Intercropping involves growing two or more crops at the same time in the same field. Encouragement of this traditional African farming method would increase food supplies in Jamaica and reduce imports of food. The local expertise of small farmers in Third World countries can help solve many world problems. (CS)

Analyzes self-esteem in young people in Jamaica based on the legacy of a negative self-image, an emerging positive self-conception and ambivalence toward themselves, their peers, and their country. Attitudes toward the developed world are based on questioning the benevolence of developed countries. Also notes educational implications. (KC)

Lessons learned by teaching a curriculum and implementation course at a Jamaican college include awareness that the rhythm of academic life, locus of curriculum decision-making power, autonomy, and needed knowledge and skill vary across settings. The influence of more industrialized countries on vocational education in lesser developed countries…

Jamaican society is in crisis in the political, economic, cultural, social, intellectual, and emotional spheres. The teacher has a role in providing objectives and valid social interpretation which will unify the society as it responds to the various crises. It is the duty of teacher education to prepare teachers for this task. (Author/MJL)

Problems of higher education in developing countries are discussed with specific reference to Jamaica. Although universities in developing nations may focus on educating students to solve national problems and to aid in development, many of the students emigrate to wealthier countries. (BH)

A self-instructional slide/tape program entitled "Idiopathic Scoliosis: Guide for Teaching Parents, Children and Health Care Personnel" was created for an audience of nurse-trainees, physicians, and laypeople in British Columbia, Canada. Designed to assist these groups in understanding the nature, history, and treatment of the disease,…

School curricula reflect the sociocultural values held by society. As such, curricula may adopt: (1) a philosophically humanistic, individual-sensitive orientation, or (2) an economically-driven, social development orientation. This first orientation supports self-realization and prioritizes a broad-based and multidisciplinary school curriculum.…

This discussion of the merits of radio as a medium for distance education focuses on the 1982 Radio Education Research Project in Jamaica, which was developed to provide continuing education for rural primary health care workers. The potential future role of radio with education in developing countries is evaluated. (Author/LRW)

The crisis in Jamaican agriculture is due to environmental factors like climate conditions and to social and economic factors like the plantation system. Along with mining, tourism, and manufacturing, agriculture has a key role to play in the Jamaican economy. Suggests ways to improve productivity by aid to family farms. (CS)

Kingston, capital of Jamaica, has been molded by three institutions: colonialism, the sugar plantation, and slavery. It has an enormous marginal population living in permanent poverty and not absorbable into the labor force. This marginality, fundamentally related to dependent capitalism, sustains itself by keeping wages low. (CS)

Case studies and seminar reports are provided that were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part I, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in health, family planning, agriculture, basic…

Describes a study conducted to assess use of educational television (ETV) and self-instructional materials (SIM) in Jamaica's secondary school system and determine factors affecting their implementation. Current trends in adoption of educational technology in the Jamaican secondary schools and some implications for utilization in developing…

Papers on library acquisitions, special collections development, and special training for serials librarianship, presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference, include: (1) "The Development of the African Collection at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and Its Importance for the Cultural History of African Countries"…