geared to the social and economic needs of the…