This article presents an interview between the author and two teachers, Ruth Birtles and Michelle Proctor, who are involved in "Smart Kids", an AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (AZSTT) funded project for 2009-10 coordinated by the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University. In this interview, Proctor and Birtles discuss…

In October 2010, Harvard Educational Review editor Raygine DiAquoi interviewed Maryse Desgrottes, the mother of a close friend and a visible presence in the relief efforts in Petit Goave, Haiti. Desgrottes, a former physician's assistant turned educator and school superintendent, shares the story of her involvement in Haiti's relief efforts since…

U.S. Department of Labor agencies are providing technical assistance to help Polish workers adjust to a market economy, especially the new experience of unemployment. (Author)

Problems with vocational education and training in developing countries include insufficient resources and lack of workplace experience. The German dual vocational training system is being promoted as a potential solution. (SK)

A program in which Australian advisors provided technical assistance in Thailand demonstrated that traditional Western wisdom about the purposes of education and job training may conflict with the values of the recipient culture. Adaptation to the cultural context can obviate some of the difficulties. (SK)

As Irish farm households face difficulty remaining viable, the state-funded agricultural advisory service is beginning to charge for services and is suffering from a hiring freeze. Other rural development extension services are emerging and the role of traditional extension is being reevaluated. (SK)

It is impossible to have a first-rate educational system without a first-rate vocational education component. International vocational education has no professional base, no institutional loyalties, and no national coherence. It awaits leadership from the nations of the industrialized world. (JOW)

The postsocialist nations of Central and Eastern Europe lack entrepreneurial traditions and practical experience. One difficulty in adapting Western business experience is the need for a common language and understanding of ethical standards. (SK)

Although international work may not be for everyone, there are many overseas opportunities for those who are willing to understand the requirements and make the necessary commitment. (JOW)

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) officials who travelled to People's Republic of China present a first-hand view of China's interest in and use of educational technology. Discussion includes China's educational environment, nationwide education goals, microcomputer and computer software suppliers and educational…

This publication is a handbook of Canadian nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations (NGOs) working for change and the establishment of democracy in South Africa. It is offered as a companion to an earlier handbook on similar European NGOs. In particular, this publication illuminates the framework in which NGOs operate; clarifies appropriate…

Major differences between European and Latin American universities are examined, and resulting differences in motivations and restrictions regarding cooperative programs are discussed. It is concluded that, although Latin American institutions stand to gain from educational and technical assistance of European institutions, they be prepared to be…

Examines the extent to which the modern educational systems operating in the Third World reinforce dependency. Raises questions about foreign aid to education (i.e., capital and technical assistance), language and training, and the way dependency is reproduced and perpetuated in education. Offers suggestions for increasing educational relevance.…

Implications of British government policy decisions for cooperation with universities in developing countries are described. Governmental methods of organizing technical assistance are seen as expensive in terms of cost and staff time and unsuited to institution-to-institution collaboration, which is essential if aid programs are to be effective.…

A discussion of higher education in eastern Europe begins with a description of the major European programs promoting international mobility for students and scholars and then examines reform efforts in the former Soviet Union, Poland, and former East Germany. Critical factors in the success of reforms are outlined. (MSE)