Describes personal experiences with university research and development. Criticizes university research as ineffective and inwardly focused, resulting in a concept of scientific research that negates the notion of economic development. Complains that the focus of study no longer contributes to an increase in consumable wealth. Urges that…

Provides statistical assessment of the amount of money developing countries will need to meet an estimated demand for primary education. Evaluates the cost of providing universal primary education by the year 2000. Concludes that African nations must increase spending on education the most, followed by Asia, with the smallest increase required in…

An educational program designed to give practical information and skills to rural village women in Upper Volta is described. (DE)

This article examines and assesses the aims, establishment, and teaching methods of the 41 institutes of technology in Algeria. (DE)

Seventeen Asian member states have joined this program to stimulate educational innovation linked to problems of development. (DE)

Describes African educational problems in colonial and post colonial periods, with emphasis on Senegal. Examples of inter-African cooperation are given, details of the Senegalese post colonial educational effort are presented, and the problem of national languages and education is discussed. (Author/DB)

Described is the Staff College in Singapore, recently established by the 27 member countries of the Colombo Plan to provide training for technicians, conduct technical education conferences, assist Asian countries in technical curriculum development, undertake research into technical problems and act as a clearinghouse for information on…

The concepts and phenomena of unemployment, underemployment, and equivalent employment are discussed and illustrated by two case studies. The role and responsibility of the education system in dealing with the distribution of resources, are analyzed in terms of investment priorities, rate of return, and quality of output. (KM)

A model for education for development in developing countries is proposed. The author reviews problems of education for rural development. Emphasized is the necessity of internal change in efforts to reconcile the objectives and forms of rural development with the pressures of demographic trends and possible rates of general economics. (SM)

The meaning of foreign education assistance is considered from the viewpoint of the 25 least developed nations. Topics include constraints, relevance, guiding principles, obstacles, and suggestions. (ND)

Analyzes the relationship of education and work by focusing on the attempts to introduce manual production activities into schools in developing nations. Discusses the link between school environment and productive work in terms of financial, pedagogical, and political motives. (KO)

Discusses the varying definitions of a practical secondary school curriculum and those assumptions about practicality that have led to errors in educational planning. Describes the curricular crisis in many developing countries in terms of confusion surrounding the purposes of vocationalization. Notes that educational planners should not duplicate…

Presents Botswana's experience with a national literacy program as a model for the understanding of policies and implementation of national literacy programs. Concludes that, although the Botswana National Literacy Programme represents a significant effort in adult literacy education, a rapid increase in the literacy rate is unlikely. (KO)

Presents information concerning the dissemination of foreign aid relative to sources, recipients, purposes, and efficiency. Questions whether foreign assistance to the education systems of countries in sub-Saharan Africa solves problems efficiently. Concludes that foreign aid does not bring about perceptible improvement and that it very often…

The author suggests extending the school year. School children would be divided into two groups and attend school every other day. (DE)