Examines the increase in intercountry adoptions, noting issues pertaining to special needs U.S. children overlooked in favor of foreign children, social and economic effects on developing nations, and implications for mental health. Suggests legal and policy changes for the protection and benefit of these adoptees and their families, including…

Experiences of developing nations are used to formulate three types of nonformal education: as complement, satisfying needs unfulfilled by the school system; as alternative, using traditional or indigenous learning; and as supplement to the formal system. Nonformal education is analyzed across nations as system, setting, or process. (SK)

Although each developing country needs to determine its own formula for enhanced economic development, education can assist the aspiring entrepreneurs. Learning for development must include experience focusing on problem-oriented issues, have a direct relationship to needs and use, stress measurable performance, and emphasize experiential…

In environmentalist discourse, there is often an assumption that certain non-industrial peoples, usually called "traditional" or "indigenous" live in more "harmonious" relations with nature. The general argument is that instead of treating these communities as "backward" or "uncivilized," the…

This discussion of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards that deal with periodicals shows how these adopted and recommended standards can be useful to editors of newly established journals, especially those in emerging nations. It describes the standards in detail, and suggests that those who wish to publish a journal…

The author discusses adult education, poverty, and development in developing nations. Emphasis is on the results of the International Council for Adult Education's poverty project, which attempted to determine the most efficient use of international adult education monies. Recommendations are included. (CH)

This interview with Freire ranges over the topics of the culture of silence, conscientization, and class struggle, which form part of his pedagogy of the oppressed. (SK)

Explores purposes of literacy education, ranging from the political imperatives of governments to the goals of literacy campaigns to the reasons why people want to be literate. (SK)

Discusses the causes of the failure of rural development projects in developing countries and concludes that governments and agencies providing assistance need to devote more attention to land reform, improvement of rural institutions and delivery systems, and adjustments in economic policies. (JOW)

By the 1980s, Skynet 2000 could provide inexpensive portable radio links to and from space. Complexity inversion, the wired sky, and computers in space will enable the network to function. The system will be especially applicable to the needs of less-developed countries. (AM)

This working paper from the annual conference of the Indian Adult Education Association briefly describes the current state of adult education in India and outlines important steps that should be taken to make adult education an integral part of national development. (SK)

In spite of many nonformal educational programs for women in the Third World, few seem to be working constructively towards improving women's position in life. This article asks why this is so and suggests some guidelines for progress. (Author/JEG)

Presents a Third World approach to transborder data flow. Suggests developing local capacities for computer power, confining data flow within borders, and providing protection for local development efforts. (PD)

Examines the argument that societies that are significantly divided demonstrate less trust, civic engagement, and cooperation among members. Discusses it from the perspective of school programs of citizenship education in democratic and newly democratic states. Suggests there are lessons for divided societies wishing to enhance their social…

Discusses problems associated with the development of technology in the 11 countries that are members of the University of the South Pacific region. Technology refers to the application of scientific principles to achieve practical objectives as they relate to industry, education, and technology. (JOW)