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Boyd, Douglas A.; Straubhaar, Joseph D. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1985
Explores impact of the popularity of video cassette recorders (VCRs) on development communication in nonindustrialized Third World countries; discusses conditions that have brought about the widespread purchase and use of home VCRs; and examines cultural and political effects, ownership and viewing patterns, and industry and government reactions.…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Costs, Culture Lag, Developing Nations
Szyliowicz, Joseph S. – Trends 2000, 1979
Educational developments in the Middle East are analyzed in terms of the relationship between educational systems and developmental goals, especially manpower. Accompanying commentaries by Orin D. Parker and Joy W. Viola contend that educational quality has been sacrificed for quantity and that judgment of the system must be made within a cultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Factors

Chandler, George – International Library Review, 1986
Notes the need for a comprehensive indexed guide to information on Muslim, Arab, and Egyptian library and information services, and presents selected bibliographical sources of this literature published between 1969 and 1985. Topics covered include library services, automation, cooperation, and collections, and the history of libraries, schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational History, Higher Education, Islamic Culture