Presents a critical view of U.S. support of the United Nations, UNESCO, the International Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC), and the New World Information Order. (PD)

Attempts by major powers to redefine the Caribbean area in their own geopolitical terms are aimed at isolating the Caribbean and at stunting the development of its potentially important role in world politics. In defense of national sovereignty, Caribbean nations must retain links with other Third World and nonaligned countries. (Author/GC)

Concludes that the MacBride Commission's approach offers both a physical foundation and a set of protective principles for development of worldwide communication freedom and thus passes the basic test of compatibility with U.S. constitutional norms. (PD)

Discusses the launching and operation of the International Program for Development of Communication (IPDC), a UNESCO clearinghouse for communications development. (PD)

Suggests the adaptation of general systems methodology to the design of information technology transfer mechanisms as a way of aiding the scientific and technical achievements of developing nations. Twenty-seven references are cited. (FM)

Discusses the problems facing educators and children in developing nations, who must often use instructional materials prepared in English, depicting a lifestyle that is alien to them, and presented to them in books which are unavailable outside of the classroom. (FL)

Examines--in light of linkages between the sources of technology, the implementing/operating organization, and educational/training institutions--strategies for ensuring a timely supply of appropriately trained human resources in support of the transfer of technology to developing countries. Based on this assessment, a more adaptive strategy is…

The author reviews and critiques C. E. Beeby's four-stage model of change in the primary schooling of developing nations. Beeby's reply follows on pp439-44 and the author's response on pp445-49. A related article by Beeby appears on pp451-74. (Editor/SJL)

The author indicates the changes he would make to his book "The Quality of Education in Developing Countries" (1966) if he were rewriting it in 1980. For further discussions of his stage theory of change in the primary schooling in developing nations, see pp411-49 of this issue. (SJL)

"Consciousness-raising" education employs group dialogue to make the poorest individuals in a society aware of their reality and their ability to change it. The author examines two contrasting sets of developmental assumptions in this form of education, the equilibrium and conflict concept of change, and related evaluation issues.…

Presents the Third World approach and calls for self-reliance and sovereign control in the informatics field. (PD)

Allen Ivey's visit to an Inuit village in the Canadian Arctic is the basis for this assessment of the difficulties that arise when a traditional society is confronted by changes that inevitably accompany technological advancement and Western contact. Focus is on counseling and guidance techniques applied in novel settings. (Author)

Responds to Alan Davies's review article "Ironising the Myth of Linguicism," summarizing principles for the analysis of linguistic imperialism and demonstrating that the phenomenon is far from mythical. The article responds to some of the points raised by Davies to show that his generalizations are not justified. (41 references)…

The author argues that adult basic education is fundamental to development and that experience in industrialized and developing countries is therefore reciprocally illuminating. The subtlety and complexity of this relationship, however, may be the reason for educational and developmental failures, and suggests the need for more sophisticated and…

Discusses management aspects of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (SSM) in Sri Lanka. Includes information on the history and organizational structure of the SSM. (JOW)