Discusses how training should be conducted to turn out graduates who can have an impact on the pace of agricultural development in developing countries. (JOW)

Describes the historical development of production schools, which combine education with productive, income-generating work; their organization; educational principles (substitution, reduction, accentuation); and future prospects. (SK)

Examines comprehensive ethnographic studies of enculturation among indigenous peoples to illustrate the processes of indigenous education as compared to modern formal systems of education. Suggests that indigenous education provides a simple and elegant alternate solution to the problem of student alienation. (JOW)

The Grassroots Gender Empowerment Movement in Sierra Leone is a gender-focused program of small enterprise development and revolving loans that has brought a degree of economic independence, community development, gender awareness, improved living conditions, and empowerment to the women involved. (JOW)

Looks at the increasing rate of illiteracy in developing countries and the role of family literacy programs in combating the trend. Describes family literacy programs as different from traditional literacy programs in that they are designed to maximize the probability that adults will succeed in transferring their new beliefs, attitudes,…

Describes the history of World Wide Fund for Nature and its approach to environmental protection through education. Argues that charitable organizations efforts do not address the issue of educating the people about their responsibility to the environment. (MDH)

Discusses the role of the World Bank's Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Commissions on Sustainable Development in the process of moving human society toward a more equitable and environmentally sustainable form of development as promised at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. (Contains 39…

Examines ethical considerations involved in the transfer of appropriate information technology to less developed countries. Approaches to technology are considered; two philosophical frameworks for studying ethical considerations are discussed, i.e., the Kantian approach and the utilitarian perspective by John Stuart Mill; and integration of the…

In Western countries, community work is often carried out without attention to comparable activities in developing societies. There is a need for collaboration and exchange, and practices must be changed to accommodate them. (JOW)

Reviews the historical background and present state of publishing in Kenya, including the role of indigenous and foreign firms. Problems identified include language and literacy problems; lack of the reading habit, support for authors, finances, and publishing expertise; high production costs; and inadequate publicity. (Author/MES)

Argues that the erosion of the foundations of enlightenment thought has produced different consequences in first, second, and third world countries. Reviews meanings of postmodernity in Latin America, the modern/postmodern debate in education, views on postmodernism, and what postmodernism offers to and demands from educators. (DSK)

Explores how technology exacerbates already existing inequalities for scientists in developing nations. Discusses information dissemination, access to information in cyberspace, technological infrastructure, and the exclusion of scientists and scholars in developing nations from the collective international discourse essential for making progress…

Compares attempts at community development in Nigeria under English and French colonialism with postcolonial grass-roots efforts up to the post-cold war era. Suggests the need to rethink the structure and role of the state in society. (SK)

Additionality is the concept that developed countries should finance the costs of developing countries to address global environmental problems and make the transition to sustainable development on top of all other financial aid. Discusses the controversy regarding this concept as discussed at the June 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment…

Protas and de Andrade state that rural extension efforts in developing nations should not expect the participation of "progressive" farmers to lead to larger participation of other farmers in adopting innovations. Van den Bar offers comments on the article. (SK)