Recent educational developments in Southeast Asia provide strong evidence to support the assertion that education reform is the major means of buttressing a society's economic, political, and cultural development. Nearly all these countries have expanded compulsory education, boosted education quality and equality, and implemented…

Introduces a model of educational technology that uses a clockwork radio as a metaphor for low- and high-tech strategies that can be applied to development and technology transfer in education in South Africa. Highlights landmark developments and principal features of three components of the post-apartheid education system--curriculum, resources,…

Examines whether lists of "effective school" characteristics are universally valid or internationally transferable. Demonstrates difficulties when applying Western school-improvement strategies in the context of South African schools struggling to establish some acceptable, minimal level of functional effectiveness. Describes three…

Provides a glimpse of the prevailing situation in the field of information and communication in African countries; reports on recent surveys and case studies which indicate both problems and encouraging efforts. Discusses developments of international and national electronic communication networks which indicate rapid changes in electronic…

The role of language and intercultural communication in technical assistance projects in developing nations is discussed. An introductory section offers background on the emergence of the communication issue in technical aid projects. Two subsequent sections look separately at the issues of meeting information needs and of meeting language needs.…

Several international agencies related to the United Nations and the World Bank convened the World Conference on Education for All in Jomtein, Thailand, March 5 through 9, 1990. The 1,500 conference participants adopted two texts, the "World Declaration on Education for All" and the "Framework for Action To Meet Basic Learning…

The paper asks what are appropriate policies for urban school reform in the context of global transformations affecting cities in both developed and "Third World" countries. Features of this transformation include growing population diversity, a semi-permanent underclass, and the informal economy. Comprehensive community development…

Computer education in developing nations has been proceeding quietly and on a limited scale, but it has been progressing. An overview of computer education in developing nations is presented, and an annotated bibliography is offered to inform researchers that computer education as it relates to a developing country's social, economic, and…

This evaluation report assesses the impact of the Training for Development Program of the Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities from 1978-86. This program supported university-based development projects which addressed the basic needs of rural populations in Latin America. The program identified potential and current faculty…

The low efficacy of many of the library and large-scale information systems that have been implemented in the developing countries has been disappointing, and their appropriateness is often questioned in the governmental and educational institutions of more industrialized countries beset by budget-crunching and a very dynamic transformation of…

Following an introductory discussion by E. J. Josey that provides a perspective on college and university libraries, the following essays are presented: (1) "Academic Library Planning--Definitions and Early Planning Studies in Academic Libraries" (Stanton F. Biddle); (2) "Academic Libraries and Academic Computing--Rationale for a…

This evaluation measured the impacts of United States aid to education in Nepal. It differs from other Agency for International Development (AID) Impact Evaluations in that, rather than a single project, a series of projects (1954-1975) were evaluated, dealing with primary education, teacher training, vocational and secondary education, curriculum…

Twelve United States Agency for International Development (AID) education projects were evaluated between 1980 and 1981. Four were in Asia (Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, Korea), two in Africa (Kenya, Nigeria), four in Latin America (Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador), and two in the Near East (Jordan, Afghanistan). The evaluations measured the…

As part of the Science Council of Canada's investigation of Canada's scientific and technical contribution to world food supply, a background study was conducted on the role of the Canadian university sector. The objectives were threefold: to determine the extent and nature of the involvement of Canadian universities during the past ten years in…

The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) is an independent, autonomous, and government-funded educational research and development center. Initially founded for the purpose of developing a comprehensive and systematic reform of education in Korea following the Korean War, KEDI has assumed far-reaching responsibilities. Included among…